Behringer has produced lots of clone pedals. And in such large numbers that it’s gained a reputation for it. Lots of its effects sound great (and accurate), some less great, but all are available at a low price.
Behringer is well known for that small cost because it often means those bargain stompboxes are housed in plastic enclosures that mean some regard them as less reliable. Because of that, and the company’s tendancy to copy others’ homework, a Behringer clone pedal on your board is unlikely to score you kudos with other effects nerds. Unless it’s one of a select few stompboxes from the German audio equipment firm.
Behringer has produced a handful of effects clones that are nearly indistinguishable from rare, discontinued, or well-loved pedals. Having one of those on your pedalboard is more likely to earn you a knowing glance than a dimissive sneer.
We’ve listed all those pedals with the version they’re based on, as well as the rest of the Behringer’s copies of other effects.
Behringer guitar pedal clones table
| Behringer pedal | Original pedal | Brand | Effect type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument/Amp Selector AB100 | AB-1 Active Selector | Nobels | Switcher |
| V-Tone Acoustic ADI 21 | SansAmp Para Driver DI | Tech 21 | Preamp |
| Acoustic Modeler AM100/ AM300 | Acoustic Simulator AC-2 | Boss | Simulator |
| Ultra Acoustic Modeler AM400 | Acoustic Simulator AC-3 | Boss | Simulator |
| Bass Chorus BCH100 / Ultra Bass Chorus BUC400 | Bass Chorus CEB-3 | Boss | Chorus |
| V-Tone Bass BDI 21 | SansAmp Bass Driver DI | Tech 21 | Preamp/DI |
| Bass Graphic Equalizer BEQ700 | Bass Equalizer GEB-7 | Boss | Equaliser (EQ) |
| Bass Limiter Enhancer BLE100/BLE400 | Bass Limiter Enhancer LMB-3 | Boss | Limiter |
| Blues Overdrive BO100/BO300 | Blues Driver BD-2 | Boss | Overdrive |
| Bass Overdrive BOD100/BOD400 | Bass OverDrive ODB-3 | Boss | Overdrive |
| Bass Synthesizer BSY600 | Bass Synthesizer SYB-5 | Boss | Synthesiser |
| Ultra Bass Flanger BUF300 | Bass Flanger BF-2B | Boss | Flanger |
| Chorus Space-C CC300 | Dimension C DC-2 | Boss | Chorus |
| Chorus Space D CD-400 | Digital Space-D/Digital Dimension DC-3 | Boss | Chorus |
| Compressor/Limiter CL9 | CP 9 Compressor/Limiter | Ibanez | Compressor |
| Chorus Orchestra CO600 | Chorus Ensemble CE-5 | Boss | Chorus |
| Compressor Sustainer CS100/CS400 | Compression Sustainer CS-3 | Boss | Compressor |
| Dynamics Compressor DC9 | Dyna Comp M102 | MXR | Compressor |
| Digital Delay DD100/DD400 | Digital Delay DD-2/DD-3 | Boss | Delay |
| Digital Delay DD600 | Digital Delay DD-5 | Boss | Delay |
| Distortion Modeler DM100 | Distortion DS-1 | Boss | Distortion |
| Distortion Modeler DM100 | Distortion+ | MXR | Distortion |
| Distortion Modeler DM100 | Rat | ProCo | Distortion |
| Digital Reverb DR100/DR600 | Digital Reverb RV-5 | Boss | Reverb |
| Digital Reverb / Delay DR400 | Digital Reverb / Delay RV-3 | Boss | Reverb/delay |
| Dynamic Wah / Human Voice DW400 | Dynamic Wah AW-3 | Boss | Auto Wah |
| Echo Machine EM600 | Echo Park | Line 6 | Delay |
| Graphic Equalizer EQ700 | Equalizer GE-7 | Boss | Equaliser (EQ) |
| Ultra Feedback / Distortion FD300 | Super Feedbacker & Distortion DF-2 | Boss | Feedbacker |
| Flanger Machine FL600 | Liqua-Flange | Line 6 | Flanger |
| Filter Machine FM600 | Otto Filter | Line 6 | Auto Filter |
| V-Tone Guitar GDI 21 | SansAmp GT2 | Tech 21 | Preamp/DI |
| Hellbabe HB01 | Dime Cry Baby From Hell DB01 | Dunlop | Wah |
| Heavy Distortion HD300 | Mega Distortion MD-2 | Boss | Distortion |
