Behringer LX210 V-Ampire 210 Combo

I have the 1x12 version and I wish you morons wouls stop saying it only has 60 watts. Anyway, this amp has potential, you just have to work hard to find it. I am getting a mind blowing tone out of it by using the effects loop and outing into -get this- a 10 watt peavey decade, and returning back into my behr., and im happy with it right now. i just have to fix those damn knobs( I snapped 4 of them off)! And one thing that gets on my nerves is that the amp is out of whack, when you do a low palm mute after youve played it there is a thump-type noise .But other than that crap, i really dont have to many complaints.

I think it has great potential based on the player. When people say you cant get a good tone out of this amp it is because they SUCK. It might have the warmth of a tube amp, but its still a great sound.

Besides the knobs my amp has been good to me for a little over a year.

Havent had to mess with them yet.

Like ive said twice before it has potential, depending on the player.

2 X 10's, plenty of power and all the outputs you could ever want. For playing small venues, what more could you want? I honestly think people dislike Behringer because it's inexpensive. I'd be po'd if I just spent over a grand on an amp and the sound was cmparable to a Behringer. I'm not going to say that this has the headroom or dynamics of a 2-10 boogie, but for the proce point of about $250 it comes close enough.

Sound quality is very good. i think most people have a hard time with learning how to use it. Since it's a modeling amp you can't do your typical mid scoop that you would do with an analog amp and go off to the races. You actually need to listen to your presets at a variety of volumes to come up with the right tone.

I've had no problems what-so-ever. Nor have the people who recommended the amp to me.

Actually when I called Behringer customer support they stayed on the phone with me for a long time and answered all of my questions. I'm not sure why the people on this board are ripping on their support.

You just absolutely cannot beat this for the price. If you compare it to a $1000 tube amp, it's obviously not going to be where a Boogie rectifier is going to be. But it definitely gets the job done for a whole lot less. So if you're not hung up on brand names and you let your playing do the talking over your gear doing it for you. You can't lose for the $250 price point.

I've had the Behringer Amp for 5 months and I have only recently figured out how to use it. (I program AV for a living.) It's versatility is amazing. When I learned how to mix cabinets with amps I felt like I had really unlocked something great and now I can imitate almost any sound I hear convincingly. The foot pedal switches between pre-sets without a break in the sound and the tuner is excellent. The XLR out is very nice and its effects are very good (except for the auto-wah, I haven't figured out how to use that one effectively). The echo feature even does stereo echo; an echo station like that would normally cost more than this amp.

I play folk, classic rock, Beatles, and I play at my church. This thing can imitate a Marhsall-type sound for loud rockers, a lighter sound for Norah Jones type songs, even fuzz and super distorted Satriani type sounds. In my opinion, this amp does these things very well. The distortion can be subtle or overbearing, depending on how you set it. I jammed with a friend who owns a very nice vintage Fender twin amp, and my Behringer kept up with it nicely.

I had to have it serviced when a knob quit working. I couldn't adjust the treble knob. Other than this, I have had no problems with the amp, it seems pretty reliable.

I needed to have it repaired when the Treble knob became unresponsive. They were easy to deal with and I didn't have any trouble. The problem is, you can't just take this over to any amp repair shop to get it taken care of, almost no one does warranty work on these, so it can be troublesome to have repair work done. That doesn't mean they have bad customer support, it just means finding an actual repair shop can be very difficult.

I'm glad I purchased this amp. It does what I want it to do and, conveniently, it was the only amp I could afford on my budget. It would cost thousands to get these sounds and these effects any other way. If you are willing to spend the time it takes to learn this thing you will do very well.

Amazing usefullness for the cash spent. XLR to the board, use headphones to monitor myself when stage volume has to be nill. Loud as any ear drums could stand when it needs to be [wants to be]. Connect to my PC and download better patches from Behringer's site. On and on it goes.
Limited to switching between 5 patches in 1 bank with the provided pedal. Have to go midi to get any more control on the floor. I actually don't mind this a bit [with added volume pedal in loop] as this amp up high on a good stand gives me nice control at my fingertips as I play. But more foot control without going midi would be better - and that is why it gets a 9.

The actual sound of the amp is pretty good and clear. At half volume you can hear it in a land far, far away.
The reality of the processing is that just turning some dials will not get you a smooth or clear high-gain sound. It usually sounds a bit, or more than a bit, digital.
Cleans can be easily dialed in on multiple amps - good reverb and delay and chorus. Most effects are descent.
I was beginning to think I needed to move on down the road to get some good gain sounds until I took the time to start downloading patches from the Behringer site. You will smile when you hear the quality of some of these tones. Total satisfaction. Buy a midi to USB cable when you order - get the right patches and enjoy.

Two months, no problems of any kind.

Called and talked to someone - somewhat helpful and easy to contact.
Emailed a question and got a response in 3 days that was acceptable, though not great.

I am considering getting a second one just so I have one ready at the church where practice and Sunday jamming happen. It is a tremendous value and the downloaded patches make it sound wonderful. I doubt if a single person in our church could tell the difference between this outfit and a rack mounted 2k setup.

