Behringer GM110 Combo

Bought it new from Musicians Friend. Came well packaged.
Simple enough. Dead ringer for the Tech21 trademark 10, but with a 10in Jensen speaker. Does have some nice features for $99 bucks. Shoot, considering most distortion pedals are $99, this thing is god and actually gives you completely different sounds with each setting.
For a practice amp that costs $99 with a 10in Jensen in it, it gets a 9 in my book.

Remember, this is a samll amp and I bought it as such. I've not turned it up past 1.5 for my recording purposes. Having said that...
I can get anything from Metallica "chug-chug" to the Stones "Tumbling Dice". Yes, no shit, I can. And with my MIM strat. I have a small tube amp and I KNOW what "Tumbling Dice" should sound like. It sounds so damn close that there is really no point arguing about it. Most of the time, solid state pedals and practice amps dont give you much of anything....you sort of expect it for the price....and belive me I have bought my share, from Blues pedals to shred pedals. The amp covers 3 sounds, but covers them well. The different combination of switches and EQ truely make an audible difference. And a usable, audible difference at that! It doesn't sound glassy on the clean settings, like a glass tube amp does, but it tries!...and it does a 100% better try at it than my Marshall Blues Breaker pedal and that thing cost me $89.00

Dont know. I've had it about 1 month with no problems, but time will tell. At $99.00, I'll just get another 1 if it breaks down. I have a Behringer 8 channel mixer and it's given me no promblems, so I'll expect the same.

dont know.

Been playin since I was 13. I'm 37. I have a small tube amp and a large stereo chorus peavey 2X12. I was looking for a light weight, versitile amp with a 10in speaker. I always loved the tech21, but the 8in speaker kills some tone and the $250 price tag kills the whole deal. When I read other HC reviews, I knew I'd be getting this just because it was a $99 version of a $250 amp I love.
I'm not sorry I got it. It's a true bang for the buck and light weight.
As a home recording amp, you'd have to try really, really hard to find something for $99 bucks with a quality 10in. speaker that can put out the versitile tones that this little thing can do.

This is a straight-ahead single channel amp, but with a twist: you can flip a few switches and voice it in the styles of tweed, british or california type amps. Similar to the Tech 21 products in concept, at least. No BS in here... just good features that real gigging players who don't need a lot of fluff can use.

The built-in speaker is junk except at low volumes (in which case it is workable. WOuld be fine for low vol practice at home). But running through a 4x12 cabinet, it becomes a completely different amp. I was amazed. The sound easily blows away other SS amps and (despite building tube amps for Dobermanamps.com) I was suitable impressed- for the bucks.

Typical cheap construction that is found in mass-produced consumer products. pots are all mounted to the board, the output device is precariously mounted between two parts of the chassis so that it will be destroyed if you take the chassis apart. I don't rate this because it is a cheap amp... dirt cheap... you shouldn't expect it to be built like a tank.

I've been building tube guitar amps since 1998, and now do so semi-professionally (dobermanamps.com). My bass player bought one of these for home use since it was only $100 and he was waiting to build a tube amp. I came to practice and heard him playing in the other room and thought he was playing my amp. He was playing my cabinet, but we were both quite impressed with the sound. Is it as good as a great tube amp? no. it doesn't sound as "open" or [insert useless subjective tube tone term here) as a good tube amp does, but for $100 as a backup, it is an absolute steal. I wish they made these in a head format, or in a distortion pedal format, but its already a winner like it is. I wish they'd charge $120 and put a decent speaker in it, but you can always mate it with another cab. If this cost $500, I don't think I'd be as enthusiastic about it, but for $100, I'm floored.

Don't know when it was made... Features are well documented so I wont waste the space

No such thing as a 10... this 9 is given with a nod toward the whopping $99.00 price. All the reviews which rate this amp an 8 or over are on target... wow... as far as a brand new low budget SS amp goes I challenge you to find a more versatile or better sounding product for the $$$. No one will trade in the their favorite tube amp for this one.. but otherwise, you cant go wrong for this price.

It could be this amps Achilles Heel... time will tell

Its German I think... Dont expect much in the way of support from these folks...

Yeah... Fantastic value is the criteria for a ten so it gets aten.. too bad its origin is sketchy...

