Behringer GMX1200H Head

Had this for about two years, but had the 2x12 combo before the head. Play mainly metal and hard rock, like a bit of blues and country too. But for what my band plays i use this rig for is mainly metal. Very versatile amp man, got the works on the back, tape in and out, line out l&r, cd line in with a volume to ajust input, slave in and out and a midi input too and headphone jack. Theres loads of effects, some useable most not. Built in tuner which is handy for gigging etc. She pushes 120w man, this thing rocks!! I run it through 2 cabs and man its a great weapon.

Play a SG and a dean z. My sound is very low end and this amp deals with it with plenty of head room. Got a real heavy metal sound when ya crank it. If ya buy this throw away yer pedals!! Got a nice feel to the sound to. Has some valve tone technology to it, dont ask me how they do it but its the most convincing sound ive heard yet.Listen, i bought a avt150 the other day thinking it would be a step up, but i brought that piece of junk back to the shop!!! If you want a cheap but quality piece of gig rig buy this. Ok, has its issues, but they workable. Theres a hum off it when you close to it, buy a longer lead!!! Really love this head man, for somebody who plays out and wants an affordable and workable rig i cant reccomend this enough. Best thing about it is when she dies someday i will throw her in the bin and buy another!!

Had it for 2 years now, gigged all over the country with it, never a cough. Been in and out of the cold thrown into the back of vans, cars and infact i left it in my car boot for 2 weeks once coz i forgot about it...no problem. Broke the jack input once tho, my fault as i stood on the lead and it just shattered.Been at this for years so know my way round gear, bought a new one from switch craft and bobs yer uncle, still rocking. If you buy this i reccomend using angled jack leads. Knobs are a little cheap, but its a cheap head!! Be good to yer gear and it will repay you back.

Had a querie about something before i got this, got back quickly via email.

Love this rig man, shes my wee baby!! Been playing for 18year man, in and outa bands all over the damn place. Had my share of all the brands and this wee beri beats them all hands down. But to the dudes who bang on about Mesa etc. i say yes, i would love one of them bad boys. But as long as im earning a honest wage and playing the odd gig here and there the wee beri will do me lovely!! Berhinger kicks ass, sound, quality, service, and damn right on affordablity!!! GET ONE!!! :)

Same as described in all other reviews...

I love it. Look people, i've played in a million bands, some good, some not so good. I've had JCM's, i've had Mesa's etc, just like all of you. Done the whole playing hollywood thing & " you have to have bomb equipment thing " etc. Like guitars, amps are what you feel. You could play a piece of crap hondo guitar, but it just feels right to you. As with amps, Behringer is a quality product to have fun with, home recording, destroying your neighbors ears. If it's not loud enough, you have a cab problem, as it clearly states in the manual a minimum of 8 ohms in stereo & 4 ohms mono. Find a 4 ohm cab in mono & then tell me it's not loud. I use a B52 switchable cab ( there higher end one ) & works just beautiful.

Plus, with that, who wants to buy all of those effects. Remember, music if fun, experiment with all the tones & create something trippy. I personally like it cause you can get that bowieesque sounds from it relatively easy...

Had a Behringer Vampyre for years with not problems, so I expect this to do as well. It's home stuff, my rockstar wannabe days are over thank god... Music is fun, and i try to keep it that way now...

$190 amp, ah, if I call them i'll call them... I dig behringer stuff. Cheap, quality, fun, all wrapped into one.

I've been playing for decades. I mainly play Washburns ( have 1 Idol pro & one Boogie Street Custom ), 1 Washburn D-11 acoustic, 1 ovation acoustic with the best action ever, & an Epi Dot Studio.

Everything is replaceable, except my dog.

The only thing I dont like is the latency between effects. I really wish it switched quicker like the vampyre.

MUSIC IS FUN !!! Enjoy it.

I think the amp is well described in the preceding reviews. It should be a more-than-adequate rocker for stage use when your music set is organized so well that you have a definite sequence of presets lined up for each song. However, if your needing to alter settings frequently, I find the unit a bit inflexible, and I think I prefer the GMX models better. Anyway, it is an amazing crunchy amp with a lot of great I/O features that I wish my Fender had. The amp is slow to switch between presets, and I think that is a huge weakness.

