Behringer DR100 Digital Reverb

I got this pedal without a manual, and figured everything out in minutes. Some modes make it very easy to get a good sound. Others take a little tweaking. But the controls are laid out in a logical way. So if you've ever used a digital reverb before, it's easy.

I'm using this with a variety of guitars and amps (single coils, humbuckers, tube amps, and solid state). So far, I've gotten good results with everything. I tried it between my drum machine and a mixer. The Gated mode gave me something similar to an 80's Phil Collins effect. Too bad I don't like Phil Collins...

On guitar, most of settings sounded great in small doses. It's easy to go overboard. The level knob can give you way too much. But at 12:00 or less, the Room and Hall modes sounded fairly natural and spacious. The Modulation mode adds a chorus-y swirl that (again) sounds nice at low levels. The Plate mode is probably my least favorite. It has sort of a 60's studio vibe, but sounds a little too processed at any level.

The Spring setting took some tweaking to sound good. It captures a lot of the "boing" and "drip" of a real spring tank, but lacks something. Maybe the way it fades out isn't exactly right. But with the level, tone and time around 10:00. I got a nice ambience that wasn't overpowering. With everything turned up I got a decent Surf sound (but definitely not good enough to fool Dick Dale).

Okay. It's plastic, and the knobs feel flimsy. But I have plastic Danelectro pedals that have held up to years of use, so who knows?

I probably won't gig with it, because my POD XT Live has excellent reverbs, and is built like a tank. But for home recording and experimenting, this is great.

I got it used with no warranty, so I think I'm on my own here. . .

I play everything from metal to techno to western swing. I think this pedal will fit just about every genre. I've been playing for 20-something years, and this pedal sounds as good as a lot of stuff I've used (Alesis and Digitech rackmount reverbs from the 80's and 90's). It's amazing how the cheapest pedals have caught up to what used to be expensive rackmount gear.

The main reason I got it was the price. For $15.99, how could I pass it up? If it's lost or stolen, I have other reverbs I can use. But if I find another one at a good price, I'm grabbing it.

For the price, this is a steal - The only thing I can say is wrong is - The battery compartment is hard to access - Otherwise, it's easy to dial up a great sound - zero noise

I've used this in an electric guitar pedalboard, and in the EFX loop of a little behringer mixer - My favorite use for this is... for My acoustic solo or duo gigs, vocals & guitar, in my "Briefcase P.A." - I've put together a great-sounding, CHEAP system for gigs, that sets up in 5 minutes, can play inside or out - I've got a $40 Behringer Mixer, 2 $50 Kustom 10" wedge monitors (Awesome), and a used Alesis RA-100 power amp (light, just enough power, no fan noise, CHEAP @ $65 Ebay) - and this little Reverb pedal - I get compliments on the sound every gig, this stuff sounds exceptional - I play a $3000 guitar thru this, and I'm not sacrificing a thing.

he battery compartment is hard tto get into - after about a month, it wouldn't wok with batteries at all - So, I use the little AC adapter, and it's fine - For the price, I'm not complaining

I got a Line 6 Verbzilla @ $90 too.... For the $90, the Verbzilla sounds a bit better - BUT... I love this little $30 reverb pedal, and I'd recommend you get one....

No problem here, easy!

For $45 Australian (should be 30 dollars given the exchange rate) it sounds fine. Reasonably quiet, doesn't suck tone. Pretty amazing for the price. I swapped this for a DD600, which was very noisy, even in bypass, like it was picking up computer data - unusable live or for recording so be careful if you intend buying one. But the DR100 is much better - a bit of noise, but it's fine. I was pleasantly suprised.

Hmmm that plastic worries me. Sitting next to a row of Boss pedals I have had for 20 years I wonder what the future has in store for it.

It's OK, but doesn't give me that warm glow of ownership. Maybe in will grow on me

Level, tone, time, and reverb type knobs. Pretty easy.

