Behringer GMX212 V-Tone

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For the money (i paid ??50/$80 for it in new condition) it's awesome. We have nine valve guitar amps in our living room so I am able to compare. Result: I won't fire my tube amps anymore if I want just have a little 5 minute playing intermezzo. The Behringer sounds realy nice. It can give you easily the right song idea with its different sounds. Thats the way how I use it, for composing. I had a POD years ago fot this. The POD sounded crap

I have no clue. It must be better than a Ashdown Fallen Angel. The most breakable amp on earth - On stage I am using Marshall's with Marshall back up amps. If the GMX212 gets broken then it's broken, so what.

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If you find one for less than $150 buy it ! The amp is great fun !

my father bought this for me Christmas of '08. best 130 bucks i've spent, although a brand new one from zzounds is only 200. 2 knobs are broken off, but it doesnt matter cuz i NEVER adjust those knobs because i found the sound that i liked a few minutes after i got it home.

okay, lets start off with the basics. it's a combo amp, with 2 60-watt speakers. needless to say, this thing can yell pretty loud. i haven't used it for a live performance though, but i'm sure it can hold up. i haven't needed to put the volume beyond two yet and it's busted eardrums.

k,so it has two channels, each one includes a drive, low, mid, high, and channel volume dial, plus 3 witches (amp, mode, and speaker, each with 3 various settings) for even better modeling. each individual channel can have itt's own variation of sounds and effects. big plus

there is 99 different effect presets that's operated via 2 dials (effect selector, and effect lvl) so many possibilities. it has just about everything you'll need and then some. it is Wonderful for recording.

the channels and effects can be controlled by a footswitch that plugs into the back of the amp. there's also a multitude of input and out put ports on the back. and a perk about this amp is if you have a cbinet, you can plug it into the back and and play throught both as tho it were a stack.

and there's a master volume and presence control ;)

mine didnt come with a manual, so i had to play around with the effects to learn what all kinds of presets it had. one channel wound up being my clean with slight reverd for softer melodies, while one channel is my heavy metal material.

I'm currently using a silvertone Paul Stanley Sovereign Special (which is an amazing guitar by itself) and a Gibson v with off-brand pickups.

This amp is perfect for anything. Raw metal, soft Micheal Bolton crap. anything. it has a wonderful tweed effect on it that gives you a real acoustic vibe and numerous different ways to make this amp sound exactly the way you want. it's almost perfect.

one combination i recommend is amp-British, mode-hot, speakers-u.k, low 8, mid 10, high 10, lvl 10, with the effect on 98 with full effects level. this produce the most amazing distortion I've heard. no pedal I've used can get this sound :)

of course, one thing i will point out is it's hard to get a good result from mixing the presets with an effects pedal. you get terrible feedback. unbearable. and the foot switch doesn't switch channels kinda slowly, but most amps have that problem. and i usually play on one channel anyway, so it doesnt matter.

i love this amp. i want to buy a brand new one, just because mine was used, and since it's only 200 bucks off z zounds, it's worth more than the price paid. when my dad bought this, he pretty much stole it for the price he paid. it's very heavy, like logs, so i doubt it'll get stolen.

there are plastic parts however. and I've heard the input jacks have been known to fail often, and the chord does slip lose kinda easily, so a wireless system might be a good idea if your a front man, like me.

i've heard behringer has crappy support, but i haven't had to deal with them.

i've been playing for about 5 years now. i own another fender amp, but i haven't touche it in the 6 months i've owned the behringer. I love what this amps got, and i love it's versatility. i also have a behringer pedal thats has failed to disappoint. i am a fan of their products now. as that sham wow guy said "the germans always make good stuff"