See other reviews. Only thing lacking is reverb, but frankly, I don't really miss it that much because it sounds so good. I also don't mind the single-channel setup, again because I can get enough variation with my volume knob and pickup selection. Playing and jamming like this where you're forced to "make do" is good practice, and good for the soul. :)

I don't know what else could touch this in price-to-performance. I favor the tweed setting which sounds great with my Strat or Carvin w/buckers. The versatility possible with the various amp/speaker settings is truly magical. It's extremely easy to find useable tones, and the drive and tone controls do their jobs beautifully. Before I got the amp, I was thinking "sure, how different is the Marshall from the Boogie setting?" Well, the switches are there for a reason, and tonally make big changes in the sound. If you can't find more than a big, fat handful of great, useable, musical tones from this thing, you may be tone deaf.

And, another bonus, this thing responds wonderfully to picking dynamics and the guitar's volume knob - you can get a lot of use out of one setting.

only had it a month and a half and have used it quite a bit - seems solid enough. Time will tell.

Who knows?

As stated in previous reviews...$99? Are you kidding?? Behringer must have some alchemists on their staff or something. I have no idea how they can sell this thing for so little. I basically wanted a light amp with at least a 10" speaker that didn't sound like a "practice amp" and this thing delivers more than I could ask for. I would replace it in a second if it were stolen. I might try the Tech 21 (I own a Trademark 60 and love it), but I generally can't afford $250 for a practice amp. Behringer rocks, IMO. I've been playing around 20 yrs (just like all the other guitarists on HC, I play every style of music there is - we're all so freakin' versatile! - but mostly the usual blues, rock, whatever), and own enough equipment that I don't feel like listing it - nothing fancy, really, and I always try to find a good value.

Got it in 2002 for my 9 yr old daughter Christina who also has a Mini hardtail Strat. 99 bucks, 30 watts, nice tonal flexability, great looks, will last a long, long, time.Lots of connection options for you guys who need it.

Originally I purchased this for myself after getting burned on a Marshall 50 watt combo that was way overpriced and un-dependable.The GM110 is a direct clone of the Tech 21 10 watt combo but with more power and 150 bucks cheaper! It sounds great on most of the settings through my Strat and through my duaghter`s Mini Strat it still sounds great. She now has an ax/amp combo that she can enjoy for years to come.She likes the Tweed-HiGain-UK setting the best. (Not bad for a nine yr old!) This is advertised as an anolog non digital amp and that is exactly what it is .

Should outlast me.

99 bucks!

I bought this amp in Mid February 2003. So It's either late '02 or early '03. This is extremely versatile for a small combo amp. I play blues, country rock and Christian rock/praise.
One channel but the three three-way modeling switches give you 27 possible tone combinations. Effects send and return jacks. Headphone jack. 8 ohm speaker out jack. AND a 3 pin XLR direct out WITH a ground loop switch.
It's thirty watts with a 10" jensen speaker. It's got a cool vintage type jewel power indicator light and chicken head knobs.
Solid state and no reverb.
It has good power for it's size on the dirty settings but is not really loud on the clean settings. But, it's not about volume with this amp it's about TONE !!!

I am using this with all my guitars a Dearmond S-73( A very good copy of the old Guild Polara solidbody), A Yamaha SGV300 solid body, An Ovation Tangent mid-bowl acoustic, and A Dean Exotica Acoustic. Sounds great with all of them!
It can do everything from Fender clean to Marshall crunch, Also does a reasonable Mesa Boogie type grind sounds(at moderate volumes of course).
The biggest surprise is that it gives a nice warm sound with my acoustic guitars. With the modeling switches on Tweed-Clean-US setting combined with my Zoom 504II pedal the acoustic guitar sound is PURE HEAVEN !!

I can depend on it because I baby my equipment. It is a small amp made for band practices or small moderate jams; so how much abuse should it get? It is an absolutely wonderful "Church Amp"! It appears nicely built with a metal power switch, leather handle, real metal corners and thick fender type grill cloth. most if not all little amps in it's price category use a plastic rocker switch, vinyl-rubber handle,plastis corners, and that cheesy thin black grill cloth ,great points here !!

Never dealt with the company. They are based in Germany. There is a translate menu on the web site. This is one area where I would'nt hold my breath. I'd probably just take it back to the store where I bought it.

