Behringer V-Amp 2

Easy to use right out of the box, but you need the manual to get to the really good stuff. Basic editing is straight forward. It's the advanced editing and sounds that makes this a superior unit to the POD. The manual is well written and quickly answers any questions you may have. I took off a few points because you absolutely need the manual to get the full potential of this thing.

I have several tube amps, Marshall JCM900 half stack, Laney GH50L, Lee Jackson XLS1000 and they're all excellent, but I needed something self contained, versatile and portable. The V Amp offers a more "produced" sound like a POD which is needed for some situations.
I use this unit like as a preamp, directly into a TubeWorks Mosvalve 116o power amp, into a Marshall 1960 stereo 4x12 cab. I have several Gibson, Fender and Ibanez guitars. All retain their unique character with the V Amp.

I was a big Line6 fan until I got tired of the sterile sound and only one really good amp model, the Rectifier, which everyone uses. I've owned a POD, Flextone 1x12 and 2x12 combos as well as a Flextone HD. This unit sounds better! The amp models are much closer to the original and the tones are more complex and tubelike. It takes some tweaking and READING THE MANUAL, but you can get many, many killer tones from this thing. The FX are decent, but this is an amp modeler, not an FX modeler. The delay, tremelo and chorus are good, the flanger is a little thin but useful, (I have an ADA flanger which is the sh*t!) The Phaser and autowah are crap, but the rotating speaker is pretty good despite other reviewers opinions. It's a subtle effect, but very useful when used right. Overall, it's much more versatile than the POD in that you can bypass the preamp and use just FX, you can bypass the speaker simulators and use it a preamp, (other reviewers say you can't but they're mistaken), and you can split the out puts in a variety of ways for live and studio use. This alone is a major selling point. Also, each patch has LEDs to show you the settings. Very cool indeed. No power switch, but who cares? The plastic case seems solid and should last just fine as long as it's not abused. Noise gate works great too. The included footwsitch lets you change between 5 patches and the tuner. Good stuff. Line6 could take a clue from these guys. The amp models really react like you'd expect the original to. The feel of the original amps is there, unlike POD. You get much more for your money with the V Amp 2. I give it a 9 for sound quality. I'm not comparing it to a tube amp because it's not. It is what it is and it's the best at what it does, especially for the price.

Seems reliable. I'd gig without a backup. Who wants to carry two of everything to a gig?

Great website. Lots of web resources too.

I play hard rock, shred, funk and art rock. The V Amp handles it all very well. Been playing 28 years and have owned everything at one time or another. I still love my tube amps, but the Vamp has its place among them. I prefer it over the POD due to it's versatility and superior tone, but I wish it had a Floorboard as easy to use as PODs. Behringers midi floorboard is a pain to configure. POD breaks too easy.

I have been programming keyboards and other musical equipment in over 15 years, so dialing in what I want is not a problem with this unit. I would say it's 8,5. It's not hard to use in any way, so I give it 8, because I don't know if you are as used to digital equipment as I am. I think 8 is fair, but if someone would argue that it's a worth a 9 in ease of use I would maybe agree. I can't give it a 10 because it still has only a small 2-digit graphical window, so it's not perfect.

To me crisp and clear and awesome sound is everything! I don't want to argue over a perfect kind of guitar tone in this piece of gear. Sorry! It's simply not! But you can't expect that from a unit in this price range. I have a Fender Richie Sambora Stratocaster USA guitar, I bought it just to get a deep Stratocaster Sambora type of tone. With the V-Amp 2 I can get a lot of different sounding tones. I don't know if that is good or bad, but it's fun to tweak!:) I think it's important to describe what kind of tones you can get with it so this is my description of what it sounds like: It's electrical, sounds a bit like U2 which is cool, but it doesn't have CD quality! I was dissapointed when I thought I could use it as an effect processsor with my stereo. It didn't work at all! It was noisy! It's not at 44,1 kHz and you can hear that pretty good in the upper range and if you try to play Cds throu it you will hear that it's not even close to a perfect sound. A lot of noise and it's hard to get a screaming high Sambora tone with it, I would say impossible if you don't buy the best compressor on the market to use with it. I would not use the V-amp 2 in a studio, simply because it would ruin a lot of that CD quality, that you need in a studio, with all extra noise when you play, but if I would record U2 kind of album I would maybe use it to fill out in the background. When it comes to tone I would say that it kills some sustain in the notes in the upper range and the treble in this unit is bad. That it's because it's not 44,1 kHz! The effects are good, no complains whatsoever with that, and I like the fact that it has many things to tweak with and the tuner in it worked, so I will use that. It's hard to give a rating. My opinion is that it's worth 6 or 7 in sound quality. 6 because it's so noisy and because the gain/distortion in it sucked really bad! It's awful! I don't think anyone can enjoy a muddy distortion like that. It's a cheap kind of distortion, not in any way Marshall sounding. So a 9 is way too much as an overall sound quality rating. On the other hand, you got pretty nice effects and a few good clean tones with it, that is pretty good at this price range, but you are stuck with an electrical kind of tone. For what it does and is designed to do I would say Behringer did quite a nice job, so maybe an 8 would be a fair rating if you think of the price and the effects. But because of the fact that it's not at 44,1 kHz, which makes it not the first choice when recording in a studio and because of the bad gain/distortion and the background noise I want to give it a total of 7 in sound quality. It is mostly the treble,distortion and the background noise that I don't like with this unit and makes it unprofessional, but in this price range it gives you new tones and that is always welcome.

I can't seay yet, but it was a complete set of gear in the box... :)
No complains as far as the eye can see... But since I don't know if it will break down or if I'll have problems with it I can only get 9. So that's my opinion.

No comments. I haven't been in contact with them.

As a product 8 or 9, but as a music gear not that high.
I play everything from jazz,country to rock,hardrock and pop music. I think it fits jazz music the best, that's because you can get pretty good clean tones and a nice variety of them with nice effects, but also because it doesn't give you good screaming disted lead tones. You can also use it for playing U2 kind of guitar stuff live, the Behringer 2 reminds me a lot of U2 in the kind of sound it produces, a little electrical. I wouldn't and won't use the dist in this unit, because it sucks. However, I will like the effects in it and tweak with it, just to have fun. If you need a lot of hood tones for recording and live, I would save the money and buy something in a bigger price range. But if you don't have a guitar amp and don't have the money for one, but want some new tones and a piece to tweak with, I think this unit is a good choice. The bag that comes with it is worth something and you can use the tuner in it and the foot switch. You can also use it for songs where you experiment with the guitar sound.For the money I think the value is good. However, as a country/rock/pop guitarist I wouldn't use it in my main setup if I could afford some more expensive gear, but I would want to take it with me on underground gigs, for fusion and jazz stuff. I wouldn't use it in a studio, simply too noisy. You don't hear the noise so much when playing live,but otherwise it's disturbing.I give it a strong 7, but I wouldn't argue over an 8 if someone would say it is just too good value for the money. For those who are seeking a nice variety of crisp clear guitar tones and good dist/gain to record with, stay away from this unit! If it were stolen I would remember it as a cute little piece of gear that is good for jazz/fusion and playing U2 kind of music. I would also remember it as a little electrical sounding and the thing that didn't have a CD qulaity sound and I would probably want the real thing, so I would save the money and not buy it again. However, if I couldn't afford anything else but need something new in my gear I would probably start saving some money, because it reminds me of the real stuff! I'm sorry...

This thing is amazingly easy to use - plug it in and go, basically. If you want to edit a patch, also easy - move the knobs, and then hold down the setting number for two seconds - that's all it takes. The manual is very helpful.

Amazing sound! I can't do an A/B to "real" amps, but it beats my two practice amps into the dirt. The unit isn't noisy - but it DOES emulate a real amp, so if you have the settings turned up to 10 - expect some noise! And it has a noise gate to help control the higher gain settings, if needed. The distortion sounds are very nice.

The amp sounds are great, and the effects sounds are nice, too. zI could do without the Auto wah sound - it's nasty.

I've not had any problems yet.

N/A - not yet needed to contact anyone.

I play rock and modern worship styles of music (which translates to rock). Great match! Especially in a church setting - no noise, no stage volume (unless you put it in the monitors), great sounds. I'd definitely replace it.

I have a good friend who uses a POD - he wishes he had the V-Amp - he says the V-Amp is tons easier to use.

Ao testar o V-AMP 2 pela primeira vez, sem ler o manual, ja foi facil de utilizar os presets, a programac?o dele, os efeitos, etc...
Quanto ao manual, o original em ingles e p que deve ser lido; o traduzido para lingua portuguesa ainda confunde um pouco.

Excelente. Os amplis e os presets de guitarristas famosos s?o muito bons ! E um otimo custo beneficio, se comparado ao SansAmp.

N?o.

Isso aqui no Barsil ainda e um pouco preocupante, pois o dealer e em S?o Paulo.

Toco Hard Rock and R&B, e o som e espatacular !
Sou profissional e toco ha 18 anos !

These ratings are based on a comparision of the V-Amp to other similar units (e.g. POD2).

Basic editing on the unit is straightforward but with the PC software it?s really easy.
Also, using the PC software I was able to get additional functionality?.e.g. 3 effects at once?comp + chorus + delay.

I?ve been teaching and playing in semi-pro cover bands for 25 years with styles ranging from jazz to classic rock.
During the last few years I?ve got into home recording and have been using the DI out on my Tech 21 Trademark 60 amp.
The DI uses SansAmp technology and has always sounded good when recorded.
However, the Tech21 cannot store sounds and sometimes it takes a while to get the sound just right.
So, it was time to buy a dedicated pre-amp/effects unit to simplify the recording process but without compromosing on sound quality.
After trying a few units including Digitech, Boss, etc my final choice was between the V-Amp and a POD2.
First impressions were that the POD was a bit muddy and the V-Amp was a bit bright.
With a bit of tweaking the POD didn?t really improve?.it always had that slightly muddy overtone and never really sounded like a miked up amp. When you boost the highs (or cut the lows) to lose the muddiness the tone becomes lifeless.
However, the V-Amp with a bit of tweaking came alive.
I re-recorded some of the guitar parts on some of my compositions with the V-Amp and the difference was unbelievable?.it really made the recordings come alive.
I haven?t tried either unit through an amp as I don?t intend to use it for live work.

I?m sure I could get better results by recording a miked up Bassman, Matchless, Soldano, Boogie etc but I haven?t got #10,000 to spare.

The only thing that slightly concerns me is the fact that the jack sockets are mounted into a plastic casing (the POD is metal)?..but as my V-amp never moves from my desktop and is permanently hooked up to both my 16 track recorder and PC (for editing) I don?t forsee too many problems.

Never contacted them but their website puts Roland/Boss to shame.
Was able to download the editing software for free.

For the money it?s unquestionably the best value for money piece of kit on the market.
The sound of the V-Amp either through headphones or when recorded and played back through a good hi-fi amp/speakers is remarkable.
The POD2 is good and is probably better suited to live use because its made of metal but it never really sounded as good when recorded.

The sound is really tweeking for the first time you used it...but after a while experimenting with it, it's kinda, hook to the thing for a long time jammin.

No comment, Try to adjust the gain knob it may help your sound better. My Setup :

2 hi-fi Sony Speakers ( not sure about the 'watt' ).
1 Korg Ax1g Effects
1 small amplified radio with line out.
1 Elctric guitar ( 2 Single Coil and 1 humbucker )

It's made out off plastic and had a stand, it's better as a practice device rather than you take it to a gig. Or you can put it at a much safer place.