wow here we are.I got my Behringer Gmx212 v-tone 3 yrs ago it was was Built in 2006.I Paid $408.00 Plus taxes Canadian. After getting to know her. I Named her Honey. She has a sweet sound no matter how I set her up. Clean,High Gain or hot. Between the Drive and Midrange controls, the versatility of these amps is very wide. my pondering times I like The tweed set clean with preset #2 set about 30. and midrange scooped out. Nice fenderish lonely twin reverb kinda sound. If I wanna head to hotel cali or the house of the riseing sun. then The Brit.is where I land. also very versatile.if the mood gets Dark and seeking Metel. any amp type of the three. gain up guitar cranked master volume set old school (10) She has two channels I find Ch 2 is richer fater and full. when i use A clean tweed. I can set both channels dile for dile and it just sounds sweeter. so i keep ch2 cl and ch 1 as veribully raunch,crunch ect...
she also has a nice fx loop only wish it had a level control. there is a footswitch for ch 1 or 2 and fx on and off. a midi interface. specker outs for a cab hookup I run 2 Bugera 212hbks when i wanna be loud.(anybody that says this baby cant scream and growl should rethink the way they set their GMX up. with the Slave in inputs some times for fun i'll run my Gmx 212 just as power to drive through her 212's fead by my Gmx1200h driveing twin Cabs so hummmm grunt growl it's a rockn roll maaachene. so line out tape in tape out aux in headphone jack. Just think about it she's versatile. the only thing I wish she had is some of the fx presets from the newer modle presets 1-70 on mine i would not trade for the newer ones but i would like from preset 90 to 99 they are diffrent on the later modles the 2x50watt Gmx212 modles.They got overdrives and diffrent preset mixes .but Reverb delay and chorus are all i really use. I try not to hide behind fx. so atleast half the fx i never use.but hay my freinds seem to love that stuff. I use my Gmx for a practice and composeing tool but shes played Bars outdoor concerts and house parties. so she's been up and down and around and round and back again. never skiped a beat or let me down.all solid state no tubes with some guys cant beleve. shes played gibsons, fenders, epiphones and an aray of pawnshop guitars....changed alot of minds.lots of power there. if you get a new one they run jensens not the vintage bugeras like mine they sound thinner just don't have the same honey as the bugeras. but eather ither just do't crank it for a while brake the drivers in gentle for a while you will find your bass stays tighter down thw road

My main guitars are both epiphone. a Les Paul costem and a Sg Special.both have stock epiphone Humbuckers Plate on the paul and double coil on the Sg.I now use Earnie ball slinky hybreds on both. 09-45.between them i cover the old time country Dad and the boys played as i was was a little feller.Dreamin of the day i'd be doin that. to your growin up in the 60's stuff. lots from the 70's 80's 90's I think a true picker loves all breeds. My Gmx212 cover all the stuff i play and more. Mine is quite unless I crank her up past 8 witch by the way is onlt 7 numbers start at 1 so 1 is off and 2 is 1
good ol german reasonins i supose. so shes been indoors outdoor sometimes in my bathroom. where ever i got some juice. the sounds she sings range from saductive honey to a bigbore chainsaw gnawing and growling through a bigass furtree.I can pull a nice fender,marshell,mesa boggie. really anything i'm looking for.The tweed set clean and guitar about 6 I take her to 10 and she gots no noise so clean is clean. the distortion is skull crushing and stays tight upto 8 then she seems to blur with the onboard spks. stays tight through the bk's.

i woud count on her. But i will say i care for my gear. I actully kicked a buddy out for a while cause he put a beer on her head. I'm persnickety about some things. if you use it but don't abuse it you won't loe it. she never let me down. i not even gonna knock on wood after saying that. I think she was made on a humpday.

warrenty was a year never had to deal with behringer ouher the regester my gear.

started playin 1965 befor that it was just messin around hands was to small.I also have Gmx1200h pumpin fullstack of bugera 412hbk's
Fbv1010,line6 spider III 150 Fbv shortboard. A bugera 333xl head pumpin fullstack of bk's. a bugera 1960.hbk halfstack Boss gt10. i'm coverd....well mabe. There was nothing in that price range at 120 watts to compare it to. the closes to it was the spider III form line6 I got 1 played both on and off and after i prefer the Gmx.it's not so user freindly as the line6 but the sound kills it. we all say the same thing...yummy tone.

The amp was made last year, it's versatile, one you figure the programming out, which takes a while. It's stereo, which is much better to me than single channel amps I've owned. I wish it had a stronger input jack - the one it has is plastic and breaks too easily. I used it when a friend brought his new one to my place for me to check out for him. The input jack broke a day later, and that's the 2nd one that broke on him in a month, after the first broke on another new one he traded in for the one I GMX212 I checked out for him. It's got plenty of power, especially for the price, and the modelling, when set up right, is great.

I played a Kramer SG through it for about a half hour. It has such a broad range of sounds that the hard rock/metal I pout it through worked fine. Not too noisy except when cranked, but what amp isn't when cranked? Clean was clean as far up the volume as my neighbors allow. I've heard more brutal distortions, but I'm a finesse player who likes to show my stuff, not seek the ultimate depraved sound.

