Behringer VD400 Vintage Analog Delay Pedal, True Bucket Brigade Circuit for Warm Echo & Repeats, Grey Guitar Effects Stompbox for Studio & Live Use

This is a fantastic pedal from the German company. I bought one before this one, it did not break but I passed it on to someone else. I needed to get another delay pedal so trawled the net in search of another, not necessarily this one though. However after hours of reviews and videos I decided to get another Vintage VD400 such was my experience with my first one. Now we have an orange light instead of the bright blue one, much better. Apart from that the pedal seems better made than the last in particular the feel of the dials.The sounds from this ridiculously priced pedal are astounding at this price point, great echo, real warm delays and fabulous oscillation, nice and spacey does it.Anyone thinking this is a toy and is to cheap to be believed is mistaken. I have taken the last pedal to many raucous gigs, it has sat on my pedal table, yes table, fell of the table, been thrown around in boxes, bags and vans and still works to this day, I am sure this one will do the same.Reliable? Mine 100%. Would I play the O2 with it? Why not. In my opinion this is the best echo/delay pedal out there for the money and even more money. Don't believe me? Read and watch the reviews, then buy one before they decide to phase it out.

This is the least expensive simple echo/delay unit that's around right now. It isn't the smallest, there are units like the equally good Donner Yellow Fall that take up less pedal board space, but they don't take a battery.Despite its modest price the VD400 has no real shortcomings. The delay time goes from zero to plenty. There are no volume, tone or noise issues to speak of. It just works.You will need a standard 9V centre-negative power supply or a 9V battery.I own far more expensive FX pedals than this but, since I only use a short "slap-back" echo for Country music on the guitar, I see no benefit in spending a lot on a delay pedal. I wish I'd kept my Yellow Fall but I know I can trust Behringer kit.Always on, set-and-forget, job's a good 'un.

I bought this to add to my growing collection of cheap pedals. For what it costs, it's actually quite good, but caveats exist.The feel of the pedal is vague. This is probably because the switch is a micro-switch activated by a plug of rubber. Positive actuation would squish the switch through the PCB. The battery is mounted under the pedal lid, and I'm sure the pedal lid squishes it or affects the activation.Yes, yes yes. O.K, here we go. It is made of plastic. And?. This is tough stuff. The method of battery changeout is detailed elsewhere and all I have to add to that is check the lugs are fully engaged then you won't join the ranks of Behringer haters whose pedal top popped off after they, and this may be key to any reliability issues, stamp on the bloody thing as if they're roach-phobic and King Cockroach is within reach.Over stamping when run on external power may also kill the switch or detach/deform the rubber plug. Check for activation using just the pinkie ( owners will know what I mean as soon as you pop the lid ) first. I'm not fond on using a battery as a travel limiter.Sound wise. Well, I can't complain. It adds a little noise when switched in and a tad when just in the chain. True bypass?. Use Olde English vernacular relating to testicles is it true bypass. It does drain the battery when deactivated but left in the chain.It adds noise to supply rails so if you're planning on using a power brick with non-isolated outputs or daisy chaining. Not much, but some may object to the added hum.Fantastic for the price. I'm using this as a second delay unit because I can't be bothered altering the main one from slapback to couple of repeats mid set. I just click slapback out and this one in when needed.I've tried inducing radio noise by using my PMR walkie-talkie nearby and I have to get within 1' to get noise. Mobile phones don't trouble it much either, again, more than 1' away and no clickynoise badness when the phone rings or cell switches.That matters to some too.

Works a s expected, handy and affordable

This is a small unit but does the job pretty well. Only a couple of niggles. First the battery compartment is underneath the pedal and needs a bit of fiddling to fit. The pedal hinges have to be pushed in and the pedal sprung off to reveal the compartment. A fiidly job to do and needing something thin and strong to compress the hinges. Not a deal breaker but inconvenient.Secondly the effect is rather 'harsh'. I guess it is emulating older types of effect unit but it is very difficult to get a 'realistic' sound. I intend to try it with a microphone but using my guitar for a short test was a little disappointing. Perhaps my inexperience was a problem and more experimenting will produce better results.Build quality does seem extremely good and it should survive plenty of abuse I would think.

I bought the pedal as it was the lowest costing one I could find mainly as an experiment before committing to a more expensive unit. I just wanted to try out the feature for a particular tune. I can honestly say I was astonished at how good and solid the unit is. It’s a bit tricky putting a battery in position as the design is rather fundamental but not impossible. Ready to go I connected the pedal to a THD head and 1960A speaker. Result=Great sound. Next a Marshall 2555 head and the 1960A Marshall cab. Result = Excellent and finally through a PA desk into a pair of Carlsboro cabs and got another good result. There are so many possibilities with this little unit and I highly recommend it as a basic and solid little pedal.