TC Electronic bought out by Behringer

[mmbongo]

Well crap. As much as I love TC pedals....heck I have like 6 of them..I just don't know how this will change things. I loved TC because they were a niche company, kinda hip, very high quality. Now they are owned by the company that makes $20 plastic pedals.

 

[JohnPativens]

For real? Sounds like their business model has paid lots of money then.

 

[smperry]

Wow, that includes Tannoy, Lab Gruppen, and others. I wonder how things will change...I feel like TC already went downward somewhat in quality the past few years (just my opinion), so I wonder how/if things are going to change more.

 

[FretNoMore]

TC just got bought.... | TalkBass.com

 

[nshuman]

I guess only time will tell if Music Group wants TC to keep as a higher end brand or to just push low end stuff.

 

[ole Jason]

Behringer didn't buy TC. The holding company, which also owns Behringer, bought TC. But maybe they'll get Behringer to help them out with all those faulty switches.

 

[JimmyM]

Is there a difference?

 

[nshuman]

Is there a difference?

Usually yes. In this case, no. The Music Group is Uli's holding company that became the umbrella for behringer and its sub brands and acquisitions. This is not FMIC buying Kaman, this is Uli's company buying TC.

 

[morten0310]

Hi guys,
Yes, Music Group has bought us.
This is very good news for us at TC.
We are basically the same people now with more money!
So now we have the chance to get more of our innovative ideas out to you guys.

 

[ferdinandstrat]

Behringer didn't buy TC. The holding company, which also owns Behringer, bought TC. But maybe they'll get TC to help Behringer out with all those faulty switches.

Fixed that for you.

 

[RunBeerRun]

What do you have against $300 pedals selling for $20? lol, that won't happen, but you know the hatred stereotype

 

[JimmyM]

Hi guys,
Yes, Music Group has bought us.
This is very good news for us at TC.
We are basically the same people now with more money!

I know people with lots more money than they had, and they're so not the same people they were But all the best!

 

[nshuman]

Hi guys,
Yes, Music Group has bought us.
This is very good news for us at TC.
We are basically the same people now with more money!
So now we have the chance to get more of our innovative ideas out to you guys.

Are some of you guys also driving fancy cars now?

 

[ole Jason]

Fixed that for you.

Huh? TC has a pretty well established problem with the switches they use. Behringer has a host of problems but switches aren't typically one of them.

 

[FretNoMore]

Huh? TC has a pretty well established problem with the switches they use. Behringer has a host of problems but switches aren't typically one of them.

I'd like to see some statistics ... my experience is zero problems with TC's switches, but several iffy traditional switches.

 

[mmbongo]

I've been using TC pedals for about 4 years now, nary an issue. Never seen a TC with a bad switch.

 

[nshuman]

I have seen two or three reports on here about broken switches on TC pedals. That does not really sound like a pattern of failures.

 

[mmbongo]

I have seen two or three reports on here about broken switches on TC pedals. That does not really sound like a pattern of failures.

Oddly enough, the only pedals I've ever had to have repaired were 'boutique' type pedals. Never had any issues with any TC pedals, and I use SEVEN of them between my two boards.

 

[kurotenshi]

The components might be chosen for price first and sound quality second and the designs might not be original at all but behringer pedals are very good for the price and they were my entry into fx.
If not for the BDI21 I might have never understood the importance of a bass preamp, if not for the Bass V-Amp I might have never understood modeling, MIDI, etc.
FCB1010 has endured a lot of bad treatment and works as it should and when you look at studio and PA gear Behringer makes very nice products.

For me it's nice to see two major European brands putting money and knowledge together to make each level of products better.