Behringer V-Amp 2

Overall ... it'd dead simple to operate. Editing patches is a breeze, although it is not immediately obvious that there are "hidden" parameters, accessible only by using an external MIDI controller or the V-Amp Design software.

I am using a Line6 Variax 500 with the V-Amp (oh the unholy alliance that is, eh?) and the combination is killer. I can go from a 12-string acoustic with a lush chorus and delay for a "guitar pad" to a crunchy Les Paul to a really "spanky" Strat or over to a clean 6-string acoustic at a moments notice. It's a beautiful thing.

I have friends with PODs ... let's be honest here. The POD sounds better on some things, the V-Amp sounds better on others. Whatever.

I play almost exclusively directly into a P.A., and use floor monitors so I can hear myself. The fact that the V-Amp has BALANCED outputs makes a huge difference ... no need for a direct box.

The "POD or V-amp running direct to the board" concept goes against the grain of many guitarists, who will always want the Marshall or Rectifier stack behind them. My opinion: the benefits FAR outweigh the negatives.

I have heard so much about Behringer's famed lack-of-quality. Having friends who work for Mackie, Yamaha, Roland, etc. ... and having purchased a few Behringer items "for inexpensive backup", I can say that my experience is that these fears are largely unfounded. Almost everyone is moving over to Chinese manufacture. I've had ZERO problems with the Behringer products, which is more than I can say for several other brands of music products I use.

Standard precautions apply: Check it out COMPLETELY when you get it home. Use the hell out of it for a week or 2 to torture test it. Don't drop it off of a loading dock onto a hard cement floor.

No need ro deal with Behringer directly. They seem to have a well-organized (if somewhat slow) website.

A snap to set up and use. Not a brain strain to hook up. The manual is well written, and has some good technical information in it, though it could be a bit more descriptive about the amp models and a LOT more descriptive about the cabinet models.

Behringer had their thinking caps on when they put the controls together. The ring-of-LEDs-around-the-encoder approach allows fast and easy adjustments with instant indication to coexist with memory recall settings while avoiding expensive motor controls for the knobs themselves. Simple but brilliant. When you recall a preset, you can instantly see where most of the settings are. The only reason I don't give them a 10 in this category is the shortcuts they made with a few of the parameters, like where you have to hold down the Tap key while turning the Treble encoder to adjust the Presence. I'm not a big fan of two handed operation while my guitar head swings around to bump on the desktop. I'd also like to have a string of LEDs that indicated the Cabinet model, but you can't have everything for this price.

It sounds good! No complaints from me about the sound quality, but I have definitely heard better. I borrowed a POD xt from a friend for a week and I think it edged the V-amp out in tone. Not being a real guitar aficionado, so I'm not dead set on the ultimate tone at the expense of everything else (like price and convenience). What I do want is a way to make my sound appropriate to whatever I'm practicing. And to have fun. Let us not fool ourselves; this is a toy. A very nice sounding toy.

What can I say? I haven't dropped it or kicked it out the window, and it hasn't broken. OK, one thing: I had it on the California Clean amp model, I think, and I dialed in one of the combination effects, hmm... was it phaser + delay? Anyway, I had the Tap tempo turned way up to stumble my way through some cool Andy Summers stuff, and the effects were going unstable. I unplugged the guitar cord from the V-amp and it was still churning out a sound something like a loose instrument cable on the period of the Tap tempo. In a month of casual use, this is the only problem I've yet had. Like I said, it's a toy; I would never use it to gig.

Though I haven't had any dealings with Behringer myself, our lead guitarist did deal with them about a faulty DSP mixer. They sent him a new one before receiving the return, so I'll rate them well.

I've been playing for years, but I'm not what you'd call a good guitar player. I can play just well enough to impress non musicians, as long as I sing at the same time. I've got an Ovation Deacon and a tiny little 15W Crate amp at home and a Line 6 Spider II 100W 2x10 combo in the band garage. I needed a preamp at home for solo practice that gave me enough flexibility to set myself up somewhere close to the songs we're covering. I need to be able to play the guitar through the little amp and the CD through my stereo when nobody cares, but also be able to switch the CD and guitar to headphones when people are trying to sleep.

The auxiliary input is the feature that sold me on this unit. I had just about decided to buy a POD xt when I borrowed one and realized how difficult it would be to work with headphones (for the occasional insomnia jam session). Since I don't want to add to my clutter with a separate mixer, the mere existence of a volume controlled auxiliary input is essential to me. So much so that the dual 1/4" phono plugs (instead of a pair of smaller RCA connectors) hardly bothers me at all. I can switch from amp/stereo mode to stealth mode by turning off the stereo and amp, turning up the auxiliary input level, and donning the headphones.

Let's talk about interconnectability. I can understand the appeal that the MIDI standard has when incorporating your new amp modeller into your professional studio setup. And for the V-amp Pro, that's a great feature to have. But for a desktop toy, there is absolutely no reason that I can see to have two separate 5 pin DIN connectors when you could have one USB port taking up a quarter of the real estate! For most users, like myself, with no MIDI systems in place, these necessitate the added expense of buying a Midiman to be able to manage our presets via computer. Thumbs down on the MIDI, the second worst aspect of the V-amp.

And now, let us consider the design. I can't believe somebody thought this was a good idea. I'm embarassed to show my Playskool guitar processor to friends. A bit superficial of me, perhaps... but wait. Not only do you have this dumb looking blue Les Paul piece of doodoo sitting on your desktop, but also because it has no straight edges, all your connections splay out from it like a poorly conceived H. R. Giger rip off. You hook it up and it doubles its demands on your work space! Oh, to have a rectangular black box with the connections in the back and the knobs arranged logically (I mean, just look at all that unused front panel area)... you might even be able to put a couple more dedicated controls on. Imagine that. It could even end up looking like something an adult would own.

To end on a positive note, let us speak of value. All my complaints seem a bit less serious when you consider the $140 price tag (well, say $175 including the Midiman). You get models for three truck loads of amps and cabinets, and a passenger seat full of effects. And can you say included footswitch? Hell yeah! You plug it in and play, and it works and sounds great. Technology kicks ass. Buy one.

The Ease of use category can best be described as extremely easy. The knobs are clearly labeled Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Volume, Master Volume, Effects, and Reverb. The knob in the left center is the amps to choose from. The amp models are all clearly labeled and all have an incredible distintive sound. Editing patches is easy in that all you have to do is turn the knobs to the desired settings test the result and if you like the sound save it to V-amp 2. Any manual is overrated for the guitarist. The best bet for finding that incredible tone hidden in the blue box is to adjust the setting one at a time, until you have achieved tonal bliss.

The amp that I use is a Crate GFX-65. The guitars that I use are Fender Fat Strat, Epiphone SG, B.C. Rich Warlock with EMG-81 pickup in the bridge position, and a Lotus Fender Strat replica. The other effects I use are Boss MT-2 Metal Zone, Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer, Ibanez SM7 Smash Box, Digitech RP-300, and a Morley Mark Tremonti Power Wah. The unwanted noise level is minimal and if the unwanted noise level is to harsh the V-Amp 2 has built in noise gate to cancel out any unwanted noise feedback. Every effect in this unit is crisp and tonally correct to my ears. The main setting that use and recommend to anybody who buys this unit is setting the amp model to classic clean, Gain to 127, Bass to 60, Mid 100, Treble 126, Presence 127, Turn Drive On, Cab Model to 4x10" V-amp Custom, No Modulation, and No Reverb (use the reverb on your amp instead) set reverb to whatever, sound best, now for the ultimate secret in tonal bliss. Once you have all that programmed in connect you guitar to an Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer and then run the output jack to the Behringer V-Amp 2. The TS9 Tube screamer should be set to Drive 10, Tone 10, And level 10 (adjust volume on amp or V-Amp 2) doing all this creates the most intense AC/DC sound you could ever imagine. I honestly feel like Angus Young when I use this setup. Another detail is to use the noise gate to cancel out any unwanted noise. Also, use clean channel on amp, of course, and set Bass to 2, Mid to 10, and Treble to 8.5 or 9. Doing all this will get an extremely bright Marshall Amp rock tone.

I have gigged with it once, so far. I used the above setting with a B-52 LG-100 Half Stack to achieve Angus Young's signature Tone. When I used the above setting it brought the house down. My band and I covered Back In Black, You Shook Me all Night Long, Highway to Hell, and Hard as a Rock. The Tone was outstanding. The reliability, though, I don't believe would be great due to the fact it is made out of plastic; however, no problems on my end.

I have never used it.

I mainly use it for the above setting only; however, I have used it for recording and it has some great rock and heavy metal distortion. Distortion and Overdrive is all I am interested in, so I do not know about the clean sound it produces; however, the distortion is quite great.

The interface is very well designed for quick changes to patches but if you are going to make up your own then you really need to read the manual, this doesn't take long but is necessary to learn how to create the exact effect you want. I left the manual in the box when i got the v amp and only recently learned how you change some of the settings such as switching it to live mode and getting even more distortion!! Only now have i realised its full potential! when playing live it does sound crappy in the original mode, but if you read the book you can change this easily. using the dials is straight forward as it has brightlty coloured lights so if your familiar with the interface you can change settings on a dark stage. It does have an annoying button called "tap" (also second function -like shift key) which could have been placed better on the unit - you need both hands to change to one of the other 16 amp settings which ends up in the headstock of your guitar bashing into things! Also to get the most out of the effects and programming qualities you need to use your computer and buy a couple of midi cables which cost a fair bit!

As i said the studio setting sounds crap live - this sounds obvious but may be a reason for other reviews bad scores. It has five settings to suit different situations and set ups, and with the two live ones it sounds great! it has a huge range of different sounds from pretty much any kind of amp ever recorded with. These can be tailored in many ways, EQ, gain, effects, presence, reverb etc to make exactly the sound you want. This is within reason however because unfortunately it doesn't have a pitch shifting effect or decent wah, i would have paid extra for an expression pedal with these features. the stuff that it does have are good though. You can tell the difference if you put it next to a good valve amp but the versitility by far makes up for it.

Unfortunately my original v-amp malfuntioned after 4 months and made a horrible wah sound and would save patches properly, i now have a new one that will do everything perfectly. If something like memory patches being erased were to happen on a gig it wouldn't be a problem because it only takes 2 mins to program a couple. not many others seem to have had problems with behringhers equipment.

i emailed about problem above and they didn't know! hard to give an accurate score on this basis

Really good unit especially for the price, and you get a case for transporting it as well as room for some other gear. easy to use with the foot switch to change patches. wish it came with midi cables. Website is great for downloading other peoples patches. Can be used for any style of music, from death metal to pop.

