PVTele Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Behringer seems to have acquired that particular cachet enjoyed by Skoda cars back in the 80s. In my experience, quite undeserved - I've owned several bits of Behringer kit over the years, and none has ever let me down, whereas some big name gear I can remember... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) Well now I've got it into my head to get one of these... 100W (loud enough) 22kg (light enough - for an all-valve amp) and £275 (cheap enough). Yes I know it's ostensibly a guitar amp, but that doesn't bother me... and it'll have Thomann's 3-year warranty... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/bugera_1960_infinium.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...60_infinium.htm[/url] Edited April 6, 2015 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428315014' post='2740057'] Well now I've got it into my head to get one of these... 100W (loud enough) 22kg (light enough - for an all-valve amp) and £275 (cheap enough). Yes I know it's ostensibly a guitar amp, but that doesn't bother me... and it'll have Thomann's 3-year warranty... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/bugera_1960_infinium.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...60_infinium.htm[/url] [/quote] These seem to have a bit of a following on Talkbass as a bass amp. It's pretty much a Marshall Superbass rip-off, so if that's the sound you're after it'll be fine. The hugeness of the box is offputting though - it's 69cm wide, so might look silly on some cabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1428315361' post='2740060'] These seem to have a bit of a following on Talkbass as a bass amp. It's pretty much a Marshall Superbass rip-off, so if that's the sound you're after it'll be fine. The hugeness of the box is offputting though - it's 69cm wide, so might look silly on some cabs. [/quote] My Schroeder cab is 61cm, so it would protrude 4cm each side... not a deal-breaker for me. I might go for it, if only to test Bugera/Behringer's negative reliability reputation. Edited April 6, 2015 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquipment Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 To be honest for a hundred quid, it's worth a punt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 [quote name='PVTele' timestamp='1428272414' post='2739890'] Behringer seems to have acquired that particular cachet enjoyed by Skoda cars back in the 80s. In my experience, quite undeserved - I've owned several bits of Behringer kit over the years, and none has ever let me down, whereas some big name gear I can remember... [/quote] [quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1428326012' post='2740206'] To be honest for a hundred quid, it's worth a punt. [/quote] Both pretty much my views on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I recall trying a little Behringer/Bugera 5W valve guitar amp at a music show a few years back, and when I didn't listen with my eyes it sounded significantly better than many of the similar designs from more prestigious names. The earliest Behr valve amps had some major design failings, and sometimes did burst into flames, but that was <10 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I ran a Behringer Europower powered mixer for 5 years in the covers band I was in and it never let us down once. I didn`t even keep it in a case and dropped it on a few occasions and still it worked. We bought it second hand and was still going when I buggered off. I had a TC BG250, just out of warranty, that went up in a puff of smoke and I paid £350 for it if I remember. I may get one of the Ampeg clones or the BX4500 Ashdown clone. Just have to sneak it past the mrs if I get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I have actually been looking to separate the amp out of my Ampeg BA500 combo to divide the weight up and was about to get an SVT style head box made to put it in (the amp unit is the same chassis as the 450h). At just £100 though it would actually be cheaper to buy one of these just for the box and throw the amp in the bin than it would be to make one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebass84 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Has anyone bit the bullet on one of these? My main is currently broken and I'm thinking of getting one as a backup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I have one of these and it is a fantastic amp bloody loud and crystal clear is bloody heavy but I never move mine if I was gigging would be to heavy to move about though but for a ton is hell of a lot of amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) £100... That really is cheap. What on earth is it made out of bearing in mind thomann must be making a profit etc. I had a behringer amp ages ago and it served me proud. Edited April 19, 2015 by CamdenRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428315014' post='2740057'] Well now I've got it into my head to get one of these... 100W (loud enough) 22kg (light enough - for an all-valve amp) and £275 (cheap enough). Yes I know it's ostensibly a guitar amp, but that doesn't bother me... and it'll have Thomann's 3-year warranty... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/bugera_1960_infinium.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...60_infinium.htm[/url] [/quote] Woah, tempted. See how the 800 holds up tonight at rehearsal to see if that might be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebass84 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Managed to sell some unwanted things for a bit more than I was expecting so I decided to get myself one. Should be here early in the week. Will write up a small review when I get chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 [quote name='mikebass84' timestamp='1430045539' post='2757336'] Managed to sell some unwanted things for a bit more than I was expecting so I decided to get myself one. Should be here early in the week. Will write up a small review when I get chance [/quote] Will definitely be looking out for that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I saw a band on Friday and I'm sure the bass player was using one of these. Wasn't very loud in the mix (crap venue, worse sound engineer) but the sound seemed fine. Certainly heard worse amps for substantially more money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebass84 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Well as my Ashdown has died for the 2nd time in the past few years I thought I'd get something cheap for now. Comes with a three year warranty so if anything does happen at least it's covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 [quote name='mikebass84' timestamp='1430164580' post='2758607'] Well as my Ashdown has died for the 2nd time in the past few years I thought I'd get something cheap for now. Comes with a three year warranty so if anything does happen at least it's covered [/quote] Worth a bash! Then again second hand Hartke LH500s are probably not much more if you want something that's tried and tested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1429460572' post='2751565'] What on earth is it made out of bearing in mind thomann must be making a profit etc. [/quote] Bricks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebass84 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Took delivery of the amp today. Damn it's big and heavy. Plugged it into my Peavey 1x15 using a Yamaha with Entwistle pups. For obvious reasons I can't really have it loud but at home volumes the sound is pretty decent. Very easy to dial in a usable tone. Plenty of punch if wanted. A more in depth review once I get it into practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428316798' post='2740079'] My Schroeder cab is 61cm, so it would protrude 4cm each side... not a deal-breaker for me. I might go for it, if only to test Bugera/Behringer's negative reliability reputation. [/quote] I used a Superbass with a 1212L for a while. Was a good combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I'll tell you how they can do it for £100 - "B[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"]y exploiting the workers. [/font][color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]By hanging on to outdat[size=3]ed imperialist [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]dogma[/size] [size=2]which perpetuates the socia[/size]l[size=1] and economic differences in our [/size][/font][/color][font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][color="#000000"][size=1]society…"[/size][/color][/font] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000]I'll get my Doublet.[/color][/font][/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 [quote name='bigjohn' timestamp='1430323750' post='2760326'] I used a Superbass with a 1212L for a while. Was a good combination. [/quote] I'm not familiar with that amp. Is it another 'affordable' model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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