Behringer V-Amp 2

Easier to use than the PODxt, but part of that is probably because the POD can do more. I use my VAMP2 much more often than my PODxt because I just want to plug & play and find the VAMP less intimidating.

Odly, I've owned the PODxt for the same amount of time as the VAMP2 but I haven't used the PODxt much, but I'd say the PODxt definitely sounds better than the VAMP2. One advantage (AND disadvantage, for me at least!) of the PODxt is that you can plug its USB cable into the PC and use GuitarPort to SEE the amp/effect setups more visually, and tweak the settings with your mouse, rather than messing with the controls on the POD. That is the reason why I use the VAMP2 more: I don't yet feel comfortable controlling the PODxt without the computer, so it means you have to boot up the PC and play in front of the computer... The VAMP2 is a bit easier to use.

In the beginning I was also one of those guys who said: "I don't care about what those tube purists say about modelers. I don't care whether it sounds like the real amps its modeling. All that matters is that it sounds good to me."

Well, now, about two years later, I'm starting to think, uhh, to be honest, this thing really just doesn't sound that good!

I use Strat(s) and I've played the VAMP2 with headphones, as well as directly into the effects loop return of my amp, and both ways it sounds pretty crappy. The clean amp models are OK, and the distorted sounds are good for power-chord type stuff, but for lead stuff (e.g. solos) it just sounds "digital". Also, when playing full chords (v.s. power chords) on distortion, the distortion does this really ugly digital sounding breakup. It just sounds very wrong.

I mostly use the VAMP2's chorus and/or delay effects, but I usually bypass the amp simulation completely. (Press Tap & Tuner keys together). The reverb is OK. The tremelo, wah, compressor are useless to me.

(Remember to change the VAMP to "L3" live mode when using it with an amp to disable stereo & speaker simulation).

It's plastic, but that's OK. When you buy a playstation or MP3 player you're not going to complain that it's not solid steel, so who cares. Just handle it with care. I avoid pulling out the IN / OUT cables unnecessarily (i.e. I rather pull cables out of the guitar / amp). But... of course you can clearly see/feel that the PODxt is just more robust.

Their online helpdesk is OK.

I have mixed feelings about the VAMP2. I used to love it. But as I get better at my playing, I realize more how bad it sounds!

I've been playing for about 2 years. When I just started playing, I bought both the VAMP2 and the PODxt. I bought the modelers, of course not for budget reasons, but simply because my playing sucks and I thought it would be cool to use a modeler and headphones. That was a bad excuse to buy modelers. As one beginner to another, I ask you, please don't make that mistake.

It's with regret that I have to say, please invest your money in something else, preferably an amp, e.g. the Roland Micro Cube costs about the same as the VAMP2 and is way more useful. Yes, the VAMP is cheap, but if you have to buy a modeler, rather get the PODxt Live or a BOSS GT6/8 or a Vox modeler!!

If I had to start over, I'd rather just save my money to buy a decent amp and add a few effects pedals later.

As other people have said: You get what you pay for. You can't really expect a $100 VAMP2 to match a $300 PODXT/BOSS-GT6 etc.

Very easy to use. Not rocket science here. Lighted LEDS make it superior to the POD, or POD XT in this category.

This is where the Behringer V-amp lacks. The sampling rate is only 32khz, (LESS THAN CD QUALITY!) which make the guitar tones and distortion sound "trashy" like a cheap amplifier. I found that to make the guitar tones sit well in my mixes, I have to make the whole recording sound a little bit trashy using overcompression and killing the dynamics to match the guitars.

Very hard to impossible to get a studio quality sound out of these. At best these are great for Apartment recording or late night jam sessions w/ your computer.

Dont expect to ever Gig this thing and play it out of an amp. It will just sound wrong.

The dynamics on the output of this unit are non existant. Meaning that when you listen to the playback or just analyze how it sits in a mix, it sounds very thin and harsh to the ears, definately does not sound like it could pass as a Mic'd cabinet.

100% of the time now, I can hear a POD, or a V-Amp guitar track in a recording if presented a sample to listen to. There is no tricking people with units like these.

I'd say they are reliable, I bought one of these when they first came out, the V-AMP one for 199$ at guitar center (this was like 4 years ago). Then upgraded the Flash chip to V.2.0 (not a big improvement I might add).

This unit has never broke down. Although it is anoying that it doesn't have an ON/Off switch you have to unplug and replug it in every time.

Once, a pin got bent in the A/C plug.

and my tuner button is less responsive, i have to hit it hard for it to move into tuner mode.

Never had any issues so i cant comment

Bottom line: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. and you will not feel ripped off with this, especially if you do not have any other alternative for apartment recording and late night jamming.

There might be other alternatives that are better like the POD XT, however all of these MODELER units all sound the same.


SAMPLES of songs I recorded guitar tracks w/ the V-amp:

http://www.csupomona.edu/~tgao/myhome/demo1.mp3

This unit is very easy to use and editing patches is not at all complicated. The manual is very easy to use and the proper amount of time should be taken to understand the capability of the V-amp 2. Getting a good sound out of this unit can be difficult and is very subjective. It takes plenty of "tweaking" to get the tone you want. "Tone" means different things to different people. A large part of guitarist's sound is in his/her style, fingers, pick, guitar, cable and power source. Take time to experiment. This is a versatile piece of equipment and it will be difficult to find a good sound in 15-20 minutes.

I am running a Parker Fly Deluxe into 4 modified (self modified and they sound GREAT!) pedals. A Boss SD-1, a Boss DS-1, a Boss MT-2 and a Boss GE-7. The GE-7 is connected to the input of the V-amp 2. I use the 3 Boss distortion pedals to get a variey of bluesy/distorted/heavy sounds. The GE-7 (EQ pedal) is used to either "shape" those sounds or is used as a lead boost. I use this set-up with V-amp 2 set on the "Tube Preamp" setting. The "Tube Preamp" is a nice foundation to build from and to my ear it sounds the warmest of all the clean simulations. With this set-up I run the V-amp 2 straight into the PA and on occassion I will run it in stereo.

** It is important to remember that the EQ on the Mixer/PA will require some adjustments to get the sound your after. Different PA speakers and mixers will sound unique just like guitars, amps, pick-ups, etc. Again, take your time, be patient and experiment.

