![]() Very premium look/feel (more on that later), especially compared to the Line6, (which only had 4 presets!)and for $100 less. Cd input, headphone jack, midi, closed back. The control panel is very intuitive, Other amps I looked at were the Line6 spider 112, Johnson JT150, and Crate's digital 112. 3-band analog equalizer, 2 channels (called "heaven" and hell") includes footswitch. I strongly suggest you seek this amp out and comparison shop! This is a very versatile, 65 watt digital amp w/100 watt speaker, 99 factory presets that are all user-editable. Purchased the floor model (some nicks) for $275.00 I read a great review, went to Millenium Music in Homestead, Florida. The Blue Devil has exceeded our expectations. We couldn't be happier - especially after last night's home studio recording session. Cosmetically, it is a handsome addition to our studio. The construction is solid - it has all the signs of a well built piece of equipment. The materials are durable and attractive. If there is a way to do this, I have not figured it out yet. I wish there was some way to isolate the effects from the speaker - in other words, tie the Blue Devil in to a recording signal chain like a compressor or reverb, without an active speaker (and without plugging in headphones). We ran it through the Blue Devil, first using Compress, then Expand (both on Heaven) and the result was unreal. The result was what you would normally expect - a terrific guitar solo accompanied by bias hiss and the usual out of whack highs, mids, and lows on the first run. Last night we recorded an acoustic guitar solo on a four-track (Tascam 424 MkIII) using dbx and moderate EQ'ing. What do we like about the Blue Devil? It does exactly what Behringer claims it will do - and more. My son wanted something that combined a number of effects without costing $1000. We have four acoustics, one electric (a Fender he's having problems with), two classical, and one bass guitar. We researched internet prices on the Blue Devil, and a local dealer matched the price. My 17-year old son is an accomplished guitarist - I bought him a Yamaha FG-150 (yeah, the same acoustic Country Joe McDonald played at Woodstock) when he was ten. You ain't gonna get the $5000 performance for $200. Only three buttons, and you have to press them all the time.īottom line is: this is as good as it gets for $200. Only thing that may break down are those little buttons for effects. All the parts look like they can take up to years of beating. I could sit on the damn thing while I'm playing (not recommended). The foot switch is nice, but would be better if the pedals are assignable to page through different effects (as opposed to simply toggle the effect on and off). Only two buttons for scrolling between 1 to 99. Doesn't look like it's going to break down anytime soon. I bought the amp for its amp, so anything extra is a bonus. Not the best sounding effects in the world, but on par with cheapies such as Zoom. One thing I like about this amp is that it has built in effects. 60W output, which is more than enough for home practice and maybe a gig for friends at a coffee shop. Well, it doesn't sound entirely like a tubes amp, but certainly sounds better than your average solid state job. ![]() They have some "Virtube" gizmo which is supposed to emulate the performance of a tubes amp. Two independent channels: Heaven and Hell (distorted with gain, and clean). ![]() But it sounded better than I had expected. Paid around $210 at an online musical gears store. Did some research, and Blue Devil had the best price/performance ration. Prior to purchasing this goody, I had been using my computer speakers and/or a tiny little practice amp.
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