I am playing in 2 VERY loud bands at the moment. I have a Peavey Mark iii head which can get loud enough, but with absolutely no note definition, and all the EQing is pretty pointless because I have to crank it to about 9-10 for both pre-gain and post-gain knobs. I was looking at this head because of how cheap it was, especially for the amount of power it puts out. I want to essentially never have to worry about volume ever again, but would also like the headroom for my Hartke Bass Attack pedal, along with tuning to B standard. (I've used the 450 watt version of this head with no issues, and I dig the sound)
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Thoughts on the Behringer Ultrabass BX2000H?
- Thread starter leemon46
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I have the BX4500H head (450w) also and it's quite good and plenty loud. If I remember correctly the BX2000 isn't 2000w RMS but rather a peak. Pretty sure it's true power is like that of the Bugera Veyron (around 800w RMS @ 4 oms) and most people say it's stays clean at loud volumes. One guy compared the 2 and picked the Behringer because of added functionality. I agree that the Peavey Mark iii heads seem to get lost in the mix at loud volumes. It's a ton of amp for 300 bucks. Here's a bunch of reviews.
Behringer Ultrabass BX2000H 2000-watt Bass Head Reviews Reviews | Sweetwater
Behringer Ultrabass BX2000H 2000-watt Bass Head Reviews Reviews | Sweetwater
Speakers are your make or break point, if they can not produce the loud or are not bright they will not be much louder or brighter with a different amp.
Also how is your eq?
EVERY TIME.
Future you will thank you.
If you do not, future you will be angry at current you.
Also how is your eq?
ALWAYS WEAR EAR PLUGS!!!
EVERY TIME.
Future you will thank you.
If you do not, future you will be angry at current you.
True, I'm more just looking for headroom, and I have a 1x15 cab and a 2x10More watts doesn't necessarily translate to more volume. Moving more air - adding more or larger speaker cabinets - is the key to getting louder!
Also to everyone, thank you for the concern, and do not worry. I have ALWAYS worn earplugs, no matter what playing situation I'm in that isn't acoustic. 
a Seismic Audio 1x15, and a Hartke XL 2x10 (the one with the aluminum speaker cones)
Yes. we've all done it (and some still do), but part of your "clarity" problem might stem from the mixed cabs. I've played plenty of gigs with the Peavey MKIII and MKIV Series heads and never had any issues like you describe.
And while my last experience with Behringer stuff are the iNuke amps i used for PA in the last band I was in (and they worked great), I've never been a fan of their bass and guitar amps. They've always seemed to be noisy and run out of steam sooner than expected, even understanding the exaggerated power ratings.