If I am not using the modified Boss Pedals I will use a variety of the amp simulations to get various clean/blues/dirty/crunch and heavy settings. I really don't care how close they are to the actual amp they are simulating. My main concern is that I get a good sound regardless of the simulation or model. My favorites are "Custom High Gain" and the "Brit. Hi Gain." With these settings I go from that bluesy tone to something really heavy and everything in between.

I will try to use it as an effects only in the effects loop of my Peavey Classic 50 4/10. The V-amp 2 allows you to by-pass the preamp simluations allowing use of the effects only. I am not sure how this will sound but for $99 it is worth the effort to try. After all, it's another option.

I can't rate the reliability fairly. It is plastic which tends to be less reliable than a metal housing. The pedal however is metal and since I will be stepping on the pedal I am not that concerned about the plastic shell on the V-amp 2.

I had the original V-amp and I own other Behringer equipment. They have always been very helpful and have provided great customer support.

I have been playing about 16 years and yes, I would consider myself a "Tube Snob." In my opinion, there is no replacing a tube. I play a variety of rock, blues, pop, heavy and praise and worship music. I grew up listening to artist such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Many different styles and strengths very few of which I can play but I enjoy trying. The V-amp 2 provides me with the opportunity to sound like any of them.

The things that the V-amp 2 has to offer are well worth the money. It is a great unit to record with and you have the luxury of running it straight into a PA. Where else can you spend $99 on a new piece of music equipment that is this flexible? Sure, there is better equipment out there but I have yet to find a $99 toy with all of these features that sounds this good. I personally have not a heard 1 piece of Line6 gear that sounds good to me. In fairness to Line6 I have not spent much time with their equipment. I don't particularly care for the Digitech stuff. It sounds way to "Digital" to me. The Boss stuff including the GT-6 and the new GT-8 are not bad but if I had an extra $500 laying around (Who does?) I would probably checkout the Vox Tonelab SE thoroughly.

It would be nice if this where true bypass to better allow its use with a guitar amp. I don't prefer to use the V-amp 2 straight into a guitar amp because it colors the amps tone. Even a good tube amp may negatively affect your opinion. I think it works very well with a PA and Mixer. I am even considering the purchase of a powered monitor so I can use it as a spot monitor and run the V-amp 2 straight to it.

Basic features are easy to use, but you definitely need the manual to learn how to tweek some parameters like presence & effects/reverb settings.

I've been using this for over a year for private practise and lately for a couple of gigs. I never really cared for the compressed sound I heard through headphones, but I assumed the unit would be okay through a PA or for direct to harddisk recording. Boy was I wrong! This toy just sounds flat & lacks character. You are far better off with a real tube amp. Considering that this thing costs less than most pedals, I can easily conclude that you get what you paid for here.

The input jack has become tempermental. I have to wiggle it to get signal sometimes. The same with one of the 1/4" outputs. Oh well, that's what you get from cheap piece-o-crap Chinese parts and manufacturing.

Also, there is a significant dropout when you change to some presets. So this is definitely NOT a gig-worthy piece!!!

I doubt you'll get much support from this German design outfit. My Pro audio friends tell me that Behringer makes throw away junk that isn't worth fixing when it breaks. THAT SUCKS, but I should have known based on the low price of this thing.

This is an okay toy for a beginner guitarist with a low budget. Or better yet, GET A REAL AMP! Seriously, a small tube combo amp and a couple of pedals will provide much more satisfaction & inspiration.

If direct recording is your goal then try a Rocktron Voodu Valve - it's a far superior tone generator.

It's pretty easy to get usable (if not the greatest) sounds out of the V-Amp 2. Editing patches without the V-Amp software (which requires a seperate MIDI cable) isn't that intuitive. It makes more sense to configure the unit while it's attached to the PC, and the software is quite easy to use. The manual is comprehensive enough, yet easy to to follow.

Here's my signal chain: Fender strats (loaded with DiMarzios) - Peterson Strobostomp tuner - DOD YJM 308 Overdrive - Modded Crybaby Wah - SansAmp GT2 - Boss CH-1 Chorus - Boss DD-3 Delay - Boss CS-3 Compressor - V-Amp 2 - into either my computer (SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro soundcard) or a PA system.

This unit is great for playing around at home with your computer and laying down some basic tracks. The amp sims vary from very good to piss-poor. The speaker sims are useful. The effects are hit and miss.

Good effects include the delay, ping pong, and flanger. I hate the chorus, compressor, auto-wah, rotary, and just about every other effect on the unit. They sound quite sterile, hence my use of Boss pedals.

For high-gain sounds, the V-amp 2 is OK. Cleans are sterile. Mid-gain tones (blues, etc) are passable, but I find my Sansamp to be much more responsive to my playing style and volume changes.

Overall, it's a nice toy that I enjoy using to "stereoize" my signal going into my computer. As far as quality tone goes, it sounds a little sterile. Most of the effects are lame.

I wouldn't use it on a gig without a backup, considering it's a computer in a plastic case that could easily get fried due to a power surge or voltage fluctuation. For home use, it's fine.

I play classic rock, heavy metal, jazz, classical and fusion. This unit represents great "bang for the buck".

For the price (especially used!) it's worth every penny. This unit is FANTASTIC for a beginner guitarist. If you've been playing for 15 years like yours truly, you tend to be a bit more discriminating with your sound.

For my purposes (an easy interface for my signal chain into my computer), I like it a lot. Some of the amp sims are good and I enjoy using them to get different sounds when I do some recording.

Is it professional-level gear? Certainly not. If it were stolen, I probably wouldn't buy it again. I notice a distinct "coldness" to the tone. I'm not a tube snob, but I am picky about what I hear, and I feel that I get much better sounds from my analog Sansamp then from the all-digital V-amp 2.

People who rate this a "10" for sound either haven't been playing a long time, are used to playing through beginner-level gear, or are still basking in the glow of "new toy syndrome".

Still, for the price, I'd recommend it.