Honestly, I couldn't believe that a Behringer pedal was getting this good of reviews on here. However, for the money, how could I go wrong by trying? It is great as a subtle effect. At first, that's all I thought. However, I do a lot of extreme reverb stuff and I doubled it with another reverb pedal and the thing holds up at extreme settings as well. Good quality. Doesn't fizzle. Very natural sounding for the price. Nice slap-back reverb. The room reverb isn't bad either. It lives up to the reviews it's getting on here.

It's a plastic knock-off of the metal Boss. Don't abuse it and you'll be fine.

About the best sounding reverb you're going to find at any kind of affordable rate. Holds up well against others. Can do anything from smooth to extreme reverbs. Worth serious consideration for the price.

Simple and straight forward. Manual not even necessary.

I use this in the effects loop of my Mesa Dual Rectifier Solo head. It replaces a $300 rack reverb.

It is clean and quiet and despite using it in a loop configured in SERIES, not Parallel (meaning the entire preamp signal runs through it), the tone is not adversely affected. Still sounds like the same tube amp.

I've been using the spring setting, although I'm not a big spring reverb fan (and I have a few vintage Fender tube amps, like a '67 Deluxe Reverb, a '65 Princeton Reverb and others). The modulation program is decent.

Absolutely NO NOISE when used with the right AC adaptor. That means use a REGULATED adaptor NOT an unregulated one. I have regulated adaptors from Danelectro, Boss, Korg and others including Radio Shack and no hum from any of these.

No hiss from this pedal either.

If you are getting noise, you don't know your equipment. Don't blame Behringer for your lack of knowledge and/or experience.

Despite the warnings about the plastic housing, I have several plastic Behringer effects and the plastic holds up well.

I'd use it without backup.

I've dealt with Behringer when repairing their equipment. I'm not an authorized tech for Behringer so sending non-warranty repairs back to them was a bit pricey, but I had no trouble getting parts from them, as long as the parts were sent to a Behringer dealer for me to pick up. Very easy company to deal with, as opposed to Loud Technologies, who own Mackie, Tapco, Crate, Ampeg etc. Getting tech support from them is a bit worse than impossible. When customer support for Behringer is superior to customer support for Mackie, something is very wrong.

I use the Mesa for classic and hard rock. I've been playing for over 40 years, and build, repair and modify amps, guitars and effects. I can't build equipment for the price of Behringer.

FWIW, my Behringer Vampire Dual Rectifier programs stack up pretty well side by side with the real deal.

Simple to use... probably need to sit down and figure out the reverb positions before you play with it a lot.

Use it via Marshall Amp, V-Amp 2, Crate stack. I like this better than the V-amp reverb (made by behringer as well) and it is pretty good even compared to the digitech and boss ones. It is definitely worth the price. The room and spring reverb settings are my favorite.

Well... it's plastic.

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I use this with rock, metal, and blues. It sounds good for just about any genre i'd think. But I really enjoy just a slight reverb added to the really heavy brutal metal... (Level 7 1/2 oclock. Tone 1 oclock. Time 8 oclock. Mode 6 oclock (Room).) Great price

I play a Peavey 6505+, a monster of an amp, but it has no reverb. This little petal is a great addition what I'm not playing through my rack effects. My entire review ought to be read in the context of it only costing $30. And so, with all of it's bad-points, it's well worth the money, and suits me for playing at home just fine.

Setting it is easy. Select your desired Mode, Tone, and Time (duration), and then Level. In that regard, it gets a 10. But changing the battery, however, is a pain in the ass and reveals how chinsey the thing is construction-wise. No doubt, breaking the pedal cover hinge will likely happen eventually. I'll still be glad to own it, as I never 'stomp' the pedal on and off anyway. I'll just have to set it on the amp with the battery sticking out.

I run it through the effects loop of my Peavey 6505+. I use in on a very mild setting, and it's great for that. It's not noisy at all, and doesn't color my tone, as others have reported. One HUGE criticism I have is regarding the battery light. When the battery is low, it blinks and causes a very disturbing thud sound through the amp. As a pedal providing a simple, mild reverb, This pedal gets a 10 sound-wise. For anything else, it's rating drops considerably.

Keep in mind, this is a cheap, plastic, flimsy pedal. I would never take this thing out of my house. I wouldn't rely on this unit in any conceivable way. This is a bedroom player's pedal. Period.