Very helpful you can get the manual and the software for free on the net. Plus more you can order the upgrade chip from the dealer.

Use 'em like your own PS2,X-Box, Nintendo and Pentium's.

Very easy to use, no deep menus, just turn knobs and get your sound.

I use a American Deluxe Fat Strat. I go straight into my computer and back out my sound card into a Mackie mixer. From there into a crown 200 through JBL 1500 speakers. Plain and simple it sounds GREAT. I can tailor almost any sound I need for recording and the sounds mix well with other tracks. (Drums bass keys etc.) I dont know what it sounds like through a guitar amp because I bought it for recording but my set up is very much like a PA set up and it Rocks!

So far so good and the website has patches for download. Yes i would use it on a gig without back up. (Live on the edge)

Haven't needed customer support but from the looks of their website I'am sure it's good.

I use clean and distorted tones for my music. The V Amp gives me a wide variety of sounds to work with and yes it does help me make music and does not get in the way. I've tried Digitech boxes and they dont come close to the sound and feel of the V Amp. Its not going to replace your big stack o tubes on stage but for recording and making music with computers its perfect. For 129 bucks its a steal and it come with a cool carrying bag a patch change footswitch and heavy duty ac cord. I overlooked this box because Behringer stuff is always so cheap in price but the V Amp is not cheaply made and very well designed.

Really easy to set up. I give it a 9 only because you have to look up the speaker cab settings to find out which one corresponds to the numeric value. Hidden interface is a bummer!

A little noisy, but so are other hi-gain amps. The Clean settings are pristine, IMHO.

Because of the price, I give it a ten. I play a Strat through the Vamp2, into Digital Performer, and monitor through a Carver 200W/channel amp and a pair of Paradigm Reference 20's. F!@#$% AWESOME!

Easy....the thing has rotary leds around the pots to show you where your settings are(unlike pods....)

awesome for rock/metal and rockman clean type sound.Dont know about the dual reverb/fender settings as ive never had one to compare this to.I can get a high gain 5150 type sound,more jcm800 like and a good def lepard clean sound so im happy....

mm.its plastic so i dunno.woudnt want to stand on it

had to call germany for some midi help..they had a guy spoke perfect english

This thing rocks.i have a stack of peavey amps,5150,ultra head ,a jcm800 combo an old rockman x100 combo and mostly heavy rock style thru neck superstrats.this thing does clear but heavt distortions wonderfully.IT`l do the OTT recto thing as well,but i cant comment on quality as its not my thing.The midi pedal for it is great as well.Just note its not properly set up from the factory for the v-amp which sucks.

The cost of pedal+v-amp was #200 and cost about the same as a boss me-33 and its a whole load better not having to bend over to change settings.

I use this setup thru pc and full range speakers,and occasionly a combo with the speaker emulators off.I reckon it sound best thru solid state full range stuff though.

No valves,no heavy weight to carry around...ya can keep your `ikkle glass bottles as far as im concerned..this is good enough for me

It's very easy to use. All you have to do is turn around the knobs.

It sounds very good, but only on headphones.
I have a Epiphone Special Plus and a Marshall Valvstate 8080. Not a very good equipment, but with a little pacience you can get a good tone from it. With headphones I give it 10.

The controls are set up like on a "real" amp so usage is really easy.

The device does it's job, but compaired to the Johnson J-Station
or the POD it sounds a bit colder and lacks reactense.
I don't use the FX section when recording - but for jamming and
home practise it's ok.

Looks stabil but I wouldn't use it without backup (I'd prefer
a device made of metal ... and the potis seam a bit "cheesy").

Never dealt with them (but because I'm from Germany this might be no
problem - Behringer is a German company :-)

Pro's: Cheap, many nice sounds, great package (included footswitch,
power supply, bag), easy to use

Con's: Lacks warmness, no digital OUT

... would buy it again for this price

I do like the updated data knobs on this thing more than the POD's fixed knobs

The reason that I posted this is that there is high hiss (self noise) coming off the outputs regardless if anything is plugged into it at all. If you cut 9k and above, that takes care of most of it but the unit does have some good sounds in it however, I found myself needing to eq my recordings a lot more than the POD. It sounds a little shrill at times even overall treble is not overbearing.

Never had a problem yet but a friend of mine experienced data loss after a minor power out.

Good folks over at the west coast USA facility. They sent me the upgrade 1.0 to 2.0 after they sent the wrong chip the first time.I got an apology and a promise and they pulled through.
I had one of the newer 1.0 units so it was easy to snap in the eprom.

It seems that all the modeling amps have there unique strengths. I used the Vamp, Johnson, Boss Gx-700, and a POD as well as Amplitube VST and a host of others and managed to get great tones out of every one of them. I still prefer to use my Rivera TBR 1M with a mic or a speaker sim but what a 65 lb pain in the ass to setup. The price is great and the footswitch and bag really sweeten the deal. If your new to modeling, you can't go wrong. Don't sell it, add to it!

Not bad for the type of unit it is. This and all the competing amp simmers use the "hold this button down to get to the other options" method which totally bites. Other wise things are pretty clear and easy to navigate. It would be a lot nicer if it would have a full blown LCD screen with all important info displayed but then it no longer costs $130.00... Manual is decent and goes into good detail on the amps but not the cabinets which seemed silly. It is pretty much plug and go with the amp/speaker sims but the effects takes some time to get used to.

I use American made Washburn guitars going direct to a Mackie mixer. Sounds incredible. Its so flexible, I can get anything from Rammstein to Stray Cats out of it. I'm not positive on how "dead on" some of the sims are but I do know that the bassman sim is pretty far off as I own one of those and it sounds MUCH better than the sim. That said, there are some GREAT tones locked in the box but like I said I have no idea how similar to the originals they are. A little minor tweaking gets some amazing results direct, which was the whole reason I wanted one. The effects section is so/so. Some effects are good but also pretty weak. I prefer some of the bad effects more actually (like the rotary which is just awful!) because despite their awfulness, they are unique and gives an interesting dynamic. I use it with a Valve FX for its digital effects and that seems to work best...

All in all, sounds amazing direct, pretty much like a bonafide amp thats been well mic'd.

Hmm, I'd never use it live due to the plastic case and no on/off switch but uits fine for the studio.

Decent support. They offer more goodies for their unit than most of the others IMO.

An amzing value for the money. Sounds WAY better than my valve FX unit for the distortions at least. The design is a tad stupid as it isn't convenient at all to have in your studio. A rack mountable version would be preferable. A lot of people complain about the noise, which is considerable, but I have found that just turing your guitar's volume knob down a touch fixes it and makes it sound better in fact. All in all, I have never gotten a decent DI sound with my guitar before I had this thing and now I feel like I can get any general sound I want. Plus its great for industrial music (my choice) as it can be made to sound like beautiful or completely disgusting with a few minor tweaks of the cab and sims... I highly recommend it and for the price you cannot go wrong.

Like most effects processors with preset patches, it's pretty well set up to get decent sounds right out of the box, just plug in and go. But the coolest feature this unit has is its LED lights on its dials. They change for each preset and make on-the-fly adjustments a snap. The shift key can make things a little confusing, but nothing too bad--on the plus side it does allow for up to three control paramaters per effect where most units have one or two.

My main complaint, and this is a gripe against multi-effects units in general, is its two-pedal stomp box. The pedals switch between patches, and I'd rather have them control effects within patches. Who really wants to switch between patches in a song? I'd rather have pedal 1 toggle distortion and pedal 2 toggle the effects. Now I have to go through and reprogram the whole thing.

The other positive to this box is its speaker and preamp bypass modes. With the push of a button you can turn off the speaker and preamp functions, or with a little more programming, just turn off the speaker simulator, allowing you to use this as a preamp and/or processor for your current rig.

This thing sounds amazing through headphones as well as my guitar amp. When I say that I mean given the context that it's an all-in-one effects box for about a hundred bucks. If you want your guitar to sound like it's plugged into a solando, then shell out the $3K on one and stop whining that the V-Amp doesn't imitate that amp (or Marshall or Fender or whatever). Keep in mind you're paying a hundred bucks for a simulation, not a thousand or two for the real thing.

There are a few amp models I can't ever imagine using, they sound so rotten, but there are enough good ones to keep me happy. My only two problems with the V-Amp 2 are 1) the clean amp presets are really quiet, but another person recommended an outside compressor, which should do the trick, and 2) when I'm jamming with headphones and I've got the V-Amp in my lap, it tends to get a bit noisy. But the farther I get away from it, the quieter it gets, so in live applications it shouldn't be a problem.

The control cabinet is plastic, and it also has no on/off switch, which makes me nervous about its input and output jacks, which is why I got the Musician's Friend gold coverage on it, so I should be ok. The floor pedal is metal with plastic footswitches a la a DOD pedal with a long enough cable to run from your amp to your pedal rig.

I've got a floor full of effects pedals, and I can't imagine ever gigging without my Jekyll & Hyde, so between the V-Amp and my pedals I should be ok.

Since I got MF gold coverage, I assume I'll be dealing with them instead of Behringer for some time. My experience with MF has been great. I'm not rating Behringer simply because I won't be dealing with them.

I play tons of styles and bought this so I could plug into our church sound system without hauling my 2x12 peavey classic and floor full of pedals to church and crowding out the rest of the praise band. Seems like it should do the job. If it got stolen, I'd buy another.

Overall, it's pretty easy to use, sounds good, seems fairly reliable, and even with shipping and gold coverage from MF, should run under $150. I can't think of a better deal.

Instant FUN - Just plug it in and you're ready to go! And some of the presets are quite amazing, too! Speaking of wich, I could just start changing the factory presets and storing my own right away so I guess it's pretty simple to edit. The manual is not good, but it'll get the job done.

I'm using a Godin Radiator, Ibanez EX 3700 and a Custom Acoustic-Electric Nylon String Guitar, a Behringer GX-110 Amp.(30 Watt) and a pair of headphones.

This thing ALWAYS does the job right, I mean, of course it hums when I plug the Radiator (Beefed up SingleCoils) and use the mega distortion like the ENGL, but for the price, I can't believe there's anything better.

The effects are quite good for a non-professional-just-for-the-fun-of-it guitar player.

I can get the Angus Young, Eddie Van Halen, Gary Moore, David Gilmour, etc. sound out of this box, or at least close to it.

Some of the cabinet simulations aren't very good, there's something really annoying about changing presets, because there's a short gap of silence when changing some of them. For that reason I give it a 9, not a 10.

I don't have to depend on it (so I think it's great), but if I did, I would probably buy a backup unit, just in case. I give it a 9. (If only they made it in a Rack Unit).

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing for 9 years now. My favorite styles range from Classical to Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Rock, Metal and pretty much everything that drives me to play. If it were stolen I would buy a new one. I love the way these guys packed so much value into such an inexpensive unit.

I compare this thing to the POD2, and, seriously, I can't figure out what's so great about the POD2 for it to cost more than twice the price of a v-amp2. I mean, I'm sure the POD2 is a great product, but is it worth that much more?

The thing I wish it had was a Power Switch (Brilliant, huh?).

This thing is a magic box, ready to fuel up your inspiration everytime you pick your axe.