This machine is very basic and good for beginers who want a amp modeling multi effect for a cheap price. Good for say a 10 or 12 year old just starting guitar. However, there are other options out there that are much better at a similar price point like the BOSS ME-33 (far superior to the VAMP)

I'm writing this because I think that Harmony Central is a fantastic resource for learning about gear you're thinking about buying.
Based on the reveiws for the Behringer Vamp 2 that I read here I would have foolishly gone out and purchased this pedal . . . I'm glad I didn't.
Instead I rented the Behringer VAMP 2 and a Line 6 PODxt (the original that Behringer is ripping off) for a two week trial period in my home recording studio.
It was used by myself a professional guitar player and audio engineer for 22 years, another Engineer and 2 other guitar players with decades of experience and great ears for tone.
We recorded direct with it and also through a Fender Tweed, 1964 Fender Bandmaster, VOX AC30, Marshall & Fender Twin.
This thing sounds like crap.

Patch changes make a sound . . . that's not right.

I have experience with other Behringer gear and I know that their customer support is quite good.

It is very misleading of other reviewers to compare this to the Line 6 POD as an equal option. This machine does not approach the same tonal quality or depth of the POD at all. I don't even want to get into the details of the differences, there are too many.
I just felt that there were too many good reviews here and it wasn't right.
I have over 250 vintage and modern guitar effects and I honestly don't think that this machine does anything particularily well and it's certainly nothing like the POD. I'm not saying that the POD is perfect but it is in a class apart from the VAMP 2.

Basically if you're going to buy something like this make sure you check out all of your options before opening up your wallet.
Line 6, BOSS, Vox & Digitech all make multi-effect pedals with Amp modeling that certainly outshine Behringer's effort.
Shop with your ears folks.

Fairly easy to use. I'm not a big "tweaker", so I don't bother with a lot of the settings. I basically just go from bank to bank and then tweak the stock presets to taste. A lot of the stock presets, to my ears, sound very good - particularly the heavy distortion ones. Some slight tweaking and off I go.

This was my first try with a multi-fx unit in a while. I got a POD v1.0 last year on a trade and tried that. It was absolutely useless - sounded HORRIBLE. I wanted it to record into my PC but every setting I tried sounded terrible, so the next day I sold it.

I wanted a multi-fx pedal that would give me some effects and be cheap. Something to record to PC. So I looked on zzounds.com (best online retailer without a doubt) and found the new X-Vamp2 for $62 ($5 discount for the factory resealed version). It is a scaled down Vamp2 but with an expression pedal. A couple of days after ordering it I come home to find a bigger box than I expected sitting at my doorway. Sure enough, I got lucky - zzounds sent me the regular $99 Vamp2 instead of the $62 X-Vamp2! Nice eh?

So I set this thing up to record into my PC and it sounds excellent for the price. Excellent period. The high gain tones are very good. Particularly the rectifier and british hi gain models. The classic clean model is decent. The vamp clean is okay. The American Blues model, which seems to be popular with others, sounds terrible to my ears. The distortion models are good, the cleans are usable. I can't get a great jazz tone out of it, but good enough.

As for the effects - the auto-wah is very cool. The compression and delay are very good too. Surprisingly, the reverb is excellent. I don't use the other stuff much if at all (chorus, flange, etc), but they are usable if you like them. Keep in mind that I'm sure individual boss pedals would be better, but for the $62 I paid for it (and the $99 you would have to pay for it) this thing is excellent.

Seems reliable. I've had it a couple of weeks and it hasn't broken. NO power switch, but who cares.

They have some software for free that you can download from their site. That alone gives this a 10 compared to others. I'm a computer junkie, but I haven't had the urge to interface my Vamp2 with the PC yet.

I give it a 9 overall. I'm a tough grader. Not all of the models are good. But there are decent to good cleans, and excellent overdriven/distortion sounds to be had. So if you want to record to your PC, this is the thing to use. Can't be beat for the price. I wish it weren't so cheesy looking and the cheesy name makes it sound like a toy. I doubt it would be my first choice to use live, but I'd bet it would work well. For live work I'd always prefer individual pedals, if I wanted effects at all. I'll soon have some sound examples up on my website: www.sixstringtheory.com

One of the easier modelers to use. Editing is a snap...manual is quite adequate.

I use a Charvel Surfcaster with a Dimarzio PAF in the bridge, Kent Armstrong Hot Lipstick in the neck and a MIM Strat with Lace Sensors.

Usually just use this for headphone practice, but occasionally run it into the effects return of my Mesa F-50.

Unit is very quiet, decent noise gate will help out hi gain settings.

Effects are decent...very useable but nothing spectacular.

There are a lot of amp models in this unit...I really only use a handful. I really like the Blackface, the JCM800, and the Soldano models, and the Boogie MarkIIc. I use the Plexi model as well as the JTM45, but find them a bit dark...can't dial in enough treble for my tastes. It's useable, but not quite how I'd like it...with both buckers and single coils. The Bassman model is also good. Oh, the Van Halen modded Plexi is also pretty cool. Don't care at all for their models of the Dumble, which is a little disappointing. And for each of the JTM 45 and the Plexi they have their own custom models that are supposed to be much more tweakable...I find them completely useless...waste of programming space if you ask me. But no problem, there are so many other models that are decent.

I had one of the cheap Valvetronix amps and actually thought it had better models on it all around, but for the money, the V-Amp2 is a deal, and for playing with headphones it does me fine. If I ran across a cheap used Tonelab, I might replace this with it, but until then, it'll do me fine.

Only had it a few months so far...no problems. Besides, I just use it for practice.

Don't Know

Great bang for the buck!

if it were lost or stolen, not sure whether I'd get another one or not...probably check out my options. This technology is constantly changing with something better on the horizon.

You get 25 banks with 5 patches per bank, works great and the included pedal allows you to switch up and down between the patches. Lots of knobs and a fair amount of menusurfing, you have to hold one button down and press another to do certain things etc. Overall, good layout for a multieffect. Illuminated knobs are the best idea since presliced bread since their position changes with the patches, like they should rather than presets that change parameter value by bypassing the knobvalue.

I use it with a Epi standard Les Paul and right to my computer. It sounds awesome, maybe partially due to my 5.1 surround, I would guess that if you use a cheap amplification system, its gonna suck pretty hard. It's not noisy at all, although with everything maxed it is. There's a noisegate though, but it's pretty bad. Effects sound OK, compression+chorus effect is great. Delays sounds pretty good too. Phase,flange,wah are all fine, great for coloring the ampsimulations. However, the tremolo effect sucks, you can't adjust anything other than speed and mix, no waveshape!

