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Rich_S
Silver Member
USA
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 Posted - 11/05/2008 : 04:14:46
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Yes, I'm kicking myself. I admit it - I never should have sold my DC-2. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm SORRY.
Yeah I'm missing that sound, and trying to find a DC-2 to buy, but not many owners are willing let them go.
I see there's a cheapie Behinger clone - the CC300 Chorus Space-C. Has anybody tried one?
How about the Behringer pedals in general? Reasonably durable, or stomp-it-once-and-it's-trashed junk? |
Edited by - Rich_S on 11/05/2008 04:52:31 |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2008 : 12:08:43
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Hi Rich_S
I believe Christo bought a couple of the new release Behringer Clones.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2008 : 15:05:05
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I have some too, and they are all packed away before more damage happens to them. I'm hoping that all the Behringer pedals ever made will fall apart like one of mine started to do (cracks in the plastic), making my safely stored ones really valuable really soon...
I have four of them, including a stereo reverb and delay (RV-5 and DD-6 clones). Sound quality is actually OK. Toughness = 2-out-of-10. |
Edited by - Laurie on 11/05/2008 15:06:12 |
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nathanscribe
Silver Member
United Kingdom
376 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2008 : 18:41:29
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I have the CC300 (DC-2 'inspired'). It's OK - the sound is clean, it does what it says on the tin - sadly, I don't have a genuine DC-2 to compare it with. My only gripe is the plastic body/jacks and I worry that the switch will just cave in at some point (tiny tactile switch under the lid, pressed by a rubber bung).
I've had a look inside, too - pics in the Internal Pictures thread, so I won't repost them here. It looks like a genuine analogue circuit, with re-made BBD/compander ICs by Cool audio.
I know someone who has two of these and swears by them, but wants to rehouse them in a metal enclosure. Can't say I blame him. But for cheap, they're certainly worth having a go with until that mint DC-2 turns up at the local charity shop for a fiver...  |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2008 : 19:30:57
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I don't own any, but I am massively leery of the plastic spring-loaded lugs on which the treadle pivots.. It's exactly like Digitech X-series, but.. plastic.
I bet they're fine if re-housed or placed in a rack-tray and never touched. I do see a lot of them as used dead stock items.. |
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ChristoMephisto
Platinum Member
Canada
1288 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2008 : 23:19:31
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I own a DC-3, and love it.
I only ended up getting the three 'rares' the Spectrum, Slow Gear and the Vibrato. Way too much for the real ones. Might get others later on. You can also get diy clones of the first two. Even the DC-2 if you google it.
The sound pretty good, got positive reviews at Harmony Central, fit in a BCB case. I'm not too worried about the plastic casing tho, I usually play in socks. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2008 : 23:26:56
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Originally posted by ChristoMephisto
I usually play in socks.
How do you fit a stage and all the punters into a sock? |
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Big Boss Man
Gold Member
USA
564 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2008 : 00:53:54
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| You could get four of the DC-2 clones and then get a bypass loop with at least four loops. You would have one DC-2 for each setting and you could turn them on and off without actually stepping on them. |
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Heart and Soul
Silver Member
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2008 : 01:48:24
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| yeah i have a trem and it sounds ok and mine's held up well but i don't tour and am not a slob so i guess i'm not one to gauge durability... |
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the-destructor
Silver Member
USA
334 Posts |
Posted - 11/15/2008 : 03:01:41
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I have the SM-200 (Slow Gear Clone). Good sound, plastic shit. I drink ALOT (If ya didn't know). So far I have not broke it, but I could see it being a happening thing. I'm guessing the majority of their electronic cloning is fairly true-to-form, but on a scaled-down bare-bones level. Go transplant it into a "real housing" if you find it palletable. They're cheap, it's worth a shot.
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 11/15/2008 : 04:08:07
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quote:
Originally posted by Laurie
quote:
Originally posted by ChristoMephisto
I usually play in socks.
How do you fit a stage and all the punters into a sock?
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Rich_S
Silver Member
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 18:45:34
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Well folks, the brown truck stopped outside this morning and disgorged an honest-to-God Boss DC-2. So here it is...
THE BIG DC-2/CC300 A/B TEST.
My test rig was Schecter PT (Duncan Custom/59B) -> Boss DC-2 -> Behringer CC300 -> bizarro DIY 18 Watter Clone. I put a fresh alkaline battery in each pedal.
Drumroll.....
They do not sound identical, but the Behringer sounds durn good. Overall, the DC-2 has a little more top end. Some might like it and call it "shimmer" others might call it "shrill" and prefer the DD300's slightly fatter tone.
The Behringer has more of the dimension effect available. Its "1" switch sounds kinda like the Boss' "2". The major difference is the buttons. The DC-2 has radio buttons; pressing one makes the other pop up. The DD300 has four push on/push off switches, so you can press more than one. Things get really spacey when you click on all four.
Some folks have complained about a lack of headroom on the CC300, but I couldn't hear it. I turned my amp down real clean, and whapped on the CC300 with a wide-open Duncan Custom, and heard no additional dirt. I suppose a lot of boost upstream of the CC300 might make it clip, but a straight medium-hot humbucker did not.
Build quality is OK. At home with cables, I didn't see a repeat of the plugs-popping-out-of-the-jacks problem that I saw when I first bought it and plugged in a Vox Amp Plug. Still, they aren't the most secure jacks in the world. If this was on my pedalboard, I'd use right-angle plugs and tie-wrap them to the pedal. The pedal enclosure and switch seem okay - not Boss tough, but certainly better than the Ibanez Soundtank pedals I played around with a couple summers ago. The rubber bung that someone mentioned is actually a good thing - it keeps the pedal from squashing the little switch. Also, the rubber won't break off as the Soundtank's hard plastic switch-pusher-thingie has been known to.
All in all, if you want a Dimension C in your arsenal, and don't want to spend the $175 - $225 that they cost these days, I say the Behringer is worth the $36. If you love the sound but can't live with the plastic case, re-pot it into a Hammond box.
I had planned on using the Behringer on my pedalboard, but then unexpectedly landed a DC-2 for a price I could stomach. Now, I'm torn. Put the CC300 on my pedalboard, eliminate the worry about gigging with a vintage stompbox, and enjoy the added kitchen-sink button modes? Or keep it classy and use the real thing?. Hmm... gotta think about that. |
Edited by - Rich_S on 01/05/2009 21:08:04 |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 18:53:18
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| Hey Rich S! THank you for the update and excellent review! |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2009 : 05:58:50
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Hi Rich_S
I'm with Laurie, +1 on your excellent review.
I have a few BehringClone pedals, but most came as part of a few bulk buying GAS-sed out sprees, I went on.
Well it's now 2 years ago, seeing it's already 2009.
Regards Dr. Bob
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