Behringer GX212 Ultratwin 212 Combo

It's a 2002 production year model and it's great for gigging and home recording. I love being able to switch between a great clean solo channel and and great rock and roll solo crunch channel. I downloaded the manual and familiarized myself with the effects and features, and I'm very pleased with the options and the absence of Chupacabras. (my other digital amp sometimes surprises me)

Plenty of power for most gigs I've ever played. I used a Twin for most of my over-the-road-pro career, and I wish I had this one then! At these prices I'd have bought two pair, using two amps with an A/B switch and having a backup pair in case of a catastrophic lighting strike or club fire. (I lost an A/B rig in 1970 when a club burned to the ground)

It has 99 digital presets and 34 algorithms, most of which I don't use. The reverb, compressor, and octave effects are nice and I have them ready to go with the push of the foot switch depending on the songs I'm playing.

The other 96 effects I don't use, so no MIDI is required. I'm partial to my stompies for other effects, and that way I have consistency regardless of which amp I use.

I play a Fender Strat with HSS pups, and I love my guitar/amps combo.

I use two amps and alternate with a MORLEY A/B foot switch, So I can go from smokin' solo intros to smoothe, pretty, ringing chords at lower volumes instantly. I could do that with this amp but I actually use both channels of this amp for different but equally fine solo sounds, and the alternate amp for chord work. That's how I get the best from this amp.

These days I'll play instrumentals (like the THEME FROM MONK, APACHE, Wes Montgomery-octave-style version of MR. SANDMAN, etc.,) country and classic rock, or any style if I get called to play for pay.

I haven't played any clubs with bad grounds or fluorescent lights on the stage power circuits yet. So far the amp isn't noisy even when I use positions 3 and 5 on my guitar. (Pos 1 is a bridge humbucker. 3 and 5 are middle and neck single coils)

When I need just a teeny bit more brightness I have a 10-band EQ stompie that fills the bill. The difference between this amp and the popular brand of twin (this one's not as glass shattering trebly) is more than compensated for by the great overdrive sound this amp gives me at much lower volumes. Behringer's VIRTUBE TECHNOLOGY simulates tube saturation/distortion at club friendly volumes and with my "other twins" that wasn't possible without playing too darn loud for most gigs.

The amp has those very sophisticated plastic input jacks (like Marshalls and other amps) which are isolated from the chassis ground (they also switch off internally and drop out of the circuit when the cord is unplugged) and they were BOTH BROKEN by the previous owner. This was probably when straight guitar cords was left plugged in and someone snapped the jacks by bumping them. (90 degree angle plugs would eliminate that danger)

Behringer sent me TWO replacement input jack assemblies at no charge!

The input jacks come in pairs (high and low inputs) and they're mounted on a tiny circuit board with a tiny plug that connects to the mother board. So, I started my search for the jacks convinced that I'd have to do some delicate soldering, and the company sent me two complete assemblies (that's 4 jacks, 2 PCBs, 2 tiny plugs wired for the mother board) and all I had to do was mount one assembly and plug it into the main board!

It's great to have a backup pair of jacks (and the attached circuit board-the complete ass'y) just in case.

The amp was still playable so it wouldn't have required a backup amp to finish a gig.

The warranty was expired when I bought it but, the company was really great about sending the parts and they wouldn't let me pay them.

I'm comfy doing repairs so, I didn't have to look for a service center. I contacted the main office about the needed parts and I had them in about 4 days.

I've been playing guitar for 44 years and I have six amps now, I've owned everything at one time or another and I'd definitely buy Behringer again. This model is out of production but they build an updated model that I'd buy (GMX212) if this one was lost.

I love the sound, the two channels and the footswitch, I really love the torroidal power transformer, which tells me that this amp was engineered for cutting edge quality sound and performance.
The amp fell into my lap (sacrifice sale-guy needed quick bux) and I'd have never even tried one if not for the great price I paid, and I can't believe how much amp Behringer offers for the regular price for their 2-12 combos.

