Behringer GM108 V-Tone

Hmm lets see.
It has 3 analogue modeling toggle switches to modify your tone with wich is ok if you start playing guitar. a Headphone jack wich I find quite cool if your stuck in some uptight situation and really have the urge to play. a Volume and Drive knob to adjust your levels and amount of distortion on the input. 2 inputs. One input for your guitar and another jack input labeled "Cd input". Amp is rated at 15W. Last is 3 eq knobs for lows, mids and bass. For a cheap practise amp it all right.

Sound quality isn't great but it gets you by. Don't consider giging with it or practising with a band. It doesn't go loud enough to compete with other instruments like drums and etc. I personally use it for home pratice and use a pedal to make up for what the amp lacks. (Ditortion quality and switching between clean and distortion) Even using the eq's and modeling effects don't quite make it sound great. But for what it is used(home practise amp), it gets the job done

Extremely dependable. I've been playing guitar for 6 years and it has been my companion for 5. Thought it was broken once but all that was wrong was a headphone jack broke of in the cd input. Took it out and no problems again.

I don't think for a home practise amp where you are honing ur skills or compilating songs that it is a bad idea. If your short on cash and want to start playing guitar or jus looking for a good amp for yourself without giving up an arm and a leg, this is a good amp to go for.

The Feature at first glance for this amp are great. Drive, Analog Modeling, CD input, Low, Mid, High, Headphone jack and Master Volume.
As the last review remember it is only a 15 watt practice amp. The tones don't go very in depth. Read on.....

Back in the day i used it with the Behringer guitar it came with. Back in the day it sounded good. And yes the clean channel does distort at high volumes. It has OK sounds for the beginner guitarist but if I was to have that time again, I would but one of those little VOX's.

I wouldn't gig it cos' it is too small. It has fallen 5 feet off my cupboard a number of times, ever with a lead inserted which bashed in the front panel. I have fixed it but even when it was bashed in it still worked. I don't use it anymore, apart from connecting my Epiphone acoustic into it

Playing for 4 years, and if it were stolen or lost, i would just forget about it. Got it for Christmas so had nothing to compare it to.

Made in 2007
Perfect for what I need. The amp modelling is superb for the price
Single channel with 27 different amp models, CD input and Headphone out
Only thing missing is a footswitch but at this price impossible to fault
Use it in the house and it's more than powerful enough
It's solid state but has a real tube sound too it. Remarkable for the price and easily worth double the RRP

27 different models and playing around with it is very worthwhile to find your sound
The clean sounds are actually more vibrant and punchy than my Marshall 8080 Valvestate which was a bit of a shock. Play around with the Master volume and Drive control to get the sound that pleases you. My favourite settings for clean are Tweed/Clean/UK with the Drive at 6/7
Nott as much sustain as my Marshall but there's not as much in it as the difference in price would suggest. The California setting really punches out even at low volume
I'm using an Ibanez S520X with double humbuckers and Piezo. It has great single coil sounds in the 2 and 4 positions of the 5 way switch and this amp shines in all positions
I play classic rock and blues based music and it's brilliant at both
Very quiet which came as a surprise given some of the other comments I've heard about the amp, but even with high gain settings it's quiter than my Marshall

It seems quite robust but like some of the other reviewers have said the switches don't have the hewn from solid feel of a Vox or suchlike. Very well put together though and nice design. I have to keep coming back to the price on this and for the money it's incredible. I can't compare it to a similar practise amp as it's the first I've bought but I can compare it to bigger more expensive amps I've had and I can't believe they can make this sound so good for the price. Makes you wonder where all the money is going in the ??150 practise amps other manufacturers make
Can't really say how long it will last as I've only had it a short while but it seems well put together so I have high hopes for it

Can't comment on this

I've been playing for nearly 30 years and also own an Ibanez SA1260 AV Prestige. I've got a Jim Dunlop Crybaby, Nobels delay unit, Digitech RP1 and the Marshall 8080 Valvestate
I would buy it again in an instant
Apart from the lack of a footswitch there is nothing I would change about this amp
I would urge anyone to buy one of these as for the money you are getting a cracking sounding, well appointed amp which sounds far better than it should at twice it's price point but for the price I paid for it used I'm just grinning from ear to ear.

Has some features, i agree. I wish it had a "work ffs" button. I use this amp in my house. It has a little cone at the back which had a small magnet attached to it, this is attracted to a magnet behind the cone, when the magnet is switched on off very quickly the cone vibrates and makes a noise, well until the useless thing breaks.

When it was working the sound quality was in fairness quite good. There are a decent range of noies available and is about middle of the road for sound quality.

Ha. In case you have not guessed my amp is broken. It decided to give up he ghost about 3 weeks after purchase but the most worrying thing is that it was carefully looked after and never taken above level 4 on the volume scale. On the upside though if you are looking for an amp to fire from a catapult into your neighbours garden then this may well be the one for you. I needed a hammer to smash it up anyway.

As i've said when it worked it was good but as it is made in that land called china it didnt work for long. It may be a german company but dont be fooled, this is no panzer. Had it not broken without prompting then i probably would have given it a 7, but to break so soon is quite frankly dusgusting and thus i have rewarded wang dressed as hans a mere 1, sadly there is no nought.

