Well, I played a benefit tonight. The band leader said his amp would already be there. It was a Behringer BX4410, 450w with four 10s. So, what the heck, I played it. My Markbass was in the truck, if needed.
It sounded ok, actually. Small club, variety of music, not too loud, but full nonetheless. The first few songs were just to get me oriented with it, and the room, of course. I left the deep switch and Ultrabass knob off. Played mostly flat with no shaping. Ended up boosting the low just a hair, as well as high mids. Not much, though. Overall, the sound was good, but during a solo I dunno if it was my eq, but the solo didn't have the tone I thought I was playing with, somehow. The sound reminded me of my old peavey Scorpion speakers from long ago. But, the amp punched pretty good, but then again, it's a 410, so... The gain was at about noon and the master (called "Output") was around 10 o'clock most of the time. Tone-wise the thing sounded pretty good in the mix. The knobs give me the willies, though, because they have no tension. Very loose feeling, which makes it harder to make a quick adjustment in between notes.
I'm not here to bash the thing, though. It really did a good job. My friend says he's had a lot of Behringer stuff that has served him well. I can't speak from personal experince, nor can I say how rugged this amp might be. Of course, I've heard lots of horror stories and bad opinions, and will probably hear more, even in this thread. But, having never had any exsperience playing a Behringer, I thought it was interesting, and just wanted to share it with you. It was also the first time I've ever played a 410 at a gig. I liked the full sound.
So, one thing that is amazing is that you can buy something for so little that will sound like what this one did tonight. Don't get me wrong, though, I'm not going to go buy one. But, it will be interesting to compare it to my two 12s when I get the extension cab for my Markbass.
Comments anyone? Thanks for listening.
It sounded ok, actually. Small club, variety of music, not too loud, but full nonetheless. The first few songs were just to get me oriented with it, and the room, of course. I left the deep switch and Ultrabass knob off. Played mostly flat with no shaping. Ended up boosting the low just a hair, as well as high mids. Not much, though. Overall, the sound was good, but during a solo I dunno if it was my eq, but the solo didn't have the tone I thought I was playing with, somehow. The sound reminded me of my old peavey Scorpion speakers from long ago. But, the amp punched pretty good, but then again, it's a 410, so... The gain was at about noon and the master (called "Output") was around 10 o'clock most of the time. Tone-wise the thing sounded pretty good in the mix. The knobs give me the willies, though, because they have no tension. Very loose feeling, which makes it harder to make a quick adjustment in between notes.
I'm not here to bash the thing, though. It really did a good job. My friend says he's had a lot of Behringer stuff that has served him well. I can't speak from personal experince, nor can I say how rugged this amp might be. Of course, I've heard lots of horror stories and bad opinions, and will probably hear more, even in this thread. But, having never had any exsperience playing a Behringer, I thought it was interesting, and just wanted to share it with you. It was also the first time I've ever played a 410 at a gig. I liked the full sound.
So, one thing that is amazing is that you can buy something for so little that will sound like what this one did tonight. Don't get me wrong, though, I'm not going to go buy one. But, it will be interesting to compare it to my two 12s when I get the extension cab for my Markbass.
Comments anyone? Thanks for listening.
