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Home · Search · Member List · Register   Home » Bass Effects Reviews   Behringer V-Amp/V-Amp pro Reviews Views Date of last review 11 7933 Sat November 17, 2007 Recommended By Average Price Average Rating 64% of reviewers $181.62 6.4 Have TalkBass search for prices on a Behringer V-Amp/V-Amp pro Description: 32 amp models, 23 cab sims., 16 effects, Independent compressor, tuner,midi in/out/through, aux 1/4 inch in, soft case, foot switch, xlr/di outpout, effects loop. Author MIKEpoppaG Registered User Registered: May 2005 Location: Music City, MD (Catonsville) Posts: 1 Review Date: Fri June 3, 2005 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $99.95 | Rating: 10    Pros: Cab., amp models, effect are nice cheap Cons: a lil hard to operate at first, sounds better threough an amp and not heardphones I love it, it has everything I want, sounds great. I\'ve never heard these amps to tell if they are true but they do sound good. I have heard the eden traveler and I\'m convinced. Usta want one but now I don\'t really need it. I can sound almost exact. I would buy another if this was lost, stolen or damaged. ------------------------------ I just wanna play! Anonymous Review Date: Fri July 1, 2005 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $100.00 | Rating: 10    Pros: cheap and enhances the instrument\'s sound Cons: maybe the bank switching I bought it new and it\'s been a huge help since my passive pick-ups bass lacks power and has too much treble. It\'s added variety and power to the sound and has allowed me to explore new stuff with my bass. I\'m buying an Ibanez srdx405 and I\'m looking forward to trying it out and see how it goes. night wolf Registered User Registered: April 2004 Review Date: Sat July 23, 2005 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $290.00 | Rating: 7    Pros: it have good quality in sounds Cons: the sound cut when i wana move 2 another presets Ive got the bass v-amp pro. im using it without the footpedal wana check wots the prob and if its normal 2 cut the sound when i wana move from sound 2 sound and if the footswich will solve the problem Thunder Lizard Registered User Registered: December 2005 Location: Lethbridge, AB Posts: 193 Review Date: Wed December 7, 2005 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7    Pros: the bottom end enhancement is awesome. Cons: definite hitch moving from patch to patch, and your tuner ends up in your rack, behind you. As my first outing into bass processing, it\'s been an interesting foray. As frontman for the group, I couldn\'t tolerate having to look back at my rack to check my tuning, so I had to add a new device. Sound wise, it\'s very cool, has XLR ------------------------------ http://www.passionlizards.com/TLiz/ It's just my gear.... carlos_07 Registered User Registered: November 2005 Location: Manchester (U.K.) Posts: 27 Review Date: Thu December 22, 2005 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 2    Pros: It\'s cheap as chips Cons: The effects quality reflect the price-tag I bought the Behringer V-Amp because I am a student and I don\'t really have much money. However it\'s going on ebay tomorrow. The main problem is it tries to do too much: and therefore the quality of the overall package is poor. With low end effects high tones are barely auidible, the cab modelling is just too complicated to set up and as stated in other posts there is a 3 second cut out between effects swiching. 90% of the effects are awful and the only thing the Behringer V-Amp is good for is tuning up. kenlacam Registered User Registered: November 2005 Location: akron, ohio Posts: 134 Review Date: Thu January 19, 2006 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 1    Pros: sounds good Cons: no power switch I liked the sounds of this product, but it has not on/off switch. also, it broke within 3 weeks. It doesn't power on anymore. Very disappointed, taking it back for refund. Roundwound Registered User Registered: May 2004 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 495 Review Date: Fri July 21, 2006 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $169.00 | Rating: 9    Pros: Several heads in one, good tonal variations, eliminates pedals, good quality and value for the price Cons: There is a learning curve to properly operate the unit and the tuner isn't very good I purchased this unit specifically for the amp simulations since I use a separate power amp to drive my cabs. Prior to the purchase I was using 2 separate preamps (a SVT-IIP and a Hartke VXL) and a Zoom modeler for effects. Although the tone was good from this combination, I felt as though I needed more flexibility with the variety of music I play through my Lakland 55-01. I purchased the V-Amp Pro since the reviews were generally good and cost was right. After setting it up, I eventually found the live bi-amp mode (it's in studio mode out of the box), where it cuts out the cab simulations. From there I was able to really listen to the amp selections through my own cabs, and I was quite impressed with the results. Although I have not owned most of the amps simulated, I do own the SVT-IIP and it was pretty close on the V-Amp. So far I have 7 amp head presets I've programmed in with effects, compression, eq, etc. and will use live. I'm a semi-pro player and do serious gigs 3-6 times per month, and find this to be a very useful piece of equipment. It will be worth the learning curve to find some even better tones out of this thing. Edit/Addition: I also found a distinct difference in the tone of the amp simulations, effects, etc. depending on the size of the speaker used. For example, I have one 2x10 and one 