This is a brand-new GM108, just bought a few weeks ago. My "styles" are crunchy retro-styled (60s-80s) rock and jazzy improv stuff.

Features as advertised. This is an "analog modeling" (like Tech 21's lineup) practice amp with a headphone jack and CD player input. No FX loop or channel switching, but it's a practice amp so that's fine. It can get pretty dang loud if you want, but I'd still get a larger amp if I were to gig with it. Sounds good through the headphones. Haven't used the CD input but I would imagine you could plug a preamp into it if you didn't want to use the built-in amp models.

For a practice amp, I give it a ten.

I play a Peavey EXP ST guitar in S/S/H configuration with a semi-high output passive humbucker... it's a pretty decent guitar, with about the same level of quality as a Mexican strat (which is very good). My last amp was a 45W 1x12 Peavey Prowler all-tube amp, which sounded OK but was way too loud and heavy, not to mention it's a pain to replace tubes (I haven't done it lately but once I do I'm looking to sell it). To be clear, __this little amp sounds much better than my Peavey tube amp__.

The modeling features have been described, so I'll just contribute my opinion on what sounds best with my guitar. There is quite a variety of sound available here, and it responds well to all of my pickups.

Let me give you a few general suggestions on using the amp:
1) the EQ is very sensitive, so be patient and work with it to get a good sound
2) even the Clean setting is affected by the DRIVE control, so tweak it if you aren't getting a clean guitar sound with it (Tweed amp model and Clean mod).
3) remember, by backing off on your guitar's volume knob you can adjust the intensity and response of the distortion.

The Tweed amp model, which should always be set to "Clean" for the best sound, has a nice sparkle to it while sounding fairly transparent (i.e. not a muddy or overly colored tone)... the nice thing is you can always get back to a clean sound on this amp by setting AMP to Tweed and MOD to Clean, as long as DRIVE isn't too high (above 6 or so). As for crunching up at higher volumes, it does a little but it's not unpleasant. I generally don't have the amp's master volume above 5 anyway.

The British amp model sounds very, VERY good. Much silkier and tighter than my Peavey Prowler's distortion. The Clean setting while using British is always a little crunched up, but this sounds great for 60s/70s mildly-overdriven rock (think of the riff from "Hocus Pocus" or anything by the Who). The Hi Gain setting works very well for any kind of power chords or heavy rock riffing (Van Halen, AC/DC, some metal-ish stuff, harder punk, etc.)

I don't use the Calif amp model much; it sounds alright, and produces a richer palm muting sound than the British model, but I personally don't think it sounds as rich as the British (or the Tweed, for that matter). Every once in a while I'll use it for metalish stuff, though I don't play it much.

Speaker models -- I prefer the U.S. model to the other speaker types for any amp model or mod. Sometimes I use U.K. for a raunchier, thicker sound but I often think it's a little over the top. The Flat setting is fine but I don't usually use it.

The amp's not noisy at all, it doesn't produce anything other than the mild hum from my single coils (which of course is my guitar, not the amp).

You get much more than you pay for with this amp, and you certainly can't ask for anything MORE for the price, so I give it a ten (there's no room for criticism here, it sounds great and it's cheap). But I hate giving out all these 10s, and the Calif model COULD be a _little_ better, so I'll give it a 9.

If it breaks down and the warranty is up or won't cover whatever happened, I'll buy another one. It's sixty bucks for crying out loud. I haven't had any problems with it, but I haven't had it long. It's a transistor amp though; if you use it to practice like you're supposed to and don't knock it around, it should be fine.

Haven't dealt with them; I heard they were OK though. 1-year warranty for parts and labor. It's $60, I'm not worried about it.

There is nothing to complain about with this amp, unless you got a lemon or something. It doesn't need anything else, it's a practice amp... although sometimes I wish it had an effects loop. Compared to both my other small practice amp (a POS) and my friend's small Marshall practice amp, this amp is WORLDS better tone-wise.

I would like to try replacing both my guitar's humbucker (want a vintage sound rather than the med-hi output of the existing one) and the amp's speaker. I have heard that the Jensen 8" MOD20-8 has an excellent sound and works wonders as a replacement for small amps and 4x8 cabs. Maybe I'll post another review if I get around to making those changes.

This is a real catch sound-wise and a bargain regardless. $60 for an amp much better-sounding and more versatile than my $400 tube amp. It sounds so nice; I may record with it at some point. I'm sure I won't replace it (unless it breaks), but I may get another large amp if I join/start a band again.

Has 3 different amp models, 3 gain modes and 3 speaker simulations, all 100% analog. I miss an external speaker output on it, so I opened it up and made one myself! (The two main screws which holds the amp to the cabinet itself is underneath the two handle covers, to remove them just stick a flat screwdriver into the sides of the cover and pull it outwards and up, took me a long time to figure out.)
It's solid-state with 15 LOUD watts, have used it in a band and I could hear it over the drums and the bass! Very lightweight and portable and looks awesome with the fender like knobs. Has a headphone out and a cd input for jamming with music and also to connect an external preamp like the PODxt or V-amp.

