Behringer CS100

It's pretty easy to use, you have ?play? with it to get the sound you want, but you have do that with almost every pedal you buy.

I like the sound very much, it sounds really good, for that price you get a whole lot of effect. Again I like it!!

The only thing im a bit afraid of is the battery box, you have to take the top part of the pedal of, and the pedal is made of plastic, i got the blues overdrive to and i think it works and im using batteries in both of them, and it works!! All in all i trust the reliability of this pedal.

My overall rating on this. I like it, it's worth the price and much more. If you don't want to spend a lot of money on pedals, f.x if you just started using pedals for fun so buy it.

As easy as any compressor

Amazing, It does what its ment to do. DONT over compress.
I use this on acoustic, and vocals in the effects loop of my Laney acoustic amp.
My taylor sounds even better with this, and my voice mixes in with the acousic better now.
I have used this infront of the amp. Bit its sounds more (pro) sutle in the loop. I works a very well this pedal, far better than hoped it would. I was expecting a little noise, i cant hear any at all. I have not put the susstain above 12, o clock, so im sure i could get it to be nasty, but why would i want to.
I use teh level at 1 oclock, tone at 12, attack at 12 and susstain at 11. in the loop. My live sound is so much more controled woth this pedal. YES this is pro. Trust me. I use Focusrite in the studio so i know about compression.
For a cheap plastic pedal that cost #13 this my fav toy right now. I might get more. I use K&K pickups in my taylor with elexir strings, and i sing with an AKG d880. very happy with my sound.

Attack knob seems loose unlike the others, I dont know if this is the way its ment to be.

Has to be 10. its so cheap. and it works like an exspensive effect. Why not 10

The controls are not as responsive as they should be. They are not as responsive as they are on the Boss unit that the CS100 imitates. However, if you know how to use a compressor you will have no trouble finding the sweet spot. I use a compressor pedal mainly live to get a more focused, controlled sound; I leave it on all the time. So I look for a compressor pedal with pleasant character and one good sound. This is a keeper compressor pedal for me, because the one sound I use is very good, but by normal ?Ease of Use? criteria ? assuming that this is meant to be an all-purpose compressor - the ranges of the controls could be better.

I A/B?d this with a Boss CS-3, after which it is fashioned. They sound very different to me, but I like the Behringer much better. While the Boss CS-3 has more responsive controls and my all-time favorite ?splat? type attack effect, it is just too dark, and the tone control doesn?t move the frequency response curve in the area that needs to be regained. The Behringer CS100 has a narrower range of usable sounds, but I like the stock sound very much ? a lot more than any sound you can get out of the Boss. With all knobs at noon it sounds close to transparent, and with a slight adjustment of the tone knob you have a similar tone to what you started with, only compressed; that?s what a compressor is supposed to do. For me personally the CS100 is a better unit than the Boss CS-3. Not just better value ? it is better at any price. I do wonder why it?s a knockoff but it sounds different than the original.

This category should be for vintage gear only. I can?t see the construction materials being an issue. Has anyone ever seen an Ibanez 5 series disintegrate? I haven?t ? they were plastic. I can see the boards on the current Behringer stuff being much more reliable b/c it is a much more modern construction type than Boss and all those types. I?m sure they chintzed on the switches, but so did every mass-production pedal company that I know of; and that?s always an easy fix if you have a soldering iron and half a clue.

Never contacted them. They do make themselves easy to find, tho ? both in the manuals and on their website.

Pro player/teacher - playing for 20+ years. For the way I use a stompbox compressor ? leave it on all the time for a more polished live sound ? the CS100 works great. I have a shelf full of compressors, and so far the CS100 is still in the rotation. It does the trick. It does not sound exactly like a Boss CS-3 and that?s a value-add in my book, because the CS-3 is unacceptably dark for me.

As easy as any compressor. Not that easy, in other words. You must fiddle with things to get the sound you want. Easy on the level control, .75 on the sustain.

Sound quality is very good. You can easily make it noisy by setting sustain at over 75% or by setting the level at over 60% or so. Resist the temptation. Set ptoperly it sounds as good as any other pedal compressor, no foolin'.

I gave it a 5, but only because the entire Behringer pedal line is new. Unit is made of plastic, but it's real NICE and solid plastic. The surface has the same appearance of painted metal as a Boss or Digitech pedal. The battery compartment works EXACTLY the same as a Digitech pedal, such as the Bad Monkey. Good design. Foot pedal mechanism bends slightly to left or right if your foot presses to one side or the other, but construction seems very solid.

