Behringer BX1200 112 Bass Combo

120 watts, 1 12" speaker, 2 channels (footswitchable, footswitch included), Ultrabass sub-octave generator, Dynamizer which probably is a limiter, 4 band EQ, line in, headphone out, speaker out, more. Great set of features for the price.

The amp sounds reasonably good for the price. Its a little weak on low-end and breaks up far too easily when you crank the volume. In my experience it really was only loud enough for practicing and very quiet rehearsals (drummer better be using brushes!).

Ugh. Brought it to a louder rehearsal, cranked it up a bit, and the thing just died. Started working the next day (I guess after it cooled off a bit) but that was all I could take. I sold it within a month.

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I would never replace this thing. If I wanted a "practice only" amp (thats all its good for) I would buy something cheaper and smaller. The deal-breaker for me is simply the reliability - you can't turn it up much at all before it either distorts or shuts down.

Made in September 2003, bought new. Great features, it has anything you would expect from an amp at this or even twice its price range.Front panel features 2 channels - channel 1 can be used for rhythm, channel 2 comes with a SHAPE filter, great for solos - 4 band equalizer,ULTRABASS switch and knob, volume and two inputs for passive and active. Back panel features XLR out, effects loop, tape in & out, tuner out and speaker out for driving external speakers (not together with the built-in speaker). The amp comes with a 12 inch aluminium cone speaker, which is great for modern sounds, but adds too much treble, so it may not be good if you want to achieve a darker sound. It also has a footswitch for switching the channels and turning on/off the Ultrabass feature. I bought the amp basically for home practising, recording and rehearsals and for this job, the amp is ok. It can also be used for small gigs as a monitor, sending the signal from the XLR to the PA System.I wouldn't consider buying this amp for anything more than that.

Sound is not really a problem but when compared with amps like the Hartke Kickback 12 or Ampeg BA112, it is clear enough why this amp costs much less than other amps in this category.I would consider as problem the fact that it sounds good only at high volumes, but even then the sound is not something to die for. I often use my headphones when practising at home in order to get a decent sound and not disturb the neighbourhood.I also feel that volume changes from 6 and up do not affect the volume level at all. I do not think that it is loud enough for a 120W amp, but it is ok for its intended use.It also seems that it can handle high volume levels without distorting the sound.Channel 2 has a SHAPE filter which can seriously improve the overall sound of the amp and get some nice sounds for solos. The Ultrabass feature is not that usefull but I found that you can get some nice effects when playing in higher notes, not good for rhythm though.The overall feel is that when used at high volumes, in a rehearsal or small gig, you can get some nice, modern and growly sounds, good slap sounds, but not something special.

I use this amp only for home practising and rehearsals, so I don't know if it can stand up for a gig. It seems well constructed and reliable although the front panel knobs are cheapy and could be easily damaged, so use with care.

Don't know, never dealed with them.

Good for small gigs and rehearsals, not so good for home practising, unless you live alone in a forest and you can turn the volume up, without giving nightmares to your neighbours. If lost or stolen, I would probably save a little more money and buy a Hartke or Ampeg.

I bought it new so it was probably made in 2003.
I play on two of these, one I have at home that I use for gigs with my band and for choir practice and gigs. the other one is at church and I play it during practice and services there.
Sometimes I play through a PA and sometimes I don't, it works in both situations. of course if you're playing in a big venue you definitly need a PA. But for what I do it has enough power and it's suitable for all the styles that I play.
The tiltback design is very convenient. The Ultrabass is a fun, it works best when you're playing high notes. I hardly ever use it though, just for fun every now and then.
I always use channel 2 because I like the tone shaping. I could do without channel 1, but it could be used to push up the volume if you're doing a bass solo during a gig.
The sound engineers at gigs often find the XLR line-out very convenient.
I like to keep it simple so I don't need any more features than this.

I've played it with an Ibanez GSR200 and a Mexican Fender Jazz Bass, both fingered and picked. I mostly play punkrock and pop (worship) music.
It sounds pretty good, I can't get the exact sound out of it that I want but I can get a good sound. It has a kind of typical sound, of course you can tweak it with the EQ but in some way it still stays the same. It has a punchy sound, probably because of the aluminium speaker. I find that it sounds better at a high volume at gigs.
It stays clean at all volumes (at least at the volumes that I've played it, which is pretty loud). It gets noisy sometimes but I think that's because of the basses that I use.

One or two times when I plugged in my bass and started playing hardly any sound came out. Then later when I tried it out again it seemed like nothing had happened and it sounded great again. This has happened with both the amps that I use but that was like half a year ago and I haven't had problems ever since. So that's pretty weird.. other than that it always works fine and it seems to be built very well

Haven't dealt with them

I've been playing guitar for about about 6 years and bass for about 4 years. I've played through other amps but this is the my first own bassamp.
If it got stolen I'd either buy another one or save up for an Ampeg head + cabinet, but I'm planning on doing that anyway.
Overall it's a decent amp, but for this price it's an excellent choice. If you don't have too much cash to spend and you're looking for a portable amp that you can use both at home and for gigs, this is your amp!!