I'm quiet surprised of the sounds you can get out of this! Its incredible sounding, from nice cleans to brutal distortion. The eq controls is very flexible and lets you scoop the mids for metal distortion. I use the flat speaker setting for most of the time because its more natural sounding than the other settings, and I can turn it up without the cabinet resonating. The British amp model has less bass and more crunch and mid-tone than the Calif amp model and its most suitable for bluesy overdrive tones and AC-DC style distortion. The Calif is most suitable for metal tones.
Only thing I dislike is that its hard to get clean sound out of the British and Calif amp models, but I've figured out that if you turn the gain to around 3-2 on the Clean gain mode, you can get it quiet clean, but not with as much volume as the Tweed amp model.
I've also used it in band recording with two overhead mics, and it sound soo nice!
Basically, whatever style you play, this amp has the tones!

Have used it for a long time, and haven't experienced any problems.

Haven't had any issues with them.

Overall, this is THE best practice amp you can get for the money. Superb value and sound.
I also have a Roland Cube-15 and the GM108 beats the hell out of it!

I'm a behringer endorser, and I own a lot of stomp boxes from them and also the V-ampire LX1200H which is fantastic! Behringer rocks!

15 watts at 4 ohms, but will accept any 8 ohm speaker as well.
Headphones jack doubles as line out (with a standard mono guitar cable).
This amp doesn't have the dynamizer circuitry, so it sounds way better than its bigger brothers. I had the gm110...
When using the aux in you lose some tone.
All controls works well, good range, and the input gain is realistic, not like the dynamizer-equipped brothers.
Of course the max spl on the clean channel is very quieter than its driven counterpart... No problem if used as a preamp.
No noise floor to speak of, simply an amazing cheap amp.

It shines, period. I use it as a preamp in the return jack of a fender the twin and you wouldn't believe the sound quality of this combination. Rectifier sounds? Very healthy and articulate!
Hi gain marshall a la Zakk? Be my guest!
Srv mud? Just as well, provided you use proper guitars of course.
I noticed a better tone doing this: connect the speaker cable to a passive car-hifi level converter, and from the later one straight in the fender return jack.
I am each time amazed at the sounds I get from this v-tone, and I am no beginner.

So far so good, even with the passive car hifi level converter in place of the speaker. Zero problems.
I mean two years, so yes it is reliable.

Better than my ex gm110 by far, and more natural-sounding than my current gmx212. I also own the blue pedal, and the little amp sounds better.
The less the better? Could be!
Go get one, I say...

this is a very cool amp.i can't believe how cheap this amp is.this is a one channel modleing amp.this amp can sound like a few different amps the tweed is my favorite.i bought this amp to pratice on and jam with friends.i also have a fender bassman but that amp is to big for casual practice or taking to a friends house.i was also looking for a small amp to record with.this amp is a great studio\recording amp.in this price range this amp has a lot of features of any other amp iv'e seen.there is no effects on this amp but if i need any i use my pedal board.

this amp is great sounding.it dosen't sound as good as the bassman but still very good.i would say this amp sounds about 90%like a tube amp very close.all the setting seem useable.i play rockabilly some country and some blues this amp sounds for all.i use this amp with both humbuckers and single coil pick ups it works great with both.

don't know just bought.

this is a great little amp at a great price.this is a very good beginer amp.the manual has a few suggestions on how to set the amp for beginers.i have been playing for over 20 years and even i found the settings helpful and very good sounding.i also had a peavey rage 158 that i bought a month ago before i bought this one.that amp sounds pretty good to but i sold it because this amp sounds a lot better.

This is another update of my review that i updated recently. i'm not going to rate it again, as i have already rated it 10 twice!
here are some points i would like to add:

-Although it's one channel, you can set up your neck pickup so that it is clean (volume and tone knobs turned down), then use your pickup selector to switch between clean and overdrive/distortion.

-You can get GREAT rock sounds out of this. in my reviews so far, i have only concentrated on metal, but i feel that rockers should know how good it is. if you use the modeling on CALIF, CLEAN, and U.K with the drive on 10 then you have some cool rock dirt that responds very well with dynamics in your picking. flick the CLEAN to HI GAIN and you get a more distorted rock sound, that borderlines into metal, for those rock bands that are more in your face. This also sounds good for Punk. To get a more British rock sound a la Laney/Marshall, flick the AMP setting from CALIF to BRITISH, it really does sound like a proper British tube amp!

-on that note, this Amp sounds VERY tube like. it's warm, full and powerful, and just has that "something" that other practice amps (MARSHALL MG!!!) lack. it's ever so sweet. also, if you turn the volume down really low, the distortion gets fizzy, which is also a characteristic of a valve amp..... verrry strange. But once the volume gets over 3, this disappears, so you're fine.

-it is a LOUD amp for it's size, but not at low level volumes. you can practice very quietly with it on 1.5 or 2, then for moderate practice, 3 is a great setting. for louder practice, in between 3 and 4.5 should be great, but expect the parents to shout at you!

