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Behringer LX1200 V-Ampire Guitar Amplifier Head (2x60 Watts)

2x 60 watts or 120 watts mono. 125 presets.

Overall User Ratings

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

"I wouldn't want to do without this head!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          7 out of 10
Support:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 8/12/2008
Style of Music: Rock
Musical Experience: Long time player, lots of gear
Location: San Jose, CA USA

 

 
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Feature:
Hard to imagine that you could possibly get more for your money. You get 32 amp simulations that are accurate IMHO, a load of effects that work well, 9 different reverbs, a noise gate, an armload of speaker cabinet simulations.... and a built in tuner that even lets you adjust concert pitch (useful the next time you play with a philharmonic orchestra!!). It's like a V-Amp with a power amp, in a good-looking box.

Quality:
I think it's rock solid. Great cabinet, tolex is good, heavy and solid. Pots and knobs could be metal and not plastic.... but it's a $200 head. I've no idea how people break the knobs off... I'm way more careful with my equipment than that. I've had this over 2 years with no issues of any kind.

Value:
I would never buy a $200 amp OTHER than this one. Cheap amps are generally a complete waste of money, no matter what the brand name. This one is the only exception I've found. The value is just clearly there, nothing compares to this for the money. In fact, this is just good, not even considering the money. I'm going to say that I woul pay $200 for this only becasue I want to encourage Behringer to keep the price low. But the fact it it's worth several times that, at least.

Desirability:
Looks good, sounds good, works good. If you master the controls, which takes a bit of focus, you can get clean glassy sprkly Fender tones and heavy fat rectified head noise and everything in between. The thing looks and feels solid except for the knobs. I have other amps, big tube heads mostly, but wouldn't want to be without this.

Sound:
This is a great sounding amp. The simulations are fantastic and it does a very good job of producing authentic tube sounds. However you MUST learn to operate it properly - this takes a little effort, as any piece of gear that is this complex will. My only - and I mean ONLY - knock on the sound is that mine gives me this clicking sort of pick attack that you shouldn't get and don't get on most other amps. You have to reduce the gain, play with the noise gate, roll off the treble and presence, and roll off your guitar's knobs to reduce this to a reasonable level. It's annoying.... but other than this flaw, this thing sounds great! You might hear the Behringer take some lumps for not being loud enough... but it actually does develop pretty decent volume as long as you don't kick the reverb level or some of the other effects levels way up. I think Behringer could improve on this but if you want to play live and loud, you generally don't want all that amp reverb and stuff anyway or you will sound like mush. If it wasn't for the clicking pick attack, this would get a 10+ for sound quality.

Ease of Use:
Unfortuately all the features and ultimate controllability are why you just can't claim that this is an easy amp to set up and use. Most of your basic tube amps like Fender or Marshall have a few knobs, that's it. This thing lets you control EVERYTHING. While you will be able to sound good within two minutes, you do have to ready the manual and get the thing in the right mode, play with all the knobs, learn how to edit the presets, and all that. It's just not an "everything on 10" amp and in that way much more compicated than any of the amps it is modeling -- but well worth it if you don't mind learning and reading the manual. The compressor and delay effects are my favorites, but it's all good. Also, the foot pedal switches presets and there is a delay, but I generally leave it on one amp model for each song and change the eq, gain and effect settings... that seems to allow the presets to switch instantly. You have so many banks (25 banks with 5 presets per bank) that you can have a bank dedicated to each song in your set.

Support:
No problems, so no need for support. Gave it a rating in middle because I just don't know.

Overall:
I have a ton of gear and always seem to be lusting after something new (Hiwatt - yeah!!) but I think the thing that sums this one up for me is, I won't sell it. It's too much fun, too versatile and sounds too good.