I think there are enough reviews for you to pick up the features, but for the record I like the versitility of it.

I'm using( or rather, was using) a Hamer short scale into a big muff into a DOD flanger to the BX1200. I play all over the musical spectrum and this amp does it all fine. No, it doesn't have "Ampeg tone" But it also doesn't have the Ampeg pricetag. Obviously this amp is only 1 12" but you can use it to power larger amps, that maybe don't have great tone on their own(Crate anyone?)

Now here's the issue. Sitting in my room, playing with my headphones on, I go to get a new battery for my flanger. Turn everything off, go get the battery, come back, flip the power0 switch... and nothing happens. The amp literally died right then, and has failed to turn back on. The only warning sign I had was when I flipped the power switch and the power flickered, this happened a maximum of two times, which is two times too many in my book.

After my third unreplied-to email sent to Behringer, I'm beginning to think along the lines of "Screw the warrenty, I can probably fix this." Their invisible, if they are real people.

I really like this amp, its nice and versitile enough so that I can get the sound I want regardless of who I'm playing with( This ranges from acousta-rock like Alice In Chains unplugged or Eyes Adrift to Pantara/Nu-Metal to Nirvana style Grunge and lastly RATM style funk(?) Yeah, my jam-mates all listen to different stuff). I could even dig up a "signature" sound, which I think fit my playing really well. Too bad its got miserable reliability, otherwise I'd recommend this amp to everyone I know.

I read the reviews about this amp and I agree with one of the authors: most of them are not fair. It is stupidity to use such a small amp at big events and then complain about lacking power.This is a workstation for home or studio applications, a monitor amp for big stages (look at the shape!) or a stage amp for small (and silent) gigs.I have two of these and I am using them for 1,5 years.One for work (hotel bars,restaurants) and one for home.Especially as a practice tool it is very versatile.You can plug in a keyboard or drum machine over the stereo tape in,practice at night with headphones without driving your neighbours crazy,connect the amp directly to your PC through the stereo tape out connection,you can mix the input signals of the bass input and tape input with the gain and master volume controls,send the bass signal over the DI out to the mixing console,you can connect a tuner to the dedicated output and silent-tune on stage by turning down the gain,you can plug in two basses at the same time (great if you give lessons),etc. etc. There are countless variations.....I didn't use any amp with so many features.

I am using two Yamaha TRBs,one 5- and one 6-string and a fretless 5-string.They all work well with this amp.The eq. section is versatile.The shape filter makes big differences in sound,you can adapt different kind of basses to the amp.I found that the 5-srting sounds best with the filter at 8,while the 6-string sounds better with higher filter settings.My fretless sounds best with the filter bypassed.The amp is very silent.I like the sounds of the amp.It is totally sufficient for me.The ultrabass function works best with the amp connected to a PA system with subwoofers.Try it,it's shaking!!!

Yes,I think this amp is dependable.I have two of them and the only problem I had in the past 1,5 years was a broken speaker jack which I replaced myself within ten minutes!On stage I am using the amp at gain 8 and master 10 4-5 hours a night.I never had problems.

I wrote to Behringer,because the amp had a mysterious...well I don't want to say defect,I don't know what it was.At the hotel the amp was producing a terrible hum when the Ultrabass function was switched on.But outside the hotel the amp was absolutely noisefree.I couldn't find out what it was.Since I quit the hotel job the problem is gone.The guys at Behringer were confused about the strange problem and couldn't figure out what it might have been,but at least they replied all my mails and tried to help (I contacted directly Behringer Germany).Since the amp is working well now,I think the problem was caused by the elctrical system of the hotel, I don't know...

Once again: this amp is ideal for home use or for small gigs.Don't think of it as a big stage amp.I think it is loud enough, sounds nice and has many features other amps don't have.I'm happy with my Ultrabasses.

120watt @ 4ohm
12inch speaker
Kickback cabinet
Master volume
2 channels with seperate gain and shared 4band EQ
Shape function
Ultrabass function
Passiva and Active input
Best I could get at this price.

I'm used to playing Heavy rock/metal with clean bass.
This amp sounds absolutely great with my OLP Stingray5. Crispy clean and punchy.
The volume this tiny 120watt 12inch amp can pump out is astounding. No distortion, no clipping. Everything clearly defined. On stage, practice and even at home (at bedroom volume)
I've seen people laugh at me for bringing such a tiny amp up on stage and afterwards congratulate me on the great sound. And I'm using it at about 50% of it's maximum volume.
I have a halfstack (Behringer3000T + Hartke 410XL) and I keep using this tiny amp for indoor gigs with PA because I just don't need more volume.
Shape and ultrabass are both great functions but I don't use them at all. I mostly use the second channel for a volumeboos whenever I do solo's.

Beware tho: Ampeg lovers and people who like 'warm' 'wooly' tones should not get this amp. The aluminium cone speaker has a really strong direct attack which is great for clearly defined clean bass playing and slapping but a bit less for those really old songs (led zeppelin) or heavy distorted sounds.

