Behringer VT999 Vintage Tube Monster Overdrive Pedal

Behringer, like many other pedal makers out there, makes clones of other pedals. The difference is that Behringer isn't a greedy and doesn't as much or more than the original pedal. Most of Behringer's pedals are modeled on BOSS pedals and you can't go wrong with that! This one is a quality Octave pedal and like with any good pedal, if you can't get great tone out of it the problem is with you. This is a full size (think BOSS) pedal. Some are overly critical of the plastic housing, but it's a solid housing and I can't imagine what you're have to do with it to break it. Speaking of which, have you ever seen a picture of a Behringer pedal with a broken housing? Me Neither. This is the most versitile Octaver I've found andI couldn't be happier!

Good pedal for playing at home

One of my first guitar pedals, I was drawn to the idea I could have a sample platter of effects in one pedal. To that end, it does deliver. Do note it *does NOT come with a power connection*. You have to supply either a 9v battery or 9v power connection. The battery compartment is a bit of a pain to access, and the plastic dowels that hold the battery cover in place feel really cheap.The body is in a no frills plastic casing. I'd be wary of using this as a literal stomp box. I personally engage with it with my hands on a table. The knobs are a little loose for my liking. I do have concerns using it for traveling purposes but it's fine for home use. With all that said, this is one of my favorite pedals to chain with. It's one of those things where it doesn't excel in one thing but makes up for it by offering me multiple dynamic options. It trades individual depth control for intensity and duration. When chaining with other pedals, it's great.I would recommend this for new electric guitar players dipping their toes into the world of effects pedals. I wouldn't pay north of $40USD though, but if the budget is tight this isn't too bad a choice. Again, with the understanding this is a budget built item.

I’m not huge Behringer customer but of the items I’ve purchased, never had an issue and the sound quality is pretty much on par with all the more expensive items.This pedal is well built, fully featured for a wah pedal and sounds great once you dial in your preference, which is easy to do if you take your time and try the various combinations.The battery compartment is not an issue and is easy access and secure. I gotta question that one reviewers intelligence that they weren’t able to make it work. It’s just like most toddler’s toy that requires a 9V.It is a switchless wah so it activates as soon as you step into it and it deactivates if you take it back to its standard position. The reviewer complaining about that obvious hasn’t used a switchless wah or is just uncoordinated. Pretty easy to use and great for players who sit when they record, like I do.I’ve owned the Bad Horsie and the Dunlop switchless wah and they work and sounds great just like this one but for 2-3 times the price. For someone who doesn’t use the wah that much, likes to sit down and record with a wah and isn’t brand/status conscious, this is an awesome deal at $50.

I was quite hopeful about this replacement for my dead Cry Baby pedal. I like the idea of the dual power source and the auto pedal return. There are tons of great reviews. Seemed like a sure thing.Wrong. While the pedal build quality was generally great, the battery compartment and installation was ridiculous - tricky to mount the battery in the housing lid, and it fell out easily.The real deal breaker, however, was how incredibly noisy the pedal was. Pedal movement was good and the auto return spring felt great to use, BUT the circuit switching off and on every time the pedal went all the way to heel down position was extremely noisy, with cracks and pops and cutting off the sound altogether for a split second. It was horrible. The whole point to an optical wah pedal is being quieter. This isn't.I tried positioning my foot to avoid the full heel down position, but that just made it harder to use the pedal to get any usable effect. It might work better if there was a resistive threshold that warned you of getting too close to the off position and made it enough harder to go full heel down. Maybe.In the end, it was just too finicky for me. Also, it would not let you use the pedal as a fixed bandpass filter by leaving the pedal part way throught the range of movement.While the hardware on-off pushbutton seems like extra work, the switching noise from this pedal makes it completely unusable for me. I am going back to a pedal that has a hard on-off switch and retains a mechanical pot on a gear. Yeah, it may wear out and have other issues, but I am not a working mucisian and I don't wear out gear very often.I generally love Behringer gear, but this is a serious fail in my opinion. I returned it.