Behringer GX210 210 Combo

Features...hmm...well Behringer went for quantity over quality that is for sure ... many effects .. they all blow except for reverb and chorus. overdrive i rather not even talk about.

At first when i got this amp i thought it sounded great ... the clean channel kicks ass and is good for pedals. but, what good is that if after about 2 weeks i began to get a distinct buzz from the amp at certain frequencies. turned out it was not the guitar...but bad structure of the amp. what a let down.

Get this - i had to return one of these to the store and the second one had the same defect! the amp has extremely poor structure and after a few weeks of use, parts get loose i guess because there comes a time when buzzing takes over. it ruins this amp.

although i have not been playin guitar for a very long time, i know a lot about equipment. i returned this behringer and im getting a Line 6 Spider II 112. I mean consider this - that many features for that price ... too good to be true. Dont cause urself disappointment.

Decent features - Processor is decent for the money I guess. I use mostly the reverb and delay. Preset 20 I believe. Now the thing I do not like about this is the dirty(distortion) channel. The morphing knob is terrible and messes things up worse than it does any good. I would be happy if you could dial in a sound like the clean channel but it has not been possible so far. It sounds real mid range or something. Hard to describe the exact sound of it. Not good is about the best I can do. BUT the clean channel is VERY good. It is good enough that I give it a 7. Very tube amp sounding clean channel for 200 bucks.

I am running a fender strat (70's) with 54 classic bridge and 2 Van Zandt's in mid and neck wired TBX - The only box I use is a Rocktron Rampage which also had a mod done to fit what I needed. Playing mostly all blues and some rock. The amp does seem to have some sort of low 120Hz hum to it. It is not the guitar because it does it with no cords plugged into it. It is not extremely load but is really annoying when recording with it. I am not sure it is just my amp or if all of them do it though. Over all not much of a variety being that in my opinion you are limited to using the clean channel for a semi-pro sound out of it. It does seem to turn up decent for 35 watts. Of course like I said before the distortion is terrible!!

I have not even had to move it since I bought it. It still has the tags on it. The noise does bother me that it makes but it seems like it would hold up

never dealt with them. Hope I don't have to.

Well it is not bads I guess. What do you expect for 200 bucks? stereo and fx's built in? plus load enough for small shows or practice with a very nice clean channel. So overall it is pretty good. I have been playing for about 10 years now and went through thousands of dollars worth of stuff. Recently downgraded A LOT and decided to by a cheap amp and a decent guitar and just play for fun around the house and jam with friends now and then. For this I think I made a good decision. If I were playing professionally or semi-pro I would have somethign else for sure. But this overall is a good deal. Just be prepared to buy a good distortion pedal!!

This amp has tons of features, maybe too many. The switching pedal is great allowing you to switch channels and effects giving you 4 tone choices, it's alot of fun to play around with. Check the othe reviews for a complete list...this little amp has everything but birth control. Headphone jack is appreciated by the family as I biught this for a practice/bedroom amp.

I play a standard Strat with stock pickups and an Alvarez Yairi with a pop in Fishman Neo-D, very basic stuff. I play mostly blues, rockabilly and country. The clean channel is just that...CLEAN! The distortion channel is, again, OK but not in the metal category, just a little drive. The effect number 37 with the distortion channel provides a pretty good rock sound. The thing is not very loud or powerful in my opinion. I frequently max the volume control when I'm jamming with the kids out in the garage or just goofing off in the house when nobody is around. I have alot of fun with the variety of effects but it takes alot of tweaking to dail in the tones that I would get from a tube amp with a few good pedals. The chorus and the delay are pretty good. The reverb and flanger are not. Overall decent sound but only at the price.

I'm very concerned about this. I just today noticed a buzz at any kind of volume. I'm not sure what is going on...maybe a speaker issue. I tend to max it out quite a bit. I'll post another review and I would like to know if anyone else has had the same problem. The amp looks and feels pretty solid. I would not gig with this amp...maybe use IT as a backup.

I have never dealt with Behringer but I will soon and reprt on the results.

I've been playing for about 30 years and have owned, bought, sold and pawned a few guitars and amps. If this amp was lost or stolen I'd file an insurance clain and put the money into something else. It's a pretty cool little amp with lots of features but not much real tone. I've got an Ibanez Troubador 25 acoustic amp that just kicks the Behringers ass on tone and it's my dedicated bedroom amp, just wish it had a headphone jack. I'm really looking hard at the Roland Cube 30 to replace the Behringer if I decide to get rid of it. The best feature of this and the other Behringer amps is the price. Despite it't faults it is still a good deal at less than $200.

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I'm using a Left-Handed Johnson Del-Mar guitar with this amp and the sound I get is amazing.
I play mostly punk, but I like this amp for all sounds, except metal. I can get good distortion, and while it isn't the greatest distortion, it's the best you'll get in an amp with this many features for 200 dollars. The clean channel has excellent tone.

I would use this amp in a gig without a backup definitely. It's built like a brick.

I don't own any other gear and I've been playing for about 6 months. If this was stolen, I'd definitely get it again. I love everything about it; the only complaints I have is that you can't get much bass out of it.

