The Behringer BLE100 is a bass compressor and limiter pedal, and according to ovnilab.com's review it is Behringer's clone of the Boss LMB-3, a nearly identical copy in both form and function. It is a budget pedal, and the review is equally clear about the trade-offs: cheap, brittle plastic in the housing and footswitch, and a slightly higher noise floor than the Boss it copies. The BLE100 has since been replaced by the current model BLE4001.
What it does
As a compressor and limiter, the BLE100 evens out a bass signal, taming peaks and sustaining quieter notes.
Where the copy falls short of the original, the review names two things. The first is noise: "there is a slightly higher amount of hiss" than the Boss LMB-31. The second is build. "The housing and footswitch are made of cheap, brittle plastic," and the knobs sit on thin plastic stems1. For a pedal that lives on the floor and gets stepped on, that is the practical difference a player is paying for when choosing between the two.
The BLE100 and the BLE400
The BLE100 is no longer the current model. Ovnilab.com notes that "The BLE100 has been replaced by the current model BLE400"1. Players shopping new today are looking at the BLE400; the BLE100 turns up secondhand. For other budget Behringer bass pedals, the Behringer BOD400 and Behringer Bass Overdrive sit in the same family, and the wider field is covered on our compressor pedals and bass pedals pages.
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Is the Behringer BLE100 still available?
No. The BLE100 has been replaced by the current model BLE400, according to ovnilab.com's review. Players looking for this pedal today would be looking at the BLE400, which carries the same basic idea forward, or at used BLE100 units on the secondhand market.
How close is the BLE100 to the Boss LMB-3?
Very close. Ovnilab.com's reviewer, Cyrus Joaquin Heiduska, describes it as a nearly identical copy of the Boss LMB-3 in both form and function. The main differences he noted were build quality, with cheap, brittle plastic in the housing and footswitch, and a slightly higher amount of hiss than the Boss.
Sources (1)
- Behringer BLE100, ovnilab.com
