Members guit30 Posted September 5, 2006 Members Posted September 5, 2006 You have to admit it, Behringer makes a great generic product, they wait for the product's to be available and jump on it. I know some of their products are awesome for dirt cheap. Any guitar company like that?Jim
Members sdelsolray Posted September 5, 2006 Members Posted September 5, 2006 Based on your opinion of Behringer gear, you'd probably just love an Esteban guitar.
Members S~R~O Posted September 5, 2006 Members Posted September 5, 2006 How about a Blueridge Guitar with a set up on string action
Members Cldplytkmn Posted September 5, 2006 Members Posted September 5, 2006 well i don't know any acoustic manf. that have had the kind of problems behringer has had... but the approach reminds me of the old takamine martin clones...
Members guit30 Posted September 6, 2006 Author Members Posted September 6, 2006 Ok, guess i was wrong, I only have one Behringer product and it is great. I did not realize they were having problems. What kind of problems are they having?Jim
Members DonK Posted September 6, 2006 Members Posted September 6, 2006 Originally posted by guit30 Ok, guess i was wrong, I only have one Behringer product and it is great. I did not realize they were having problems. What kind of problems are they having?Jim My experience with Behringer stuff has been uniformly good. Very good value for the money. Generally no frills, but pretty bullet-proof. As far as a guitar analogy, I think Seagull or Blueridge would fit the bill nicely.
Members guit30 Posted September 6, 2006 Author Members Posted September 6, 2006 Yeh, I think Blueridge is pretty good, good guitar for a lot lessJim
Members Cldplytkmn Posted September 6, 2006 Members Posted September 6, 2006 go ask on the recording forum if you want all the details... i can't remember alot... but i know they basically 'borrow' their designs from popular, more expensive products... they got sued by boss for some guitar pedals they designed... they got sued by mackie a while back and settled out of court... and the FCC sued them for a million bucks for selling products that hadn't been tested by the FCC.
Members DonK Posted September 6, 2006 Members Posted September 6, 2006 Originally posted by Cldplytkmn go ask on the recording forum if you want all the details... i can't remember alot... but i know they basically 'borrow' their designs from popular, more expensive products... they got sued by boss for some guitar pedals they designed... they got sued by mackie a while back and settled out of court... and the FCC sued them for a million bucks for selling products that hadn't been tested by the FCC. Oh well, as they say, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."
Members Cldplytkmn Posted September 6, 2006 Members Posted September 6, 2006 i don't really have anything against them... i mean its pretty shady to keep getting sued and keep doing the same thing... but i own a behringer piece and it works fine... no matter what it was copied from... but now you see why i compared them to the lawsuit taks.
Members Babel2 Posted September 6, 2006 Members Posted September 6, 2006 Come on Behringer=crap. They might have a few half decent things but those are direct clones of better brands only less reliable. Behringer of accoustic guitar = Ashton, Magnum or any other sub $200 guitar whose bridge is likely to split off the guitar at any moment.
Members guit30 Posted September 6, 2006 Author Members Posted September 6, 2006 Behringers specialty is cloning stuff after the patent expires, they even tell you what they are cloningJim
Members Dave Keir Posted September 6, 2006 Members Posted September 6, 2006 Yeah, well, I hesitate to get embroiled in the debate, but if Behringer works for you, then great. But the Behringer of guitars? Ooh... hmm... I suppose any guitar whose design is copied from a pre-existing example. The majority of guitars on the planet after about 1930...?
Members recordingtrack1 Posted September 7, 2006 Members Posted September 7, 2006 Hi Jim, I would have to say the Behringer of acoustic guitars would have to be the Alvarez RD20. JUST KIDDING!!!!!!! Couldn't resist! RT:D
Members recordingtrack1 Posted September 7, 2006 Members Posted September 7, 2006 Hey man, I couldn't get away with that if I wasn't an Alvarez player myself!! Your Friend, RT1:)
Members guitarist21 Posted September 7, 2006 Members Posted September 7, 2006 Originally posted by Babel2 Come on Behringer=crap. They might have a few half decent things but those are direct clones of better brands only less reliable. I disagree. Whether or not the Behringer products are clones of anything, they are just as reliable, if not more so. I have a Behringer mixer and I have put it through a lot of crap and it still works wonderfully. Ellen
Members Blackwatch Posted September 7, 2006 Members Posted September 7, 2006 Come on Behringer=crap. Believe what you want, but like DonK I've had fairly good luck with the stuff. And that's with years of abuse. I've got a powered mixer & An acoustic amp that I giged with just about every weekend for 3 years and except for 1 repair the stuff has held up OK. It's certainly worth the money IMO.
Members Treborklow Posted September 7, 2006 Members Posted September 7, 2006 I personally think Behringer makes some pretty good stuff at good prices, so if I was asked to suggest a guitar that compares... I would say Cort or Washburn. Good guitars at good prices.
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