I'm taking the time to write this for an out of production amp model because I want other katz to know that Behringers should be given fair consideration. Don't let the great prices fool you. These amps were designed and built by knowledgeable people who want to be proud of their products and to offer them at prices that working stiffs can afford. It's one thing to build boutique amps for those who can say "price is no object" and another to build a product for the rest of us.

I'd take this amp anywhere and play it proudly in front of the snobbiest people, and let my sound speak for itself.

Clean Channel
Distortion Channel with separate eq, gain, gain tone, and presence
99 effects
rca in, out, and all kinds of different hookups in the back

the clean channel is decent at low volumes...mine gets horribly distorted above 5 so I usually just leave it around 4 and pump up the master.....I may have blown a circut or something....I'm no techie...

the distortion is tolerable...I like how you can do alot with the gain tone...lots of styles...though I've really been looking into a boss ds-1 to get the feel I'm looking for....recently I played a show in a small club and had alot of problems with an untolerable hum from this channel...I ended up playing most of my set clean...I've purchased boss ns-2 to fix this...I play a gibson les paul with p-90s and they love the electrical interference....but when I switched over to a strat the noise was still there....

both channels feature great eqs....if you turn all the knobs down no sound comes through....this great control is very nice to have

I've depended on this amp for around a year and a half....I've only played a gig or two ever and the old behringer was cranking out the jams behind me....

around the time I bought this amp, I played in a couple small garage-basement type metal alternative bands....lots of bass and downtuning...me and my teenage crew abused this amp by plugging mics and basses into it.....around the time I started getting out of that scene the right hand speaker blew out on me....I took it out and taped up the wires....now I keep it down low and mic up the 1 12" jensen....

even through all the speaker trouble and amp noise I've figured it isn't worth it to call behringer up....

My friend has a behringer exactly like mine though, and he has sent his back twice....once after it caught on fire....and another time after he blew out both speakers....his current behringer seems to be a good one though....

I've been playing 3 years and I play through a Gibson Les Paul DC and an Ibanez Acl Acoustic...my behringer is my primary amp...due to funding...

If it breaks I would probably get a fender fm212 instead since its the same type of amp but way better

for the money I paid...the behringer has done its duty....soon enough it'll be time for a new amp...

2006 model, 2 12 inch Jensen speakers, 99 presets, 2 channels, foot switch, blah, blah, blah, you know the rest of the features. Needs a volume control/wah pedal.

Clean is good, chorus is good, flanger is ok, distortion is poor. The cleaner it is the better it is at high volume. The thing is I don't find this amp to really pump out the high volume. It's ok but no powerhouse.
I play a Godin SDxt with no extra pedals, just using the on board effects in the amp. I use mostly the tail humbucker pickup but occ. the single coil alone. I like the humbucker thru the 212 best. Music we play is up tempo church p/w.
This amp can get a bit noisy on certain settings but overall its not a problem. A high quality cable is essential.

It's gets bumped and jostled and seems sturdy enough. It took a good fall in the back of my SUV, right on the knobs. No breakage and everything still works like new. PTL
Wish I had a cover for it though.

Never needed it yet.

I've played off and on since I bought my first guitar in 1971. I've owned lots of guitars over the years with the Godin SDxt and an Alvarez acoustic electric being my main ones right now. I had a Fender G-Dec before this (still have it as a great practice and small room amp) and Peavey and Alesis amps. This Behringer is good.
If lost or stolen I would buy another. If I could afford it I would buy a Fender Twin.
Wish it had a wah pedal, guess I'll have to buy one.
Overall its a good amp for the money.

2x60 watts, two 12" Jensen Speakers, 99 effects, 2 channels, ect...everything as been said.

clean channel sounds good, but the distortion is awful. I don't really use the effects but i tried some and they sound pretty good. At high volume, the clean channel distorted a little bit. The distortion channel is not noisy, but it is a little bit when the mid boost is activated.

Clean channel=7/10
Distortion channel=4/10

I have it for 6 months and I never had any problems, exept that a knob broke just after I bought it. The amp doesn't seem really reliable but for now it's ok.