I wouldn't gig with it with that weak plastic input jack. Behringer should replace that think immediately. I've even see GMX212s being sold on eBay with bad input jacks. This indicates to me that Behringer isn't holding up their end on that problem, because why sell an amp if only the input jack is broken, unless you can't get it fixed by Behringer. I'll bet they don't consider that breakage a warranty item, but one of abuse they won't cover.

I've dealt with Behringer on this particular amp and the input jack problem. The friend I checked out the amp for, after already returning one new one for the same problem, can't get them to even sell the input jack assembly, plus a spare, so that if th=it breaks again, he'll be ready. They have been stonewalling him for several months now, while he's been unable all this time to use the amp at all. I even complained to the Behringer US central office about it and he's still sitting there waiting for help they show no sign of intending to give him. I can only conclude from this that their customer support stinks to high heaven. How'd you like to buy an amp that had a design flaw in it that prevented you from using it for months.
Total time actually used: 1 HOUR.
Total time sitting dead: 5 MONTHS
(because Behringer wouldn't help fix their design problem)
YOU DECIDE

I've been playing for over 40 years. That's why my friend brought me the amp to check out. I've never seen a customer support in all that time so unwilling to take responsibility for an obvious flaw. If stole, I'd leave that boat anchor as a burden to the thief and go get something else. Other than that huge flaw, everything else seemed OK, especially for the bucks. I wish it had a solid input jack. I know there are a lot of people who got this amp and had the input jack break on them, and I wish they'd get together and sue Behringer over that design flaw. I'm just about certain that Behringer knows the fleas on this dog and is just too cheap to fix it and make good with a recall for anyone who wants it on the problem. The only GMX212 I'd buy is a used cheapo with a bad jack from a frustrated customer, and I'd put my own fix on it immediately, because it's a jinx, and the fix isn't that difficult - I've already got it figured out, and if I can, why can't they?

You've read it all before. Tons of effects. Some are quite good while others are so-so. Two channels. Three settings for speaker, gain, and amp models. Easy to use amp but needs a little of time to figure out for the best sound you want. Get the FCB1010 midi foot board. With the addition of this board all of the effects are then much easier to use and to edit. Also, switching channels with the FCB1010 is instantanious. No delay at all. IMO the FCB1010 is a must with this amp.

The sound quality is super. Anywhere from a tweed to a 5150 type tone is easily achievable. You just have to figure it out. The Bugera speakers are fantastic. It is a loud amp when the gain is set on 'hot'. Just toss a noise reducer between you and the amp. Nice and quiet now!

I've had this amp for over two years now. Its been used and abused. But it is still in excellent condition. Makes me wonder how you all treat your equiptment.

Never needed them.

I've been playing guitar for over twenty years. I have other amps that I use more. And some of those other amps are indeed better. But, overall its amazing how close this inexpensive, Chinese made, solid state modeling amp is to the all mighty tube amps it trys to model. I've just recently started using this amp more as a main recording amp. It is excellent for this use. As for gigging with it....................................well, I would use it for a small gathering or in a small pub, but thats about it unless a 4x12 was used. Excellent all around amp.

212 w/ 12" Jensens (Bugeras - Decent Speakers), Multi FX, only one input (and Very Cheap Jack). 2 channels (clean and Overdrive)

Clean channel is quite weak in volume for the most part but quiet. I like clean for Jazz but the GMX 212 is just too weak when compared to my Crate 160 w/ 1-12" or even my Marshall VS30R.
This amp can rock and has varried sound and quality.

Hmmm.... I'm not impressed at all. As stated, very weak input jack. I had to go inside to fix the jack and found an array of small cheap, unimpressive boards and clips. I would have though from the weight of the amp that it would have had some impressive meat and muscle. (must be the particle board it constucted of. The control pot posts are all plastic. as are most of the jacks. They use a composite material for the wire connectors on the Speakers. I had to resolder a lose wire on one terminal and it could'nt handle the heat from a standard soldering iron (I have soldered for many years and have done board level LCD and DLP projector repairs and PC - IC repairs for many years) any way, the terminal contact melted off of the mounting plate of the speaker. Not real impressive at all. The better amps use spades and plug onto the terminals. I just think they are build with cheap plastic components to keep the prices low. Spend the extra bucks and buy a peavey or crate or similar quality amp.