This amp makes all the great rock sounds that you hear on records. I normally use a Nextar guitar with it. I'm embarrassed to say that I have not invested the time to do any serious programming with it, but honestly, I can get every sound I want out of my Fender without having to deal with organizing a couple of hundred presets. This Behringer amp just sounds HUGE.

I have to replace a pot - shaft was broken because of mishandling. For the life of me, I can't get the chassis out of the cabinet. It looks simple enough, and I work on quite a few amps. So if someone out there would be kind enough to clue me in on this, I'd be most grateful. email gto9@netzero.com and I'll put you on my Christmas card list. Or I'll just sell it to you cheap as is.

I think I would trust this amp at a gig without a backup. But I just plain prefer the Fender because of its simplicity. So when I get this pot replaced on the Behringer, I'll probably sell the LX1200H to somebody that likes a hard-rocking but somewhat complicated amp.

The GMX212 that I bought - which by the way, a good friend of mine bought and uses constantly without any problems - came with a weak 12" speaker. As it turned out, although the amp was brand new, it was from an non-authorized dealer. Warranty attempt was a bit unpleasant and refused. But I hear they are fair and adequate most of the time. I'll just put "no opinion" as I think they are likely about as fair as most manufacturers.

I've actually been playing electric guitars for about 35 years. I buy and sell guitars and amps pretty often because I like new toys to play around with. I've enjoyed each Behringer amp I've had, and I wish Fender would add some more output flexibility to their combos. But despite Fender's little shortcomings there, I still love the ones that I've had. So I'm a Behringer fan, but a true lover of the Fender.

I just bought this 2006 behringer GMX1200H solid state (I use the stereo mode often) with 4x12 cab
I find that it carries what i need to get my "metal shred" on as well a smooth clean solos using the dual channel. the pedal is convienent cause it doesnt slide around the floor so its there where you stomped it last.
I am yet to use it in a show but seems to phase nicely in a jam spot.

There is alot of variety in this amp when it comes to the effects
Even the amp modeling seems to be what i am looking for. definitely a perpetuative confidence booster in composing you own tunes but expect to pull off a "dimebag", remember it is just a solid state. The cab i have for it is a behringer 4x12 with bugera speakers. The only complaint about the speakers is its lack of sensitivity. you really have to crank this amp to push a good sound. I recommend slapping in celestion 12inch vintage 30s and sell the bugeras on ebay to save your pocket. The celestions have a much greater sensitivity so you dont have to push you amp to get a high quality loud sound so invest and your opinions may change of this product

guitar: 1986 Westone X300 Pantera (Pearlescent Pink)"Don't laugh, colour isnt everything"
set up: H/S/S Seymour Duncan "Dimebucker"(Coil Tapped)/ Factory magnaflux single/Symour Duncan Hot Rail(CoilTapped)
Floyd Rose 22fret
Like anything, if you axe or amp is not grounded you will get country radio through it

Well I could depend on it but thats could be arguable. I am yet to use this at a show. Most shows have back up amps just in case so if it caffs out, that would surprise me and piss me off and probably never deal with this product except there microphones

Well when I ordered it, it showed up in two work days. quick if you ask me.

Ive been playing for 11 years and i also own a 1972 traynor YGM4 studiomate 4x8 tube amp. Sounds much like a fender twin I compared the behringer to a line 6 solid state which would of been my second choice but i didnt like the tones it gave me. It all depends on tastes really. And one piece of advice. Name brand amps an guitars arent always the quality youd expect them to be. And pick ups in any guitar are really the master to your tone and its personality.Choose then wisely. Some times its not the amp that sucks. Its your pick ups. Thanx for reading this.

Specs on http://www.behringer.com/GMX1200H/index.cfm?lang=ENG
Versatile for what I play? Yes. Luckily I don't play much beyond metal/rock or this wouldn't work. Only thing I wish it had was the option to edit effects on the fly like the V-Ampire (which I also own).

Bought this amp because I liked the "Soldano-esque" tone I got from it. I'm putting together a low-cost rig to play Lynch Mob (George Lynch) music and this amp is great for it. The raw distortion/overdrive tones are much better quality than the V-Ampire because of the analog circuitry (Have never really been a fan of digital amp modelers other than the POD). Very brutal metal tone. Not a lot of variety in tones, but for what it has it is what I need. CHANNEL SWITCHING IS WORTHLESS! WAY TOO MUCH LATENCY!! That alone brings down my rating for this category.

