Uh, so Behrigner bought fucking MIDAS...

[Sloan]

holy shit, this just seems crazy.
i've only used a MIDAS once in my life, but the fact that I remember it means something. shit ruled hard.

Behringer bought Midas and has a new digital mixer, the X32 coming out. I don't know what the fuck is real anymore.


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[ekwatts]

Not sure if anyone else has noticed but there is a bit of a guitar magazine blackout when it comes to the Bugera amp range. I think only Guitar & Bass magazine have covered them so far, possibly Guitar Buyer. But hardly anyone mentions them. Considering they're valve amps that come in under the price of the higher end Squier guitar amps. But yes, of course I'd rather read about the latest PRS guitar and Krank amp.

But yeah, Behringer are awesome.

[paul_]

Fuck. I'll probably end up buying one of these unless they add a "I'd Buy That For a Dollar!" soundbyte to the end of everything you run through them.

[aen]

I don't know what the fuck is real anymore.

+1. Everything is topsy turvey.

[Dannymec]

[honeyiscool]

Not sure if anyone else has noticed but there is a bit of a guitar magazine blackout when it comes to the Bugera amp range. I think only Guitar & Bass magazine have covered them so far, possibly Guitar Buyer. But hardly anyone mentions them. Considering they're valve amps that come in under the price of the higher end Squier guitar amps. But yes, of course I'd rather read about the latest PRS guitar and Krank amp.

But yeah, Behringer are awesome.

I think Bugera hasn't gotten too much of a positive rep for many reasons. I don't think it's necessarily the Behringer connection. Certain Behringer products like the ADA8000 are pretty legendary even in gear snob territory. I think Bugera not having a sterling reputation is not necessarily a bias. I think there are some real issues with it. For instance, the use of terminal connectors, flimsy switches and jacks, these things just doesn't inspire confidence in a vintage styled amp and are points of failure that do fail for a lot of people. Of course, they'll work for a lot of people for a long time, but they've chosen to have a higher failure rate than competitors charging more for their amps, and that's something Behringer has to live with. I mean, Blackheart is owned by the same people as Crate, and while they were around, they had a sterling reputation.

I think the extreme low end tube market has peaked and might not ever come back again. It seems like Blackheart is finished, Epiphone Valve Jr. amps are gone, etc.

That said, I think Midas being owned by Music Group is insignificant and reflects on neither Behringer nor Midas, it's just finances.