I've been playing for a few years. I'm no "pro" but I know what great value and good sound is.
If it was stolen I would buy it again as soon as I could come up with another Ben Franklin!
THIS IS WHERE I WILL STATE MY NOT-SO-HUMBLE OPINION!
What other amp offers vintage looks, thirty watts, an effects loop,speaker out a ten inch JENSEN speaker, 27 amp and speaker replications, AND a D.I out for a hundred bones?? Most if not all all of the "practice" amps in this price range give you 15 to 25 watts, an eight inch speaker, a headphone jack and rarely a speaker out jack and that's about it. The only thing it does not have is reverb but with all the other things it offers I definately will not complain.
Remember it's a HUNDRED BUCKS! I think its the best piece of guitar equipment for a hundred bucks you can find....PERIOD

First of all remember..... This is a $99 practice amp!!! Don't forget this!!!!

This amp has analog modeling with 3 emulations:
Tweed : Fender
British: Marshall
California: Mesa

3 modes equate to overdrive channel selection: Clean, Hi Gain & Hot

3 speaker emulations:
Flat - 10" Jensen - Behringer clean
U.K. 4x12 stack
U.S. 2x12 combo

It was purchased about 2 months ago new, so it's probably a recent model. Features: 30W - 10 inch Jensen speaker w/external speaker jack - Headphones (yawn) - Effects loop - direct out XLR (nice feature for recording or running directly into the board). As a practice amp, this little baby more than delivers. Solid state but has good sounds, nice tubey feel, looks classy, and plenty loud for what I need it for. Practicing. Remember.... it?s a PRACTICE amp.

I recently took it to a rehearsal with the British invasion group, just to see how much I could crank it. Took my Cry Baby and Tube Screamer (for some added gain and sustain) with me and played it through a Del Ray (very nice guitar). Set it like this.

Drive 5 - Bass 4 - Mid 5 - Treble 8 - Gain 9
Amp: Tweed/British/California (depending on the tune)
Mode: High Gain
Cab: 4 x 12 Stack

If this setup is not loud enough for your rehearsals, you just rehearsing too damn loud!! Our bassist has a SWR 750 amp w/4x10 cab and 15" woofer and he doesn?t hold back. The drummer is one of these young, strong kids who loves to play loud. In a rehearsal setting, this amp holds its own just fine. I?ve got it sitting up off the floor about 3 feet but am NOT using the XLR to run to the board. Just don?t need to.

One drawback is that there is no way to switch settings other than reaching back and flipping the switches. However, a foot switching system would probably double the price, so there you are!

Now, don?t get the idea that this is a gigging amp for a loud band. It might work if you XLR to the board and use the amp more for stage monitoring, but I have not tried that. But I may!

I give it a 10 for the features vs. price.

So far, I?ve used this amp for some clean overdrive tones (Clapton - Sunshine of your Love), dirty drive (Hendrix - Fire) and power chording (Who - Summertime Blues). And in a REHEARSAL setting, this amp has done great.


A funny thing seems to be that, at the start, the amp seems to be holding back. It?s almost like one it gets warmed up, it starts kicking more! Very strange thing that I?ve never experienced with
a solid state amp before. Are there some tubes hiding in there??

I give it a 10 for sounds vs price.

Seems to be a slight rattle on some tones that I haven't found yet. Don't know if it's just resonance in the speaker or if something is loose. I've noticed that I don't hear it in all rooms.

Other than this, it seems to be built well and rugged enough for rehearsal. You'd be silly to take a practice amp out for road performances.

I give it an 8 for the slight rattle gremlin.

Some have complained about the 14 day limit on returning the warranty card. FYI: You can also register on the internet and it's very quick and easy and you don't have to worry about having only 14 days to get the card to Germany.

I?ve been playing about 40 years and am currently with 3 different gigs. One is a classic rock & soul 60s/70s group. One is a soul/jazz/funk band. One does primarily British invasion era music.
I also do light jazz tunes solo with a midi setup. I have 9 guitars, all makes and models, and always keep two on stands in the music room. One acoustic, one electric. For several years, I
had a little Peavey Rage 158 that I picked up for about $20 that was ok for what it was. I decided to try the Behringer out, since it was just $99 and would give me 30w and some added tones.

I'd probably buy another if it was stolen. If you're needing a small amp with some kick, some good tones, some great ones, this is a great choice. A fine PRACTICE amp that can do a lot more than some of the other little amps around.

Oh, and I sold the Peavey for $40!!

Ok, this amp has pretty many features:

30 Watts
10' Jensen speaker
Effects loop
Headphone jack
XLR output for direct recording
8 Ohm speaker output

The amp utilizes a TRIAC-like circuit for analog modelling. It can model 3 amps, 3 channels and 3 speakers. Basically it looks like a Trademark 10 clone.

