Nice Demo and Review John! I've been using that Behringer Tube Overdrive for about 10yrs now. I paid $23 USD from Sweetwater Sound. It works Great! The Plastic housing is really not that bad it's really sturdy. I feel the Pedal sounds like a TS 808 but can be made to sound more fuller if you want. I've had NO problems with mine at all and it's still cookin'. I more recently replaced it with an Earth Quaker Plumes but still go back to it once in a while and it now resides in my Studio. Nice to pick it up, through it in my Guitar Case and head to a Rehearsal. I still use it LIVE every now and again, Love the sound of it. Please keep up the Good Work and Cheers from Salem, Ohio US.
Will be getting my Behringer Klon, Fuzz Bender and Univibe soon. I don’t throw my pedals around or jump on them so the plastic isn’t an issue for me. As a Mechanic , have you ever tried breaking plastic, it’s some tuff stuff these days. If we don’t have issues cloning amps with Tonex ,QC or Kemper, why are we so worked up over Behringer? 🤷♂️
Their version of the Tube Screamer has been on my board for at least 5 years and it's not going to be replaced anytime soon. It's withstood many, many gigs, jams, practices and home use and it's a fundamental part of my sound. Rugged and reliable, it stacks with all my other drives as I need it to.
Those behringer pedals are great for home use or for budget or beginner players. I would have loved a bunch of $30 pedals 30 years ago I would only gig one if I was going to leave it on
Ive used/been using some behringer pedals. they're definitely worth trying. Wouldn't want to rely on them, but if you want to try something different, they're worth giving a shot.
I like Behringer stuff and have several of their pedals, as well as 2 of their V-tone analog modeling amps and a couple of their (12ax7) microphone pre-amps. It's the pre-amps that I use at the amp input spot on my signal chain, that actually give me the edge of breakup range I like. So this Vintang Tube Overdrive I use mainly as a boost and don't set the drive beyond 1/2 most of the time. With that combination, my amps, whether tube or solid state, are set as CLEAN foundations/platforms.
I have tried a few Behringers and have allways been pleasently surprised. If they just repacked them in a more robust case I would have no problem at all with them.
Behringer are doing some great work especially in the synth world. Whether with clones or their own designs. I only have one pedal though and that is the dimension c clone which they don’t make anymore. In stereo it sounds fantastic.
I need to add that I encourage players who can't play at high volumes but want all the "interaction" you can have with your guitar's volume, and your attack on the strings, to try one of Behringer's mic pre-amps, like the "Tube ultragain mic 100". Velcro it to the top of your amp with a patch chord from it's output into the amp input, turn down your amp and then plug your pedal board into the pre-amp, Obviously you don't want to just max out the gain and volume, but play around with it. I set it up so the clipping starts to show with my guitar volume at about 2/3, and then gets dirtier as you turn up the guitar. I run my amps at 3-4 on the master volume. You'll have to lay back the settings on your pedals a bit, to balance things out. Welcome to my "old school" secret.
Behringer is making fantastic pedals, most of them sound even better than their originals that cost 5x the price. The only part they are cutting down is the cheap plastic construction which is totally fine if you playing in a studio or home. And if you're going to gig them, damn you can buy 3 of them and have 2 backups and still save tons of money.
I got it's predecessor, the Behringer Tube Overdrive TO100, for 10 bucks, new from Musicians Friend some years back. It's still not the cheapest overdrive I ever got. That distinction goes to the Gihubo GH-22 Overdrive Pedal True Bypass that my wife picked up for me on one of her discount store journeys for $1. It has flamingoes on it.
I have thet Behringer in addition to their EQ and SuperFuzz models. They are an absolute steal at $20-$30, as are some of the TC Electronics pedals (Behringer owned) that recent went on sale for $29+ USD. I do agree that the Gritador has a more immediate and direct sound with more headroom likely due to component specifics. The Behringers tend to have SMD components that makes modding much harder though not impossible, so they could be upgraded. Their EQ appears to be noisy although it would be good to have a head to head comparison with its Boss equivalent (GE-7); not sure if the unshielded plastic enclosure contributes to this.
Build quality and tone quality are two different things. It seems like people often forget that. After all, why wouldn't a Behringer sound good? It's hardly a mystery how to make an overdrive pedal.
The sound great, but after my second use, the jack connector on one side went loose, and fell inside the pedal. I’ll fix it one day but I have a real TS available and just went back to that.