Behringer manual is helpful. You have to read it to choose correct operation mode, use correct outputs and so. Comes with nice bag and footswitch. But you have to use it few hours to really get into it.

My setup is:
Stratocaster >> Boss BD-2 >> Electro Harmonix BIG Muff >> V-AMP2 >> 50 watt tube amp armed with Weber Alnico Blue Pup and Weber Alnico Silver Ten. I don't think it is noisy. It is much less noisy than ZOOM pedals. And it has quite intelligent noise suppressor.
To the amp simulations:
Clean simulations (right side) are almost all perfect. As you try to crank the virtual amps, some get digital crankie effect which is not very pleasing but usefull when combined with tube amp.
Left side simulations are almost all bad (at least for my ears). They may sound good on record, because cd is digital anyway so it ruins sound on its own.
To the effects: Rotary is crap for me, the rest are fine. Nice chorus, great delay.

My amp is custom hand made amp and it is not typical guitar amp. It has no sound filters, only 2 band EQ and volume. It is the V-AMP 2 which makes the amp sound like amp. And it does that job very well.

Never had problems with it, but I heard weird things.

I wrote them many times. No answer. Yahoo group V-AMP is better way to consult things.

I play U2 like rock. I use left side simulations and they serve me more than well. I play for few years now, heard many rigs and gigs on them. If the V-AMP2 was stolen it'd take me a month to figure out the sounds again, since I didn't got MIDI conncetin to PC to work. But that is (I believe) falut of cheapo onboard sound card.
I can't imagine playing without V-AMP2, but if your style is metal I'd go for a Line 6 POD. It has much better distorted sounds. I even preffer Zoom GFX-707's distortions and overdrives more than these. That's what I have analog distortion pedals for. I wish it sounded better on dirty settings. But that's neverending issue I guess.
I give it a 7 overall because of bad simulations of Marshall.

Its well easy to use and sounds great! You can easily pick up how to use it fully in a day or two. What with all the pretty lights and a really useful manual. I love it when you switch it on and all the lights blink!

I've got a fender Tom Delonge Strat and a Fender 60W amp. The distortion is excellent, you have a range of amp simulations and cool effects such as wah, phaser and theyre all adjustable - as is everything else!

Don't take it round to anyones house or gig without taping it to somthing cos it breaks well easity. Dont be roungh with the knobs on it or spill anything on it. I learned the hard way - and now it doesnt work anymore, but im gonna get it back on insurance- hopefully!
Not very reliable. But if you treat it well then it 'll be fine im sure.

They are based in another country and have nothing in england which sucks for a start. If it breaks, and you live in england, then you're screwed

Overall its well worth getting, and its relativley cheap. I would advise anyone who is thinking of buying some expensive amps or effects pedals to go for this instead cos its got it all! Just dont be rough with it!

When I first got my V-amp2, I thought that it would be a hell to get to know how to work this thing. But when I read the manual and played with it for a while, it seemed much easyer then I thought it would be. So this was no problem at all.

Here we go!

I think this modeling unit sounds really good. When you get to know how to use this thing, it's a whole world of possibility's.
I have used it to record directly in my pc, wich sounds great with the speaker sim. on, but until today I never really tried it with a real amp.
So I hooked it up with my Randall RH100 half stack, and switched it to the L2 mode (without speaker sim.) and it sounded really amazing!
I'm a huge Dream Theater fan, so I checked the Rectified gain.
It sounds awesome!
I surely am going to use this baby when I play gigs from now.
Sounds waaaay better then my amp's distortion.

My set up is:
Ibanez RG1527 - Boss Pw-10 wah - Digitech whammy - V-amp2 - Randall RH100 half stack.

Just make sure that you don't drop it or anything,
then it will be fine.
It is kind of fragile.

never dealt with them

Damn good.
I advise all of the complaining people to try out some different configuration modes and stuff,
just play along with it.
It really works and sounds great, I'm sure of that!

C'mon, this is really easy. A knob for every parameter...an LCD pointer for every setting...it doesn't get easier than this.

Well, here's the thing, I don't gig, it's home studio recording only, so I can't tell you what this thing sounds like thru an amp that will color the signal. I own a Parker Fly Supreme, a '73 Hofner Blonde, Cordoba FCWE, Gibson Hounddog Dobro and a dozen or so budget axes. Here's a simple truth...crappy guitars sound crappy. That being said, for the folks who think that the v-amp is noisy...my advice is to buy a decent guitar. The sounds are of excellent, I mean excellent quality. I tried this thing out for the hell of it (it's cheap enough), and got way more than I expected. Gain maxed, volume maxed....no noise from my better sheilded humbuckers; that's my test, and this model passes.

It's safe enough on a desktop or amp, and I can't really see it "shattering", what a stupid thing to say...it's made out of PVC, not glass. It even comes with a footswitch, so you can keep it out of the way after initial adjustments. Honestly, I think it would bounce if it hit concrete...it's light as a feather. The knobs feel a little cheap, so it gets a 9, but I haven't had trouble in 5 months of playing with it.

I'm writing this review because this kind of product should be supported. Behringer is producing great quality and selling it for 1/3 the competitor's price...GO BEHRINGER!..let's have more of this. I love guitar music...every kind. I play flamenco and 80's rock, jazz and blues. I've tried every combination of amps and settings, there's no style or sound I haven't been able to dial up. (the auto-wah is really, really responsive to technique) By the way, some dork said he couldn't find a blues setting....turn down the treble and up the gain with some compression, and bang, just like that, you ain't got no wooomun. THis product is excellent..and as far as bang for the buck is concerned..it is one of the rare few that deserves a 10.

It is not plug and play - you have to sit down and study the manual. Once you know the basics, it's a breeze to call, modify, store sounds.

The clean sounds are great over headphones, desktop speakers and straight to a guitar amp.
I mainly use for the distorted sounds and it just gave me the peace of mind of not having to use pedals ever again! The noise gate is good (don't go past value 5 or 6 otherwise it will cut the sound too abruptely)however don't expect long singing sustained notes as in a real cranked up amp!
The hi gain amps, Rectified Hi Gain, Brit Hi Gain, etc. are quite convincing. I don't bother if the purists say that the real amps sound better! Of course they do! But I'd rather have 32 "convincingly similar" virtual amps in my gig bag (consider the price you paid for it)than breaking my back carrying around 1 or 2 real amps.
The direct recording sound with speaker simulation is good but I'd rather mike an amp to get a better sound - I'm using the speaker simulators on with the clean channel of a Marshall JTM 30 (valve) and it sounds superb!

Definitely I'd use on a gig. However it requires extra care on transport and handling. Make sure you place it on a spot that nobody will step on it.

I haven't needed customer support yet.

I mainly play rock / heavy metal and it definitely delivers!
I'd played for over 20 years using analog pedals and valve amps.
The noise was my main problem now I can use hi gain sounds without the hum. I'm using DiMarzio PAF humbuckers on an Ibanez EX 350.
What I love about it is the ease of setup and pack up on rehearsals and gigs. The only thing I don't like about it is the footswitch - it should allow you to change the banks as well which has to be done manually - the footswitch only allows to change the sub-banks (A to E) also the absence of a main power switch is another flaw. The DC power supply plug looks very fragile and not easy to find (looks like a PC mouse plug instead of the traditional 9v plug - maybe because it needs more than one voltage value to operate, just like PC hardware).
Overall I'm very happy with the purchase. I've read many people's reviews complaining about the silent gap between one sound to another.Here is a good hint: use the same amplifier model for each bank - then the change of settings such as volume, gain, effects, compression are real time. For a particular amp model I'll use the clean sound with chorus for sub-bank A, and spread through different levels of gain and reverb over sub-banks B to E - done! The silent gap is inevitable - think of it as a PC; changing amp models requires changing directories, if you stick to the same directory, in this case amp model, you'll only change the parameters within the same directory and the response to the footswitch is immediate.

Real easy to use, but read the manual to have a good idea of what's on offer and how to access/alter some not so obvious parameters. By the way, I don't understand why some people complain about the manual... but maybe those are the type of people for whom "caution: contents may be hot" in coffee cups are written for :-)
It really is simple to read/understand.
The usage of leds to have a visual indication of where the knobs are in each patch is a touch of genius. I have used other modellers and it always annoyed me that the actual knobs do not reflect the settings... the V-Amp elegantly overcomes that by using leds... brilliant.

Pretty good!
First of all, ignore the presets. Make your own.
I like a lot the Marshalls (both the JCM800 and JTM45), which give you a very wide range of sounds from almost clean to very high gain. The "Drive" switch alters the character of each amp a lot, don't forget to experiment with it!
I find all sounds I want here, nice cleans, soft gains, bluesy, rock, metal... anything.
High gain can be a bit noisy (who would be surprised???) but the noise gate is effective, if not the best, it works well.
For headphone use and recording it's really excellent, especially considering the price!
It can also sound pretty good through a power amp, but not through a normal guitar amp. If you use a guitar amp, connect in the FX-in socket, not at the front.
I think the people who complain about how bad it sounds live is people who are programming a sound that sounds great on headphones, or at low volumes, and then expect that simply turning the volume up is going to sound the same just louder. It doesn't work like that. Not even in a normal amp. so: set it up at the volume you will use it.
The FX are not the best, but are useable. However, if you're keen on FX, you're better off getting separate FX. I mainly just use the compressor and reverb, both of which are just fine for me.

Use it as a desktop modeller, and it'll be fine. It's not build for the road... plastic case.
As for the problems other people mention: resetting itself, erasing memory and giving poor sounds... replace the internal battery! That cures it. There's no mention of it in the manual, which is weird, but it uses an internal battery that causes all sorts of mayhem when it's starting to fail. It's very easy and cheap to replace, and last a long time (I had to replace mine after two years).

I have tried other modellers, and the V-Amp makes me happy the most. The newer Vox Tonelab is very promising, but I haven't tried it yet. However, I can but 3 V-Amps for the price of a single Tonelab...
The sounds are good, easy to use, the leds give me the info I neead about each patch at a glance (unlike all others except PodXT apparently, and still, the XT has this tiny display... V-Amp's solution is the most elegant). The V-Amp is a great tool for recording and playing at home without waking up the neoighbours, playing alone or with CDs/backing tracks thanks to its aux input...
Just ignore the presets, and have a look at the manual to get the most of it. It can do all kinds of sounds, from clean to insanely high gain... and the free PC editor works a treat for storing presets and editing complex patches... Highly recommended. At the price they go for, there's simply no question: it's fantastic value.

