Behringer BX3000T Head

The features are as stated by everyone else. Also I don't like the Ultrabass.

I play this head in a hard rock bordering on thrash band. I play with a 1982 P Bass. The slightly noisy nature of this amp works well with the noisy growl of a P Bass. A lot of great tone is the result of imperfection, and this amp sounds very good if you appreciate its sound rather than trying to emulate the sound of better amps.

Never had a problem, but I always have a backup. I have two of these cause I got a second one for $100!!

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I have been playing for 15 years, I have two P Basses (one jap that I keep cause it was my first love), and a Godin BG4. I have an ampeg svt3 pro head, an ampeg 410, a Behringer 810 (not good), an O.H.M. 410 cab (very good sound, but not enough power handling), a marshall valvestate practice amp and a lot of guitar gear that is irrelevant,
I give this a high overall because of the price...for the price it is very good. If you have the money for one of the big boys then go for it, but if not then this amp will deliver a pretty good rock tone.

you know the features. what doesnt thing have! i use it just for the power

i get all the sounds i need out of this thing. YES your bass connected straight to the head will not sound all that great. but i play through a digitech multi effect pedal and a have a boss EQ. the amp modling on the digitech helps and acts as a boost. so does the EQ. currently have it through a carvin 4x10 and a cheap cab but with a celestion 15" at half gain and half volume im shacking the house

i got this back in 2005. many practices, gigs. dont have a backup. put it in a suitcase when i moved from NJ to CA, was in a wet trunk for three days. i will blow up my speakers before this gives out.

never had to deal with them

this is great for the money. i worked at a music store and played high end basses and cheap ones, played through SWR, EDEN, WARWICK, PEAVEY, AMPEG, FENDER.... amps. you can get it to sound dame near close. invest in a multi effect with amp modling and an EQ and shape your sound.

what can i say about this that hasnt already been said..
ive found this head to be reasonably versatile. i currently playing in a tech/death band (www.myspace.com/forgottengrace) and have had a few niggles with it, which ill go into later. ive played this head in other bands and found i can get decent tones for pretty much anything i want to play. the ultrabass is pretty lame, good for high register stuff, but not so much for low end. its never let me down on the power side however.. which is one thing in its favour

i play 2 main basses, an ibanez soundgear 745 (p/p soapbar) and a warwick corvette $$ NT.
the head suits my main band quite well, but ive never been 100% happy with the tones ive got from it.
it can also be quite noisey at practices and at gigs, usually when i stand too close to it.
at practices, its been pretty good, playing through a behringer 4x12, occasionally a peavey 4x10 w/horn, and more recently a warwick 6x10 w/horn. the behringer cab sounded weak.. very little bass even with the settings adjusted. wierd high frequency pops and no character to the tone.. the peavey was much the same story, if a little better.. through the warwick cab, much improved

this head has NEVER let me down. on a couple of occasions turning it on at a venue has caused the main power to trip shutting everything on stage off, but ive put that down to bad wiring on the venues part, or their sound guy overloading extension cables

ive toured this head and gigged regularly and its held up to numerous punishings in the back of vans/cars etc while travelling an its showing no signs of wear particularly

ive never had to deal with behringer

ive been playing 8 years and this is my 1st head, i picked it up cheap because i was desperate for something to play bigger shows with, at the time i had very little cash and had to sell a cracking SWR combo to fund a head and cab. im looking into getting a new head, probably warwick or maybe markbass.
if this were stolen id be pretty narked, but i doubt id get another. if i did, it would be purely for touring back-up
i love that its a workhorse, and its sturdy, but its heavier than pretty much anything ive come across, and lacks a lot of character and tonal versatility

I have only had this head a few weeks, so I can't comment about the reliability. I am very pleased with the overall features - the VU meter is a useful feature, as I have different bases with different output levels, and the meter helps to "balance" the preamp and power amp stages. Power? Plenty of power for me, with an appropriate choice of cabinet. I can keep up with a 50 watt marshall plexi - anything more is not needed by me. I have read other reviews saying the "ultrabass" feature is useless, or doesn,t work on the lower two strings, but my experience is that it works fine if you have cabinets that are capable of producing these low tones.

My preferred bass is the same one I have been using for 39 years - a '69 jazz bass. I own alot of gear, and so for me it is not difficult to try out this head with different cabinets, etc. to see its capabilities. I find that this head sounds great with my Ampeg B-410 HLE. This cabinet can deliver the lows that this head is capable of producing. I also use it with a 4x12 Marshall or Avatar and this cab. gives the punch I like. I get a nice, full bottom-but-glassy with a high-end ring that I have always preferred, but find at times hard to get. The amp is not noisy if the preamp is not pushed excessively, but can be driven into distortion is desired. Overall, I am pleasantly surprised.

Can't say yet but seems well built. I have only owned for a few months. If things change I will re-report.

Have not tried, however in the past I needed a board upgrade from Behringer and although it took awhile I did get it.

