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Rating And Reviews: Behringer AB200 AB Switch

Switches between latching and non-latching.

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"Boss FS-6? Not for this guy - German technology rules!" submitted March 1, 2011

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Musical Background: professional musician
Music Style: Rock - Fusion - Bluegrass
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Sound: I bought two of these AB200's to control the bank scrolling on my GR-33 and my ME-50B. The first thing I did was install a 2.1mm DC input jack so that I wouldn't be a slave to the 9v. battery - I can leave them plugged in all the time. They're powered via my Boss PSA-120 and the a daisy-chain setup that I made myself. The necessary parts are found readily on the 'Net. These work great for my purposes - although on carpet they tend to squirt out from under foot - so I put them on a small piece of plywood. Feature: Most useful features: Quiet electronic switching; Programmable for your needs (latching, non-latching, etc.); Multiple AB200's connect together (I have two mated together). Ease of Use: Not very intuitive - fairly complex switching which is why it's such a good buy for the money. I had to play around with it for awhile with cables and circuit tester before I could figure out how to use it to scroll through the sound bands & patches on my Roland synth. Behringer could improve their instruction manual (hard copy included with the switch and .pdf available online) by including a few more different setup illustrations. Quality: What would I change? The quality is a little sub-standard IMHO (specifically referring to how the exterior rocker contacts the interior micro-switch, it's possible to depress the rocker on an angle and have it not depress the switch inside - I've learned to keep my foot straight on the rocker) - but as it's about 1/2 the price of its competitor (Boss FS-6) I'm quite happy to have two for the price of 1! Value: Excellent - there's nothing else like it at this price. The AB200 does so much. Manufacturer Support: Don't know about this question. The Wow Factor: The design is engineered well, tough aluminum exterior housing with hard plastic rockers. The LED's are a nice touch. It should come with a 2.1mm socket to make it compatible with the Boss/others system for use with an A/C adapter. It's not an essential addition to my setup as I can perform the same function with other means - but it adds convenience & speed to my playing. Overall: I would replace it with another if it went AWOL. Best features: silent electronic switching. Worst: no DC input to bypass the battery (but easily corrected with an electric drill and soldering iron!).
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"If you are cheap, if you are gentle with your gear, if you can drive a Dremel, and maybe if you can solder or know someone who c" submitted January 26, 2007

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Musical Background: Hobbyist
Music Style: Blues Country Rockabilly
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Sound: It's clean. No detectable coloration, hum or hiss. Feature: It's inexpensive. 2 switches are great. You can select between latch and non-latch. These dovetail together with other AB200 to make a solid pedal board and I think they will also dovetail with the BOSS switch. The major drawback is the lack of 9v power input. You have to unscrew and open the case to change the battery. There is no on/off switch. Ease of Use: If you can step you can use this. -The battery is a pain to change, requiring disassembly. The battery will go dead if you leave your gear plugged in. Plugging and unplugging gear will wear it out cause it uses cheap connectors. I immediately modified mine with a Godlyke 9v battery adapter and my trusty Dremel. Now I don't have to change batteries or unplug my gear ever. Quality: I've opened it and inspected the parts. The parts are cheap and not at all robust. Be gentle with this. Really gentle. This is ok for a home/hobby setup, but you can't gig with this. Not good for children or excitable teens 'cause they are really tough on pedals. Value: What can you really expect from a XX pedal? I still buy a lot of Behringer. Their gear is cheap but I have yet to have a problem. Manufacturer Support: unknown, I won't call for a XX dollar pedal. I'll just fix it myself. The Wow Factor: This solves a problem in my home rig for low cost and I did not lust for it. If it lasts, then great. I cheaped out and went with Behringer instead of Boss. Boss is better and more robust but still not sexy. Overall: When this breaks, I'll attempt to fix it. Better switches and connectors. If I can't fix it, then maybe I'll buy another Behringer, because I'm cheap. We'll see.
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"IF YOU NEED AN A/B SWITCH, GET THIS ONE." submitted February 1, 2011