Last time I owned a Behringer V-Tone amp head that arrived dead, I was told they didn't have any in stock and it would take 4 to 6 weeks to get me a new one. Needless to say, I sent it back to MF for exchange for a Randall RH200SC head (AWESOME - which I still use).

Sorry people, I am just not impressed. Although I do own and like my Behringer BG412S Cabinet.

The Behringer GMX 212 was designed with versatility and vintage tones in mind. It boasts two solid state channels, each with it's own assignable multi FX. The rear of the amp is laden with input/outputs such as line out, tape in, tape out etc. I run my computer through it and it sound great.It also has Behringer's modelling features inbuilt, which allows the user to dial almost any sound, making it very versatile. It also comes with a remote pedal, that changes channels and switches effects on/off.

I use my GMX 212 with an Epiphone Les Paul Standard, with no modifications. As I play with a band, we play Rock, Classic Rock and Soft Rock and even forms of Metal (Silverchair, Nirvana, Powderfinger, Wolfmother). It basically generates a good tone for all of these genres. The only problem is it does have a terrible whirring sound when cranked up to maximum (as it is often), even with the guitar unplugged. This makes an outdoor venue a little difficult. It is OK indoors, where it dosen't have to be cranked. One perk is that the clean channel does not distort at incredible volumes. The distortion is not particularly brutal as it is a vintage style amp.

I can depend on this amp. I have had it for two years and the only problem i have has is the guitar input became very loose and jiggly on a gig, only because our drummer stepped on my guitar cable. It has not broken down yet and does not need major servicing as it is solid-state.

I have never had to deal with the company as I did the repairs by myself with my Father. Warranty (I think) is 1 year.

I have been playing guitar for 4 years now. I also own an Epiphone acoustic and another Behringer amp that i got as my first guitar that also came with a guitar. If it were stolen or lost, I would not hesitate on buying a Marshall, simply because my own and the bands abilities have progressed beyond the stage of this amp. I chose this amp because at the time, I could not afford something like a Marshall. I would suggest this amp to anyone who has just started a band, and needs incredible volumes and is willing to sacrifice tone, or, put simply, the discerning musician who only cares about playing.

This amp is designed in Germany and assembled in China. This amp is absolutely versatile for me. I play blues, rock, pop and chrunch and play guitar for more than 25 years.

I was surprised about the low price, the power, the features and the fact that this amp is a stereo thing. And quite a big one, too!

There are two channels and they have both the same features: drive, three 2-way switches to choose between resp. amp (tweed, brittain and californian), mode (hot, hi gain and clean) and speakersimulation (US, UK and flat). This amp comes with a footcontroller with two switches, one for channel switch and one for effects and when you push both, to use the build in tuner and bypass. That's nice.

There are many, many this you can connect to this amp. Almost anything you ever can dream about is possible for your perfect setup. Loops, extern pre-amp use (f.e. works great with a V-AMP2, which I tried). You can directly connet to a mixer, without loosing the sound on your speakers and yes...there's a headphone jack, too!

Features that I miss? Would be nice if they put a V-amp2 with storage banks in it, but hey!: This amp comes with so much features and possibilities + stereo + plenty of power that it is almost unbelievable as it is right now, for such a low price. It's a bargain! But we people almost want more, don't we?
So, we can save effect settings (lot's of presets and effects are built in and you can change them). We can not save a complete set up.
But don't forget we have two full featured channels.
I hardly use the build in effects, only a easy and fine soundin chorus to make my sound stereo and it's great. I use a multi-effect
pedal most of the time for all my presets (Korg AX3G or Behringer V-AMP2). This setup is all I ever want and ever need and it rocks! AWESOME!

Now something different. When I bought this amp, the day after I almost brought it back to where it came from, to trade it to another amp (another Behringer, with built in V-amp). The reason was that I didn't like the very low volume of the clean tweed setting in comparison to the other settings. When I wanted a clean sound on channel one and a crunchy drive setting on channel two, there was a huge difference in the too low volume of the clean channel in comparison to the other, crunchy channel. The only way to solve this was to lower the level of the channel that I choose to be the drive-one and to raise the master volume far. I didn't like this, because I don't want to loose the overall huge power that this amp has.

I finally decided that I should take more time to learn what's the best setup for me on this amp and the next day I connected my Korg pedal to this amp. The sound was amazing. I can make EVERYTHING I want at any volume that I want and I can adjust the volume to any level I like and store it, like all the settings. When I bypass the pedal I can choose the other channel on the amp and can do what I want, with anny setting I want.
Not all the built in effects of the GMX212 amp are great, but they're enough for the money and lot of them are really nice.

