Behringer XD300 Distortion-X Thrash Metal Distortion Pedal

Step back into the land of flannel and ripped shirts, a must have distortion.

Overall User Ratings (based on 6 ratings)
  • Overall:
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    3 out of 5 stars
Overall: 3 out of 5 stars
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Submitted January 25, 2009 by a customer from hotmail.com

Behringer XD300 Pedal Customer Review

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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I won't replace this pedal with anything else, unless it breaks. It's the best hard rock sound pedal I've ever played.
Sound
I think this pedal is awesome. I usually don't play thrash metal, so i just turn down the distortion and the punch, and it's great for a good 70's hard rock sound.

Musical Background:

Lead Guitarist in a hard rock band.

Musical Style:

Hard Rock, 70's Rock, Metal etc.
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Submitted April 10, 2008 by a customer from hotmail.com

"Behringer XD300 stomp box distortion pedal review"

Overall: 1 out of 5 stars
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terrile. don't buy it.
Sound
It sounds ok...i have been playing the guitar for years but have no money so my crappy nameless strat copy and 10watt squier amp sound good on it, but im sure anyone with decent gear would disagree. It's not deep enough for what i wanted, and not distortion-y enough either.
Features
it is ok, i don't know cause i've never owned a pedal before.
Ease of Use
good to use for someone who's never used a pedal i spose
Quality
when i bought it home, i put the battery in and the negative terminal broke, so i had to rip it off the battery and shove it back inside the case, put the battery back in and shove it hard up against the inside so it connects. it broke again as soon as i played it, so i took it back for a refund. i finally got o a new one after 3 months, accidentally dropped my shoe on it and it wouldn't work after that. the quality is terrible.
Value
you get what you pay for.
Manufacturer Support
the shop i bought it off was terrible, but i didn't deal with behringer itself
The Wow Factor
no.

Musical Background:

hobbyist

Musical Style:

punk, rock, ska, jazz
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Submitted February 5, 2008

"Kiddie noise maker, yes. Thrash sound, no."

Overall: 1 out of 5 stars
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Sound
It whistles when you mute the strings. Hisses when you don't. Introduces ugly high harmonics out of nowhere on some notes. It sounds... terrible basically. One to avoid unless you are a teenager with his first guitar and wants to make a lot of noise. I have been playing and listening to thrash metal for 17 years and this is NOT a thrash sound. If you want the crisp crunchy sound you can't get it to sustain. If you want the sustain it sounds dead and weak. The main problem is the dynamic filter they put on it "Countour and Punch" actually sounds like a very badly done auto-wah. A good thrasher will tell you right away that auto-wah (dynamic filters) are great on lead work, but sound terrible on rhythm work.
Quality
Poor. Noisy, squealy, hissy. Feels cheap and light. Behringer call it a "Stomp box". One real stomp and you will kill it.
Value
Fair enough it's cheap.
The Wow Factor
LMAO!
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Submitted January 25, 2008

"another boss re-issue by behringer!"

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
I think that this is supposed to be like the out of production Boss X-tortion pedal. Which I've heard is supposed to be like a combination of a fuzz and a DS-1. It's really cool that behringer is making these pedals that otherwise would be really expensive to get the original.
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