Amp sims are great for the money and through a good PA it will definitely give you a great sound, Hi-Gain Brit is the best!

Its plastic, but the pedal is metal and you get a gigbag with it so yeah, you can depend on it. Doesn't seem to need a backup either, just dont step on the case. I havent had any problems at all with it, and its about 6 months old now.

Worth it! It is capable of pretty much all genres but it only sounds good if you know how to tweak it. I would not buy another if it were stolen, I would go for a footbased multi instead. This is more of a studio, stationary effect. Its awesome and if you want a way to record great guitarsounds or just jam in your home, on low and high volume, then this is it! The extra money for a POD hardly seems worth it to me.

extreeeeeemly EASY! Must read the manual though.... everything is simple as turning knobs, taping buttons, and double functions. after you read the manual, it should be easy. Getting good sounds...also easy. Editing patches... super easy. The manual is about v-ampire, v-amp pro, and v-amp 2. it's a little bit confusing by the first time I read it. But I understand it in my second read.

the word is.... WOOOWWWWW. As long you use it as it meant to be used. It's a VIRTUAL amplification. It sound best WITHOUT AMPS!!!! So just plug directly into the mixer. You can turn off the speaker sim though and plug into your amp. Sounds good, but not best. I use an Ibanez GRG-270DX chinesse made (Very cheap guitar with a so-so sound) an Ibanez IBZ10G amp. I plug it into the amp and my first thought is..... not bad, but A LOT BETTER THAN MY ZOOM GFX-5!!! trust me dont buy ZOOM, ZOOM's distortion is crap!! then I a headphone.....my reaction was....OH MY GOD.........I CAN'T BELIEVE THE SOUND!! V-Amp's Distortion is a little bit noisy, great for rythem good for leads. Chorus is WONDERFUL !! I LOVE IT !!! The Delay.... GREAT!! Auto wah....not good, gonna need a pedal for this one (Behringer FCB1010), can't afford it. When I turn the speaker sims off, it sounds better in my amp, the boogie dual rectifiers distortion's a little bit muddy though (Little bit disapointed at this point). Others are good. in my headphones, the dual rectifier's sound is GREEAATTT can't tell the difference ! I can get Daita Ito's (SIAM SHADE's lead guitarist, great japan rock band) sound easily! for your info Daita is a big fan of dream theater, which means, a great fan of John Pettruci. Daita uses the same amp as Pettruci, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier.

Ummmmm. Plastic, Hard PVC. As long as you take care of it it's ok. Well you're not gonna stomp on it, it's not a stomp box. The footswitch, there's where you gonna stomp. The footswitch made of metal, veerry sturdy! carefull though, the button's still plastic. I don't have any other effects (Sold my good for nothing GFX-5), so i have to gig with it. Well the -NOT SLIGHT- delay when you change amp simulators is not good. You can't go from clean to distored or distored to clean in a blink! well a little bit practice on this would fix it, just push the footswith with the -NOT SLIGHT- time earlier before you want the effect to change(I think).

The Dealer.... VERY FRIENDLY, they explained everything!
about behringer, The V-AMP yahoogroups is very helping.
Never dealt with them directly though.

I Play in the church, so I play a very wide range of music. But I like Rock the most. Currently i'm listening to SIAM SHADE (seriously, a very good band! buy one of their CD's, much lighter than Dream Theater,similar to DT but has a wide range of rock). I LOVE the amp sims especialy the dual rectifier. Well if I had the money I would buy a BOSS GT-6, damn! that thing is just too expensive for me. Well this thing inspired me to play! ussually I only practice about 30 minutes a day, but now i can play for couple of hours and forgot to eat (bad for your health ^_^), i can play at night with my headphones at night without disturbing other people WITH GREAT SOUNDS !!!. If you don't have enough budget but want a goooooood effect(not the best), then this is for you. Don't buy ZOOM.... Just to remind you. This is an AMP SIMULATOR it will never sound as good as the real thing (it's 90% the same though).

Had mine for about 2 years. Easy to use, easy to edit patches, great manual.

Sound quality is great. This was my first processor, and for a married guy with kids, the v-amp fit the bill. Used to jam occassionally through fx loop of Behringer GX210. Pretty good sound and flexibility for $350 total. Mostly used through headphones, and it sounds fantastic.

Uh oh...there go all my presets and the thing sounds "tinny." Factory reset...and it happens again. Reliability is far from stellar: battery life sucks, no off switch? plastic casing? switch delay?

I recently "upgraded" to a used Digitech GNX3 for $150. All the options of the v-amp..w/an 8-track recorder, drum machine, looper, and bass sims!!!

You kidding me? The GN3 rocks plugged into my fx loop, through phones or recorded to computer.

N/A - just traded mine in for something more reliable. Great starter processor.

Play metal/rock/pop...what ever suits my fancy. Been playing for about 10 years, just for self entertainment. Sound quality on the v-amp is pretty good, particularly for $100.

However, I'm totally stoked with the GNX3. The addition of a looper, bass sims and drum machine make "jamming" at home SO much more fun.

the v-amp is quite easy to use, but you definetly need to read the manual first(common sense). Editing patches is very easy. you can get a good sound out of it quite easily aswell. The manual is very good it tells you everything about it and how to use it.

The sound qualities good, but some of the distortions sound very muddy if you crank it up, i'm using a good guitar aswell, an ibanez S470. it can be very noisy aswell, but the noise gate does quite a good job at the noise at bay. I'm using it with a peavy combo and it sounds good. The modulations are a O.K but sometimes aren't powerful enough.Personally, i think it sounds better than a POD.

so far it has been very reliable, no knobs missings,no LED's gone and no cracks in the plastic. But i've heard on some reviews that
the saved patches will start to corrupt. Now i've had mine for nearly 2 years and that hasn't happened yet, but i'm not looking forward to it if it does. If i was to gig with it i think i would take a backup just in case if the patches started to sound crap.

never needed them.

overall i think it's very good for the money. I play mostly yngwie or randy rhoads style and it covers the stuff quite well. If it were to get stolen i think i would probably replace it with an effect unit worth about 190-200 pounds. For the money it's outstanding.

It was fine, I enjoyed using it. It wasn't fool proof, since there are a lot of options, but I think Behringer did a good job on the usability aspect.

