Behringer VT999 Reviews

ok pedal.

this pedal is dirt cheap. and pretty well made. but sound wise is a bit lacking. obviously depends on your preference like most things. but for me wasn't very versatile, and a bit limited in its sound capabilities.

Oddity

I still have not got to grips with this unit. Initially unhappy with the sound I changed the valve for a youtube recommended one (plenty of alternatives going on there). The sound improved but the volume at 10 was lower than when the unit was off so I put in the original which equals the off volume at around no 7. With bass at almost max, mid 50% and treb down, gain at 4 the sound gets a bit like late 60s but needs some delay to fatten it up. I can't use it with wah unless the end of night tune demands a complete freak out. I have become attached to this unit but a bit like a family member I love but always get totally pissed with when we meet up, I may have to avoid it soon. Any suggestions for something smaller and more manageable would be appreciated.

Very satisfied!

For this price I didn't find any similar product. It sounds great, I use it mostly with synths. Tried it with 2 other tubes (JJ NN003 & TAD RT001), but i prefer the original one (Bugera), it sounds more crunchy at lower gain - better for distorting acid lines.

EQ and noise gate are also very useful. I bought 2 of them to use in stereo signal chains. Awesome! :D

I couldn't find the sounds I wanted.

This seems to be quite a nice OD unit, but did not work well in front of my tube amp. I tried it with a couple of SS amps and it worked better.

It's very affordable, but I wouldn't recommend this product to drive a tube amp.

Behringer VT999

I use the Behringer VT999 Vintage Tube Monster to overdrive my Bugera V5. This works very well. After replacing the original tube by a little less distorting EH 12AY7 I get from nice crunch to hearty rock all set. The tonestack of Behringer works very effectively, so that for each guitar optimum sound can be found. Noteworthy is the built-in Noise Gate. It works very effectively as long as you do not turning up too far. If it is set too high, soft sounds disappear or be cut off. The VT999 has a true bypass, which really does not change the sound in my opinion. Conclusion: strong buy recommendation.

Great Tube pedal

This is a good sounding pedal . I have been using it for some time , and i really love this pedal . Maybe it would sound better by swapping the tube , but the one you get with pedal is good too . I would definitely buy it again .

Great for bass!

I bought this to use as a preamp for a bass guitar setup. Plugged it into a poweramp and then a 2x15 cab. A perfect dirty rock bass sound.

Haven't really used the noise gate function, so I can't vouch for that.

Also, people say they sound even better with a better tube. Haven't had the opportunity to try that though.

Tube Monster

This is a great device. It comes boxed in a huge protective box. Comes with power supply. Yes, it has a Bugera 12AX7 vacuum tube in it. It takes a couple of minutes to warm up.

Its a big device, takes up a lot of room, that is ok by me.

The sound is really fantastic from this pedal. Overdrive - from the blues to hard overdrive. The treble, mid and bass controls are very good at altering the tone. The gain starts at dial setting 1 and goes to extreme very quickly when turning up the dial.

Its best to use a compressor before the Vintage Tube Monster VT999 - then the tone and sustain is really something else. On the higher notes, for me, it shines out clear. Chords are of course very overdriven. It sounds great without using a compressor before it, depends on what sort of sustain & overdrive sound you are wanting.

This VT999 does give that tube sound distortion.

The Noise Gate does work very well, it cuts out the natural overdrive noise between notes/phrases when not playing.

This is great fun to have one of these boxes even if you already have an overdrive, just to try out the vacuum tube sound. This box is really a tube pre-amp that functions as a tube overdrive pedal.

On the web there is info on modifying this box by swapping around the vacuum tube with a different one to get less overdrive or different sounds. I am happy with the present overdrive sound.

The subtle differences around the lower drive settings are very nice, dynamic and responsive to all types of playing.

Good sounding distortion for a great price.

When my trusty Jekyll&Hyde od+distortion sadly kicked the bucket, I needed a new distortion. My budget was a bit limited at that time too so I decided to try the "Vintage Tube Monster", you know, atleast for a while before I can get a decent one. It was so cheap I didn't really had anything to lose.

But I've used it for about nine months now, didn't need to replace it at all! Great organic sounding distortion with a nice tube amp distortion feeling (you can roll down the guitar volume knob and it cleans a bit, very nice to adjust your tone on the fly!). I think it really excels at medium gain saturated rhythm and lead tones, but you can get nice crunch tones too. I've mostly used it in alternative rock music and it fits these kinds of genres nicely.

My only two complains are that it hogs a big space in your pedal board, and that it came with a broken tube. Luckily I had spare cheap tubes lying around and it sounds pretty good with them too. I didn't bother asking for a replacement tube since it seemed to be a cheap chinese tube anyway. And regarding the size: it does feel positively sturdy though, so not a huge problem unless you are low on extra space.

Anyway, for the pricepoint, you can't really go wrong: great sounds and it even has a noise gate for those particularly noisy single coils you might have.

Behringer delivers.

Behringer is of course known for making lots of low-priced pedals but who tought that they would make such a good-sounding valve-distortion pedal at such a low price?

The sound of Behringer's VT999 is better than any effect pedal I've tried so far, offering an unbeatable soundquality that is suitable for both studio- and live usage.

It collaborates well when combined with other pedals, such as sustainers, delay pedals etc. making it a dream-product for a guitarist who does not have the money to buy the more expensive stuff on the market.

The pedal features a noisegate, but it's not necessary unless the gain is turned up to the highest levels. The noise production is unusually low for a distortion pedal, also when using a sustainer.

Recommended for usage with both valve- and transistor amps.

By the way: Thank you Behringer, for including a power adapter!

Great value tube overdrive

Very good sounding overdrive, adds huge amounts of sustain to my lead sound. Works well with a bass guitar, too! Benefits hugely from a tube swap, sounded best to my ears with a Tungsol 12AX7. Some people use 12AT7 to tame the gain a bit, but that's just matter of personal taste.

Sounds too good for the price

Behringer are not known for their amazing quality or sounding pedals but I took a chance and bought this after reading a few good reviews, and I really am surprised how good it can sound, and the quality of the build.

First off this pedal is big, it takes up two spaces in my pedal board. Its all metal housing seems solid, and the stomp box has put up with my my boots for almost a year now with no complaints.

As far as tone goes I think you could get almost any tone you wanted, from a little tube boost to really high gain screaming tone. I put a boss blues driver before it as a preamp to drive the tube further, and then I was really cranking this beast. The triple EQ knobs give you that bit more control of your sound compared to most which only have a single "tone" knob.

If you need great tube tone on a budget, this could be the pedal for you.