As seen in other reviews, no need to re-list it...

For the record this is my first amp review and I have had this amp know for approx 3 months. The quality of sound surprised me and great value for the price....The cleans when the pre-amp is by passed is amazing! I found several of the rock/high gain amp models very usable (but remove the cab model on your patch) and the distortion very good! Couldn't find any use for the cab modeling but I'm sure others like it. The reverbs are also very good and an excellent veriety to choose from. The ability to increase or decrease your gain input (and a clipping meter) is also a great feature and very usefull. The effects are plentyfull and the ability to be able to change atleast a 2nd parameter is fantastic considering the price range!I use a few Ibanez guitars with buckers and 2 different Fender Tele's and both sound good. This amp can be used for clean, jazz, classic rock and even classic 80's metal (Maden, Saxon, Poison, Scorpions you get the idea) but I'm not sure about this new types of metal play'd these days. The noise gate was a fantastic adition and realy cuts out the unwanted noise when not playing or during pauses. The stereo headphone output is a EXCELLENT idea and was one of the reasons I bought this amp!

CAUTION! KNOBS ARE FLIMSY AND WILL BREAK!!! I don't gig and just do the Eddie Van Basement thing so I have no worries about them but as others have mentioned. Seems pretty solid and even the footswitch seems very sturdy...

Not had to use it yet (hopefully never!)great website!

I've been playing on/off (non professionaly) for over 10 years, I have own a Mesa Rectoverb and a Peavey XXX (1x12 20 watt) but both are too loud for playing at home with kids around. I made a mod that I will share with the readers here, I cut a piece of 5/8 plywood and closed the back of the amp with just a 1/2 inch opening for air movement and the sound went from ok to AMAZING way more bass!!! Easy thing to do and cost $3 for the wood! T

just an addon to my previous review - i have now tried micing it up - it was ok but nothing to write home about, then i purchased the behringer MIC100 valve mic preamp and put it in the effects loop = now it sounds incredible!! :)

again = as a stand alone amp it leaves a lot to be desired but mic'd up or recorded DI with the MIC preamp it sounds incredibly good - ive A/B'd it with the POD and GNX MFX units and i think it has the edge for that valve feel, really getting some amazing warm shimmery results = but id advise recording the amp as dry and bright as possible (to overcome the dull speakers) and adding effects wityh plug ins in your DAW.

still an amazing piece of quipment for the price - RRP is about ??210 but no where sells it for that much, normally around ??140 on the WWW - wich is about the same price as a Marshall MG30DFX - wich sounds like complete crap (although the MG10CD is another fantastic amp for MIC'd Recording.)

the v-ampire is the most feature packed amp in its price range - it has a line in with adjustable volume, unbalanced left and right line outputs, XLR left and right line outputs - an effects return, headphone socket, a ground lift to eliminate hum from ground loops, left and right speaker outputs that can drive 4ohm and 8ohm cabinets, and MIDI in and out for floorboard controllers or for deep editing of the pactehs with the V-amp editing sopftware from behringer.com. It has a variety of configuration settings to make the best use of these features such as Studio 1,2,3 and live 1 and 2.

i use this amp as an amp, as a v-amp pro effects processor for DI recording to my PC (at wich it excels! = 24/96 24bit recording and the amp model quality keeps up with my Pods and GNX's easily) and i use it as a monitor/amp/cab for my Digitech GNX3000/pods - for wich it is also pretty good - i use it on Studio 1 setting for recording and i use the internal models and effects (maybe put a line6 or Digitech pedal in front to add a stompbox model or wah) but if use it to amplify the pod or digitech pedals i set it to 'pre-amp bypass' and set it to Live 1 or 2 setting. Live 1 and 2 gives you the option to tweak the eq and gain of the amp to fit the room you are in, studio settings dont have this option as it is for DI recording i think.

Im not entirely convinced about the quality of the speakers, they can sound a little flat - this things sounds much bnetter with headphones or DI recorded but the speakers are better than some amps ive tried. I may replace them with eminence ones or something. I havebt actually tried recording it with a mic yet = i think i will try that later on...

its a very ambitious and useful swiss army knife of an amp and i think its fantastic.

So many features hard to mention them all. However, with 32 amp sims and 15 effects and 125 programmable presets this unit leaves little to be desired in features and can not be beat for the price! If needed you can hook it up to a 4x12 cab and is ready for recording your own tracks. The reverb is adjustable to 9 different configurations, even if you don't like digital reverb you should be able to find a setting that fits. Power at 2x60 watts is adaquate for music room or small venues. Have not tried to use the 4x12 cab setup so can't comment on that. Had for 4 months now. Headphone jack is a welcome feature that has saved my neck more than a few times from the neighbors/wife.

I use a fat strat HSS and with 5 way switching there are a lot of tones to explore. Most of the emulations are high gain or distortion amps so rock/blues/metal is perfect style for the amp. Amp is as quiet as you want using the noise gate. Most clean channels are quieter than the high gain (duh) and distort at volume (for me perfect), however the "Classic clean" amp set with drive and half gain can pierce you eardrums at volume!