All the knobs feel a bit wobly at first but so far the entire thing has held up greatly under the abuse I put it through.
Gigged it multiple times without backup and will continue to do so.
And after nearly a year of constantly lugging it around (practice, home, gig's) in less than optimal environments (damp, cold, hot, etc, etc, etc) this thing hasnt failed me yet

Didn't need the their support so far.
(reliability is great)

I've been playing nearly 2.5 years guitar and a year bass.
This thing has been my workhorse on bass all this time and if it got stolen I WILL replace it. Low price, high volume, great sound, kickback (monitor). The only bad thing about it is weight. It's a real backbreaker. Other than that it's super.
I compared it to a Hartke kickback 12 and later a Hartke kickback15 and both didn't compare to this amp in Sound and Features. Price/Quality was HEAVILY in favor of the BX1200 (quality alone was in favor of the BX1200)

Great amp! 120 watts of pure power in a small cabinet; a wonderful 12'' aluminium cone; 4 bands equalizer, ultrabass function, 2 channels, a lot of outputs... just for 300? here in Italy!!!

I've bought this amp few days ago, i've tried it with my mexican fender jazz bass...I play rock, from brit-rock to hard core rock, and i found out that this amp could cover the entire range of styles that i want to play...it's easy to find out the right eq, and by using the two channels you can use one with higher gain for the bass solos....it's even a great guitar amp if u play stoner rock or cross-over...you can connect the Ultrabass and normal guitar amp to cover all the frequencies, mainly the low frequencies... but let's talk of it as a BASS amp!! the shape function is great and adds a great tone to the sound; on the other hand, i think that the ultrabass function is quite useless if the knob is turned over the 4...it adds an octave below the normal sound that came out with a sort of delay...if you turn the knob below the 4, the sound is more loud, and it could be a nice thing... you've just to find out what it's good for you!!

The amp is very hard, and you would never think it is so heavy!!! i think it's heavier than my Crate 212 GTX (two cones for guitar)... Maybe it will never break down by hits or something... I don't know if INSIDE is so reliable, but i completely trust Behringer for his reliability... I will use it for my gigs without a backup...it will be my main amp for a long time

Nothing to say, i've got 3 user's manual (one in french, one in english and one in german), warranty, a small book with all behringer products and even 2 stickers!! I LOVE STICKERS!! GREAT! 10 just for the stickers ^____^

I've been playing bass for 2 years, guitar for 5... I use this amp with a GallienKrueger distortion pedal and it just ROCKS... i will buy it again right now if it were stolen, i love the sound and the only thing i hate is the weight...i have to congratulate behringer

An update: 18 months on, this amp has never failed.
Only at an outdoor gig did I find it lacking.

Easy to get a good smooth tone, with 'shape' cranked up and other EQ not far off flat. At v. high volumes, the Dynamizer (compressor) kicks in and you lose any subtlety of playing. Let's face it, this is not a Trace Elliot 4x10.

Like I say, very reliable in my case.

Never needed to get service.

When I bought it, there was no competetion with this spec at this price. Now, I might look at the Laney offering, too.

Two Channel 120 watt bass amp with a 12 inch aluminum cone speaker.
The Dynamizer feature works well. It keeps the amp from clipping at high volumes. The octave effect is okay if used sparingly. For a 120 watt 12 it sure packs a punch. Ive played an outdoor gig with this for about 50 people and my bass was louder than the guitars. I do wish Behringer would make a 1X15 combo at 200 watts however.

I play a Peavey Millenium BXP and a Squire Jazz through this amp, and both basses sound like themselves. I play classic rock and Christian music and the Behringer covers both well. With the shape switch and active EQ I could get just about any sound out there. I never had to put this amp up full throttle, 50% is the most I ever used when gigging. I did turn it all the way up once and the distortion was minimal. Wish they made a 200 watt 1x15.

Never had a problem. Never took a backup. Had it for 6 Months.

Never had to deal with them. But I heard they are really terrible to deal with as far as warranties are concerned.

I'd probably get another if this was lost or stolen but I would use it for practice and smaller gigs. Not because it isn't loud enough, but I opt rather for a 150 to 200 watter with a 15 in. speaker.
If Behringer would ever make something like that I would buy it.

features include 12" speaker, 120w, two inputs, shape function, bass suboctave feature called ULTRABASS (NOT DYNAMIZER THAT IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THING), dynamizer whichkind of acts like the opposite of a limiter i think and a bunch of i/o things. pretty damn good for the price.

im using a squier p-bass special V which is a wiggy 5 string. it comes out really clean through the amp and the shape function gices it the very modern snappy tone. i use the two channels as one channel for playing finger and the other pick and slap(shape). the ultrabass is nifty once in a while but overused is a real nuisance. like someone said, dont buy it for that specifically. the 12" speaker pushes but not well enough for larger gigs. smaller crowds like less than 90 people will pushing it for this amp. its not very noisy and i dont hear the clicks everyone is talking about when i switch channels. the one thing that is annoying though is that it tops out around 7 when the knob goes up to 12. 8-12 just produces the same volume with a minor amount of increasing distortion which may be for some people but not for me.

this amp has not failed me a single time. the only slight problem i ever had with this was that the one of the pots got a little loose but i twisted it and it was a kwik fix

never had to deal

overall this is a pretty reliable amp. it is a fantastic small gig amp and it can defintely perform for most applications. the only thing is i traded mine in for credit towards a peavey head and cab so it could push out more sound than through one 12" speaker. overall this was a great 2nd amp for me and ive been playing a little over a year. just wish it had a bigger speaker.

this is a solid state 120 watt bass combo with a 12" alluminum driver and kick back designe. this amp has 2 seprate chanels footswichable with indisual gain controll and the 2nd channel has a shape controll (mid sweep.) There is a 4 ban eq, a subharmonic effect(like an activar), and a master volume .

