Feature:
The supplied power cord is a little short, especially if you stack a couple cabs and put the amp head on top! I love the included effects pedal! I use the shape pedal any time I play above the 12th fret for any length of time, like in "Hotel California". I have heard people Bash the Ultra Bass pedal sound, but it is included as an extra option and I use mine in my Bass Solo and even wrote a song using it in the prelude and ending, just don't play too fast or try cords, it is not intended for that just like any other Octave adding effect!

Quality:
The fit and finish on these amps is perfect. The amp has done everything I could ask for and more! I rarely play above half volume since Bass is going thru my Behringer PMP 5000 powered mixer too! I did add 2 rubber feet on the side opposite the handle, but that only cost me a buck and a minute so big deal!

Value:
This Bass Amp should get a "12" for value! Nothing else on the market can touch it! Usually you pay a "buck a watt". When I get more money I am going to double up by buying another STACK, just so I can make my pant legs flap in the breeze!

Desirability:
I LOVE the black on gold, and I LOVE the Old Style Knobs. My friend bragged about his and let me play it before I bought so I really liked it after I found out how inexpensive it really was!

Sound:
The sound of this amp is warm and bright, I kill alot of the treble available and boost the bass with the deep button and use the shape footswitch when I go above the 12th fret for any length ot time, like in"Hotel California".I'm pretty picky, I owned a G&K 700RB before this rig!

Ease of Use:
This amp has alot of features, so it takes a little more time to get your sound dialed in. I use a Boss ME50B Bass effects unit thru the effects loop and with my "stock" sound on the amp all of my effected sounds are great, and I use the Ultra Bass on intros the Shape to add tone and with an add on pedal you can turn the horn on or off on your Behringer cabinets for extra treble to cut through the mix. This is especially handy if you have two guitar players hogging up all the midrange. Hit the horn on and you can hear yourself alot better.

Support:
I haven'y had to use support, but I am told they will REPLACE not fix your unit within 1 year of purchase so that alone gives it a 10! Why wait for repairs when you can get a new one right away. Their website is GREAT, you have to check it out just to see what else they make, and it's ALOT! Behringer.com

Overall:
Overall this amp is a steal! The Quality si there. The Sound is there. The volume is there,just run 2 cabs for a 4 ohm load.It has "extra" features like the Ultra Bass and Shape and even includes the footswitch. Drive Behringer Bass Cabs with horns and pick up a cheap nonmomentary footswitch and you can turn the horn on and off at will. That's alot of extra's that most Bass player's DON'T HAVE!

• User: a customer from att.net
• Submitted: 2/19/2008
• Style of Music: Rock, Classic Rock, Country, Original Music
• Location: Nipomo, California, U.S.A.

Feature:
came with a cord and pedal. the instruction manual was well informing.

Quality:
only had one problem with a wire getting a bad connection on the on/off switch, but was probably my bad due to being very rough on it. it get's thrown around quit a bit.

Value:
it was well worth the money, and is quite powerful. wouldn't use it with behringer cabs or aluminum speakers.

Desirability:
the gauge is cool. that's about it.

Sound:
could use a compressor, but the shape and deep buttons come in handy. for the price it's not bad. don't use on an 8x10. perfect for 1x15 or 4x10. had it hooked up to a 15" 4ohm black widow and it sounded awesome but later blew the speaker.(it was 15 years old) takes awhile to find the groove spot on it.

Ease of Use:
about as easy as it gets. just a shape, ultrabass, and 5 band eq

Support:
can't say, never needed it

Overall:
i wouldn't sell it. nice back up amp. but i wouldn't replace it either.

• Submitted: 11/18/2007

Feature:
just amp and cord

Quality:
looked ok no dents dings scratches

Value:
cheep power only worth alitel more then half of asking price

Desirability:
looks ok but is crap

Sound:
have bx300t nosie "frying eggs" with no imput cabinet was amatched set 15" w/horn heaad would shut down when under load it finaly quit

Ease of Use:
knobs would move when you played had to put tape on them mostly volum

Support:
called about the hiss sound. well first finding a number was not easy. they said turn your trebel and hi mid down???

