Behringer Guitar Effects

I have been a loyal user to this pedal since 2011, and i've been using it since then. When i first tried, i did with the gear that was available in the store and it sounded good. Then i got home, tested with my gear, which were a Ampeg VT60 and a Fender Deville 212, with a Gibgon SG faded, and i was amused by the sound of it. It has this powerful sound, with a lot of presence and can go from sutile overdrive, to a huge distortion. Having a 3 knobs EQ is an advantage, that makes it versatile; Sweet spots are easier to find. In a Span of 8 years, i think i have swapped the tube like 3 times, or 4 tops. The best one that has worked for me is the Tung-Sol. This month, i tried to replace it with the Ibanez Tubeking TK999HT, which is not the direct clone of the one behringer was based on (Ibanez Tubeking TK999), and i thought it would be pretty close it, but no, they are completely different sounding. TK999HT sounds too marshall, which is not bad, but not my cup of tea. Probably the TK999OD would sound more than the VT999. So, the VT999 will go back to the pedalboard and i will sell the TK999HT. I have used this pedal with plenty of guitars, such as: Gibson SG faded, Epiphone DOT, Ibanez Artcore hollowbody, Fender Telecasters and Strats, Ibanez Jetking, Fender duo sonic, even with a jazz bass, and with every instrument, it sounds just fantastic. Pros: - Pretty darn versatile. You can dial plenty of tones with it (3 EQ knobs!). From a light overdrive almost clean, to a punchy rock distortion. - Noise gate is good to clean a little bit of noise. Also, the pedal itself is not noisy. Cons: - Big Housing. It is just too big! If you open it, you will see that i could have been way smaller. - Swapping the tube. Although is not as hard as replacing the tube like in the Ibanez TK999HT/OD, sometimes the pedal won't "detect" the tube placed in. It can be a pain. A reissue of this one in a smaller housing would be just great!

The Hellbabe Wah pedal has a typical nine volt power supply, one regular output and one bypass output. It's got a "Boost" that adds an extra "umph" to the output. This level is controlled by a knob on the opposite side of the pedal. It also has a "Q" knob and a "Fine Tune" knob. These control the width of the wah and where it sits on the frequency spectrum. There is also the large "Range" knob that pretty much does the same thing but on a more general level for quicker adjustments. All of these sound like great sculpting tools and an opportunity to really dial in that perfectly sought after tone. But I don't get it... It's a wah... I got it because I wanted a WAH pedal. Not something else. Unless something crazy or extremely subtle involving a "controlled phase effect" is desired, Just get something else. Wah wah's are simple and should have minimal controls. This seems like it's got a great thing going with the controls(they are pretty minimal) until you realize just how much time you are spending trying to find a "plain wah" sound instead of these wacky "controlled phase effects" that generally end up coming out of it. It is quite heavy in weight and quite durable. My Hellbabe has taken such a beating over the years that it looks like it really has gone through the fiery pits. I had to glue a knob back into place, once. But for it to still work fine electronically is impressive. And it's all plastic. That's heavy duty plastic. It's spring loaded. I like a wah that I can set with the footswitch, personally. The sensitivity of the bypass cut off is also weak or strange. As soon as the pedal is compressed enough to turn on, it almost sounds like a break in the signal occurs. No good. You can adjust it with a screwdriver, but I really can't understand why they wouldn't just set that right in the factory. UTILIZATION The sound effects editing is super easy to do and understand. The only problem is that it's too time consuming if you've already got something specific in mind. It's fun to use if you want your guitar to sound insane and silly. I do not trust the pedal to provide the same tone or effect at every gig. I never use it live. Unless... again... I just want a silly sound effect. It definitely, "wah wahs". But I guarantee it'll be in the wrong sp SOUND QUALITY It definitely, "wah wahs". But I guarantee it'll be in the wrong spot so often that it isn't worth it. I was playing this pedal and the Cry Baby back to back before this review. I was using a Schecter Diamond Series and a Marshall Combo. The Cry Baby sounded like the Wah sound that I desired. It took about 30 minutes, but eventually, I could make the Hell Babe sound almost as good. Almost. OVERALL OPINION If you want a Wah pedal because you like Wah pedals, save up 30-40 dollars more and get a cry baby. They are in the same price range and are far superior. If you have some cash and you just wanna blow it on a new toy, I would say that this is a great toy. Nothing More.

