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.

I'm not sure what year the amp was made in but I got 1-2 years ago. It's a fairly versatile amp, but not for metal and any heavily distorted sounds, but it sounds fine with a pedal. I also have the BG412H 4x12 and with a good distortion pedal, it sounds great. It's really worth the money. If you're in a band playing medium gigs definetely get the cabinet, it adds a lot of balls. You can't really get a great blues sound out of the amp alone, because if you crank the amp it's not a good sounding overdrive at all, and if you switch to the distorted channel, even if the gain is all the way down, it's a little bit too much crunch, unless you pick really lightly and roll the guitar's volume down. You can get a good AC/DC, 70's and 80's rock sound out of it, but I recommend just getting a good overdrive pedal, because the channel switching on the amp has an annoying delay, but the effects switching is instant. There's 99 effects, most of them are useless, but there are some gems. The chorus, reverbs [especially plate, it sounds like you're playing in some temple or something it's such a great, dramatic sound, I forgot it was even on the amp until I did this review, haha], pitchshifter and phaser are all great. The only good pitchshifter effect is the octave. At times it sounds like an organ. You can also use this amp with two guitars at the same time if you need to because of the hi and lo inputs, as long as you don't crank it, or it'll start cutting out. Theres enough power in this amp to play in a band setting, but I use it with the cabinet. I used to play in a metal band called The Black Heart Conspiracy, and the amp and cabinet worked great. I'm giving it a 9 for having 99 effects, even though half of them are useless and sound similar.

I'm using an Epiphone Les Paul Standard with it, and these guitars are great for the price. The heritage cherry sunburst is gorgeous, and while all the the other Gibson finishes are a lot better, the Epiphone Heritage Cherry Sunburst looks identical to the Gibson. Everyone says they play everything, and a lot of them don't. I play everything pretty much, but I've never really gotten into jazz or country guitar. Mostly what comes out of my guitar is metal and and blues though. For both of those styles, you need a pedal though. The clean channel stays clean until you really blast it, then it gets a really ugly overdrive, not a bluesy one. And as I said earlier, the most gain you can get would be ideal for an AC/DC type band. Basically to sum up these sounds, they sound great for the price and are better than pretty much any solid state combo amps under $600. But if you play pretty much any tube amp, you're gonna start hating this amp. I know I did, but I still respect this amp for what it does. It truely is worth the money, which is why I'm giving it a 8 instead of a lower score. Because I'm basing it by price. Because if I was comparing it to more expensive amps it would be unfair.

The only problem I've had with it would be the input jacks and the speakers. The input jacks got to be very loose and the would cut out, but that fixed itself, not sure how. And the speakers after a while just messed up somehow, and they're distorted now, but I run it through the 4x12, which cuts off the amp speakers, and it fixes the problem. 8, because I've never had to bring it in, but I would have to if I didn't have the cabinet.

Never needed it.

I can't complain about it, because of the price, even though I don't remember how much I payed for it, I think $200-300. I don't have anything else, but in a few months I'll be getting a new ESP guitar and Peavey 6505+. If it were stolen, I'd save up for the 6505+ head. But if I needed a new amp fast, definetely this. It's amazing for the price, but if you play any tube amp, you'll hate this amp. So 7.

Not sure of the year it was made in. I got it as a Christams gift in '04. I play pretty much a little bit of everything. From surf to metal. It handles just about everything you can throw at it. The clean channel can get as warm as my Les Paul Special can get and as bright as my Standard Strat can get. The overdriven channel gets pretty crunchy when you have the patience to tweak the effects and other adjustments. The foot pedal that switches channels isn't particularly useful. There is a bit too much of a delay. I do like the fact that it has a HI and LO option for your inputs. You can plug your single coils in to the HI for a little extra chunk and your hb's in to the LO to reduce the chance of clipping at higher volumes. The two Jensen 12s have plenty of power for basic use. If you need it louder, watch your volume and mic it to run through a PA like everyone else in the world.

You can squeeze any sound out of this thing that you want. I generally use my PODxt for most tones and effects, but I do use a few of the onboard effects to process the sound on the way out to add little somethin extra. Great for delays or chorus. The clean channel is just what it says, clean. You can make your ears bleed before it sounds like crap. The overdriven channel comes up only a little shy of what I would like it to do. I would appreciate a little more sustain on some of the effects. Particularly the phaser settings. My highest praise for this amp goes to the Jensens in the cab. As most of you know, the PODxt can spew some pretty evil stuff out of it. Like when you download someone else's patch and the drive is cranked up so hard your head nearly explodes when you strum an Am. The speakers hold up pretty damn well to just about all the overprocessed signals I have the tendency to throw at it.

