Behringer BDI21 Or Aleses BassFX

pyrohaz · #1 05-10-2009, 02:01 PM

Hi, I know that this is a bit of a.. bad comparison as the behringer is an amp modeler semi-preamp thing but I was just wondering which I would be better off getting! There both the same price, but I just like how the BassFX has many features in one. Help please!

bongomania · #2 05-10-2009, 02:20 PM

Since they do different things, try both of them. You may be able to buy them from a store that has a good return policy, and then return one or both if either one doesn't suit you.

pyrohaz · #3 05-10-2009, 02:26 PM

Ah, thats the problem im afraid, im getting them off the internet. The closest music store is ~15 miles? and they don't sell that much bass equipment :/ I was thinking towards the behringer?

Bassman316 · #4 05-10-2009, 02:31 PM

The Behringer IMO is a pretty decent little piece, especially given the price. You can get a good handful of very usuable tones out of it. Actually, I have it on about 90% of the time (some of my basses it just doesn't work well with- it happens). Also, the fact that it's also a direct box is a plus. I bought it for $29 off of American Musical (if I remember right!). Definitely worth a go.

pyrohaz · #5 05-10-2009, 02:37 PM

Brilliant, Cheers!

Bongolation · #6 05-10-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassman316

The Behringer IMO is a pretty decent little piece, especially given the price.

Yeah, it's pretty good -- similar to, but not a direct copy of, the SansAmp, but with cheaper actives. It doesn't use the relatively pricey TLC2262 OpAmp that is supposedly critical to the SansAmp's sound, for example.

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I bought it for $29 off of American Musical (if I remember right!). Definitely worth a go.

They've recently gone up, but you can still find them for less. Studica had them for $20.95 a few months ago.

riker1384 · #7 05-10-2009, 04:05 PM

There's a video on Youtube that compares the BDI21, BDDI and 3 other pedals:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG9OJdPtb5I

It's hard to compare because they used different settings, but the Sansamp and BDI21 definitely sound similar to each other and distinctly different from the standard distortion pedals. The Sansamp sounds bigger and more scooped, but that might just be the EQ settings.

Bongolation · #8 05-10-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by riker1384

There's a video on Youtube that compares the BDI21, BDDI and 3 other pedals:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG9OJdPtb5I

That's easily the stupidest thing I've seen this month.

"How I Spent $700 to Make Awful Noises on YouTube With a Bass!"

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It's hard to compare because they used different settings

And the entire thing is pointless, clueless and effwitted.

"Bass Distortion Shootout"? Just shoot the guy who did it and be done with it.

This is not what an adult bassist gets a SansAmp or a BDI21 to do.

seedokebass · #9 05-10-2009, 07:17 PM

I would suggest the BDI21 of the two. More useful in general.

But, there's much better stuff out there! I would save up for a Sansamp VT, or an RBI if you have a rack setup. I love my RBI!

pyrohaz · #10 05-11-2009, 08:47 AM

Thanks, Bought the BDI21 today, hope its good!

Illbay · #11 05-11-2009, 08:53 AM

Personally (and I have a decent day-job, so I can afford to splurge at times), I think that for the CRITICAL links in your chain, you should opt to wait a bit, and save your money for something reliable AND quality.

I have and use a lot of Behringer stuff, mostly home-studio (mixers, preamp, patchbay, headphone amp, e.g.) I think it's good stuff, but I've never had to depend on it in a stage environment where it gets tossed around a lot.

You'd actually be "pound-wise" if you just save your money and get a Sansamp, e.g. I know it's hard to do if you're really counting pennies, but that's my advice, for things that you don't want to fail on you at a critical point.