This thing's great. Great sounds in a little box. Editing is easy, cos there's *real knobs*!!! The free software editor makes things so much easier too. Just hook up two MIDI cables and you're laughing. I've not done too much manual editing with the V-Amp2 - I tend to use the software editor. It's idiot-proof. Really! Too many FX these days have their editing hidden behind cryptic abbreviations and menus and shift-this shift-that, but the software editor has got to be *the* way forward. Too cool.

I use three custom made guitars, a left-hand strat copy and a Squier Strat with this. Other effects include Ultimate Octave, Bad Horsie, a couple of Danelectro octave things, and various other bits and pieces when I can be bothered. I tend not to use the V-Amp II's effects. If I do it's just chorus. The V-Amp II *is* a little noisy, but not as a fault - it's because the noise from the modelled amps has *also* been modelled! Some people don't realise this and put it down to the unit. I don't use an amp - all my gear goes straight to my mixer and then to my soundcard.

Other people's sounds are easily got via the net and the software editor. I've got Satch's Surfing sound, Steve Vai's first album sound (Viv Women and Call It Sleep), a Robert Fripp sound, a live NIN sound, and of course tons of my own too! I think I'd run out of requirements before I ran out of presets.

I'm only giving a 9 because this unit *really* needs a pitch shifter. I also have the MIDI foot controller, and that'd be great with the realtime pedals. Switching between presets is easy with the controller - you're not limited to just 5.

One thing though - I've found that some of the clean sounds are very quiet - so much so that I have an Alesis compressor after this unit to make sure all my patches are equal before I hit record.....

Can I depend on it? I hope so! I've tried all kinds of units and this is by far _the best_. I don't gig, but you can guarantee if I did I'd trust it not to die on me. Like a woman - treat it with respect and it'll do you no harm ;-)

The website's cool, product registration is easy and quick. I have tons of Behringer gear and IO still don't know how they make any money. No complaints *at all*.

I play instrumental guitar music. Satch, Vai, et, with bits of Rush and old Genesis, King Crimson thrown in for good measure :-) I've been playing for 17 years and have had lots of gear over those years. If someone nicked this I would kill them, and then buy another.

I wish it had pitch shifting. Big time. Then I could sell my Whammy. Maybe in a future firmware upgrade they'll add it.......

Pretty easy to get a sound quickly. After about three weeks you will get the hand of it. Read the manual there are different configs that make a big difference in your sound.

I can't really agree with the few people dissing this device. They must have crappy guitars cannot play and don't know how to turn knobs. I have used this with amp and direct great results. It?s not a ten I don't care for a couple of there class simulations and couples of fender ones to me have missed the mark. It not a ten but it is a nine esp. for money. This is a good unit for price where can one get all these tones for this price. There can be improvements and I am sure behringer is right on it with next release.

I have mine mounted on a mic stand. My power supply connector on cable is on its last leg. Be careful it is not super heavy duty as far as jacks and things on unit I have had no problems. If I had a steady gig I would have another one as a back up.the price is right i am not complaining.

Well they are nice but notorious for not having things in stock in the USA. I have been waiting 6 weeks so for a new power supply. It is probably a demand thing but they should keep a good stock of replacement parts. They are very slow on the emails but when talking to their reps and techs they are polite.

For the money it worth checking out. You might like it definitely worth a try. Remember it will take a little time to get the sounds you are looking for. Here is a list my fav models Fender twin model (only one out of their fender models that I will use.) JCM 800 model real nice, Engl model outstanding, JC 120 great one also, 15 watt Vox model as long as gain is down on it. As for effects I have hard time with echo and rotary is terrible, and I heard better phasors. As rest of effects are pretty good and quite usable.

I ordered this thing of a web site store a few months ago because I had checked out a bunch of $150 type of practice amps at the local store - I wanted to get a used Fender Pro Jr. but my dad wouldn't let me because it didn't have a headphone jack. (Come on, let me have some fun!) Anyway, I figured this would certainly sound better than the Crate and Marshall 15 watt amps. And it had headphones.

So, it arrived and I plugged it into my 40 watt Rotel hi-fi upstairs (no way I'm using headphones this time!) and spent about an hour trying to figure out how to use it. It was good fun. Then I read the manual. For the past three months or so I've been tweaking different amp settings, trying to get a little closer to a tone I want - close is easy because you can set which amp the guy you're listening to used and move around the EQ.

-Good sound - Easy, it just drips with good sound. I can't copy sounds if you know what I mean but that's seriously difficult anyway.
-Easy to find a sound that you are happy to play with. I use several - the Marshall Bluesbreaker, Vox AC30 and Fender Bassman are my favorites, and you just need to push a few buttons to switch between them.
-I find it useful to set a bank to one amp and use the settings to put clean, breaking up, overdriven, wah-wah or whatever and use the footswitch to change. Switching between different amp models takes time, you see - there is a pause where there is no real noise - but switching settings of the same amp is fine.

I mostly use this at home for screwing around as I don't have a band - my friends are all into computers. Even if they were into music, you'll notice that my favorite amps are blues/classic rock amps - they don't like that.

-I play it with an Ibanez GRX 20 - I'm a lefty so it costs $300 instead of $100 - If I were right handed I'd have something better. It's alder bodied with a tremolo that I blocked up and Seymour Duncan '59 pickups in neck and bridge. I wired them so I could coil tap. It's like a low quality mix of a Les Paul and a Strat but not too low, I do set the action and intonation regularly.
-The V-Amp 2 goes into one of my two 40-watt hi-fi's each with two aprox. 6.5" speakers. One of the amps also has subwoofers and the other one has tweeters. Shame they don't have both. This actually provides good sound because the V-Amp has cabinet simulations that actually change the sound drastically - try it with no cabinet sim. into headphones and be shocked!
-This does get noisy and feedback but I think this is part of the simulation. Not all of the hums and feedbacks are the same. There is a noise gate that removes the hum.
-I don't use the effects much but they seem to work well. If I use them I turn them all the way up and produce unearthly noises and I marvel that there is a guitar in there somewhere. It's fun but not serious. Phaser and Flanger are my favorites for this. I am not sure what some of the effects are supposed to sound like but they are not bad or painful to listen to.
A few problems - With extreme echo, delay, ping-pong(?) settings, the sound quality diminishes - the machine gets too many echoes going to keep track of all of them. At this point, though the effect it too extreme to be useful. It just turns into a mass of noise as all the notes you have played for the past thirty seconds are repeated endlessly
-You can't mix two effects but most amps with built in effects and etc. are like this so it shouldn't be a problem. It does have preset combinations of effects - delay and flanger is one, I think, but you can't control them as well individually.
-One thing on the effects, though - are you buying this for the amp simulations or the effects? I bought it for the amp sims, and the effects were like "Now including effects for no extra charge!" - They weren't the main thing. You can put other effects infront of the box though, but remember that it is not a real amp so dont try to overdrive the preamp with a high gain pedal.
-I sometimes try to get the Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Marc Knopfler or whoever sounds with this. I don't think I'll ever do it - Brian May had a totally unique guitar, Jimmy Page was always switching amps, Marc Knopfler I can just about get with the Blackface sim, and to be honest the closest I got to Eric Clapton was with the Boss DS-1 pedal. What I do is get a sound I like out of each amp model. It may sound kind of like someone, but what I'm looking for is a sound that I like.

I am reasonably sure that it will turn on next time when I unplug it. I would be happier if it had a switch - apart from anything else, bending down to unplug it is a pain. There seem to be lots of people who are worried that they will accidentally trample it, demolish it, then pour beer on it. I find the footswitch to have a long enough cord that I do not have to stand anywhere near the "brains" of the thing - it must be 20 feet long. What's the world record for long jump while holding a guitar and standing still?

It works now, and it has worked for three months or so. The other Behringer stuff I own also works, so I've never talked to them.

I play (or like to think I play) classic type rock and blues based stuff - my compostions tend to be bluesy but with too much of a dance beat. It has probably already been done . . .
-I've played guitar for a year or so, piano for three years but I took a break from that two years ago. I'm not sure I'm that good but there are people I know who have owned guitars for a year and don't know anything about it. I recieved a comment from someone to the effect that I could play better with a right handed guitar upside down (I'm a lefty) than he could play properly. Maybe he is really bad because I know I'm not that good. I also own a Fender acoustic guitar that I learned to play on, along with "Carcassi's Method For Classical Guitar" (this may have some relevance to certain aforementioned items)
-This seems to suit my style well. Half of the amps are classic rock amps: Marshall Plexi, Vox AC30, Fender Bassman, Fender Tweed amp, you get the picture. These seem very well done, and I am sure that people would be able to identify which amp the machine was simulating just by the sound. I am very pleased with these.
-The other half are heavy metal amps. Rectified something or others rule this side. I am not too fond of these amps because they sound indistict to me, but that could be my lack of knowledge on metal EQ-ing, my alder guitar, the PAF replica pickups, or that fact that they are in fact supposed to sound like that. I never use them and have no interest in them. There are enough simulations that I like to keep me shut up about the half that I don't use.
-If it were stolen I would most likely buy another one. It's very useful.
-I chose this because although it doesn't have external speakers it knocks the socks off a Crate GX-15R. That's exactly why, period(.) It was one of them or this, and combined with a 40 watt stereo this is great. It positively does not hinder my music making skills whatsoever.
I'm giving it a 10 because it knocks the socks of anything else available for $130 and although it doesn't have speakers anything for that price won't be loud enough without another amp anyway.
130 dollars. Wow.

I bought this at mars last week and took it home and got some killer sounds right out of the box. I first plugged it directly into my PA it sound really good. I used the stereo outs and was able to have stereo effects...very cool. I then plugged this into my Carvin Legacy 100w with 4x12 greenback cab. I did not use the effects loop but went directly into the clean channel..very nice indeed..most pre-sets work good and it can cover a variety of music. The manual will help..I just glanced at it. The Vamp 2 is the newest version so I will wait for the upgrade. There are a lot of things available on the net for this vamp2. I then plugged it direct to my D-8 Korg and did some recording...very realistic sounds...not the perfect world..but I'm happy because I don't have to set up all the mics and extra care of eqing ect...this is a great tool. I have a gig this month and I think it will be my main unit. It is easy to use so I rate it a 9.

Les Paul thru my Vamp2 to my Carvin Legacy. Thats all I need to sound great my amp does not have a master volume so the Vamp2 has a master that allows me to adjust the sound quickly...some presets are a little hotter. I can play a big song list and the guys I play with like to do a big variety so I can stay with the program...classic rock, southern, blues, country, new school metal and funk...it all there with some outstanding clean settings...you can change things fast and I like that feature. You have to remember where your favorites are...not as friendly for live use but stomp boxes have the same problem. The distortions are varied and they can carry at different volumes. preety sweet for the price..

It seems like a strong enough housing, but the inputs and output jacks will need to be babied..they feel weak...I own other Behringer products and they have held up just fine...pretty cool website too.
I always have a back up plan....

never had to call...

Very a rock guitarist this is a good deal...nice sound cheap price..I don't need a lot of pedals...with this ..just a wah, volume and good tuner..the built in tuner is ok..not perfect...lost or stolen? yeah I'd get another one..I can plug into my PA, AMP or recorder and it sound great right now...great practice tool..plug in the headphones when everyone is sleeping..ect..lots of cool presets that can be edited fast..I have alot of stomp boxes..played with a POD, Boss GT-6 and others but for the $$ it is a good bet...you get the unit, pedal for changing banks, power supply and carrying case for $129..alll over the place..if something makes you play more and fiddle less with gear that's good. My tube amp warms the sonds up more than the PA but I can show up to pratice with a guitar and a little vamp2 and start rocking in 2 mic checks...go do the math..cheers to all

The V-Amp 2 is higly programmable, creating and editing sound setups could not be easier with the options it has. Getting into the basic system takes only a minute, while you might need to read the manual thorougly to understand the more advanced functions. It could have had a few more buttons to make the use of these "more advanced functions" (although "better hidden functions" would be a better word) easier, but it should present no major problem if you are not in a hurry. Sometimes you have to hold down a button or two while making the necessary adjustments to the knobs.