-let's talk about the speaker simulations. without these, this amp wouldn't be quite as good. on FLAT, the amp sounds a bit less phenomenal, but not rubbish. FLAT sound like the simulation has been turned off. then, when you switch it onto U.K, the beast gets louder, it adds more warmth, depth, soul (whatever you want to call it) and heaviness to your sound. It boosts Mids and Bass to give me the exact metal sound i have been searching for. it also brings rock settings to life, acting like a proper 4x12, and adds warmth and a bit or dirt to cleans, which i like a lot. On U.S, the mids are scooped a bit, the treble is boosted, and the bass is turned down ever so slightly.... great for Pantera/Lamb of God/Slayer/any Thrash sound. it's pretty cool, but i prefer U.K, because it makes this amp shine on any level of gain: from 100% clean to FULL ON DEATH METAL (what i play!), the U.K setting destroys on EVERY genre.

-this amp can get both Vintage and Modern tones, you just have to dial in the right settings and the right amount of mids and the right pickup, and you're there!

So finally, this amp not only delivers the goods, but it gives me a REASON to play guitar other than the fact that guitar is fun, by having AWESOME breathtaking tone. My Dad has complemented me on it and he is a Rockabilly/Blues player, and my little brother has too, and hes a drummer!!!

What else can i say? i have given you 3 installments of information about this amp, and it just kicks the ass of any other practice amp i have ever heard, for ANY genre of music. 100% clean to blues/rock dirt to overdrive to mild distortion to in you face tones. i may even invest in their GMX1200H V-tone head because i love it so much. I have recently bought their EQ700 Equalizer for my Marshall MG250DFX, and it gives me a HUGE change in sound. gone is the horrible top end of my Marshall and it also provides a HUGE bass boost. lovely.
as you can probably tell, i LOVE this amp!

Highly recommended.

15 Watts one channel solid state (practice) amp, 8'' speaker, input jack for guitar and CD, headphone jack, 3-way-switches for amp model (tweed, brit, californian), switch for drive level (clean, hi gain, hot), 3-way-switch for speaker model (flat, brit, californian).
5 controlls: drive, lo, mid, hi, level.
Thats it.
I miss an effect loop, e.g. to plug in a small tube preamp, i miss a footsitch for switching eg. between clean and hi gain/hot.
Apart fromthatit has all a small practice amp needs.

It sounds rathergood and versatile for a little(one chanell) practice amp. Of course it doesn't sound like a good amp, thats impossible with a cheap 8 inch speaker, but for a little, cheap and transportable practice amp it sounds good. It doesn't offer ultra clean sounds, even when switchesare on"tweed" and "clean" there is a little distortion, but i do not mind, because small tube amps sometimes show the same "clean" weakness.
The brit modell on high gain sounds rather good for a small practice amp, and the drive knob allows you to switch between crunchy and rather distorted.
Onebig minus is that clean sounds have a much lower volume than drive sounds, so if you switch between clean and drive, you have to readjust the output level.
Therefor the amp is unusable for fast switching between clean and overdrive. But that is acceptable for a(good sounding) one channel practice amp.
The 3-way EQ allows to adjust the sound in wide range,but be carfeully: controlls go too easy.

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also no idea.

If you regard the low price and the decent sound, it deserves 8 points.
With some more features forasimilar price it could be a 9.
My ratings regard the low price, of course the GM108 can't be compared to a samll tube amp with better speaker for some hundred bucks.

ok. this is an update of my review that i did a year ago. more detailed. back then, i was not really the tone conscious person i am today.
firstly, i haven't used the clean channel for a year, so i forgot how it sounded. today, i turned the gain to 3, turned the mode from "Hot" to "Clean". WOW. This clean tone is better than anything i have heard in person from an amp this small. In fact, this is better than my Marshall MG250DFX! i mean, imagine a nice warm clean with lovely punch and clarity. ooooh its lovely.
then, translate this punch and clarity onto full on high gain distortion and the result is the best distortion sound i have heard in person (aside from Opeth gigs!). On that note, this amp sound very Opeth.... the distortion is monster! and it can be changed from bright to dark tone using the "amp" selector switch.... From dimebag to Slayer to Opeth to lamb of god to anything that has a kileer high gain tone. it has power, balls, bass, and warmth.....
the EQ is actually quite responsive: the bass makes the ground shake around it, the mids dial more life into the tone (although having them on 1 doesn't kill the tone like most amps!) and the treble adds brightness and bite.

Here are my settings for my distortion: Gain:10 Low:8 Mid:5 Treble:8 master:3 and for the modeling section, it is as follows: AMP: "Calif." MODE: "Hot" Speaker: "U.K"

as i said in my last review, if you are thinking of buying this, do it. you WONT regret it!

of course i can depend on it! it has been a year since my last review, TWO years since i had it, it hasn't had a problem AT ALL. very reliable. obviously you wouldn't properly gig with this, but if you were driving an external speaker (for loudness), this amp would hold firm.
after 2 years of moving around from house to out-house (depending on where i practice), this baby still goes.

i would buy it again. and again. and again.
this amp has better tone than my 100W Marshall MG250DFX.... thats really all you need to know.
my guitars are: Dean Razorback, Yamaha Pacifica 112, Columbus Les Paul Lawsuit (early 1970s) and my trusty Vintage VS6 SG copy.
this amp sounds awesome with all of them, but the pickups in the VS6 kind of makes it sound wimpy. i knew i shouldn't have upgraded =D
i love everything about it. almost perfect clean to perfect distortion. definition, clarity, warmth, punch, power, balls... it has it all

A nice versatile practice amp. Nothing in its price range comes close.