2x12 cab. When I used the 2x10 on its own, the V-amp had a lot more clarity. When I used the 2x12, it had less clarity, but with better lows. So if you have a 1x15 combo for example, don't expect to be able to hear all frequencies - some effects may not sound great. On the other hand, if you are just going through a 1x10, don't expect thumping lows on the presents that are designed as such. It sounds best when I use both cabs, allowing me to hear a fuller frequency spectrum for each effect. Just my 2 cents. ------------------------------ My band; www.myspace.com/rachelshippo; My DIY 2x10 cab thread; Rickenbacker Club Member #26 intregus Registered User Registered: December 2006 Posts: 14 Review Date: Tue December 19, 2006 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $250.00 | Rating: 10    Pros: Price Cons: It's not the Line 6 Honestly, for those who compare this unit to the Line 6... c'mon. It's like comparing a Hyundai to an Acura. I really think the only thing this unit doesn't have is the stuff I don't use. It is what it is. I really stick to simple sounds, and I've been able to re-create any sound I've wanted so far. If you use a ton of effects, then this probably isn't for you. It is definitely more than just a toy though, and I would have spent money I didn't need to spend had I gone with the Line 6 (though it is the better one if cost doesn't matter to you). GiantSlacker Registered User Registered: June 2002 Location: Schertz, TX Posts: 430 Review Date: Sun January 14, 2007 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: $250.00 | Rating: 1    Pros: XLR Outs, Amp Models are OK Cons: Effects are aweful, Controls, Loud Popping I had rackmount pro model a few years ago and thought it was pure junk. I will give it the fact that the models were ok. The control were difficult to operate having to use a "shift button" to access a lot of the controls. The tuner was useless, and the effects sounded bad. The 2 things I really hated about it was the lag in changing patches and the loud popping noise that would sometimes accomany them. I'm not a Behringer hater, I have a mixer from them that I like alot, but their products seem to be hit or miss and this one was definately a miss. ------------------------------ Pod Person #7 - Just got the X3 Live! Lefty Union Member #68 (Still Left Handed ) tmw thunderous musical wonderment Registered: October 2006 Location: SmAlbany, NY Posts: 351 Review Date: Thu March 15, 2007 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: $165.00 | Rating: 4    Pros: Price Cons: Noise I purchased the V-Amp Pro new. I did indeed love the different modeling and amp selections. The sounds would have been awesome accept for that annoying buzzing. At first I thought it was the amp combinations I had selected. I tweaked my EQs, even went so far as to remove my 210s from the mix. BUT it was still there. I eventually had to part with it, because I value a quiet rig. This was anything but quiet. Additionally, as has been previuously reported, it either popped or thunked when changing from one setting to another. And I could easily reproduce those same miscreajnt sounds in the store when I returned it. You get what you pay for. I am looking at the Line 6 now... When asked if I wanted a replacement I said Yeah, a refund of all my money! ------------------------------ Fender Precision, Thunderfunk TFB550-B & Dr. Bass DRB610 P-Bass Club Member #35 Black 'n' Maple Basses Owners Club Member #47 Fretless Bass Club Member #3 http://www.myspace.com/afrodubrebels optikhog Registered User Registered: April 2007 Location: St. Peters, MO Posts: 552 Review Date: Sat November 17, 2007 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $129.00 | Rating: 9    Pros: Versatility, tone factory Cons: Feels/looks cheap When I first received this unit, I put it into a rack, turned off all effects, set the emulation to the Eden Traveller and simply used it as a straight preamp, toying with the compressor on occasion. I've since decided to figure this thing out and I like it more every day. I enjoy the emulations, most of them sound great with my ATK, although some I find useless. Regardless, I've tweaked this thing to my liking and am now finding myself using this more than my Sansamp RBI-based rig. The tuner in this is standard Behringer (bad), but everything else works very well. If you're in a very quiet room, you'll hear noise on several of the settings but it's transparent when playing with a band. Use the noise gate to get rid of the noise while not playing and tuen the compressor knob all the way up to make it act as a limiter instead of a standard noisy compressor. I currently have bank A on this thing set up to emulate several different types of rigs, from an SVT to an SWR (my new favorite!) to a GK. All of the settings run flat EQ with a touch of "deep bass" and presence as well as the gain setting at around 4. I dig switching amp emulations depending on the song I'm playing, from slap/pop to blues standards. I hope it lasts a long time. It doesn't seem to be built to be sturdy but it's solid enough. Being digital, the likelyhood of something going wrong is much higher than on my RBI, but then again this thing does way more than the RBI ever could. Has tons of outputs which is nice - I can run one DI to the board and another to my drummer's monitor when I'm not plugged into the PA. Brings out the best in my ATK for sure. ------------------------------ Meteor Pilots, Lake 32 | SX Club Member in Good Standing Genz Benz Neo-Pak 3.5->Madison 210/410/115 Ibanez SR900/SRX400, G&L Tribute L2000, Line6 Variax 700, SX SPB57FL/SPB62/BG205 Powered by: ReviewPost PHP vB3 Enhanced Copyright 2006 All Enthusiast, Inc.