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"Expensive sound... Cheap price"

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
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from comcast.net
Submitted: 5/23/2006
Style of Music: Rage Against the Machine and Metallica
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: Maple Grove, Minnesota

 

 
Feature:
You can get just about any sound you want out of this amp. Your only limit is your humbuckers/pickups in the guitar you're using it with. The only thing I would improve is have the built in digital effects have more mmmph. They are too quiet when you turn up loud. It's great if you like to tweek your setting and play around with different sounds, because with all of the amp models and effects, basically there is infinite combinations of sounds.

Quality:
My first gigging amp, I'd buy it again if it was

Value:
Holy buckets, it's dirt cheap, and it's all digital. So much for so little.

Desirability:
You turn it on and the lights spin, and they glow red, it's so COOL looking. All of the lights and digital stuff make it seem like it'd be a much more expensive product.

Sound:
Noise gate works awesome. You can get just about any sound out of it. and most of all... It's loud.

Ease of Use:
If you are a nerd, and like computer/pushing buttons, this will be dream for you. There are so many buttons and dials to push.

Support:
I'm not sure how it'd work out if for some reason I needed to send it back to Behringer, because they are based in Germany, but the thing is, I don't think I'll ever need to. It's too well made, very solid feeling.

Overall:
If this was to get stolen or broken or whatever, I'd buy a new one for sure.

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"great for metal"

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:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 8/27/2005
Style of Music: Metal/Hardcore/Grindcore/Punk
Musical Experience: Musician in a band
Location: Sacramento, CA, US

 

 
Feature:
Includes a footswitch. Thats about it, but hey what else do you need. The footswitch is helpful for quickly switching between presets. For example I have a distorted preset stored in bank C, and then a clean preset with a slight chorus effect in D, so I can quickly switch at shows. Very helpful.

Quality:
No defects at all, made very well. Looks awesome on stage. I was amazed by the rotary LED volume controls. Very tech savvy, the whole thing is digital, much like a Line 6, which I like. HAs a digital display with a built in tuner which works very well.

Value:
DEFINITELY worth the price. Buy it.

Desirability:
Once again, very cool looking. Very techie looking, but yet still mean.

Sound:
Sounds great with the behringer ultrastack cabinets. The speaker/amp simulations sound very genuine, and you can have fun playing with the different combinations. The distortion is powerful, which is good for the type of music I play.

Support:
Havent had to call support.

Overall:
...mmmm....

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"Just wonderful."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          6 out of 10
User: a customer from rivercenterchurch.org
Submitted: 7/28/2008
Style of Music: rock, country, worship
Musical Experience: Hobbyist

 

 
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Feature:
The thing I like the most about this particular digital amp is the ease of adjustments. The knobs are just what they should be - adjusting eq, reverb, etc. is as easy as any amp out there. I also use it quite a bit in bypass mode with other gear. Just hit it, and all effects are bypassed. I can plug my GNX4 directly into the guitar input and rock away using the watts from this amp without coloration of ANY kind. EXCEPT that you can set the master EQ to get the most out of your cabinet. So... my cabinet is too bassy for my taste and I tone that down in the master a bit. Not all the patches plus the bypass are tuned for great sound out of the cabinet.

Quality:
I have never had a problem of any kind with all my V-Amp gear. It is true that the knobs can be broken off - I havn't ever done it because I take care of my gear, but I have seen units with missing knobs. It's not built to be tossed around a lot.

Sound:
Sounds are wonderful. I have been using it through a Crate Flexwave 4x12 cabinet and it truly is great. Use the online patches from their website to get some of the very best tones. Some of the stuff is digital, and the variety of truly great tones has been surpassed by some other effects units recently... but how much honey can one man eat? For the price this just can't be beat anywhere. I also own the 2x10 combo and the pro rack unit.

Ease of Use:
Read Manual, learn to use. Not complex, but you DO need to read it.

Overall:
I just sold this head to a friend in need. I will be replacing it soon. The patches are all stored in my computer. Once it arrives I will hook it up via USB, copy and paste, and boom - ready to go. Get it.

