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Behringer BX1200 Ultrabass Bass Amplifier (120 Watts, 2-Channel)

12 in. speaker. 4-band EQ.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
 
 

"The Best Bass Value Going"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from cox.net
Submitted: 8/4/2003
Style of Music: Alternative/New age
Location: Norman, OK 73069

 

 
Feature:
The amp came with a pedal for switching channels and switching on the Ultrabass feature. The Ultrabass feature is the same as the Ultrabass rackmount effect which costs about a hundred bucks separately.

Quality:
Everything about this amp is solid and clean. I couldn't find a single flaw. On the second day, the foot pedal wasn't working right, so I turned off the amp, unplugged the pedal, replugged it, powered back up and it worked--no problem! The speaker is clean sounding, even at top volume. I love the solid construction and the handle is heavy enough to lift this hefty amp again and again.

Value:
This amp sounds as good and seems a solid as the Hartke 120w, which costs twice as much.

Desirability:
The BX1200 certainly looks cool. The aluminum speaker cone gives it an expensive look.

Sound:
I've been playing through a vintage Fender tube amp. I thought I needed a new bass until I got this. The range of sound is unbelievable. I haven't found anything that I don't like. The Ultrabass feature has more power than I'd ever use. I sometimes use it with digital or analog effects pedals, which sound great through the effects loop, but it sounds so great without any added effects.

Overall:
If I find that I move up to venues that call for more volume, I'm thinking I'll buy a second one instead of spending the same amount on a 15" cabinet. If I really need more volume, I'm so sold on Behringer, I think I'll buy the BX3000 Bass head and an 8x10 cabinet.

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"GREAT BUY!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from bunster.org
Submitted: 5/2/2004
Style of Music: Metal, rock R&B pop+slap
Location: Atlanta, GA

 

 
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Feature:
the shape function is awesome, and the amp comes with the footswitch to make life easier. the ultrabass cuts in and out though sometimes. this amp has a ton of I/O on the back

Quality:
SOLID, heavy, built like a tank.

Value:
GREAT!

Desirability:
looks awesome with the 12in. aluminum speaker

Sound:
great sound, whatever kind of bass you have, active or passive. i have played on it with a Fender Deluxe Precision loaded with quarters pounders, and i also have played a stingray on it, great sound!!btw, this little thin can get pretty loud!

Support:
havent dealt with them. but the amp comes with a lot of papers about support, and they also have a pretty nice website

Overall:
I like it

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"Honestly, I think this comobo will PUNCH you out!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from aol.com
Submitted: 1/18/2005
Style of Music: rock,punk,alternative,blues,jazz,& mainly worship celebration
Musical Experience: active musician
Location: Salinas, CA, United Sates

 

 
Feature:
I love all the in/outs to this combo. Definitely not for BIG gigs but this thing can hookup to anything you throw at it. For your BIG gigs it would definitely get by as your monitor(very loud). I particularly enjoy the ultrabass feature, you have to tweek it some to get it just right, and when you get just right, it sounds sweet.

Quality:
I am very satisfied with the end product. They most definitely thought about all the little details. My #1 peive is loose knobs and this combo does not have that. I love that!!! I do not worry about this thing breaking. I've banged mine a little more than I would like, but that's life. This thing would hold up against any other brand hands down. I would love to have another one as a back-up!

Value:
No other bass amp combo can compare to the price of this one. The closest is probably the Fender Rumble 100 but I played both side by side. Simply but, the fender was only about $40 more and I still chose the Behringer.

Desirability:
I do really enjoy how this combo looks. The bottom line is it really does complete the setup for me, considering it is a tiltback. I can use it as my monitor.

Sound:
The overall sound of this amp is pretty darn good. You can shape the sound to a very warm tone or turn it around to a crisper true to life tone of your bass. Trust me, this bad dog can get loud! I would highly recommend that behringer think about installing a better speaker for better clarity and maybe a tweeter for better highs. The highs can get pretty muffled out but with some tweeking, the workstation can fix some of that. It would still be nice to have a tweeter though.

Support:
I haven't had to contact the company, but I did go back to the dealer to exchange my Ultrabass BX600 to a Ultrabass BX1200. I needed more sound and features.

Overall:
I will use this combo until it breaks or blows up! To be honest it really is going to depend on what is out when this thing breaks. I would not mind lokking into the higher end Ashdown amps. But I don't even need anything like that.

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"Great Combo. Very Flexible, Loud and with more features than I need."

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 4/6/2006
Style of Music: I Play it all!!!!!
Musical Experience: Hobbyist
Location: Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

 

 
Feature:
For the price, this combo is crazy. More features than you can poke a stick at! Works for studio, live whatever... I won't list them all here...im sure you would have looked at other reviews before mine. In short, this amp is very functional. I sometimes pull the speaker out and run my Gallien Krueger off of it. This speaker is 8ohm compared to the 4ohm amp, but i don't push it too hard. I don't really understand impedance etc...Im a bassist not an electrician, but im sure it would be better if the ohms matched!! Another bonus is the included foot switch. Thanks Behringer!!