This amp has done everything I have asked of it, when I have asked it to. Reliability is NOT an issue. I would gig without a back up with no reservations. I have tipped this thing over numerous times, ripped cords out with my feet, even dropped it out of the trunk. Save for a few scrapes and dings, it is tip top.

Behringer responds to emails rather quickly. Aside from that, I have not needed support of any kind.

I have been playing for about 5 years now and this amp is so far the best i have personally owned. I use several different axes with this. Standard Strat, Les Paul Special, Ibanez RG470, this crappy little Frankenstrat copy made by Memphis that AMAZINGLY, sounds incredible. If it was lost or stolen, I might replace it as it is a great value for its MSRP. I would probably lean toward a CyberTwin as that might suit my needs just a little bit better. But not by much. I love the sound, hate that its a heavy little bastard. I have a Fender G-DEC on the way, so we'll see how this Behringer, the PODxt, and that like to play together. I hope they can all get along.

Not sure of the age, but I got slightly used, 2/2005. I have played through many amps, this one is plenty loud, clean, and is very simple to set-up. Lots of line out options, 2 channels, plenty of onboard effects. I have read nearly all current reviews, and want to remind all owners or potential owners, Behringer states on their web site, "mild" distortion. If you want more, spend $99.00 on the V-amp2 or buy a pedal. If you want distortion in the amp itself, buy one designed for that purpose. Me, I wanted a clean, "Twin Reverb" sound, and it delivers. I lead worship for about 450-600, and it holds it's own. 30wx2 stereo, is plenty. If you need more easy fix, line out to your board, and use it only as you backline monitor. Face it folks, you can mic it like the old days, if you are going to fill an auditorium with sound, no matter the size of the amp, you will need your sound spread out....

My main guitar is a mexican 60,s classic strat, i usualy play on the neck and mid P/U's ( I do not have a bridge pickup, it has been removed). The amp has 2 10" Jensen speakers and they really sound great, one of the amps amazing bang for the buck type features. The amp is strong, i hacent blown any speakers or fuses yet and Ive owned it over a year now. I 've pushed some serious feedback thru it and it's been fine. The amps clean tone is superb it can get a bit more dirty when the volume is pushed, its not as clear as say a Roland Jazz 120 but consider the price difference.

THIS AMP IS VERY DEPENDABLE. The only problem is that you might need a ground lift (or a pair of plyers if you know waht i mean) if your playin at place with bad wiring. Nothin's broke on it and i've had it for a year. i use it in gig's every week, and any other time in between. The thing tavels in the back of a pickup truck and its still in GREAT condition, so again its all good.

I emailed customer support because I couldn't get enough volume even when I set it wide open. I was using the second input on the front of the amp which isn't as loud as the primary or first one. In my defense the manual indicates that humbucker pickup guitars should use the second input. You can totally dis-regard that note. Tech support was quick and very helpful.

I've been playing about 35 years, I've used a Tech21 trademark 120 within the same period as I've owned this Behringer, and honestly, I like the Tech21 better. But that is just because it has better distortion. If my Behringer were stolen, i would find out who took it, steal it back, then burn down their house. I am very poor and can't afford to go buy new shoes much less a new amp.This is a good amp, blues, jazz, softer rock, are all types of music this amp can stand up to very, very well. Buy one, make these Kreuts some doe.

I like the 2 channel design that allows you to assign effects to a channel... 99 presets that are somewhat customizable (is that a word?)...RCA out, footswitch, cabinet out...headphone, cd synch... it seems to have everything you could need.

I use about 6 different guitars on this bad boy... I had an old Tube Head that died and was going to cost way to much to repair... bout a Crate g600 head and it didn't have the balls I was looking for...
Wanted an inexpensive amp with a variety of sounds that could push a 4x12 or two... very happily replaced my Crate...

Great tone...

So far so good... no problems - consistent and relaible...

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So far, I love it... my other guitar player has a Crate BV 1/2 stack and they have gelled quite well together... Having a blast with it... and I have just scratched the surface...

