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Topic: Behringer V-Amp Pro |
Bob Martin
From:
Madison Tn
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Posted 29 Mar 2006 7:23 am |
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Hi folks, I recently got a Behringer V-Amp Pro and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this unit as compared to the price. I bought it from a fellow forumite here just to play around with and I was really blown away with the sonic capabilities of this 2 space rack unit.
I was wondering if any of you were using one for steel or guitar? I use mine on guitar, live and recording as well as effects for recording mainly delay and amp/cab emulation.
It has so many different output variables that just about everyone should be happy. These units only sell for 160.00 new so I just can't believe how good they sound for the bucks.
I don't think they sound as good as my Boss GT-8 but on some things it does equal it. The amp/cab/mic emulation is every bit as good as the Boss GT-8 it has more dirty/rock sounding amps and not as many clean as my Boss but over all I think it rocks. What do you guys think? Or does anyone even have one?
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Kevin Lange
From:
Dickson, TN
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Posted 29 Mar 2006 10:15 am
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Bob-
I use a Behringer V-Amp Pro/Bass unit. I have a couple of Behringer compressors that I use on the P.A., and have always liked them. I was attracted to the V-Amp Pro because of my past experience with their products and the price. Like you, I am very pleased with the sound. The other selling point for me, is it has knobs on it. It's nice to be able to change a setting or two without having to scroll through a bunch of menus to do it. There is a ton of things in it that I probably will never begin to use, but all in all a nice unit, with nice features, and a great price.
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Gary Glisson
From:
munford, tn 38058
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Posted 29 Mar 2006 10:40 am
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hi bob; i use a behringer ultra twin gx 212
it kicks i use it with my fender telecaster guitar it sounds great , its loud real loud! when your not playing with amp still on its quiet as a mouse, and it has 99 pre-set effects built in ,its been super i plan on getting the midi foot controller
but for the price they are great amps of course i love my EVANS amp's on steel but then again i guess you could buy about 12 behringers for what the evans cost. hummmm
wounder what 12 amps would sound like all hooked up?
gary
D-10 carter ,2- evans FET 500, hilton digital sustane, fender custom dobro, fender tele[This message was edited by Gary Glisson on 29 March 2006 at 10:42 AM.] |
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William Peters
From:
Effort, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2006 3:08 pm
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I have a V-amp Pro, and my opinion of it is that it is not worth the price. Mine is very noisy, sounds like a thunderstorm in the distance, and there is only one or two amp emulations that are usable.
I was using mine to drive an ART power amp into a pair of 10" bass speakers. It was usable, but just barely. It was not nearly as clean as my tubefex through the same amp and speaker cabs. Also, those knobs are very fragile. I snapped the shaft off one of them just putting the cover on my rack case.
However, its possible that I just got a bad one.
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Bill
http://www.wgpeters.com
Mullen RP SD12U, Carvin SX200C
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Scott Appleton
From:
Ashland, Oregon
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Posted 29 Mar 2006 4:15 pm
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all the Beringer gear is a little suspect .
sort of sonicly underbuilt. You get what you
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 29 Mar 2006 5:13 pm
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| I tried one and compared to the POD XT, it's like the POD XT is a Cadillac and the Behringer is a Chevy |
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Bob Martin
From:
Madison Tn
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Posted 30 Mar 2006 4:56 am
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I will say this about the V-amp pro I normally can jump right in and find a good sound out of an effects unit and make them sound really good. Well with it I finally got a good sound out of it but I had to dig pretty deep and work harder than normal to get that elusive good tone.
I found that most of the cab/amp/mic sims as they come from the factory need a lot of tweaking to make them sound good.
I would agree with Jack's analogy between the Cadillac and Chevy I've seen a lot of Chevys that are just as nice as a Cadillac but not right out of the factory. To make that Chevy look and drive as nice as the Caddy someone had to do a lot of work.
As far as them being noisy I'd say it was probably either hooked up wrong or a bad unit because the interface for hooking up to different setup's is pretty vague and sketchy and I found that I had even hooked it up wrong thinking that it was right but by the way it sounded I knew something had to be wrong.
This unit has several scenarios that you can use to hook it up to different units and it sure does make a big difference if you don't get it right. My manual came in German  so I had a hard time understasnding it until I downloaded a PDF version in english.
I appreciate the input and as usual I can see there are many different view points on this subject. Thanks
Bob |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 30 Mar 2006 9:28 am
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I use a 110 Behringer amp at home for quiet practice and headphone use. It has RCA plugs for CD use as well, so I can put on the phones and play along with instructional courses and other CDs. It cost me about 150 bucks, and you know what? It kicks @#s! It has a Jensen in it, which sounds great. It's loaded with effects, and the reverbs are excellent. It also has a speaker out, which I've tried - that was fine, too.
On the other side of the coin, I used Behringer monitors a few times that were provided by a rental company......they were awful. I think their stuff varies from product to product. |
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