Quality:
Seems to be built like a bit of a tank. It only really has short trips in the car etc...but im pretty impressed with the build. No ugly blemishes or loose bits. I only play with mates etc, so if it shats itself then we just go home...No need for a backup in my situation. I have never had this happen yet.

Value:
Features, Shape, Build Quality, footswitch, free sticker (yay). Im very happy with the value of this combo.

Desirability:
Well it kinda looks like a combo amp... Its not vintage or anything, so if you prefer that look, then its probably not attractive. I quite like it though. My Bass is a pretty modern bit of gear so a modern looking amp matches nicely. The fact that you can tip it back like a monitor speaker is very nice!!

Sound:
Its pretty loud and the 4 band EQ gives you plenty of control over your sound. Not sure about the Ultrabass...Pretty strange sound. I turn it on sometimes to amuse my friends then promptly turn it off. The Shape feature however is very cool.

Ease of Use:
How hard can an amp be to use? Plug it in and play it. Tweak the knobs a bit...all pretty straight forward. The manual has all the info you need when plugging in external bits. Simple stuff.

Support:
Never dealt with them, but I have heard they are pretty slack. For the price I don't really care. Its lasted a long time now, so if it dies I have got my $400 AUD worth out of it.

Overall:
Im happy with it for now! I can't see into the future. Im very gear hungry, so im sure something else will catch my eye down the track. If it was stolen I would be extremely p#$%ed off. Im a black belt in karate, so if I found the person that stole it I would pull their arms off and beat them to death with them. If i lost it i would beat myself to death. Like i said im gear hungry and like to experiment with new things. For this reason alone I probably wouldn't replace it. I would give something else ago. Nothing against the amp though :)

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"Behringer Believer"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 3/15/2004
Style of Music: Rock
Location: Forest Grove, OR

 

 
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Feature:
nice little footswitch, for the two channels and the ultrabass. 4 band eq, TONS of I/O. pre-amp out, power amp in, RCA conectors for external sound source, Direct out, line out, headphone, tuner out, speaker out.

Quality:
Solid as a rock, and it looks great, i took it apart and it even looks nice on the inside. i was lugging this thing aroudn one day, carryign it over my head, and i tripped and dropped it, from about 6 feet up. i was scared to hook it up again, but when i did, it still worked, and ive still been using it since.

Value:
for 250 bucks, i ain't gonna argue. woudl i pay more for it? probbaly not, cause then i woudlnt be able ot afford it, lol. thats why i love behringer, quality stuff, low price.

Desirability:
i love the way it looks

Sound:
This amp has a great range of sound, with teh shape knob on the second channel, you can twist the sound every which way. The ultrabass gets pretty farty and grumbly on the low E, but its sounds great on the higher strings. The best part is, you can crank all the volume knobs all the way up, and it doesnt break up or distort at all, btu if you want soem extra growl, just use the shape knob, and eq up the low and the mid-low. The direct out is really noisy though, maybe if it had a groudn lift it woudltn be so bad. but overall, its a great amp.

Support:
don't know. they've got a nice website.

Overall:
i will probably use this as my stage and recording amp unless i somehow aquire milliosn fo dollars, and can buy all sorts of neato gadgets, but i will always be a behringer believer.

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"Packs a punch without the buck"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 7/8/2002
Style of Music: Punk/Rock/Ska/Regae
Location: Santa Cruz, CA

 

 
This bass amp combo is amazing, it packs a punch and gives you a nice smoothe sound. This will be definetly garage/gig/competitive worthy. Not to mention the price does not equal the tremendous quality out of this relatively compact unit. It allows you to expand out to other cabinets and allows for direct recording. The Ultrabass effect really hugs the low end bass. If you play a relatively high note you still get an edgy low bass frequency out of it. It expands the imagination because of it's strong lucious tone without that nagging noise. So far I feel that this amp will last me for years to come and you gotta note the price. To name a few Fender has a 100W amp at over the cost of this amp and the quality Behringer puts out is superb. The picture has a few flaws but the actual thing is sleek. Take for instance the lettering on top looks like it was just thrown on but actual there is a nice crisp metal gate over the lettering making it look very stylish. Not to mention the ability to kickback the amp to get an excellent monitor.
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"What a smokin' little amp!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from iplaybass.com
Submitted: 12/11/2003
Style of Music: Rock, Contemporary Christian
Location: Moorpark, CA

 

 
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Feature:
The amp came with a footswitch to toggle between channels. The Ultrabass (octaver) feature is really cool sounding.

Quality:
This is a solid piece of work. The retro knobs on the front are kind of cool.

Value:
You can NOT beat this amp for the money.

Sound:
This amp sounds great!

Support:
I haven't had to deal with the company yet.