I am a classic rock and roller. I play in a couple of jam bands that love good rock, not too heavy but definitely not too slow. i've been playing for 12 years. I bought it for 32.00 dollars on ebay and it was the only item that i won when i woke up the next day. it gives a typical/standard distortion. It doesn't scream too much so you can play multiple styles by changing the tone and mode levels. I have other distortion pedals but i keep this one for use on songs with a bit of chorus and delay. for the price and sound it is definitely worth it. it did not fit the bill for a truly heavy sounding pedal. It drives but there is a lot of sonic room that is left to distort. on it's strongest setting it still I've found that only another pedal will do. Cheap!!!! Made of plastic entirely. this is a pedal that you want to keep up on a table or mounted somewhere that it won't be stepped on or kicked. I know that one wrong move and i'm going to be dealing with a broken pedal. This is a good, solid pedal. The Tone, and Mode controls allow you to shape your sound into many variations. If you're looking for a inexpensive, yet good sounding pedal, this is the choice for you This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I play 6-string, 12-string, and bass guitar and harmonica. I have been playing harmonica for 38 years, guitar for 36 years, and bass for 24 years. I have played in a couple of bands but primarily play as a solo musician. My musical style is a fusion I call "Psychedelic Country Gospel." (Think hybrid of the Statler Brothers/the Beatles/Buck Owens.) I purchased this from Lanham Music in Saint Joseph, MO. I paid $24.95 for it. I purchased it to replace an Alesis GuitarFX which has never functioned properly or provided good-sounding FX. This box has six modes: pitch shifter, tremolo, delay, phaser, chorus, and flanger. Within each mode, there are three controls: level, parameter one, and parameter two. This has a better sound than the Alesis Guitar FX at less than half the cost. The drawback to a stompbox is that you cannot store settings or patches. Nor can you mix different FX on this without adding additional stompboxes to the chain. Another problem is that the procedure for changing the battery is difficult as well as being an invitation to damaging the unit. One must pry the pedal itself off to replace the battery--taking care not to dislodge or lose the spring. Obviously the engineers at Behringer who designed this have once again earned their reputation for being low-budget. A better design would have a battery cover on the bottom or a separate compartment in the front (look at how Arion pedals are built). The construction is heavy plastic--not as durable as a metal housing--but substantial enough if one uses a light tap of the foot to engage or disengage the pedal. If I was into shred or grunge and literally stomped on this--it would not be a roadworthy piece of equipment. All in all, not bad for the occasional weekend warrior or church worship band use with a light touch. But if one has the $$--a better buy would be a DigiTech or Boss pedal. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I play 6-string, 12-string, and bass guitar and harmonica. I have been playing harmonica for 38 years, guitar for 36 years, and bass for 24 years. I have played in a couple of bands but primarily play as solo musician. My musical style is a fusion I call "Psychedelic Country Gospel." (Think hybrid of Statler Brothers/Beatles/Buck Owens.) I purchased this at Lanham Music in Saint Joseph, MO, to simplify my signal chain and eliminate/replace an Alesis Guitar FX which I have never been happy with. While other reviews describe these pedals as noisy, I have not found that to be the case with this one. I enjoy having knobs to adjust to change the settings instead of having to adjust and store settings on a Multi-FX box. The battery access is difficult to open when replacing batteries and is an invitation to damaging the pedal. A better designed unit would have the battery cover in the back. The construction is heavy plastic--not as durable as metal, but heavy enough with a light tap of the foot. If I literally stomped on this it would not be a roadworthy unit. Fortunately, it is sensitive enough to respond to a light tap. Not bad for a starter effect or for occasional gigging--but for the person who has to earn a living with their music, buy DigiTech or Boss. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I play music as a hobby (a very SERIOUSx1000 hobby) im a guitarist, bassists, keyboardist, and upcoming drummer :D im looking for a band, i like all styles of music, guitar is my main instrument. i have been playing for about 2 years I bought this unit at Long and McQuade Surrey, (British Columbia, Canada), and i paid 34.99 for it. I really like the overall sound of this pedal, the overdrive isnt extremely heavy, like most distortion pedals, its clear and crisp (and not muddy either) I don't like where the battery compartment is located (not much of a problem for me, but if ur not using an adapter then it gets a LITTLE bit annoying sometimes) and the fact that its made of plastics kinda scares me... but i dont like smash my foot on the thing so it doesnt really matter. The padding at the bottom absorbs the shock so its sorta hard to break even though its plastic, its construction is ROCK SOLID. if ur a player that tends to jump and smash his stompboxes, then this isnt probably the pedal for you awesome pedal! good for blues, U2-ish kind of stuff, rock n roll, and praise and worship music This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