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"Get your monies worth right here @ $199.99"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from sbcglobal.net
Submitted: 8/13/2008
Style of Music: various styles
Musical Experience: hobbyist
Location: Palmdale, Calif.. U.S.A.

 

 
Feature:
I love the auto tuner. its so quick and easy to tune my guitar

Quality:
good quality, well built. Amp heads need to be taken care of. you just can't throw them around and expect the to last..

Value:
Its well worth the $200.00 asking price. And I bought mine three years ago and its stilling going strong without any problems.

Desirability:
sex appeal ???

Sound:
great sound reproduction once you learn how to operate it!

Ease of Use:
once you learn to operate its great but there is a learning curve

Support:
no

Overall:
this is a once in a lifetime purchase because I can't see them making anything better in the near future..

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"Behringer LX1200H-A amp name u can compare!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 1/6/2009

 

 
Feature:
Ive been looking for an amp head that will do the lot good sound plus effects.If u don't want to spend a lot of money and u want a decent digital modelling amp don't be afraid to check out this product.I've recorded at home with the combo version of this amp exactly the same and I can tell u my customer's loved my guitar sound.Great features for a great price.

Quality:
Good Quality sound construction mine has lasted 18 months so far still working well!

Value:
This is a very good amp head for the money.I have owned tons of amps and cabs including a marshall 100 watt dual reverb and a 50 watt head and for the money u spend u can compare this amp to the marshall name.

Desirability:
Good looking product with its LED lights that are handy for playing at night.I wanted it the first time i played it in the shop haven't looked back since.

Sound:
Quite good sound for a solid state amplifier.It has some tube effects in it which give some good sound and some great lead guitar effects.Well worth checking out

Ease of Use:
U do have to peruse the manual but once u do its a piece of cake!U can load your settings via usb to computer and visa versa now how many amps can do that?Midi connections and channels make using this amp a snap.I have a fcb1010 footboard perfectly compatible with this amp to control all settings Magnificent!

Overall:
Look to be honest for my needs i just couldn't compare a better amplifier for the price but u have to assess your needs.What do u want to do with your amp what setting will u use it in?But im first a lead and soloing guitarist so a virtual modelling amplifier was what i was looking for.U might be different but trust me dont let the name fool u if u can get past that u will have a good amp to own for years to come.

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"Behringer Raises up the bar! BUY IT!"

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:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from musician.org
Submitted: 9/11/2005
Style of Music: Punk-Rock, emo, screamo
Musical Experience: Active musician for 6 years.
Location: Lagos, Algarve, Portugal

 

 
Feature:
Has everything u'll ever need... distortions, cleans, reverbs, chorus, delays, u name it! and all of them of great quality i might add...Behringer definitely raised the bar with this one...

Quality:
Once again...Best bang for your buck, i dare you to find a better head for this kind of price!! blows many of those 1000
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"Heavy Duty"

Overall:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from earthlink.net
Submitted: 10/17/2008
Style of Music: Rock, Punk, Alternative
Musical Experience: Live Sound Engineer and musician

 

 
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Feature:
Almost every effect you can think of. I wish the compression had a separate knob like the reverb does but it's hard to complain for the price. I like that all the settings remain in memory so no matter what you do to the knobs when the amp is turned off you return to last settings when you power back up.

Quality:
Seems to be quite solid, but I don't move it around much because of the weight. Again, this thing is heavy for its size.

Value:
Excellent value, especially if want a clean sounding head (no noise) to record with.

Desirability:
Many people may not like the Behringer name of the front of it but its easily removable. The lights look very cool.

Sound:
You can get just about any sound you want out of this amp. The modeled amp sounds are spot on. I love the JC-120 model. It even has a model of an Engl amp which blows away every other overdrive/distortion amp that I've heard. This amplifier is NOT as loud as you might expect from a 120 watt amp. You can maximize the volume using a 4 12" cabinet instead of a 2 12, but if you need your ears to bleed on stage you will find this amp wanting. It IS however, EXTREMELY clean. ..as in no noise at maximum volume. If you need to do channel switching in the middle of a song this amp is better suited for recording. With the included footswitch there is a sound gap between channels.(about a sec.) A midi footswitch may remedy this but I have not tried it.