The reason I bought this thing was because my Fender Princeton Chorus amp (Which I regret buying BTW, not good for me) is to powerful to play in my apartment...I couldn't even turn the volume onto 2! I just wanted something I could use in my apartment to fool around with, nothing too serious.

I really liked the way it sounded. I didn't get the a nice warm sound using headphones, but I don't know if it would have been better if I'd had a better set (I was using $50 Sony MDR-7502).

I got good results hooking this up to my shelf system home stereo. I could produce some rocking sounds and it sounded pretty warm, not digital.

I did get a few chances to hook it up to my amp, and it sounded fine. I was overall happy with the sound.

Mine broke, so I can't give it high marks for reliability.

I'm not really sure what went wrong, but I think others had the same experience. The memory seems to be fried it now sounds like shit. If I reset to the defaults, and start looping through the presets, they are all over the place too, so I know it's fried.

Unfortunetly, I didn't really use it too much during the warranty period because I was swamped with projects at worked, but had I spent more time with it, I probobly would have been able to return it.

As far as the physical durability, it's fairly durable. It's not made of steel, but it's nice and light yet still tough. For the price range, it's impressive.

Make sure you send in your warranty card! I'm not all that pissed about the whole thing since it wasn't that expensive, and I think if I had my act together I would have been able to get it replaced.

I don't know. Like I said, I didnt' have my act together.

This unit is really an amazing value. It's $99 USD now, which makes it an incredible buy I think, considering I was amazed it was only $139 when I bought it shortly after it was released. If that's what your wanting to spend, go buy it now, don't wait!

One more thing, the kit bag and pedal really put the icing on the cake. It's so easy to store and take with you.

I find it easy to get tones suitable for home recording/demo grade recordings, but ultimately a good tube amp and microphone still sound better. I have a home studio, and do all the production/engineering for our 4 piece rock band, plus I record my friends stuff as well. Some of the V-amp2 sounds are definitely better than others. My personal favorites are the Marshall high gain and the Fender Bassman. I've created 2 patches using the Bassman, one with crunch, and another with less gain that souns clean until you play heavy,when it breaks up nicely. I generally bypass the effects on my own presets, but will use them when the song calls for it. I find that experimenting with different cabinet and reverb sims will yield a better sound when creating presets. I don't find it difficult to make my own presets. The manual is adequate, but the information is sometimes scattered on different pages. Better organization might make for an easier read, but the manual isn't tha big to begin with, so I can usually find what I need pretty quickly.

I have 3 good electric guitars- a '87 Les Paul Custom, a '00 American Strat, and an '02 Epiphone Dot Deluxe. By far the Les Paul gets played the most,especially live. The other 2 are used more for recording, and so are actually more likely to be played through the V-amp2. My only real amp is a Mesa Boogie Mk IV, which is great and versitile on its own. The V-amp2 gets used mostly for tones that are unavailable on the Boogie, as the Boogie obviously sounds better. It should for the price. Effects on the V-amp2 are okay, but not nearly as good as my friends Vox tone lab. Again, they are not in the same price league, but more $ does seem to equal better sound. Im not hung up on apeing other artists sounds, But the U2 "Street w/o name" and David Gilmour "crazy diamond" sounds are convincing and useable. All in all, it's definitely worth $125.

I have read some of the other reviews of this product on this website, and find that I'm having the same problem as some of the other users. All of the presets will just "lose it", and sound flat and lifeless. One of your other reviewers called it an AM radio sound. I've heard AM radios sound better than the V-amp2 when this happens. The only solution is to Default back to the factory presets(the manual describes how-pretty easy), but then I lose all my own presets. I've only gigged live with the V-amp2 once, and of course this happened then. It took 10 minutes of stage time to regain a facimilie of what I had before. Very frustrating. There is also a delay when switching patches(about a second of silence!), so I had to anticipate solos and loud sections, and switch before I normally would. Besides these problems, overall reliability has been good-no problems yet with worn out buttons or broken jacks, but the plastic case is suspect. When gigging, it's best to leave it at home.

No need yet...

I'm a meat and potatos Rocker, and have been playing for 20 years. I also like folk, but this is an electric guitar product. I've never plugged my acoustic into it. The best thing about the V-amp2 is its value for the money. Yes, more expensive units(POD,Tone-Lab etc.)sound better, but this is great for the money. Analyze your budget and needs- the V-amp2 could be what you're looking for. For the price, it works well for me. If it were stolen,and I was on a tight budget, I would buy it again, but if I had more $, I would probably upgrade to something else.

i give it a 8 coz its really easy to use this.a 9 if i can edit patches or effects thorougly without the need for a computer! the manual is ok but really good though but one you figure it out even a kid can use this.

OH I LOVE THE SOUND THATS COMING FROM THIS BABY! I LOVE ALL THE MARSHALLS,SOLDANO,RECTIFIER, ETC THAT THEY PUT IN THERE. BUT NOT THE V-AMP MODELS.IM USING MY PARKER NITEFLY SA, FENDER STRAT 62 RE-ISSUE, IBANEZ EARLY 80'S RG420 WITH EMG PICK UP,S-S-HUM CONFIG.SQUIER STRAT JAPAN SILVER SERIES.CUSTOM MADE ES335 COPY,OVATION ACOUSTIC.THE VERY GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS THAT THE GUITAR IM USING MAINTAIN ITS OWN CHARACTERISTIC OR SOUND WHEN PLUG INTO THE V-AMP!KNOWING THE SOUND EACH OF MY GUITAR IS CAPABLE OF ITS EASY FOR ME TO FIND THE SOUND IM LOOKING FOR. COOL!

IT IS QUITE NOISY ON HI GAIN SETTINGS BUT THE NOISE GATE CAN CLEAR THAT UP.BUT WHEN USING IT WITH EMG EQUIPPED GUITARS?? MAN ITS A KILLER! YOU HAVE TO HEAR IT!ESPECIALLY ON CLEAN SOUNDS USING THE TUBE PRE AMP SETTING!TRY IT !

HERE IN THE PHILLIPINES WE DONT BRING OUR OWN AMPS TO A GIG OR TO A BAR. WE USE WHAT THEY HAVE AND LOTS OF TIMES ITS A PIECE OF CRAP!I USUALLY GO DIRECT ON BOARD WITH A DIRECT BOX AND BOOM!!!!! IM FLYING!! HA HA

THE EFFECTS ARE REALLY GOOD! I LOVE THE CHORUS!COMPRESSOR! BUT I HATE THE PHASER.AND OF COURSE THE MEAT POTATO!! DISTORTIONS!