Easy if you have MINIMAL computer related stuff..and you have to read the manual...i saw lots of reviews here talking about problems the manual says or forums.

if your vamp resets its time to change the battery..it dies every 10 months or so...it costs less than a dollar and you can change it every 4 months and you are always secure!!!.

excellent...best of its class...

i studied too much to make it reliable..if you take it out of the box and doesnt study it, you are burn in concert..but some precautions and arrangements will save your throat

bad!!!..the worst ever...but i dont need it...i just updated the eprom and used a third supplier...v-eprom central..sam lloyd..cool!

i play a wide variety of music..i record jingles and my own band is a colplay/u2/audioslave style,so i used this thing a lot...it matches great..i use it with the fcb 1010 controller.
i have been playing for 12 years..i got an epiphone custom, a custom strat style guitar, a tele, a darmond baritone, a steinberger bass.
i used with my roland synth.
if its stolen, i find the guy who stole it and kill him!!..sure, i ould buy another one.

the marshall jcm800 is outrageous.,

compared to POD is far good..and compared to real amps, well, the real ones sounds better, but i cant bring 32 amps with me every night!..i mostly use only the marshall...i dont dont want to carry it neither

i only miss one thing: pitch shifter.

as others have said, you gotta know the manual just to figure out the basic operations. The manual does explain it but even then you have to decipher what it means

I currently run a Yamaha pacifica --> v-amp 2 ---> Randal RG75. The sound quality is junk if you run it with amp simulation. When you do run it with that, you switch presets and there is a 2 second delay. That doesn't work when your gigin with it. The delay works, but it is only basic. Same with all the other effects. Noise gate comepletely steals your sound so you have to bear with the fuzz the whole time.

this is where the thing really lost my vote. I went to a gig and plut it in and all my presets were ereased. I looking into in tht manual how to erase all the presets and it was not done that way. all i did was just pluged it in. So that screwed me over. Get home the next day and try to fix it and reset my presets. Now all the tones are messed up, even without cabinet simulation.

haven't tried dealing with them yet. I might try to sell it on ebay then pick up a bunch of Danelctro's or boss or maybe the digitech RP200. I'm going to go back to my dealer and see what he can do

I play basicly anything my ear likes. This thing was fine until it went on the fritz. I've been playing for 4 years now. If it was stolen i would have a party because it is just a waste of my time. It is similar to a Digitech RP200, but digitech is more solid. THis thing is made out of PLASTIC! have you heard the rumor about plastic? Plastic breaks! I give it a 5 becaus it worked for 1.5 years and screwed me up for 6 hours

Plug the power into the unit before the wall outlet unless you want to re-program it all over again! Rotary knobs with l.e.d.?s = great idea.

I think it sounds great. I play a Les Paul into it, then into a
100-watt solid-state amp,and a Marshall 412 cabinet. I always keep the cab sim on. Seems to have a warmer tone that way. Noise is never a problem. Hey new guys, single coil pickups will ALLWAYS
MAKE NOISE!!!!!!!!

I?ve gigged with it about 10 times. I place it on the floor next to my amp. I?d put it on top of my amp but it might fall off and shatter into splinters.

I gig with it and play thru the headphone jack. I know, it?s made for recording. But I haven?t used it for that, yet.

Once the manual has been deciphered and red three or four times, editing is fairly straigthforward.

Editing of both the FCB1010 and V-Amp 2 can be accomplished much more easily via the downloadable software.

Use a 'Strat Syled' customised guitar with Seymour Duncan hot rails, Yamaha SG2000S, Fender Strat Delux with Lace Sensors.
Through a 300W stereo pwr amp in bridge mode through a pair of foldback speakers and a Samson wireless.

The presets are usable to a point. However, wide range of support online and abundant patches. There is a Santana patch that is very good. I only use about 5-8 patches through a 40 song gig anyway. The WAH WAH sound is average and takes a little getting used to.

As with any instrument, the 'sound' is a combination of the player's touch as well as the tone that the effect produces itself. I think the V-Amp 2 is very good and very versatile. I have a wide variety of hardware and have found this unit capably reproduces the sounds I need. I have found that the shape is ungainly and not very ergonomic from a live gig perspective. However, I have recently purchased the V-AMP Pro which fits in my rack and is a lot more convenient. It means I can practise quite easily withut having to set my full equipment. Any sounds that are tweaked can be transferred across to each other via a midi cable.

I also use the FCB1010 to control the patches. THe only complaint I have is that I can't pack it away in my rack. I used to use the ZOOM 8050 with two pedals and it is compact and with just as much versatility. I haven't found a bag/case to fit the FCB1010 as yet.

I've had the V-AMP2 for a year with no problems. The V-AMP Pro is a new acquisition.

Behringer seems to offer good support though from my investigations.

Quite helpful

A wide variety of syles: Rock, Jazz, Dance, Funk, Grunge. Seems to work for me in all of these areas.

No Brainer to use! straight ahead type of stuff.

If you play metal this piece of junk is OK. If you play any other kind of music; lacks a lot. FX are good, not great, but for what it is they pass. Clean amps are the worst I have ever heard. Blues type tones are not good. The only sounds that are any where near good are any type of rectified, or heavy (buzz) distortion. I emphisize the word (BUZZ) that is what it sounds like. Not a good piece of gear.

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If you want an amp simulator, save your money and get something else.

No!! this is the worst thing since my Roland RP-7... you have to push buttons 4 to 5 seconds and stuff like this, to safe sounds.. And i think, a FX with a lil display *only 2 signs* is not practical.. also these 2nd parameters are quite bad.. you have to be a fingeracrobat to use it..

First, i was very impressed, because we did some recording.. but after a while, if you didnt remember the bossmetalzone:) it becomes very wired, intransparent and crappy.. also the noise is very bad.. the noisegate has to much releasetime, resp. you cant adjust the releasetime.. only the intense.. so unpractical with a highoutput guitar. the chorus sounds quite nice.. the reverb is ok, the delay is ok but the rest sucks.. I like some distortions.. but if you ever stood in front of a mesaboogie rectifier and your stomack was shaking, nothing happens if you do the same with behringer...;)well.. who cares..

i used it on a gig.. and if you have a doommetalband, or pop, slowrock band you have time to manage the switchtime from sound to sound, or you learn how early you have to press the switchbutton, so the sound changes..

sorry, im playing deathmetal, and industrial, and i have not the time to wait until the next sound is comming..

i used the extenrnal delivered pedal once, and it died on stage..
now i use it with a external midimastercontroller.

also the box is like these new cars from china.. dont touch them, or they brake in 2 pieces..;)

... dont know.. nice website..

-too much noise
-not the best thing for highgain sounds
-cleansection is fine
-made very cheap
-external footswitch died in the first concert
-the powersupply is also a very cheap thing.. not built to resist..


buy it if you dont have money... else buy a korg AX 1500 G.. twice the price, but built like a tank, and the sound is genius..

Very easy to use indeed, could'nt be any easier...

The best machine i've used ever! Specially Hi gain section is great and you find your tone in short time. I can get the distortion sound i need. Mostly i play metal music and for that purpose v-amp 2 suits perfectly. I have two guitars Kramer s/d 404 with dimarzio evolution pickup and Yamaha rgx 612 a with emg-81. Both guitars work great with v-amp. I play straight to my computer and there to stereos. Killer tone!!

No problems yet.

For metalheads it suits great. I've been playing for 15 years all kinds og styles of metal. I've tryed several kinds of equipment to find my "perfect tone" Now i'm closer than ever:) V-amp is absolutely great investment if you want cheap quality thing to make your metaltone!!!

It's really easy to get the sound you want out of it WITH HEADPHONES or FOR COMPUTER RECORDING. But i've been trying to use it with my Crate GFX212, through the regular input and trough tne insert input, tried without the cab simulation and never get any closer to the sound i want. If someone has an idea of what to do to my amp!!

It has a great sound quality, i have recorded a couple of songs in my mac, and it sounds so PRO, every thing, the effects, distortion (mainly amp simulations). Haven't try the wah cause i need the midi controller, I CAN'T NOT RATE its sound quality connected to my amp, CUZ my amp changes the sound, even connected in the insert without cab simulation!!! Should i try buying a keyboard amp ?? i'll give it a 10 on soundquality but just for computer recording and practicing.

THIS is my second V-amp, i sold my first one because i tried to upgrade to the V-amp PRo, but not BIG difference except for the digital output and the sample rate option for it. The V-amp2 Suites, great for me, i have owned Zoom, digitech, and Boss processors, and this is definitly the BEST!! i would use it in my gigs if i figure out how to make this sound good with my amp.

I Have other Behringer equipment, they're the best in quality, price, and support... a good example for other American comp. like Line6, Digitech, Behringer even Beats japan's ZOOM, which is also good.

I play original and covers from guitar masters, Vai, Satriani, Malmsteen. I'll give This Unit OVERALL a 10, for what it is!! an Amp simulator and effects unit.

This processor has alot of knobs and the same button doing multiple thing with holding other buttons down etc...so it takes awile to get used to but once you do i found you could customize your sound nicly. My biggest concern is the pedal, it only allows you to cycle through your current bank which can be annoying. But saying that i should mention the addon switch which adds more banks etc nice touch...never looked into the price though.

I like to play Classical/blues music very melodic. This little vamp has really nice clean sounds really nice echo and delay. I do still play metal and although the distortion to me sounds quite digital it is still sufficient enough for me.

Never had a problem with it seems quite sturdy

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I loved this processor and funny enough it was stolen from me...i didnt buy it back because i wanted to try other processors out. I ended up with a Zoom gfx-4 its hard for me to compare the two but i will buy another vamp in the near future for now though i am satisfied with what i have. If your low on cash and want a great processor that will deliver in spades and not cost you way to much, if your budget is fat then id suggest somthing a little bit bigger

At first, I was very skeptical about buying any type of amp modeling processor, being a dedicated tube amp enthusiast for many years. Finally,I broke down and bought one for the purpose of simplifying my practice and home recording needs. With some quick tweaking, you can get convincing amp sounds without alot of fuss--no scrolling though menus--plug in, turn a few knobs and play. Just the way most of us guitarists prefer to work! As with any processor, the manual is a very good place to start, and will help you get the most out of the unit. Also there is V-amp patch editing software available at the behringer website, although I have not tried it yet, so I cannot comment on it's usability.

I Use several guitars:Fender American Strat w/EMGs, Les Paul Standard w/EMGs, Gibson Flying V w/EMGs > V-amp2 > Edirol UA-20 Audio Capture > computer. The effects are of passable quality, and sound much better in stereo than mono, however they rate low in the tweakability department as you can only change two parameters per effect (or effect combination) so if you are finicky about effects and need a lot of control, additional external processors are required. I can get most of the tones that I need out of this little box, mostly high gain amp tones like JCM 800, recto, soldano, etc. The V-Amp2 really shines in the High gain rock/metal dept. and the clean sounds and vintage combos sound convincing as well. The V-amp2 makes direct to tape/disk recording ultra simple.