Never dealt with them.

Because all I was looking for is a little mild reverb for playing in my home, this 30-dollar pedal suits me just fine. In that regard, I give it a 9.

This is an easy to use pedal. I play bass in surf music and I don't like to spend a lot of time messing with effects, but even I can figure this one out. The Spring setting lacks the extreme "boing" of a real analog spring unit, but most people don't like that aspect of the spring units anyway.

Turning the selector knob makes it easy to change the effect (Mode) and compare. It's a snap. Once you get the level set, then the Time and Mode settings are about all you need to mess with. for bass, I just set the Tone all the way counterclockwise and forget about it.

I use this on bass. I did a long test of a Boss RV-5 and wasn't impressed. Maybe the small speaker I used to test through didn't do it justice, but there just wasn't $150 worth of reverb there to my ears.

I heard about the Behringer and bought one for $25 figuring it was worth the experiment. I like the sound BETTER than the Boss, and it's certainly a better value for me.

Tthere is NO noise in this unit, and I've run it from two or three different AC adapters. I absolutely cannot hhear any change in sound from putting it in the sound path. It seems to be completely suitable for guitar or bass (and other instruments), as it does not color the sound that I can hear.

I've never even opened the battery compartment and don't plan to, as I use a 4-pedal board and there's no point in messing with batteries.

I normally use the Spring setting, and the result is a very pleasing increase in the depth and richness of my sound when we're playing surf stuff. Let's face it - if you're playing surf, you must have reverb!

I'm not an equipment abuser - I don't stomp pedals hard, and as a result mine last nicely. My DR100 is sitting next to a Behringer BDI-21 direct interface which I've been using for a year with no problems. I see no reason that these pedals won't last for a long, long time as long as they are treated with the normal care that any good equipment should get. I use both pedals on gigs without backup and have no hesitation in doing so.

No problems, no need to contact them, so no opinion.

Compared to the Boss RV-5, this pedal has identical controls and offers at least as much performance - to my ears, more. But it costs $125 less for delivering the same performance. I think it's a real keeper. I'd replace it in a heartbeat. I played orchestral and electric bass in the 60's and 70's, and returned to it in the late 90's, so I have 20 years' experience with this stuff.

very easy to use, just adjust the mix ,time and hall,room or plate, and play. Don,t overdo the effects level because this thing will go deep, really too deep for most uses. The manual is simple only one page and you really don't need it. I forgot to mention you can adjust the reverb time but it is not a very long reverb time at max, a little more than the alesis picoverb, but not over about 3-4 seconds max, but plently long enough for recording vocals in stereo if you need it.

I really was surprised by this unit because it sounds very good for a unit in this price range. I hooked it up stereo in my studio and it really sounded excellent.The reverb tails are smooth and lush sounding. This unit compares to the picoverb because of the smooth reverb tails and rt without much tweaking. It is also fairly well made although the case is plastic it feels sturdy. The best reverb to my ears is the plate setting, I think it has 2 plates,the select button has no detents but you can hear a click when you change settings also it may have 2 halls because of the clicks, you can check it out. The spring setting ,is nothing to brag about or the rooms,which I hardly like any rooms on most reverb units I have but someone may find a use for them, also I don't care much for the modulate setting but it's not too bad. BTW this unit has no hiss hardly at all I hooked it up to my amp and turned the amp high and the effects on the unit up and was amazed how quiet this thing was, one reviewer said it was unusuable for recording I dissagree with him,if hooked up stereo it sounds great for vocals or for anything. It probably won't sound as impressive as the boss rv5 because the rt will not go over about 3-4 seconds as the boss will do longer rt also it cost 100.00 more, the boss rv2 I had would go 10 seconds, but you really don't need long rt for normal use, even the emt plate won't go over about 5 seconds rt and many many hit songs have been made using the old emt. I doubt anyone would notice much difference in reverb quality with this unit and any other budget unit or even medium to high-end units. This unit also sounds good in an amp with a guitar or keyboard,not noisy this way either.I recommend getting the power supply because this thing will eat batteries quick,I bought the the PSU-SB power supply and it works great, no hum, noise or anything. You have to hook both inputs and outputs for stereo because the manual doesen't say anything about 1 input being normaled to both outputs. Set it right and for a 30.00 reverb unit you can't go wrong. I'm only giving it a 9 because it doesn't have long rt so it won't be as impressive as some other units because of this. Overall I really liked the plate setting best of all.