Pretty impressive gain/distortion. Goes from clean to heavy and does the job nicely.

Seems sturdy enough. Wouldn't roll it down the stairs though.

I Picked this up for my apartment where my 5150 head/marshall lead 1960 cab is obviously too loud. I'm pretty blown away by how good this sounds. Hands down best bang for your buck. Has gain to spare and it's perfect for practicing. Rest assured this is a good purchase if you're in the market for a practice amp.

I've not yet had a chance to play any guitars through it - but I left in on with all knobs on full power setting for the night as a "burn-in". I have to say that my amp is VERY NOISY. With the Master and Drive knobs on 5 you already get a lot of hiss, and with all knobs on 10 you can hear it hissing from a room away. I had to remove it from my bedroom so I could sleep. Depending on its behaviour with an instrument plugged in I will probably try to get it replaced, or even go for a used Tech21 Trademark 10.

As far as build quality goes, this product seems to be right up "You-get-what-you-pay-for" street. The controls feel extremely light and flimsy, especially the knobs, which are also off-center. There are reasons for the low price besides the obvious exploitation of Chinese labour. I'd gladly go for a true German product at four times the price if there were any that compared, but there are none - just one American one.

Bought new, two-three weeks ago.
15 watts, analog modeling (think Tech21 Trademark), semi-open back, 15 watt - 4ohm - 8 inch Behringer speaker, gain, "amp" switch (california, british, tweed), "mode" switch (clean, hi gain, hot) and "speaker" switch (UK, US, flat), bass, middle, treble, master, headphones out, aux in, made in China. I think that for the price you really can't bitch about it needing more features. Sure, reverb would be nice, ext. speaker jack, fx-loop, channel switching... but i think that for practicing it has all that it needs.
To be honest, i think i like that it doesn't have all those extra things, i guess that if it had all those things i would be tweaking more, pluggin different things into it.. This way i just plug my guitar in it and play. The only thing i can complain is that the "clean" setting is much more silent than hot and hi-gain, but that's why they put master volume on it, just turn it up ;)

Wow. That's a good word to start here.
{This is going to be pretty long}
I was originally going for the Roland MicroCube, but at the last moment i lacked some money and didn't want to wait till i get some more money so i decided to go for this one, I haven't even tried it cause it's not available in my town... I read all the reviews overhere and decided to just order it.. this is not intended to be my main amp, just something small, lightweight and something that sounds good on super low levels and what i can carry around my flat when i practice, so i was willing to sacrifice tone for portability and price.. when it got here i realized that i didn't sacrifice anything, it sounds simply stunning. I think it sounds much better than those little Marshalls (VS15, MG15RCD, MG15DFX..), Roland Microcube and Cube15, Kustom, Laney, Fender.. actually, i couldn't find anything in the ~200euro price range that sounded this good. I use a Gibson Les Paul Studio with stock pickups...
This amp doesn't just sound good for the price, it really sounds good!
It's very versatile, so i'll just cover a couple of "basic" sounds available:

- for clean i use tweed-clean-uk - i'm mostly a hard-rock/metal/blues player so clean channel isn't that important to me. It sounds good nonetheless, but it's pretty silent compared to hi-gain and hot so you have to turn the master volume level a bit.. turning the gain up gives it little dirtyness, but really little, it stays very clean

- for bluesy crunch i use tweed/hi gain/us, i love this sound. Very very good, reminiscent of SRV, it's got definition and it really "bites" if you dig in with your pick..

- for hard-rock crunch i use british/hi gain/uk, i does that ac/dc_type crunch very well too.. putting gain on about 2-3 is more than enough..

- for metal chugging i use mostly california/hi-gain/us. This is where this amp really shines, imho. It's got a lot of gain available, you could probably do death-metal type sounds (if you wanted).. I was (and still am) amazed how much bass this little thing has, and it sounds really tight, not flubby or boomy, and that's not something you expect from a 1*8", open back practice amp! Simply put, the bass is tight, the mids are fat and the highs are razor-like sharp.
Also, it sounds natural, like a tube amp (more like a tube amp than a modelling amp), and you can hear every single note within a chord... it's very silent, there's no annoying hissing or fizzing, dead silent, even with gain maxed. The cool thing is that with just a flick of the switch from california to tweed you go from metal to blues...

