In my opinion, Behringer effects are worthwhile considering only if better sounding units are not an option. A potential problem is that at best, they may give out at any time (which is ok if gigging isn't your thing). They're cheap, even in Australia. Plastic casings and cheap switches are no good for a working musician. Most will agree, a better built unit is desirable in almost every situation.
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New Behringer pedals *Haters keep out!!!*
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In my opinion, Behringer effects are worthwhile considering only if better sounding units are not an option. A potential problem is that at best, they may give out at any time (which is ok if gigging isn't your thing). They're cheap, even in Australia. Plastic casings and cheap switches are no good for a working musician. Most will agree, a better built unit is desirable in almost every situation.
Rob Tognoni called....he would like to disagree with you.
http://robtognoni.com/equipment.htm
My Behringer Bass Chorus and Ultra Octave pedals are both around 2 years old and have seen close to 200 shows with no failures. I have added and removed other Behringer effects as I have seen fit and none of them have failed either. The same cannot be said for my Electro harmonix Bass Balls. Its had switching problems for the last two years, but I can't find a replacement that gives me a similar sound that I like. I'll be trying the Behringer VB1 soon and maybe it will replce the BB in the pedal chain.
Some of their pedals have sparked my interest-
The slow gear copy
the pan tremolo copy
the synthesizer
one of their delays, forgot which.
The slow gear copy
the pan tremolo copy
the synthesizer
one of their delays, forgot which.
i bought the bass overdrive (bod100??).... the purple one... in a cheap atempt to get over my bp200 distortions...
this sucks.... i mean, its ok. it distorts the sound, but, the "EQ" feels like the cut the whole frequency range in half, lower half is bass, higher half is trebble.... awfull... but i´ve got a boss geb, so i just try to avoid it...
anyway, the od: i cant get sweet mellow overdrive, it just goes straight to hell... from then on it goes all fuzzy... its like a copy of the boss overdrive (the yellow one), which, btw i HATE....
anyway. cheap piece of plastic, i dont regret buying... but its just toyish... dont expect anything and you´lll be happly surprisen.
on the other hand... i´m waiting to lay my hands over a sm100 (slow gear clone!)....mmm... "greedy"
this sucks.... i mean, its ok. it distorts the sound, but, the "EQ" feels like the cut the whole frequency range in half, lower half is bass, higher half is trebble.... awfull... but i´ve got a boss geb, so i just try to avoid it...
anyway, the od: i cant get sweet mellow overdrive, it just goes straight to hell... from then on it goes all fuzzy... its like a copy of the boss overdrive (the yellow one), which, btw i HATE....
anyway. cheap piece of plastic, i dont regret buying... but its just toyish... dont expect anything and you´lll be happly surprisen.
on the other hand... i´m waiting to lay my hands over a sm100 (slow gear clone!)....mmm... "greedy"
I got the BDDI21 & think it's an OK pedal-GOOD for the $$$- OK overall. Sounds like a nice dirty OD with the right settings. Haven't liked any other ones I've tried-of the Behr. range. THO I'm NOT writing 'em off. I'd like to try the Tube OD for bass- If I read correctly that there is in fact one! I'd also like to see HOW close the Behr. Bass Balls copy is??? Anyone tried 'em both?
I own a DR100 Reverb and BEQ700 Bass Equalizer. The BEQ700 has never failed me since I got it about 2 years ago, although it's no longer on my board cos I don't need it anymore. The first DR100 I bought failed within 1 hour of trying it at home. Luckily the store that I bought it from was close from home so I went back at once and they gave me a new one. That second one still works fine today (more than a year) and still on my board.
As for the new behringer pedal, I am interested in buying the FX600 for its delay and pitch shifting ability.
Anyone here has ever tried it before? Or better yet, own one of these? What do you think about it?
As for the new behringer pedal, I am interested in buying the FX600 for its delay and pitch shifting ability.
Anyone here has ever tried it before? Or better yet, own one of these? What do you think about it?
I like the sound of a lot of Behringer pedals.
It's not the plastic cases that bother me...I think the plastic is pretty OK...it's the pots and switches...those worry me...
that said, I used a BL-100 for over a year with no issues at all, I only sold it because, I felt it was becoming redundant.
It's not the plastic cases that bother me...I think the plastic is pretty OK...it's the pots and switches...those worry me...
that said, I used a BL-100 for over a year with no issues at all, I only sold it because, I felt it was becoming redundant.
Very interested in the VT999, looks like just the thing for a heavy overdrive. Maybe I could finish my whole pedal board for under £100?
you don't need a tuner, i have a few and never use them, tune to ear and the other instruments in your band, all you need.
i bought their sansamp clone to use at my church gigs where i just DI and play because the band is in-ears, and it works fine every time. i don't use it for loud rock gigs, my GK 1001rb's DI is better.
with the behringer sansamp wanna-be I can tame my bass tone, volume to the board for the often times where the soundmen are a bit newby (there are revolving soundmen at that church).
