Behringer Vamp pro bass

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I know I'm going to get stoned for this (and not the good kind of stoned), but...
...anyone ever use a Behringer Vamp pro Bass (the rackmount model) ? I'm not really a bass player, but I have a couple in the studio and really need an decent way to record them that would also give a decent amount of flexability. It claims that is also has nice acoustic guitar preamps in it, which would be a great plus. It is a far site cheaper than the line6 bass pod (I'm not a fan of the pod for guitar, but haven't tried the one for bass yet). I would love to just go out and buy a Boogie 400 bass amp, but not going to happen till after first of the year.
 
Toker41 said:
...anyone ever use a Behringer Vamp pro Bass . It is a far site cheaper than the line6 bass pod
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V-Amp Pro $200

Bass POD $250

not much price difference. The price of the Bass POD has come down in the last few weeks because of the new Bass POD XT that is coming out soon.
 
Did not know that. Does the Pod have acoustic guitar presets, and if so are they customizable? I haven't really played with either one, is the pod really better? I know Behringer is hit or miss. Some of their stuff is really nice, and some of it is real crap. Guess that is so for any of them, though.
 
I'd probably think about the regular V-Bass......$139.00 at Musicians friend. I think it's about the same. As for the POD vs V-Amp comparison.....I have a POD and a guitar V-Amp and I find them to be about the same. Both have some great sounds and some not-so-great ones. The biggest thing is the V-Amp is obviously built very lite weight. I wouldn't think it would hold up well on the road. But sitting in a studio it should be fine.
Do you have a J-Station? They have three bass models in them and a couple of acoustic models too.
 
Toker41 said:
Did not know that. Does the Pod have acoustic guitar presets, and if so are they customizable? I haven't really played with either one, is the pod really better?
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The Bass POD does not have any acoustic guitar presets. I did try playing a Les Paul through mine once and it was horrible, the EQ was really strange so I'm guessing an acoustic guitar would not sound good through it. I don't know which one is better.

You could buy the Bass V-Amp from an online store with a good return policy, so you could send it back if you didn't like it.

I have used the SansAmp Acoustic DI with both bass and acoustic guitar and it's a great device. It doesn't have speaker modeling but it's very easy to use and sounds great. That's another option. $160
 
Bass Vamp Pro

Hey Toker.
Let me know how you get on.
I am tryiny to find the best way to record from the BVAMP Pro.
This was my post.

I have a Bass Vamp Pro that I am running into a Yamaha N12 desk and using CUBase Software.
I also listen to it through a Hartke HA 2500 head.
Could you please give me the best setup connection to get both a DI signal from the amp or VAMP or both and Miked.
Thanks

Let me know if anything you find is helpful

Whitey
 
Yup, and that B Vamp pro has served me well over those 6 years.

Best way.....right into your board, or computer. No need to amplify, and mic it.
 
Oddly enough, I also own one, and for about as long as Toker. Yeah, they made the claim (and probably still do) that the Fender Bassman sim is good for acoustic. I never found that. For serious recording, I don't use it much, but that's no real slam at the VAMP, because I own an Avalon AD2022, which is probably the best bass DI on the planet. And, like Toker, I'm not really a bass player. I just wanted the VAMP for a toy and for some bass tone alternatives in the studio, and it really does work pretty well. In many ways, the POD/DI concept works better for bass than guitar, because we are used to hearing bass recorded DI. With guitars, I tend to jack a POD into a power amp, then a cab (or powered reference monitors), and mic it up. I use the VAMP 2 jacked into a PA for live solo work. I'm a solo acoustic guy, mostly, but there are a few songs in any set where I use an electric. In general, I have found that the VAMP 2 and the bass VAMP Pro are among the few Behringer products that are fairly reliable, do their job pretty well, and really aren't copies of something else.
The VAMP, unlike the POD, has cool indicator lights on every adjustable parameter, so that when you get a setting you like, you can see what it is, and- when you pull up a preset, the indicators show you at a glance what model is being used, how the EQ is set, and what FX is used, and how much of it. I wish my POD Pro did that.-Richie
 
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