Obtaining a good sound within the V-Amp 2's amps and cabs should not present too much difficulty, although the final sound you get out will not be very good no matter how much you fiddle with it.

The effects are used by first selecting which effect to use, (if you want to use any at all) and then turning a knob to change the parameters of this effect.

The V-Amp 2 is probably just as easy to use as Line 6's POD, although I never tested the POD thorougly enough to know for sure. It can be upgraded through an exhangable EPROM, which can be downloaded for free from Behringer's website. The manual is clear and understandable.

I used the unit with an Ibanez RG-270 DX BK, plugged through a Peavey Studio Pro 112 amplifier. I play progressive metal and progressive rock most of the time, although I play straightforward heavy metal when I need to relax.

The sound quality is where the V-Amp 2 lacks. The amp and cab models sound poor when plugged through an amplifier, while they are slightly better through headphones or a PA system, but never good enough if you are a bit picky on this field, like me.

The effects department is good, all the effects sound good to my ears, although I do not have very much experience in this field. The only problem is that you cannot bypass the amp/cab simulations. Therefore, the guitar will never sound quite good enough for my taste.

If you do not care too much about the quality of your signal, however, you can play almost any (if not every) musical style with the V-Amp 2.The amp/cab models, equalizer and effects allow for a great range of sounds, which can be stored, (the box can store up to 125 of these setups) and changed through a dual footswitch which is also delivered with the unit. This switch selects sounds within the current "bank," so if you need more than five sound setups (called presets) in a single song, you will have to press the buttons on the box every once in a while. However, there is a distinct pause (of about a second) when you change presets. This pulls the total score down. When playing live, you must be able to change setups quickly.

The unit is not noisy, and has a digital noise gate, which removes background noise from the amplifier when no significant signal is being delivered from the guitar or the V-Amp 2. I have never tested this function.

I would not use this unit for live shows, just beacause of its two major flaws: (1) The lack of good sound quality and (2) the distinct pause when changing presets. If you do choose to use it, however, you should keep everything but the pedal in the back of your rack in case someone spills beer on your equipment.

None of the effect units I have seen from Behringer are very heavy-duty, but the V-Amp 2 will not fall apart in your hands if you do not abuse it. It was never meant for live playing, however.

It is made of plastic and feels quite flimsy. It would not survive a person stepping on it, so I would not put it on the floor under any circumstances. The footswitch is a metal box, and should be able to take a beating without suffering too much damage.

You should not have any problems if you treat the unit well, do not kick it around, ect. You know what I mean.

I have never contacted Behringer themselves, I got the unit through a local music store which always gives me great customer service.

Please note that I do not own this unit, I merely borrowed it from the store for a week and used it a lot. I might have bought it if I got it for half the price, but I am currently on a TIGHT budget.

The unit is delivered with a gig-bag, an AC adapter, and a dual footswitch for selecting different sound setups on the fly.

The V-Amp 2 comes with digital controls, small black knobs. All the buttons except the master volume knob have red LEDs to show their current position. The box also has a small, digital display which can show simple numbers and letters, the kind of display you find on your pocket calculator.

It is AC powered, with an adapter you get when you buy it. It clearly lacks a power switch, although that is hardly a problem in my setup, where all the amps & effects are plugged into an adapter I can switch on or off with my foot.

The signal it sends can be delivered in a lot of ways. You can get the it in stereo, and the V-Amp 2 includes sevreal setups where you can use one channel to monitor the signal and the other channel to deliver the signal to an amp, mixing console, PA system, ect. It can also be plugged into a MIDI environment and can be used with a MIDI foot controller.

Favorite aspects: Fancy look, easy to use.
Worst aspects: Bad sound quality, pause in sound when changing presets.

Bottom line, it has great features, but not great sound. Because sound quality is all that matters to me, I did not buy it. The Line 6 POD is a better alternative, but it costs twice as much and comes without any external equipment. Buy the V-Amp 2 if you do not care too much about sound quality but need something to practice with in your bedroom. I would not take it to a band practice, I would use amp distortion and Boss pedals instead. If you want a similar unit which is good enough for gigging, go for the POD with MIDI equipment.

I think there are way too many biased reviews out there, from people who don't know what good sound really is.

Very easy but also read the manual which is fairly short. This will definately give you some very valuable tips. The Tap button is the key here. I don't know how they made any money on this. It even comes with a STRONG stomp pedal and a sweet case. The pod doesn't come with a pedal included! By the way the POD manual sucks! This manual is at least simple to get at the info you want. One other guy mentioned the LEDS as a good reference and very easy to see- he's right, this is a great design- especially for an effects box!

Some people say silly things like they're pro artists and that this thing is not the BOM. I read ego all over that. Don't listen to those guys, this thing has great sound and for recording it works great, just as good as the miked stuff! It just depends on the way you look at your recording process. When miking guys usually go stereo or multi channel because they will record with two or more mikes. Well, If you have a good digital recording sytem/computer station set up you can get multiple channels on the same effect then you can look at each channel and alter it. Then you can blend the sounds or whatever... If you are good at recording then it won't matter, this thing will rule your guitar sound repitoire. It's the best piece of gear for the money I have ever seen.

The plastic Chassis is well designed, the stomp box is metal- I don't see the problem here. Whoever won't take this gigging are probably drunken slobs when they preform and so they can't control themselves and thusly nothing (metal or not)is safe from them. I mean common guys, I am sure you can find a place to put the unit off the floor anyways!

The manuals pretty good and there's a warranty.

I play all sorts of stuff, warying styles of popular music this fits it all and gives me more to try. I have been palying 13 years and I have owned lots of nice gear and expensive gear. I am a very descriminating buyer, usually I will pay big bucks for quality gear but in this case I can negate that rule- this makes me swell with gladness- thank you Behringer! This thing rules the realm of direct box's/virtual amps- I have used the POD and the V-AMp destroys it and for the money, I just can't get over it! I feel like I stole it or something. I want to sleep with it and wake up to it! After all these years of not being quite satisfied with an effects rig, owning one after the next, this is the end of the search. My only complaint is it should have had a switch and yeah, the shape could be a bit more conventional but that's no big deal, I mean we can all complain a little less.

The product is very easy to use. Very intuitive. I didn't read the manual first and I get no difficulties using the unit. But you must read it for better use ! Manual is complete and is multilingual. I got it for a couple of weeks now and I'm still tryin' to find the best sound. It's not hard yo edit sound patches but there's so many possibilities that I'm changing my patches everyday !

I'm using an Ibanez RG570EX with an Marshall VS100 head+ 4X12" cab. I've tried other effects before : ZOOM 505 (sounds like a toy), BOSS ME-30 (hard to get THE sound) and boss compact pedals (mainly Metal Zone : too noisy !). Then I saw Edguy, a Heavy-metal band, playing with the V-amp. And woaw... When I first saw the unit in a store and it's low price, I tought it was nothing more than a toy like the Zoom 505. I was fuckin' and totally wrong ! I mainly play Heavy and death metal so I use a lot of distortion and it's not much noisy (noise gate works very well). I'm able to make my guitar sounds like Iron Maiden or Obituary (fat,loud, low sound !). Other effects sounds great mainly the delay effect. Reverbs are good but I don't hear many differences between the selections. I plug the unit trough my effect loop so I use the unit as a pre-amp. Sounds great and loud !

I heard many bad things about the unit and its plastic case. But the V-amp looks as solid as the POD 2 (and the V-amp is much cheaper !). IMHO, you must be careful with every effect unit (even a metal case 19" metal case Rocktron unit !) so what's the matter if its plastic ? Nothing live forever ! I didn't use it for a gig yet but I will do it for sure !

Can't answer. But I heard that they are OK mainly for getting an upgrade.

I'm playing heavy and death metal for about 8 years now and this is my best unit so far ! I'm still discovering it but I'm sure that I'll keep it for many years. I really love it : good effects (noise gate !!!), good amps simulation, very nice sounds I you play trough headphones. I also tried home recording and the unit seems to be great for this too ! Compared to the POD 2.0, the V-amp 2 is a good deal for sure : some extras, cheaper, more presets... What if it was stolen ? I would get an another... And if it's stolen again... I'll get another one... V-amp 2 gets a nine for me cause nothing perfect (no power switch on the unit ! why ?).

Very easy to use....the basic controls are intuitive and the dial position lights really serve to giveinstant feedback on where the dial is set when looking down on the unit. Making instant changes to preset patch is a snap.....want more delay?....turn the knob to delay and tweak the effects knob and whallah! More delay. Want more chorus.....same thing. I only got this unit yesterday so I'm still fiddling. I haven't had time to get into setting up cabinet and amp model combos yet....but after briefly looking over the manual...it's a pretty easy task. Factory presets are varied ranging from dreamy clean ethereal tones to brutal tripple rectified distruction. Turn a knob and yer there.

Ok....I'm a Satriani nut...I admit it. As a matter of fact, I'm late for my SA (Satch-A-Holic's Anonymous) meeting right now. I've been playing a JS1000 into a BOSS GT-3 Multi-effects and then either direct to my PC or into the effects loop of my Peavey Special 212 amp. I can get some really great Satch tones using the GT-3, but every now and then I just wanna rock out with some seriously heavy tones....i.e. dimebag darrel, zakk wylde, etc. I've been trying for months to program my GT-3 for these tones to no avail. I went to Guitar Center, demo'd a V-amp for about 30 minutes....and was sold. I took it home, plugged it into my Peavey and was blown away. I already have some really sweet clean tones programed on my GT-3 so, I'll be using both processors for my direct recording. The V-amp has 32 amp models, and like 12 cab simulations. It also has a plethora of effects in a similar setup to the Line6 POD. It has great delays, including echo and ping pong delay effects that really give the base tones some serious afterlife. The reverb is ok, but not great. also has an Auto Wha feature...but I have a Dunlop Crybaby 535Q, so I'll prolly never use it. The compression is ok, but not great either. With some tweaking though....it is quite easy to get anything from a lush dreamy clean sound to brutal earth shaking distruction and pretty much anything in between. As with any multi-effects unit though....if yer looking to get your favorite artist's sound perfectly, your best bet is to buy that artist's guitar....buy that artist's amp....buy that artist's exact effects....find out how that artist's set said effects.....well...you get the idea. But if you looking for something that give you a WIDE range of tones and effects....for the price? The Behringer V-Amp 2 CANNOT be beat.

As far as artist tones go, I can get a smooth overdriven Satriani blues tone (Mainly cause I have a JS1000. Outside his fingers and the Boss DS-1, those Paf Pro's and FRED pickups are the heart of his tone.) to a heavy, crunchy, Steve Vai "Die to Live" sound. Metallica, Pantera, Puddle of Mudd, Nickleback, Linkin Park.....you can dial up ANY of those heavy tones with this thing. SRV you say? No problem. Some of the British Amp models will give you that Ibanez Tube screamer sound without a hitch.