To address most of the complants with this amp, do not go through all the presets trying to find "your sound". You will waste a lot of time. Instead find an amp that you like and bring in the EQ/gain/Vol/effects in that order, to fine tune your sound then save on one of the presets. I have found you can spend a lot of time searching for sounds and you will get so distracted by the sheer number of choices that after a while you are not satisfied with any one sound.

The 2x10 speakers carry a lot of sound and really help with some of the effects like chorus, delay and flanger. The EQ works well to fine tune the tone. I am totally satisfied with the tones I get out of this amp and some simulations you can get a very representative tube shimmer and sputter, Behringer did some good work with some of the simulations.

Owned four months and no problems so far. Use 1-2 hours a day. Since reading about the plastic knobs I have been careful and have not experienced any problems.

Have not needed customer support. Haven't needed repairs.

Been playing for 7 months and I suggest to beginners for sure. It lets you experiment with a lot of tones on a budget. Also with this amp you won't need to clutter up the joint with several pedals. Yeah, a tube amp with several pedals will out perform this amp for 4 to 10 times the price. I am a little confused with the reviews of guitarist that have been playing for over 3 years and buy this unit and compare to $1000 to $2000 worth of gear. Some pedals cost more than this amp! Nothing compares at this price.

This is an update to my previous review. I wanted to add a few things I've found with the amp. For one, the effects loop is USELESS -- it's "pre DSP," or before the internal effects. It is meant for recording a dry signal while monitoring a wet one. It is not an effects loop at all -- if you wanted your external effects before the internal one, you'd just put them between the guitar and the amp. This way, the signal goes from the guitar, to the amp, to the effect, and THEN to the actual processor! There's really no sound difference between that and going from the guitar to the effect to the amp to the processor. It's just stupid, and now I can't use my flange (the internal one sucks), my harmonizer or, for many purposes, my Boss Loop Station. All must go post-distortion. Very annoying.

For hard rock, I've now tried it out in a band setting and found "crunch V-Amp" to be by far the best amp model for a Les Paul. It is the ONLY distorted sound that has been both (A) punchy enough to cut through drums, other guitars, basses and singers simultaneously and (B) heavy and versatile enough to play a wide range of music. Not to be beaten, for the price at least. For some reason the instruction manual says it's for blues or modern jazz. Hmm.

Also, I complained previously about the effects taking down the volume of the amp models. This does not seem to be true of the compressor, which adds a nice touch to the distortion.

The knobs break like twigs. I broke one the first week I had it, but fortunately no others have gone. HERE'S the trick though -- don't take it in to get fixed. The knobs are cheap, but they're also HOLLOW (in contrast to Fender Amps, which don't break easily but need to be taken in for repairs -- incredibly expensive, because they have to spend an hour dissembling the entire thing to change the $5 pot). Find a pen cap, and stick the lapel clip thingie into the knob to see if it fits. If it doesn't, find another pen cap. When one fits break off the lapel clip, and use a knife to whittle down the thicker end of it so one end fits snugly into the knob and the other fits snugly into the amp. Viola! You can superglue both sides to make sure it never comes out, but that might void your warranty.

Responded fairly quickly to my knob issue, though I didn't follow their advice of taking it in. I assume knobs breaking are considered "force," so they're not covered, right?

The bottom line is that my love affair with this amp is over, but I don't regret buying it by any means. The sound is killer and powerful and the price is unbeatable. The effects loop thing is unforgivable -- I checked an online instruction manual to make sure it had one before buying -- and the knob issues I've had don't make me feel too secure this will be around 5 or 10 years from now, but it remains a good buy for a musician on a budget. A lot of usable sounds to choose from.

Made in 2005 . One channel, 32 amp simulations, 15 speaker-cab simulation and lots of effects and other features. 125 storable presets. Easy to operate, but only a few of the features are useful, and you might end up spending more time playing the amp than playing the guitar.

I mainly use a E.B.Music Man J.Petrucci and a old Yamaha with DiMarzio SD at the brigde and PAF at the neck. I play mostly light to heavy rock. The amp is pretty noiseless with the nosegate engaged.
The amp can do all from heavy distorion to clean, but only a few settings sound decent. And the power is limited, best suited for practicing in your living room. When turning the volume up the sound get to harsh. Anyway it`s far to little power, even when practicing in a small room,if there is a drummer in the in the band.I would never consider doing even the smallest gig or bar with this amp.

The amp is only two months old and thare has been no problems so far.
But I never would use it on a gig with or without a backup. I even have a back up when practicing in my living room.

Never needed it, but if ever in need it`s no problem finding a service center.

Been playing on and off for 40 years and gone through a few amps such as Marshall combo`s and stacks, Fender Twin and Gallien Kruger.
If it were stolen I probably would not even care.
I like alle the features it is suppose to have, but I dislike that only a few are useful and that it sounds terrible above half power.
I compared it to a Vox AD 50 Valvtronic. The Behringer is easyer to operate, but it has less power and overall inferior sound.
Anyway if you need an amp for practicing at very low soundlevels, it`s a decent sounding amp and it`s very low priced.For that purpose I would give it a 9 rating.