Does it sounds like a mesa/marshall/fender? Absolutelly not, but it sounds good and that's what it matters, not how good is it mimicing the "real" amps.. imagine california mode being darker and having more gain than the british and tweed having more twang and less gain.. "hot" has more gain than the "hi-gain" but it's also brighter, "us" has more bass and that low-end punch while the "uk" setting is more mid-heavy, "flat" sounds, well flat, i use it very rarely...
but also it's very important how your bass/mid/treble controls are set cause they are really touch sensitive and you can actually hear the difference if your treble control is on 5 or 6, that's really rare on these small practice amps.. amazing. And, yes, don't get fooled by it's size, it can get really loud, i rarely put the master volume above 2.5. Like someone overhere said, this amp really shouldn't sound this good for this price.

Well, i don't intend to use it on gigs.. It seems solidly build - for home use. I've had their v-amp2 and never had any problems with it.

I've contacted Behringer a couple of times over email, they always responded within 24 hours and were very helpful and polite

I've been playing for about 9 years, mostly hard-rock, metal and some blues. I own a Gibson Les Paul Studio, Mesa/Boogie Studio .22+ and Boss GE-7 (which i use in the loop of the M/B). I bought this amp to use it for practicing at home and it serves that purpose extremely well. Can get super-silent (for playing in the middle of the night), you can connect headphones to it but it can also get fairly loud (when you're home alone ;)). It won't do gigs cause it was not meant for that, and no, it won't replace my Mesa, but for home wankery you'd hard pressed to find anything better, especially for the price. If it was stolen or something, i would buy it again for sure, i haven't find an amp that sounded this good for this price. I love absolutely everything about this amp, i don't hate anything, i don't miss anything. I compared it to those little Marshalls, Rolands, Kustoms, Laneys, Fenders and in my opinion it sound better than all of those.
If you want clips, you can go to my homepage (www.mrmot.tk), i did one with it (more to come), you can hear for yourself, it records amazingly.
I know that this review is pretty "glowing" but i can assure you, i don't work for behringer or anything like that, this amp is just really good, try it for yourself, it's very inspiring and since i've had it, i've been playing more than ever. Best 80 euros i've ever spent.

definately more than a no frills practice amp, the amp modeling/gain/speaker emulation combined with the 3 band eq open it up to a decent variety of sounds. The clean channel is weak, but I really don't care for the sound of a clean 15 watt solid state amp anyway. reverb would be nice but for the price it can not be beat.

I use several different guitars and the humbuckers sound better to me than the single coils. I can get a whole plethora of sounds through this(the pdf downloadable manual even has a place to write down the settings you use so you can easily dial them in again)I can amuse myself for hours. Almost all the noises I get from the amp are being created by me, very little white noise added by the amp.

I don't gig, I noodle at home and anticipate this amp will last past my attention span.

bought used don't know about customer support. Amp is only 60 bucks new, probably worth taking a chance on even without a warranty

I have been messing around on the guitar for over 25 years and I wish this amp was available when I was getting started. For just trying out ideas or learning new stuff at home, I don't think you can spend a better $60 on a new amp, if you can find a used one for $20 its a no brainer(just don't pay $25 shipping like most on-line auction sellers charge). just a great amp to have at home or the office or to leave at a friends house so you have an amp when the inspiration hits. I am totally sold on this amp for the money. Is it as good as a marshall stack or a fender twin? I can carry it with one hand and can turn it up without bothering the neighbors, so maybe.........

Versatility is the real asset of this amp. It brags about the "27 different settings" (although one of the settings produces no sound), but it can actually do even more than that. With the customizable low/mid/high volumes and overdrive control, you get enormous choice with what sound you want. No effects or anything, but i wouldn't need them anyways. The clean sounds are definitely quieter, you need at least a bit of gain to hear. The amp is also plenty powerful, although since its just a home amp for me, and i use headphones, i don't personally care. The headphones, by the way, work really for me, if you get the earmuff style ones, you almost forget your wearing them.

I'm using a fender fat strat, which has a lot of versatility on its own. But fat pickups or not, this amp could fake the crunch if you needed it to (so it says on the box). If the volume cracks 5 you do get a bit of background white noise (noticeable on headphones), but it's not serious, and once your playing the sound quality is really solid. The distortion has various degrees, and there is surely one to your liking.

I've only had it a little while, i'm not overwhelmed by its apparent durability, but i do imagine it would last as long as you needed it to. I would never take it to a gig, its not that loud, and i understand it "walks away" if the volume is high enough

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I've been playing a little over a year, but only recently with electric guitars. I don't have that much experience, but i know what sounds good. This amp will let you do what you want; it won't stand in your way, but it also won't do anything special to make you sound better than you are. It has everything i need, its the perfect amp for me.

This amp absolutely rocks. You can really simply change it with a few clicks of switches from a grinding hardcore metal sound, to a light overdrive, then to a warm crystal clear sound. it also works well with the Strat copy that was bought with this amp, also made by behringer.
It also features a small amount of switch operated effects on the control panel!

i have a vintage VS6 (SG copy) with Wilkinson pickups on the neck and bridge, and this amp sounds like a beauty. As i said earlier, the amp's distortion is beefy, and can be reduced and increased to your desire. It has a very user friendly volume control so no problems there, even with high volume clean tone.
Very clear sound, very very good for a practice amp!
It is only a 15W, but it packs a great power!