When using the rectified amp models, the unit does get a bit hissy when plugged direct into a soundcard on a computer.....but through my Peavy's Effects loop....almost zero noise, even on the most brutal distortion settings.

If you are looking for "Live" Marshall Tones outta the box.....you wont get it here....but you WILL get Marshall tones that sound like they are digital recordings of someone playing live. And this should be ok for people who don't have a fully Pro Tools equiped studio with a Stack of Marshal 6100's and a rack of Eventide Harmonizers. For casual home recording....its tits!

For those folks who say.."But my triple rectifier Mesa Boogie Full Stack blows this away!".....well, Duh! However, most of us don't have $4000 just lying around to blow on that kind rig, not to mention replacing blown tubes and other maintenance. The V-amp provides a very viable home recording solution for the average Joe who's on a limited bugget. For what it does....it is absolutely the best bang for the buck I've ever seen.

For generic tones, blues, rock, clean..etc.....I give the unit an 8

For heavy metal tones.....the unit gets a solid 10.

Average score......9!

Well....in order to cut costs for this unit production, Behringer has cut corners on a few things. The case is molded out of high density plastic....which makes the unit light weight, which is good, but....Its not built like a tank the way BOSS builds their equipment. I would never take this thing to a gig. I would be too worried some drunk bastard would spill beer on my pedal board and fry the damn thing. But, I am quite comfortable leaving it on my desk where I can reach the controls easily and make adjustments as needed.

The weird shape, while cool to look at, poses some connection issues. When connecting it up, you end up having cables radiating from the unit in all directions which can create a jumbled mess on anyone's desk or pedal board.

The jacks seem flimsy because the unit is made out of plastic and you might want to set it up someplace where you aren't anticipating unplugging it or moving it around alot. Repeated plugging and unplugging will certainly wear out the connection jacks.

The unit also doesn't have an On/Off switch. To turn the unit off, it has to be unplugged, so you run into a paradox.....do I leave it on all the time and run the risk of it burning out? Or, do I unplug it after I'm through using it every time and run the risk of shorting something out?

Behringer could solve ALOT of these problems by releasing a Rack Mounted version of this unit....but in improving the things mentioned above....the cost would most certainly go up. Even if Behringer came out with a rack mounted unit that solved these issues and charged $300 for it.....I'd still buy it in a heartbeat!

Overall reliability - 7 simply because of anticipated problems in the future

Haven't had to use any .......yet.

As I said before...I'm a Joe Satriani fan, thru and thru. If it wasn't for him...I never would have picked up a guitar. As you can bet, my style of music falls mainly in the melodic instrumental rock catagory....but I love all kinds of music....grunge...rock..heavy metal...easy listening...alternative...electronica, you name it.

I have been playing guitar for nearly 5 years. I own a JS1000 with custom graphics, a RG570 with Sparkle Blue finish, a Peavey Special 212 amp, a BOSS GT-3 multi-effects, a BOSS DS-1, and a Dunlop Crybaby 535Q Wha pedal.

I was mainly looking for something to conduct direct recording on my PC. I can do this with my GT-3, but couldn't quite get ALL the tones I was looking for. The V-Amp 2 is a welome addition to my home recording arsenal. I had been looking seriously at a POD from Line6 and had demo'd it several times before, but I couldn't justify the expendature. $260-300 is a chunk of change no matter what way you slice it. The V-amp 2 does everything the POD can do....some things it does even better. The delays are better and the heavy metal tones are better as well. With a price tag of $128 for the V-amp 2, it became a "no brainer".

If this unit broke or was stolen....i would most certainly buy another. The feature to price ratio is unbeatable.

The potential reliability issues aside...the Behringer V-amp 2 earns a solid 10!

If anyone is interested...you can hear my tunes (Satch covers and experimental stuff) at http://kencampbell.iuma.com

easy to use; manual could be organized better

Using it with headphones (studio - AKG141); some presets are noisy - sometimes helps to change pickups on guitar (using a Strat). Great effects & nearly endless conbinations...

Seems well made, even though mostly plastic. I'd be careful to get water on it or to drop it.

Play classic rock style, mostly. Played in band when I was a teen. I'm 52 now. Getting back into electrics. Back in band, played a blond Tele w/vibrato thru a Fender Twin Reverb. Sold both years ago to a friend at work for #300...could kick myself, now. The V-Amp 2 is very impressive...exactly what I've been looking for. A friend showed me a 'Musician's Friend' catalog; I looked thru it & saw the V-Amp 2...seemed to fit the bill & boy does it! A friend suggested I buy a cheaper one, but for the price for feature ratio, I couldn't resist. I recommend this product greatly.

This is based on my initial opinion of the unit after recieving it in the mail on Friday night and playing with it all weekend. (And it was really too nice outside to sit inside playing with this unit, but I just couldn't help myself.)
Pretty straight forward in it's usage. Well labled. The manual is OK. (Printed in every language known to makind.) Editing is easy, saving the edit is easy. The manual has the firmware / hardware version printed on it. No real problems.
Getting good sounds out of it takes some fine tuning. More than just tweaking. You have to pick the amp type, the speaker type then add effects. Each of these steps changes the sound and requires more tweaking. I ususally found that the effects detract from the tone, so if I use them at all, its very minimal. (just like my real amps.)

Initially I was pissed and ready to send it back. All presets were too over processed, masking the amp tones. (I'm a tube-tone snob.) I bought the unit in hoping to get good digital approximations of real amps. (Fender, marshall, mesa, etc.)
My setup is basically just a guitars into the unit. (duh.) My list of guitars used covers solid bodies (Paul, strat) and Jazz archtop. I wanted to set up a bank (5 sounds) for each guitar type, ranging from clean to high-gain lead tones in progression. I got the strat and Les Paul banks set up this way, and initially was disappointed after recording the sounds on my 4-track because they sounded very thin. Like the sound you get by plugging an electric guitar directly into the recorder. Then I started working with the sounds again after regrouping, and found the problem to be the noise gate. (setting was on 8 typically) Killed the gate and cut back a little on the gain, and the sounds were much-much better.
There is noise, but it's not white noise from the unit. It's the sampled noise of amp hiss. The higher the gain on the amp, the more amp noise you hear. (just like the real thing.)
I've done alot of recording (originals) over 10-15 years, and I recognize the sound that these guys sampled. It's the sound of a mic stuck right in the cone of your speaker. (Which I never do with real amps, unless I'm running more than one mic.) When running only one mic, I like to have it at ear level about 5-10 feet in from of the amp. (This is the sound that your used to hearing.)
Anyway, I was damned impressed with the sounds that I finally wound up recording. (65twin-clean, 60 tweed champ-blues, 59 plexi-heavy blues, Mesa MKIIc-crunch, Mesa MKIIc-more crunch.)
The sounds may or may not sound exactly like the real amps, but who really gives a shit if they sound good? (Fender-ish, Mesa-ish, etc.)
Did not try running the unit through speakers yet. (I'll update on that later.)
The only sound that I am not yet happy with is the Marshall sound. I can't get that old blues-breaker and Plexi sounds yet. (clapton, Alman bro's, etc.) I'll keep using my marshall for this if I have to.
I'm not really into effects, but they work just like the pedals that I have in my gig box and never really use with my Marshall. Have to use at least compression and EQ on the Sovtek if you want a non-fuzzed out sound.
In short, I'm keeping the unit.

I dunno.
It's plastic. Don't stage dive off of it, or through it at the drummer. Has a one-year warranty

There web site seems OK. They say not to bug them if it breaks in the manual. Send it back to the outfit you bought it from. (Musicians friend, $130+delivery)

I'm not listing my equipment again. See my other reviews for Marshall Artist, Les Paul custom, Sovtek mig 50H, fender Bassman, and lots of crappy solid state amps over the years. (Fender, Ibenaz, Peavy)

Overall, this thing seems pretty cool. This is my first digital piece of equipment, although I have been messing with stuff in music shops when I get the chance.) Played some of the LIne6 Spyder stuff, read alot of reviews on this page, talked to other guys about there stuff, etc.)
My main worry was that this box would be like the J-station in that it doesn't really matter what guitar or pickup you use, you are just triggering the sampled sound. Not so with this unit. A strat sounds like a strat, a Gibson sounds like a Gibson, etc. Very good touch sensitivity and responce. Switching between patches is slow and would be a challenge to use live. Your best bet would be to work around the gaps if you had to change sounds in the middle of the song, and use your guitar volume or volume peddle for gain boost on leads.
I try to play all styles and bought this unit to help. (Right now I am into fusion, jam bands and jazz.) I believe that it will. It's a good tool and should be very popular based on it's price. I would go as far as to say that If I can get all the sounds that I want from this unit, I'll sell my real amps and buy a good power amp and speakers to run this rig as my main amp.
(I don't gig anymore, but may start again at any moment.)
Wish it didn't have the goofy guitar body shape. That sucks. I would love a rack-mount version. Mount it with rack power amp. That would look professional. I don't think you would want the crowd to see the goofy guitar body shape of this thing, so you would have to hide it. (Look folks, I'm playing through a toy!! NOT) Of course, POD's shape sucks too, but at least thay have an expensive rack mount version.

This is just like operating your normal tube amp. Pre-amp sectons couldn't be easier. However, the effect section is a bit messy unless you memorize all the paramters. And who has the time for that? Still, it's a very user-friendly little gadget.

I use this thing with speaker simulation straight into a mixer, or without ss into the power amp-section of just about any amp (thruogh the effect loop return jack). Sounds great no matter what. I like the semi-distorted, crunch sounds the best, especially the AC15 model is amazing! Marshalls are very good too. The Boogies sound very much like the originals, but they have focused on the lead channels. Boogies are coolest crunched or clean. I've compared this thing to a Pod II, and though the Pod sounds almost as good, it doesn't FEEL like a tube amp. The V-Amp does. I recently used both the V-Amp and my miked Peavey Classic 50/410 on a recording session, and I can't remeber which is which anymore. They sound just as good. Effects are decent, nothing more, but they get the job done. Very cool ping-pong delay. The Pod doesn't have this feature.

Well, it's plastic, so it's bound to break eventually. Haven't had any problems with mine, though, and the plastic looks quite durable. Power supply cable enters the V-Amp in a weird angle, guess this will have to be replaced after some time. Still excellent value though, especcially with the gig-bag.

Very quick reply, but I had to write them a couple of times before they really understood mu question. The seem eager to please..

I work as a session guitarist as well as fronting my own band, and I use the V-Amp for smaller gigs because it's so portable and sounds so good. You will eventually grow tired of hauling large amps around. It's excellent for studio or practice. Actually sounds best to me through a P.A. or stereo. It's a the ideal backup for a rack system, and great for studio gigs. My only complaint is that there is an annoying dip hen you change programs (the effects processor cuts the signal). If it hadn't been for this, I'd probably have used it live more often. You have to think about when you change programs in mid-song. Still an excellent product, though!

The V-amp 2 is one of the easiest to use guitar units I have ever used. the knobs are all placed well, all the effects are accessible. like when your playing late at night after one too many and you want to stop and kick in some lush monster reverb, you can without stopping to 'think' to hard about it.

The sound quality is really great. there are some high frequency artifacts that can be kind of annoying, but these can be worked around. There are a lot of really sweet distortions and overdrives here. although the fuzz box setting sucks big time.