I currently own my Fender Jazz, an Epiphone Explorer bass, a marshall plexi 50, a Sunn 200s, an Acoustic 150b, a Randall 300b, two marshall 4x12 cabs, an avatar 4x12, a KMD 4x12, a Marshall AVT20, etc...
For the price paid this was a steal, and assuming average reliability (and it seems ruggedly built) I would buy another.
I did buy the footswitch and with the Ampeg cabinet this is a winner, as I can get some great effects with both the Ultrabass and the Shape filters - almost like having more channels, which is the only thing it lacks.
Basically, I am getting the type of tone I want, and it has been great for 70's rock and progressive blues. For this price paid (used) - buy two!! Where can you get a decent powered, full featured amp for $129?

the onle features on this amp i have to have on are the bright and the shape. with out these it sounds lifeless and dull.

i think the sound quality has a lot to do with the bass your using. i went from a yamaha to an ibanez and there was a huge difference. i play tecnical death metal so i need the balls and high ends. this amp has no balls.

iv never had a problem with it. it allways does the job well (depending on the p.a at the venue.

never needed to get it fixed

good for now. good for a begginer but theres always room to upgrade.

See other reviews. The Ultrabass and Shape options do not transfigure the poor basic sound of this amp.

Connected to a matching BB410 cabinet, it is simply awful. Whatever is plugged in (JB Mex, PB USA, Rickenbacker, MM..) the basic sound is poor and farts out in the bass at moderate volumes.

A simple old Fender BXR 100 sounds much better and louder without farting out.

One of the inputs kicked the bucket once. Too bad the whole thing didn't go up in smoke.

Unfortunately, it was repaired.

I play regular small / medium gigs on various amps ranging from Ampeg SVR 300 to Fender BXR. I'm not too picky about my sound but that Behringer set-up is just too awful. I had to play it twice, and the second time I really wished something would cancel the gig.
That thing basically is a small Peavey TNT 50 dressed up as a Trace-Elliot.

This amp is at best a beginner's amp. I got it because I was in college and dirt poor. The ultrabass is a joke and sounds terribly. It didn't take much to push this head to its absolute limit before it would distort. The best feature is the old school VU meter but it really didn't help much.

This amp has the ability to bring about decent sounds but they are amateur at best. It can provide punch, growl, and decent highs. However, the mids weren't that spectacular and it wouldn't take much before I was driving it to its limits. I added an eq into the mix and still wasn't quite satisfied with the sound. Whatever you do, don't try to get a good sound out of the ultra bass option.

I never had a problem with this amp. Everytime it was ready to go when I was. However, I would only consider using it as a back up amp if my amp weren't working.

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I've been playing bass for about 7 years. Right now I'm playing through a Ampeg SVT-4 pro w/ a GK 4x10 cab. Naturally, there is no comparison between this head and that. However, I doubt I would ever go back to this amp after playing my ampeg - who would?

Bought new June 2004. I do not use the sub harmonic thing though perhaps someday I will find a place for it. Basically an easy to use amp head. EQ and a few buttons and dials to tailor your sound.

I play rock, jazz and fusion. I push Avatar 1X15H and 2X10 Delta 8 ohm cabs or for smaller gigs, just the 2X10. It is easy to get a good workable tone out of this amp. I mostly set the EQ rather flat and DI out to backline. The sound guys like it. Good solid bass tone. Can get loud enough to get the place shakin".

Hasn't let me down. Plug it in and play. No problems.

Never dealt with customer service.

Works and sounds as good as any amp I have owned in the past - Peavey, Carvin, Pre amp;power amp, and Supro. I have been playing bass since '73. I think the sub harmonic thing is a waste of effort. I believe it is just a marketing ploy for inexperienced players looking to buy "features". I have used this head for almost two years now and just keeps on rockin". I have dropped it and banged it around a bit but that hasn't stopped it or slowed it down.

if you have read the other reviews i don't need to in to them again.

i use a fender precision (an early mex so the same as the u.s. ones).
the main thing about this amp is the style i play with my band is, er well, i'll put like this. we have a rock drummer, country guitarist and myself as blues/rock player. this amp has all the sounds you need to cover these styles. i use with the behringer 2x10 cab which realy bring's this amp into it's own. i did have a 1x15 but was to big to lug about and didn't sound so good.
i have the gain at 10 o'clock the ultra at 2 o'clock thebass at 2 the rest at 2, 10, 10, 2, the shape flat out and the output at 2 o'clock. i use the ultra for playing in E this gives a deeper more rounded sound not a whimpy thin can't hear it over the guitar type thing.
all i can say is take sometime to get the sound you want then when you gig all you have to do is a slight turn to suit the room.

have had on probs as yet.

haven't needed any yet.

i can't see myself needing anything else at the moment and if you need more vol there's always the d.i. out

The BX3000T is so simple to use. Bass, low mid, mid, hig mid and high rotary tone controls, and a great shape function (sweepable cut) help you get your sound quickly and easily. The sub bass thingy adds loads of balls to the sound and should be used judiciously as loud it can reaaly push your speakers.
Switchable eq would be good as I often leave the 5 controls flat and let the shape do the work, although that's kind of nitpicking.

I mostly use the amp with a 79 musicman stingray and a and a fender jazz delux 5-string, both of which sound good, although the sound starts to break up when pushed too hard. I've run it through a varity of combinations of cabs, sounds fantastic through SWR gear, nice through my trace 1X15 and 4X10. I bought it with a Behringer 2X10 which sounds fairly lame, so if your considering buying this amp which is great value for the money, I'd recommend looking elsewhere for the speakers.
I've used it for all sorts of gigs, from rock covers to avant garde jazz, in venues ranging from local clubs to the largest aircraft hanger in europe. With the behringer speakers it doesn't realy cut it in the larger venues.
All in all though, very good punchy sounds that are audible over the loudest of drummers.

It's hard to say as I've had it less than a year, but it's always worked despite being dropped, bashed etc.

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If I lost it, even though it's pretty good I think I'd get something more powerful like an ampeg B4.