Bought a V-Ampire damaged and works like a charm; I can expect the same from the GMX1200. I'm always paranoid about gigging without a backup - no matter what I'm using.

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Been playing for almost 10 years now. I also own the Behringer V-Ampire head, Rockman X100, Johnson J-Station, and a Crate GFX-212. Guitars include Peavey Tracer, OLP MM1FR, Applause GTX23, and several custom built guitars. If this was lost or stolen, I would probably buy it again if I could pay the same price I paid. Otherwise, I'd find something else.

The dirty sounds are great, got mine to sound just like a marshall 900. 2 Channels, if you are looking for a all dirty head, this is for you. The "clean" channel volume can't even compete with a practice amp...but switch it over to a dirty Rythem/Lead configuration and you are good to go. Needs to push a bit more volume for my liking...not enough power for nice clean tones..

Plain and simple on this one:

Clean sounds: There is NO GOOD WAY TO GET A GOOD CLEAN TONE LOUD ENOUGH TO PLAY OUT WITH, so don't waste your time.

Dirty sounds: RIP YOUR HEAD OFF AWESOMENESS....bone chilling distortion compareable to a marshall 900.

A bit noisy...put a noise reducer between your pickups and the amp and you are good to go.

No problems ever.

No issues with Behringer, they always reply to my emailed concerns...no complaints here.

I have been playing for about 20 years, I would certainly replace it if it get lost. In fact, I am looking to team it up with Behringers other Vamp head

2x 60 Watts Stereo.
99 Effects.
2 Channels
Amp Models: Tweed, UK, US
Cab Models: Flat, UK, US
Gain Settings: Clean, Hi Gain, Hot
Headphone jack
CD In
Built in Tuner
Foot Pedal

This amp has everything I need. I don't really use the effects that much but they are there and will save you a lot of money because you don't have to buy multiple effects pedals. This definetly has enought power for anything I will ever need. It is loud.

I use this with an Epiphone Les Paul Standar Plus. It has two humbuckers. This suits my style. I play anything from music such as Saves the Day to stuff like Bane. I can get any sounds out of it too. If I want a vintage bluesy sound... I can get it. The distortion can get very brutal. The sound of this amp is very versatile.

I haven't really had it long enough or moved it enough to rate this that well. It seems to be built very sturdy.

I haven't had to deal with the company yet. The web site is very informative, and you can get any information you want off of that site.

The warranty is one year long and non transferable.

This is my only "real" amp that I own. The other is a small 15 watt practice amp. If it were stolen or lost I would buy another one. The amp is a great value. Very versatile and loud for only $200.00.

I just bought this amp this year. This is my first non practice amp that I have owned. I wanted something that wasn't too expensive but still delivered and that that is what I got. It is a solid state amp and can do stereo or mono. I have it hooked up to the ULTRASTACK BG412V and I have never put it near highest volume. It has a great clean channel and I love putting it on high gain while simulating a US cab. It has 2 channels and more than 100 effects. The channel and effects are controlled by the included foot pedal. It also has a build in tuner. This is a nice added feature. It also has an headphone jack for quiet practicing. This has all of the features that I need. There are some features that I will probably not use but I won't ever need to buy effects pedals again. I use this amp just at my house and hopefully I will eventually use it in a band.

I am playing an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus. This has the 2 double humbuckers. This definetly suits my music style. I can get the distortion for playing hardcore or even vintage sounds from the 60's and 70's.

I have not had this long enough to know the reliability of it. I have not had any problems so far but that is not to say that I won't

I haven't dealt with Behringer yet.

I have only been playing almost a year now. This is the only head I have. I have played through some other amps and this is just as good if not better. You get a lot more bang for the buck. You may not have the Marshall name but you can get just as good of sound out of it.

I just bought this amp brand new in September 2005. It is a two channel amp with built in FX and speaker/head simulations. For the style I play, I can get exactly the sound I want. The FX are good, it's too bad you can't add more than one effect at a time on each channel, but that is only a minor problem. This amp could have all the features you could ever want; it sounds FABULOUS with headphones, can be used to record directly onto tape or into a mixing board, or used in a stack set up. I also ordered the cab that goes with this, the BG412V, so I haven't tested that part with it yet. I hooked it up to a cheapo Ibanez cab and got decent sound out of it in the music store, but it wasn't hooked up in stereo so I couldn't get the full effect.