99 Effects channels, some of which do sound quite simllar and rather puzzilingly unnessecary(great delays and tremolo etc though).
Clean & overdrive channels.
Overdrive channel has presence and behringers morphing controls and a mid boost.
Midi output,
Vatious audio ins & outs, send & return(for effects) etc.
Twin 60W Jensen speaker
Hi/Low gain inputs
Chanel/Effect footswitch
Certainly more features than i use anyways....

Couldn't ask for more from the clean channel. I've gigged it loads of times and haven't yet noticed the supposed loss of tone or whatever at higher volumes, it all seems realy nice to me at all volumes. the overdrive channel is stale though, it's taken me a long time to get it anywhere close to the raw power i desire (taken a buttload of effects pedals) and it's still lacking due to the amps inherant dislike of heavy distortion. In saying that...even though it dulls everything down a bit when distorted it can still sound really good for anamp of this price if you persevere...it impresses me no more than any marshall in this range however lacking the overdrive channel is. in short.... a huge selections of features, reasonable tone, crap overdrive but still very versatile and if u use effects it still can still stand out.

not a single thing has broken on this amp **touch wood** seems fairly durbale to me, not experienced any problesm that other people have (loss of tone, breaking knobs etc...) and as i said...i've gigged it alot.

Never had to deal with them.

Been playing it well over a year now and it seems pretty adaptable to my zoom multi effects and various other stomp boxes and wah. i think if it was stolen i would be bummed....but i wouldn't by another one due to it's distortion allergy. I'd go for a vox. i bought this one over a marshall because of the price, extensive features and it's amazing clean tone. I wish it had marshall amp distortion though.

120 watts, Two 12" 100 watt Jensen Speakers, 2 channel, 99 preset effects. This amp is a solid state but the clean channel performs like a tube amp.

The distortion on this amp is what brings controversy. Jensen speakers are to fender sound as Celestion is to Marshall. This amp with these speakers has a phenomenal clean sound, but the distortion leaves something to be desired. This amp is not for a metal-head. I would recommend this for someone who plays bluesy or funk stuff. Nothing heavier than early 70's rock. THis amp is perfect for me as it fits my style but if you play metal, save your money and get a Randall or MESA.

This amp was a worthy substitute for my heavy as hell 1973 Fender amp.
I've been told its heavy but it feels light compared to what im used to. The channel switching has a short delay on it. If i was ever performing when i had to swith between clean and distortion I would bring my distortion pedal.

Pretty much covered below. Nothing different from the other reviews.

The sound initially was great, I was very impressed with it for the first 20 minutes or so. Played a Oscar Schmidt oe 30 on it and was very impressed with the sounds and features.

Heres where it all went bad. After about 20 minutes of playing on low to medium settings it began to pop very loudly everytime I strummed the guitar. All the power leds would go out momentarily also, like it had overheated and developed a short of somesort. I turned it off and let it cool down for an hour and fired it up again..... Same thing. I am in the process of returning it to zZounds now (who are, by the way pretty impressive).

Dont know about Behringer

I would buy another one, but they are out of them. I have ordered a Behringer Blue Devil 112 instead. Based on the features and outstanding prices, I am willing to give Behringer a second chance.

As far as features go, the amp's got 99 onboard effects (entirely too many, most of them sound the same and can be slightly changed) and a distorted and clean channel. It comes with a channel-switching and effect-activating pedal. It's all I really need for what I do: regularly gig in medium sized venues in a blues rock and rock band.

The distortion, however, doesn't get as powerful as I'd like it to sometimes, and there is a very short but noticeable lag during channel-switching.

The clean channel has never gotten distorted at high volumes which is great, cause that's what i mainly use along with some effects onboard. In general, however, the amp's sounds don't have much variety and sounds like a practice amp at times.

Distortion never gets too brutal, but there's plenty of knobs to get it to your liking as long as you don't want it to be powerful, which becomes a problem at times.

Here is why I'm writing this review: the amp is NOT reliable AT ALL. Do NOT buy this amplifier unless you want it frying on you every 2-3 months. I have sent this back to behringer 4 times in a matter of a year and a half, and they take a month and sometimes longer to return it. They even replaced my amp with a completely new one which fried about 3 months later. I have treated the amplifier very well, but it has some serious problems of its own.

In fact, just don't buy Behringer. They might be cheap but you get what you pay for...