Never dealt with them and I hope that I will not need.

Good for clean but not for distortion. I hate the clip because i play with a death metal pedal on the clean channel and if I put the "clean vol" more than 2.5 (1 is like the 0), there is clip, but I can put the volume up with the master.

This amp has quite a few features. The 99 preset effects are fun to play with, but without the pedal to swith between then (which in not included with the amp,) they are impractical to switch while playing.

The overdrive channel is not bad, however I still (after 3 years) have not been able to dial in the overdrive sound I really want.

I currently play a US Strat through and get pretty decent sound. I play everything blues, to rock, to jam/psychedelic with it. It doesn't handle flourescent lights well, but that might be the single coils in my guitar.

In my experience the clean stays clean at high volume.

As I said earlier the distortion/overdriven channel (while offer a lot of versatility), has not given my the sound I want yet, but It's in there I am pretty sure.

While I have not had any problems with it electrically, the parts (jacks, controls, etc) are cheap. One jack inside the casing, a control knob broke clean off. The parts are plastic and not the most solid plastic at that.

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Overall, for I use it for it works pretty well. I probably wouldn't buy it again if it were stolen, I would spend the money and get something a little higher end, but when I bought it was affordable and LOUD... oh yeah did I say this sucker is LOUD... cuz it is.

Behringer GX212 Ultratwin Virtube technology, sporting 99 preset effects and amp modulation. Very versatile foot pedal set, though could use way more pedal buttons. Nice LED.
Amp was used at home and on stage. Powerful enough but not too powerful.
Good selecttion of stereo and effects in and out. used it also to run through the board at line level.. wasnt bad for that

Using various strats on stage, from lace sensor to regular single coil. Amp always sounded weak, and without depth. Some of the chorus based effects were awesome but over all pretty crappy.
The single coil guitars were better, since lace sensors are sh%tty to begin with but, nonetheless very unspectacular.
One could make a fair amount of desired sounds, but it had a very poor way of mixing the sounds. You could only choose one effect per channel and on stage, that was a pain. Had to use floor switch to select and toggle... yikes. Ended bringing my own wah.

ABSOLUTELY A PIECE OF BULLSH%T. Broke 3 times. A) Internal speaker connection broke based on heating, so only one speaker worked. Got that fixed under warranty B)Electrical connections inside broke between amp and effects, again heat or jarring related. All contacts needed to be resoldered - Under warranty but I had to beg... why?
Because it died starting the 3rd set! of a 3 set gig. I had run the rest of the set through the PA... What a f__ pain that was. This is the Edsel of twin guitar amps.

Held to their warranty, but they must have gone back to the drawing board on this one. ... I really guilted them and then had it fixed and unloaded it .. very fast.

Nice concept but a piece of trash. If it were stolen, I would help them carry it to the car. All other amps compare favorably due primarly to reliability and sound. Price was fairly high for the experience.

2002 (ish) behringer 2x12 combo, 60w, two channels, on-board digital FX, midi-capable, footswitch included, and about a million connection options in back.
decent stock speakers (jensens, i believe)
i was unsure whether 60 watts would be enough for me when i first purchased this amp, but it was more than enough. most of the shows i've played with it were outside, 50-100 people, so not very big. 60w is plenty for this application. i bought the amp knowing it did not have a very useful lead channel, but my TS9 and Big Muff take care of that, thank you very much.
you really can connect pretty much anything to the back of this amp (no xlr though). i used to run my ipod in to the RCA jacks during rehersal if we were learning a new song. the two input jacks is nice, too--if your bandmate "forgets" to bring the PA to rehersal, you can plug a mic in to the 2nd input (don't forget your impedance converter!)
the digital FX aren't bad, but unless you really want to get into MIDI programming, you'll end up just finding a good reverb setting and leave it at that, like i did. it'd be nicer to have a decent overdrive and reverb and not all the other bells and whistles.