IM REALLY NOT INTO GETTING SOUNDS OF MY FAVORITE ARTIST BUT WITH THE SOUNDS THATS IN MY HEAD.BUT YOU CAN WITH THIS THING. SRV,VAIs ARE EASY.

IM PLAYING 5 TO 6X A WEEK! WITH 3 SETS OF EACH.I HAVE TO PLUG AND UNPLUG 3X EVERY GIG. IVE BEEN DOING THIS 10 MONTHS!! AND THIS MOTHERF??KER IS STILL KICKING ASS.

WITH THAT SAID I THINK ITS DEPENDABLE WHEN USING IN LIVE SITUATIONS.IT WORKS FOR ME, SO IM SURE IT WILL WORK FOR OTHERS AS WELL.BUT NOT FOR EVERYBODY HA HA

DONT NEED THEM YET.

BEING IN PERFORMING BAND "CHILLWORX". WE PLAY ROCK,RnB STUFF,pop,ETC I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR ALMOST 20 YRS AND OWNED ALOT OF GEARS AND STUFF.I'VE BEEN USING MY DIGITECH 2101,V-TWIN,TUBE KING 999 ETC..BUT RIGHT NOW V-AMP 2 IS MY BABY.

WELL ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT ITS EASY TO BRING ALONG WITH THE CARRYING BAG.I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT THAT ITS MADE OF BRITTLE PLASTIC.GOTTA BE CAREFUL WITH. AND THE NEED FOR A COMPUTER FOR PROGRAMMING!HATE THAT ALOT! WELL I DONT BRING A COMPUTER WHEN GIGGING. DO YOU?

MY FRIEND HAS A POD AND I TELL TOU THAT ITS A 50-60 RATING! SO GO GET ONE NOW!

99% of the factory patches are worthless. Editing patches isn't much harder than turning pots on a normal amp, rather OK. Very difficult to get a passable sound for recording, especially high-gain sounds. 9 out of 10 amp models sound really flat and unrealistic. The "Brit Hi-Gain" is just about the only hi-gain amp that is at all possible to use for recording.

Using with an Ibanez RG, directly into computer or headphones most of the time. Don't use it in front of an amp, it wasn't made for it.

Most of the built-in effects and reverbs are pretty weak. Half adequate, but nothing that will make you excited and inspire playing. Can get good clean sounds, but as said, distortion ranges from utter swill to "almost passable in a mix full of other instruments".

I play metal, and all/most of the high-gain amps sound flat, dead. They don't breathe or feel like a real amp at all. No heaviness, no bite, no nothing... The Brit Hi-Gain can sound OK with a change of cabinet sim and post-EQ.

Absolutely not dependable. Piece of fucking plastic. At least two knobs have broken off. After a while, the arrow and patch selection buttons stop responding to presses unless pressed EXTREMELY HARD. Also, after a while, this will -- for no apparent reason -- lose all patches AND/OR have all amp sims break down into something that sounds like a broken auto-wah played through AM radio, or something. The ONLY solution when this bug happens is to reset all the patches. Recently, my unit has decided to make it IMPOSSIBLE to reset the patches when this happens (about every week. This unit WILL and DOES lose all patches after a while, battery good or not.) so what I have to do to reset patches now is open the unit up (five screws) and remove the battery so that the unit loses its memory and resets itself. I recently did this, and it worked as usual for about 2 minutes before breaking down into the AM radio fuzz sound. The whole procedure again. I WOULD have thrown this out the fucking window by now, but there's one particular sound my band needs out of this unit for recording; hence, I keep it. I can't use it for practicing or anything anymore, it's practically a paperweight as it is now.

Would ABSOLUTELY not use it for a gig, recording or anything else. Well, before it started acting up I might have, but this WILL not last more than a year or two before gradually turning unusable. I have no idea why. Others have had the same kind of experience I have. Get a POD instead.

Mailed them about the AM radio patch reset deal. Received a completely useless e-mail stating basically that they wouldn't do anything about it.

Owned it for a few years, it says it was made in December 2002. Now this unit is HALF DECENT for as long as it works, it's cheaper than a POD and it sure as fuck SOUNDS cheaper too; it has some OK sounds for recording demos at home, but basically worthless for anything more serious due to its absolute shit reliablility and very flat sounds which makes it much more of an inspiration killer than something that actually helps in the creation of music. I'd get an idea, then poke around with the V-Amp for 30 minutes first trying to get it to work correctly, then trying to find a sound which doesn't sound like absolute bollocks; needless to say after that any inspiration is gone and only V-Amp-induced frustration remains. NOT RECOMMENDED. Spend the extra few dollars on a POD2.0 instead.

Inicialmente, o usuario pode sentir alguma dificuldade para uso mas, depois de algumas mexidas tudo se resolve. Qualquer duvida e sempre bom ter o manual de instruc?es a m?o, apesar do mesmo ser escrito em portugues para Portugal. Com certeza e bem menos complicado do que programar uma pedaleira da Digitech como o RP-12, por exemplo. Tem a dificuldade normal de qualquer pedaleira ou multi-efeitos.

Ja usei pedais da boss e outras marcas, ja tive Zoom 9002, 9000, 2020, 505, 606 e tive oportunidade de usar pedaleiras da Digitech. A qualidade do som das distorc?es e simulac?es de amplificadores e alto-falantes e muito boa, principalmente comparando-se com equipamentos bem mais caros. Os sons de Mesa Boogie, Marshall e Fender e Roland JC 120, s?o bem proximos dos reais. Os outros efeitos s?o muito bons tambem. O que se deve ter em conta ao adquirir o equipamento e a relac?o custo-beneficio. O V-AMP2 e um equipamento com qualidade profissional e fica muito bom se usado em conjunto com a FCB1010, a pedaleira mid da Behringer.

A construc?o e em um tipo de material plastico bastante duro, mas n?o sei se aguenta quedas (n?o quero testar). Por curiosidade (alias, faco isso com todos os meus equipamentos) abria a carcaca e pude observar que se restringe a uma pequena placa de circuitos e um chip muito bem acomodados. Aconselho a usa-lo com cuidado (evitar quedas) e em lugares ventilados (ele esquenta bastante).

