A good video that shows what each pedal is capable of tone-wise, but not really a fair comparison since the Zoom is a multi-effects pedal while the Behringer is not. This is reflected in the price… the Behringer costs £30, while the Zoom costs £99. I own a Boss ME-50B multi effects pedal, and that’s where I get my octave, distortion, chorus, wah, delay etc… but I also own the Behringer to fine tune my tone, and I use them both together for live gigs. It’s a great combination. The Behringer is a fantastic wee pedal, considering its negligible cost. And, since it has a DI, it could get me out of a fix if my amp fails at a gig. In my humble opinion, rather than choose between the Behringer and the Zoom, buy them both. If you’re on a budget you’ll get a great tone (from the Behringer) and every effect you’ll ever need (from the Zoom) for less than £130. Or, for the high-end equivalent, you could buy a Tech21 Sansamp and an HX Stomp for a total of £750. A perfect example of horses for courses! 😅
I have both pedals, they’re both great! For the price - especially 😁 Also you can combine them. Bdi21 -> MS60B (SVT AmpSim) - crushing tone 😄 P.s. what song was used as mix example? It’s awesome! Thanks
Drums are very loud... But honestly that's kind of useful because you can still hear wether or not the bass cuts through the mix. And they do! I like the Caline a tiny bit better in the mix I think. But it's mostly just a bit of extra low-end that you could probably crank on the Behringer. It being a P-bass with really nice pickups might also help. Any p-bass should cut through the mix in most circumstances, that's why studio engineers love them.
Cool comparison 😎🤘🏻🎸 between these two, I would choose the zoom ms60b. Not only for the sansamp model, but other effects as well. Plus I’m a big zoom fan.
Thanks so much, this was exactly the comparison that I was looking for! I want to add some Ampeg-like tube warmth/drive to my very clean GK MB 210, and I was thinking about exactly those pedals. Don't need a lot of effects, a compressor in addition might be handy, which the Zoom would provide. Very well produced, and I appreciate that you also added a full mix example to show if the sound can cut through! Impressive how similar the two can sound. However, I think the Zoom sounds more real, has better detail and cuts through the mix more. Still impressive how much the Behringer for 30-40 bucks can already deliver.
If you like the Zoom.... Zoom b1on has the same FX, same processor, same everything as the MS-60b and even has an extra FX slot. And it was only 50 euro's back in 2018. Probably went up a bit due to inflation, now it s discontinued, but in most regions you can probably get it insanely cheap. Shouldn't be more than a new Behringer BDI21 I'd think. The only thing I don't love about my Zoom b1on is that cranking the gain doesn't do much on the SVT amp sim. It doesn't get that SVT grind... I can add a tube-screamer in front of it to add some grit though, but it's not quite the same as what a Sansamp VT will do based on demo's. Maybe I just haven't found the sweet spot though.
Behringer has a more noticeable top end which is fine for slap bass and such but the wine cellar is more suited to rhythm and sits better in the mix because it specializes in lower frequencies. Both are good and iam sure they could be tweaked to sound very similar.
Amazingly I have these two pedals in my guitar case.The Behringer has served me well over ten+ years starting out with a Yamaha RB and Peavey tko amp.The Caline I have had only 4/5 months with a Fender Jazz and Mark 11 head and Hartke cab.I have yet to A/B all my options including running through my Eden World Tour rig( collecting dust),but I have to say that the Caline is a great pre-amp for the money.Yes I want a Tech Geddy Lee MP but finances don’t allow.The Behringer is no slouch either.And it still works and never let me down.The Caline has more punch.Ps.The Caline Pegasus overdrive for guitar will give a Klon a good run for its(lot less)money!
I feel like the Wine Cellar really punches out of a mix a lot better. They both have a similar overall sound but the Caline is more clear and present to my ears.
If my main pedal, I'd go with the Caline because of its metal encasing. As a replacement, I'd take the Behringer because it's half the price. Both sound pretty much the same. Note: in the first comparison (all knobs centered), the Caline sounds hotter because the blend is at max, whereas the Behringer is at 50%.
sorry for the dumb question but when you run a pedal like this do you run it in the loop or before the loop? This BD21 seems like a good option to start with and learn with
Great demo man ! Really like both, but have to say the Wine Cellar had a bit more punch. In your personal view would you say the Caline can get a bit more dirty than the BDI ? Keep up the great work
Awesome demo and comparison. 😎🤘🏻🎸both preamp pedals sound good. And it’s pretty cool that you demoed these pedals on their own first and then demoed it with a band mix. Between the two, I kinda liked the caline wine cellar the most. I was thinking about getting one since I’ve been looking to get an affordable preamp pedal.
hi man, when i play Caline, reminds me of the same roughness of the sansamp. Anyway the BDI seems to have more headroom and still sounds good. They're very similar pedals, cheap but with a great sound...
