Behringer bargains (UK)

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:55 pm

I couldn't resist getting the Behringer UO300 Ultra Octaver to fiddle with, at Â£14 + Â£2 p&p delivered from Gear4Music. It's in the post.

However, I'm also tempted by the clearance at DV247 on the >> Behringer VT911 << 12AX7 tube-based overdrive pedal at Â£11. Apparently it's too high-gain but easily modified to be quite nice. That money for any tube-based pedal seems cheap as chips but I have no real need for it... I think.

DV247 also have the >> BCH100 Bass Chorus << at only Â£7.99. If only they didn't want nearly Â£5 for carriage...

Your comments, experiences, opinions, abuse, etc. on any of those three pedals?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:11 pm

The bypasses are always TRASH, but the sonds are always kool.

I've got a Time Machine DMM clone and the ubiquitous Muff clone, they sound fantastic but they're almost useless without a TB loop to put them in.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:47 pm

Tube Overdrive ordered for Â£15.99. Thnx Nick.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 7:43 pm

Not at all relevant, but DV247 have the Zoom H1 for Â£66 too.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:54 pm

the overdrive sounds more like a fuzz

sounds better with the gain way turned down with the tone right up.

Post by **dots** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:06 pm

so you got a fuzz for cheap! =P

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:39 am

Noirie. wrote:the overdrive sounds more like a fuzz

sounds better with the gain way turned down with the tone right up.

Apparently a huge improvement is to replace the stock 500K gain pot with a 50K one. It's in the gain loop of an op-amp that drives the tube but ends up going into limiting itself any time you get above around 3 on the 500K, so it gives you finer control.