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You know, people talk smack about Behringer......

Funkee1

Funkee1

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But I bought this after shearing a knob off of my Genz Benz GBE-750 (Not knocking GB!! It was totally my fault!), so I needed a back up amp!

Since then, my GB got stolen, I had an Ampeg SVT-III, and a Markbass! They all sounded better than this amp, but both blew really easily. I am trying to gather them cash to fix the MArkbass right now (Bought it second hand, and it's out of warranty, so I'll have to pay)

So, I know Behringer isn't great, but the damn thing is the most consistently reliable amp I've ever owned! It's been dropped, kicked, thrown around, the only thing that has ever happened is there is a small chip in the ABS plastic case, and some of the paint has rubbed off the footswitch!

I'm not trying to convince anyone, cause I hate the sound of the damn thing...... But I just think this thing deserved it's props!
 
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I hear people rag on this brand constantly.
When you buy a Behringer amp for 150$ and try to compare it with an Ampeg 1000$ amp you get ignorance involved.
Yes they dont sound incredible but every Behringer gear ive ever played was always reliable and gigged with no problems.
 
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I've brought it up a lot in the past on different threads, but I used a Behringer head for practice and eventually recording with a previous band for over a year and was really impressed with it. It was just part of the rig that resided in the rehearsal space belonging to the drummer of that band. I ended up borrowing it for recording and using it with my Ampeg 810, just because I had dialed in the tone for the particular project perfectly with it. That was a fairly aggressive sounding band and I was using an overdrive pedal, so can't really say if it would fit to everyone's taste tonally, I just needed something clean and loud. I also used a Markbass LMII in that band and found it easier to dial in the tone I liked on the Behringer (doesn't compare the two, just my really specific experience in that instance, plus I had issues with the Markbass in general). Considering how insanely inexpensive they are new (to say nothing about how dirt cheap you can get certain models used), it's definitely not fair to compare them to more expensive amps, that are certainly worth their price, but I would definitely recommend one for a beginner who wants to gig, a backup or just an inexpensive main amp for someone on a budget. That particular amp was the ultrabass bx4500h, never had a single function issue with it in the time I used it.
 
#6
I dig their amps, including Bugeras.

Their pedals are a different story. A few of them died on me, or the plastic housing broke.

I've also heard good things about their pro audio gear, including PA systems, mixers, mics, and the likes. I just wouldn't trust their pedals.
 
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Funkee1 said:
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But I bought this after shearing a knob off of my Genz Benz GBE-750 (Not knocking GB!! It was totally my fault!), so I needed a back up amp!

Since then, my GB got stolen, I had an Ampeg SVT-III, and a Markbass! They all sounded better than this amp, but both blew really easily. I am trying to gather them cash to fix the MArkbass right now (Bought it second hand, and it's out of warranty, so I'll have to pay)

So, I know Behringer isn't great, but the damn thing is the most consistently reliable amp I've ever owned! It's been dropped, kicked, thrown around, the only thing that has ever happened is there is a small chip in the ABS plastic case, and some of the paint has rubbed off the footswitch!

I'm not trying to convince anyone, cause I hate the sound of the damn thing...... But I just think this thing deserved it's props!
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After having many amps blow on me, I learned a trick from a 30+ year bass playing veteran who's used the same amp for decades with no issues. Dime out your master volume and use your gain to adjust how loud you are. Also, don't push your amp. Since doing this, I haven't had any issues and the sound out of my head is incredible!
 
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What happened to blow those amps up? Your thread says 2 blew up and you sheared the knob off the GB?? I have owned very little Behringer, but at the same time, I have played since I was 17 and I am 41 now. I only had one amp "blow" on me that whole time, and it was defective from the beginning and had to be replaced under warranty. All other brands have been pretty much reliable, as long as I took care of them.
 
#11
I'm surprised you didn't go with a Carvin amp? Very reasonable and certainly well-loved on this forum.
I bought a Behringer chorus pedal not knowing if I'd like the effect but figured for $30 I can't go wrong. Used it for a year but bought a POG2 which has a chorus feature on it (but no lowpass) so that pedal, sadly, sits at home.
 
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A good bass player can make just about anything sound good and I would wager a large sum of money that the average person sitting in the audience could not identify an Ampeg SVT over a Behringer that was mixed in with guitars, drums and vocals I could be wrong but I've been to tons of live performances and I've yet to hear "The bass player sounds like crap I bet he has a Behringer"
 
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mjac28 said:
A good bass player can make just about anything sound good and I would wager a large sum of money that the average person sitting in the audience could not identify an Ampeg SVT over a Behringer that was mixed in with guitars, drums and vocals
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I don't do shows for the lowest common denominator.
 
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bass10bfb said:
What happened to blow those amps up? Your thread says 2 blew up and you sheared the knob off the GB?? I have owned very little Behringer, but at the same time, I have played since I was 17 and I am 41 now. I only had one amp "blow" on me that whole time, and it was defective from the beginning and had to be replaced under warranty. All other brands have been pretty much reliable, as long as I took care of them.
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The Ampegs both blew for different reasons. Both were used, and old.

One blew because, I think, of a faulty speakon cable, and the other shut down from being pushed too hard. Neither are necessarily the fault of the product.
 
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mjac28 said:
A good bass player can make just about anything sound good and I would wager a large sum of money that the average person sitting in the audience could not identify an Ampeg SVT over a Behringer that was mixed in with guitars, drums and vocals I could be wrong but I've been to tons of live performances and I've yet to hear "The bass player sounds like crap I bet he has a Behringer"
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I tend to let the PA do all the heavy lifting anyway, and my amp is just a monitor. Having said that, I do like to have some control over tone. I also have a SansAmp Bass Driver DI, and sometimes, I'll just use that, through the house, and monitors, if I trust the soundman!
 
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I had one as well, and I can attest to the fact that it's a reliable piece of equipment. Not the greatest sounding amp, but it will get you through in a pinch. Couple that with the fact that they actually sound much better with a modeling preamp, and you've got a workable solution for the budget conscious.
 
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Used a Behringer combo amp that belonged to one of my guitar players so I wouldn't have to lug an amp to the rehearsal space.

It sounded fine, was rock solid, but weighed a ton, even compared to an Ampeg combo of similar power. Perfectly fine as a back up or for rehearsing, but nothing special.

My only issue with Behringer is that, if bought new, they are not really that great a value. The ULTRABASS BX4500H (nominal 450W) costs $250. The GK MB500 is $500, and you can probably find a used one for $350 if you held out.

So is the Behringer really that great of a deal? Unless bought used for a song, I don't really think so.
 

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