Would use it without a backup if I had to. I haven't had it very long but it seems to be pretty sturdy,I believe if you take care of your products it will last a long time, altho I wouldn't recommend in stomping it but a reasonable push with your foot won't hurt it.I looked in the battery compartment and the on-off switch is built on the pc board but the top of the pedal that you turn it on with has a long soft rubber leg built on it that pushes the on-off switch so it will not put too much force on the pc board, sort of like a shock absorber, pretty clerverly made. I really haven't had it long enough to give an opinion but I believe it will be reliable.

never dealt with them.

I like this pedal especially for the price, if it had a longer rt it would be much more impressive but it still sounds very good altho the only reverb I like best is the plate, however the hall is pretty good too. This unit is a clone of the boss rv5 but the boss is probably the better pedal, it should be because it cost 100.00 more but it doesen't come with a power supply either. The boss doesen't sound 100.00 better but it may sound some better because of the longer reverb times. I play gospel, country, bluegrass, blues etc. Been playing over 40 years.

Easy enough to use straight out of the box. Simple operation. When you change reverb type the effect cuts out for a half second.

The sound of this is horrible, flat and short, no matter what setting! It's almost like having no reverb on the signal at all, even when on Hall with full decay.Weak, weak, weak...and I had it at the end of my effects chain

It broke after about 2 hours, which may in some respect be my fault as I was using it in an unconventional fashion (feeding the signal back through itself via an aux send on my mixer.

It made a sound comparable to an old television being turned off and that was that. If I leave it for a while or disconnect the battery it works for about 20 minutes then turns off.

Also it should be noted that the LED never goes off and the batteries waste very quickly.

Just last week before a gig I finally threw this piece of sh*t in the bin (it had been sitting unused in my room for some months, as i was thinking of circuit bending it, but it's not even reliable enough for that).

The plastic body isn't going to last long, especially if you intend on actually stomping on it.

I didn't even bother trying to bring it back as I
a) didn't want it replaced with another one and
b) it was so cheap that store credit wouldn't have bought me much, especially not a reverb effect!

I make electronic music and put a guitar through a lot of effects and loop samplers. I reckoned that this might have has some use, even though I knew it was going to suck the big one.

If you want a reverb unit go for the Boss pedal or the Alesis Picoverb, the latter of which doesn't cost that much and is apparently pretty good.

This is my first review here, and I just want to dissuade anyone thinking of buying this for any reason from doing so, as it is without a doubt the worst bit of music gear I have ever had the misfortune of buying.

DON'T BUY THIS!!!!!

Very easy to use, 5 different reverb simulations to choose from, plus three controls for level, tone and time (duration of reverb). Really plug and play.

I use mainly the Spring reverb sound, a rather good simulation for a 30USD pedal. The Modulate sound is great too, especially when playing two amps at the same time using both output. It sounds like something between chorus and flange, with a touch of vibrato. Great for spaced out chords! I use it with a Crunch Master with a Jensen P12R 12" speaker and occasionnaly with the CM and a '65 Deluxe Reverb for playing in stereo.

Its big drawback : it is noisy. Totally unusable with an AC/DC adaptor: very loud hum. Never tried with Behringer adaptor though. With a battery there is a continuous hiss, not noticeable when you play, but rendering the pedal definitely useless for recording.


I give a 7 for the sound/price ratio.

Had it only since yesterday, no opinion.
Doesn't look very sturdy though. The contact is a very small plastic switch mounted directly on the circuit board. A good stomp and the circuit is dead!
Since I leave it on all the time, I do not really care.