I can depend on the unit day after day and don't forsee any major problems...as long as it remains on my desktop!!! This is the intended application for the V-amp2. I am very concerned about the units durability and I wonder if it would survive a three foot fall from my desk. Seriously,would you rely on a light, plastic guitar shaped gizmo as your main tone source at the big gig?? I think not. The rack mountable V-amp Pro combined with a good power amp would be a much better choice for gigging, although I personally will stick with a genuine tube amp for live playing...In this application, the little blue box would be better off staying home.

Never had to deal with them.

I play mostly Rock/metal and blues. I can get all the tones I need and then some. I've been playing, gigging, recording for 20+ years and have played through lots of gear, Old Marshall super lead, MkII, Mesa dual rectifier, Lots of rack gear ADA MP1,MP2, Rocktron, Digitech etc. and have a large collection of stomp boxes, vintage and modern. If the V-amp were lost or stolen I would certainly buy another. One thing I wish the unit had is an On/Off switch!! Come on, no power switch?? What were they thinking?? Other than the power switch and durability issues, this is one cool toy that keeps me playing my guitar for hours on end...If a particular piece of gear can do that for me, it's worth the money.

All knobs. It's super easy and great if you like playing instead of digging through manuals and layers of menus.

I use it live going into the effects return (bypasses the preamp) on a Mesa Nomad Head into a Marshall 1960A 4x12 (control with the FCB1010). The sound is amazing. I don't use the effects, just the amp models AND the cabinets (also noise gate). I think of the cabinet models as just sort of a global EQ that changes the general voicing of each amp. I find I get a better sound by using the cab modeling even though I playing through a great cab. As I said, to me cab models just determine the voicing of each amp. For live use YOU ABSOULUTELY MUST DO ALL YOUR EQ ADJUSTMENT AT STAGE VOLUMES. You can't EQ at low volumes and have it sound good live (loud). Also don't forget about the global EQ control (in L1 setting) and the presence adjustment for each amp. They make a big difference. I totally love the sound, way better than the Mesa alone. Keep in mind, however, that part of the sound is determined by your power amp and I'm using an all tube power amp which I'm sure helps the sound. My favorite amp model is the V-amp crunch, great chunk.

SO far so good

Some people say they can't get a good live sound. I think they either don't have a good power amp, good speaker cab, or they use too many effects, or they don't set their EQ at high volumes. For me it sounds great live. In fact, with my "live" patches, I have to be loud for them to sound good. They sound a bit dead and fuzzy at bedroom levels, but crank the tube power amp to loud levels and it's monster crunh distortion with great chunk and easy pinch harmonics. I love it. I'm considering getting the pro V-amp and building a rack so I don't have to carry both my head and v-amp 2 around. Oh yea, almost forgot, I get great cleans and dirty cleans as well.

I`m gonna make this short, with about 200 reviews you can`t go wrong anymore...If you`re looking for effects-unit, with this you won`t have any major regrets. I`ve had my Vamp2 for about two years now and here are my views:

+ for silent practise this is marvellous; just plug your jack and headphones and start to play. I think that this is the best part of vamp, even the Ladies in the house appreciate this little toy. This preamp is also convenient when connecting to mixing board.
+ all of the 32 Amp Simulations are top quality, Behringer have worked hard for those. Actually, which one you like depends on your taste only. Behringer is using these same simulations and FX`s in newest 2004 products also and I think there is no use changing them in the future either. Maybe there is some new FX`s coming up later on ?
+ 16 FX`s 8 Cabinet simulations 9 reverbs
+ U can mute amps/cabinets/reverbs/FX`s ? everything when needed
+ 15 step noisegate (could also be like 4 step only, things start to happen after 10...)
+ Behringer`s PC-program is another big deal here: you can add pre-FX, delay-mix, post-FX, wah to normal Vamp2 sounds. So without PC you`ll miss something.
+ there is a lot of presets downloadable in internet.
+ even acoustic guitar can get extra sparks when played thru vamp2

- NO on/off-switch
- Connections are quite OK, but I wonder why this unit doesn`t have USB-connection. My laptop really hasn`t any plug&play-connectors... To solve this problem U need a USB/MIDI-connector like Esi`s model (another ?50). I plug my vamp with midi-cables to Technics keyboard and keyboard with USB to laptop to use the Vamp-program, so it`s no big deal to me.
- The looks. It looks OK, but I don`t like the toy-shape- if this is a problem, there`s always vamp-pro rack-unit (?235, with on/off-switch also). By using footcontroller, in the other hand, you can hide Vamp2 on stage.
- The gain knobb is something I dislike, it just gets muddy quite easily
- my Vamp2 has lost all of it`s presets twice already , w/o a reason, so I think that you should have all the presets saved in your PC, just in case! So should you rely to Vamp2 while playing live? I wouldn`t. With a second backup Vamp2 I would.

Summary:

For ? 150 this is the one and only and the best option for anyone in need of ?regular?effects. There simply isn`t good enough option in this price range. Still, you should consider what kind of set you need:
- normal Vamp2 or Vamp-pro
- maybe with combo included, Behringer LX1-112 V-Ampire (?350) or
- NEW Vamp coming up June-July 2004: V-AMPIRE LX1200H; guitar modelling amplifier head (~ ?250)
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I also have Behringer FCB-1010 Midi foot controller (?150) to work with. Its made like a tank and it makes Vamp2 use more successful on stage ? who has the time to turn knobbs while playing? It might feel expensive compared to Vamp2 itself, but actually there isn`t other good controllers costing under ?200. These two together are great value for ?300 I have to say!

Also the type of guitar you use have a certain effect to the sound (of course). I use my sc/sc/2xsc-guitar rather than my hb/hb-guitar. I get my best sounds with Yamaha Pac 604W double single-coin pu.

MOST MODELERS OFFER A PLETHORA OF OPTIONS AND R CONSEQUANTLY RATHER DIFICULT 2 TWEAK1111 THE V-MP IS NO EXCEPTION1111 THE INTERFACE IS EXCALENT BAR NONE THE BST INTERFAEC OUT OF AL TEH DIGITAL MODELERS!11! OMG IT IS LARGELY LED DRIEVN AND THE LIGHTS LIGHT UP ACORDNGLY OR BLINK 2 LET U KNOW AT A GLANCE PR3CIESLY WHAT THE SETTINGS AER!111 EDITNG PATCHES IS VERY SIMPLE!!1! ADJUST AS NECESSARY AND HOLD DOWN THE BUTON CORESPONDNG 2 WHERE U WISH TO SAVE IT!!!!!!1 OMG LOL

IMM USNG THIS WIT A VAREITY OF DIFER3NT GUITARS THROUGH A LAENY LC30! I TYPICALY USE IT IN FRONT OF MY AMPP IN TEH CLEAN CHANEL!!11!!1 THE VERSATILITY IS EXCALENT I CAN DIAL IN ALMOST ANY SOUND REQUIERD1!!111 THE ABILITY 2 BYPASS THE AMP MODELING AND CAB MODELNG IS VARY USEFUL HERE!!1!! OMG LOL IN THIS SETUP I OFTEN USA TEH SAVAEG BAST MODEL AND IT WORKS EXCEPTIONALY FOR HEAVY MUSIC!!!11!1 LOL OTHER GOOD MOD3LS WOULD BE THE MARSHAL PLAXIS (BRITISH BLUES/BRIT CLASIC) SOLDANO SLO (MODERN-HI GAIN) AND THE MARSHAL JCM800!!!!11 OMG WTF THE V-AMP WORKS EXCEPTIONALLY IN THIS CONTEXT, SUP3RIOR 2 THE POD XT I WUD SAY
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ITS WEAKNESSES R HIGHLIGHED MORE WHEN JAMMNG THROUGH HEADPHONES OR RECORDNG DIERCT. THE V-AMP EXCALS AT MEDIUM-HIGH GAIN BUT ITS CLEAN MODELS R RATHER AEVRAEG1!!!!1 LOL IF U R MOSTLY A CLEAN PLAYER I WOULD ADVIES U BUY A J-STATION OR POD11!!11 OMG WTF HOWEVER THIS DOESN'T BOTHER ME MUCH11!11

THE FX R HIT AND MISS!1!!1 THE DELAY IS EXCELENT, THE TREMOLO IS EXCELLENT, THE CHORUS IS OK, THE COMPRESSOR IS OK, THE PHASER IS POOR AND THE FLANGER IS POOR

FOR THE PRICE THE SOUNDS SIMPLY CANNOT B BEATEN LOL.

I COULDN'T SAY PRECISELY! LOL IT CAN HEAT UP A BIT AND ITS CONSTRUCTED FROM PLASTIC BUT I COULDNT MAKE A JUDGEMENT YET OMG.

NEVER DEALT WITH LOL

OVERALL THE V-AMP IS INCRADIBLE VALUE FOR THE MONEY111!1!! OMG LOL I WOULD SAY ITS MORE SUITED TO HIGH-GAINERS OR IN FRONT OF A CLEAN AMP FOR HEAVIER DISTORTION1!1!!!!! ITS EFFECTS R DECENT OVERALL AND ITS MODELS R GOOD. COMMPARED 2 THE POD ITS CLEANS R POOR, ITS MID-GAIN MODELS R EQUAL AND ITS HIGH-GAIN MODELS ARE SUPERIOR1!1!!11 LOL ALSO ID SAY IT IS NOT QUIET AS GOOD AS A POD FOR HEADPHONE JAMMING OR DIRECT RECORDNG, ALTHOUGH IT CAN B TWEAKED 2 SOUND GOOD!!!1! THE PLASTIC CONSTRUCTION IS ANOTHER DOWNSIDE BUT PROVIDNG U DONT GET 2 VIOLENT IM SURE IT WIL HOLD OUT! IT LACKS A FEW FAATUR3S THE POD XT HAS SUCH AS MIC MODELS/MIC PLACEMENT SETTINGS, BUT IT MAEKS UP FOR IT WIT AN AUX IN SO U CAN JAM ALONG 2 CDS OR MP3S ON UR COMPUTER.

