Behringer GX212 Ultratwin 212 Combo

Amp was purchased new in 2002. It has two channels, clean and dirty. Clean has volume, 3-band eq and fx on-off. There are 99 fx presests. Dirty has mid-boost option, presence, overdrive, 3 band eq and "morphing" as well as 99 fx settings that you can turn on and off (only one at a time). The morphing knob is cool, it has these weird eq algorhythms to allow you to "shape" the distortion. A lot of the morphing settings are not so good, but if you have a decent ear and some patience, you can get wide variety of sounds. Problem is it is not programmable, so you have to remember where you like to set the morphing knob. The onboard fx... well, you get what you pay for. There are a s***load of jacks in the back, from slave input, to Aux in (you can play a CD player through this amp and jam with it), external fx, etc. This amp is powerful enough for me, but it is wussier than, say, the Crate 120 watt 212. If you want screamin' metal, don't buy this. If you want a flexible amp for a wide variety of music, buy this.

I play an american tele (kind of noisy - need to solder it better) and a crappy DeArmond Les Paul knockoff. Honestly the DeArmond sounds better through this amp. Whatever. I play in a lot of different environments / different styles, and this amp works pretty well. Nice thing is that it can play softly - that's good in a lounge or a small room setting. Won't get that in a lot of amps. The distortion sound is as good as you make it. There are a few good "combo" modeling fx which add a tube like distortion to the clean channel. What I normally do is use an outboard Alesis Nanoverb to get a general spring verb on everything, then I use Clean, then Clean plus "combo" distortion (slightly dirty), then I go B channel for aggressive distortion, then I use delay or phaser on B channel. So I get 4 pretty good sounds that are all foot-switchable. You need outboard verb.

Side note: I have a Johnson J-Station which I sometimes use to "slave" the amp. It sounds AWESOME. It is so quiet that when I am not playing, it sounds like the amp is off.

dunno. It was in perfect shape when it showed up new from zzounds. It is not a lemon. Haven't had it very long.

Again, dunno. zzounds was awesome, though. Send in the warranty card. I just read the fine print, and my warranty will be voided unless I send in the card.

I have been playing for fifteen years. Frankly, for the money, this amp is great. It's not for beginners, though. I think if your ear is not developed, you will not be able to get a decent sound. It's REALLY flexible, and some people just need stupid-simple. If you play anything from clean channel r&b to fuzzy American Rock&Roll, you will get what you need. This amp is best with bluesy / Neal Young half dirty gravelly crunch. The effects are in pre-set combinations, which works out okay, but I couldn't survive without my outboard reverb. It sounds better than the CRATE 212, but the CRATE is louder (and noisier) and better for metal.

-2002
- Many features, same as GX112 & 110 (read their descriptions)
- 2x12, 60W stereo :-)
- Solid State w/ great TUBE sound!!

- Using ESP/LTD M-350
- EMG HZ's, H/S/H
- Moving from 70's rock into clean twangy/tremelo/vibrato, even 'Bluegrassy' (must be old age?)
- Clean channel is very nice
- Distorted channel is nice 'Tubey Blues'. Would like a more aggresive options (see later comments)
- Thrashers will not appreciate as much (might be better of w/ LINE 6)

- Brand new
- Looks to be built great

- Bought from zzounds VERY GOOD!!
- No contact w/ Behringer

*****************GREAT BUY*******************
- I've been playing since 74. Used to have Tele deluxe (crap), ACOUSTIC head & MARSHALL Slant bottom. I have a 74 OVATION Glen Campbell acoustic & YAMAHA classical Also, a Yamaha keyboard. I
- I just got the Amp. I waited for two months. I thought for sure I wouldn't be able to get. I was going to buy the GX112 instead.
- I played a lot of comparable amps. In it's price range there is NO COMPARISON!
- The sound for the money is a 10, versus other amps that you would buy ($100 to 200 greater) it is an 8
- The effects are good & bad. They are high quality sound BUT (you'll REALLY dislike this if you buy the amp) you cannot combine effects. Not being able to combine the combo amp sound, etc w/o REVERB is crazy?!?!?!? I really don't understand BEHRINGER. IF THEY HAD THE ONE OPTION OF INCLUDING REVERB W/ ANY EFFECT THIS AMP WOULD BE AS GOOD AS any $800-$1000 AMPS!!!!!
- Otherwise, for the amount I paid it is REALLY nice.
* Be prepared to buy another effects processor to put in line