The effects are nice, so much better than my old Rp10. I recorded direct with it and it worked well.

here's the real problem with the V-amp2
it's real flimsy, the input jacks tend to get loose the more you use them. and after a few days the reverb quit working on me. I would never take this to a gig, or get it close to any with a beer in hand. you get what you pay for.

don't know. their web site is nice. they have a lot of presets to download and there is a nice bit of software that allows you to change the settings on the fly. this worked without a hitch

good sound, smart design, flimsy construction

I LOVE THIS THING, I have been playing a an old digitech peice of crap, all the settings were tooooo distorted and too hard to edit, this vamp is great.

VERY good, some better then others, i found that i like to use the Classic Clean setting, and turn all effects off, and turn the gain all the way up, and it gives a good sound.

yes
, i already have

I upgraded to vamp2, and it worked fine

Like i say, i highly recommend this, dont let the cheap price scare you into thinkin its cheap equipment

straight forward to use. maybe i'm not fussy about sound but a few hours experimenting should get you most of the basic sounds you'd need. just turn some knobs to adjust parameters... very easy

it doesn't sound so good, but its certainly the BEST sound this kind of money can buy. the sounds a little thin and harsh, but all the sounds are still very usable. amp modelling is very good, at least for clean and rock sounds which i use. metal and blues sound seem ok but i can't judge properly i guess. effects are usable... especially the stereo delay. its noisy but not excessively used with single coils. there's a noise gate but it kills sustain so i avoid using it as much as i can.

electronics and knobs, display, input jacks are fine, only time will tell.
but the body is plastic and seems fragile. could easily be damaged by mishandling or accident. but its CHEAP, so buy a new one. its still cheaper than a pod.

excellent, useful email reponse on next working day always. gd manual online. behringer seems good in the US, they apparently send the upgrades for some products (fcb1010) free. but i haven't dealt with them in my country singapore

its the most versatile piece of gear i ever owned... because i'm a poor student i guess. if u're on a budget this is the one of the best tihngs you could get... save your money for a better guitar!
go look at the manual to see the deal u're getting with this baby.
most excellent!

Pretty easy you do need to read the book.

For the money this thing smokes. I really like the jcm 800 model they have sounds really great sounds some models are not there but you be able to find some great sounding ones. For the money this really sounds quite good I am really enjoying it.

Some things you will notice cost cutting. Like cheap connector to power supply plastic housing. Just be careful and for price it a well made value.

Great I asked for a another power supply and they jumped right on it.

I use this direct and thru my amps effect chain and have been pleased with it. Are they some quirks and could their be improvements yes their could be. With some tweaking(not much)some great sounds can be found that sound really good. With proper monitoring I would have no problem using thru a whole gig. Great bang for the buck. I really like the british models on this.

Very easy to edit and program the sounds/patches.
With just some minor adjustments you can get everything from the phattest,rawest blackmetal distortion to a crystall clear sound. I did not find all of the fabric presets to be so good, but after tweaking them a little bit I was totally amazed by the sounds. THe LED` things on the parameters is very nice.

I have two guitars : One Ibanez Rg470 with an Emg 81 pickup in the bridge and one ESP 7string H207. I play through a Marshall JCM 2000 head, with the v-amp in the effect-loop. Before I bought this unit I compared it to the Pod 2.0 pro and I found almost all of the amp-models and effects on the V-amp better or just as good as the Pod. In the beginning I wasn`t really satisfied with the distortions, but after reading the manual I learned the cabinet,drive,noise-red and the presence fuctions. After tweaking them I got incredible distortions.. Everything from Dimmu Borgir, Morbid Angel to In flames. When it concerns the clean sounds I especially liked the clean v-amp model and the classic clean sound. After adjusting the reverb and adding some chorus I got this magnificent clean-sound.
The effects are all very decent, besides from the rotary speaker, which I found no good.

No problems with it yet. Would use it on a gig without backup.

Never delt with the company..

I mainly play black and deathmetal like Dimmu Borgir, Opeth,In Flames, Immortal and so on and this unit fits perfectly. I love the hi-gain models. Very easy to use compared to other effect-processors I`ve owned. I bought this unit for half the price of a Pod 2.0, inclunding adapter, pedal to select presets and a bag.

Besides having the thinnest crappiest sound that Ive ever laid down to tape, the computer editing just sucks on this thing. Counter intuitive and unfriendly, poorly explained. I am just shocked so many people like this thing. Ive traded mine in for a Johnson J-station which hs less presets but WAY BETTER SOUNDS

This thing is noisy, thin thin thin. Tons of cheapo european hard rock band sounds. nothing even a little subtle

I had 3 of them. Yes 3 of them. The first two broke and the third when it broke I traded it in for the j-station

Zzounds whom i bought from are great to deal with

get a line 6 or j station. STAY AWAY if you have any ears at all

You have to tweak the knobs around to get a decent sound - not very complicated. I've only had it for two days, so... Saving your own presets is easy (press two buttons and thats it). The manual is a no-nonsense type of thing, Behringer is a German company so go figure. Teh manual just let's you in on the basics, thye rest is up to you if you want to get some good sounds.

I'm either using the v-amp for direct recording into the computer or just for fiddeling around writing tunes. I use a Fender Squier standard Strat, the distortion sounds fat even though the guitar is equipped with single coil pick-ups. The v-amp is'nt very noise - if you compare it with the amps it simulates it's nearly totally silent. All the effects on it sound pretty good (I have experience working with professional reverb effects etc) - the compressor is AWESOME and you got to use it the hi-gain amps. The only thing that sets this blue marvel back a bit is that it works at 31.2 kHz sound quality, compared with the J-station or the Genesis 1 and 2 that work at 44.1 kHz (CD quality). I have not been able to figure out the sound frequency of the POD, their website tells nothing about this and not the manual either.

Just sits on my desk - so I don't really know. There is a warranty though.

Just had it for two days.

This thing is a PRATICE tool, something you fiddle around with at home or in the basement with your band. It's not for professional recording, but sounds good enough for recording demos. The only other similar products I've tested is the POD, the POD costs almost twice as much as this thing - but the sound you get is IMO not worth the extra cash. I wish that the v-amp played sounds at 44.1 kHz at the same price =) and I wish it was'nt in the shape of a guitar - It could be round or square, the shape make it kind of hard to connect the cables in an intelligent way on my desk. But GREAT VALUE overall for home recording and fiddeling around turning the knobs. Behringer is a nice company (I own several other Behringer products such as mics and mixers) and they won't rip you off.

The first day you get your V-Amp 2, you explore the presets, tweaking the knobs to find sounds you like. Make no mistake, there are tons of great sounds to be found in the presets. But, the tone of some of the presets is not ideal, so you move on to creating your own patches. It's not that difficult, but not the easiest to understand either. Some of the parameters and amp models require you to hold down the tap button while turning a knob. This is difficult to do with one hand, so I have to take points off for that. Saving patches is easy, except that you have to hold down the button for 3 seconds until the LED stops flashing(but you can't see the LED because your finger is covering it). It would be faster to have a separate memory button. The editor software for your computer seems easy enough to use, but I haven't bought a MIDI interface yet, so I can't comment too much about that.

Here's where the V-Amp2 shines! The tube amp models sound surprising good. You don't get that electronic sounding distortion that comes from cheap pedals, what you get is that sweet tone that you hear about in guitar mags. I play it with a Gibson The Paul II and a Mex Strat, both sound great. I can dial up the heaviest sound I ever dreamed of or get that edge-of-distortion blues sound and everything in between. Some people complain about the clean sounds. I have been able to program a few excellent clean patches, it just takes a bit more time to find them. The V-Amp2 makes noise, but not artificial noise from the circuitry, the kind that you would hear if you were in the same room as a high-gain amp turned up. The noise gate eliminates the noise while retaining sustain for days. I run the V-Amp through a small mixer, then into my stereo receiver. I cut back on the bass, and it sounds excellent for bedroom playing.

For what it is, a desktop recording effect, is should be adequately reliable. I don't intend to take it anywhere to gig, but if I did, I would consider gettig a hard case for it.

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I was interested in the V-Amp 1, but at the time there were rumors that there would be another version coming out soon. I held off buying it and when I saw the V-Amp 2 in my Musician's Friend catalog for $129, the same price as the original, I had to buy it. I wouldn;t dream of purchasing a piece of music equipment without first checking out the user reviews on Harmony-central.com. About halfway through the reviews, my mind way made up.
I like to play Santana, SRV, AC/DC, Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden and the V-Amp 2 is a perfect match. Having access to a large variety of guitar tones has reignited my interest in playing. The bang-for-your-buck is so good on this little box, I would recommend it to anyone who plays guitar. Even if you never record or play live, the V-Amp will be worth many times its price to you.

I thought the unit was not difficult to use if you're happy with the presets (which are pretty nice) but when it comes to editing the parameters its difficult to say the least. Without the software Behringer provides online for editing I wouldn't tweek parameters much beyond EQ, Drive, and amp style.
I give it an 8 based on the fact that the software is provided free online and anyone with a computer can edit the paramters very easily. But if you're looking for something that's easy to program straight from the panel, its not that easy.
If I were to suggest anything to Behringer about this unit it would be to put a multifunction LCD display on this with a nice interface panel. But obviously this is how they keep cost down (which isn't all bad).

The sounds on this thing are fantastic. I love modern high gain amps and classic rock sounds and this unit reproduces them pretty nicely. The amp sims are a bit dark to be 100% realistic but I believe that once I get tweeking the parameters with the software provided online I will be able to get the sounds I am looking for. The other amps are of course cool but I wouldn't be using them for much beyond very limited sessions & perhaps bass guitar work.
The effects on this unit are also really nice. Again once you play with the software you notice that there's more to the effects engine than just that one knob on the unit itself. It's a shame that they couldn't beef up the interface because I like what I see in the software for editing the effects engine parameters (as well as everything else).
Now - what you've all wondered: how does it sound compared to the POD? IMHO, this unit beats the POD for sound quality and here's why... The amp simulations are more touch sensative like a real tube amp would be. Now its not perfect by any means but I tried the POD out many times before buying the V-amp and the POD sounded OK but when put side by side to the V-amp I liked the V-amp better.
Look around online for more comparisons between the POD and V-amp. I think you'll find that similar thoughts abound.

So far I've had it for only a week so I've not taken it on the road but I will be doing something to protect the main unit. the footpedal is a metal beast which needs no babying. But the main unit is made of plastic and needs some protection. If I had built this unit I would have sprung for the extra $50 to put it into a rackmount unit because that's all I use is rack gear or pedals. These funky shaped tabletop boxes are awful. I use a Roland TD-8 and its the same way! YUK! I do plan to bring this V-amp into my guitar rig for gigging and here's what I plan to do. I will probably build either a 19 inch rack drawer specially designed to hold this unit or I will build a "briefcase" sized case for it which will sit on top of my cabinet I use for gigs. The problem with doing that is that you must view the unit from the TOP and that poses some problems for mounting it anywhere. But whatever I do I will certainly protect the fragile plastic knobs. But for the price (which is what I really care about next to timbre) I like this unit.

Only had it for a week. Most often customer service sucks no matter where you go.m If you want some advice: learn how to fix your own gear. It's cheaper in the long run and as long as you can find the parts you won't pay $50/hr for labor from either the guitar shop or the company who made the unit.

