Behringer HB01 Hell Babe Reviews

usefull

this Wah pedal is very affordable for all fetarures that is capable of. although it is a kind of copy od Dunlop CryBaby From Hell, it is not comparable with the sound...not even with CryBaby GB95. that is expected because it is 5 times cheaper than CB From Hell... what is missing is the "sweeping range" of sound.

for beginners will do the job. to switch it off, sometimes it is required to press pedal a little bit harder.

but if cheap Wah pedal is needed, it is a OK choice to buy.

Decent Pedal

Good starter wah wah pedal for anyone looking to put their first pedalboard together.

Build quality is good. SImple to use and a decent wah sound created.

Good for starters. I wouldnt recommend this to people who are more serious about their pedals. but a good place to start!

Good Pedal BUT...

be careful when choosing this because while being true bypass is a good thing, this pedal does not have an on/off switch, which means once you step on it it starts working but once you let go it stops. When it stops the sound goes from the deep end of the wah back to your natural sound instantly, and the change in sound is very noticable and abrupt. You can change the time it takes for the effect to stop working from when you step off of it to when it actually stops, but it just feels like you never have full control over it, since its a time based thing and you cant just turn it on and off with your foot exactly when you want to.

Nice wah at reasonable price

bought this due to limited funds. Thought it sounded like it had a lot of features for the price. When it arrived I was very impressed with the build quality. It may have been made of plastic, but it was as solid as any metal wah I've ever seen. All of the dials allow for some serious shaping of the sound. It's not a cry baby by any stretch of the imagination, but for the price you would be hard best to find a better wah. The boost function is great for wah solos, you don't need to hit the amp boost first so saves a little tap dancing. Also being optical there are no moving mechanical pots to wear.

Behringer HB01 Hell Babe

Awesome features that allow one to control the characteristics to help shape your desired wah, and a boost button!

also its got a really cool spring at the heel which lets the pedal spring back as soon as you take your foot off, this can be fun too!

overall. it really does sound good, great price too

Amazing for the price

This is yet another quality Behringer rip-off of a more famous, far more expensive "brand name" pedal, the Dunlop "Cry baby from hell". I own both and really there's precious little separating the two, infact if anything I would say "go behringer" as the wah frequency threshold is adjustable (easily, knob on the side) so you can also use this as a bass wah simply (the dunlop sounds bad when used with bass, doesn't really work).

The workmanship here is pretty much identical to the dunlop pedal. It's slightly bigger in terms of footsize/area so I guess if you're a big footed lummox this would, again, probably be the better pedal to go for.

One small problem I noticed with the pedal is that for a bit of the "travel" of the rocker there isn't really much change to the sound, with the majority of the "wah" effect taking place in a shorter travel range than the full pedal allows. This was easily fixed with a simple internal mod which is detailed in many, many different youtube videos which are easy to find, just search the name of the pedal and the word "mod" and you'll find them. This is absolutely no reason to put anyone off buying the pedal and, for many people, this will probably not be an issue at all but I am an anally retentive freak so OF COURSE it bothered me ;-)

I dipped 1 star in both "handling" and "quality" for this small issue (and it really is a small issue, the sound/range is still there it's just spread over less travel than the pedal offers from the off). Also, I'm not sure if all will be set up like this, it might just be a few from time to time that aren't set up right. Considering this is more than 1/2 the price of the Dunlop unit one can happily take 5 minutes or so to fix this issue.

Also, another thing this has over the dunlop pedal is that it's all "optical" whereas the dunlop wah's rely on mechanical parts/wheels inside. This means it'll never get gummed up/worn down and should, theoretically, last much longer. Think of the difference between an old school "ball" computer mouse and a new optical/laser mouse. Which one do you have to clean out regularly ? (clue: it's not the optical/laser one)

Works well with the harley benton power plant, no detectable buzz/colouration of sound when in bypass mode and it works well, also, in combination with other pedals (particularly nice when placed in line after a distortion, but you probably already know that, right ?)

Overall this is a bit above the average Behringer pedal, not from sound quality (I think they all sound good) but in terms of being close to the original (if not beyond) in terms of build quality. I foresee no problems in using this in reasonably animated live situations for "one footed surfing" style nonsense.

Would definitely recommend.

Feature Rich

For a behringer product I couldn't be happier.

Sounds great, works great, and has more options than you'll ever need. They really did think of everything when they designed it.

Nice!

Despite the price, This Hell Babe works fine! if you are guitarist? and no budjet yet to buy expensive wah Pedals? I recommend this to you. You will be satisfied =)

Rock en Roll!!! Peace \,,/

A great budget wah.

I've only had this a few days, but it's a fantastic piece of kit for the price.

The sound is very adjustable, it's versatile, and the fact I only have to move the treadle to activate it is a fantastic feature. I did have to adjust the off timer to stop it deactivating as soon as the heel went down, but once I'd done this it was perfect. The boost feature is handy too if you use wah mainly in solos. The switch to activate it is on the right hand side of the unit, and I've found that it's possible to carefully use the side of your foot to push it in. The boost only activates when you activate the wah.