I am using this head with a Schecter Stealth guitar which has a Seymour Duncan distortion pickup and a Seymour Duncan '59 in it. I play METAL music influenced by a variety of late 80's/early 90's speed/death/black metal bands. The main reason I got this was because it has virtually the same tone as my V-amp2 which is a tight, crunchy tone-not too overdriven, enough to sound heavy but you can still clearly hear every note. I also add a touch of chorus which is included on the FX knob. I use channel 2 for my clean channel, also with that I use a Boss AC-2 acoustic simulator which gets the acoustic tones I need very well. The only drawback to the sound, which was mentioned in other reviews, is the overall NOISE. I'm sure I could get Behringer's noise gate for $30 and that would help alleviate this problem.

Well, it powers on fine, it's heavier than a concrete block and looks very well put together. My only gripe here is that without noticing one of the knobs snapped off. I have no idea when this may have happened, but when I inspected the knobs I noticed how easily this could happen. Be VERY CAREFUL when moving this puppy, and I'd even suggest picking up a couple spare replacement knobs just in case one snaps!

Haven't had to deal with Behringer-I've used quite a few of their products; the V-amp2, B-2 studio microphone, a 16-track mixer, and now this amp, and haven't had to contact them once. I am going to try their customer service about getting some replacement KNOBS. I will update this review after I have gone through that process.

I have been playing music now for 15 years. The bottom line with this product is entry-level music equipment has come a LONG way since then. Back when I started playing there would be NO WAY you could get an amp with all these features, never mind a good quality one, at a price around $200. If this amp cost $400 I'd STILL buy it, because quite simply, it has MY guitar tone. I had a LINE-6 spider 210 which had a decent NU-METAL tone, which I personally do not like. I believe I paid $400 for that combo which I promptly sold. The clean sounds on the behringer equal that of the line6. I guess the bottom line is, if you want NU-METAL, go with Line-6; if you want classic, true metal or death/black metal, go with Behringer!! Even if you don't like the tones on this head, there are a million different distortion pedals you could buy and hook up to this head to get the tone you want. You're still only paying $200 for the head!!

2 Channel analog modeling
2 X 60 watt output @ 8ohms each channel. This means two cables to hook up to your speaker cabinet. No variable Ohms out like some other heads have.
Three Amp Sims, Three Speaker Sims, three modes(levels of gain)
Built in effects.

I am using a Yamaha AES620(Seymour Duncan JB humbucker bridge) and a Fender 2x12 cabinet with Celestion Vingtage 30's. I'm been playing for about 25 years on and off. Sound preference is a very subjective issue, so take it with a grain of salt.

It can get some good distortion tones, actually some very nice heavy and 70's type, but I find I need a noise gate or it's feedback time. It is capable of getting plenty loud distorted.

The onboard effects are decent, but if you want to change thier settings you either need a midi program or a midi pedal board. I personally don't like that find it more trouble than it's worth.

The clean tones are not loud. Even with the volume cranked it's still not as loud as it should be. If you are looking for a amp to play clean tones with this amp is not for you. The clean tones on this amp are a big thumbs down.

I find that this amp and effects pedals do not go together, even in the effects loop. Something makes them sound not right, muffled. My Boss Acoustic Sim pedal sounds horrible on this amp, but awesome through my Roland Cube 30. I have tried a distortion pedal as well and it sounded horrible also.(But, the amp distortion without a pedal is pretty good. I just wanted to see what a pedal would do.)

Changing channels I get a delay. Not good in the the middle of a song.
It gets a low grade for the horrible clean channel.

It isn't broken yet, so who knows.

Haven't dealt with them yet.

For the price it's got a ton of features, but a lot of shortcomings also in my opinion. I think it would be good for a beginner, but I think a serious player will outgrow it and want better quickly. The onboard effects sound good, but tough to modify should you so desire. The clean channel is not what a clean channel should be and I don't think it plays nice with effects pedals. This is a beginner head for someone who wants a lot of features without dishing out Marshall/Mesa bucks and still get an OK sound. It's distortion is it's strongpoint, but it's clean is a definate weakness. I bought this head because I wanted an affordable head for a good cabinet that I had. Knowing what I know now I wish I had saved my money a little longer and bought higher end head.