My studio rigs are all tube rigs and solid state amps/distortions are rarely used for retro effect only. The V-amp isn't a tube amp in a plastic box but it comes close enough "for government work". Is it really that good? Well, without tweeking it on the second day of owning it I decided to simply turn it on & dial up a Modern High Gain and play "Judgement Day" from Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album on my EVH guitar. The default was SO CLOSE to the original Soldano SLO-100 he used on the record that it gave me the chills. On the other hand there is no default that comes even close to the sound of Eddie's tone on Van Halen 1 but I'm sure with a little programming I'll get it down. I then grabbed a Telecaster and dialed up a Fender Tweed type sound and played "Start me up" by the Rolling Stones and again my hair stood on end to the quality of sound I heard. But SRV tones couldn't be found anywhere on the box as a default. This is where programming the box becomes all important and if you're looking for good presets ... you need to make them yourself.

Bottom line: Once I rackmount this thing I will hide it from the listening audience and use it like this: guitar -> V-amp -> Power Amp -> 2x12 speaker cabinet. If I can program the unit well enough I am banking on giving the listener EVERYTHING they expect in a show from my amp rig and I won't need to lug around a 4x12 anymore.
That's my goal. Only time will tell if it works that well or not.

A piece of cake to use, even for us guitar players.

I only tried this thing out as an afterthought while waiting for my buddy who was demoing some guitars at George,s Music. I did,nt really need another amp modeler (I already have a Digitech GNX2 and a Line 6 flextone II ) ,and anyway it only cost a fraction of these other popular units so it couldn,t be very good could it? !!! WRONG !!! I played this thing through a Fender Hotrod deluxe seeing that this was the amp I used for gigging live, and to my utter amazement this thing sounded better than anything I,ve ever played bar none. I kid you not this thing is probably the best kept secret in the Guitar universe because I read practically every endorsement ad in the top mags and I have never heard anything good or bad about this unit. It comes closer to modeling tube amps than anything out there. This little blueboy smokes!!!!1

Seems Ok but I havn,t had it very long.

Very good web page.

I play all styles of music ,mostly Christian Rock; My main axes are Ibanez JS100; Custom Strat with EMGs ; Epipone 335 copy; I was using a Digitech GNX2 in front of a Fender 410 Hotrod Deluxe but now I use the Vamp2 instead; I like this Fender amp for it,s clean tube sound which works very well with multifx boxes; I only use my Line ^ Flextone II for small in a hurry type situations; I have a home recording studio and have been playing guitar for 25 years. The Vamp2 is yhe best thing out there for less than $1000.00 and better than some over that price. I would surely buy another if this one were stolen or damaged but I,m hopeing Behringer will make a Vamp3 Pro or something.This thing is so inexpensive at $150.00 that I feel like I,ve cheated somebody.

First of all, it is very easy unit to use. There are 125 presets, organised in 25 banks, which lets you dial your favourite preset instantly without having to change settings to get another sound.The manual is good but not perfect, in my opinion is a little bit brief for what this unit do, but go yourself and explore this little toy!Also it is very easy to upgrade it, due to the easy replacement of an EPROM chip.
The design is superb;I like the LEDs around the pots, which is very innovative as POD and other Vamp competitors don't have this thing. The case it's plastic, metallic blue (it gives you the sense that it is metallic) and it has the funky shape of a guitar body.A two-digit screen indicates you the preset number and it has special indications for the tuner.
I'll give it a 9 because there are some little faults, such like the little lag when you change the presets and the absense of and ON/OFF switch!

I have an Epiphone Les Paul Standard, a Marshall MG50 combo and a Boss HM-3 pedal (heavy metal distortion).I plug this unit with my combo when I practice and I ensure you that it is very nice playing it with an amp.It is a bit muddy when playing with the amp, but a hell better than the drive channel of my 50 watt combo! In other words,it gives you the character of the tube amp stacks!
It is noisy, especially in the high gain models, but this can be solved by adjusting the noise gate.
The effects are all descent.There are enough parameters which allows you to tailor them, but the units design limits you in a way that you can't combine an effect with another (e.g. comressor with delay), but by downloading the editors software from behringer.com, you can use a modulation, a time-based effect and wah, compression, reverb all together!
Delay and echo are very nice, I think chorus and flanger are not of good quality. But in general, there are all very affordable.
But the highlight of this unit is the amp and the cabinet simulations!In few secs I can get from Slash's sound to Chuck Berry's fenderish tone! You can also play heavy metal whith this baby (Iron Maiden, Metallica and Slayer). Also the cab sims are very usable, as changing cabs,your tone is changing dramatically!
My favourite amp models are Brithish Hi Gain (Marshall JCM800),Modern Hi Gain (Soldano SLO) and the Fender Blackface Twin.In fact there are all precious!

Although it is made of plastic, it seems durable. The lack of an on/off switch is stupid.

I have never contacted the company. It is came with a year's guarantee.If it is ever upgrated, I will definately do the upgrade, as it is very easy, and you don't need to buy again the unit (you only have to order and replace a chip).

I play for five years. I play mostly hard rock and blues. My favourite guitarists are Slash,Jimmy Page and Joe Perry.If it was stollen, I would buy it again, as it is very affordable. I love the vast choices this unit gives you and I hate...nothing!Compared with POD and other amp-modelling units, V-amp kicks asses! It is cheaper, better and a step forward its competitors!I love most the amp sims, not that the other sucks!This thing comes with a gig bag, a footswitch and an adaptor, so what else do you need? Having V-amp for only one month, helped me improve my style and technique. For questions, my e-mail is: johnt_gr@hotmail.com

That gear is realy easy to use. There is no need to climb through walls of parameters, just ajust potis to cerate an sound. Real smashing is the accsess via midi and de V-Amp Desingn Software (with a PC). It couldn't be easier to create patches and store them in liberies.

I'm a real picky tube-sound freak, and after 10 years of trying almost everything i found my heaven in a peavey 5150 head through a 70's soundcity 4x12. I was intrested in the v-amp to use as practice-amp - and this purpose it is absolutely great!. After a few weeks it took it to rehearsal too try it live. I put it in the effect-loop-return of a marshall-head - woow!! This gear kicks! Here is my favorite: use the J. Arrendondo simuation w/o any effects and run direct into the poweramp. GRRRRRRR!! I played it with a custom 70's Strat and a PRS CE 24 - woa! But make sure to have a good poweramp. But let us be fair: This device for about 150 $ can't simulate the behavior of a realy good tube-amp. Check a PRS with a Monster prolink into a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, and you'll know what i mean.

The housing semms to be a bit fragile, but i think it'll be strong enough for a gig. I never use anything w/o a backup, but i think i can depend on the v-amp.

Behringer's Website are good and those devices are not going to damage anyway. So....

Overall i would give it a 10, but there are two things missing: a powerswitch, and a effect-loop. The 9 will fit, because it is a realy all-you-can-eat in the tube-amp world. The sound is great, and with the matching poweramp pressure you'll get a real full-stack feeling. And the price is fantastic!!!!

first of all: This thing is a great device. Don't hesitate, buy it!
Excelent knobs with LED's (only the double allocation for the treble/precense and the effect knob is a little bit confusing). A generell "shift button" would have been nice, but you get alonge without. The grey color that they have chosen for the second row of amps is difficult to read. The tuner is not good (takes a long time to get a right tune).
The footswitch is of great quality. The cable-locations around the device is not a economical choise.
The aux in is a good idea and it works perfectly. Same goes for the headphones.
A real great idea are the different setup modes which let you select specific configurations for the left and the right output. 5 modes for studio, live, monitoring etc. Great idea.

Yeah, this thing rules. Ok, don't expect a real Marshall full stack sound from your small stero when you try it, but the sounds are defenetly very good. And you can realy here a difference. Not all of them are of same quality, and i can't tell if the eq knobs effect each other like they do on the original amps, but i don't care. As long as i get a good and flexible tone.

FX section:
Some are great, others not (like allways).
THe auto wahwah is no use at all to me (maybe i just don't know how to handle this thing).
The phaser and the tremolo are good, the delay time could be longer but is good to.
Non of the FX are very impressing, but it's fun to work with them in this easy way.

2 Months is not enogh time to comment on this !

Well, we're talking about Behringer so don't expect much service. You pay a tenth of the price this thing is worth so it's understandable that they have to save money somewhere (not only with the poor documentation :-)
For a product in this price-range I do not care about service - but buying a complex live mixer for intensiv use? Then choose a Mackie!

Before i bought this device i didn't record much e-guitar stuff cause it took so much time to set up all the mic stuff.
But now i just plug the vamp in and start recording. And playing with it is so much fun. I recorded some clean old marshall hendrix stuff (the plexi amp realy kicks as), some steve vai high gain/lot of reverb n sustain stuff, some Nickelback style, blues, funk (still didn't find a realy good funk setup) and it was so great. A friend of mine has a small studio and so i grap my guitar and the vamp - get my ass up there and we start recording (little hint for cubase user: Virtual guitarrist is a GENIUSS plugin).

If you like playing different styles of music, you like trying out new things and you are interested in eady recording: buy this.
I'll soon start using it live, although I'm still a little sceptical about that :-)

Very easy to use, one trip through the manual and your done. I was actually very impressed with how quickly I was editing , storing etc. I thought the manual is well wriitien and easy to refer to. I was able to get very usable sounds within first hour.

I think the sound quality is awesome. I am always complimented on my tone. People are surprised when they see my rig. No its not a tube, but better than any multi effect pedal, amp modeler I've tried. I use a G&L ASAT Classic, Tacoma acoustic (Yep through the V-amp), LP copy with Dimarzios, and a Fernandes 5 string bass. The reason i like the v-amp 2 so much is that I am able to get great tone from my electrics even within the volume cranked. In alot of venues I can't always have a good tube amp cranked up to where I can get decent sound out of it. The V-amp sounds good any any volume. I also like the bypass feature, I actually use bypass with a little chorus and revrb for my acoustic, it works awesome. Its nice not having to pack alot of gear around. I usually just plug strait into PA. I give it a 9 because in my mind a good tube amp for my electrics is still best, but for the money and the versatility this thing affords me its a 10.

So far no problem. I don't have a back up so if it quits, so do I.

This is where it gets a 10. For the money this thing is great. I am looking forward to see what technology does in the future for amp modelling etc, should be awesome. I have been playing for a long time. I play guitar and bass. I am a worship leader at our church and sometimes volume is an issue, this is where the v-amp is helpful. If your reading these reviews thinking of buying one, you won't be dissapointed, well 1 in 20 of you might. This is a great recording tool, practice tool(plug cd player in and jam),and a great performing tool. If it were stolen( I don't lose things), I would go get another, they are affordable.

The unit is very easy to use and editing the patches was very easy after a short time with the manual.

Im using this mainly with my Jackson soloist though I have had my Strat and EMG loaded V plugged in and was pleased. I bought it primarily as a practice and home recording tool and am very pleased with it for this purpose. It is a little noisey on the high gain settings but so is my tube half stack so it reflects the real thing in that aspect.I have found a few very good clean presets but I found all of the distorted ones to sound very muddy,fuzzy and over-scooped. However with a lot of tweaking I managed to dial in some very good distorted tones out of it. Ive found the effects to be really useless for distorted patches (kills the tone) and except for the reverb they get turned off. The cleans I use I've left alone thus far. Ive recorded with it at home and Its been great. Also sounds good through my headphones and PA.

I wouldnt recommend rough handling this unit, seems pretty frail in my opinion.

Never had to deal with Behringer so I dont know yet.

