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MGR/Radek « Behringer GM 110 Vintager »
Published on 05/18/04 at 15:00I paid CZK 3795 for it, it's something around a hundred US$. It was new.
Well, I must admit, and this is why I chose it, that it sounds great for the price. I do not really use heavy distorted sounds, and for my purpose, the sound seemed quite good, really "warm".
The first doubt came, when I had had it at home for a while and noticed that the clean sound did not really seem clean. Especially when playing up the neck on the non-wound string I would feel the sound "crumbles" somehow, was not smooth as on other amps.
Now I do not compare it to tube amps but rather average solid state amps. Seemed as starting limitation of the signal or some other frequency mixing in it.
Well, anyway, when playing with others, you cannot hear it, so I decided that was OK, the amp was cheap anyway.
The problem was, that when I played with others, I could not hear ANYTHING. 30 watts is, let's say, a euphemism. Say 15, yeah?
Well, to amplify an amplifier to be able to rehearse is quite frustrating.
On the top of it, when strumming harder, I suddenly heard bumps. I first thought there was something wrong with the jack but finally I realized it was the combo.
The service said that I was not supposed to use the maximum of the scale (!). (Why, I wonder, is the scale there, then?)
Anyway, they said that Mr Uli Behringers' engineers underestimated the cooling, and that they would add a vent for free, and then it would be OK. It was OK. For two weeks. The service decided to alter the circuity in order to prevent some parts from burning out. Then it was OK. For three weeks. (Now, I do not play any "powerstation" my guitar is a passive SC strat.)
Presently, as I was able to use the amp for 50% of the time I had it (which doubles its price, yeah?) I want my money back.
My wife told me : "No more cheap amps!" Well, at least something positive.
Yeah, and the handle fell off in 4 weeks from purchase...
Except for the handle, which is not that important, and for the circuity, which is the most important thing, I'd say it is great. Looks really nice, has symetrical output, effect loop, easy to transport.
Well, if you are short of money, and you
1)want something that sounds good
2)do not want to play with anybody else who has a genuine 30 watts amp
3)are not going to use higher volumes
buy it!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Well, I must admit, and this is why I chose it, that it sounds great for the price. I do not really use heavy distorted sounds, and for my purpose, the sound seemed quite good, really "warm".
The first doubt came, when I had had it at home for a while and noticed that the clean sound did not really seem clean. Especially when playing up the neck on the non-wound string I would feel the sound "crumbles" somehow, was not smooth as on other amps.
Now I do not compare it to tube amps but rather average solid state amps. Seemed as starting limitation of the signal or some other frequency mixing in it.
Well, anyway, when playing with others, you cannot hear it, so I decided that was OK, the amp was cheap anyway.
The problem was, that when I played with others, I could not hear ANYTHING. 30 watts is, let's say, a euphemism. Say 15, yeah?
Well, to amplify an amplifier to be able to rehearse is quite frustrating.
On the top of it, when strumming harder, I suddenly heard bumps. I first thought there was something wrong with the jack but finally I realized it was the combo.
The service said that I was not supposed to use the maximum of the scale (!). (Why, I wonder, is the scale there, then?)
Anyway, they said that Mr Uli Behringers' engineers underestimated the cooling, and that they would add a vent for free, and then it would be OK. It was OK. For two weeks. The service decided to alter the circuity in order to prevent some parts from burning out. Then it was OK. For three weeks. (Now, I do not play any "powerstation" my guitar is a passive SC strat.)
Presently, as I was able to use the amp for 50% of the time I had it (which doubles its price, yeah?) I want my money back.
My wife told me : "No more cheap amps!" Well, at least something positive.
Yeah, and the handle fell off in 4 weeks from purchase...
Except for the handle, which is not that important, and for the circuity, which is the most important thing, I'd say it is great. Looks really nice, has symetrical output, effect loop, easy to transport.
Well, if you are short of money, and you
1)want something that sounds good
2)do not want to play with anybody else who has a genuine 30 watts amp
3)are not going to use higher volumes
buy it!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com