Members johanwastaken Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 I am thinking of getting the Boss BCB-60 pedal board. From what I've seen&read, it looks perfect for me. I only need less than 6 pedals, and the power supply is great. One question though, I want to have a few effects (tuner, noise supressor) before the amp input, and a few others (delay & so on) in the effects loop. Can this pedal board handle this? Has it got multiple in&outputs? Also, what is your general opinion about this board? I've heard that it's a little too plastic, but I'm careful with my things and I won't abuse it, so no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fenderman1991 Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 I own it. I use to have basically all Boss, so it was perfect...I still use it, but these days, I've expanded my horizons. The downside is, it's suited for Boss pedals, but I cut the foam to make room for a phase 100 and added stuff to make the whole smaller for MXR's... It does have 2 Inputs and 2 other holes...I don't really know, I never did more than one input, and one output. I don't do effects loops. But overall, very good board. It's a case so that's always great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawzrd Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 The behringer pedalboard is a clone of the BCB... I have one friend with the boss and one with the behringer; the behringer has more room and is more suited to modifying for oddly shaped pedals. It's also cheaper. I don't know how either of them hold up over time (they ar eboth plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johanwastaken Posted January 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 That sounds great. I will mostly be using Boss pedals, but it's no problem to cut the foam if I want other pedals as well. That Behringer one actually looks quite nice. Well, the price does. I wouldn't buy a Behringer amp or whatever, but a pedal board - what can be bad? It's a little plastic, but the Boss one is as well. I want to know though, if the Boss board has got multiple in&outputs so that I can run a few effects to the amp input and a few other to the effects loop. I know that the Behringer one doesn't (2 outputs, but the same). I could do this separately (just run the cords from the pedals instead of the dedicated outputs) on both boards, and if the Boss one hasn't got separate in&outputs, I might just as well get the Behringer. It's bigger and cheaper. I need the money to buy my other pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawzrd Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 That sounds great. I will mostly be using Boss pedals, but it's no problem to cut the foam if I want other pedals as well.That Behringer one actually looks quite nice. Well, the price does. I wouldn't buy a Behringer amp or whatever, but a pedal board - what can be bad? It's a little plastic, but the Boss one is as well.I want to know though, if the Boss board has got multiple in&outputs so that I can run a few effects to the amp input and a few other to the effects loop. I know that the Behringer one doesn't (2 outputs, but the same). I could do this separately (just run the cords from the pedals instead of the dedicated outputs) on both boards, and if the Boss one hasn't got separate in&outputs, I might just as well get the Behringer. It's bigger and cheaper. I need the money to buy my other pedals. I'm talking out my ass, never having owned the boss, but I think the behringer is a direct clone, i.e. if the behringer doesn't have multiple loops, the boss doesn't. Can someone else confirm/deny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 On the left side there are A/B outputs and A/B returns. On the right side there is an input and a send. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johanwastaken Posted January 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 That looks great. Do we have any BCB-60-owners here who can confirm that the send/returns are separate, as in works the way I described above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawzrd Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 The behringer is identical to the boss. 2 outputs, 1 input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johanwastaken Posted January 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 The behringer is identical to the boss. 2 outputs, 1 input. Alright, too bad. Will have to do the effects loop-effects separately then, without using the in&outputs of the pedal board. Will not look as clean, but should work alright still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members youlsa Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 How about getting two BCB-30's ? One for amp input, another for send/return loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawzrd Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 How about getting two BCB-30's ? One for amp input, another for send/return loop. They don't have the routing/power system of the BCB-60, do they? That would be no different from having to route efx loop pedals separately on the -60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fenderman1991 Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 That looks great. Do we have any BCB-60-owners here who can confirm that the send/returns are separate, as in works the way I described above? Yes, it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 Alright, too bad. Will have to do the effects loop-effects separately then, without using the in&outputs of the pedal board. Will not look as clean, but should work alright still. i've had a BCB-60 for a few years (although it's currently only being used as a storage case for my spare pedals). as a sidenote, i removed all the foam pads and lined the bottom of the case with velcro - made it much easier re-arranging pedals and fitting non-Boss pedals. you can also fit more pedals - at one point i had 10 in there. the INPUTS and OUTPUTS are not linked, it's just like a mini patchbay really. you could plug your guitar into the main INPUT, and use the SEND to your front-of-amp pedals, then go directly from pedals to amp and use the OUTPUTS and RETURNS for your effects loop, e.g. AMP FX LOOP SEND > BCB OUTPUT B, RETURN B > FX (FX) > RETURN A, OUTPUT A > AMP FX LOOP RETURN it would still be quite tidy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thezeng Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 ^^ explained well. You might want to use cable ties to hold the board together when closed, as i cant really rely on the plastic latches. saying that i got myself a pedaltrain pro as a replacement, but the bcb60 is great for small amounts of pedals. the power supply isnt noisy, afaik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johanwastaken Posted January 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 Ooh, thank you very much. That sounds great. If the Behringer is a direct clone, then I guess it works the same way as well. Just me not reading the manual properly. A little depending on what pedals I decide to get and how much money I'll have to spare, I will get either one of them. I would rather have the Boss since I know what I'm getting, but I wouldn't mind having the Behringer either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juancircled Posted September 10, 2010 Members Share Posted September 10, 2010 I'd go the Boss v the Behringer, if for no other reason than the Mojo factor - yeah, Boss doesn't carry much mojo, but Behringer carries even less. I have a BCB-60. I like it. Quite a nice, rugged piece of gear that runs everything fine. But like everyone says, the latches are useless. After years of users complaining about these latches on forums like this one, it's amazing and a bit sad that Boss hasn't bothered to modify the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manchester Posted September 10, 2010 Members Share Posted September 10, 2010 ummm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members southpaw pete Posted September 10, 2010 Members Share Posted September 10, 2010 as a sidenote, i removed all the foam pads and lined the bottom of the case with velcro - made it much easier re-arranging pedals and fitting non-Boss pedals. Yeah, me too. Worked like a charm. I've since outgrown it and am using a PT2, so my wife is now using the BCB60 - actually with no Boss pedals in it! She has 3 Danos, one Line 6 tonecore and a Sansamp in there. I love the little steel channel for routing the power cables etc. It's served me well, and is nice and durable. I've heard people saying that the latches are pretty flimsy, but I've not had any issues with them. And the included cables are decent too. And yeah, the Behringer seems to be a clone, but between the two, even with the extra cost, I'd still go with Boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jumboq Posted February 3, 2020 Members Share Posted February 3, 2020 I have owned both. They both do a job. the boss is better for me because all of the cables (including the power cables) are better quality , and I did find a bit of noisie with the power supply. both are big plastic lumps and the latches on both, including the boss, are breakable if you gig with it a lot given they design so many pedals it’s amazing boss haven’t updated the bcb60 or made a more upmarket version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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