A Behringer oferece um site muito bem montado e os programas para atualizac?o da EPROM do equipamento.

Eu toco ha 18 anos. O meu equipamento hoje e: 1 Fender Squier Stratocaster Japonesa 1990, toda original, branca (igual a do Jimi Hendrix), uma Charvel/Jackson CXM-DLX preta com captadores Duncan Design Duplos e single (meio) Kent Armstrong e uma Ibanez RG 350-DX, amplificadores Crate GX-120 e Warmmusic 108 GT, X-VAMP e pedais S3 Fortes (clone do GT2 Sansamp, pedal de volume Korg. Ja usei muita coisa como disse acima e realmente, o V-AMP2 me surpreendeu na qualidade do som e relac?o custo-beneficio. Caras e bem simples: tenho todos os efeitos que sempres quis ter e 32 amplicadores que sempre sonhei em tocar mas nunca teria dinheiro pra tanto.
Um abraco!

I found that this unit has a lot of great features, but for me it was a little difficult getting used to accessing them.
I do not like the manual. I found it was not concise and easy to navigate.

I use a custom built Strat copy with EMG's and a Peavey T-60. I can say this is the most fun I have had in years. I love the sounds and I am looking forward to testing it on a large touring PA system. Effects are not perfect, but they are very good. For me the light to medium overdriven sounds are the best. Very punchy and full. Clean sounds are pretty good, but not excellent. Heavily overdriven sounds are pretty good as well especially if you back off the gain a little. Really the only complaint I have is that the unit is a little noisy but the built in gate helps resolve this very well.

No real opinion yet other than to say that I would not want to drop it on a concrete floor!!!

Never dealt with them

I have been playing guitar a little over 30 years now, and I really enjoy this little unit. I play southern rock, Blues, MOR and country. As with any unit, you will need to take some time to get what you want from it. Tweaking sound is a process that never ends and is always evolving along with personal preferences. I am convinced this unit will deliver to my satisfaction any sound I will require. Especially for what I paid for it. I will recommend this unit to anyone who cares to ask my opinion.

Achei a pedaleira muito boa. E uma excelente opc?o para quem n?o tem grana pra comprar um grande amplificador ou uma pedaleira das mais caras. N?o achei muito facil de usar, mas uma leitura detalhada do manual resolve qualquer parada. Ja tive uma Zoom GFX-5 e uma Digitech RP-300 e esta pedaleira da show nas outras. A Behringer n?o e melhor do que a POD, mas custa 1/3 do preco. As simulac?es de amplificadores s?o muito boas e os patches de fabrica tem muito bom gosto. Um VAMP2 novo esta custando uns R$600,00 e por este preco vc n?o compra nada melhor. A versatilidade para shows e um pouco prejudicada por n?o ter uma pedaleira de varios pedais, mas pode ser usada com um FC1010 e ai da show.

Vamos ser sinceros... Reverb todo mundo faz, Delay todo mundo faz, Phaser muitas tem, Flanger ent?o ha dezenas. DISTORC?O e OVERDRIVE e o que conta pra diferenciar uma pedaleira de outra. Esta pedaleira tem uma gama de efeitos de distorc?o e simulac?o de amplificadores muito boa. Tambem n?o vamos achar que esta pedaleira e melhor que um Marshall JCM 900, MesaBoogie, Mark IV, Soldano, Vox e etc. A quest?o e o custo-beneficio. Comparando precos e produtos ela e vantajosa com certeza.

N?o achei muito resistente, mas tambem eu n?o exponho meus produtos a condic?es insanas de uso.

Toco ha 20 anos. Ja tive Epiphone, Cort, Washburn, Eagle, Condor, Gianinni e etc. Hoje tenho uma Fender Double Fat-Strat Americana e acho que o som e muito bom. Ja usei, Marshall, Fender, Staner, Meteoro, Warm Music e etc. Hoje tenho um Marshall Vasvestate 8080 e acho que o som e muito bom. Com esta pedaleira, as possibilidades de sons se multiplicaram por 1000.

Once you get the hang of it.. its not that bad.. I wish you could do some more of Nice effects stuff.. but for 100 bucks.. its a good starter.. oor back up

Not bad when 3/4 of the way up on max volume.. hardly any when you have the right effects.

I can't say i can depend on it. Its not road worthy.. i play about 2 shows a week and this think just keeps on like canceling out on me.. all the sounds go crazy.. i like it.. but i keep spending hours on makeing the sounds just perfect and they cancel out on me.. kinda sucks when that happens right before a show ehne i go to plug it in..

I cant find any help for it..

its good for lighter stuff. the distortion can sound nice but not great.... effects id like more versitility... tones,,, good but not great.. im a perfectionist in music.. and i dont think this can help me reach it.. even tho it was 100 bucks.. well i guess i cant complain.. haha oh well. you buy stuff you learn..

Easy when select a pre-built tone o make a small change. A little bit difficult to operare and the manual is not clear.

The sound is good for this kind of equipment. I use electric Fender guitars (Stratocaster '79, Stratocaster '00 with Texas Special, '84 Japan Telecaster with custom pu at neck and '90 G&L Asat Classic Special) and some acoustic guitars (Guild, Daion and resophonic all piezo-equipped). I don't use v-amp with an amplifiere but throught a p.a. system or recording console.
Is a little noisy on distorted sounds, but I normally use little crunch or clear sound. I try to make my own sound so I can't compare with my favourite players tone, but I found all effects good.

I've bought it only a week ago so ...
I bought it as a back up on gigs if my main amp goes down. I use it as preamp with my acoustic guitars too. (all equiped with piezo)

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I play almost blues & rock blues with my band. I make a lot of recording session with my Mac and I found it useful.
I'm playing since 1969 and I owned a lot of multi-effect processor. This is one of the best, easy to use, with footswitch and gigbag.
If stolen I bought another.

