Behringer
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Topic: Behringer
Posted By: Schizoid Man
Subject: Behringer
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 15:40
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I needed a practice bass amp. I went to the major local retailer here in Los Angeles, The Guitar Center, and tried out three: Fender, Crate and Behringer. All had the same list price of $199.99. The Fender and Crate amps were a joke. I was totally blown away by the quality of the Behringer so I bought it. What a great little amp! I've used it to learn songs using the input and headphone jacks. Played live in a friends living room with a full drum kit and the little amp held it's own. No clipping or distortion even when I had the volume cranked almost to the max. There's a special circuit this amp has that prevents clipping even at high volumes. I have heard that Behringer, being a German company, is pretty well respected in Europe. I had never heard of them till I checked the Guitar Centers website prior to my going there and seeing Behringer listed as one of the bass amp manufacturers they sell. Does anyone else here have any experience with this product? |
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 15:52
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Cheap Fender amps are horrible, esp. for bass they clip on the low notes even at low volumes. I don't know if they make expensive ones, I can't think of anyone who uses them if they do. Crate I think are only good when they're expensive. If I had any money I'd probably go look for a Behringer. The tiny thing I have is made by Carlsboro which is nice enough for practising on my own with. I think they tend to be more expensive than other brands but it's nice and sturdy and doesn't sound too bad. |
Posted By: Schizoid Man
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 16:24
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Goose, the thing that shocked me was that all three of the amps I played sold for the same price. The Fender and Crate models are way overpriced. I'd say the price for the Behringer was reasonable considering it's exceptional quality. I ran into this same situation about 10 years ago when I needed a new practice guitar amp. I tried a Fender and a Peavy. Again, the Fender was a joke. The Peavey was a much better value for the money and sounded much, much better. All you aspiring musicians out there take note. Do not buy a product based on the famous name alone. Do some research and try out at least 3 or 4 different brands before handing your money over. /rant |
Posted By: seabre
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 01:34
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Ewwwww...if that's the Behringer amp I think you're talking about... I had to use one of those for Jazz band practice one time due to an emergency..It was a horrible experience... |
Posted By: Schizoid Man
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 03:06
It's the BX300: http://www.behringer.com/BX300/index.cfm?lang=ENG - http://www.behringer.com/BX300/index.cfm?lang=ENG 30 watts, no more no less. I like it. But as far as it sounding like something John Wetton would have used ... nope. The only gig I would use this for is in somebody's living room. Is this the one you had a bad experience with? ------------- Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. |
seabre wrote:Posted By: barbs
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 05:00
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My son bought a Behringer Ultra Tube - Vintager AC112 about 9 months ago He got it through a friend who is a sound specialist and value for money the amp eats the competition up ------------- Eternity |
Posted By: seabre
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 23:31
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No, it was a 100 watt amp I think. My really nice bass sounded really tinny through it. It could've just been the amp..but be careful anyway..heh. |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 10:15
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Peavey practice amps are excellent. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: CalamityDaemon
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 19:07
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My amp is aBehringer GMX212 (2x60)watt V-Tone amp. I bought this thing,
somewhat in a hurry. My band had our first show and the amp that I had
at the time, was still the amp that came with my beginner guitar, a
Yamaha something-or-other 15-watt. Luckily, this amp was cheap, I mean
cheap and more than pays for itself, I think. There are 99-effects (Why didn't they go with 100!? I don't know!) with full control of how each one sounds. The amp even came with a chromatic tuner that I find somewhat nifty at times. Behringer has good quality equipment, they even have a beginner pack with a V-Tone 15-watt amp with it and headphones. That package is almost double my Yamaha pack for less! ------------- I wake to Sleep and I take my Waking slow, I feel my fate in what I cannot fear, I learn by going where I have to go. |
Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 21:53
| I have a number of behringer products and find that they give more bang for the buck. My band is only small time, but I no longer use a dedicated guitar amp. I just use a behringer DI unit (post effects) straight into the behringer mixer. This is more for space savings when moving the band equipment to a gig than looking for a better sound. |
Posted By: Sam Fire
Date Posted: September 10 2005 at 17:33
| My band's guitarist uses a Behringer GMX 210, it is really a great-sounding amp. With line out jacks, it's really excellent for recording (line in to the mixer and an SM57 on a speaker, and just a hint of reverb = sonic mojo!). And the singer's lazy brother has a Behringer bass amp with a 12-inch speaker that I use for my synth, that's a very nice amp too. |
Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 06:15
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I have a Behringer Ultrabass BX1200 (120 watt). It works like a charm.
Nice midrange tuning (for that nice sound) and the Ultrabass effect!
Add a lower octave to most of your notes! It rules! For 309 euro's this was a nice little machine here!  ------------- Epic. |
Posted By: porter
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 10:19
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where I live the clubs have ALL Behringer P.A.'s and they're all pretty good, at least for the money. They have a whole line of stuff and I've never heard a negative comment on them...I just wonder how the hell do they contain costs?!?! ------------- "my kingdom for a horse!" (W. Shakespeare, "Richard III") |
Posted By: Schizoid Man
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 22:43
My guess is they are in it for the long run. They are still at the stage where they are making a name for themselves worldwide and run on a much lower profit margin. Word of mouth is a million times more effective than all the adverts in music magazines will ever be.
------------- Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. |
Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: September 13 2005 at 07:47
They pay kids to write their documentation. That's the only downside to behringer products- they can be downright hard to get useful information out the booklets- I still don't know what all the buttons do on the feedback destroyers I have and I have been using them for over a year |