ILL HAVE 2 GIVE IT A 10 FOR EXTRAME VALUE CONSIDERING THAT THE POD XT IS 3X AS MUCH11!

its as simple as an amp the manual is well written sucks there is no on off button. the presets are over processed but warning now if you try this in the store through headphones youll buy it right then. doent take long at all to have your own sound and not someone elses

first off this is an amp simulator not to be used with an amp guys that are using it with an amp are crazy its plastic and there is plenty of good amps out there to not use this strictly for direct recording. i use ibanez guitars and have used a gibson les paul with this need to roll off the vol on that guitar though. some of the amps are extremely noisy and some arent but the pod xt and the j station are the same way this has a little more useable amp sounds. the jcm 800 brit hi gain is modeled after the 2204 mk2 head and it is the closest thing youll get to the real thing experiment with cabs cab 4 the 112 mid cab works great for everything. the soldano or modern high gain is very good also sounds more like a 5150 than a soldano but that sound is just awesome. the rectifier models are also good the rectifier head will get you that godsmack sound or disturbed so if modern rock is your thing this is the item to buy. the rest of the amps are ok the clean amps are decent. the 50 wat plexi just sucks and the plexi is only good on cleaner settings, the effects are good not great the ambience feature is in revereb at settings 8 and 9 has to be used a little to emulate the air being pushed into the mike wish there was an adjustable mike like the pod xt but overall for the money you cant go wrong ive made 2 records with this it is that good can even use a bass through it its almost a 10 but no microphone and air makes it a nine but maybe it will be there in the v amp 3 maybe two microphones one for room and one for amp

i wouldnt gig with it its plastic ive had some problems with the memory in it where i had to reset the thing and that sucks but hopefully they will improve this and add a friggin on off switch. if your looking for in your face well produced guitar sounds this blows em all away you may even have to cut the lows and mids that is how powerful this thing is some advice use only for recording direct and thats it it is great for that good enough to be on a professional cd

i have never really dealt with them only just to find out about new stuff coming out this is a great music company so there shouldnt be a problem

i play a little of everything and the vamp can do it all it doesnt model all the amps great and not all the cabs are good but none of the competitors do. ive been playing for 21 years and im not even 30 yet id put the vamp against almost anything for direct recording it blows the pod and j station away it is in the middle of those two which makes it the one to buy i would definately freak if this was stolen and id have to buy another one right away. i play heavy funk rock which is my main style and if you go to garageband.com and type in hands of time by mousepouch you will hear what the vamp can do if the vamp in the future comes out with virtual microphones and placement 2 would be real nice than line 6 will be finished also have to make it more durable but overall for direct recording this kicks ass and rivals up most miked up rigs with the exception of the wellknowns but if you live in an apartment or record at odd hours this is a godsend and youm must buy this its cheap and more than gives you what you need how come you dont have it already?

Really easy.

Too many distortions. 80% of the built in patches are distortions.... Volume differ from one patch to another. Some patches are noisy as hell.

Power input cable is fragile. Battery died after 3 month. Unit is in plastic. OK for studio. Pray the lord if you go live with it. Little fotswitch is a tank. Switching from one patch to another is a pain, it can take half a second before the patch to be loaded...
I strongly recommend a footswitch like the FCB1010 for optimum use.

Never call

Not too bad but I regret. Will replace it as soon as I found a used GT-6 or a GNX3.

Very intuitive. The clever LEDs on the knobs lets you know whats happening. Behringer manuals are usually worthless.

I use a Carvin Bolt. For recording: into the V-AMP, into the board, into the recorder. Very good simulations, much less digital clutter than either PODs. It's so easy to get a good sounding recording. The effects are pretty good but the real strengths are the simulations. Good touch response especially the clean settings. For live I go right into the house, and if I need to monitor I use a little Roland keyboard amp. No muss, no fuss, no bother. It's definitely not a tube amp, but still has a surprisingly good sound. The output is much more substancial than the POD. Put a little stomp box in front of the V-AMP and you are good to go. Atomic amps are coming out with a series of amplifiers dedicated to modelers. I can't wait, they are due out in April.

Never had a problem so I can't say. It's so inexpensive you could buy two, and it's still less than a POD 2.

Have never needed supoort.

Unless you really are a tone fiend, this is a remarkably good sounding easy to use device. While it would not fool a discerning listener, one can get very realistic amp tones from this little box. I felt that the sounds were superior to all of the simulators that I've listened to, at a cost that is unbelievably low.
Most of the music I play is contemporary/classic pop-rock. The Dead, Band, Southern rock, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Motown,etc. How can you go wrong, and if you decide not to use it as an amp simulator, you can defeat the amp tones and just use it as an effects processor. Cool!

If you can operate your guitar amp then this will not be a problem.
The software from the Behringer site is very intuative also.

I use this preamp for recording and my live rig. I've been looking to switch from my old rig (10 years now..), but I was never happy with the tone I was getting. This thing blew me away.
I can get the Vai mid wha sound with this and great clean sounds. Anyone that gives this unit a bad review has no clue of what a real amp with a microphone in front of it sounds like.
I play originals and covers. This thing can model any amp on the market today, past or present. The clean sounds are crystal clear and the tube sounds have the "squawk" you get from a cranked Marshall.

I went to the store to buy a POD Pro (rackmount) and I played this and the POD side by side. This sounds more like an amp and it doesnt have the latency issues like the POD. But if you have to have a USB connector then pay the extra $500 (sarcasm).

The bands that record in my studio will almost always use this instead of the amp they walked in with. They can get it to sound like their amp with no noise or hiss. Plus with its recording options you can record a dry signal while monitoring the wet signal then go back and add any of the tones you want to match the mix.



****** You can download the POD2Vamp app that will convert all the POD patches to Vamp! ******

I have used it everyday with no problems. Its my main gig rack.

Never had a reason to call tech help.

I play everything from hardcore to pop to blues. I've tried just about every preamp on the market and nothing beats the Vamp dollar for dollar.

It beats the Line6 stuff IMO. They sound similar, a little EQ tweaking and you can get the same results from each of the units. But for $500 I think I'll stay with the Vamp.

For recording to computer, its the best $200 I've spent so far.

Fairly simple to use, I mostly worked it out in the shop, programming's simple. MIDI control is a little more complicated, I found the implementation table in the manual a little confusing. Otherwise can't fault it. A power switch would be nice.

I bought this mainly as a recording preamp, but also hoped to use it for some live effects without having to hurl tonnes of cash at building a rack. The main problem with using it live is that there's a short cut-out when you change patches. Still, it's not what it's designed for, so I can't really complain.

There's an excellent selection of amp models, ranging from cool 50's blues combos to modern stacks. I find that some can be a little unresponsive as far as gain goes, you don't really get the claimed valvey response to pick attack, but it can only be expected to emulate, these aren't exact replicas! The speaker models are a little bit less convincing, and don't always behave as you'd expect, for example I find I get a better blues sound with 4X12 models than the Twin model. Otherwise, I'd just say that you have to be careful with the gain control; I play a lot of different styles, but even when I'm doing metal the gain rarely goes above 5 unless I'm aiming for the ridiculous.

The effects section is very impessive sonically, you can get some great classic tones, and with minimal noise. It's easy to dial up either classy understated modulations or total excess. The ambient effects are particularly good. The only problem here is that you only have two parameters to control (and you have a selection of different reverbs and delays), which can make dialing exact sounds up tricky, but i'm a perfectionist when it comes to effects, but for the money it more than does the trick.

I've had no problems, but I wouldn't want to drop it, and apparently the power input can be problematic. I don't use it live.

I emailed Behringer about the FCB1010 MIDI controller I bought with this unit (DON'T buy an FCB without any previous MIDI experience or a lot of patience), since I'd got an old chip, and they didn't get back to me. I had to find an electronics expert and get it done that way, which apparently voids my warranty). Not very impressed. However, it's the only contact I've had with them, so I'd be unfair to slam them.

A good all-round unit, it's not quite a Pod Pro but it's definitely on a par with Pod 2 etc.

Pretty intuitive. Only tapbutton can be a biatch.

I mainly play rock (pixies, U2, nada surf, neil youn & crazy horse). I 'm playing a godin radiator. It's a pretty mild guitar. So I can't blame the V-amp for lacking Metall-sound (not my style anyway). It rocks. Just don't expect real-amp-presence, it would not be fair to do so. I am a Vox fan. I was a bit disapointed in the AC30 sound. BUT with a little tweaking it's available. Take the AC15(Britt Class A 15W) and ad the AC30 cabinet (no. 11). Ad a compressor if u like. It pretty much nails it (works for me). You will need good headphones or audio-stuff to extract the full potential of this mother.

Have had problem's with Tap-button. Had it sent to behringer. No problems since.
Sometimes sounds weird and dull after switching it on. Resetting is the only cure. So I've learned not to get too much attached to my presets.
I don't gig. Don't want to dodge tomatoes.

Had it sent to behringer through the dealer. Had it back in a few weeks. Nothing special.

Works really nice. I only use a few of the modelled amps. Not very much effects. Some compression and occasional wah.
Don't expect the versatillity of the individual amps. Most have multiple channels in real life.
I like pure guitarsound and even though it's a Fisher Price Styled Toy, it delivers big time!

I think it is very easy to use after having checked all the features out. The interface is very easy to understand, so I didn't have to use the Manual very often. I only used it for special features i.e. the Studio or Live settings.

I use an Epiphone Les Paul Standard and a Yamaha Pacifica 812d. I connected the line out of the Vamp2 with the effect return of my Marshall JCM800 Combo having turned off the cabinet simulation.(I think the Marshall preamp sucks and the Poweramp rocks.)The Vamp2 does much better than the Marshall Preamp.So I have a good Live Setup. The noise gate is very reliable, but I think while using monstrous gain or a compressor the noise could have been reduced in another way.
I found some amp-sims that I Like, but there are too many, that do not have that sound, they pretend to have.
THe effects section is nice.Using them carefully can produce a good bonus to your sound.
The only thing that didn't convince me is the cabinet simulation. You can get much better sounds by using a real cabinet and turning the sim off. Using an earphone, the cabinet sim sucks. Only with clean sounds it works well.
I give an 8 because of it's amazing sound when using a poweramp and a real cabinet.

It has never broken down or such a thing.

Nice thing - very good price. You can nowhere else get such sound for that few money.

Not at all complicated though it sometimes requires a bit of two-handed dexterity to get at certain features. Not an impossible thing, just a little too much cost-cutting on the part of Behringer; an extra knob or too, even small ones, would be better than holding down a button with one hand whilst twiddling another knob. Still, the accessibility of good sounds and effects is very easy. I have a Line6 AX2 which is comparatively much more difficult owing to its infinite tweakability. Behringer have got it right here: I want to enjoy the brew, not spend hours concocting it.
The manual is good and once you've gotten through it, you never need refer to it again, unlike the AX2 which I occassionally must refer to to remember what to do next.