I always keep it in my bag for an emergency DI, and it has come in handy.
I have the multi-effect single pedal. it's okay, I have a zoom B2 (fastest patch changes!) so i really don't need it, but keep it my bag for emergency use of effects for myself or someone else (it has delay, trem, phase, flange, verb, pitch all for like $30). the multi fx pedal is kind of murky and seems to load the signal a bit.
so i used the multi fx on for my band's song "never been to new york" because i wanted a real dirty murky tremolo to blend in at certain parts of the song. other tremolos were too clean. this pedal worked great for that old rhodes portishead sound.
i just bought behringer's version of the boss super shifter. it works just as good as the boss pedal (i used to own one) i was using it as a poor man's whammy pedal. i did return it, because i am going to buy and find a way to use an expression pedal to do whammy stuff with my zoom B2. it also seemed to slightly load the signal, not true bypass perhaps?
i am interested in the new bass synth they have because i think it has pitch hold.
with the behringer sansamp wanna-be I can tame my bass tone, volume to the board for the often times where the soundmen are a bit newby (there are revolving soundmen at that church).
I always keep it in my bag for an emergency DI, and it has come in handy.
I have the multi-effect single pedal. it's okay, I have a zoom B2 (fastest patch changes!) so i really don't need it, but keep it my bag for emergency use of effects for myself or someone else (it has delay, trem, phase, flange, verb, pitch all for like $30). the multi fx pedal is kind of murky and seems to load the signal a bit.
so i used the multi fx on for my band's song "never been to new york" because i wanted a real dirty murky tremolo to blend in at certain parts of the song. other tremolos were too clean. this pedal worked great for that old rhodes portishead sound.
i just bought behringer's version of the boss super shifter. it works just as good as the boss pedal (i used to own one) i was using it as a poor man's whammy pedal. i did return it, because i am going to buy and find a way to use an expression pedal to do whammy stuff with my zoom B2. it also seemed to slightly load the signal, not true bypass perhaps?
i am interested in the new bass synth they have because i think it has pitch hold.
which multi do you have? fx100 or fx600? can you specifically comment about the delay and pitch function? is it true that the delay cant do single repeat? (i heard two was minimum). and does the pitch tracks well? is it easy to set the pitch? I need a pitch shifter and an extra delay pedal. the fx600 is what I can afford for now. but i need to know if it worth buying.
as for the bass synth, i think it does have pitch hold just like the boss syb-3 and syb-5. but i've never tried it myself
I don't remember which one i have. i let my drummer borrow it because he bought a cheapo guitar and amp and wanted to have some effects, and for $30 even my drummer can break it and pay me back.
it is whatever version came out first. i remember the pitch and phaser being the real weak points (kind of tin can sounding). i will post back, if i get the stomp box back and try out the delay.
sorry, i was wrong, i think it doesn't have verb.
the whole reason i stopped using the behringer fx pedal was: 1) i got the zoom B2 2) it just seemed murky when it was in my signal chain.
for live, i only use the B2 and digitech bass x distortion, but i still buy individual stompboxes to use studiowise. so if i behringer pedal (or any other) works for the song, i will use it, and figure how to approximate it later with my live set-up.
it is whatever version came out first. i remember the pitch and phaser being the real weak points (kind of tin can sounding). i will post back, if i get the stomp box back and try out the delay.
sorry, i was wrong, i think it doesn't have verb.
the whole reason i stopped using the behringer fx pedal was: 1) i got the zoom B2 2) it just seemed murky when it was in my signal chain.
for live, i only use the B2 and digitech bass x distortion, but i still buy individual stompboxes to use studiowise. so if i behringer pedal (or any other) works for the song, i will use it, and figure how to approximate it later with my live set-up.
I have an ADI-21 (Sansamp Acoustic DI copy). It works fine if you take care of the following:
- It doesn't like a hot signal and distorts. Therefore it's not very usable with active basses.
- It eats batteries fast. I use a wall-wart but you'll need one with lots of available current, usually at least 300mA.
Apart from these it has some nice tones, works great with acoustic guitars and not-so-hot basses. I use it for more than 2 years with no reliability problems but I don't abuse my gear.
And my take on obligatory Behringer love&hate issue:
- I think they do a good service providing these copies at ultra-cheap prices. I bought ADI-21 with the intention of getting the real thing if I like the sound. I now have a Sansamp RPM and ADI-21 helped my choice. I would hesitate to use some of their pedals professionally, but I wouldn't mind to buy them at least to see what they are capable of tonally, and to buy the real thing if I like what I hear.
