Product: Behringer BXL900
Price Paid: USD 179
Submitted
04/04/2009
at
08:00am
by
Ted Gilley
Features
:
8
Re-review of the review above, Behringer BXL900. After a full year of use, and with a newer, better bass (Fender CIJ P-bass, '54 model), results are much better, and more definite. The second channel, which features shaping, reduces the 'fat' in the signal and delivers a leaner, more well-defined sound at moderate volume. With the tone rolled on about halfway, the resulting growl is amazing. A great amp, again, at the more moderate level. Well worth the money.
Sound Quality
:
No Opinion
Reliability
:
No Opinion
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
No Opinion
Product: Behringer BXL900
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
08/23/2008
at
06:06am
by
Ted Gilley
Features
:
8
The Behringer BXL900 is exactly what I needed in an amp, for the kind of music I play: blues, ethnic and traditional, pop standards. My trio has guitar, violin and piano, all amplified but no percussion (I double on bass).
90 watts, 12" speaker, black cloth-covered cabinet with tilt-back design, metal grill, 43 lbs.
Two channels. You can switch between them easily enough if you adjust sound levels in advance using a 'level' knob for channel two. Channel one is standard bass sound, round and full, and channel two has a 'shaping' capability.
A feature called 'subharmonics' purports to give you a note a full octave below the note you're playing, but it doesn't actually do that; it just sounds a little weird. If you're into effects like these, you'll be happy.
There is a CD line in and a headphone line in for silent practicing. The headphone line in can be used as a line out. (Why didn't they provide a line out in the first place?)
There are working EQ sliders on the front panel.
Sound Quality
:
7
The amp isn't noisy on channel one, but is on channel two, and this increases as the volume is raised. It doesn't really like to be played above about half-volume. If you need more, you'll want to go for something bigger. (I like the size of this amp and its weight, among other factors.)
Behringer's 90 watts is a little weak. In a small or medium sized room, I have no trouble, but as I said, if you push it, you get noise, and the sound quality suffers.
Reliability
:
9
The amp seems dependable, and has never broken down on me.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Haven't had to deal with the company
Overall Rating
:
8
I might buy another Behringer if this one were stolen or otherwise out of commission--but I would probably go a step higher. And I would definitely -not- buy a Behringer (or any amp) through an online vendor. I played this amp in Rutland, VT, and bought it off the floor.
Last, price: The $179 price tag was just right. I realized I might have gotten more quality and dependable higher volume by spending another $200, but for what I paid, I am satisfied.