This is probably the cheapest reverb pedal money can buy. You can't expect it to be state of the art. For the price, it's an excellent deal. I wanted a reverb for this Crunch Master I'm using. And I wanted it with two output to use my two amps at the same time. Mission accomplished!
I play rock, blues, jazz, with a Strat and a P90 equipped Tele. I play only at home and the hiss is a big drawback for me but would not bother anyone playing with a band.

And yes, opening the pedal to change the battery is a pain in the butt.

Very easy. has a variety of settings but the overall sound is quite nice regardless. I'm using it for vocals powered by the Epi Valve Junior head thru an Eminence 12" speaker/homemade cab.

For a digital reverb and at a great price, pretty hard to beat. Nice reverb effect for voice or guitar tho just a tad "digital" sounding.

Had it 3 days. So far, so good.

At 20 bucks, its a steal. If you need reverb for instrument or voice, grab it.

As easy as any pedal reverb to use. Level: adjusts the wet signal. Be carefull it can add alot of wet fast. Tone: adjusts the reverb tone. Time: adjusts the decay time. Mode: Spring, Plate, Hall, Room, Gate and modulate which is more of a special effect than reverb. I take off 2 points for battery replacement. That is a pain in the A--.

Sounds very good I think. I mean doesn't compare with my Lexicon Alex or Yamaha Rev 100, but lets keep things in perspective. If you want to add reverb to your set up this little baby will do it. I'd much rather have this than an old stand alone reverb tank. This pedal has versatility from short rooms to long halls. Plus it has stereo ins & outs so you could use it for a cheapo music mix down too.

Made of plastic, bad. Price of unit good, it's so cheap you could buy 2 and still have $80 in your pocket compared to a Boss, which I don't think sounds any better. Or if you have 2, set them up different and have 2 sounds ready to go.

They have phone number & web site. Haven't needed to contact them.

My overall rating is very good. Finally someone has come out with a good sounding versatile reverb pedal that anyone can afford. I've played anything from country western to heavy metal and everything in between in the last 30 years. I would buy another unit. I think this pedal will be a gem in years to come like the Arion sch-1 chorus pedal has.

The pedal is very easy to use, and very pleasant to use.

But first, let me say that I didn't intend or expect to write this review today or any other day, for this pedal or for any equipment, but after I received and played this pedal, I knew I needed to share my experience and enthusiasm with others looking for great sounds at an incredible value.

I was actually looking to purchase a Hughes and Kettner Replex reverb. They are legend for their reverb sounds, but given my budget, I needed to find a place where time and opportunity merged so I could purchase one at a reasonable price. As I waited and looked around for an H&K, I found this digital Behringer digital reverb pedal and for the price, which was just 22.95 USD and 6.95 USD shipping from seller christineg8106 on eBay, decided to try it out and use it until I found an H&K.

But then this pedal arrived, and this pedal is amazing! The reverb is top notch, even though the pedal only cost 22.95 USD. And I have decided to forget about the H&K because this pedal does everything I need it to do, and in many of its sounds, is just as ambient and pleasant sounding as the H&K.

If you need an external reverb pedal, this is the one. Simply incredible. Buy one! And maybe, because of the value, even if you don???t need one it may be time to buy one!

Sound Quality is excellent. The sound quality of this 22.95 USD pedal will match or exceed any digital or analog reverb pedal available.

It is made of plastic, not medal, but appears to be designed to be used; I will use and abuse it, and report back.

Haven???t had to contact them, but their site and online support has always been good, as have other products I have had from Behringer in the past.

Excellent; don???t pass this pedal up???!

its basic set up is like a boss pedal, only alot cheaper hardware, getting a good sound was easy, a bit of a tweak and it sounded spot on. just feels quite flimsy.

excellent comidering the price, really good digital emulation of spring snd hall, lots of options for such a low price, found it got very noisy when set to max, but then what would you expect?

this is the downer, as i said its incredibly flimsy and feels like one good stomp would leave it in pieces, danelectro pedals are made of the same plastic but this just isn't as tough, the major downfall is the fact the it died in under 10 minutes of me using it out of the box brand new new, and i don;t mean dead battery cos i tried 3 new ones, it bit the big one, thats pathetic, i had only used it for 10 minutes! thats kinda why i writing this.

didn't bother, sent it back to seller.

if it worked i'd still have it now, however due to the massive delay in getting here (nearly 6 months after order) i just didn't want to know, my friend has a berhinger phase and eq and although they still work, they;re noisey and of equally poor build, i'd just steer clear.