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Musical Background: Hobbyist, in Band, Active Musician
Music Style: All over the place
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Sound: Very quiet switching. Little if ANY noise. Feature: Its a dual A/B switch. It does what is says it can do and it does it well Ease of Use: Very intuitive, and with the included diagrams and instructions its very easy to use. Quality: Its built well. Switches should withstand a few years worth of use. Value: Nothing short of amazing the bang for the buck. I could not find any other manufacturer offer this type of switch for less than a C note. So for what you pay, you get a great if not superior product. Manufacturer Support: I have had to use Behringer support only once and it was just a matter of trading emails with support to get the product replaced. I only give an 8 due to the fact that I had to pay shipping to send it back to get it replaced. I have had companies send me the replacement unit with a prepaid shipping label to send the defective unit back. The Wow Factor: Looks good Overall: Should serve me well, I may even purchase a second unit for extended capability.
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Behringer AB200 AB Switch Customer Review submitted September 16, 2007

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Musical Background: "Active Muscian" & "Recording Engineer Hobbyist"
Music Style: Rock, "Blues", "Jazz", "Country", & "Contemporary Worship"
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Sound: It did not chage the sound of my guitars. Feature: The only feature I did not like was the battery will drain if you do not unplug. An on/off switch in needed to insure battrey life. Ease of Use: Simple to use. Quality: I have two of them. I got the first one as soon as they came out and the about two months later. I'm currently switching between 3 guitars. I'm about to buy a third one so I can conect up to 4 guitars to one amp, switching between them with ease. They get use every day and move about frequently. Value: Compaired to the nearest compeditor which is about twice as much, this product allows players who do not have a lot of money to around a chance to use some really nice features. Manufacturer Support: No need they are working fine. I did how ever have to add a switch to extend battery life. The Wow Factor: It works well in the studio and on the road, I like the larger touch pads and the led lights are easy to see. Overall: I would like to see one that switched more than 2 guitars to 1 amp.
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"Pretty good for the cost" submitted September 11, 2012

By Garry C in Winston-Salem, NC
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Musical Background: Have played guitar for 50 yrs, bass for 40, drums for 40. Play in home studio and a few stage events per year.
Music Style: Blues, rock, country, bluegrass
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Overall: The unit has 2 A/B pedals allowing lots of creative choices. My personal use will be to choose from clean to dirty chain of pedals. On the dirty side I can have two options of light crunchy and chain saw ripping. So I can choose between 3 chains of pedals from one Behringer unit. Excellent for the cost. Operation was pretty quiet. The Boss style switches didn't make the loud mechanical pop that you get from 3PDT switches. It doesn't look that sturdy, but then I still have effects I bought in 1969. I don't seem to tear up much equipment. My biggest complaint is that there is no option for external power. I fixed that by hanging the battery snap outside the unit and changing one end of my external power cables with another battery snap with everything folded neatly into a small plastic medicine bottle. Works great for me. Again for the cost this works wonderfully. Looks like they've made the side of the pedal where you can physically latch on another pedal (if you'd ever need that much A/B switching.) I only want to carry one amp so I A/B back to one output.
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Behringer AB200 AB Switch Customer Review submitted January 23, 2008

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Music Style: rock, pop,
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Sound: Seemed fine for the first few months, but now is getting a bit noisy... Feature: Love the options for switching. Needs to have an input for a power adapter. It can only be power by a 9v battery, which is difficult to get to (you have to remove screws from the base). I cut a notch in the case to thread the battery plug outside, so I can power it with my daisy-chain power supply. Ease of Use: pretty easy to figure out Quality: Both red LEDs have burnt out, and the channels are getting noisy.... Value: good price, but the quality of the unit is lacking Manufacturer Support: since I modified the case, I pretty much have voided the warranty, so I haven't had opportunity to check in with customer service.... The Wow Factor: I will be picking up a different AB box to replace this one.
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"2 switches in ONE!" submitted May 7, 2006

