Anyone looked inside new Behringer effects e.g. DM100?

[grolschie]

The behringer wah is very crap. I tried it.

Apparently it's really good sounding, but you gotta adjust the sensor somewhat. Being plastic is the biggest issue.

How's the switching? Comparable to a Morley? If it's any good I might use that part and replace the wah circuitry.

I remember the HC reviews detailing what must be done to the Hellbabe to get it to work nice.

[idlechatterbox]

QUOTE:
"Being plastic is the biggest issue."

They have a new line of mini-effects boxes, and they're so cheap that I decided to try the compressor, just because I'm sort of a compressor nut.

http://www.htfr.com/watermark/index.php?catno=MR195420

Sound? Great. It is what it says, a modelling compressor.

Quality? So plastic that I'm almost afraid to adjust it for fear that the controls will just snap off. It honestly weighs less than a standard aluminum pedal.

I got my money's worth soundwise, but I really can't see it holding up for you guys who play live or in a studio. 

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

I'm not a total Behringer fan, but........ just what do people DO to pedals, that they can break them?? One wouldn't (I hope) kick a guitar around the room, why do the same to a pedal?
And when it comes to plastic..... there's about a million kinds of plastic, all behaving differently.
ANd FWIW I have a Behringer FCV100 foot rocker control/volume pedal that LOOKS plastic but actually contains quite a lot of metal - very robust compared to a Moogerfooger.

[Gilles C]

I have a few Behringer pedals, and a few Boss and Fender and Toneworks also, and I paid more $$$ for them than for the Behringer ones.

I noticed that not all Behringer cases are the same quality. I mean, the best one I have is the Ultra G DI box, all metal with rubber corners. The worst one is the EQ700. The Boss copies seem to be of lower quality. Especially the footswitch system.

The GDI21 (Sansamp copy) is better than the Boss copies. It looks better, and feels better, with a better built. The footswitch also has a better design. The MIC200 tube preamp also has a metal case and is looking and feeling good.

If I ever have a problem, or if I want to mod one of the Behringer boxes, I will just put it in a metal box. It will still be cheaper than a Boss, and even cheaper than some of the effects I built myself 

Btw, I remember seeing a couple of Boss pedals with a bent or broken pot shaft. And I also remember a Gibson guitar that had a broken pickup switch, and another one with broken tuning keys. So it all depends on what you do with your stuff, and how you treat it.

Speaking of brands, it reminds me that I began to try a few guitars last week.  One of the guitars I checked was a Fender Telescaster, which is supposed to be good, not being a copy... Well, I almost cut my index on the frets while trying it. Bad, bad, bad... When this happens, I sure don't feel like paying big bucks just for a name. The Gibson Les Paul I tried was nice though 

I have nothing against Boss effects. As I said, I have some, and I loved them. I would buy a lot more Boss pedals if I could. But I also like to be able to buy 3 or 4 pedals for the price of one. I even love some of the Behringer pedals...

And I also love to build guitar effects, even if they cost me more than commercial pedals sometimes.

Merry Xmas all,

Gilles

[tcobretti]

The cheapest enclosures I have ever seen were the first danelectro mini plastic pedals; those things were super ghetto.  The Dano Fabs seem much nicer, and the Behringers are plenty solid for me to stomp 'em. 

The only enclosure I've ever had to modify just to make it work right was a Black Russian Big Muff (all medal construction).  They attached the swich to a plate under the face of the pedal, and when you stepped on it the plate would flex and the switch would move into the pedal.  I toured with that pedal for a couple of years before I got the Jimi Hendrix Octave Fuzz, which was the best I had heard at the time.  This was before I had heard many octave fuzzes, though I still like the Hendrix fuzz a lot.