This is quite easy to get a rectified/highgain sound(aslong as you dont put it up to loud), but found it alot harder to get an decent overdrive bluesy sound from it, i connected it up in-line first and was getting a kind ring modulation sound on the non-wound strings, it wouldn't go no matter what i did with it. Then i put it through the FX loop and the clean sounds just sounded amazing(maybe they sounded so good beacause i was getting some crappy sounds before). The manual isn't very helpful

Guitar: 1979 Fender strat(hardtail). Amp:Trace elliot super tramp 100watt single 12" combo. FX:Big Muff, Double muff, SD1 super overdrive. For recording i go in this order: Guitar to SD1 to Double Muff to Bigg Muff To amp. The Vamp2 in the FX loop, but i connect the output of the vamp2 to a behringer DI 100, the direct output to the FX return and the DI output to my pc(i think thats the best combination??)

Not had it long, so couldn't give an opinion.

Dont know if i'd replace it if it was stolen, i'd probably try a J Station or even a Digitech GM 200(i've heard there pretty good) just so i could compare.I've not given any marks out of ten as i dont think i've had long enough. These are just my first impessions. Definatly worth the #45 i paid for it. I'll probably give a more detailed review in a couple of months. If antone has any tips please e-mail me with your suggestions.

Very easy to use. The LEDs on the knobs are a joy compared to, say, the PODs phantom knobs that don't correspond to the internal state of the machine. Manual is plenty good enough. Firmware is upgradeable only by switching out an EPROM chip physically -- voiding the warranty. So far haven't had the need for such an upgrade. If I have complaints, they are as follows: some of the labeling is in white letters, some in dark gray. The dark gray ones are too hard to read, except in good light. Use of the TAP key as a shift key is kind of annoying. The cabinet models are encoded rather than explicitly spelled out on an LED screen or some such, so that you don't know what they are unless you have manual in front of you, or memorized. Lack of an on/off switch, and external power supply is annoying. At least it's an in-line transformer rather than a wall wart. I just use a power strip and turn it on with my foot.

Generally excellent. I am in love with the chorus (specifically preset 6e, changing effect to compression+chorus and backing the level off a bit.) However, the high gain settings are noisy, and there is some weird kind of intermittent noise -- something vaguely unnatural and digital sounding, like something's going vaguely wrong in the digital processing on the high gain sounds. Turning down the guitar input helps some, but even with the guitar volume at 50%, really bashing on the strings can bring in this bad sound. This is my most significant complaint about the unit, and I also have a PODxt, and the PODxt has the same problem. I think most people don't notice it. It's pretty subtle, and it didn't stop me from buying two of these v-amp 2's, one for home and one to keep in the office for lunch-break shredding. Were it not for that problem though, it would be perfect.

I have gotten better tones recorded direct with this v-amp 2 than I have been able to achieve with a real amp mic'ed with some pretty decent mic's, all with considerably less mucking about. However, if you are a perfectionist, the noise issue might be a killer. For a practice amp, casual demo recording type situation, the noise has been tolerable, and ignoring that defect, the tone is otherwise excellent. You should play with the thing with some good headphones, then you can tell for yourself whether the noise will be tolerable for you and your purposes.

Also switching between patches is not the best. Switching between presets which change amps or cabinets causes audible disruption. For that reason, live use might be problematic. Given the super cheap price, you could always just buy two of them and use an a/b switch to get around that if it's an issue, I suppose.

Eh, seems ok, haven't had a problem. It's a hundred bucks, dirt cheap for what you get.

Don't know.

For the money, this thing is awesome. I have been playing for 14 years, mostly metal. I mostly use some modern high-gain sounds, and some clean sounds, not so much bluesy sounds. To my ears, this is a much better match for a metalhead like me than any of line-6's stuff. (I keep trying line-6's stuff on reputation, thinking maybe I'm missing something, but so far, I continue to like my stupid little v-amp 2 better.) Because of the price -- a hundred bucks -- it's a fantastic deal. I seriously bought two of them.

This is more a Tip
This thing can sound steller out of a dry effects loop out of a tube amp or a nice power amp

I've run this on a dry effects loop of a Peavey Pag 60 us Amperex 12 AX7s and Mullard 12AT7 *(dutch and british N.0.S), with 6L6 Sylvania (american N.0.S), through a marshall 1936A and could get very closeley similiar sounds to An ENGL SAVAGE (my friend who lent me the CAB plays ENGL, and Marshall JCM2000 (which another friend owns), it cant replicate exact but id say its at least 80% of the way there
the EQ touch isnt the same, but some sounds you can not tell a damn difference.

My Guitars
A Fender Standard Strat
A ESP VIPER 400 L.T.D

PEDALS
BOSS DS1
BOSS TU9
Marshal JMP1 Jack hammer

MY AMPF
Marshall MGIII 1x10 Combo
Peavey PAG 60 ALL TUBE 1x12 60watt Combo

Reply to the last posting;

Pick a preset. It doesn't matter which one. Go with bank 1, sound A for the hell of it. (Use the up-down arrows to get to "1", then push the "A" button.)

Now, lets go for a nice clean sound. How about a 1965 black face twin?

First turn the effects knob and reverb knob all the way down.
Hold Down the "tap" button and turn the amp dial to "classic clean / black twin" It may be confusing because if you hold down the tap, you get the black twin. If you don't, you get classic clean (JC120)

Now turn the tone knobs all to 12:00 o-clock position. (flat)

Hold in the tap button and turn the treble knob to 12:00. This is the presence control for the amp.

Turn the gain to about 9:00 O-clock and the volume to at least 12:00.

Turn the master knob until you can hear yourself through whatever your playing this unit through.

Now, start tweaking with the tone knobs and reverb like you would on any amp.

Once you like what you hear, press the "A" button down and hold it until it stops blinking. You saved your patch to this location for all time. (If you were on 1-A, then that is where you saved it.)

If you hold down B, C, D or E, you would then save the sound there.

By changing the bank from 1-25, you have A-E to save them on. That is a total of 125 different memory locations to save your patches to!

Once you get comfortable with this, you can start messing with the effects and different type of reverbs, cabinets, distortion related stuff, etc.

See my posting before yours regarding what you play this thing thru. Alot of guys get mad when they run it thru a $2000 amp it it sounds mushy and dead. That is not how it was intended to be used. That is what tube screamers are for or standard stomp box "stuff". This is an amp modeler that is supposed to be a stand-alone unit.

you can use it thru and amp, but you have to shut off the cabinet simulation and re-eq. all your patches to fit the frequency repsonse of the amp, or shut off the amp simulation all together and use it for an FX processor.

For the money, it should make everyone pretty happy.