I play blues, rock, roots stuff, electric and acoustic. Have MIM Strat, Gibby LP, Alvarez MF80C.

This thing is an INCREDIBLE value. It cost about $70 or more LESS than a Digitech or Boss unit. The tone control is very useful. It adds a lot to my playing. It evens out chording on my acoustic, making the sound more professional. It adds good sustain to electric, and helps prevent "lost" notes when I glide over a note playing fast.

It is very unobstrusive in the sound chain, as long as you don't set its controls to excessive positions. If lost I'd buy it again in a second. I've compared it directly to both Boss & Digitech units, and it is every single bit as good as either, in terms of sound. In terms of sturdiness ...we'll have to see. But the main point is simple: it competes on equal terms with the best Digitech and Boss pedals on sound. And it costs about ONE FIFTH what they cost. That is frickin' fabulous. Behringer -- you done good.

Same pro and minus of CS-3 ... the attack knob his not immediate.

I'm playing ambient music treating electric guiatr and lap steel guitar (http://solyaris.altervista.org).

This pedal is a clone of Boss CS-3 (I suppose).
I never used a CS-3 but reading comments on harmony central about that, I found the same pro and minus on CS100!

It seem reliable even if plastic-built

I asked support to behringher via behringher.com helpdesk because I didn't understand how to insert the battery ... the answer came back in two days ... excellent helpdesk support in my language (italian).

Btw, the battery is placed in the same place the Boss pedal are .. but you have to use a scredriver or a pen to remove the check pins (blocked internally by a spring) ... strange behaviour ...

What positively surprised is that this pedal run really as a COMPRESSOR (I mean a LIMITER) and as a sustainer.
In this sense is really better than Guyatone ST-2 (this last can't run as limiter).

A bit of noise with susatin know at maximum.

I belive thet the price / value is optimal!

http://solyaris.altervista.org

I agree with most points of the first reviewer. This is as easy to use as any single effect compressor. Compressors are tricky though...you can EASILY adjust one to suck the life out of your tone...or add nasty background noise....or enhance your tone to a higher level. This one is no different. After you get it adjusted it works well though.

Sound quality is good from my ears. Although you can make it noisey, it is easy to get background noise under control.

Plastic construction makes you worry about it. But it seems to work well now. I'll give it at 10 for now.

Behringer has always been good to me to work with.

I'm using this pedal to add LIGHT effects to the piezo signal coming from my Brian Moore guitar. It is working well in that role. If it were lost or broken I'd buy another..not much competition at this price! I love what Behringer is doing: competent single effect pedals at a fraction of the cost of a USED Boss pedal. I believe that it will help begining guitarists stay interested in the guitar. There will be some of us more experienced players who will buy Behringer effects too, knowing what a great bang for the buck deal they are

Its a simple soul this thing, but dirt cheap. Designed by Germans ( alledgedly) and made by Chinese robots its fairly good at what it does, and for the money, ...it's excellent value.
Controls are level, tone , attack and sustain, all briefly and childishly explained in the ' manual'...a little bit of paper in the back of the blisterpack.

As with all compressors, it takes a bit of fiddling around with, and you have to set yr levels and noise reduction carefully, the usuall stuff. Use your ears.

I use it with a Squier Tele and a Gibson The Paul through a Korg AX 1500 G, into a Marshall 5210 and a Yamaha B212. And yes, it is very noisy when you turn up the ' level' control on the thing. But keep that one down and the ' sustain' up , and you'll be ok.

It keeps my Gibson under control and gives the Tele that hollow twang chicken-pickin' thing. Plus it does add extra sustain and thickness to the sound...which is what it's supposed to do innit? And all for 19?....long live the Chinese for having robots that can do the bizz for these prices.

The tone control is useful too. Pretty decent for the money.

Its plastic.....but to be fair it feels strong and sturdy. The switch is positive and the controls work fine. Just be careful with your gear and dont jump up and down on it like a twat.
yeah I'd use it without a backup, why not?

If it conks out , just throw it in the bin and get another....its not a precious thing, its just an El Cheapo compressor pedal.

No idea.

I'm well pleased with it really. Its a nice thing to have fr no money really. It could do with a metal housing to eliminate some of the noise, but the Behringer people have done it again , a useful thing for pocket money. but please, look into the noise thing?
I'm tempted to have a go at some ' good' compressors, the ultimate would be a Joe Meek in pedalform, now that would be a thing... are you reading this Joe?...
Its a good buy for the money for sure . try it out to see if it suits you.