Behringer VD400 Vintage Delay Pedal (VD400d2)

Bought this to replace my DOD FX90 analog delay that gave out. I have played around with the Boss DM2 a few times, liked it very much, but couldn’t bring myself to spend that much money on it. I liked it right out of the box and even more after I opened it up and turned the far left trim pot all the way to the left, increasing the delay time. (shifting the range). I must have done this with the DOD FX90 as well. It just has this really nice, gritty, BBD quality that shines more after the trim pot adjustment. If you like the unique character of analog delay, I would highly recommend it. Can’t go wrong at this price. I used to think behringer was junk , but I also love their Model D clone of the Mini Moog and their version of the ARP 2600.

As with most of the Behringer stuff, the price is surprisingly low, and that’s the draw. The unit’s plastic construction isn’t a problem for me – I don’t gig. Works fine with no noted PSU noise (no hum/buzz/60Hz…) from my pedalboard power supply.

I’ve been fiddling with it for a few months, and it just doesn’t have a sweet spot. I don’t like it enough that I ever want it on.

You can get short-delay doubling, but the control the delay-time knob gives you is not fine enough to get it just right. You can max it out to full delay and it sounds not so much like a large hall as it does a cheap pedal. That and I’d like about twice the maximum delay out of this thing. C’mon, charge $5 more and make it more useful.

When I engage this thing, whatever clarity and bite I had seems to disappear – not just due to reverb muddying things up; that I expect – but the original and delayed sounds just don’t seem to retain the clarity I want.

I’m assuming the insides of this pedal are something like the “bucket-brigade line” delay pedals that started to come out in the early 80s. This pedal reproduces the feel of those – including the not-so-great fidelity. (Happily, I can’t hear clock signals, nor aliasing, so we’ve come a little way forward in 30 years).

I’m guessing there are not many people pining for the sound of the old Electro-Harmonix delay lines – what you’re likely coming to this pedal for is one of two things: 1. a cheap, crisp digital delay – and this pedal is NOT that on either count. 2. a tape echo (like an Echoplex), but in a more convenient solid-state form. This pedal tries a little bit to be that, but it doesn’t have the fine control you need to work it as you would an Echoplex, and the knobs are tiny and down on the floor.

I think I’d move along and try something else next time.

Nice sound with plenty of adjustments for the slap back rockabilly sound I was looking for at a nice price. Battery lasts a long time or a power supply can be used.

Here’s why I like this pedal.. 1. It is clean. The analog aspect of this has been thoroughly covered in other reviews so I won’t rehash all that but would add that -for me at least- the effect has a warm quality to it that I really like even compared to other way more expensive ones. 2. Not over the top! Some pedals that offer Delay are really good too but don’t allow you to really dial it down like this one from Behringer does. And I really like that you can dial in a very subtle effect to add just enough delay to accent the guitar tone without killing it and that’s a very good thing. 3. Price. It was $25 bucks – cheap – nuff said. 4. Complimentary. This pedal compliments the other pedals I have on my board very well. It will definitely become a must-have addition of that I am confident! 5. Quiet. I am blown away by how noise free and quiet this pedal is. And yes, I am talking about relative noise as compared to others. Is it dead quiet? Well, no. but for me what little noise it makes is probably attributable to the florescent lights or even the power supply block I am running it off of. So no complaints there. 6: Plastic but feels solid. Yep – the Behringer pedals are made from a heavy grade plastic but I have not a second thought about all of my other Behringer pedals and have played out numerous times over the years with some of them.. in fact an older Behringer pedal I own has out lasted a much more expensive Digitech pedal that I purchased less than 2 years back! Final thoughts: Buy it. Its $25 bucks. It works great! Do recommend using it with an AC adapter or connecting to your board. Keep Rocking!

Nice warm sounding analog delay. Build quality is very good
Feels sturdy, although it has a plastic housing. Only slight irritation is the power supply plug is on the side of the unit instead of on top.

Excelente producto y muy buen calidad