Behringer GM108 V-Tone

Brand new, 2004. 1x8" combo. Analog modeling with 3 amp settings, 3 gain setting (plus a drive control), and 3 cab settings. Bass, mid, treble controls. Guitar input, CD input, and headphone/line out. Needed a quiet amp for the condo. Didn't want to spend a lot on it. Mission accomplished!

Playing with a Strat-styled SX SST57 and an LP-style Agile 2500. I like classic rock and blues.

Of the 3 amp settings (Tweed, UK, and Calif.) I only have use for Tweed and UK. Calif. is too mudding for me. Of the 3 gain settings, only Hi Gain and Hot are useful for me. Clean is considerably lower in volume than the other 2. I can use my guitar volume to clean the amp up anyways, so the clean setting isn't really needed anyways.

Tweed setting sounds very nice. I really like it with my Strat style guitar. Does some convincing blues tones. It gets a nice little breakup too when I dig in.

The UK mode does a reasonable Marshall thing with prominent mids.

This suffers from "small speaker" syndrome. Doesn't sound very big, but then it is a 1x8" combo. Maybe a speaker upgrade would help. Still, it does what it's supposed to do. In fact, I still can't turn it up very loud in the condo.

Haven't tried it yet, but I bet this would work pretty well in front of my tube amp as an OD/distortion unit.

Seems solid enough, but for $60, I don't know how long it I would expect it to last. No problems so far.

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Been playing on and off since 1984. If it were lost or stolen, I think I'd buy the GM 110, or maybe even spring for a Tech 21 Trademark 10.

I normally play through a tube amp, but in my new living situation, that isn't doable. I find this suitable for my current circumstances.

New.
Features as prevously mentioned.

I needed a practice amp to play softly in my apartment.
I don't care if it has distortion or emulations.
I just want to amplify my sound.
This amp does what I want it to do.
As for sounding like a Marshall, Boogie or Fender.
Not even close.
But I didn't expect it to.
It serves my purpose.

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Been playing for 40 years.
I have a Guild Bluesbird P-90 and Marshall tube stack.
It is a good practice amp.
Definately worth $50.
Don't expect anything more out of it.

Bought new February 2004. Little leight weight 8' /15 W practice combo. Preamp section similar to a Tech 21 GT 2: Choice between three amp types, three box types, three gain levels. 3 band EQ, Gain and Master Volume. CD in jack, Head phone jack also usable as direct out. Open back. I use it as a practice amp, just to put it on my office desk.Way enough power! Cannot crank it up more than Gain 6, Master 2 or 3 without bothering the neighborhood. Nice sound variations, no reverb.

I have a Fender American Standard Strat, a Gibson Les Paul Custom and Special with P 90, Godin LGX III. I am plying Rock, Jazz Rock Fusion.
It is not noisy at all. Humming depends on pickups (Strat!) and light sources/computer monitors.
Clean sound not loud, somehow flat, not brilliant through the tiny 8' speaker. Begins to distort only at maximum level with Humbuckers. Fine real sounding crunch! Overdrive and distortion sounds incredible. I tried it in the store and after 10 seconds I bought it.
Distortion is alright, but no metal settings possible. Don't need them anyway.
The best thing: jack it via head phone out into a bigger amp. This little combo can sever as the best overdrive/distortion unit you have ever heard. It then sounds brilliant, glassy when clean, very tube like when distorted.
I used it during the last practice with my band, it was cranked all up but hearable through drums, guitar (Fender Twin!) and a bass full stack.

The pots don't seem very strong. Electric quality is alright, the same for the case. You won't throw this little amp around on gigs, so it is sufficiently sturdy.

This is my first Behringer unit. I don't know.

I am playing 28 years now. I own a couple of amps, Fender, Roland, Yamaha, also basses and bass amps.
I think I would buy it again; looking for a GM110 on ebay.
I chose it because I needed a very little amp in addition to my Fender Frontman 25R which is about one third bigger and heavier.
An external speaker out would increase its versatiliy!
You don't make a mistake buying it when you are looking for a little, sufficiently versatile practice amp which can surprise you in some respects. Good thing!

the manual and reviews that i read claims that this amp is suppose to be able to emulate tube-like sound. it has three different amp sounds, called 'tweed', 'british' and 'californian'. the mode of sounds are 'clean', 'hi-gain' and 'lead'. the speaker modes are 'flat', 'UK' and 'US'.
i've been playing the guitar for two years, but had only got my electric guitar two months ago, along with this amp. so, this is actually my first ever amp. pardon me if u find my review not satisfying. i'm using an SX SG-1 custom. it's a rip off off the gibson '58 custom. not willing to dive into the higher price-range yet, tho i'm looking for the ovation 1431 ultra-GP that josh from QOTSA uses.
this amp is as easy to use as any other practice amps in the world.

