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.

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.

For the price this is the best bass overdrive pedal I have encountered. Roughly a third the price of a Boss equivalent it has excellent tone, and lots of area to experiment as it relies on manual settings. However, it has a couple of downsides.. the casing is plastic, but, it is a very tough polymer type plastic that could easily withstand a few blows and dropping. It's ideal for small time gigging, home and studio use, though not sure it would last a whole tour! The Battery compartment is fiddly to get in to. And frankly a silly design, involving using a ball point pen to open it. Not so good for a quick battery change! But, at the price you get a reasonably constructed pedal with comparative sound to a more expensive version! If you're strapped for cash I definitely recommend it!

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.

So far this is the best behringer pedal I have tried. It gives me exactly the sound I was looking for at a great price. lots of adjustment in the controls gives a wide range of tone from clean through a bit edgy all the way to full tube screaming overdrive. It also includes a simple graphic equalizer which allows boost/cut of low and/or high frequency signal which is handy. considering this is an overdrive pedal and is meant to create distortion it is electrically very quiet with no detectable electrical noise interference to the signal.

Not bad , fair price

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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Excelente pedal para bajo elèctrico!! no mete ruido y los efectos son sorprendentes, ademàs funciona con eliminador o con una baterìa de 9v. Ademàs el super precio de oferta!!! solo $27 U.S. Dlls.

Sweet fuzzy eargasm. Remember to disconnect your cables from it, if using with a battery. Worth the money. As a stomp box, quality might be finicky, have to go easy on it coz its made of plastic, and has a simple spring loaded button inside.

It's hard to find a distortion pedal that adds just a smidgeon of growl rather than a full-on bandsaw. The blend control on this pedal allows just the right amount of breakup at the edge. Also, it can be used as a distortion-free boost. And, of course, it can go full-scale industrial noise with the gain maxed out. Very happy; avoids having to juggle an ABY box.

Does what it's supposed to do..no frills attached. Behringers better product line up with the sf300...if u r looking for an overdrive and have a budget issue like most of us bassists....this is it.