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Sound: I did not notice any coloration or distortion or noise. Feature: This is actually two A-B switches in ONE! I got it together with a 2nd V-Amp Pro so I could switch between the two without delay and to fiddle with one while I play the other. As a bonus, I found that through some creative use of this pedal I could work in a microphone to sing through the effects box I wasn't using. Very good! Ease of Use: Like a lot of Behringer products, this has more functionality than buttons, and doesn't cater to your intuition. It's a simple device, however, so it only takes 2 minutes of looking at the instructions to figure it out. It took me 3 minutes more to figure out the complex arrangement explained above, but after that I was completely satisfied. Quality: Seems good so far. only used it one weekend. Value: Twice the pedal for 2/3 the price of a BOSS. The Wow Factor: Pretty sure my bandmate will get one too. Hell, I might even get a second one.
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"Stay away from this one" submitted February 22, 2007

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Musical Background: active working musician
Music Style: alternative and classic rock
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Sound: It didn't appear to affect the sound. Feature: The features are actually fantastic.... if only it worked without breaking, I'm on my second one and it didn't last a month. Ease of Use: A few minutes and you know what's going on. It's not rocket science. Quality: I tend to like Behringer products, and the design of this switch is great. But it's put together like crap and my second one has broken in under a month. Value: The value would be incredible... if it worked. Manufacturer Support: I'm about to deal with them and see what happens. Overall: It's not a professional item and it will break after use.
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"It worked for 3 whole days." submitted November 3, 2009

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Sound: When it worked the switch was silent or near silent which is what you want in a switch, however it stopped working in 3 days. Feature: A nice array of features for this price range. Use it to switch between 2 amps or 2 guitars. Has both latching and unlatched. But it only lasted 3 days! Ease of Use: Actually needed to read the manual because it's not intuative in it's design. Designed by a scientist, built by a chimp. Quality: Solid feel and look and design. Components must be complete crap 'cause it only worked for 3 days. Value: You'd be better of burning your money to warm your fingers than spending on this completely unreliable crap from over there. If you buy one and it worked for you than good for you. Manufacturer Support: Since it was my backup I didn't have the occasion to use it before the warranty ran out. When I finally did use it IT LASTED 3 DAYS! The Wow Factor: If behringer would start to implement some better quality control they might get a better reputation. Overall: It's a hit or a miss with this company. I've had some products live long and work and others die the first time I needed them. Great ideas and designs but horrible quality control and the cheapest of the cheap in components. I'd pay double for their products if the were built in Germany by Germans with better components.
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"A real dissappointment." submitted February 12, 2011

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Music Style: Rock
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Sound: Not applicable Feature: Good concept poorly executed... should be the company strap line. Maybe it is? Ease of Use: Fine... if it worked. Quality: I have had a number of Behringer items. I really should know better than to expect reliability by now. The stuff just breaks; often. Value: Whatever it costs; if it does not work it is too much Manufacturer Support: Never used it as the type of break means that the product itself is floored in design or componens. Overall: I buy other products now.
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"it falls apart, it's made like junk, it's not worth it." submitted January 22, 2007

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Sound: No opinion. It doesn't color the sound. It shouldn't Feature: If it worked, it would have great features, but like so much Behringer stuff, it doesn't. Ease of Use: simple, straightforward, but VERY hard to put the battery in,. Quality: This thing broke after two months. Piece of garbage, it's a fisher-price toy. Value: If it didn't fall apart and if it wasn't impossible to put the battery in, and if one of the LEDs hadn't been busted when I first got it.... It is garbage Manufacturer Support: WHO CARES. It's a piece of junk The Wow Factor: Stupid non-working piece of gear. Overall: I started looking for something to replace it immediately.
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"Great pedal despite what some say" submitted July 16, 2009

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Music Style: Christian Rock, Gospel
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Sound: No feed back what so ever Feature: Wish you could use the other side for out puts as well Ease of Use: Can't get much simpler Quality: With the battery was easier to get to or at least a switch to turn off the unit instead of unplugging it all the time Value: Very good product for the price Manufacturer Support: Haven't need anything The Wow Factor: Cool basic colors. Can;t go wrong with grey and black Overall: All of the goof bags complaining about the construction and wiring of this pedal need to get out of there moms basement and get a life. For the price and construction of this product you can't go wrong. I've had this pedal for 2 1/2 years and never had a problem. So you go ahead and complain about this pedal and go spend a fortune on another brand to do the samething as this one. Great job Behringer. I have recommended this product to several friends.
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