Behringer is great for occasional use, sound ok, but will fall apart quicker than a Boss or Ibanez if used a lot. I speak from experience. This includes other brands like Joyo. Off tangent, but in my 40+ years of gigging I have owned Cunetto Relic Strats, JV Squier Strats, Roadworn Strats etc. I recently played a friend’s Harley Benton which he landed in Canada (not the fucking 51st State 🤬) for $350. It plays brilliantly. Perhaps we have been overpaying for a while. This is a golden age for value on some things guitar.
I love cheap pedals. I am never going to drop serious money on them, as i mostly play acoustic and just wouldnt get value. but spending £20-30 on something like this means I get to mess around in the living room. Its a case of this or nothing really, as spending hunnerds on pedals just isnt an option. And they don't sound half bad. When I'm playing with them the limit is my talent, and not the pedal itself, which is exactly what I'm looking for. If they liked the sound, someone who is actually a good player could use them in basically any setting and noone other than maybe a half dozen of the worlds biggest gear nerds could tell.
While some complaints with Behringer I take no issue with, I get really tired of all the heat without light. People who know nothing about IP law complain about Behringer is infringing IP law when they aren't. People claiming Behringer "announced" or "promised" something when they've explicitly said "we're not promising anything". People who know nothing about what it takes to "clone" a device talking about it as if it is trivial. Even things like people misrepresenting Roger Linn's situation or what he actually said about Behringer's LmDrum.
Behringer GDI21 - bought it cos it has an XLR out. Atrocious pedal. 15 years later I can get an almost OK sound out of it. VD400, rather good but loses some top end. UV300, good too, loses some top end. Both these pedals are good if you want to take the edge off your tone. SF300, I play mostly single coils so a boost is needed to get the fuzz to work!!! (Maybe I should put the GDI21 in front of it?) This has a clean boost mode and it's fantastic. Yeah, they're plastic but they seem solid enough.
You’ve got the give Behringer credit for bringing good sounding gear to the most modest of budgets.
Nice Demo and Review John! I've been using that Behringer Tube Overdrive for about 10yrs now. I paid $23 USD from Sweetwater Sound. It works Great! The Plastic housing is really not that bad it's really sturdy. I feel the Pedal sounds like a TS 808 but can be made to sound more fuller if you want. I've had NO problems with mine at all and it's still cookin'. I more recently replaced it with an Earth Quaker Plumes but still go back to it once in a while and it now resides in my Studio. Nice to pick it up, through it in my Guitar Case and head to a Rehearsal. I still use it LIVE every now and again, Love the sound of it. Please keep up the Good Work and Cheers from Salem, Ohio US.
Will be getting my Behringer Klon, Fuzz Bender and Univibe soon. I don’t throw my pedals around or jump on them so the plastic isn’t an issue for me. As a Mechanic , have you ever tried breaking plastic, it’s some tuff stuff these days. If we don’t have issues cloning amps with Tonex ,QC or Kemper, why are we so worked up over Behringer? 🤷♂️
Their version of the Tube Screamer has been on my board for at least 5 years and it's not going to be replaced anytime soon. It's withstood many, many gigs, jams, practices and home use and it's a fundamental part of my sound. Rugged and reliable, it stacks with all my other drives as I need it to.
Those behringer pedals are great for home use or for budget or beginner players. I would have loved a bunch of $30 pedals 30 years ago
I would only gig one if I was going to leave it on
I've played and gigged a Behringer Vintage Distirtion VD1 on and off for years...same with the Behringer Vintage Delay VD400. No issues ever.
Ive used/been using some behringer pedals. they're definitely worth trying. Wouldn't want to rely on them, but if you want to try something different, they're worth giving a shot.
I like Behringer stuff and have several of their pedals, as well as 2 of their V-tone analog modeling amps and a couple of their (12ax7) microphone pre-amps. It's the pre-amps that I use at the amp input spot on my signal chain, that actually give me the edge of breakup range I like. So this Vintang Tube Overdrive I use mainly as a boost and don't set the drive beyond 1/2 most of the time. With that combination, my amps, whether tube or solid state, are set as CLEAN foundations/platforms.
I have tried a few Behringers and have allways been pleasently surprised. If they just repacked them in a more robust case I would have no problem at all with them.
Behringer are doing some great work especially in the synth world. Whether with clones or their own designs. I only have one pedal though and that is the dimension c clone which they don’t make anymore. In stereo it sounds fantastic.
Sounds great as usual man! Thanks for sharing.
