Behringer BASS OVERDRIVE BOD400 Authentic Tube-Sound Overdrive Effects Pedal

I bought this pedal because my 6+ year old BOD100 kinda broke (just the plastic casing). I have fixed it with glue, and it holds up, but it has highlighted that nothing lasts forever. But the BOD100 is still on my pedal board and is now used as a booster. The BOD400 has taken over as my main overdrive pedal, and is mostly the same (bar the name). I did notice a slight tone difference, maybe a tad more aggressive, so I adjusted it to get back the tone I had before. No trouble. I can tell you that with this cheap overdrive, I have had many compliments on my saturated sound, being on stage or recorded. A friend of mine has a recording studio, and when I sent him some recordings, he asked me what my saturation was, as he really liked the tone. Not bad for a pedal less than £20... One niggle (which doesn't concern me really) is the opening of the battery casing which is a bit awkward. I do not care as it is plugged in my generator, but people using batteries might find it not great. I thought I'd mention it. Now, addressing the bad reviews saying that it is crap, cheaply made of plastic etc... Yes it is made of plastic. I am careful with my stuff and don't jump on my pedal board while playing. My BOD100 lasted (and still lasts after the aforementioned supergluing) many years, and have never had an issue.

Great tone that can be used as a clean boost all the way through to heavy overdrive. Four dials to change the sound so it's a very versatile box. The Behringer guitar pedals usually fall a bit short compared to the 'premium' ones, but I'm chuffed to bits with this bass pedal. Sure a pro musician wouldn't use this to record with, but for the price and the sound this is a hard box to beat. As always, plastic build, but unless you're jumping up and down on them they're decent pedals and will last . I've got 6 and they all still work perfectly - the oldest one is +13 years.

great pedal, bought it thinking it was for guitar too but aparently not... although it still works with guitar?! honestly its great the siund is good and it makes a nice thick distortion noise. edit: it works becuase i have a octave pedal before it (also behringer) which i guess tricks it into thinking it is a bass.

In terms of value for money, I don't think this can be beaten. The pedal gives you clear, crunchy overdrive (without over-distorting) which is perfect for those phrases where you need a bit of extra kick. It feels well built, it is about as user friendly as it gets and has been gigged without letting me down, which is, of course, the exact moment these things let you down if they are going to (we've all been there!). Behringer punching above their weight again, in my view.

Surprisingly heavy even though case is plastic. Seems very sturdy. Pots feel good. Bought mainly to use with analogue/digital synths. Much better than my other overdrive/distortion pedals (Proco Rat/tubescreamer/etc) for this. Doesn't lose all the really low frequencies. EQ controls very useful for adding immense bottom end and higher harmonics. Dry/wet control allows me to add the right amount of grit/fuzz to low frequencies without overwhelming original signal compared to other pedals - eg. Rat, etc. Sounds awesome on electric guitar with all dials maxed but wouldn't leave much room for a bass guitar in the mix! It's also less noisy than my other pedals (Note - I use a usb powerbrick and adapter to power all pedals as mains adapters gives me noise). Only negatives are knobs are tightly packed for tweaking on the fly - it's a boss style pedal - and cant be used to boost signal levels when set to full dry as output ends up about same as when bypassed. Extremely good product for the money.

This product sounds amazing, but its build quality is so cheap and poorly constructed it’s unbelievable. It is made of the cheapest plastic instead of the metal that other pedals are made from, and even the hinges are made from plastic. There is no way this could be used for live gigging. It is very difficult to get a battery in it without going onto you tube first to find out how to do it. The instructions are vague. The plastic hinges have to be removed first before the battery will go in, and the whole process is really awkward. Overall I was appalled by the atrocious quality of this thing. Don’t be tempted by the cheap price, it would be far better to spend 3 times the price, and get a proper quality one that can be used for gigging.

Well, this is the first review I've ever written on Amazon in God knows how many years of using it. Which should tell you all you need to know about this pedal. I bought it in 2014 and here we are in 2022 with it still going despite taking a regular stage and rehearsal pounding from day one. My band is a punky kinda indie and this thing gets used a LOT. It's had beer spilled on it, been kicked across the floor, dropped and nothing seems to bother it. Literally nothing: it's as good as the day I bought it and has been used in multiple recording sessions, high profile gigs etc without a murmur of trouble. Legendary producer Clive Langer made some very nice comments about my bass sound... just sayin' :-D For context, I use a Fender Jazz Bass through an Ampeg 350w head and matching 4x12 cab, and two Planet Waves leads which each cost more than this pedal. And I really wouldn't change it for anything else; it holds its head up high in more exalted company.

Does exactly what it says really works when compressed

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Klingt nach The Prodigy

Ottimo overdrive per basso: economico ma molto più utile di quanto sembri Il Behringer BOD400 Bass Overdrive è uno di quei pedali che, nonostante il prezzo basso e la costruzione semplice, riesce a sorprendere per quanto è funzionale in un setup da basso. La cosa più importante è che è stato progettato proprio per il basso, quindi non “mangia” le basse frequenze come succede con molte distorsioni per chitarra. Il controllo Balance (dry/wet) è fondamentale: permette di miscelare il suono pulito con quello distorto, mantenendo sempre corpo e definizione nel mix. Il suono va da una lieve saturazione calda fino a un overdrive più spinto e “sporco”, ideale per rock, punk e situazioni più aggressive. Non è un pedale ultra raffinato o boutique: il carattere è diretto, un po’ grezzo, ma proprio per questo funziona bene nel contesto giusto. Anche i controlli di EQ (bassi e alti) aiutano a modellare il suono in modo rapido, rendendolo abbastanza versatile per live e studio casalingo. La costruzione è in plastica, quindi non è pensato per trattamenti troppo duri da tour professionale, ma per studio e uso amatoriale/semi-pro va più che bene. Qualche difetto c’è: a gain alto può diventare rumoroso e un po’ “ruvido” nel suono, e la qualità generale è quella tipica dei pedali economici Behringer. Però resta uno dei migliori rapporti qualità/prezzo nella sua categoria. 👉 In sintesi: non è perfetto, ma è uno di quei pedali che ti fa capire come “sporcare” il basso senza perdere la base del suono. Consigliato per chi vuole iniziare a sperimentare senza spendere troppo.

Je l'ai attendu longtemps car toujours en rupture de stock mais une fois branché et réglé ça valait vraiment le coût. Rapport qualité/prix excellent.

Otimo