I'm using an Ibanez R?-240??...I don't remember anymore and it doesn't matter much since I've replaced the neck and bridge pickups with Dimarzio's 'Humbucker-from-Hell' and 'Dual Sound' pickups respectively. Both have mini-switches for accessing series and parallel combinations that provide a complete range of tones. Anyway, using this guitar at least, I pronounce the V-AMP2 the finest all-digital modeler out there. Maybe the tube-equipped Vox Tonelab is marginally better, but not by much. This thing actually breathes like a tube amp. Tonal nuances imparted by finger pressure and attack all come through and invite endless noodling and playing just to enjoy the tone!! The clean tones blow away every other modeler I've heard and have actually brought me back to all-clean playing again. Add a little dirt and I'm in Texas-Blues heaven, cranking out Stevie ray licks. Go crazy and you've got super-drenched distortion and sustain just dripping off the guitar's neck. The cabinet models are fantastic and clearly evoke the sounds from different speakers, from loose and fizzy to tight. I don't know enough about how these digital guys are doing this but they've moved the bar up another notch with this thing; Line6, and everyone else, beware! I vastly prefer to headphone-practice through this thing rather than running headphones out the back of my AX2. In fact, running the signal into a stereo mixer and full-range speakers yields better sound quality than my AX2. Amazing! My other 'toy' is a Zoom digital PS-02 pocket recorder with so-called built-in amp emulation. I bought this thing to run a better signal into the unit since its own sounds were so crappy. The V-AMP2 totally solved that problem. I've looked at every other modeler out there and this is the one that covers all the territory, from clean to full nasty distortion, faithfully. When you factor in the ridiculously low price, it's the hands-down winner. I see other reviewers in here who have totally blasted the sound quality of this thing which makes me suspect a defective unit or a defective user and/or defective ears.

The thing sits unmolested in my basement where I practice with it so I can't really comment. Were I to play out with it, I'd probably build it into some protective carrying case since it doesn't look indestructible to me and I'd be anal about damaging it.

No need for them yet; hence no opinion.

I've been playing for 36 years now and like the other 'oldsters' in here, have bought and played just about every popular guitar/amp combination out there (and some not so popular ones too!). I cover lots of styles as the mood strikes, from jazz to country, to rock, to blues and metal. Nothing else, not even my much loved AX2, let's me cover so much territory so happily. I feel inspired to play in all of these genres now. Before, I'd dial in a patch and then quickly dial out because the experience seemed so artificial. Now I'm content and can sit for hours without changing a setting because the sounds are just that good. Then I switch into saomething else and that same feeling swallows me up all over again. I haven't ebjoyed playing this much since those early wide-eyed years when everything sounded amazing just because it was new and I didn't know any better. That's partially what got me bored over the years; once I knew better it became harder to be satisfied with any old single rig. The LIne6 products came along and re-awakened dormant interests but eventually I narrowed my listening and playing field because only certain modeled tones sounded authentic and were able to capture my interest for any length of time. I always felt like something was missing...... Well evidently, Behringer have found that 'missing' ingredient and built it into this box and I'm back in guitar heaven again.
I love the simplicity of its operation and am only mildly annoyed at the two-hand teawing. If it were lost or stolen, I'd definitely buy another one. Everything else suffers in comparison (even the Line6 POD)to varying degrees. I do wish it had some built-in stomp boxes and/or EQ, though they would add some complexity that the unit benefits by not having. I admit that I will be checking out the Vox ToneLab in the future because I am ever in search of ultimate tone and reviewers in here indicate that IT might be THE ONE. But for now, and for THIS PRICE, the V-Amp2 has no equal.

Very easy to use, I learned it right away. Editing patches is just a matter of turning the knobs and then pressing the patch buttom to store it. The manual is ok.

It sounds great!!! I use it at my home studio and I also have the V-Amp Pro for live work. The amp simulators sound good, I don?t know how close to the real thing they are but they sound good. It's hard to say, " it sounds like a Marshall 800" for example, because I've owned 4 Marshall 800s and they all sounded different. So I don't worry too much on how "authentic" they are, they sound good.
You can hear some samples of the v-amp at my website: www.bill-lima.com

Not rugged enough for gigs..I have the rack version for gigs and use this at my home studio most of the time. For light gigs such as churches, lounges etc it should be fine.

Company never responded an email I sent 2 weeks ago. That means bad customer in my book.

Well I wasn't going to post a review here but the last review I read was so harsh, I thought I should say a few things also.
This is great unit for recording, IMHO better than the POD 2.0 and depending on your set up this would be better than miking an amp (especially if you don?t have proper acoustic treatment in your room etc). Ideally the best thing would be to have lots of amps in a soundproof, acoustically treated room great mikes and stuff, but how many people can afford that? This is much more practical.
Another thing: lots of people say this is a copy (rip-off) of the POD but they don't even emulate the same amps!! For example this one doesn?t have the Layer amp simulator you find on the POD, the POD doesn?t have the ENGL etc .. I think this thing sounds better than the POD overall. I'm very happy with the results.
If you want, listen to my samples on the site and feel free to ask me questions about it.

I found it easy to learn to use - the manual is clear and well written.

I play sort of bluesy - jazzy - laid back rock (??? what the f....!)
sometimes I like to put a little dirt into the sound and I do make judicious use of FX when I'm recording (delay, reverb, tremelo). I bought this piece of kit for recording - can't see why I would ever want to use it live given that I've got a nice amp and my own carefully selected set of peddles. What I really wanted was to get a decent guitar sound into my little hard-disc recorder.
For me the acid test of a piece of kit like this is the clean sound - and I could not find a decent clean sound in this box! Hi end is anaemic, mids are plinky, bass is rubbery. Think 80's casio keyboard "Guitar".
This cheap and nasty basic sound seems to pervade all the sounds available in the box. Many of the presets are frankly ludicrous - so if ludicrous is your thing, well . . . .
Playing through this thing makes it feel like you aren't playing a guitar at all - all the vibrancy, resonance and string dynamics just get lost and you're left with a smoothed out, synthetic guitar simulation effect that just eats the guts out of your music.
I can't compare it to other similar products - this is my first sorti into digital guitar modelling stuff - and probably my last.

It seemed to be a little on the flimsy side and one of the output sockets came loose - I fixed that myself.
Can't comment upon use in a live gig 'cause I just did not buy it for that purpose.

Never tried them

I have a few other pieces of Behringer kit (DI box, MX802A mixer, Composer Pro compressor) with which I am very pleased, and I really wanted to like the V-Amp - I'd spent #99 on it! and I really thought from the reviews I had read that it would do the business for my guitar recording.
Sound quality is obviously a very subjective thing - however, I have to say that I'm surprised that so many reviewers here seem to think that this thing sounds good - I think it sounds really bad - cheap, synthetic, nasty, non-musical sound. The processing in this thing seriously downgrades and dilutes the natural rich harmonic and dynamic sound which comes out of a decent guitar. I think I read somewhere that the sample rate of the A to D converters in this box is lower than average - if this is correct maybe that explains why the basic sound is so poor - who knows?
It just didn't come anywhere near cutting it for me and I sold it (to a young metaller who thinks its wuuunderfull! so there you go . . . .)

A mentally challenged monkey could operate this thing........so I would say: easy.

Just DO NOT forget to plug in ac adapter to unit before plugging it into the wall.

I was sceptical that a unit I got on Clearence for $125.99, would sound any good........WOW!!!! I am totally blown away!

This thing ROCKS! It has inspired me to play guitar again.....and it makes my piece of crap Peavey amp sound GREAT!

If you cannot find the sound you want or need on this.....you best take up the flute, because you ain't a guitar player!

Unless you throw it aginst the wall, or take a piss on it......it will hold up well!
They include a tough metal footswitch to take out your frustrations on.

I hear that Behringer is pretty good with CS.....I emailed them a few days back...haven't heard back from them yet????? So, I am not going to give an opinion yet.

Overall this is the BEST purchase of gear I have ever made! It made me realize my Strat is awesome...and that fact is due to great amp simulations which let your guitar sing! It has inspired me to play again. It also is a wonderful headphone amp, so the rest of your house will appreciate that.

Do yourself a favor...RUN out and buy a Vamp2!!!!

Took a little bit to get used to what the buttons do. Actually wanted to go through all the presets to see what they sounded like and missed about half of them until I read the manual.

Glance over the manual. It will help you figure out what the thing is doing.

I was just looking for a headphone amp and saw this thing. For $70 more than the headphone amp, I got this. Sound great practicing in headphones and also sound great using it to DI for recording. Doesn't sound to good with my live rig. I would not recommend it if you are replacing any effect processors and pedals.

Plastic case so be careful. Plug in the power adapter to the machine first and then the wall.

No need yet.

Good match for any style of music. Again, it sounds great for recording and headphone practice. I wouldn't use it for live playing.

Easy enough but you can't survive without reading the manual.

I have used V-AMP 2 over two years with Gibson Les Paul Studio, Tokai LC-80, few Jacksons etc. for practising and recording purposes. It's benefits compared to POD's are Marshall and clean amp modellings. In fact only territories where Line6 beat V-Amp are the high gain modellings. The truth is if you want perfect lead sounds you need a tube amp. You can't find it from V-Amp, POD or any other amp modelling units.

This is the weakest part of V-Amp. I wouldn't gig with it ever. Midi setups keep resetting and whole box is made of plastic which means you have to handle it like woman or it'll brake in pieces in no time. I've already broke one of the pot knobs. There's no main on-off switch in this thing and you have to pull cord off if you want shut it and plug it in again when you want it on.

Never dealth with them.

I play mainly 80's hard rock, heavy metal etc. and V-Amp suits that kind of music as good as any modeller can. I've had Flextone III XL which has built-in POD xt (not with all features but amp modellings are same) and I must say it sucked ass compared to my V-Amp. If you are planning to buy an amp modeller V-Amp is the only solution.

Very easy to use, manual is acceptable, but is necessary to navigate all of the options available.

Very close on certain models, almost completely accurate on some of the clean amps, but some of the heavier ones are pretty bad. Send a chill right down your spine, some weird signal that's just not quite right. Pretty good for blues and rock, two decent models for jazz, and the heavy ones are just ok. You can, however get just about any sound you want, there are just so many options.

I play mostly jazz, Pat Metheny, Dimeola, etc. I can get that pure, crisp tone of Pat. Love the headphone jack.
Only problem is the lack of a power switch and the inability to plug the power supply into the wall before plugging into the unit. I work in electronics and this is totally unacceptable. Still worth the money, though.

Ease of use...easily a 10. A monkey could work this thing. Even the "hidden" options are easy to configure. Editing and saving patches couldn't be easier. The manual is good.