They were nice enough to replace my amplifier with a new one once, but they're incredibly slow and hard to reach. The number on the site was wrong, and I'd get my amplifier back after a very long time. The warranty is a year long, but if you plan on getting this amp buy an extension, you'll need it.

Features are alright, sounds are mediocre at best, but the reliability is horrendous... If the amp was stolen, I'd definitely not buy another one. It's a pain to deal with, and it fried on me earlier tonight during band practice for the 4th time. I only chose the amp for its price, but you get what you bargain for.

I bought this amp about a year ago for $450. It's works great for what i do(playing in churches for youth groups) The behringer really pulls out what little tone my crummy Johnson has at all. It has lots of power. When i play with the band, I normally can over power them with the master volume setting on 5 or six and it still keeps a good tone value. I have noticed though, that the settings change when you turn up the volume. I wish that when you use effects like the wah, that there would be reverd and delay mixed in, but everything is not perfect

as I already stated it pulls out what little tone i have in my johnson.
it's great

it's pretty good, i've only had one nob break off, in transet to a gig

it's a very good amp, a friend of mine who bought a fender tube amp, thought I was playing through a fender stack.

Well i play classic rock so i think i used the features on this amp a total of 3 times but it does have 99 presets or w/e so i cant really complain obout them not being there just never using them.

Absolutly hated it worst tones ever my dad teaches and sells guitars and he cudnt get a good tone out of it the clean on mine was horrible and distortion even worse.

Well the peddle broke down but that was jsut a piece of crap anyways

Playing it a year absolutly hated it worst amp I have ever owned just bought a Traynor Valve Combo 40 today actually and man compared to the behringer its like playing in heaven.Behringer=bad Traynor=Great

From 2002 I think. Jensen speakers. Clean and overdrive channel (and mid boost). Effects unit (reverb, chorus, delay, tremolo and much more). Since you can't combine effects as you want (fi not wahwah and reverb at the same time), it would be nice with a separate (analog?) reverb-unit! Headphone jack is VERY noisy (but who wants to play with headphones?)!

I've used it for practice, small/medium gigs and recording; country, rock, blues, jazz, metal... The overdrive works for medium-overdrive-sounds. Sounds quite nice with my Fender, but the sound with humbucker guitars is not that impressive. I've also tried it with my Heritage 575 (hollow body), but it just sounds awful, doesn't respond at all...
It's easy to get a nice sound when you're on your own. The effects on lower volumes sound natural and good. The problem starts when the band teams up. It's impossible to get a good sound on higher (or sometimes medium) volume! Specially the clean channel changes character when the volume increases. It's also very noisy on higher volumes.

The knobs are all-plastic and I broke one as soon as I got the amp. It seems quite fragile actually...

Don't know

I've been playing for 15 years. I wanted a not too heavy, good sounding, versatile amp, so I tried this one. (My Fender's not very movable...) I guess it should be used for practicing and (home)studio recordings - the "basic" sound on lower volumes and the effects are good.
BUT: I'm sorry - but it just doesn't work when playing with a band (I've tried it for about a year now...). If it breaks down I won't replace it. Actually I think I'm gonna sell it soon...
The quality doesn't seem very good, but what can you expect from an amp at this low price?

I highly recommend Behringer amps, for the price and for the quailty, I recently bought the GX212 Ultra-Twin combo , it was NOS, but I was really impressed with all of the features and the price, I was looking at the Fender Cyber series stuff, and for the price Behringer is a lot better.

sound wise, I couldn't be happier, I have the SRV tone, as well as the Jimmy Page tone with this amp, with the built in effects and settings, you can really dial this baby in, like the Line 6 and Johnson Millenium stuff.

well so far so good, and from looking at this beast, I think it should be very reliable, very good construction, and no particle board like some Peavey's

I had to contact Behrninger for info prior to purchase, and their reps were great.

I have a 2002 Les Paul Standard, a 1998 American standard strat, and they both sound smooth through this amp, I had a Marshall DSL 401 and even though it was a good amp, I needed something more versatile

Jensen speakers model. Use it at band practises and gigs, and it's great for both. It's versatile enough for the stuff I play, mainly punky-indie type stuff, although the clean channel comes through very nicely and has just enough warmth. The only gripe I have is with the effects, which are a pain to change, especially between clean and overdrive channels. I may have to invest in the floorboard accessory soon. Still, the addition of all the effects is nice enough of them anyway, and the tremolo and reverb are fantastic.