So my suggestion: use the built in effects to get a perfect stereo. Add a cheap but good multieffectpedal like the Korg AX3G (mine was 59 euro new!) and you're feeling fully equipped and in heaven.

This amp can sound clean, bright, wide (beautiful stereo), heavy, blues, rock, metal, punk, jazz, chrunch. And of course it depends on your guitar and other connected stuff, too. There's enough high, mid and low and enough power to blow the roof off! This amp is loud! Perfect for gigs, too.

I take care for my stuff. I heard the pot's are hollow and plastic, so think about it and transport in a box when you gig with it and place it on to a flat and reliable service. I always use a backup, I would anyway. The rest of the amp looks okay to me. But my Vox looks stronger. But hollow plastic pot's: if that's true, it's tricky, mister Behringer.

I asked for information on the volume-issue described above (too big difference between clean and other amp settings) and they where very helpful and they are really dedicated. If I wanted I could get my money back. They really take their customers problems and suggestions seriously. But the day after I learned how to solve my problem myself and get the best out of this great amp. No regrets since.

I play guitar more than 25 years now. I have an USA Fender Highway strat, a Johnson Les Paul, an Epiphone Les Paul Junior, a London City Telecaster Comet, an Ibanez Artcore semi-accoustic and a Vester EG335 copy. Up till now I tried the Fender strat and the Les Pauls on this amp. All sound like I want them to sound. I want maximum flexibility and I got it with this amp. I use a Behringer V-amp2, for direct recording and a Korg AGX3 Toneworks multieffectpedal. For a quick practising I use a Vox AD15VT.

If the Behringer amp were stolen, I would get myself another, period!

I love the full sound (can sound like a full tube amp), the huge power, the features, the amount of connectors, the footcontroller that came with it, the built in tuner, the size. All together: how can they make and sell such a thing for such a low price. Very good!

120 watts, Jensen Bugera speakers, 99 effects, 2 channels, footswitch, lots of connections, 3-band EQ on both channels plus drive and level, master volume, only one instrument input, stereo, ext. speaker output, effects loop. Very versatile and easy to operate. I don't use all of the effects, I wish it had better reverb. I play metal and get decent distortion considering the cheap pickups I have on my guitar. I play in a large room, in a small room I got a lot of feedback.

This amp sounds great, I can't believe it only costs $250. The cleans stay smooth at high volumes and I get scary distortion with it. I'm replacing my pickups with Duncans and I can't wait to hear how it sounds then! The effects that I've tried weren't too impressive, but I didn't expect them to be for the price I paid. I'm just thrilled about the power and speaker models. This thing is so loud. The amp and speaker simulaters are pretty good. Just using them and the EQ, I get a wide variety of sound. I don't play with the effects too much. I'm probably going to go ahead a buy a reverb pedal, because the reverb is really weak. There's a little bit of hum when I turn the gain up high.

It's pretty solid. The footswitch has a metal case. I've been banging on it pretty hard and it's still working. The knob shafts are made of plastic though so I'm careful when moving it around. The knobs don't stick out though, so you don't have to worry too much. The amp fell on it's face once and nothing broke, so whatever.
I'd definitely use this at a gig, it's looouuud!

I've never needed customer support.

120 watts, Jensen Bugera speakers, 3-band EQ on each of 2 channels and only $250. Come on, that ain't bad at all, brother.

The gmx212 is as solid state as to be expected in this price range, and plenty, though limited effects. its a good practice amp/small gig amp.

The stereo echo/delay channels are amazing. something you would expect to find with a roland set-up.

Again at this price range you can only expect to find budget minded conservative design to a point, that point being -pick this amp over a crate, absolutley. solid cab/speaker placement with protective metal edges, very good tolex covering comparable to a fender in design.

Honestly this is not a $600 amp, would you expect it to be? you bought this for a reason and got your moneys worth. i have not had any problems with it yet, eveything still works so no customer support needed at this point, and i really dont know what i would do if needed. maybe another amp purchase would be more appropriate.

Like i said earlier i love the stereo echo/delay, amazing at this price range being on-board and all. up to par with roland effects. if it lasts as long as other amps there would be no point in re-purchasing. i recieved the "bugera vintage" series speakers with mine, dont know if that makes a difference, or any impact on sound quality from the celestions.