my setup is a Custom Strat w/ JB & '59 humbuckers--> big muff--> TS9--> snarling dogs wah--> ibanez DE7--> GX212 (have since upgraded to a Fender Evil Twin)

the only thing this amp has going for it is the clean channel (and the reverb's decent). the lead channel is thin and annoying, and the virtube tube simulator is not very effective. but since the clean channel basically puts out what you put in, my TS9 and Big Muff take care of the drive.
the amp is not overly noisy, but it clips VERY easily. basically every time i step on a drive pedal it gets right up to the clipping point. thankfully it has a volume reducer (or something) that keeps you from ACTUALLY clipping, but it's still a pain because then you're just losing volume.
this amp is versatile, but only if you have a pedal that will give you the sound you want. if you're looking for metal, get a shred pedal. if you're looking for classic rock, get a ts9...you get where i'm going here. if you want a nice clean sound...get a fender.

well...i never had any problems with it, reliability-wise. though i did break off a knob loading it in my car, because all the posts are PLASTIC. you get what you pay for, i guess. not a big deal really, a little super glue and i was all set. i gigged it w/o a backup, but only because i didn't have anything that would be a suitable backup. but it always fired right up, and was plenty loud.

never had to deal with them, but most warranties are voided by commercial use (playing live) anyway...

i've only been playing about 5 years, so it's not like i'm "old school" or anything, but i really prefer a more vintage, classic-rock/blues sound, which is why i upgraded to the fender. i sold it to get said fender, but if it had been stolen i probably wouldn't have replaced it. it's a lot of volume features for not a lot of money, but overall i was just not happy with the tone. i recently purchased an epiphone valve jr. (5 tube watts...what a beauty), and that really opened my eyes to the difference that tubes make in your tone. there was nothing for it but to upgrade after that.
basically, this is a fine amp if you need an amp loud enough to do shows, but can't afford $1000+ for a real tube amp (which is exactly why i bought it in the first place). however, i'd reccomend marshall's MG100 half-stack before this amp... much better tone, more volume, more expensive but probably worth it. the other guitarist in my band had one and i was always jealous of the tone on it.

It is good. It isn?t really good for blues or vintage sounds. It has a good modern sounding OD channel. I am a huge fan of the clean channel, I think the sounds there are awesome. There are some good effects, like the stereo delay and phaser, some that I would never use.
Comes with a footswitch, it?s nice that it?s included.
I play it with the band and it works quite well, has enough power to get over the drummer and other guys. I have used it live quite a few times and recorded with it twice. It has served me well every time.
Morphing knob is good feature. I wish it had more vintage sounding capabilities, but it does what it does well.

I generally just use it with a modern sounding, crunchy overdrive and a nice bright clean sound. Works well for our bands music, which is a modern rock, alternative sound.
As I said before, the clean sound is great. Nice and bright, at loud volumes it can have a little crunch to it but it is still nice and clean and I love the sound.
The OD channel is good, it seems as if it would have a fair bit of flexibility with the morphing knob, but I have had it for two years and it works well for me with the knob just set to 10.
It is my first guitar amp and has served me well. I am quite young and am defiantly not a tone snob or anything like that. I mean? I know what a good sound is when I hear it. I know good tube amps sound a lot better, but I don?t have the money to buy a tube amp that would be loud enough. I feel that this amp is good for the money, it has the features, and it has the volume and if you aren?t after tone, but after a lot of function for a good price, then this is what you want. I mean I don?t really play guitar music, it is more guitar driven pop and tone isn?t a big factor in this music. So I have never wanted anything else from this amp. However I am sick of carting it around to gigs and things just because all the effects are built into it and I can?t use house amps because of that. I think I am gonna buy a Line 6 POD XT Live so I can go straight into the PA and also I will have more tonal flexibility which I am starting to crave.

I had one and it was a bit dodgy, something was wrong with the sound? it was kind of going up and down in volume. This happened after about a month, I took it back to where I got it and they replaced it and I have had this one for 2 years and never a problem with the exception of a know that I snapped off? but that is as much my fault as it was a fragile knob.

Only dealt with them once and it wasn?t with them directly, but through the place of purchase. But it was replaced under warranty, no hassles.