A been playing guitar for over 15 years, but only had a bass rig for 6 months....I play a Ibanez grs 200 straight into the amp....

it sounds great, I played through equivilent amps in the store (peavey, harkey, fender) I thought this one sounded the best and it was the cheapest. the subharmonic effect is not useful, but nice to mess around with some times. I use it to practice with a band, we play loud and I never turn this up past half way (I am using a wireless system that may step-up the gain a bit)

I have never had a problem with this amp, but the pots and inputs/outputs are cheap and may break....others have complained. I am hopeful that I won't have any problems.

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this thing sounds good has plenty of gain and is compact and easy to use.....unless it breaks premuturly I would definatly buy it again.

This little Combo has a lot of features. Too many for the price. These things go together. The amp is very versitile, it has a worthwhile channel switch and I use the Ultrabass function every night I use it. It needs a ground lift but as yet I haven't had a noise issue. It could be a bit louder but for most applications it's enough. I bought the amp new from Zzounds only 4 monthes ago.

The over all sound quality is very good considering that the 12" driver doesn't reproduce truelly thumping bass, the preamp out will provide this to your mixer. It serves very well as a preamp to the board and you should think of the speaker as a monitor, not the sound the crowd will hear. The two channels are identical if the Shape function is "out" so I'm not sure the point of being able to disable it as this is the best feature of the whole amp. THe Ultrabass feature is useful but must be carefully balanced. Nice flexibility.

Here's the problem. THis amp is NOT ROAD WORTHY. End of Subject. I've had mine 4 Months and the Master Volume pot has completely crapped out. I had to see what this thing is made of and there's hardly anything in the chassis. All the pots are little surface mount garbage, the jacks are not much better and the opamps and power amp are basically the same thing as in a CAR RADIO! There is a monster heatsink inside and a power tranformer that looks very nice but if the parts that move die this easily then the unit is still crap. It will serve as a workstation or for practices but I can't trust this to hold up at a gig. Buy a G&K or H&K if your going to gig. Remember the quality is directly related to price.

I called Behringer USA four times and sent out two emails. The man in charge of warranty RA's was never available, talking with someone else or away from desk. He did try to return my call twice while I was at work even after I L.M. about work schedule. A tech replied to one email about ten days later and provided me with a source for a replacement part to do the work myself, I had asked specifically for this info. So on one hand I couldn't send it in for warranty repair but I could find out how to buy the part myself and replace it MYSELF. Remember it's only 4 months old and under warranty.

It's a decent value unit if you have no failures with the absolutely CHEAP ASS PARTS they build these things out of. I WILL NOT BUY ANY OTHER BEHRINGER PRODUCTS!
IF BEHRINGER WISHES TO STAY IN THIS MARKET THEY BETTER DECIDE THAT A MORE EXPENSIVE PRODUCT THAT SELLS FEWER UNITS IS FAR BETTER THEN REVEIWS LIKE THE ONE I'M LEAVING.

1 by 12 combo amp. metal cone. 120 watts RMS. 2 channel. 3 band EQ. Balanced output. About 45 pounds.

I play professionally in a variety of formats (mostly jazz, and some blues and country). I play primarily upright bass though occasionally fretless 4 string. For me, this amp has worked out great. I had an old GK that I played with for many years without problem. It finally went to amp heaven at a gig, and I decided to look around before just getting another. My primary requirments were that it was manageable to carry, sounded decent, and had a balanced out. This amp has all that.

For smaller clubs or restaraunt gigs, I can just plug it in and play. The EQ is adequate enough to get "my sound" in whatever room I happen to be in. It s plenty loud. For larger stages, hotel functions, or outdoor festivals, I actually put it in front of me to use as a personal monitor and just feed the balanced out to the house P.A. and I m all set.

For what I need, this amp is great, and for $250, I don't have to worry about it too hard. If it were ever stolen, it's easily replaceable.

There is an odd "dynamizer" feature that I never use that sounds like an octave pedal. A chorus would have been more useeful for me, but i guess you cant have everything...

I play mostly jazz, blues, country, etc... I really dont usually use a lot of effects, and just want my sound to be as close to the acoustic sound as I can get. The behringer is fine. It sounds like my bass, just louder. The EQ can be very helpful in funny rooms.

Compared to my old GK, the sound is a little warmer. Of course GK has a rep for sounding so clean as to be a little sterile.

It is not the loudest amp in the world, but like I said before... It s great for small clubs and restaraunts and if you are playing a real large room, in all likelihood you will just be feeding the house P.A. a direct signal anyway.