Overall:
This is a great amp for small/medium size gigs situations and rehearsals. I love my Hartke 4.5XL but was it heavy to carry on my own. This amp has taken it's place for rehearsals.

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"TAKE IT FROM A GUY THAT HAS OWNED AND WASTED TOO MUCH MONEY WITH HI PRICED GEAR THAT IS SITTING AROUND UNUSED!! BEHRINGER IS VAL"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 9/23/2004
Style of Music: funk groove rock and roll maroon 5 and Boss Skags favorite group EARTH WIND AND FIRE...
Musical Experience: professional partime musician...former Army musician and NAVY SCHOOL OF MUSIC..GRADUATE
Location: EVERETT WASHINGTON

 

 
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Feature:
SOME NICE FEATURES.

Quality:
I DO NOT KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND AN AMP THIS GOOD FOR ANYWHERE NEAR THE PRICE...ITS HAS TO BE THE BEST I HAVE FOUND....THIS LITTLE AMP CAN KICK SOME BUTT. I LIKE THE ULTRABASS FEATURE...WHICH IS MUCH LIKE AN OCTIVE PEDAL BUILT RIGHT IN...GIVES IT A LOW PEDAL TONES EFFECT WHICH HAS A SHAPING CAPABILITY. I PLAYED WITH A GUITAR PLAYER JUST A DUO FOR A GARDEN PARTY EVENT WITH NO VOCALS AND THIS AMP FILLED THE AREA BOTH GUITAR AND BASS GUITAR USEING THE TWO IMPUTS WITH NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER. ITS A LIGHT EFFICIENT LITTLE AMP THE CLOSEST THING TO A 5 STAR RATING I HAVE FOUND.

Value:
AS I HAVE SAID THE VALUE IS A BIG PLUS WITH HIS AMP

Desirability:
IT HARD TO RELATE TO SEX APPEAL IN AN AMP...WHO GOES AROUND TELLING EVERYBODY THEIR AMP IS REAL SEXIE????

Sound:
GREAT SOUND QUALITY...I BELIEVE IT WOULD WORK WELL FOR RECORDING AS YOU CAN COLOR THE SOUND IN A TASTY WAY WITH THE ULTRA BASS EFFECT AND SHAPING THAT GIVES IT AN EXTRA NICE QUALITY..I INTEND TO USE IT IN APPLICATION SOON. RIGHT NOW I AM USING HEADPHONES AND LISTEN TO TUNES WHILE I WORK AND USE THE COMPUTER. I CAN PLAY ALONG WITH ANY TUNE THAT STRIKES MY FANCY PLUS IT IS A GREAT WAY TO PRACTICE AND LEARN NEW TUNES!!!

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"A great little Amp!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          7 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          7 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from stpaulslinger.org
Submitted: 1/20/2006
Style of Music: conteporary christian, soft rock
Musical Experience: active musician
Location: Slinger, WI

 

 
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Overall:
I have had this amp for two years. It has held up well. I have used it alone in smaller venues, filled out with the out xlr through the PA mains. It is very powerful for a small amp. It is heavy, so make sure you've eaten your Wheaties before lugging it up stairs. I use it daily for practice and love the tape in (I connect a zoom drum machine which is way more fun than a metranome to practice with or else a mp3 player to play along with something I enjoy). If it were stolen, I would rebuy this amp. For larger places I use my Ashdown 4x10 mag 300 combo. But when I can get away with it, I will take the Behringer because of its size and portability. It sounds great with my Washburn Force 4 and Boss Gt bass pedal. If you are looking for a great little amp... this is it!

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"Great amp for the money- you are out doors you wont be disappointed.."

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from juno.com
Submitted: 12/23/2003
Style of Music: rock, hymns, worship misic
Location: roseville CA, usa

 

 
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Feature:
I like the EQ portion and the bass maximizer to dial in the paticular tone I want. I also like the two channels on a foot switch I use one channel turned off so I can mute the output and still use the tunner output to my tuner between songs.

Quality:
I have trouble using the DI output on some mixing boards after about 15 minutes the amp stops working above the 1/3 mark, so I must use a DI converter box. I sent the first amp back and the second one does the same thing- might be a grounding issue or a phantom power from the mixer, not sure.

Value:
very impressive for the money!!!

Desirability:
its just an amp, purely funcional - Nicole Kidman, now that's sex appeal!!

Sound:
the sound is pretty good. It doesn't compare to the clarity of some other systems i've used, 500 watt into a 4 X 10 cabbinet, but then I don't expect it too. It is portable and loud enough to be used on all but the largest stages. for the money this is fantastic- I use the built in bass maximizer for when I am playing on the higher strings to keep a low tone running -its pretty cool.

Support:
unknown- have needed Beringer or tried to call. ZZound is great very helpful.

Overall:
I would buy onother one of these units, it is fuctional, loud, and portable. If I continue with more outdoor concerts I would consider more power and a 4x10 or 4x12 enclosure.

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