Behringer Review: Bass V-Amp

History:

Purchase: I saw this product in a street press mag for sale as a new product and thought well the price is right $299 AUSTRALIAN dollars (About $100 US) even cheaper after my mate who worked at a music store, gave me a staff discount. (he later got fired for giving staff discounts to mates)

What I Like About This Behringer Bass V-Amp: nothing.

What I Do NOT Like About The Behringer Bass V-Amp: I did some research on the net and all sounded good.....unforetunately when I brought it home it did not sound so good....not as complicated as the V-amp pro was said to be, but not exactly user friendly. It boasts a huge range of player presets from musicians i have never heard and when i used them I wasn't surprised. The effects are so poor quality i found all 125 pretty much useless. there is a terrible 2 second delay when switching effects which makes it pointless for live gigging, the bypass function is very poor quality digital reproduction and there is a lot of white noise/ buzz which makes it not good for recording either.

Behringer Bass V-Amp Quality Rating: not bad...but not good either...plastic case in the shape of a guitar...very corny and obvious trying to hide the simularity to the kidney shaped POD. I was more impressed with the footswitch...metal.

Review Summary: This is a cheap immitation of the LINE 6 POD and belive me that is exactly what it is.. A CHEAP IMMITATION. . My advice, you are better off with a zoom 506 or my old favourite the korg ax1b for that budget. Or save up and buy the BOSS GT 6b ... i just did.

Rating of this Behringer product: 2

This Behringer Bass V-Amp Bass Guitar Accessories Review Submitted By: Dan Freeman (Australia)

Review Date: 2004-02-23