My unit has been upgraded (hardware) from 2.0 to 2.1.

I've used this with a few guitars, 6 and 7 strings, a few amps - Fender to a PA. Noise gate could be better...but you'll be glad you have it none the less. You can get a LOT of variety of sounds with it.

Mine crapped out on me....be careful to never unplug or plug it in AT THE UNIT. Always at the wall. That will delete all your presets and sometimes give it a horid sound that requires it to be reset to fix. It's plastic...

Ok, this is why I really wanted to write this review. They have the BEST customer support. I went about trying to get an RA for this and get a replacement unit, but they said this problem was common so they sent me a new chip to upgrade it from 2.0 to 2.1 -- never had a problem with it since. I have also had trouble with the PMX2000 we got for our church, and they were great about getting an RA for that and we're getting it replaced. Behringer mass produces so many things it's not funny and a lot of units get messed up in the making, but if you follow them up on their warranty then you get it fixed and your moneys worth.

Great sounds, very cheap. Does just what you'd want it to do.

I have been gigging for the past 20 years and during this time I have used a vast array of amps and effects. I bought this unit new and it is among the easist of all the units I've ever used. It's very easy to setup and use, for the average guitarist, even without using the manual. However, as with all other digital effects, reviewing the manual will only assist you to enhance your overall pleasure and experience. The manual is easy to understand and is set out simply enough for most people to navigate there way through.

In a word - AWESOME! I am currently using an Ibanez JEM and a customised Ibanez RG550 - V-amp2 and fcb1010 (footswitch) - ADA MP1 -Alesis Qaudraverb GT - custom (100watt per side) power amp - 2 marshall duo cabs.

The amp simulations are just brilliant. I've used an Vox AC30, Mesa Boogie dual rectifier and various marshall amps and I can tell you that these amp simulations are right on the money!! The manual has a list of the simulated amps so that you are able to distinguish between them, which is really good because the best part of it all is playing through all the amp sims and knowing that you have all these amps at your finger tips without the enormous cost. And they really do sound like the original amps.
What I like about this unit is that you are still able to really individualise a personal sound. Even with the presets, you're still able to clearly hear the pick attacks and your finger vibrato. The processing and sustain is truly amazingly pristine and precise.

Very sturdy. No Problem.

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I believe that every guitar player should have one of these, if only to save themselves a hole heck of money.

Easy to use

It should be in a sturdy case. The power connect is the one I worry about as it seems vary fragle, The way the pulgs come out from all sides is kind of weird too, (German design?)
So far it has been reliable.

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Play mainly in church praise and hymns also some jazz and blues. I really like the sound varations that this unit is capable of. I got the footboard too and it makes picking other banks east and gives two pedals to control paramiters in the V-amp.
I play my home built guitar into a Musicman RD-112 50,
also I play a Dean Performer 7 string acoustic and Ibanez 6 string bass.
It is a great buy for the money!

Coudn't be easier. Unless you want more cabinet/reverb options, there are nothing else than knobs to twist. It's just like a real amplifier.

I'll give it a eight because it doesn't sound great with any kind of setup. I'm using a custom made guitar, A/B swtich and the V-Amp. The other output of the A/B goes to my pedals and amp. Sometimes I don't even use my fx/pedal setup.

The V-Amp sounds great through the P/A with proper equalization, but I just can't get a great high-gain sound through my amp, but I can get good cleans and semi-distorted. No, it will not sound good with a cheap amp.

This unit is not noisy at reasonable gain levels. It behaves just like an amp, and depends a lot on your guitar too.

The effects are really basic - no weird effects - but they're not limited. Unlike other multi-fx units, you can take them to their extremes.

I've been using my V-Amp for over a year, and never had a problem with that. I gig withtou a backup.

Never had to deal with them.

My biggest influences are Reeves Gabrels, Jonny Greenwood, Mike McCready, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, John Scofield, and some others. I'm not a heavy modulation effects user. Mostly delay and reverb. I bought the V-Amp because I needed lots of different (and good) distortion/amp textures, and that's what I got.

It's just as easy as a amp interface: just turn the buttons e find your sound. Editing patches is easy too, just eqaulizate the way you want, choose the effects and press for a few seconds the corresponding letter(A to E). I recommend you download the manual from th website(www.v-amp.com) because it's more complete than the one that comes with.

I use a Yamaha Pacifica 012 with two singles on neck and middle postion and a humbucker on bridge, a Meteoro Thor(which is almost dying :), the V-Amp2 and a Behringer MIDI Foot Controller FCB1010 that switch the V-Amp2 channels. Well... the sound... here we go: Amazing, just for start. This little thing can do everything you want, from jazz to heavy metal, it does it all, and really good! My top five emulations are: Calif. Clean(clean channel of a Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head), Classic Clean(Roland Jazz Chorus), Brit. Hi Gain(Marshall JCM 800), Modern Hi Gain(Soldano SLO) and Brit Classic(Marshall Plexi 100W).

I depend of it totally! It has my main tones, I don't have other rig beside it.

It's good but when i needed them once, it wasn't what I've expected.

I play in a cover song, we play brazilian rock of all kinds. I play for 6 years, and I know a good tone when I hear one, and I think I've find it. If It were stolen, I HAD to buy antoher, it's my only fountain of sounds, and I have no amp. One advice: if you have an amp, plug it into the effects loop(if the amp have one), pluging into the input may kill the sound depending what your amp you're using. In it's case, let the EQ flat. And another advice: it sounds warmer than POD!!!

Okay, you have to figure out how to use all these knobs (parts of them have a second function) and it takes a SHORT while to get a feeling how to produce good sounds...but imagine you would habe all these available amps on stage or at home..it would be much harder to control all of them...

I'm using the V-Amp 2 with an ESP M-107 7-String guitar, into a H&K Warp 7 Amp (Aux-In) into a bigger then normal 4x12 Cabinet with Junior Celestion Speakers. It didn't take long to find this special "own sound" for me personally. Most amps are useful and sounding great.The drive-function (you can choose between two drive-modes) is great for me, I'm playing hard and deep metal (like Coal Chamber, Mudvayne, etc...)and I really get those tones and tunes with it. The effects don't beat you off the edge, but they are useful as well, especially the tap-button is great to control your delay-effects. Only the rotary-effect should be used with a keyboard/organ, with guitar it's not really necessary. The equalizer is very effictive with most amp-models.
So:
-Many great sounds well done
-Good effects
-Great control of your tone
-Lots of possibilities to find your own sound

It rocks

I had no problems using it, but you should not play football or soccer with it I think ;) ...

Never had to use it

For every kind of hard/rock music it's great, blues and jazz as well...you're playing guitar? Then the V-Amp is your thing!!

It's pretty easy to figure out, but it takes a long time to get the sound your looking for sometimes.

I have used this with a Princeton Chorus and a Telecaster, and have even been able to get some full body tones from the Telecaster. I have used this slightly with a Behringing UltraTwin 2x12 and a Jay Turser Electric, and have found some real nice tones. It is limited in its uses and the effects really aren't as great as they are made out to be. The Echo, Tremolo, Ping Pong, Delay, and Compressor are up to par, but the modulation effects like Flange and Phase really don't cut it. This has some really nice clean sounds, but is hard to get a crisp distortion, but has a lot of balls for "hardcore" stuff. If you mess around with it long enough, chances are you will get the sound your looking for. One problem I noticed as the unit got older, I would get a lot mid-range sound, almost as if it was hooked up to a crybaby that was pushed up half way. Almost sounded like a duck.

This is where the POD really advantages. I used this unit pretty heavily for about 2 years. I had to replace the power supply jack, and the 1/4 inch jacks are starting to get loose. I also lost all my presets one day, and have had problems with getting good sounds ever since. I still use it with my old princeton and it can still make do. It wouldn't last me much longer though.

I called them when the unit started causing me problems. The service seemed great, but I didn't have the receipt from the store I bought it from. I am sure they would have given me a new one if I would have had it, or if I would have pressured enough, but I was just ready to move on and get some newer equipment.

I play rock, with some blues, jazz, and funk influences. I am now using a Jay Turser Strat copy with a humbucker and a Behringer UltraTwin 2x12. The V-Amp worked very well for its time. I am sure the rack mount version is really solid, I would highly recommend that to someone who wants a variety of pro sounds without buying all the pedals and amps, ect. I have been playing pretty much nonstop for about three years now, and about half of that time I have depended on the V-Amp. My recommendation would save up the extra money and get the rack mount version.

It is pretty simple to use just twidle the knobs around or play with the presets, i play thru hifi speakers and it the amp models work really well strate out, after a few weeks you'll know the whole layout and its completly fine. Setting up amp/speaker combinations could be slightly easier but thats it.

The sound quality is brilliant at low settings, its just as you start to push the volume up that you can tell this is a MFX rarther than a stompbox, for practicing/basic recording jobs its great :-)

My plugs contacts have snapped off or been bent loads of times, meaning the unit doesnt power up right, the power lead should just be permently attached, this also happened to my friend who has one and the vamp is now unuasble, the actual box itself itd good.

I tried to order a new plug, they were helpful in locating a plug down to a local supllier, but it was going to cost me almoust as much as a new unit, forcing me to sort of do a DIY jobby on it....

I play mainly rock and strummy type songs aswell as sum lead stuff, no 5minute harmonic tapping solos... and it works great, the only little thing is the deley with the footswitch meaning you have to click the footswitch just b4 you need to change but thats nothing major for practice.....

V-Amp 2 is good when talking about the ease of use. It gives you a general control over the sound by pressing a few buttons and playing with a few knobs. However, sometimes it becomes a nightmare to find the sound you want within the menus. Manual is good and it helps you to cover the abilities of the product. The additional carrying bag and footswitch is also useful to select pre-arranged tones. Not bad but needs to overcome that "too much buttons" problem. You may feel as if you are controling the USS ENTERPRISE at some point...

And it also needs a wah controller rather than giving an auto wah.

I ve used an Ibanez RG470 and a Jackson Performer PS4 with V-Amp 2 near to the studio equipment i use (Tascam Mixer, Behringer compressors, etc.) and the final outcome was not as good as a real amp. The sound is too noisy and cannot give you the feeling, the ambience. You can get a good tone to play at home or to record a demo tape but when it comes to a real recording or a live gig, stay away from this one. You will get some dry tones with too much noise. The noise gate stops that stupid fuzzy sounds but then you loose the tone inevitably. The noise gate is not much useful due its lack of control within small ranges. There are 15 levels, and it makes a real difference of sound when changing 1 level, and therefore, it kills the ability to have a control over the tones. My favorite artists are Blind Guardian, Symphony X, Shadow Gallery and I was far away from getting good tones like they do. Also the effect controls are not that good. You are forced to use a small variety of effects with limited control. A good EQ would be good rather than having a bass treble mid set. However, as i ve said, it is good to practice at home. And it has a good price.