This is, again, just a ripoff of the Boss OD-2. It contains both overdrive and distortion, and you can combine the two different sounds with a single knob. There's a level, tone, color and drive knob. UTILIZATION Unlike the Boss counterparts, I'm not exactly sure how well these will stand up to touring. Where as the Boss products are known to be able to survive a nuclear holocaust, this pedal is still new. The casing itself isn't too bad, and it seems like it could take some abuse without much of an issue. It's ridiculously easy to set up, and you shouldn't even need to read the manual as to how to run this thing. That said, I have never read the actual manual, so I can't comment as to how well it's written. SOUND QUALITY The pedal itself is interesting in that it combines both overdrive and distortion circuits via a unique "color" knob. The color knob allows you to dial in the amount of overdrive or distortion you're looking for, and this is separate from the gain control. The sound is not too bad. It can boost an amp nicely, but I find that each setting is a compromise. The pedal can be a bit boxy sounding in stock form, and that's one of the biggest problems I have with it. When it's on, it has that kind of pedal sound and feel. Some might like it, but I never could jive with it enough to add it to my rig. OVERALL OPINION This is really just the same thing as the OD100. I'm not sure why the OD100 was discontinued, but maybe it had to do with reliability or something like that. If you're a fan of the Boss OD-2 pedal, you'll probably like this pedal. The build quality on these can be a bit shoddy, but considering what you get for the price, it's not too bad. It's worth at least checking out for the unique color knob.

Behringer has been cloning pedals lately, and this is no exception. However, they decided to clone an odd pedal -- the Boss XT-2 Xtortion. This is an extremely polarizing pedal, so I'm not exactly sure why they decided to clone it. It has the same level, punch, contour and distortion knobs like the original. UTILIZATION Unlike the Boss counterparts, I'm not exactly sure how well these will stand up to touring. Where as the Boss products are known to be able to survive a nuclear holocaust, this pedal is still new. The casing itself isn't too bad, and it seems like it could take some abuse without much of an issue. It's ridiculously easy to set up, and you shouldn't even need to read the manual as to how to run this thing. That said, I have never read the actual manual, so I can't comment as to how well it's written. SOUND QUALITY First of all, I dislike the original Boss version a lot, and considering this is a clone, it's pretty much going to be a similar review. There's a reason why it was discontinued after only being available for a few years. The distortion in this pedal is extremely harsh. It has this odd, gritty, yet boxy kinda sound. In fact, it sounds exactly like a that infamous "pedal distortion" that so many have come to hate. When you back off the gain, it sounds extremely thin and harsh. Maxing out the gain will result in a swarm of bees so powerful that you'll wonder if your amp is broken, and I don't mean that in a good way. Some ridiculous fuzzes can do that speaker breaking stuff in a cool way, but I could never find a usable tone with this thing. OVERALL OPINION If you liked the Boss XT-2 Xtortion, you're in an extremely small group of people. If that's the case, you're probably better off getting one of these. They're cheaper and easier to find. However, for 99% of the normal people out there who like good guitar tones, you'll want to avoid this pedal like the plague. It really sounds awful and buzzy in every possible way.

The Behringer PH-9 is a simple phaser pedal that’s designed for electric guitar. I’ve only tried out this pedal and haven’t done any recording with it. If you’re familiar with phaser pedals in general, you’ll notice that it’s very clearly modeled after the classic MXR Phase 90 phaser pedal. In fact, being that Behringer reverse engineers their products, I’m fairly certain that this is a direct copy (using cheaper parts of course). The pedal has ¼” jacks for input and output and can be powered by either a nine volt power supply or battery. It’s not rack mountable in any way… UTILIZATION Using the Behringer PH-9 couldn’t be simpler. Just like the MXR Phase 90, it’s got a large knob for setting the rate and that’s pretty much all there is to it. This also has a ‘swirl’ switch which isn’t something that the original MXR Phase 90 has. It’s so easy to use that you definitely won’t need a manual here. SOUND QUALITY While the Behringer PH-9 will give the effect that it says you will, it’s not one of too high a quality. I’ve only tried the pedal out for a little while, but it was enough to know what kind of sound I could get from it. MXR’s version of the pedal works a lot more effectively than this, as even though there isn’t much control on it you still can get a great. That’s not totally the case with this one as I think it’s really hurt by not having more parameters. I understand it’s modeled after the Phase 90, but unless it’s going to have the same milky sound, you really need some more control. This will do any okay job if you’re just getting started with effects, but even so it’s worth it to upgrade in my opinion… OVERALL OPINION The Behringer PH-9 will be cheap enough where it will get some looks, but in my opinion it’s not cheap enough where it’s worth passing on other pedals that are just a little bit more expensive. I understand that young players will want to save some dough, and perhaps this is the place to do it, but for just a small amount more you can have the real thing in an MXR Phase 90 or otherwise. If you really can’t swing it, the PH-9 will be okay for now, but I think you’ll find in sometime that you’ll want to upgrade if you’re using phasing a lot…