I would say it is a good amp for anyone who wants a good, loud cheap amp. It gigs well, it sounds good. I have been playing for 3 years, got an electric guitar and this amp 2 years ago. I have been in bands for those 2 years. It is a great amp for people who want to get a lot of band for your buck. I feel as though I have outgrown this amp so I am going to replace it live and in the studio with a POD XT Live but I will keep this amp so that I can still have amplification at home when practicing with the band. However I am only doing this because I am sick of carrying around the amp to gigs and I need more flexibility and more control placed at my feet. There is nothing WRONG with this amp, but it does lack a bit of heart if you are looking for good tone. It has the sounds but no heart.
If it was stolen I would buy a cheap un-powered mixer and a powered wedge so I can use a POD XT Live through that, no need for an amp. And I also would have an extra monitor live. But it?s not going to be stolen, and I?m happy with what I have.

2x12 jensen speakers, clean & overdrive channels with individual effects, hi & lo inputs, bunch of jacks too at the rear side, and it comes with a footswitch (channel and effect)

currently i have a jackson performer PS-3 with a seymour duncan invader at the bridge, for distortion i use a Boss MT-2 and the old FW-3 wah wah pedal. In this setup i use only the clean channel... the eq is kinda versatile. Its loud and i keep the master volume at 6 or sometimes at 8... haven't gone any further than that.
i only use 4 different types of delay and some phaser, and it sounds pretty good, but i wish that the stereo delay had more than 100ms. kinda dissapointed with the flanger sound.

the overdrive sounds suits only if you play rock, alternative, blues, punk... not for metalheads. As i mentioned its only OVERDRIVE.
i dont know if its because of my pickup but i cant get a good clean sound out of it... always seem to have some distorted sound at the end.

i blown away both speakers in less than 3 months... i guess that jensen speakers are not very durable, but i fixed that for 10$ only and since then i had no problems. (recommendation: do not plug a mic on the aux in for rehersals if the PA breaks down)

there is NO customer support in BOLIVIAAAAAA

since i have a hard time saving money, i think i'll keep this one for a loooooong time... but in the future i'll get a POD maybe to improve the sound and versatility.

Purchased new in 2003. Didn't have 800.00 to spend on a Fender guitar amp and wanted a 'twin' type configuration. Was hoping that the simulator was strong and for the money it proved to be very good. As noted before - 2 channels - clean and Lead. , headpohnes, extra inputs(tape) , Direct out, Built in EFX , nice layout of controls, stereo out, and very easy to understand. Used this amp for practice, and some garage band gigs. Plenty of power (but note my comments below about live play). Bang for the Buck factor - very high!

I've played for a long time - Strats r me. So .... I wanted something that emulated my old hot-rodded TWIN reverb (please someone kick me for selling it !) .... and this amp approximated some of the 'feel' and sound rather well. The clean was real good and worked very well with my amp/efx pedal - it rounded out the sound from the floor unit into a smoother deeper sound. The LEAD channel worked very well for me except when I played with a band.
It became un-clear as we got louder. The volume was good, but the 'simulation' sucked up the presence such that it became increasingly hard to hear my note articulation - notes would just 'show up' over the din. .... it was strange. I found that I always 'bailed' back to the floor unit in the clean channel to play leads.

Its been in the family now for 3 years - still works like a clock.
I really can't talk about night after night gigging with the unit.

Unknown - but for the price I paid - who cares ! ...... the speakers and cabinent are good enough to use with a different amp if it 'dies'

I've played for a long time - I'm old-skool all the way - but still enjoy rocking out, phunk, and the blues. Played professionally for 10 years , but now am 'down' with the day gig and not far from retirement age! I compared with several similarly priced amps - this amp couldn't be beat for the price & features. However, since my kids are away in college now, I'm playing more frequently , and have purchased a tube amp and given the Behringer to my youngest son. Lets see - Behringer amp for $250.00 = good, flexible , loud , sound.....or a tube amp for $800.00 + = excellent, not so flexible, loud , sound hmmmm? Seems to me - the Behringer is a winner any way you look at it.