I havent had it for too long. I have been gigging 4 an 5 nights a week with it for about 6 months and it seems fine. I m just crossing my fingers that it s ready for the long haul.

The only problem I ve ever had was this. One night I was playing a fairly large stage at one of the casinos using the amp as a monitor and feeding the house. For some reason the speaker on the amp wasnt working. When the sound guy checked it out, he realized he had phantom power on the line going into the direct out of the amp. When he turned it off at the board, the speaker on the amp kicked back in. It was odd. The direct out signal wasnt affected. Just the speaker. I dont know if this is a design flaw, or an abberation or what. I mean to have it looked at but havent found the time yet. It was not a big deal, but thought I should mention it.

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If it were lost or stolen, I figure I d get another. At $250, how can you go wrong? I do this it would have been nice to have a chorus on it, rather than the octave effect. In general, however, I m very happy with it. Considering that the GK I was looking at was about 3 times the price (although admittedly about 20 pounds lighter) I feel like it s a great deal.

Bought new from Musicians friend. Features i wanted, including the XLR Direct output, high watt rating, and 12 inch aluminum cone speaker. needed a back up to my Hartke Kickback amp, figured this was reverse engineered, but that was a big mistake. I do like the RCA Inputs for CD player on the amp. Ultrabass is ultra lame.

THis is where the problem comes in to play, on paper the amp looks perfect, lots of power and features, but in reality, the amp is very touchy (like all behringer products) I don't know why but this 120 watt amp sounds like a 50 watt amp, no real bottom end, and no dynamics to the sound. Very poor quality sound for bass. I use it now as a monitor for my drummers V-Drums.

Been reliable, again my only problem is that the amp doesn't seem to throw the power as it is 'speced' for. very weak amp.

never dealt with the company, if you need a cheap amp this will do, if you can wait, save your bucks for a better amp, you;ll be glad you did.

works, but again, not sure why sounds so poor.

The little BX1200 is my first bass amp purchase in many years. I am in love with the little rascal.

The very useful outputs, the excursion of the tone controls and the compact size/low weight all add up to a nice little practice amp that can double as a primary amp in small venues, with the help of an additional, larger speaker enclosure.

I play everything from a four and five string OLP bass to a Precision Bass with flatwound strings through the little amp without a problem. It sounds great and it is hard to believe that there is only a little 12" speaker doing all of the work.

The tone controls have more than enough swing to suit my needs.

I have not owned this amp long enough to make a meaningful evaluation, but so far, so good.

I have not had reason to use this service.

For the price and its intended use, I feel it is a great little amp.

Those complaining about too little power should realize that any twelve inch bass speaker capable of efficiently utilizing 120 watts RMS of power would cost more than the price of the entire amp.

I own two of these, both made in 2002. This amp is not for primary sound generation on stage, it simply does not have the power. However if you are an old goat like me, run it through the main PA (it has an excellent XLR out) and use it as a monitor, it's awesome! I agree with previous comments about the ultra bass feature. A chorus would have been nicer. Both of my amps are used on stage with our Church worship team. I play two 5 string basses and was pleasantly surprized that it could handle the "B" string, which is unusual for a 12" speaker. Having two channels is a plus for goosing up the sound level for solos.

We play anything from orchestral, rock, jazz and regge. This amp has a nice punchy sound that helps to distinguish from the other instruments. I have found the amp to be very quiet, especialy the XLR out which is very important in my application. If it is driven too much it will clip. I sometimes use a compression pedal with it. (Ibanez bass only)

I have two because one died on me when it was 6 month old. I like this amp so I had no problem buying a second one. Flaws happen no matter what you buy, so I just take it in stride. I have other Behringer equipment and have found it to be a very reliable brand.

This is where the rubber meets the road. When my amp died, I contacted Behringer through thier website. I had a resonse within two days. The repair center was in New York (about 120 miles from me) and they took only a week to repair it.

I have been playing bass for 22 years. My main axe is a Ken Smith Burner series which sounds good no matter what you play it through. My backup is an Ibaneze 820 both are 5 string basses. I like that this amp takes up very little floor space and yet still gets the job done. This amp sounds as good as amps costing twice as much. The handle placement leaves a lot to be desired, so I would have second thoughts about using it if I had a lot of one night stands or at least a good hand truck. When using the XLR out be sure the phantom power on your board is off. It turns the speaker off.

Check the site (behringer.com) or the other reviews.

I have to admit I run through 2 preamps before this EQ does anything- the on-board EQ on my bass and my ZOOM 506II. I think that because Behringer is new to the bass amplifying market- you need to give them a little slack with early productions. On the other hand, the later models like mine is defintely an improvement to what I've read here. I can get a fair bit of tonal variation- although parametric EQ's are always limited. It's pretty clean with a little bit of noise. The Ultrabass and Dynamizer really add that extra growl and punch- something that I've become a fan of.