As easy to use as any guitar pedal. Watch out for the Level knob, though. Instead of 12 o'clock being half wet and half dry, it's about 9 o'clock (to the left). If you turn the Level knob to 12 o'clock there's too much effect. This seems to be the norm at Behringer since it's that way on the DD100 Delay and the FX100 Multi Effect pedals.

There are some great sounding reverbs on here. I like how it has stereo ins as well as stereo outs. I've read on here people complaining about how these pedals eat up batteries. Maybe it's time to make that big jump to the daisy chain. No problems when it's plugged in with other pedals. And the price can't be beat, especially when compared to the Boss Reverb pedal (which only has a single input by the way).

I've gigged with Behringer pedals and they're fine to gig with. I play in bars mostly so that's all I can comment on.

Don't care. If it breaks buy a new one.

It's cheaper than other reverbs. Give it a try.

Found a great sound after 1 minute of use. Went for another minute and another great sound. The manual is pretty basic, it just goes over the knobs and stuff- Level, Tone, Time, and a knob that lets you switch between styles of reverb. The knob doesnt click to any postion, but you can hear when it switches through the amp, and its pretty obvious what you're set on.

I bought this because I really liked the Behringer reverb that I got through my Behringer powered mixer. I waited for the stinkin thing to come out, and it finally did, and it was worth the wait. Just the kind of reverb I wanted. The tone knob works basically like the one of your guitar. Set it to the middle and it won't change your current tone, which is what I wanted. My boss DD-3 delay pedal wasnt cutting it as a reverb pedal on my new tube amp. This one works way better.

I havent had it for a while as it's fairly new, but it looks real sturdy. I have a Behringer amp modeling pedal and its really reliable, I've used it at dozens of gigs, along with the powered mixer. Although I have heard bad things about Behringer products just dieing for no reason. Maybe its a gamble, or it depends on how well you take care of your pedals. I will gig without a backup. If it breaks, I just won't have reverb for the rest of the gig. I don't use batteries, I use the 9v adapters so my pedals are always working at 100%

The manual was in a lot of different languages and they seem to have phone support for every country.

One thing I don't like is that the LED light is rediculously bright. If I look down I can't see the rest of my pedals. I'm gonna put some masking tape over it to dim it down. If it did stop working I would get another one right away, considering it lasted for a reasonable amount of time.

Easy to use, straight forward controls even for a person like me who hates fiddling too much with controls. Level adjusts output, Tone affects something (though I can't really tell too much a difference), Time controls how long the reverb lasts for, and the modes are spring, plate,hall , gate ,room ,modulate. Only difficult thing is battery replacement, a slight hassle as you need a ball point pen to open it up underneath the pedal and tricky to put back on.

Sounds pretty good to me. I just needed it to open up the sound a little bit on my electroharmonix freedom amp for practicing (I use a heritage 535 semihollowbody 335 style). I'll probably end of using the spring setting with the level set subtly the most.The pedal does make some noise as you switch between the different modes.

Plastic pedal, I havent' opened it up but I imagine this is where the pedal is made cheaply made in order to cost 25$ new. The mode switch is not very distinct (it doesn't click into a mode, there's a continuous dial and you listen to for the silence to tell if you're in the next mode. The pedal casing seems okay, but I just wonder about the electronics and what kind of beating it would take when taking it to gigs.

I play funk, jazz and related genres (afrobeat, latin, hip hop)but practice mostly jazz on it as this is the genre I "woodshed" on. I love the price on this pedal and its definitely worth it. I haven't tried it on my gigging amp (mesa f50 112) or my other practice amp (roland jc50) since they already have reverb. I think it sounds like a decent reverb, and you're definitely getting good bang for buck. It serves its purpose for me. I heard great things about the verbzilla, holy grail and the danelectro spring king, but I didn't feel like shelling out 100-200 dollars on a effect my regular amps already have.