As I said, I play mostly indie-punky stuff with wide-ranging influences from The Smiths to Sonic Youth. There is just the right amount of overdrive to get those churning dischords out and it cuts through the mix nicely, even if it is a bit noisy. The clean is mostly clear but sometimes doesn't cut through the mix enough, especially in the mids. Maybe it could have done with a 'mid boost' switch like the overdrive channel.
Oh, and as mentioned by other reviewers, don't buy it if you want to play metal, unless you have some meaty stompboxes.

I also own a Behringer bass amp that has been pretty reliable (apart from a blown fuse)This amp is pretty dependable at a gig (apart from switching effects). However, some of the knobs have snapped off on the effects panel leaving 'stubs' making them difficult to turn, despite little abuse. Fortunately I found some screws to glue in that fit just right. DIY, eh. Another thing, the back of the amp is horribly exposed and I dread to think what might happen if I whack the back on a table corner or something. Anyway, it seems sturdy enough.

Not had to deal with them as yet.

I've been playing for 10 years and this is one of the best gigging amps I've had, despite the niggles with effects. My original reason for buying this amp was that it was all I could afford, and I was about to start gigging. Previously at band practises I had been running straight through a horrible multi-effects pedal into a horrible PA. Fortunately, this amp has proved to be more than up to the challenge and has performed great at gigs. Not only that, but it's very, very, very good value for money. Recommended!

Awesome amp with clean and overdrive channels. 99 effets presets that make it 100% more awesome. Mine came with a footswitch, which offers kind of a slow transition between channels, but the effects switch is pretty much instant. 30 effects, which you can edit if you wish. Pretty damn loud too. I've had it about a year, and it's still kicking unlike my friends' more expensive Marshall amps.

I myself use the Jackson Warrior XT because it's the only electric guitar I have. My friends however use fenders. They also use their basses sometimes with my amp when I'm not looking, which kinda pisses me off. This amp is great for all kinds of rock and old r&r songs. Overdrive can almost reach distortion, but I have a distortion pedal (Marshall Jack Hammer) too, which is really killer. I actually bought the distortion pedal because:
A.) the Behringer footswitch sucks for transition
B.) I like to switch between light overdrive and distortion and
C.) It's a completely passive pedal.
Okay, back to the amp. I love the extremely clear CLEAN channel and the OVERDRIVE channel, which really should not be confused for a DISTORTION channel, is awesome for songs I like to play less distorted, yet loud. I love to crank it up all the way and rip out some Chuck Berry or Jimi, and especially the stuff I write. Like I mentioned this amp really isn't designed for distortion, but if you have a pedal it's perfect for any kind of music

You can totally depend on this amp at a gig. I myself never had the opportunity to join a band for more than a week and to play at a show, but a couple of my friends who were in a band together borrowed it for a few shows. They love it more than I do, mainly because it's not their own. It hasn't broken down yet, I've never had any trouble with it, and I don't exactly store it in the best places. It was actually in my friend's dank, dark basement for a month and it's still alive.

I really don't know anything about the customer support because I never really needed any. Which really says a lot about the durability of the amp. I use it sometimes for a stepping stool and I'm about 230 lbs.

I've been playing guitar for about two and a half years. I own a Fender accoustic guitar, another nameless accoustic guitar that is broken, a Jackson Warrior XT electric guitar, and a Marshall Jack Hammer distortion pedal (which really rocks). If my amp was stolen I don't think I could afford another amp half as good. The amp itself is becoming a rarity because pretty much nowhere I shop for instruments has it anymore, so I'm guessing it's been discontinued. I love all my electric gear because it is durable enough for the way I live.

As mentioned above. But having all this fx and amps-sims doesn't provide you good tone. It can just irritate you.

I play mainly progressive rock and use Ibanez RG770. I'm not tone-beginner and know which amp sucks and which doesn't. This one does. It sounds terrible, no matter how hard you tweak it. Clean is flat and without any deffinition. I'm not tube-freak, but i think that ALL distortions sound like shit flying through a ventilator... There are many solid state amps in the same price range that sound way better than this cheap immitation of guitar amplifier. If you don't know how guitar should sound, buy this amp- be my guest. But if u know what's right- stay away from it!!!

I had it for two weeks, so...

See above...

Piece of shit!!!