Behringer UM300 Reviews

Amazing piece for its price

pros:

Very very tweak-able. Put a drive and some compression before and it will deliver fairly good metal tones.

cons:

There are endless ways of dialing the nobs wrong :) so be patient.

If you are expecting to see the 'it's made of plastic' here in the cons let me tell you that it doesn't bother me at all. For it's price it's still a great product. And if you are really a beast and brake it, just buy another one and it's still a good deal.

Cost effective Boss Metal Zone

It sounds exactly as the Boss Metal Zone. I have analised the circuits of both pedals and they are the same (maybe with cheaper components and cheaper mechanical chassis). It can be seen as less robust due to the materials, but it is lighter (for me, an adventage). I have used it frequently and nothing has failed.

This little pedal however plasticky it may feel to the touch has a lot of grit. It delivers a highly distorted sound with a lot of heavy metal punch and attitude for it's price tag.

For me, being a producer and session percussionist occasionally laying down a guitar line in a production, buying into the Behringer stomp box range makes a lot of sense both soundwise and when considering the cost/benefit aspects of it.

Great stuff cheap!!

Plastic?

Unless you want to jump on your pedals or you kick them or play soccer with them, AND EVEN THOUGH i believe this pedal will resist the stomps you might give it.

Yes, its made of plastic. A hard one though.

No, it does not hiss in normal parameters.

If you use it with an amp that has gain and distortion already and you crank the distortion on your pedal it might throw some noises, but this is normal on any pedal. You just have to use it as a normal pedal.

The output and the wide range of tones and distortions that you can get (not even mentioning that the sustain its PRETTY SOLID) makes this pedal perfect for some metalcore/deathmetal/deathcore and if tweaked correctly for even rock music. (Trashmetal will always be possible cracking everything up)

Nothing to envy to other distortion pedals like MZ ;)

Recommended.

A good one

Affordable and no complains about quality, I guess for domestic use is surely enough. I used this with a guitar and with a keyboard.

Very usable, sweet chugging for metal on any amp almost, from big to tiny.

Might take a while to dial the tone in as its very versatile but well worth it.

Perfect beginner Distortion Pedal

For a beginner this pedal works well, the sound is not bad. The only problem is that it's not worth using a 9V battery, the battery dies very quickly. But overall cheap, good, what else would you want? :D Definitely a very good beginner Distorion Pedal!

You get what you pay for

The pedal sounds okay on it's own but it probably sounds better through a proper amp. I would be careful with the level-knob as turning it past the midway will cause eardrum-splitting feedback.

The knobs are too close to each other and and too stiff. It is very hard to turn them without accidentally turning other knobs.

It does the job and is worth its price.Would recommend to someone who's looking for cheap pedals. Otherwise would look up for something else.

Highly customisable, great sounds!

Customisable, and great sounds! With the controls and frequency adjustment you can customise the sound of the pedal, to your desire.

Made of plastic it is, but never mind because it feels solid and works very well.

Great souns made by this pedal!!! Together with the Bugera T50 Infinium, they form an explosive combination.

Highly recommended, for the price. You can't go wrong.

I have a BOSS DS1, and this one sounds better, to my taste.

You cant argue with the price of this pedal for what you get compared to a lot of the other distortions available. plastic casing so dont go stamping on it. Perfect for something to get started on or practice with. ** Please dont go playing live with this pedal - humans should not be subjected to this pedal at high volumes.** I bought it to put through my little practice amp for a bit more gain.

A fantastic pedal for the price

I was a little skeptical of this pedal when I ordered it, but was positively surprised as soon as I used it.

It can really turn any guitar into a metal ax. There are plenty of adjustments to choose how much distortion you want and you can also adjust the sound frequency at any level - low, mid, high.

Keep in mind that this is a very affordable pedal, so don't expect it to be perfect. Sound can be a little distorted and you can get some unwanted noise with it. But overall I highly recommend it. This pedal is lots of fun and great for home use.

Metal in Plastic

this pedal is very adaptable but you really can get a multitude of tones from it, the easiest being a nice scooped metal tone that's right uo the NVAHM street, the key is keeping that bass back to allow the tome come through, leave the bass to your bassist!!

Behringer UM300

Very good for its price, wide range of regulations, possibility to get Rock / Heavy / Metal sounds depending on settinngs. If plastic body is acceptable - UM300 could be very good choise for hard'n'heavy players.

Works Well!

The handling is very easy,

i found a Sound for myself

and this Sound is good,

may more expensive products are soundig better

but for those littel Money you get a well working one

i like it

Behringer UM300 review

I play a PRS custom 24 SE through a 100w Marshall amp and wanted something that would give me a nice crunchy, almost (but not quite) metal sound. This pedal is perfect for that. I wanted something similar to a tubescreamer without forking out the that much money. I got a great deal. There are 6 dials which means you have total control over your tone and EQ. it can range from a light crunch to a full on rock out/dirty metal sound. If you're looking for that alt American rock sound (3 doors down, Alterbridge) this will hit the nail on the head. And you always have the option to reign it in for a lighter sound. An excellent buy

Bought to try out?...

This is probably the best distortion unit in the ranger!...it's got six knobs with EQ settings etc....and if its distortion you want?...this is it!!!....however!....my tastes are old fashioned and i think it slightly destroys the natural sound of the guitar?...unlike the Tube Modeller TM300.....d;-)

behringer UM300...

Purchased over 9 months ago and its been on my board ever since!

Behringer copy other makers pedals its no secret and they do a very good job at doing so.

yes the case is plastic not metal!!for light to moderate use that's not a deal breaker.

The features are just too many to mention, but the tone and of this pedal for the money is just impossible to beat.

it more than stands up to the pedal its been copied from,to the point where it actually sounds better!!!

If metal is your thing, then for the money this is the pedal.

Great for the price

This is very well built, with many features giving a good range of sounds available. Very sturdy and well able to take a beating. Both the sound and build qualities are very surprising given it's low price.