rob_89 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 hi everyone, was just wondering - has anyone tried and tested the Behringer stomp box range? the price is attractive, but are they worth having? any feedback on this would be much appreciated, thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I dont have any of the effects as such, but I use the AB100 switch box to switch between my 2 basses. It does the job. Boxes are plastic so wouldnt stand up to heavy gigging. I would recommend the GLX range of pedals over the Berrys. They are BOSS clones (metal cases)but half the price. They are available from Dangleberry Music on Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 [quote name='rob_89' post='77289' date='Oct 21 2007, 01:52 PM']hi everyone, was just wondering - has anyone tried and tested the Behringer stomp box range? the price is attractive, but are they worth having? any feedback on this would be much appreciated, thanks...[/quote] I've got a few - you can't go wrong at the price. For £15 they are a steal. In places (the graphic eq pedal for example) isn't quite as good as the Boss, but I'm happy with them all. I have flanger, tuner, eq and chorus BTW. And V-Amp Pro. Which is a great piece of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 (edited) i've got the sansamp rip-off (the rbi 21) and it's fine, and i also have their tuner pedal as well (which i've used live wsith no problems) they're not as sturdy as metal-built ones, so if you go smashing your foot down on them you might hurt them. but just go easy !!! Edited October 21, 2007 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I tried the limiter/enhancer, and I thought it was at least as good as the BOSS one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I have a few of them. The ADI-21 acoustic preamp I bought to use with my stratacoustic made my Dean Pace sound fantastic - so much so that when I sold the pace the buyer insisted I threw in the pedal, so I'll have to buy myself a new one now ( The green limiter enhancer is my favourite as its very transparent, the magenta bass overdrive has some nice sounds, but I didn't really get on with the tuner pedal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='77682' date='Oct 22 2007, 11:29 AM'].......I didn't really get on with the tuner pedal .[/quote] You have to turn your tuning pegs as well you know! :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='cheddatom' post='77690' date='Oct 22 2007, 11:46 AM']You have to turn your tuning pegs as well you know! :-p[/quote] Oh that must be it - I thought I wasn't leaving it long enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 It would be so funny to actually see someone keep playing their out of tune guitar (no bassist is this stupid) staring at their tuner, going mental at it for not tuning their guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I recall hearing a (supposedly true) story of someone returning a guitar tuner to a shop for that reason. He had left it plugged in overnight and the guitar was still out of tune in the morning. Just as daft is people insisting on using their own tuners in the studio rather than at least checking with the same tuner everyone else is using and/or trusting their ears. I've heard a guitarist insist that he was in tune 'cause his tuner says so, despite the racket from the amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='78110' date='Oct 23 2007, 11:04 AM']I recall hearing a (supposedly true) story of someone returning a guitar tuner to a shop for that reason. He had left it plugged in overnight and the guitar was still out of tune in the morning. [/quote] that is f***ing genius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 i bought 2 the bass distortion and chorus the distortion was pretty good but the chorus wouldnt turn off haha i never opened it to try and fix it tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 i had the bass overdrive, Gain, bass, treble, clean/dry mix and level, did exactly what it said on the tin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumpet_tramp Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I have Grahic EQ it's good for using when slapping live and you don't want to fiddle with amp settings. Overall very impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_89 Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 cheers for replies everyone, just ordered the glx distortion pedal as it came with its recommendation, and seemed to have good reviews elsewhere. appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I personally avoid ringers as they feel cheap and nasty to me, with sound to match in my opinion. Not tried glx tho so gud luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_D Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='77682' date='Oct 22 2007, 10:29 AM']Snip....but I didn't really get on with the tuner pedal .[/quote] +1 Struggles with my E string, god forbid you need to tune a 5 banger! [quote name='rob_89' post='83200' date='Nov 3 2007, 05:38 PM']cheers for replies everyone, just ordered the glx distortion pedal as it came with its recommendation, and seemed to have good reviews elsewhere. appreciated [/quote] Phew, you didnt go for the tuner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='78110' date='Oct 23 2007, 10:04 AM']I recall hearing a (supposedly true) story of someone returning a guitar tuner to a shop for that reason. He had left it plugged in overnight and the guitar was still out of tune in the morning. [/quote] Was it this one? [url="http://www.gizmag.com/go/4951/"]http://www.gizmag.com/go/4951/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 [quote name='bremen' post='88463' date='Nov 14 2007, 03:36 PM']Was it this one? [url="http://www.gizmag.com/go/4951/"]http://www.gizmag.com/go/4951/[/url][/quote] Nope That looks like an overpriced solution looking for a problem if ever I saw one. The first line of that article shows that the writer doesn't know what he's going on about: [quote]"For most people, tuning a guitar takes three to five minutes"[/quote] I can imagine the ribbing I'd give the guitarists in my band if they took several minutes to get in tune. Tuning a 5 string bass using a planet waves SOS tuner takes about 15 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobematt Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I use the behringer distortion, i quite like the sound out of it except recently its started making some perculiar noises when i play low notes. to be honest though I'm just going to replace it rather than buy a more expensive pedal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_89 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 ta for the replies everyone. got the glx overdrive, and if anyones interested, its really quite impressive, so cheers for the advice on that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twentyhertz Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I'd have to add my recommends for GLX as well, fantastic pedals! I did use the Behringer LMB-3 clone for a while, and despite my first one breaking, it wasn't a great heartache shelling out the £15 to replace it! Now I use the GLX version, and despite being £10 more expensive than the Behringer, it's a million times better in terms of build quality. I also had the Behringer "Vintage Phaser" Small Stone ripoff, and it was OK. It's one of the few with a metal casing, but the pots are still circuit mounted rather than attaching to the body, and the switch feels a bit flakey. That said though, it did me quite nicely, but I've replaced it with a real EHX Small Stone now. I also have the tremolo, bass overdrive, Guitar DI and wah wah, but these generally just sorta sit around not getting used a lot at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesemt Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 (edited) I've got one of the sansamp rip offs and its ace. Edited January 11, 2008 by Jamesemt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshbassist Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I have a behringer compressor that's incredibly bad, if the sustain is above 8 o clock it makes LOTS of high frequency noise. I also have a Hellbabe wah, that sucks tone like you wouldn't believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) just to add my tuppence-worth... i've just replaced my behringer pedal tuner with a boss tu-2. i had to put my signal line booster on before the behringer to get it to register a signal in a reasonable amount of time and i found the tuning pretty off. vmmy of cours Edited January 13, 2008 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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