Haven't had any of the problems mentioned. It only exists as a practice, small (at times acoustic) gigs. I've only gigged with it onces though at a cafe, and it was fine. The thing is, I'm addicted to my SWR sound so I always manage to use that rig :)

Overall this amp will never cut it as a gigging rig. Despite the 120watts... 12 inches of aluminium cone is and will never be enough to move some serious air. It's unfortunate that you can't use an extension speaker (without eliminating the internal)... but I'd have to say, get this amp only if you want to grow out of your practice amp on a budget or just for small gigging. I've worked with other Behringer equipment before on the technical side of gigs and it's all worked great- in fact better than great. They're just going thorugh a few teething problems- it's not like the first Fender bassman had breathtaking tone!

This amp is good, and pretty flexible. Footswitch, "Ultrabass", active and passive inputs, four band equalizer, shaping knob. I can dial in a couple good sounds.

I play a Mexican P-Bass through a bass pod, and directly into the amp. I play all kinds of stuff, from blues to rock, and I play with my church. I haven't noticed too much noise, and I'm able to get pretty much any sound, with the help of my bass pod of course.

It feels pretty sturdy, although the little plastic knobs seem kind of flimsy. Every once in a while, when someone steps on the power cable, the amp seems to shut off for a few seconds.

It seems to work okay. If somebody stole it, I would probably try for a better amp, because of the volume level, but other than that, it's not too bad.

New
Extremely versatile
2 ch., channel switching with footswitch, headphone jack, preout
I am satisfied with the features.
I use this amp for rehearsal and small gigs as a wedge.

This amp can get any sound you want. I am a professional player and play seven nights per week in a music theater. I have had every brand name and every size of cabinet and am writing this review because I feel that the others reviews of this amp are unfair, this is a great tool for practicing, which is what it was designed for, not as your main amp on a huge stage with the full band.

I have found Behringer products to be very reliable for the money, remember it is a money saver, but when you compare the specs to the Hartke equivalent, you get twice the features for half the money, and it sounds just as good. Honest.

I have never used their support, lets face it at this price, if it tears up and I cant fix it myself, I will just order a new one.

Again, I am only writing this review because I felt that the other reviews submitted might keep someone from purchasing this unit, who would use it the correct way. It is a versatile combo amp to be used for practice, jamming, recording, and a supplement to a larger amp. The Ultrabass feature should not be a reason to buy this amp, and for those of you out there who think that you are experts on subharmonic processing, you should maybe try some other brands, then you will see that none of them track perfectly and this amps function is no exeption, but this is no reason to not purchase this wonderful amp.

Bass Combo, 2 channels, 2nd channel with shape function, 4-band eq, 'ultrabass' facility, plenty of i/o options such as ext. speaker facility, tuner out, headphones, efx loop which can be used as preamp out or amp in, channel footswich, 12" speaker (hmmmm.....) Made in China to certified manufacturing standards.

Many of the reviewers here have mentioned the anomaly of 120 watts RMS going through a 12" speaker. My old Peavey 75watt combo was louder than this (that had a 15" speaker...). I suppose that's where the ext.speaker facility comes into it. However, the preamp out makes up for that as I hook it up to my Jade 150watt keyboard combo to get a much bigger bass sound on stage (provided I don't wish to use the fxloop!) On it's own the Behringer doesn't quite hold up with a loud band in a live setting. Still, so far it's been quite solid.

Ultrabass can be useful but as some of the reviewers have said, sometimes it kicks in a little late. I find the Ultrabass funcion a little amusing sometimes, it sounds like a Viking on mandrax.

I'd suggest a 15"speaker within the unit would make this a quite functional gung-ho little beast rather than being an amp with "character", as the specs say. Still, for the price, it's a good buy.

My newly acquired MexFender Jazz Standard sounds lovely through it, fair enough, it's a lovely axe. My style is similar to say, Steve Kilbey of the Church. The Dynamiser circuitry gives a sonorous, full & warm sound at low volumes although the disadvantage here is I find with the Behringer bass amps (I've got the BX300 and it applies to this amp too) is that the volume level barely registers any notable difference from 5-10 (mid-max), moreso than amps by other manufacturers. That I take to be the Dynamiser circuitry at work (I think that's a Behringer Pat.pend), making sure that the sound stays full and sonorous rather than overly punchy or thudding at high volumes. The positive is that the sound stays fairly warm and fullsome at any volume level. The Dynamiser technology seems to make up for the need for a compression switch it seems.

Ultrabass I find to be quirky and a touch unpleasant, yet it's useful for a bit of extra growl at least. As another reviewer mentioned, a chorus effect instead of the Ultrabass would arguably have been more helpful.

On the whole, sounds good, but this is definitely the softest 120watt combo you'll ever hear. I wouldn't mind hearing the amp through a 15" speaker cabinet (4 ohms, of course!)

So far, it's been reliable. Going by what others have said my fingers are crossed, and are touching wood!

Behringer seem very "family" orientated, part of the "team" etc, they make you fell welcome when you purchase one of their products and register it online. I don't know what they're like when it comes to the nitty-gritty though, when you turn up at their doorstep or phone-line with a blown amp...

Been playing bass for half my life now, on and off, mainly off but back into it again recently. Own a Jap P-Fender purchased in 1988, plus a mex Jazz Standard Fender recently acquired. Play also keyboards & acoustic guitars.