I need to add that I encourage players who can't play at high volumes but want all the "interaction" you can have with your guitar's volume, and your attack on the strings, to try one of Behringer's mic pre-amps, like the "Tube ultragain mic 100". Velcro it to the top of your amp with a patch chord from it's output into the amp input, turn down your amp and then plug your pedal board into the pre-amp, Obviously you don't want to just max out the gain and volume, but play around with it. I set it up so the clipping starts to show with my guitar volume at about 2/3, and then gets dirtier as you turn up the guitar. I run my amps at 3-4 on the master volume. You'll have to lay back the settings on your pedals a bit, to balance things out. Welcome to my "old school" secret.
My pedal board is all Behringer. Play at home so plastic casing not a problem
Behringer is making fantastic pedals, most of them sound even better than their originals that cost 5x the price. The only part they are cutting down is the cheap plastic construction which is totally fine if you playing in a studio or home. And if you're going to gig them, damn you can buy 3 of them and have 2 backups and still save tons of money.
I got it's predecessor, the Behringer Tube Overdrive TO100, for 10 bucks, new from Musicians Friend some years back. It's still not the cheapest overdrive I ever got. That distinction goes to the Gihubo GH-22 Overdrive Pedal True Bypass that my wife picked up for me on one of her discount store journeys for $1. It has flamingoes on it.
I have thet Behringer in addition to their EQ and SuperFuzz models. They are an absolute steal at $20-$30, as are some of the TC Electronics pedals (Behringer owned) that recent went on sale for $29+ USD. I do agree that the Gritador has a more immediate and direct sound with more headroom likely due to component specifics. The Behringers tend to have SMD components that makes modding much harder though not impossible, so they could be upgraded. Their EQ appears to be noisy although it would be good to have a head to head comparison with its Boss equivalent (GE-7); not sure if the unshielded plastic enclosure contributes to this.
when a pedai can be produced, packaged, shipped to amazon and then delivered for £22, how much does it cost to make? 50p?
Very subtle OD😀
Build quality and tone quality are two different things. It seems like people often forget that. After all, why wouldn't a Behringer sound good? It's hardly a mystery how to make an overdrive pedal.
The sound great, but after my second use, the jack connector on one side went loose, and fell inside the pedal. I’ll fix it one day but I have a real TS available and just went back to that.
Only one Ive had a - result from is the sub octave pedal. Tis a wompwomp.
Analog delay is also great sounding. The Behringer analog pedals are mostly good, avoid the digital ones.
Both sound great and very similar if not the same
I don’t know technically what it means, but somehow the Gritador does sound “chewier”?
No offense to the Gritador, but Boutique would be something like a Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive.
Behringer is great for occasional use, sound ok, but will fall apart quicker than a Boss or Ibanez if used a lot. I speak from experience. This includes other brands like Joyo. Off tangent, but in my 40+ years of gigging I have owned Cunetto Relic Strats, JV Squier Strats, Roadworn Strats etc. I recently played a friend’s Harley Benton which he landed in Canada (not the fucking 51st State 🤬) for $350. It plays brilliantly. Perhaps we have been overpaying for a while. This is a golden age for value on some things guitar.
Behringer is the Borg
I love cheap pedals. I am never going to drop serious money on them, as i mostly play acoustic and just wouldnt get value. but spending £20-30 on something like this means I get to mess around in the living room. Its a case of this or nothing really, as spending hunnerds on pedals just isnt an option.
And they don't sound half bad. When I'm playing with them the limit is my talent, and not the pedal itself, which is exactly what I'm looking for. If they liked the sound, someone who is actually a good player could use them in basically any setting and noone other than maybe a half dozen of the worlds biggest gear nerds could tell.
While some complaints with Behringer I take no issue with, I get really tired of all the heat without light. People who know nothing about IP law complain about Behringer is infringing IP law when they aren't. People claiming Behringer "announced" or "promised" something when they've explicitly said "we're not promising anything". People who know nothing about what it takes to "clone" a device talking about it as if it is trivial. Even things like people misrepresenting Roger Linn's situation or what he actually said about Behringer's LmDrum.
Yeah but 90% of your tone is in your slippers.
Behringer GDI21 - bought it cos it has an XLR out. Atrocious pedal. 15 years later I can get an almost OK sound out of it.
VD400, rather good but loses some top end.
UV300, good too, loses some top end.
Both these pedals are good if you want to take the edge off your tone.
SF300, I play mostly single coils so a boost is needed to get the fuzz to work!!! (Maybe I should put the GDI21 in front of it?) This has a clean boost mode and it's fantastic.
Yeah, they're plastic but they seem solid enough.
literally
The only reason why cheaper pedals get no love is because the cork sniffers think higher price = better product aka (You, Rhett, Mythos pedal man etc)
Electronic components arent magic. Even the most expensive pedal only has a fiver worth of parts in it.