The UltraTwin was made in 2001 or 2002?. This amp is very versatile and it packs alot of features than most amps in its class. Has every thing a guitarist needs from clean channel to overdrive. Many of the basic effects are included (99 Presets included). You can switch of the Jensen Speakers and use the headphone jack for quiet pracice. overall great amp and not just for the price.

I play a few guitars like Fender strats,Gibson Custom mode LP,Ibanez Jem 90,Jackson Dinky reverse headstock. Each guitar has different pickup configurations and I can plug in to the UltraTwin and get many sounds like Classical,Jazz,Blues,Rock. Great clean tone on channel 1 and mild overdrive tone on channel 2. The overdrive section has a morphing sound that most amps in a 30 watt do no have. Using the onboard effects you can create many sounds out of your guitar that you like.

I Use as my main amp a Marshall 50 watt tube head to record music in my home studio and after pluging into the UltaTwin I was shocked at the sounds I could get. Now the UltraTwin is my backup amp. Very reliable amp will last for ever.

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I have been playing guitar for 16 years and have been waiting for an amp like the UltaTwin. For years I mostly play Marshalls or Peaveys my main amps for recording. If any of my main amps broke down I can use the UltraTwin as a backup amp. Overall I would recomend this amp to any guitar player out there on a buget. Great amp and not just for the price but for the may features that most amps do not offer.

I primarily play Christian Rock and also play in praise and worship teams. I use a mild to moderate amount of overdrive but play clean/semi-clean most of the time. This amp has two channels and several different effects. Multiple output jacks on the back including a "line out" jack (very nice). It's 60W which is more than enough for me right now, but I'll likely upgrade to a similarly powered all-tube amp fairly soon. One of my biggest peeves with the amp is the fact that it doesn't have independent EQ's for each channel. It makes finding good tones for both channels pretty difficult sometimes.

Two 10" Jensen speakers is a plus though.

I play an American Series Tele through the amp and run it through the following effects setup:
1) Vox Wah (true-bypass)
2) Marshall ED-1 Compressor
3) Ibanez TS-808 modded TS-9 (probably soon to be replaced with a Fulltone Fulldrive 2)
4) Boss BD-2 (soon to be a Keeley BD-2)
5) Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
6) Line 6 MM4
7) Danelectro Dan-Echo (Delay)
8) Ernie Ball Volume

The amp is versitile in that it packs alot of features into a small and affordable package, but the quality of them is pretty low (the price of the amp should've been my first clue). I was looking for an affordable amp at the time that could double as both a practice amp for my apartment, but also for use live at my church. I wasn't looking for something with high-quality overdrive specifically because I tend to rely on my pedals for that.

The clean channel is decent. There's really not alot to say about it because the EQ can tweak it to put out an acceptable tone. The overdrive channel though has very life-less overdrive. There is a "morphing" knob which changes the overall sound of the overdrive and it's kinda cool, but still, you're tweaking a lifeless overdrive. Regardless of how it's tweaked, it's still lifeless.

It does have several different effects, but I'm finding that if any, I use reverb only. Everything else can be replaced by my pedals.

One other thing I dislike about the amp is that in switching channels and/or the effects, there's a time delay between the switch. Basically, play on the clean channel for the verse of a song, stomp on the effects or the second channel, and there's about half-a-second where you definitely hear it switch. Almost a complete mute before the overdrive/effects kick in. Pretty poor... As long as you don't switch channels/effects very often this isn't a problem, luckily.

All that being said, it has a somewhat acceptable clean channel, very poor overdrive channel, and poor effects.

It does only cost $199 brand new at Musicians Friend, and so I wasn't expecting a brutal work-horse of an amp. Like I said above, I was only looking for a fairly versitile and affordable amp with decent watage and a combo of at least 2 10's. That being said, I promptly broke off one of the knobs while carrying it. It didn't break off by hitting a doorjam either. It broke off by brushing against my pants. Granted, I was carrying a bunch of other stuff at the time, but it should last longer than that, right? Apparently not.

I don't anticipate any other problems with it, and probably wouldn't try to get it replaced/worked on if it did. I only bought it used for $135 after all...

Never dealt with them and likely wouldn't try if it breaks down.

Decent practice amp for apartments/small venues (such as what I use it for), but don't think of it as a good performance amp. It's not built for that. If you're looking for a bunch of effects and think this is a decent alternative to Line 6, you're sadly mistaken. The effects are pathetic, with the exception of the reverb and some delay. If it were stolen, I'd promptly replace it with something else.

Not bad for the $135 I paid for it (it fulfilled my expectations), but definitely not worth another $135.

Don't know when the amp was built, but it doesn't matter, because is great. A lot of versatility, two channels, a 24-bit on board effect rack, to many ins & outs, jensen equiped etc. I won't say anything about watts and stuff like that, because if you are coming here to inform yourself about the amp, it's because you already saw it. I'll mostly give my opinion on its features.