Overall:
replaced it with a ampeg you was a waste of $250 they never offered to fix it

• User: a customer from datacruz.com
• Submitted: 10/7/2007
• Style of Music: jazz/rock/pop
• Location: osceola indiana usa

Feature:
a rip of from ashdown but there you go everything works as it should i found the pedal works as it should a removeable cable to the pedal would have been better. the octave below works great but only if you keep it below about 3 on the dial i find this usefull as i play a 4 string and if im playing high up on the fretboard it adds some extra depth

Quality:
very good well made. gets thrown in and out of the van for over a year and still delivers.a little hum if you stand with your guitarvery close to the head but you can get round that

Value:
exellent value for money

Desirability:
now been replaced with an ashdown superfly 500 but i still take it onstage and power it up underneath the ashdown just in case

Sound:
used it for over a year now as my main stage amp no reliability probs at all i did own an ashdown abm 300 evo before this and to be totally honest with you theres not that much difference between the 2 my 450 actually gives out 402 watts rms used it with a 2x15 trace elliot cab and it was exactly the sound i wanted

Ease of Use:
take a bit of time to find your sweet spot sound before you drag it off to gig it

Support:
never had to use em

Overall:
dont be put off by the price it delivers the goods as good as many other branded heads of double the price or more

• User: a customer from yahoo.co.uk
• Submitted: 7/21/2007
• Style of Music: rock mainly
• Location: hull uk

Feature:
it had pretty good features, only if it lasted longer

Quality:
it was gone in three months. it wouldn't even get power to it

Desirability:
i wanted it. it had great sound. i loved the harmonics. and it had a great price. but once again it was great but didn't last long

Sound:
the sound was good the thing only lasted like 3 months

Ease of Use:
it was easy as hell to use

Support:
if i were u i wouldn't get it. i would get the combo where it has this head in it but it has 2 aluminum

Overall:
i liked it untill it blew. i was pissed because im not a person w/ that much money. so now i got to buy some thing to even play on.

• User: a customer from yahoo.com
• Submitted: 5/12/2007
• Style of Music: death metal
• Location: illinois

Feature:
There are always a few things that you can add. This amp comes with an impressive set of tone shaping options that are equal or better than the average head in this class. I don't really NEED any of the things it does not have.

Quality:
Remember that these ratings are relative. This amp is the most it can be for the money. Several reviews talk about buzz and treble noise. This is mostly due to a wood case. Since the amp is not enclosed in metal, the electrical noise can easily get out into your pickups. Stand a few more feet away and it will get quieter. I made some small internal changes that made it even a little quieter. These really aren't necessary, just stand a couple steps away (or even turn your bass) and the electrical noise goes down almost totally.

Value:
Looking at the features, the construction, the performance, and the sound, it is quite a value. As an engineer, I am disappointed that a few things are not different, but for the price they put out a hell of a product.

Desirability:
Okay, the engineers in Germany did their homework and made a pretty good amp, that is a great deal for the price. My only gripe is that the front panel labels are hard to read. The top labels can't be seen from above because the control panel is recessed in the case. The lower labels are tiny, and hard to read on a dark stage. It does look sexy, you might have to squat down or squint to read it, though.

Sound:
This amp actually sounds pretty good. There are a lot of tone shaping options. Play with ALL of them in many combinations as soon as you get it. The LOW and BRIGHT switches are essential to understand. The SHAPE feature is great. One click and you can get a totally new sound. The octave function was disappointing for me. It does not track and hold nearly as well as others I have used.

Ease of Use:
Plug you bass and speaker and start using it. The BOOKS come in every language out there, and aren't necessary. Find your favorite tone with the SHAPE off. Then, turn on the SHAPE feature and adjust only it to get that "B" sound for your gig. I use a thick rock sound and set the SHAPE to brighten things up for this upper-register chordal piece I do. The included foot-switch makes this change a single tap back and forth.