The construction, despite being made of plastic, is solid and I can't see it being a problem. Behringer offer a 3-year warranty so in the event of failure it *should* be covered, but I've not had cause to test how good the warranty process is.

The only complaints I have is that there is a slight click when the wah deactivates. This is more noticeable with higher gain patches but, for me, this is no problem really. Also, the LEDs are underneath the heel, so you can't actually see them when your foot is on the pedal, but again, it's a nitpick rather than a problem.

Overall, if you're on a budget and need a wah, I wouldn't look any further.

What happened?

I absolutely loved this machine when I got it and played with it solidly for about 9 months. I found it easy to use and much more varied in tone than my Dunlop Cry Baby. Then I got into using a clean sound for a bit and when I next tried to do my spacy wah stuff, the thing had completely stopped working. All the lights came on but there was nobody home. The Cry Baby also broke pretty quickly but at least I could see what had gone wrong with that.

HB01 Hells yeah

As with all of these Behringer stomp boxes they are based on other manufacturers tried and true classics.

If you haven't guessed they have tried to cram every wah pedal in one... and it aint bad.

The casing is clearly light plastic along with cheaper knobs than others but it is a fraction of the price so make the call (if you'er a lead foot, this pedal is not for you)

sound wise it is good and teh function of the unit is very good having no on off button (which I always hated on wahs - I have enough to think abou without trying to stand on a switch that vanished into a rocking pedal board)

toe down gets you goin and foot off returns the pedal to heel down, level boost sett and sweep/ cue mods available (perfect for active basses and hot guitars)

All these pedals have the dc input on the side which I reckon is a brilliant idea for non standard pedal board saving space, but yours might have an issue with this so check it out first.

Behringer HB01 Hell Babe

Very unoversally usable with a wide range of adjustment, I've been happy with although I had my doubts being a cheap Behringer, but have started to recomend it to my friends who have been interested to buy their first wah.

Behringer HB01

First of all let me start with the Behringer stereotype. Over the line of Behringer products there are some who really surprise us, some on the bright side, others on the down side. This one falls right in the middle. But we will get to that later. Regarding the flimsy Behringer materials normally used in their pedals this one actually feels solid, although its main chassis is made of plastic, the bottom is steel. The optical rocker is quite a nice feature for a Wah with this price. Now, here's the thing that made me regret buying this pedal, the rocker has practically no headroom, it's almost as if it is fully trebbly or fully bassy, there's no middle, so it kinda lacks the "Wah-Wah" of a Wah Pedal.

Hell babe review

This pedal is a good pedal for the price because, it has lots of good features you can tinker with such as the boost switch which you can adjust really easily by just turning a little knob, also i like how you can tweak the range of the wah, from a high pitch wah to a low pitch wah, but it does seem like it is a cheaply made pedal as it is made from plastic but, it is a strong plastic although i do prefer a good old metal pedal i personally would not buy another one of these pedals as it feels cheap and the wah is not great.

Awesome pedal!

I bought this pedal because at the time I couldn't afford the Dunlop Cry Baby, I can afford the Dunlop now but I don't want it because this thing is amazing.

The boost function is brilliant and has extremely bright, loud tones. Some functions are on the underneath of the unit which can be a bit of a pain to change. It's build like a brick s***house!!! It's been kicked, stomped on, Had stuff fall on it and there's not a scratch nor a park on it! It will easily stand up to being gigged. The tone is also extremely similar to the cry baby although the wah tones are more Bonamassa than Zakk Wylde in my honest opinion although it may depend on how high you have the boost level. Essential for the money you can't go far wrong. I was a bit skeptical buying a Behringer but I'm not now, I'd buy Behringer pedals in a heart beat.

Behringer Hellbabe

Having had chance to play the Hellbabe for a month, I have to say that although Behringer have tried to cram in as many features in the pedal as they could to compete, apparently, with the Dunlop Crybaby From Hell, unfortunately the pedal leaves a lot to be desired. While Behringer tend to specialize in budget pedals - and by budget I don't necessarily mean bad quality as just budget - the Hellbabe has one major flaw: the wah sweep is almost non-existent. I've researched online and found out that the pedal can be modded to improve it a lot but what is the point in all the effort if one can spend a little extra and buy a better one? The pedal is great in the features department, disregarding its molded plastic casing, but the actual wah effect is rather weak or at least such is my perception. I mean, even compared to a basic Dunlop Crybaby, the wah sweep is so shallow that you wish you could dig under your foot. I suppose Behringer will improve the HB in the future.

Comparable to a crybaby

Surprisingly good sounds - can get it to sound very close to a crybaby but for a much lower price. Have used it for 5 years now and bar a few scratches has held up very well and taken a lot of abuse!