Ease of Use:
Takes a little learning because of all the features. You will need to refer to the manual to know exactly which amp model you are using because the labels on the amp channels are general descriptions.(copyright issue) If you plan on hauling this amp around it is extremely heavy for its size. Twice as heavy as my Marshall head.

Support:
Haven't needed it.

Overall:
Hard to beat this value. This is a great recording head. I only take a couple of points off for the channel switching glitch and the weight.

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"VERSATILITY"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from aol.com
Submitted: 7/2/2005
Style of Music: mainly rock/metal and some lighter stuff
Musical Experience: hobbyist
Location: Freeport, Pa.

 

 
Feature:
I'm giving it a 10 based on a price / feature ratio. It has 32 amp models, 15 speaker cab simulations, 16 if you cancel the amps simulations and use the sound of your own cab. Some pretty good onboard effects (16), 125 presets, onboard tuner, midi capabilities, live and studio configuration modes, 9 reverbs, stereo or mono operation and a whole bunch of other stuff. There are couple of things I would have like to see on this amp. The presence and 2nd effects parameter controls are adjusted via a tap button and knobs shared with other controls. It would be nice if they had their own knobs. I guess that really doesn't matter when you set up presets anyway. Also, it would have been great if the footswitch also had the ability to switch between the 25 banks. Each bank has 5 presets. The included footswitch will only scroll up and down the 5 presets. I guess a midi pedal would probably solve that. But hey, what do you want for $200?

Quality:
Quality is pretty good. No blems and a real nice covering. Control knobs are not what I would call top notch but, they function well and as long as you aren't pounding it around, they should be OK.

Value:
Got to give it a 10 for value.

Desirability:
It looks great and is feature packed.

Sound:
Got this guy back in April with the BG412V cab. They are perfect together. For the money, you can't go wrong. I think I paid about $400 for both not counting cables. Get good cables. Comes loaded with 125 presets. Some are pretty good, some are not. Don't let that stop you because you can edit every one or just eliminate them and create sounds to fit your own style and store it in any preset you want. Tremendous versatility in one amp. I have several guitars and this amp can be tweaked to suit the characteristics of each one. You can also use the configuration mode to configure the amp based on the acoustics of the room your playing in without affecting your presets.

Support:
Can't say. I also have a Behringer Blue Devil and it still works fine. Never had to call them.

Overall:
Like I said earlier, price / feature ratio. I'll probably have this thing for a long time unless I hit the Powerball. I'd probably still keep it. Some guys said that it could use more power. I guess that would depend on the type on venues your playing in. I read a review where one person said he bought two of them and when gigging, runs through both of them. If you want an amp that has very good versatility, you need to check this head out.

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"m-m-m-MONSTER KILL!"

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
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 8/12/2005
Style of Music: Metal, Rock, Classic Rock, Punk Rock, Classical
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: Newhall, CA, USA

 

 
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Feature:
All this thing is, is features. You won't know where to start. It's got more effects than I ever knew existed. It has everything. Really. Everything.

Quality:
It's an Ox. Cant find the white dot on the knob? Turn this mother on, and it'll light up like a christmas tree. It's got LEDs on the dial! Magnificent.

Value:
Don't even bother looking at anything else, because you're not going to find a better head for this cheap. It's better than anything I've ever seen, or played anyhow.

Desirability:
This thing has more lights and spiffy stuff than my car. Just make sure your drool dosen't cause a short circut.

Sound:
You can get virtually any sound out of this, it's beautiful. It can even imitate a rectifier head.

Support:
Haven't had to, yet. But the manual was greatly helpful.

Overall:
I don't know how the price is so low on this. It puzzles me. If you want features, don't look anywhere else, because you're not going to find a better head.

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