| Hi Band Flanger HF300 | Hi Band Flanger HF-2 | Boss | Flanger |
| Heavy Metal HM300 | Heavy Metal HM-2 | Boss | Distortion |
| Intelligate IG9 | Smart Gate M135 | MXR | Noise gate |
| Noise Reducer NR100/NR300 | Noise Suppressor NS-2 | Boss | Noise gate |
| Overdrive Distortion OD100/OD300 | OverDrive/Distortion OS-2 | Boss | Overdrive/distortion |
| Overdrive OD400 | OverDrive OD-3 | Boss | Overdrive |
| Preamp Booster PB100 | Preamp/Booster Pre-1 | Nobels | Preamp/booster |
| Phaser PH9 | EVH Phase 90 | MXR | Phaser |
| Power Overdrive PO300 | Power Driver PW-2 | Boss | Overdrive |
| Rotary Machine RM600 | Roto-Machine | Line 6 | Rotary modeller |
| Reverb Machine RV600 | Verbzilla | Line 6 | Reverb |
| Spectrum Enhancer SE200 | Spectrum SP-1 | Boss | EQ/Booster |
| Super Fuzz SF300 | Hyper Fuzz FZ-2 | Boss | Fuzz |
| Super Flanger SF400 | Flanger BF-3 | Boss | Flanger |
| Slow Motion SM200 | Slow Gear SG-1 | Boss | Volume/swell |
| Super Metal SM400 | Hyper Metal HM-3 | Boss | Distortion |
| Super Octaver SO400 | Super Octave OC-3 | Boss | Octaver |
| Super Phase Shifter SP400 | Phase Shifter PH-3 | Boss | Phaser |
| Tube Amp Modeler TM300 | SansAmp GT2 | Tech 21 | Preamp/DI |
| Tube Overdrive TO100 | Tube Screamer TS9 | Ibanez | Overdrive |
| Vintage Tube Overdrive TO800 | Tube Screamer TS808 | Ibanez | Overdrive |
| Ultra Tremolo/Pan TP300 | Tremolo/Pan PN-2 | Boss | Tremolo/pan |
| Chromatic Tuner TU100/TU300 | Chromatic Tuner TU-3 | Boss | Tuner |
| Ultra Chorus UC100/UC200 | Super Chorus CH-1 | Boss | Chorus |
| Ultra Distortion UD100/UD300 | Turbo Distortion DS-2 | Boss | Distortion |
| Ultra Flanger UF100/UF300 | Flanger BF-2 | Boss | Flanger |
| Ultra Metal UM100/UM300 | Metal Zone MT-2 | Boss | Distortion |
| Ultra Octaver UO100/UO300 | Octave OC-2 | Boss | Octaver |
| Ultra Phase Shifter UP100/UP300 | Super Phaser PH-2 | Boss | Phaser |
| Ultra Shifter/Harmonist US600 | Super Shifter PS-5 | Boss | Pitch shifter/harmonist |
| Ultra Tremolo UT100/UT300 | Tremolo TR-2 | Boss | Tremolo |
| Ultra Vibrato UV300 | Vibrato VB-2 | Boss | Vibrato |
| Ultra Wah UW300 | Auto Wah AW-2 | Boss | Wah |
| Ultra Fuzz UZ400 | Fuzz FZ-3 | Boss | Fuzz |
| Vintage Bass VB1 | Bassballs | Electro-Harmonix | Envelope filter |
| Vintage Distortion VD1 | Big Muff | Electro-Harmonix | Fuzz |
| Vintage Delay VD400 | Delay DM-3 | Boss | Delay |
| Vintage Time Machine VM1 | Deluxe Memory Man | Electro-Harmonix | Delay/Chorus/Vibrato |
| Vintage Phaser VP1 | Small Stone | Electro-Harmonix | Phaser |
| Vintage Tube Overdrive VT911 | Tube Driver | BK Butler | Overdrive |
| Vintage Tube Monster VT999 | Tube King TK999HT | Ibanez | Overdrive |
| Warp Distortion WD300 | Warp Factor | Hughes & Kettner | Distortion |
| Distortion-X XD300 | Xtortion XT-2 | Boss | Distortion |
Note: None of the manufacturers mentioned here have necessarily stated these pedals are clones of one another – so don’t take the above as gospel. In many cases the designs/graphics, features, and sounds make it clear one stompbox is supposed to be a copy of another. You be the judge whether they sound identical.
Want more proof? JHS Pedals head honcho, Josh Scott, did a round-up and sound comparison of some of the more notable and accurate Behringer stompbox clones. The man builds pedals, so he knows a little more about what’s going on under the (plastic) hood than your average forum-goer. He touches on Behringer’s background and how it’s able to do all the above at such low prices.