No. As sound, I don't think it is very reliable to have good tones on a gig, if you don't have hours to do a sound check with a good sound tech. And as the machine itself, the plastic cover and the knobs should be used very gently. Even with great care, my treble and mid knobs broke 2 times, while trying to get a good tone. Also, after 7 months, the machine went crazy and started to erase tones and give a strange "beeep" sound whenever I used an overdrive tone.

I haven't contacted the company in any way. I've dealt with the local dealer and they did repair the device as the official dealer. The service was good and I got back my V-amp2 within a few days.

I play progresive metal and V-Amp 2 cannot support the variety of tones I need when composing/recording a song. However, when practicing at home or having a rehersal with the band, it may be useful because of its small size, easy to carry bag and small footswitch. Next month I'll buy some Mesa Boogie rack stuff and I guess V-Amp 2 will be a quick-to-set and use equipment for me, nothing more. Especially, if you are using tones with wah wah (like Blind Guardian), V-Amp 2 is nothing more than a piece of junk because it doesn't give you a control over the effects. Final words; good for amateur players and in-home practices, far from being helpful for professional recording, live performances, taking good sounds.

If You are used to this kind of gear most of the parameters are quite easy to adjust. But there are menues You need to press different buttons to reach and parameters You need to press buttons and turn potis at the same time. The manual explains these procedures quite well but I did borrough my V-amp to a novice and he did not understand at all how to use it

My guitar is an Ibanez Sa 160QM. I used the V-Amp in front of a guitar amp, a mixer and with headphones. The best result I got with the headphones, in front of the amp I did not like it at all. There are millions of possibilities in there with 32 Amps all kind of effects, box simulations... At the beginnig I was quite impressed by this but when I tried to program some nice settings I never was really satisfied. The high gain amp simulations make quite a lot of noise. But this was not the main problem, but there was always something missing, especially in the high frequencies.

I bought a Matchless Chieftain some time after I got this unit and the simulation does not even com close to it. There is quite some difference in the price, but I think still a bigger diffence in the quality of the sound. I think it is not possible to compare these units. I liked the V-Amp for just trying some different sounds and for carrying it around on trips but when I got my Matchless I never touched it again. I'll give it a 6 because I think it is quite good for headphone use on trips and for its price but compared to a real amp it should actually be rated below this

I did only own it for a year. In this time period I did not have any problems with it. It does only have a plastic enclosure, but You can put it on your box and it has a heavy duty footswitch so it should not be damaged. I would not expect it to make any problems

Never dealt with them

This is quite a nice unit if You just want to try some different sounds. The possibilities You have with it are very good for the price. But don't think You get some great tube amp sound with this unit.

its eazy to use this piece, leds arround the pots, big display, everything's clear. only prloblem: if you want to set any parameter to an shift-position you need two hands. or the tip of your nose.

for me the V-AMP sounds like if you put a wet carpet over an amp. the simulations are quite similar to the originals. but theres no top end. the sound does not open wide as i would expect from a box like this. there is a lot of hum and noise supressed by the build-in gate. the problem is the gate doen't work proper all the time during the envelope of an note. sometimes you can recognize the noise before the gate closes. if you play any chords you cant hear each string any more. MUDD!!!!

i think it will work for long time until the plastic box will crack. the laquer finish did chemically react with my rubber cables. this looks really ugly. i hate this very often seen way of product quality of behringer

never used it

i play jazz funk soul rock. this piece would be a good match if the sound would be right. i played it for 1 year and now its ready for ebay.

i've bought the VOX tonelab last days. man, this sounds great. not really like a real AC-30 or fender or whatever other amp but ist IS very similar. yes it is expensive, three times of an V-AMP but it's worth each cent. check this out if you can and you will be amazed.

Sounds Fantastic.
I play a Fender Strat with a Seymour Duncan 59 on the bridge and 2 standard Strat single coils.
I use nothing else, just direct into Sonar 3.0 via Aardvark Q10.
I didn't hear any appreciable noise, there was some noise on certain presets, but they just sound like authentic amp/cab noise, so no problem. The verb is passable, and the effects are adaquate, obviously not TC or the like, but for my purposes the effects don't matter as all effects, i.e. verb delay etc.. are applied after the fact.
The gain is healthy and flexible, there are very nice spaces between eq levels, the over all tone is as good as one could ask for, unless you're one of those "Picky because it's cool to be" types.

There's plenty of Distortion even with my not so metal 59 pickup, so if you are using a Super Distortion or 85 you should have no trouble getting the Rectified, Metalfied sound.
clean sounds are what you make them, quiet and ready to work.

I just got the V-Amp 2 for a commercial project I was called in for on very short notice. Had used a POD last time but had to drive 20 miles out of my way to borrow it. I play almost every type of guitar work there is (no I'm not saying I'm a great player), doing alot of commercial jingles and the like so the V-Amp 2 does a great job of supplying ample tones via presets. This is one of the most important features that most guitar FX or Preamp manufacturers totally miss on. They've usually got a bunch of presets for wacked out, weird sounds to show off the FX capabilities. Behringer went the other direction, this thig is ready to plug in, start recording and get to work. With the limited time I had to work with on this particular project , 30 minutes or so, I didn't have time to have to learn a new piece of gear, so having great quality, again, USABLE (Hey Roland and Digitech, try this sometime) presets is fantastic.
I'd like to see an acoustic sim, but can certainly live without one. A S/PDIF out would the final touch on this. Oh yeah, and a power switch.

the only other behringer I've got is a Composer Pro, have never had a problem with it.
The V-Amp is made of fairly durable feeling plastic but has a surprisingly heavy, metal footswitch and thick, good quality cables on both the power supply and footswitch

I've been playing for about 20 years on and off, have been playing pretty steady for about the last 6 or 7 years. I've owned Randall Rg 80, Peavey Classic 30, several digitech pedals (ick, it's like I buy one every few years to see if they've gotten better.)
Boss Blues Driver, MXR Distortion+, Morley WAH/DIS/Volume.. Roland GR30 and several guitars from Kramer to Gibson.
I think if I was to lose this I would by the V-Amp Pro for the rackmount and output connectors (AES/EBU, XLR etc..)
I would have bought the pro this time if I could have found one locally.
Love the Amps, and Cabs, I'm not all that sure about the models sounding like the real thing, but that I don't care about, when I'm looking for a great blues tone, I don't need the amp to say Fender Twin accross it, if it sounds good, it sounds good period. I think people get a bit carried away compairing models vs. the real thing.
Again I'd like to see S/PDIF out, and a power switch.
The effects are fine for live club gigs iffin you like, but for serious recording gigs, I'd use the amps and cabs without hesitation, but use your expensive effects.
And it sounds better than the POD, not just for the price, period. Sorry Line 6 but you been beaten by a company offer better performance for less money.

Easier than a 20 dollar hooker. Super simple and easy to use. Great instructions and very clear and concise. 100 times easier than any $2000 DOLLARS IN 1989 rack piece of shit that some mullet headed 80's hair metal cover band still uses!

Kick ass. A bit of hum on some settings but AMPS HAVE HUM (especially with my shitty cords and badly grounded pickups) so how the hell is that an appropiate criticism. THe only amp model I truly dislike is the Dual Rectumfire setting. I don't know if I'd hate the real amp, but the setting for this lacks to say the least (never heard the real one). But the other Mesa models are good-great (so this is no criticism of Mesas at least the types Petrucci or Hetfield have used and of course the nu metallers have used the Rectum ones so who knows). My favorite settings though, are the Modern High Gain setting, and the Classic Clean setting (Soldano/5150 and Roland Jc120 respectively). These two are the most useful to me, and also the most articulate for the style of music I play (prog and power/death/black metal type stuff). Fx could be better, but thats only the icing on the cake with this thing (its a bonus not a main feature). The auto wah is useless and I prefer a real wah anyway (love my crybaby) . The FX are even tweakable to some extent which is cool, and I'm likely going to try this as a stand alone fx unit on my real 5150 before I get something better. The Fender and Marshall amps are all pretty good-wonderful, of course not the real thing (not as organic and tweakable) but what do you expect from a modeler. I am using this with various Jackson guitars, and am using it to record various projects so its going to good use. Pristine, a bit digital, but wonderful and alive. One thing this is good for, is for fledging guitarists to find the tones/amps they wish to buy. I was considering a 5150 before (would prefer a Soldano but I'm limited with money) and experimenting with this thing cemented in me that I should buy one, since its somewhat similar to the "Modern High Gain" setting. So I bought one. Now I want to buy an actual Jc120 as well. As for recording, this thing is AMAZING. Some of the sounds on it are VERY PROFESSIONAL compared to some Zoom or Digitech bullshit (not that all those companies stuff are bad) for the same price. It kicks ass, BUY IT NOW!

Its plastic. What can I say. I wouldn't gig with this version. I'll probably buy the PRO version and get a power amp for it down the line though. Its built (somewhat) cheaply as far as parts go. But if you're careful with it (like one should be with ALL musical equipment (a hard learned lesson for myself over the years) ) it should last! It even comes with a padded case for all you careless people out there! I have heard about people losing their presets occasionally, but most of the times I've followed up on that they've said that it was some software conflict (I.e third party software they were using with it on their computer) so I can't say how reliable the actual software is. Probably just as good as anything!

Have no idea. THey seem OK. I forgot to hand in my warranty card, so that sucks but I've been busy so I don't know how the support is, etc.

As far as bang for the buck- this is a NUCLEAR EXPLOSION. It comes with a foot switch (though a kind of sucky one) unlike the Pod, and I've heard a lot of the models are a bit better (than at least some of the earlier pods. I got it for cheap and its so DAMN VERSATILE I'm telling EVERYONE I know who plays guitar to get one immediately. A recording tool, a backup amp, an effects box, a vocal booth (just read what they say about the tube preamp and what it can be used for) a midi controller (somewhat limited as that and I haven't tried it much but we'll see)- all in ONE UNIT! No it ain't a POD. I expect the Pod to be somewhat better, more options. But consider that this thing already comes with a footswitch, and you're saving probably 400 DOLLARS on the cash that would go to a Pod and all that shit. Plus there are people coming up with ROMs of a lot of the POD sounds you can download for this thing. This thing may be cheap, but it is the dictionary definition of BANG FOR THE BUCK, hell its a GANGBANG FOR THE BUCK!