Behringer again. Sorry. :(

FloridaNative · #1 04-26-2007, 08:52 AM

Sorry guys to bring up Behringer yet again, but I still don't have a definitive answer as to the difference between the V-amp2 and the Vamp-pro other than one is mountable and the other is more like a pedal.

Is there any other difference between them besides this? With the V-amp Pro being almost double the price of the V-amp2 I'm wondering what it's got that the Vamp2 doesnt.

Anybody know? Thanks to all who reply.

HSH · #2 04-26-2007, 09:08 AM

Lot's more jacks on the back. Line out L and R, bal out L and R, pre dsp send + return L and R, etc. You can go to their website and download the PDF manual for pics/details. Behringer gets a bad rap from some folks here, but I have some of their stuff and so far so good. The faders on my dual 31 band EQ feel like crap, not smooth or dampened, but I love the V-Amp Pro! Especially in conjunction with the editing software.

FloridaNative · #3 04-26-2007, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by HSH

Lot's more jacks on the back. Line out L and R, bal out L and R, pre dsp send + return L and R, etc. You can go to their website and download the PDF manual for pics/details. Behringer gets a bad rap from some folks here, but I have some of their stuff and so far so good. The faders on my dual 31 band EQ feel like crap, not smooth or dampened, but I love the V-Amp Pro! Especially in conjunction with the editing software.

Thank you for your reply.

I think I'll get the pro.

shogun · #4 04-26-2007, 01:50 PM

behringer is garbage, if you want an amp modelor save up and get the pod xt.. ur just buying a cheap immitation.. i had a vamp2 and ALL of them after a while need to have their memory batteries replaced or the patches dont save..

nightfiend14 · #5 04-26-2007, 04:15 PM

i've had my vamp pro for at least a year probably closer to 2 and I like it a lot. Never had any problems with anything not saving. The pro has a lot of outputs and options for hooking stuff up.

sugizo_esp · #6 04-28-2007, 05:55 AM

the vamps are not that bad, it just needs a good tweak

the.godfather · #7 04-28-2007, 06:15 AM

I have had my Vamp2 for close to 3 years now I think, it's been a while anyway. And I have been thrilled with it, it has never gone wrong or faulty once. I haven't had to replace any memory batteries, I haven't had to touch it really. I have it rigged-up to my PC full time now. Just for playing/recording on my PC and it's always reading and working for me when I need it. And considering it only cost me about £90 brand new 3 years ago, it's been great value considering the use I have gotten from it.

And I wouldn't hesitate to buy another, if my one ever dies.

ChopTart · #8 04-28-2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by shogun

behringer is garbage, if you want an amp modelor save up and get the pod xt.. ur just buying a cheap immitation.. i had a vamp2 and ALL of them after a while need to have their memory batteries replaced or the patches dont save..

Isn't this a little contradictory considering that amp-modeling in general, by definition, IS imitation of amps for a cheaper price?

food for thought

MadRyan · #9 04-28-2007, 12:25 PM

Here's my take on Behringer...

Picture if you will a band that takes people's music that has done well and uses the exact same music with slightly different lyrics. Doing this they are sure to produce snappy radio friendly songs. Also, since they can produce so much "Original" music they can afford to do so at half the royalties, so radio stations only have to pay half as much for the rights to play their songs. Would you guys listen to such a band?

I personally wouldn't, which is why I don't buy anything that Behringer has had anything to do with.

sugizo_esp · #10 04-28-2007, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MadRyan

Here's my take on Behringer...

Picture if you will a band that takes people's music that has done well and uses the exact same music with slightly different lyrics. Doing this they are sure to produce snappy radio friendly songs. Also, since they can produce so much "Original" music they can afford to do so at half the royalties, so radio stations only have to pay half as much for the rights to play their songs. Would you guys listen to such a band?

I personally wouldn't, which is why I don't buy anything that Behringer has had anything to do with.