I like this amp because it's small and functional, and very very versatile. I like the sound generally.

What I dislike is that it seems "incomplete", it's hard to say if this is a genuine stage/full rehearsal combo or merely a practice amp - it seems to lay somewhere in between...I'm sure Behringer will create another bass amp at some point with a 15" speaker - that's what I wish it had although then it wouldn't be as compact and versatile. Also, the 'Ultrabass' still strikes me as being a little strange, although I happily use it sometimes - not for the effect per se, but for the extra "mass" and growl in the sound.

It's not a loud amp, as mentioned, my old Peavey 75 watter was louder than this. Still, it's almost loud enough and the sound is good at a high volume - and I love the preamp out facility (going through my keyboard combo it all sounds quite big, like a rig). That solves the volume problem on stage.

The price is competitive. Good value for the money spent - the best really, that's why I bought it.

Depending on how things go I may purchase something more high-powered in the future and keep this as a rehearsal buddy only. Would I replace it again, I don't know....it's like owning a hybrid pet, you take care of it but it seems almost like an alien object and you can't help but look upon it bemusingly....it doesn't "feel" like a bass combo...it is a hybrid really - somewhere in between a decent stage bass combo and decent practice amp.

I suppose this amp was made also with studio and recording in mind. In that, it makes a lot more sense.

this is quite a new amp on the market, with a 12" alluminium speaker driven by a 120w amp, altho it dosnt seem to be that loud! its got 2 channels, 1 with a special tone modellin knob, which is very usefull indeed, i can get some nice smooth tones using it! the ultrabass feature allows you to harmonize your note with an octaver...but dosnt work too great. Got alot of stuff for a cheap amp!

i use this with a ibanez 6 string and a yamaha 4string with actuve pickups! both guitars sound good thru it, and i do think it handles the low B string well! Iv managed to get some lovely tones out this thing, and id be happy to use it for recording, perhaps just using an external compressor and a touch of verb! i'd also say its easily loud enough for a small venue or practice, as iv used it for both! its also got a D.I output at the back so if you need more power, just stick it though the pa! sounds suprisingly good! its got a huge punch for the size, i cant beleive that guy said it had no punch, he must be joking!

unfortunetly the day i got it the fuse blew, but apart from that its been solid, and works fine! at first the hummin noise comin from it i thought was a fault, but readin reviews it seems to be a design thing!

never had to use them, but there site, and the documents with the ampo seem to go into alot of detail!

OVerall this is a great soundin amp for the price! Your obviously not gonna get the humf of a 600w bass rig out of such a small thing, but the sound is terrific! if it were stolen id get another one simply cos im sick of lugging round my big rig! the BX1200 is small, compact with a punch big enough for a small venue

well from the other reivews you probably get the idea for the features, 2 channels, 1 with shapin feature, ultrabass feature, 4 eq knobs, tonnes of outputs at the back, giving a good 8 for features since there is loads for a combo

this is whre this amp beats all others at this price range. The punch off this is astounding! i cant beleive theres a guy says theres no punch toit! he obviously hasnt tried other amps! this is a lovely sounding amp, especially through channel2 wih the shape function on! ok, the ultrabass thing dosnt work great, but i wouldnt have used it anyway!

unfortunetly the 2nd day i had it, the fuse blew, i dunno if that had anythin to do with the reliablilty of the thing, but apart from that, iv had no problems with it, never really used the pedal tho, so i dont know if that works great!

never used it. but theres plenty of information in the manual

its great! for the price i paid!

It is very versatile with a 2 channel setup, kickback design, shape control, DI Out, RCA inputs, ULTRABASS (octave divider of sorts) feature. The features it contains is not the most "used" features for a combo amp of this size and sound. The power rating is VERY generous.. if it can put out even 100W RMS I'd be surprized. I have used this amp in a practice setting and a small gig setting. Very little headroom in the amp. Many features when you look at it on paper... guess that is a strong point?

Used both my main axe Carvin LB76P with 18V active pickups, and my beater bass, an OLP mm2 musicman style bass. The sound of the amp left alot to be desired. even with the treble fully cranked, tone on the bass turned up it barely was bright enough during finger playing. Also the ULTRABASS Feature doesn't track as well as one might hope. But again for the $250 paid for it.. you definitely get what you pay for.

Perhaps it was a bad unit, but after having it for less then a month it simply blew. After a long process of going back and forth with a slow reacting Behringer customer service, I finally got it sent bck to them covered under warranty where I was told that an integrated circuit was blown. I have played bass for 10+ years and have gone through more equipment then one should after playing that many years. I have NEVER had an amp blow, and this includes a junk no name amp from Musicians' friend, and most other older used amps that had time on them before my purchase.

Slow responses, claimed they never recieved my first submission, though I had the confirmation that they received it. Sad to go through so many hoops for an amp under a month old. They did take care of the costs under warranty aside from me shipping the amp to a shop to fix it. Over all the blown amp cost me $30 in shipping.

