Behringer Pedals and stuff - CHEAP

philipnz · Post by **philipnz** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:57 pm

Not only are these blatant copies of Boss pedals (and others) they are also fantastically cheap. Look at the prices!!! Even in Australia

http://www.behringer.com/01_news/events ... m?lang=ENG

Polar Bear · Post by **Polar Bear** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:24 pm

Some of those look too good to turn down!

stark · Post by **stark** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:40 pm

I've heard varying reports on Behringer's quality. But those prices are keen as.

Tsuken · Post by **Tsuken** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:46 pm

Hell - I might just have to look out for some of those.

Even if they're only average quality - they're decidedly less than average price

war-wolf · Post by **war-wolf** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:50 pm

being the owner of several behringer products,i'd agree on the quality issue(sound not build)but shit,you get what you pay for right?
although i didn't pay much for my bass vamp pro and that tries to do TOO much.

philipnz · Post by **philipnz** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:28 pm

Theres a multi pedal there thats going to give you every modulation (chorus, flange, tremelo, vibrato, phaser, pitchshift and more) for $60. How bad can it sound for that sort of money?

Bluesbird · Post by **Bluesbird** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:54 pm

Pity they don't do a looper, wouldn't mind one of those.

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:57 pm

The amps look cheap. They made a splash here a while ago and seem to have faded away.

philipnz · Post by **philipnz** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:13 am

Well I didnt see this coming - Yeah Right!

Roland Sues Behringer Over Boss Guitar Pedals

On Feb. 25 th, Roland Corp. announced it has sued Behringer International GmbH and its subsidiaries to enforce Roland's trade dress, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in and to the guitar effects pedals manufactured, distributed, and sold by Roland's division, Boss, as well as other Roland products.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central

District of California, alleges that at the January, 2005 NAMM Show, Behringer announced the launch of a line of guitar effects pedals which replicate the distinctive design features of the Boss pedals with such painstaking detail that the Behringer pedals are nearly indistinguishable from the Boss pedals. Roland contends that this is no coincidence, and that the overall look and feel of the Behringer pedals is intentionally designed to confuse consumers as to the origin, sponsorship, or affiliation of the Behringer Pedals, and to capitalize and profit from Roland's success, its reputation, and the goodwill that it has developed over the years.

The complaint also alleges that in an effort to gain industry acceptance of the cloned pedals, Behringer falsely assured industry retailers that the Behringer line of pedals was approved and endorsed by Roland.

Roland's subsidiary and exclusive U.S. distributor, Roland

Corp. U.S. , has joined the suit as plaintiff. Plaintiffs are suing Behringer for trademark and trade dress infringement, unfair competition, and a number of other causes of action aimed at protecting plaintiff's intellectual property rights.

Dennis Houlihan, president of Roland Corporation U.S. , commented: "Imitation is not flattery, and is far from sincere, when the subject is Roland's valuable trade dress. Roland has expended monumental effort and substantial amounts to create and promote the design elements of its Boss line of guitar effects pedals. Behringer's replication of the famous Boss trade dress has caused extensive damage to Roland and its reputation, and Behringer's false claim that Roland has endorsed Behringer's unadulterated infringement is unconscionable."

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:39 am

They must be closer to the Boss stuff than we gave then credit for.

philipnz · Post by **philipnz** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:55 am

I wonder if they would have sued if the pedals had sounded like shit.

When you think about, Boss pedals are WAY overpriced.

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:15 am

There have always been expensive.