Very well built. strong, sturdy, perfect for taking places to practice. No back panel, which is kinda annoying, as it can get awkward when holding it by your side (knees hit Speaker!), but it is not usually a problem... It has never broken down in any form-a very reliable amp!

Havent used services, but very good website!

A great overall practice amp for 15W! never breaks, great sound, amazing amp! it can even outdrown the drums in our band!

BUY IT! IT IS THE BEST 15W PRACTICE AMP I OR ANYONE ELSE WILL EVER FIND!

I miss Reverb a little but, but otherwise it's OK.

I'm using kinda Les Paul guitar with H-H pickups and quite satisfying sound. I bought this combo for home practising, I keep the volume knob in low positions.

The sound of this amp is just TERRIFIC and very versatile. Ampmodeling makes a good job, I especially like Californian Hot sound with UK speaker. There are many kinds of sound, from blues to metal. Even with de-tuned guitar, which I use, the sound is dynamic and clear. I'm not sure if this combo keeps its qualities at high-level volume, but it undoubtedly suits my needs of home practice.

The sound of this thing is simply unbelievable for its price.

I've only had this combo for 2 months, so I can't write anything about durability a reliability. No problems so far.

No experiences so far.

I haven't ever heard better 15W combo like this. Most of other 15watts sounds horrible and distortions are often completely wrong. But GM108 is different, it really sounds like if it's stronger than poor 15watt. I definitely would buy it again.

Date Code: 05 01
Input, LineIn, Headphone Out(mutes speaker) jacks
15W solid state
8" 20W Behringer 8G20B4 speaker

drive, low-mid-high eq, master volume
analog modeling: 3 amps (tweed, british, californian), 3 modes (clean, hi gain, hot), 3 speakers (flat, uk, us)

it's a practice amp. that's whay I bought it. wanted to use it at home. but it's so loud, I hardly can turn the master volume at 2 when using an amp-sim. so I just go with the tweed, clean and flat setting and use an external distortion pedal

8 - because it hast nearly all you need for practise purpose but it's "too loud" ;)

I play ma LesPauls through this amp. high output with the bridge pu. nice crunchy sounds. I love the british settings ( with hi gain and uk speaker). distortion is okay, ultra high nu metal sounds are not that great but wtf are you expecting? for that amount of money it sounds awesome!

time will tell

playing for 8 years or so and mostly at th rehearsal room or on stage. so I needed something for home usage cause virtual amps did not saitsfy me... it's a great amp for practise and jam sessions, maybe even homerecording (for riffs or a clean input signal).

My one is a 2004 model, i baught it as a starter.
I mostly do some blues styles

Despites from the clean channel, i do not like the others.
Even the clean one produces to much rushing noise.
The more gain, the worse it becomes.

no probs since 1 year

no experience so far

Back of the box is open, built from thin (12mm) material.
So the box itself starts vibrating heavily if played louder or with deep frequencies. The modeled Amps and speakers dont sound good,
no matter if compared to originals or not, its just awful noise no more no less.
It was cheap, ok. But even for a starter i would spent more money
to get something serious. I compared it to a MicroCube and
decided to get rid of this shit asp.

I got this amp brand new in Salonga Music Store in Raon. This 15 watt amp was made in 2004 & manufactured in China. The amp is versatile enough to cover different musical genres except for those super high gain modern metal tones. Amp is single channel. No effects loop. With headphone jack & CD input. No reverb. I mainly use the amp in my bedroom which is the reason I bought it in the first place. Power is ok for its size. The amp has 3 mode switches which makes it very versatile.

I mainly use superstrats w/ high output humbucking pick-ups. Sounds that come out of it are really awesome & excellent. The EQ & mode switches are very versatile & offers limitless tone variety. It can go from pristine clean to blistering high gain. This amp is good for those trying to emulate classic & 80's metal. Amp can also cover anything from blues, Brit pop, grunge, hard rock, & alternative tones. Clean channel doesn't get distorted at all. As with all practice combo amps, the amp moves around when you turn the volume to max.

This amp is mainly designed for the bedroom or living room & it is not advisable to use this amp in gigs. Construction quality is cheap since Behringer obviously cut corners to sell this amp at a low price. Potentiometers are made of plastic & I have a fear that they would break down after some years of use. You really have to take good care of this amp.

Never had to deal with them yet.

I've been playing for 14 years already & I'm really careful when buying equipment since they are an investment for me. I'm glad that this amp is one of those good purchases I've made. If this amp was lost or stolen, I'll definitely buy it again. I love the tones that you can get out of this amp. What I don't like is the cheap construction. Overall, this amp offers good value for your money. One of the best practice amps out there.

A 15 watt analog modeling pratice amp with 27 presets of amp, mode, and speaker altogether. 3 band EQ, a drive, and a master. 1 input for guitar, 1 input for CD (MD, etc) and a headphone output. Enough for a pratice, I would say.