I use a Washburn -two humbuckers Lp style- which is great, but the pickups itself are a little weak. Anyway this amp rocks. I play almost everything but metal, and the behringer suits all sort of styles really smoothly. No noise, a great clean channel, a dirty channel like the evil, crunchy or creamy, you decide. And beside all the effects you can ask for, and are as good and even better than the effects you find in another units -dedicated to the fx's- like digitech. It's true the distortion won't do the Kill'em all, but it's for rock. The most important thing: The great Quality of the sounds. It's a pro.

What can I say? never had a problem. Various rehearsals and party gigs, no problem.

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I've played for more than 15 years, and owned a lot of different gear. Let me tell you boy... This amp is SERIOUS, you'll have REAL tone. Nothing better in this price.

new in 2002 i think. 2 channels, includes ft switch. 2x30 stereo with onboard effects. inputs & outputs galore! 2 10-inchers made by jensen. virtube technology.

this makes a very good blues amp. most of the other reviews have commented on how bad the overdrive channel is but if you spend a little time dialing it in, you can come up with a nice gritty blues sound. clean channel is awesome- very fender like. it has warmth similar to a tube amp but to me still doesn't really nail it. i found at higher volumes using a strat with vintage style pickups the sound can get a little midrange heavy to a point of shrillness. even with the mid knob all the way down. running a LP with 490's will yeild a decent crunch ok for rythem but thats about it. clean channel with LP is very dark & jazzy.

seems to be built tough but most ss amps are pretty reliable.

cant say- never had any probs.

while i would much prefer the sounds of a genuine tube amp, the sound this amp produces is the closest i'll probably get for under 200 bucks not to mention all the effects and stereo output. best bang-for-the-bucks that i've seen yet!!

I paid $199.00 for this amp and it has digital effects, midi, and all kinds of inputs/outputs. 10 years ago I would have had to pay thousands for these features.

This amp is a nice true replica of the classic Fender Twin amp. It is not an amp designed to model every other amp on the planet! I compared the ultratwin against the Fender and the Vetta at a local music store. The following is what I found:

Clean Channel- I would use the ultratwin's clean channel for any critical recording session both in the home or studio! Its that good. It is quiet as a church mouse and responds nicely to your playing style. Adding the built in chorus or spring reverb takes the sound over the top. The ultratwin hung tough with the Vetta and Fender Twin all the way even at high volume. Given its size, however, it could never get as loud as the Fender or Vetta. Bottom line- If your looking for good solid guitar tone with enough body to make J-Lo envious this amp is worth checking out.

OverDrive Channel- The O/D channel is very nice as well. You can get some classic sounds out of this thing that covers every rock song recorded from the 50's (Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, etc.), 60's (Cream, Hendrix, etc.) and 70's (Old Sabbath, Zep, etc.). Similarly, you can get southern rock (MollyHatchet, ZZ top, Bad Company, etc.)out of the ultratwin as well as punk (dead kennedys, Clash, etc.)and modern rock (Police, Billy Idol, etc.). You will not be able to get over the top gain out of this amp (e.g., Halen, GodSmack,Metalica, etc.) or Nu-Metal (e.g., system of down, disturbed, etc.) unless you use outboard effects.

Effects- The effects in the ultratwin are surprisingly good! Particularly for an amp costing less than $200 dollars. The Spring Reverb and Chorus are excellent. The other effects are solid. I originally thought the wah wah effect sucked. I thought it sounded more like an envelope follower than a wah wah. Not until a friend of mine came over and started jamming with the ultratwin did I understand how cool the wah wah effect was. My buddy started laying down some classic R n B riffs (James Brown, Isely Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Gap Band, Etc.)and I began to see that the wah wah effect was no ordinary lame effect at all. When he slipped in some Maxwell and Macy Gray licks I was totally blown away. When he did some classic Marley and Jimmy cliff riffs with the wah wah effect I was sold. Bottom line- Do not give up on an effect because it may be designed for a specific type of vibe that you are not immediately aware of.

Summary- You can get clean sounds out of this thing ranging from the Beach Boys, to the Chilli Peppers, to West Montgomery. You can get dirty sounds from Hendrix to Clapton, to Green Day. I use my Line 6 POD, Boss MT-2 (Metal Zone) pedal, or Korg PX4 to get over the top gain sounds. Using these devices as insert effects makes the ultratwin sound really nasty. Great sound particulary when miked off axis in the studio.

So far so good! It seems to be built very solid.

They have so far responed to my e-mails so I think things are okay todate.

This thing rocks for the money. I would be smiling if I paid $800 dollars for this thing. The Clean channel alone is worth the price of admission. The O/D channel can add enough dirt to make a grave digger tired. It is a solid product that I will actually use for guitar and keyboard recording for sure.

Well, after playing two shows (at a rather shitty basement-type venue, to be more specific), I can now confirm that the amp can easily be used for smaller or medium sized gigs. I probably didnt even need to mic into the PA, but did anyway...Although their mics/PA sucked, so it didnt sound as good as it could have. Anyway, i'm still planning to get Behringer's 4x12 stereo cab to get some more headroom, so that will be nice. Over all, still a great great purchase to be had, amp-wise, for 200 bucks.

Very reliable. Rehearsed a few times and played 2 gigs with it and have played it every day for the past 4 months. So far, nothing at all bad has happened.