- As for reliability issues I'll venture a guess that because of the price a lot of Behringer stuff is sold. So even with an average failure rate, it is expected that we see so many Behringers fail. Having said that, I use several Behringer mixers and none have failed yet - but again; I don't abuse my gear.
- It doesn't like a hot signal and distorts. Therefore it's not very usable with active basses.
- It eats batteries fast. I use a wall-wart but you'll need one with lots of available current, usually at least 300mA.
Apart from these it has some nice tones, works great with acoustic guitars and not-so-hot basses. I use it for more than 2 years with no reliability problems but I don't abuse my gear.
And my take on obligatory Behringer love&hate issue:
- I think they do a good service providing these copies at ultra-cheap prices. I bought ADI-21 with the intention of getting the real thing if I like the sound. I now have a Sansamp RPM and ADI-21 helped my choice. I would hesitate to use some of their pedals professionally, but I wouldn't mind to buy them at least to see what they are capable of tonally, and to buy the real thing if I like what I hear.
- As for reliability issues I'll venture a guess that because of the price a lot of Behringer stuff is sold. So even with an average failure rate, it is expected that we see so many Behringers fail. Having said that, I use several Behringer mixers and none have failed yet - but again; I don't abuse my gear.
I have three Behringer pedals as of right now, and that's because a) I don't have the money to dish out for something better, and b) they really sound good for what I do. Right now I'm not doing any live playing, and I'm just now starting to do a little demo recording with my guitar playing buddy. I have the Ultra Bass Flanger, the 300-model Delay, and the Bass Equalizer. I just bought the BDI21 because I've been pondering the Sansamp, but with money kind of being tight, and the Christmas shopping season looming, the $30 vs. $99 decision wasn't a tough one. I've also been eyeing up the VP1 Vintage Phaser, and hopefully <ahem> Santa Claus will be dropping off a Behringer Pedal Board this year. 
They sound good, in my opinon. Pretty good. I know there's stuff out there that sounds a lot better. But if you can't dish out the money for it, why not give Behringer a spin? As for the plastic housings, I've never had a problem with them. I think the only time you'd have a problem with the plastic housing is if you land on them with both feet after jumping across the stage or some other crazy stunt. Mine have taken righteous stomps just like their metal-housed counterparts, and they're still trucking. More Behringer to come my way, for sure.
They sound good, in my opinon. Pretty good. I know there's stuff out there that sounds a lot better. But if you can't dish out the money for it, why not give Behringer a spin? As for the plastic housings, I've never had a problem with them. I think the only time you'd have a problem with the plastic housing is if you land on them with both feet after jumping across the stage or some other crazy stunt. Mine have taken righteous stomps just like their metal-housed counterparts, and they're still trucking. More Behringer to come my way, for sure.
I haven't had the chance to try their pedals, but it would be interesting considering the price.
My experiences with the amps are horrible. One died when I was trying it out. No salesman in the world could pull that off.
However, their pro audio stuff has seemingly been ok, though a PA with a lot of their gear in it I used did encounter a bit of distortion.
My experiences with the amps are horrible. One died when I was trying it out. No salesman in the world could pull that off.
However, their pro audio stuff has seemingly been ok, though a PA with a lot of their gear in it I used did encounter a bit of distortion.
Its interesting this post got bumped today, because I actually just picked up a behringer this week, and was planning on posting about it.
This is only my second behringer product I own (the first being a BDI21, which I think is fantastic, even though its not in my primary rig anymore)
It is the Space Chorus CC-300, which is a sort-of clone of the Boss DC-2 Dimension C. The reason I got it is that I've wanted to try a DC-2 for a while, but I haven't been willing to shell out 200-300 bucks for it.
I think it is a great sounding chorus; if you're looking for a really icy, static sounding chorus. If you want a warbly chorus with a lot of motion/modulation to it, you're not gonna get it here. But if you just want a very cold, frozen sound with a bit of sparkle to it, I think its fantastic.
I am moving this week, so it'll be a couple weeks before I can get more clips made. But the clips are definitely coming.
This is only my second behringer product I own (the first being a BDI21, which I think is fantastic, even though its not in my primary rig anymore)
It is the Space Chorus CC-300, which is a sort-of clone of the Boss DC-2 Dimension C. The reason I got it is that I've wanted to try a DC-2 for a while, but I haven't been willing to shell out 200-300 bucks for it.
I think it is a great sounding chorus; if you're looking for a really icy, static sounding chorus. If you want a warbly chorus with a lot of motion/modulation to it, you're not gonna get it here. But if you just want a very cold, frozen sound with a bit of sparkle to it, I think its fantastic.
I am moving this week, so it'll be a couple weeks before I can get more clips made. But the clips are definitely coming.
Looking foward those clips... I looking for a Chorus right now, how much I hate gas...