Support:
I see support as two sided: Pre Sale: Their advertising info and website has a fair amount of information. They aren't stellar, but much better than some of them out there. Post Sale: Not used, no comment

Overall:
Overall this amp is a winner. There are sound shaping options galore and plenty of power to get that sound out. Stand back to minimize the buzz. I have had no failures, but hard to tell if the reports are disproportionate for the HUGE numbers of these heads out there. When you're ready to stop using that practice amp on stage, get one of these. It will take you far. ... Maybe to the point you get your next flashy rig free in a big endorsement deal! Yeah, I wish too.

• User: a customer from cox.net
• Submitted: 3/19/2007
• Style of Music: Rock, Blues, Contemporary Christian
• Location: Orange County, CA :o)

Feature:
Its got most everything that I could ever want. Should have a tuner built into it as the behringer guitar amps do. Heres what it has: 5 band eq, XLR out, 1/4 out, FX loop, active and passive ins. The VU meter should be bigger.

Quality:
It would be higher had I not had to solder in a new jack a day after buying it. I think I spent $4.00 on the jack. I have gigged rock concerts, churches, and band practices every week with this head. It gets torn down atleast two times a week and gets transported both times. Has great connectors, and is built well. Weighs 30 lbs. 450 watts. ooo.

Value:
This is the most bang for the buck ever. Very durable too. If you decide to purchace this and can solder then you will be VERY happy.

Desirability:
I really like this amp. I would prefer Tolex as opposed to the felt that they put on it simply for cleaning reasons. I replaced the fan with a blue LED one and modded the VU and leds in the front with blue ones to further increase the "sex appeal" The guts are crafted very nicely: lots of thermal compound on the transistors, fan cooled caps.. and so on...

Sound:
This is the second Behringer that I have ever owned. It will not be the last. The sound on this thing is rather "dry" unless you know your way around Behringer's Eq. Both my GMX 212 and this BX4500 have a very narrow "sweet spot" that will take some time to dial in. There is a design flaw in this head. There is a ground loop between the instrument in's and the foot switch. Behringer has "fixed" this problem by cutting a ground wire off the PCB so everything grounds through the chassis. Think single coil guitar pickup humm... What I did was de solder the foot switch jack and replace it with a Peavey output jack that is ISOLATED. (plastic coated) I then re connected the wire that they cut which allows the inputs to short when you remove the cord. This is normal with all amps so that when you remove the cord there is no nose emitted from the speaker. This whole procedure took me about an hour to complete. from testing to soldering and finding parts. After the mod I put in some blue leds into the VU meter and and on the front panel to enhance its sex appeal. After the jack replacement this thing sounds as good as the Carvin 200 that I was running before. The XLR is a nice touch as it allows me to connect to the PA at our church. The XLR is post EQ so you can control the eq on your head and have the master mixer receive that sound. The 1/4 out is pre eq so the sound is dry that comes out of that. The pre amp over drives to the red zone very easily. I have Seymour Duncan 1/4 Pounders in my bass and I have to go into the active jack with the gain at less than 1/2. But it does play very nicely through it. I dont really see any use for the ultrabass octiver or the shape filter or the foot switch.

Ease of Use:
It takes quite some time (a few days for me) to get your sound dialed in. I never really did find a use for the octiver, foot switch, or shape filter. Behringer could sugest some "preset" eq settings for it. They also need to do a real fix for the grounding problem. People should not have to open up the amp and replace components right after they buy one.

Support:
Behringer 1/2 butts this one on not fixing this problem right. Why contact them when they will just send you another defective one... Read the other reviews too!

Overall:
I guess for what you pay for it you can live with the hum if the thought of opening it up scares you.. But for 4 dollars you can fix it so why not. I have never had a behringer die on me to this day. It is a great head and I plan to keep it until it quits working. I don't think I will ever trade this. Could also make a great amp for you home entertainment system since you can bypass the pre amp section AND the hum and just use the power amp.

• User: a customer from msn.com
• Submitted: 1/11/2007
• Style of Music: Rock & Roll, Christian
• Location: Casper, Wyoming, United States

Feature:
The octaver was fun for a bit, and the little tone buttons made it easy to get a better sound. i found the footpedal to be pretty much useless.