tweed is suppose to be a clean amp. i can't remember what amp it's suppose to emulate tho. maybe a fender-esque sound. the 'british' amp emulator is, if i remember correctly, is suppose to emulate vox amps. the 'californian' is suppose to be mesa boogie rectifier, something to play nu-metal with - according to the manual.
the clean sound is quite satisfying, even with a lousy pick-up and guitar. i tried playing the intro to 'the outsider' by a perfect circle and it sounds perfect. the hi-gain has great bite. it provides a good range of tube-like sound, and doesn't at all sounds digital. the lead mode is slightly more 'gain-y' than the hi-gain. the name is self-explanatory. it's not exactly the kind u'd expect to cut thru the whole band during practice tho. rather use it at home and mic recording. the volume can get very high, but turn it over 6 and the amp will start vibrating around like it's running away from you!
i can't get the extra edge and bite that josh from QOTSA uses in some of his songs, but that's maybe because of my guitar, pickups or lack of effects pedal.
i'll it a 9 because i can get almost everything i want with the push of switches. only that, it doesn't exactly sounds like what it emulates. also, i hate the fact that when i turn up the volume over 2, it gets really loud (according to a f*cked up pop listening neighbour who yelled at me to shut up!) oh well, can't expect too much from such a great amp!

two months and still working. i haven't put the cd line-in and headphones line out to test yet, but i doubt the amp, overall, would break down on me. feel sturdy yet light enough. since it doesn't use tubes but sound like it, it does save up a lot of money. this amp is still new, so i'll just give a 9.

haven't had any problem, don't reckon i would. warranty is a year long. the shop i bought from said i could immediately change the amp is it blows up, but only for the first week after purchase. obviously, nothing went wrong.

it cost me RM320 (Malaysian currency), which is about... US$90, more or less. it's crazy how cheap this amazing amp would cost! it should be at least twice the price! to say the least, this is one amp u should get. best for home practices and warm ups before gigs. if u don't have an embarassingly cool collection of amps at home, this is one amp you shouldn't miss out while it's cheap! i hope they won't hike up the price in the future, including any future products of theirs!

Would be a 10 if it had built-in channel switching and reverb. The analog modeling switches are wonderful!

I cannot express how great this thing sounds for it's price and size. It is a great solo practice amp. It has really nice feel and response to how you play... it also acts like my tube amp when I control the volume with my guitar volume knob....I wish they had made this when I bought my first amp 20 years ago! I really like setting the amp to british->hi gain->US 2X12.... can you say marshall? The UK 4X12 speaker sim sounds like celestion GT-75's which are a bit harsh for me.... wish it were modeled after vintage 30's.

It seems to be built well. I have only had it for two months.

I have no idea, I have never contacted them. The Behringer website is very nice with lots of info though.

I would highly recommend this amp as THE choice for starting guitarists (you will be much more able to find YOUR sound with the modeling otpions than other similiarly priced amps). I also recommend it to long time players who don't want to 'fire-up' their tube amp to practice. GREAT VALUE!

This is a review of the new Behringer GM 108 15 watt amplifier for guitar. It's an averaged sized amp for 15 watts. The cool feature is it's 3 analog modeling switches. Each switch has 3 settings giving you endless combinations to tweak the amps tone to your own personal liking. It also has a CD input so you can play with your favorite CD's and 3 standard tone tontrols. If it had a reverb switch I would give it a 10 in this category, otherwise it's a solid 9.

This difference between tube tone and transistor tone is sometimes very subjective depending on how you interpet the sound from the speaker. The amp does not have a harsh transistory sound at all, it breaks up nicely like a tube amp IMHO. This amp is not terribly loud for 15 watts but the volume is fine for solo practice. Forget about using this in a live band situation. The amp sounds so nice I really don't seem to miss having reverb.

These Behringer amps seem largly a hit or miss thing. This company makes a lot of lemon amps believe me! I got my fingers crossed on this amp for sure but it looks reliable.

uuhhhh.....Behringer?

I have been a guitarist for 17 years. This amps price of 50 dollars is ridiculous. It looks to be worth almost twice that amount. This does not look like a cheapo throw away amp at all, it looks high quality. I also have a Marshall AVT 20 which seems to be the benchmark by which all lower power amps are judged by nowadays. You can't really compare a 300 dollar amp to a little 50 dollar one so I won't. The whole analog thing gives this amp a wonderful tone. If you manage to find one of these snatch it up as quickly as you can! I got mine at Music123.com
Chow for now!
Bruce