Behringer Nuke !

joegeezer · #1 07-25-2007, 06:24 AM

http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/bass...r/BVT2500H.asp

499.00 For 2500 watts. Supposedly this amp has the same power section as the EP-2500 power amp. I have two of those powering my PA subs, and they have been trouble free. I see that this head also has a one knob compressor on it too, which I like. Some body pull the trigger, and buy one, and give us all the report. I'm thinking one of these will be my main gig head, or as a backup head. When I started playing again, in 2000, after my disabling accident, I started with a Behringer 300 watt head. It was trouble free, as my ep series power amps have been. I know Behringer has gotten a really bad rep, but I have had good luck with the stuff. Of course I treat my gear with care. Sure am looking forward to hearing about , and trying out, one of these heads.

BassSurfer · #2 07-25-2007, 06:25 AM

the new behringer revolution begins today!

( in old roman solider voice )

i_got_a_mohawk · #3 07-25-2007, 06:28 AM

Ive heard nothing but good stuff about the EP power amps.

I noticed the nuke a few weeks back, first thing i thought was how much it reminded me of the GenzBenz amps. And of what a silver faced SVT-PRO series amp would look like.

marcopalla · #4 07-25-2007, 06:44 AM

mmmmhhhh the power on/off is on the opposit side!

joegeezer · #5 07-25-2007, 07:40 AM

Why anybody should care if it looks like the Ampeg or not, I don't know. They have gone to you know where anyway, so why should we care if this one looks like theirs??? This is not the issue. I just want to know how this amp sounds and performs. I wouldn't buy the other anyway, because it doesn't put out as much power as this one does. Lets keep this about the new Nuke amp, and forget about the rest of the problems of the world.

seamonkey · #6 07-25-2007, 09:10 AM

Are they actually shipping yet? The store will let you order, but will they ship ...

joegeezer · #7 07-25-2007, 09:27 AM

According to the website link I put up there, they have them in stock, with FREE shipping no less!

i_got_a_mohawk · #8 07-25-2007, 10:31 AM

I think they are just out, so, not many reviews about.

Im guessing that it will sound similar to the other BVT amplifiers (just with a bit more juice)

JoeVictim · #9 07-25-2007, 12:07 PM

I think I just wet myself again.

Behringer is really starting to make some qualilty *looking* stuff

fishtx · #10 07-25-2007, 12:57 PM

I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole....They have a long way to go to prove to me their quality has improved...

You can put lipstick on a pig...but it's still a pig

joegeezer · #11 07-25-2007, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishtx

I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole....They have a long way to go to prove to me their quality has improved...

You can put lipstick on a pig...but it's still a pig

Yeah, but in the dark, you'd be right in line.

coolrunner989 · #12 07-25-2007, 01:51 PM

lmao...
id take one just to max out the power and see what happens.

Low Fat · #13 07-25-2007, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishtx

I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole....They have a long way to go to prove to me their quality has improved...

You can put lipstick on a pig...but it's still a pig

Yeah... but look at how many pigs we sleep with till we're happy!

LMAO!!!!

bigfatbass · #14 07-25-2007, 03:25 PM

Spare us the "don't start that ****" stuff.

The company has been investigated for some questionable biz practices and subject to a number of lawsuits claiming reverse engineering/tech theft. Big U. even posts the results if Behringer win on his front page.

That being said, I have owned a few items from them, all with with no trouble, but I wouldn't depend on an EP power amp to handle wide open night after night at full SP. I'm sure most of his gear gets the job done in some way, but to poo-poo any negative comment because you've heard it before is putting the blinders on for people seeking info for the first time.

Just because YOU'VE heard it before doesn't mean the next schmoe has.

de la mocha · #15 07-25-2007, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfatbass

Just because YOU'VE heard it before doesn't mean the next schmoe has.

LOL!!!! That made me spit out my sunny D!!! Good one!

TrevorOfDoom · #16 07-25-2007, 04:09 PM

besides, even if it is seriously a 4Pro clone, that's not a bad place to start. look how many people still choose and use Ampeg night after night, even considering what has become of the company. heck, at one time i would have killed for a 4Pro, let alone a 4Pro for only 500. i don't care about the name, only the performance. let's see how they did.

joegeezer · #17 07-25-2007, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrevorOfDoom

besides, even if it is seriously a 4Pro clone, that's not a bad place to start. look how many people still choose and use Ampeg night after night, even considering what has become of the company. heck, at one time i would have killed for a 4Pro, let alone a 4Pro for only 500. i don't care about the name, only the performance. let's see how they did.

+1 That's exactly why I started this.

applerocks · #18 07-25-2007, 05:50 PM

Until I've seen a couple of good reviews on good ol' talkbass I don't think I'd trust it at a gig, simply because its Behringer. I've found that the rule with Behringer tends to be this:
If its an original Behringer product it'll be ok, if it's a copy it'll break.

TheB3Nut · #19 07-25-2007, 05:57 PM

That looks like a cool head, but I don't buy the power rating, not off any standard home or commercial 120V/20A circuit. Maxing that AC service circuit gives you a total of 2400 watts of power, at least a quarter to half of which is going to be eaten up in power supply losses and output stage inefficiencies. Legit 2500-watt amplifiers typically require 240-volt feeds. I'd be surprised to see this thing bench more than 1500-1800, but I'd also be aghast at any situation requiring that much power from a stage amplifier.

Still, it's an interesting offering and if it sells for that little, it's worth trying out. If it seems OK, buy it, and get an extended warranty just to be safe (I usually avoid those like the plague, but in this case...)

Todd in Cheesecurdistan

jimbilly · #20 07-25-2007, 06:05 PM

I run a couple of those ep2500's in a PA rig, -good amps, I've heard they're built in the same factory as a similar QSC. Isn't their old bass head built in the same place as the Ashdown heads?
As far as people pointing fingers at them for stealing designs, there's plenty of finger pointing to go around the music industry, you'd better not play an Alembic preamp -design stolen from Fender! Don't you dare play a P bass or Jazz bass clone! Care to start naming guitar amps that are straight-up Marshall clones?, -oops!, didn't Marshall take a lot of inspiration from the Bassman? I was laughing a few weeks ago when somebody on another board accused Bugera (another Behringer line) of stealing the 5150 design from Peavey, -I think the 5150 is a slight variation of a Soldano which is a basically a modded Marshall...