Loud! for a small 15 watt amp. I usually turn it up on 2 for a decent level. The presets are quite perfect, great sounds (but it should have more gain into it). Nice low-end, which is perfect for my playing styles. (See overall rating)

*the day i bought this amp, i tried out many similiar ( as in watts) amps including Laney, Roland, and Kustom (this one sucks). None of these amps have any low-end. Laney is so flat, Roland is ok ok, but Kustom is totally flat, and produces so artificial distortion.

Well, so far so good. No problem with anything yet. The construction is strong, well built. But I would not use it on a gig, of course!!! Its a pratice amp! Unless i connect this monster to a power amp, haha!

Havent dealt with them yet.

I have been playing guitar for 6 years, Bass for 3 years and i play drums occasionally. And i've used wide range of amps. i love peavey heads and ashdown! But this micro monster do me well at my home studio. Sounds great, looks fine and great price ahah!

*I have Custom made Mocking Bird with a dimarzio Pro Paf on the neck and a custom made pu on the bridge. I also use effects from Zoom and Im going for many more products from digitech, behringer and rocktron.

*Hey for those who have this amp, try recording with it.

this amp could have reverb, but it is ony a practice amp. it has 3 amp settings, 3 gain and 3 speaker modes. it has a cd line out and it's 15w.

i use this amp with an epiphone les paul special 2. it has really good sound this is my first real guitar amp with features so i don't really know a lot about guitar amps but all i know is that this sounds goooooooooooooood.

seems pretty tough.

i got it used so i don't think there is any costumer support.

i've been playing 4 months i own an art and lutherie acoustic and an epiphone les paul special 2. i love its size because i had another 15w amp and it was like 2 time the weight and size. if it were stolen or lost i would definitly buy another one. i wish it had reverb. i think it's an excellent value.

I bought this as part of a Behringer guitar package (you know the one) as a Xmas present for my 11-yr old in 2004. I thought, "Cool, cheap guitar and cheap amp with headphone jack so I don't have to listen to him struggle with his first chords at top volume!" After I plugged one of my guitars into the GM108 to set it up for my son, I was completely surprised at how good this little sucker sounded! The amp/mode/cabinet switches are fun, this is a great little practice amp.

For an inexpensive practice amp, the GM108 is a wonderful little jewel. No little Peavey or Crate this size can make such musical tones. Sure, you could get a Tech 21 or a little Marshall or Fender, but not for this price, not even close. The clean sound is a little flat, but I was instantly sold by the British sounds. I'm an old band guy and the British/Clean/UK setting, along with a good amount of drive and a bit of volume hit the mark, no pun intended. It was eerie, this little box sounded soooo close to an old stock Marshall, a tone I have always loved. The higher-gain sounds are darn good too. I play through this amp at home all the time, and it's my kid's!

Definately couldn't use this as a gigging amp, not enough power, Captain. However, I might just bring this baby to band practice instead of hauling my rig across town.

Sure, the GM108 could use a few more features, such as reverb, XLR out, you could go on forever...but you know what, this is a fabulous amp for the price. I've been playing for 25 years or so and have owned many crappy-sounding practice amps over the years (Peavey, could you please stand up?? Oh, not here tonight? To accept the award, ladies and gentleman, Boss!) and the GM108, in my opinion, is the dirty little secret of practice amps; practical, sturdy, and of course toneful. Me like.

I have a 2004 model. The amp is very versatile and, thanks to amp modeling, can tackle anything from blue to nu-metal. There are 3 selectable amps, 3 selectable modes, and 3 selectable speakers. This amp is great for someone like me that lives in a condo because it still has great sound even when turned low. If that still isn't low ebough, I can fall back on the headphone jack.

I'm using an Epiphone LP Custom with this amp. It just has the factory humbuckers in it. This amp is great for someone who doesn't stay in the same area of music all of the time. Like I already said, it has modeling to provide for almost any style. The clean channel stays very clean through all volumes and the distortion depends on the amp model chosen. It can go from being very mild to insane just by switching the amp from "tweed" to "california". Another plus is that it nearly perfectly reproduces the qualities of a tube amp.

This is a very dependable amp for home use. I've never had any problems with it and I doubt that it requires much servicing. It would probably be cheaper to buy a new one that get it serviced, anyway!

No problems here!

I like the 3 switches (amp, mode, speaker) because you can get a lot of different core amp sounds out of this little guy. Keeps things fresh that way. I got this as a gift from my wife so I wouldn't have to lug my heavier amp from the garage to the living room just to noodle around on. The headphone jack is very useful as well because she goes to bed pretty early.

I was amazed at how good this amp sounds. A $60 practice amp should not sound this good. I especially love the Tweed/crunch/U.K. setting for good old rock and roll strumming. But I have been playing around with all of the amp combinations and I think they all sound pretty darn good too. The tubelike compression in this amp is what really impressed me.

Seems solid, but if it dies, it's only sixty friggin' dollars-get a new one.

Never dealt with them.

I've been palying for 17 years and mostly play country/rock and roll/pop music on a tele or LP Jr. I had thought about the Roland Micro Cube as well but this one is cheaper and I don't know how useful the battery operation option on the Roland would have been for me. Could be useful to some folks though. For a cheap, small practice amp, I couldn't ask for more personally.