Got a Behringer VP1 phaser (small stone knock off) pics, clips, quick review.

[jTreu]

i gotta hand it to behringer, this is a great pedal for only $30, id defiently consider some of the other pedals in the series. It has a metal enclosure, no too thick but looks like it will take a pretty good beating. Ive never had a small stone so i cant really compare it to it, but the sound is very nice. To my ears there is a very very slight volume drop, not enough that the average listener would notice. It does a great slow phase all the way up to a really fast warble. The tone switch just adds a little bass when its in the up position. My only complaint is the footswitch, it looks like a 3dpt but its jsut a cheapie, the bypass is good, no bleed through, but when you push it on or off it doenst click like a normal switch, which sometimes makes it hard to realize if you clicked it hard enough or not.

 

i did two clips so far. 1 without distortion, one with. I dont have my amp(getting retubed and serviced) so i had to go direct.

 

clips:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=423413

 

pics:

[jTreu]

jeez, i thought everyone was all excited about these behringers

[djwa]

A bunch may be over at UncleDig.

[ArrMatey]

thanks for the input, that's the kind of reviews I like to read, and then listen to because it shows in action what the pedal does.

 

Thanks again for those clips.

[RoboPimp]

the idea is appealing, but the concept of a big company like behringer sucking the money out of EH's pocket sickens me the more I think about it...

 

EH's cool as hell in my book and behringer's taking their best selling pedals and cloning them... if someone came in here selling $30 clones of a fuzz factory or whatever there'd be people going ape{censored} I bet. Even BOSS deserves more respect than that. A brand new Muff or DS-1 isn't THAT much money... behringer sells decent stuff for real cheap but at what price...

 

P.S. the clips do sound good...

[ArrMatey]

Originally posted by RoboPimp the idea is appealing, but the concept of a big company like behringer sucking the money out of EH's pocket sickens me the more I think about it... EH's cool as hell in my book and behringer's taking their best selling pedals and cloning them... if someone came in here selling $30 clones of a fuzz factory or whatever there'd be people going ape{censored} I bet. Even BOSS deserves more respect than that. A brand new Muff or DS-1 isn't THAT much money... behringer sells decent stuff for real cheap but at what price... P.S. the clips do sound good...

it does depend who wants what at the end. Those pedals don't seem gig ready and that is where the difference comes out obviously.

 

When you gig, do you really want a pedal that can break at any minute due to cheap material? No so you'll go for the sturdy stuff and the companies like Boss are gonna be winners at that level still because theirs are the sturdiest on the market.

[Cast_Aside]

thanks for the review! i saw this and got really interested...i bought the flanger but its in the parents closet:(

[jds22]

Very cool, thanks for the review. I've been waiting for these to come out, although I thought they were cloned after the MXR.

 

I'll pick one up, I've already got the Flanger which I really like.

 

Jerry

[NITEFLY182]

look at that tiny little board. Now i want to cram one into a guitar and put a little toggle in.

[lunarian1]

I bought one last week , you gotta be happy with it for

[Squier Fat Telecaster]

I think I'm gonna pony up the extra $40 and get the USA made EHX Small Stone phaser or the $115 EHX Worm phaser/tremolo/vibrato/wah.

 

Having 4 effects in the worm puts each effect at behringer prices......

[mightysasquatch]

The EHX worm is REALLY bad.

 

I wouldn't pay $5 for one.

[Klisk]

Originally posted by ArrMatey it does depend who wants what at the end. Those pedals don't seem gig ready and that is where the difference comes out obviously. When you gig, do you really want a pedal that can break at any minute due to cheap material? No so you'll go for the sturdy stuff and the companies like Boss are gonna be winners at that level still because theirs are the sturdiest on the market.

 

I don't entirely agree with this. While I have a lot of quality pedals... And a lot of cheap pedals, I'd have absolutely no fear in gigging my cheap plastic pedals.

 

But then again, I'm unprofessional and hope stuff will break down so I can make a joke out of it.

[Squier Fat Telecaster]

 

Originally posted by SASQUATCH The EHX worm is REALLY bad. I wouldn't pay $5 for one.

 

 

Bad? The video of Peter Stroud demo'ing the worm sounds pretty good.

[doug deeper]

i bought one yesterday...and im not taking

ANY $$$$ out of the eh pocket, cause if there was no $30 ripoff i wouldnt buy one.

i only bought this cause it was cheaper than buildiing a phaser.

and it is quite good too!

i also picked up a dano eq for $10 at the same time!

wooooooo!

[jTreu]

hey doug, do you think theres any way to true bypass the phaser?

[doug deeper]

it says it is true bypass in the manual...

i think it might be a non latching switch triggering a relay...(a guess) just cause the switch dosnt pop....

i'll take a look at it at some point.

[gringo699c]

Originally posted by RoboPimp the idea is appealing, but the concept of a big company like behringer sucking the money out of EH's pocket sickens me the more I think about it... EH's cool as hell in my book and behringer's taking their best selling pedals and cloning them... if someone came in here selling $30 clones of a fuzz factory or whatever there'd be people going ape{censored} I bet. Even BOSS deserves more respect than that. A brand new Muff or DS-1 isn't THAT much money... behringer sells decent stuff for real cheap but at what price... P.S. the clips do sound good...

Its the way of the world! Its called competition.

{censored} boss anyhow. I had a pedal switch go bad well within the warranty and they basically said screw you

If I can get something cheaper and the quality is decent Im buying it.

Chris

[gappie]

 

Originally posted by SASQUATCH The EHX worm is REALLY bad. I wouldn't pay $5 for one.

 

 

would not say, really bad. but yeah.. uninspiring. i have one laying around and would feel to achamed to sell it because it is not worth much imo. you can find some sounds that work though.