Been playing for many many years, Everything from Peavey, Fender, Hartke, SWR, David Eden, and now Behringer... I currently now use a Eden Nemesis 210P combo amp for practice and small gigs. No love lost on this item.. The sound compared to the Basic 40 from Peavey in the mid 80s. Yet this one was new and supposedly 120W RMS, as rated by Behringer. Anyone looking into this amp, I would suggest getting into a Peavey combo amp, or if you have a few extra bucks look into the Hartke kickbacks... I have used them often and LOVE the sound of the amp.. Anything is better then this Behringer BX1200 that I sadly bought on the simple specs and the urge to save money. I replaced it with a used Nemesis combo amp, and there is NO COMPARISON!!!

I decided to go for this amp, despite reading some of the more negative reviews below. (People who have had problems are more likely to write than people for whom the product is OK, I think.)

I wanted:
- portable, smallish footprint
- at least 100W power
- kickback style
- post-EQ, post-FX XLR DI out
....so I bought it!

From the docs on Behringer's website, you'd think it could take an additional speaker, but in fact the built in one plugs into the speaker socket (via a thinnish cable), so you can't add an external cab AND use the internal. (So, it's a combo, stupid!)

'Ultrabass' is really a gimmick (see below). If they had to put an effect on, how about chorus (like the equivalent Kustom model)?

The knobs turn very freely - so write your settings down, they will change when you next pick the amp up!

The front grille is backed with foam to avoid vibrations, so you don't see the speaker as in the website pictures.

Overall, you need to remember this is a Chinese-built amp with very little competition at the price.

The sound is pretty much perfect for my needs. Nothing mind-blowingly amazing, but it seems just right with my Peavey 4-string.

It can get noisy, close up at high volumes. But I don't play close up at high volumes. I can hear myself next to the drums (although unfortunately I can still hear the drums).

Its good to have twin channels. I can switch between loud and soft with the footswitch. The 'shape' control is good, I find I can get all the EQ I want using that and leaving the tone controls flat. The EQ seems smooth all the way up the frequencies - no booming notes, tonally well-balanced.

Turning input higher than output gives a bit of compression/sustain, but not the sort of growly distortion which some would like. Out-and-out Rockers may want more, but jazz, pop, dance, MOR, soft-rock is fine.

The Ultrabass thing is an octave divider. But a 12-inch speaker really can't cope with frequencies much beyond the bottom E of the bass. Maybe if you plug an 18-inch trouser-flapper in, you could get something from it. I found that with its slowish tracking rate, the only useful sound I could get from this feature was a 'bass pedals' sound - long sustained notes - but below 'D' it lost audibility. Also you can't get the noes to die away slowly because as soon as the signal dies below the trigger level, the effect stops dead. Hmmm.

And switching the Ultrabass thing in and out can be noisy.

I've had it three weeks, but it seems very solid. The jack sockets are metal, not plastic, on my model (see other review below).

Many dealers around London won't stock Behringer because of reliability problems. (Or is it down to pressure from other vendors? Many music shops seem tied to sales targets which override the consumer's interest.)

Their website is great, but I don't know about real life support

All I've used before are keyboard amps, guitar amps and PA monitors, and in all cases, I just couldn't get the EQ right for the bass. With this combo, it was right from the start. The shape, size, sound and basic features are exactly what I need. I have commented on negative poits above.

Excellent value as a monitor-style combo with PA-out in a non-heavy music setting.

This amp is loaded with features, check out previous reviews. The most useful to me are the twin channels and shape control, the four band equaliser. The ultrabass is not so good - bit unreliable on low notes - comes in and out. Otherwise well put together. I like the solid construction and the monitor/upright styling. The amp has a punchy sound, although seems more like 80 than 120watts. 12 inch speaker adequate, but lacks depth for really low bass... I use this amp basically for practise and smaller gigs, where it is great. Very little distortion at any level. Much better than my friends Fender Bassman 60. Thats a dog compared to this. I love it.

Ok, im using a basic Fender four string and also Yamaha active 5 string bass. Both produce great sounds on this amp. Handles the mid to low range well, very low sounds you need a bigger setup. Very clean sound, almost no distortion at high volumes, a tiny intrusion from the cooling fan, otherwise very little hum. Using the wide range of controls you can produce any sound you want from warm and soft to punchy and sharp for slap. As I said before, hard to imagine this as a 120W amp, more like 80-100W in reality. As versatile as any amp I've ever used, and better than most at higher prices. Its not the sort of amp you are going to use at a full on punk gig, but for general rock, blues etc, its fine. Ive rated it on what it was designed for.

Ive been using this amp for six months now, dragged it out of car boots, up stairs, had lots of different guys use it for jams etc. Its never let me down or shown any defects at all. Solid construction helps. I was worried that it was assembled in China, but if there were bugs they seem to have been worked out long ago. Reading other reviews had me worried for a while, but its been rock solid.

Never had it serviced or any faults

Ive been playing bass for about five years now, this amp replaces my old practise amp and is available for jams and smaller gigs. I love its compact size, punchy clear sound, versatile setup. Beats the Fender 60 and a few others hands down. Im getting it insured quick because I dont want to lose this one.