The Behringer Graphic Equalizer EQ700 is a simple seven band equalizer pedal that is designed for use with electric guitar. This pedal is much like the Boss 7 band EQ pedal, and knowing that Behringer reverse engineers their products, I wouldn't be surprised if they straight up copied it. The pedal has a standard make up in terms of it's general characteristics, with 1/4" jacks for input and output and requiring power from either a nine volt battery or power supply. It's not rack mountable as it's a foot pedal. UTILIZATION It's not at all hard to use the Behringer Graphic Equalizer EQ700. It's just a seven band EQ, with each slider having it's own frequency. There doesn't seem to be any sort of real chosen reason for these frequencies other than each slider is double the frequency of the slider before it. The range goes from 100 Hz to 6.4 kHz, and also features an overall output level slider as well. It's so easy to use that no one should need a manual. SOUND QUALITY Honestly, I really think that the Behringer Graphic Equalizer EQ700 does more harm than it helps. It definitely seems to kill your tone a little bit in terms of signal loss, which is enough of a problem not to make the pedal worthwhile in my opinion. The EQ definitely will do it's job in terms of cutting or boosting at given frequencies, but I wouldn't say that it's too clean sounding. It will do an okay job for adding a bit of color here and there, but a simple tone knob could probably do as good of a job without killing any signal... OVERALL OPINION Never in a million years would I have the Behringer Graphic Equalizer EQ700 in my guitar rig! I understand that it's a cheap pedal and all that, but first off I'm not really sure why you would want a graphic EQ in your pedal line to begin with, let alone one of this low a quality. I'd highly recommend starting with the tone knobs on your guitar and amp before searching for a graphic EQ pedal. If you do decide you want further and more precise EQ control for your guitar, I'd stay away from the Behringer EQ700...

The Behringer DD400 Digital Delay is a pedal that will most often be seen for use with electric guitar, but suitable for use with any electronic instrument. Behringer obviously had the Boss DD series of digital delay pedals in mind here. The pedal has ¼” connections for input and for two outputs, one of which is supposed to be for sending a direct signal out, but of course can be used in any capacity that you choose. The pedal can be powered by either a nine volt battery or power supply and isn’t rack mountable in any way. UTILIZATION Using the Behringer DD400 Digital Delay pedal didn’t prove to be too difficult for me, as I found it to be pretty self explanatory from the get go. The parameters that it has to work with are for level, feedback, and time, as well as a mode parameter which gives you seven points to choose from to set the amount of delay you want to set in terms of milliseconds. One of these includes a ‘hold’ setting, and there are actually two of each amount on here, ranging from 200 ms to 1300 ms. This make up is definitely reminiscent of a Boss pedal, and the DD series of Boss pedals in particular. A manual shouldn’t be necessary for most users, but again most users of the DD400 will probably be beginners. SOUND QUALITY The sound of the Behringer DD400 Digital Delay is about average. It isn’t anything to write home about, but at the same time isn’t as bad sounding as the other Behringer guitar pedals that I’ve used. This is good enough sounding to give you some basic delay sounds, but there isn’t enough flexibility to make it a complete delay pedal. It certainly sounds digital, and often times stale. Based on sound, I’d only recommend it to the user looking to get started with delay. OVERALL OPINION While the price of the Behringer DD400 Digital Delay will be enough to attract many customers, if you’re an experienced player the sound of the pedal most likely won’t be adequate for you. I’d really only recommend it for beginners and/or those who want to get their feet wet with delay and don’t have much money at all to spend on a pedal. I would however, encourage those interested to check out some of the Boss pedals that this is so obviously modeled after, as for a little more money you can get the real deal…

This is an analog chorus pedal made by Behringer. Behringer is a company that is, frankly, notorious for producing cheap products. That doesn't mean they don't sound good, however. This chorus pedal has a 1/4" input as well as stereo 1/4" outputs. It has a 9V battery but can also use a power supply. It is not rackable or computer-compatible. UTILIZATION Well, considering how cheap this pedal is, there's no surprise that it has an extreme lack of options. There are four buttons that can be pressed simultaneously and put into different combinations. There's actually more variety of tone in there than you'd think, although controlling the subtleties of each tone is pretty much impossible. I'd say that in some hands, this can be a really effective tool, but many other players might want more control over their sound. SOUND QUALITY The sound of this thing is what really sells it. I can't believe how this pedal can be so cheap and actually sound so good. The few sounds that you can get with this thing are all actually pretty awesome. There's everything from Bowie and T.Rex style light chorus to heavy Cure-style stuff on this thing. It covers a lot of ground for its limited function. And considering how cheap it is, that's a steal. It is a bit noisy but not to that bad of an extent. It actually does compress the signal a bit too, and not always in a good way. But it's overall a great-sounding pedal. OVERALL OPINION I don't really think that this pedal is going to last very long, as it's made of cheap plastic that could very easily break. This is the problem with most Behringer products. As long as you are super careful with all of your stuff, I guess this shouldn't be a problem, but I always seem to have trouble with those kinds of things, so I'd say be careful and be forewarned! I haven't had any problems yet but I anticipate them with dread.