Quality:
after a few months of playing, mine stopped turning on. yeah.

Value:
for this price, its an ok value. if you need something that will last for a long time, i suggest spending a little more.

Desirability:
looks pretty cool. VU meter is nice, and there are little lights on the front when you turn things on.

Sound:
I could never get the tone i wanted out of this thing, but it got loud easy enough.

Ease of Use:
very easy to use, straightforward.

Support:
i hear they are very good, haven't dealt with them yet.

Overall:
i wouldn't buy this twice.

• Submitted: 12/13/2006

Feature:
The footswitch that came with this is a great alternative to running up to your amp and pushing a button. I can be standing 25 feet from my amp and hit the ultrabass feature and BOOM! there goes your eardrums. The knobs on it are easy to read and i love the VU meter. It really helps when I'm rockin out and i see it in the red i know i have to turn the gain down.

Quality:
This head is made extremely well you don't need any type of carrying case it's so rugged. I don't even have to baby it(even though i do). I love the carpet on it and the corner protectors. I have no worry of it breaking or blowing up. I really recommend the BA410 Ultrabass cabinet from Behringer.

Value:
This is an EXCELLENT buy and it's the best thing ive bought with my money. This is better than an ampeg head and louder than many. I don't know why someone would buy something else.

Desirability:
What a great looking head. It looks extremely sexy on my 410 i love the black and gold color. it's also extremely easy to transport.

Sound:
This BX4500H head is the best I've ever heard. Seriously, don't listen to those reviews that say this has anything wrong with it, it seriously doesn't. I can play small gigs, clubs, and huge mass audience gigs. I can't believe I have this good of a sound. It is also extremely loud. I put the volume half way between 0 and the middle of the volume and it rattles my whole house. This thing has awesome sound.

Ease of Use:
You don't even need the manual. You can get the best sound by just listening to it. You can change the sound to slap and pop bass or low metal sounding bass. I put this 450 watt head on top of my Behringer BA 410 Ultrabass cabinet and boy does it rock the shingles off my house. I play on this with a Fender P-Bass and it sounds great. But a little First Act bass would sound great on this thing.

Support:
I don't know anything about the support because i've never had to have any problems fixed.

Overall:
I think this will last me at least 15 years. and when i do buy another head i'll buy this one again and again. Behringer is now the top listed amplifier in my book. I also went to music stores around me and heard ampegs, fenders, and crates and these were all over 500 watts and they weren't half as good as this thing. I love it.

• User: a customer from hotmail.com
• Submitted: 11/10/2006
• Style of Music: Christian Metal, Hard Rock, Metal
• Location: Poplar Bluff, MO

Sound:
You WILL here the 60Hz buzz. You need to move the transformer away from the preamp section. I've had to move the transformer completely outside of my Behringer microphone pre-amp tube unit due to 60Hz coupling.

• Submitted: 11/9/2006
• Style of Music: Rock, Classical, Jazz, Techno, Alternative (No Country!)
• Location: Georgia

Feature:
For the money it does include nice effects, which is good when you don't feel like lugging a ton of pedals around.

Quality:
After 6 months of use this head developed a HORRIBLE buzz in the trebble. Additionally, other heads rated at less wattage can play louder and cleaner.

Value:
It's inexpensive, but you'll need to replace them much more frequently. It's probably a better idea to spend more money and get a better quality head.

Desirability:
It's pretty. If it sounded as good as it looks it would be a very nice amplifier.

Sound:
There WILL be a buzz in the trebble. It won't come out at first, but after a while of using it the buzz will make you need to dial down the trebble. If you're not a fan of bright sounding bass, I guess this wouldn't be a huge problem.

Ease of Use:
It's fairly intuitive.

Overall:
If you're looking for an inexpensive back-up head that won't see much use unless your primary head dies, this will do the trick. If you want something that will be a good investment as primary road gear, seriously look elsewhere.

• User: a customer from gmail.com
• Submitted: 11/1/2006
• Style of Music: Jazz, Metal, Rock
• Location: Upstate NY