I play all styles of rock from Chuck Berry to Slayer and this thing excels at it all. Ive been playing for around fifteen years now and wanted something that sounded good at low volume that I could use at home that doesnt cost an arm and a leg. This unit is great for it. I dont see this unit replacing my Boogie head but its great for what I got it for. I think this might not be a very good unit for a live situation due to it having a horrible lag between the patches when changing channels. I would definitely replace this unit if it were to disappear.

Very simple to use; love the variety of tones. Manual is good.

Schecter C1+; American do-it-yourself Strat kit; Fender MB5 Bass. Effects are pretty good, but I still use some stomp boxes and a Cry Baby; I don't care for the auto-wah. Using this for recording plus through a house pa system at church. I find it very easy to copy tones of a variety of artists, music genres, etc.

No trouble so far; bought in March 2002.

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I have been playing guitar since 1970. Used to gig through a Music Man RD110 Fifty watt combo, it's just too heavy to lug around anymore and besides the Deuce is a Tone Monster! Stomp boxes includ Dan Electro mini tremelo and compressor pedals, Ibanez echo/delay and chorus/flanger pedals, and Boss tuner. The boss tuner is better than the Deuce, but the Deuce is adequate. Love the fact that the Deuce comes with a footswitch AND padded carrying case; the POD does not. Would definitely buy Behringer again. Favorite amp setting: tweed combo. Exellent, ballsy, beefy, bassy tone. There are too many amp settings, and I haven't had enough time to mess with the cabinet settings. Definitely helps make music.

This unit takes a fair bit of tweaking to get the best sound out of it, as it has 15 different cab sims and 32 amp sims. Editing patches is very easy, as all you have to do is turn the controls and when you get the sound you like, hold down the button that is flashing. The manual explains everything you need to know.

I use this running into the input of my Kustom KGA65, with all the EQ set at 12 o'clock. I think it sounds great. I found that you need to toy with the global EQ as it gets harsh on some settings. It does get noisy on higher-gain settings, but all you need to do is turn up the noise-gate. I dont use any effects with my distortion patches, but I like to use a light phaser on my clean sounds (which I think sounds great). I don't really like the rotating speaker effect.

I would depend on the unit, even though it is made out of plastic, as it is pretty strong. The footswitch is made out of metal, and seems very strong.

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I think this sounds great for all kinds of music. I like the distortions on this. I played thru the dist channel of my SS amp, then played thru the V-Amp and the V-Amp sounded a lot better. overall this is a great piece of gear and for a great price.

It takes a little getting used to. Fiddled around with the presets - some are good while others are interesting but hardly usable in a real scenario (unless maybe some funky SFX). Manual is comprehensive and does give a general roadmap around the box.

I use Ibanez RG and S models both with Wizard II necks (different pickups and coil splits) running directly into Cubase VST (PC). This box sounds beautiful. After some tweaking, got a tone almsot identical to a Mesa Boogie Twin-V. Clean tones are sparkling clean with no distortion audible no matter how hard you play. On high gain settings there is a little bit of noise but the noise gate handles this well. A very wide range of tones and extremely versatile box. It can pump out anything from Satriani to Petrucci to Clapton (without a lot of work). The EQ however does very little to shape the overall tone (part of the reason for the 9 score). I guess the amp characteristics are the reason (they might be emulated TOO well).
All the same, it gives the Line 6 POD a run for it's money.
The Effects are good for an amp simulator but if you want serious quality - buy a Lexicon processor and use it in conjunction with the V-AMP. To record direct, this is one of the best sounding box I have ever played through - A definite recommendation!

Haven't used it live, but it's great in the recording room! No problems so far. Build quality is good - a metal body would have been nice.

Haven't delt with them yet!

I play progressive and experimental rock as well as write compositions for different media (background music, theatrical score etc.) The V-AMP is versatile enough to cover the spectrum nicely. If it were stolen, I'd definetely buy another one (right after I visit the guy who swiped it). Blows the POD right out of the water for less than half the price (and comes with a nice bag too). It could use a power switch and maybe even a bigger and more comprehensive display - but the LED rotary knobs make up for that by far!
If you're into playing guitar and home recording (or even professional recording) - go out and buy one today! This thing sounds really good and for the price it's better than an arsenal of Marshalls and Mesa Boogies!

THE CONCISE MANUAL ENSURES YOU ARE EDITING AND STORING PATCHES QUICKLY AND EASILY; THE FREE WEBSITE SOFTWARE OPENS UP THE UNIT FOR FURTHER EDITING

EFFECTS PARAMETERS ARE FAIRLY LIMITED, BUT THE ADDITION OF THE MIDI FLOOR CONTROLLER SHOULD HELP EXPAND REALTIME PARAMETER MODULATION

GREAT VARIETY OF AMP MODELS, PERHAPS TOO MANY. VERY CONVINCING RANGE OF SOUNDS, CABINETS SIMS ARE BASIC EQ VARIETIES. NOISE GATE IS A LITTLE HEAVY HANDED BUT OVERALL THIS LITTLE UNIT ROCKS AND IS A GOOD (MUCH CHEAOER) ALTERNATIVE TO THE PODS!

As soon that is out of the box you plug it in and you're good to go.
(It's complicated if you don't know how to read) since it's well identified -input, output, volume etc...
Editing patch is not that easy but once you understand it's a breeze.
You just have to do some reading and you will be trouble free. For editing patches, i recommend using the editor from v-amp.com or behringer.com : with this software you won't have any trouble at all and you'll have a couple more parameters for certain effects. And you will be able to use compressor, with modulation, delay and reverb all at once wich you can't do without the software. (I didn't find a way if there is one) My v-amp 2 is the latest version and wasn't an update.

I used the V-amp with the cab sim bypassed. It sounded awesome but was a little bit noisy and i had to crank the noise gate a bit. This will depend on how loud you will play, the closeness of your amp and your guitar pickups. When use through a P.A. with the Cab sim it's not noisy. All the effects are great but the compressor lacks a little bit. It doesn't change my sound a lot. (Maybe i didn't find the right setting yet) When using a FCB1010 Floorboard with it, when changing programs, it changes instantly, there is no delay. There is a little delay when changing realtime values like the WAH but that's it. With that unit getting any sound is possible, it just need a lot of practice and a good hear and you need to know you effects.

I think it's very reliable. It's been only a couple of weeks since i had it but i have a lot of behringer products and they never let me down.

I have contacted them via e-mail a couple of times and there is only one time that they never got back to me other than that they responded real fast.

Before buying try other units. Your hear is what is important. If you like it then buy it. Sound is a matter of taste. I've been playing for about 10 year and i tried a lot of gear, even the POD and to my hear, i like the V-Amp best cause it's more aggressive. For recording it's the greatest thing ever cause there is no miking. On the following adress there's a comparison between the POD, V-AMP 1, J-Station etc. http://www.dthraco.com/competition.htm Take a look and visit v-amp.com to listen to the V-amp...And for the price the V-AMP is a steal ; it supasses all those other units

This thing does everything I want. You have to really read through the manual to get the best out of the unit, but once you do, it's really easy to use and create your own sounds. Because of the simplicity of the layout, it's a little more difficult to change certain parameters of different effects than it would be for your average rack unit. The lighted knobs are great, though, especially when using the unit live in a low light situation.

I will be using this for recording soon, but for now I'm using it live in a band with a couple of Charvel guitars, a Crybaby wah, and a Mosvalve stereo power amp into two 2-12 cabs. Most of the factory presets are noisy at high volume, but if you adjust the settings (volume, noise gate, gain, etc) they are much quieter than my old GSP 21.

In stereo, this thing sounds KILLER. The amp models are quite good. I compared this unit to the J-Station and POD 2.0. Almost every amp model and effect was as good or better on the V-Amp than either of the others. The Engl amp model is especially good, and it's not offered on the POD or J-Station. Considering that the V-Amp is less than half the price of a POD, and a few dollars cheaper than the J-Station, why would anyone buy anything else?

Don't know yet about the reliability of this unit. It's plastic, and the connections seem a little "wiggly". Probably because of the plastic case. I bought another one to use as a backup, just in case. I gig with this thing, so I can't afford to take a chance. At this price though, even if it wigged out on me, I would consider it money well spent.

Never dealt with Behringer, but they have upgrades for free on their website.

Great unit. Use it in stereo(either through a good, clean, stereo power amp, headphones, or for recording), and it will do whatever you want. Everything from clean jazz to molten metal. I would have paid $600-700 for this thing 10 years ago. With this unit, the Behringer MIDI pedal, and my stereo power amp, I'm in heaven. I've been playing for about 25 years, and this is the single best piece of equipment I've ever purchased. I've owned great tube amps, expensive rack gear, pedals, etc. You CANNOT go wrong with this unit for only $130.

You'll have it up and workin in 10 mins

As good as it needs to be. I mean, if you were a good musician then surely it wouldn't matter what you played a good tune on - it'd still be a good tune right. As for 'it'll never rival a real amp blah,blah,blah' forget it. you can get any sound you want or will ever need out of it.

like i said you can play pretty much any style of music on it, all to a superb quality - and if ur still complaining then maybe you should think about giving up the guitar cos you cant be that good.

Its pretty easy to use. Instead of 5 banks of 25 I wish it was one bank to 125 and have a rotary knob to select. But overall its pretty easy.

Compared to others like the POD its a 10 but compared to real amps its a 7. The sounds are nice, but it is still transitor sounding.
I cranked up my Tri-Axis/2-90 after using this and it was night and day. For recording clean its great, for distortion its pretty good. Never will replace a speaker and tubes btu its great for pratice and concept recording.

So far all my Behringers have worked great.

Over all its a awesome deal. The foot switch alone is 60+ bucks. All metal footswitch. This thing is worth every penny. Its great for practicing and recording concept demos for your band and some sounds are even good for real recordings. This thing will not replace your AMP but it is must have for every guitarist.

Biggest Compaint - Who forgot the power switch, that is insane!

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It took a few days to start getting really good sounds but that can be expected of any unit that has any sort of depth. Editing patches is simple and takes only a few seconds.

I use an Epiphone sg and Carvin lb76 six string bass both with stock pickups. I play through a small bass amp combo and headphones. I have yet to try the v-amp through a large amp or straight into a PA. As others have stated the high gain patches can be noisy but this is easily remedied with the noise gate without much loss of tone. The amp models aimed more towards blues and classic rock sound great and come very close to replicating the original amp's characteristics. As far as bass, the clean patches sound great when paired with the compressor. It doesn't add obnoxious amounts of tone shaping to the original tone coming from the bass (something most effects boxes fail at). I wouldn't advise getting a V-amp if effects are your main concern because this wasn't designed to just be an effects box. The effects are, however, very useable albeit not as good as a good stand alone pedal. The phaser, compressor, delay, and tremelo are particularly nice.

I would consider using this live depending on the type of gig. I wouldn't use it in a bar or in a situation where a lot of people are moving around onstage. An all metal case would have been a big plus but you could always fix up some sort of box or case to house it in for live gigs.

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On guitar I write music for a hardcore band(a la dillinger escape plan, converge, today is the day, etc.) that I play in. It sounds great for this type of music. I also play a fair amount of traditional jazz of which I have to say there's no substitute for a real tube amp and semi-hollow bodied guitar. I also play a lot neo-classical/modern progressive music and I can get a nice yngwie or petrucci sound out of the V-amp. On bass I play a lot of different things. As I said the V-amp doesn't color the basses actual tone very much so the sounds you can get on bass depends very much on the bass you're using. I can get a sound very close to that of John Patitucci as well as most music using modern jazz basses. The V-amp definately helps in making music and is great for recording.