I think your idea is bit wrong here. Seems the people are bashing about the vamp (modelling technology). Behringer is not the only modelling rip off in the world, line6, zoom does that they rip off many amps and put them in one, even Hughes & Kettner Zentera uses the newest modelling technology. The rip off band thing here is abit different, atlease not in the same way.

I think the question here is, are the vamps worth their price then??..they certainly not the best stuff out there but how $$ are u paying?, like 1/10th of a $4000 handmade amp.. i dont understand why people complain, you dont have the budget to get better stuff, then blame your self to work harder....

behringer do have some bad products, atlease not the vamp pro that people in this thread is talking about.. I think they are worth it for the price and its useful

MadRyan · #11 04-29-2007, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by sugizo_esp

I think your idea is bit wrong here. Seems the people are bashing about the vamp (modelling technology). Behringer is not the only modelling rip off in the world, line6, zoom does that they rip off many amps and put them in one, even Hughes & Kettner Zentera uses the newest modelling technology. The rip off band thing here is abit different, atlease not in the same way.

I think the question here is, are the vamps worth their price then??..they certainly not the best stuff out there but how $$ are u paying?, like 1/10th of a $4000 handmade amp.. i dont understand why people complain, you dont have the budget to get better stuff, then blame your self to work harder....

behringer do have some bad products, atlease not the vamp pro that people in this thread is talking about.. I think they are worth it for the price and its useful

Behringer shamelessly rips off other people's products. They essentially copied the POD with their V-amp products. They are ripping off Peavey with their new line of amps. They ripped off Mackie with their mixing boards and Boss with their pedals. Behringer sucks.

Mike239 · #12 04-29-2007, 03:48 AM

But if they ripped off better companies then they must be fairly similar sound wise

....or you'd hope so anyway. For the price you pay for them you can't go wrong, $40 AUSD for a pedal Yeah i'll buy one.

HSH · #13 04-29-2007, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MadRyan

Behringer shamelessly rips off other people's products. They essentially copied the POD with their V-amp products. They are ripping off Peavey with their new line of amps. They ripped off Mackie with their mixing boards and Boss with their pedals. Behringer sucks.

How far back do we go with this? Did Ibanez, Gibson, etc. rip off whomever invented the electric guitar? Is Ford the only company with an assembly line, just because Henry invented it? No, people copy it, adjust it to their liking, and try to produce one that they can make money selling. One way to do that is to make it where you can sell it for less than your competitor. Sure, some people (me included, at times) are stuck on "brand names", and often for good reason, but not everyone can afford that, so Vai approved the Jem Jr., for example. My Pro works fine, my Bass V-Amp Pro works fine, my Ultramizer works fine, my dual 31 EQ works fine, my patch bay works fine, and I've still got a bit of cash in my bank account.

**elcid** · #14 04-29-2007, 11:29 AM

It's a losing battle Mad, dont bother arguing it here.
All the legal action and even this

and people still cant see that what Behringer does is nothing like Ford/Chevy, etc. etc.
Then you get the "well this is an Ibanez site, and thats how they started" arguement. Of course no one points out this isnt a site for the Ibanez lawsuits, and people are quick to whine about the anything that looks like a Jem being a copy. It's just a no win argument.

streather · #15 05-01-2007, 03:37 PM

personally i love my behringer v-amp2 (unfortunately not all of us can afford mesa boogies/marshalls/peavey 5105's) as with a lot of things it'll sound like crap until you learn to tweak the settings properly it sounds great, of course it wont sound as good as a tube/valve amplifier but for the price its pretty damned good value

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and madryan

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Picture if you will a band that takes people's music that has done well and uses the exact same music with slightly different lyrics. Doing this they are sure to produce snappy radio friendly songs. Also, since they can produce so much "Original" music they can afford to do so at half the royalties, so radio stations only have to pay half as much for the rights to play their songs. Would you guys listen to such a band?

isn't that pretty much what rap/hiphop/dance music is?