Its features are pretty impressive, considering the price. However, there is no AUX-IN and the speaker sits in an open back cabinet.

The looks are nice, with a tilted front and the appearance of the amp is striking.

The amp is a late 2002 model and made in China.

Here is where things become interesting. In paper, this amp has much potential and can deliver many tones. In practice, the amp is rather limited. First of all, some of the settings are extremely quiet with no volume at all, making them almost unusable. Clean sounds are very nice, and the amp responds dynamically to your playing. Thanks to the good quality speaker, you get very clear, crystal sound. However, when you set drive to 10 you realize that the amp just won't get dirty. Distortion is too weak and disappointing for any aggressive playing, as a matter of fact even a digital modeller through the effects loop will not sound ok, something which I would attribute to its natural lack of sustain. With 2 of the 3 amps I tried extensively, I also noticed something very annoying: When pushing the amp into distortion, its circuit gets mad and starts giving very annoying sound artifacts. For example, after a few notes at the 12-15 fret space I would get something like a static sparkle, while a hammer-on at 7-10 fret space would end into a horrible hollow sound like wind blowing through a broken window. The 3rd amp I tried would not show exactly this behaviour, but was "almost there"

While things sound better through a good distortion pedal like Metal Zone, this amp shows a luck of sustain, while the sound feels too compressed and tight, as if they tried to push its sustain as far as they could.

Simply put, my impression is that the analog modelling implimented in this amp cannot cope with heavy distortion. This makes it pretty useless for me, but others who prefer clean styles have found it excellent.

Anyway, I believe this amp is handicapped in some way. When I first listened to it, I was impressed as its clean sounds are really brilliant. Upping drive also gives you good sounds, but still not distorted. Then, after playing with it for a few days, you realize sound is too compressed and the first impression wears out.

The amp comes into a steardy package, pretty solid. However, the panel switches feel flimsy and the knobs are somewhat loose. Still, the main reliability issue is that you don't know when the amp will start acting funny. I prefer spending more than sticking to a tamperamental piece of equipment.

I have no experience of Behringer support, so I can't comment on that. The manual is just adequate, especially in comparison to the manual accompanying the Trademark 10.

I have been playing on and off for more than 10 years and owned/tried a variety of guitars and amps, mostly in the sub-1000 euros range.

Considering its price, this amp is not bad. You get things found in more expensive amps in a package that looks impressive. However, you still get an amp that's not for everyone. Depending on the compromises you are willing to make and your style, this can be a worthy choice if you are on a budget. I found it to have inconsistent performance, it can win the first impression but not the second, and while good for clean sounds it has little use for aggressive playing.

Everyone else has already listed the features but i will say it is very versatile for a 100 dollar solid state amp.

I play an Epiphone Les Paul with i think dimarzio pickups(got thema long time ago so cant remember what they are) which sounds much better than the factory ones.This amp sounds very good! Its solid state but it sounds very tube-like. So im rating this a 9 among SS amps. I had a Sovtek Mig50 and am currently looking into getting a vintage gibson amp so i definatly prefer tube but for $100 you cant go wrong with this. Anyone who plays guitar could use one of these. Ive recorded with it a bit using the D/I and micing it with an sm58. I had better results micing it. Sounds really good with some help from a 808 modified Boss super overdrive (SD-1). I usually just use the tweed setting with drive at about 11 anything higher and you hear the tweed overdrive which is not very pretty in my opinion. The marshall setting sounds pretty good too. But it has this "spitty" sort of undertone to the high gain that isnt too annoying. The extremely tight crunch sound of the high gain makes up for it! Very fun just to mess around with but im sure you could record some pretty good sounding stuff. Havent tried the tech 21 trademark 10 but im guessing it sounds just a little more natural seeing as they probably use better components. All in all a steal at 100 bucks!!

Has held up well so far. Only had it since christmas 2002.
seems to be plenty sturdy as long as your treat it like you should treat all gear.

Havent dealt with them.

I've been playing about 8 years or so. I definatly like tube amps but for messing around and recording me and my friends goofy hip-hop indie rock stuff its perfect! My own style is indierock stuff but i listen to everything from Yes to Sons of the Pioneers. Get this amp! Its a steal for anyone at 100 bucks!!

Bought brand new in box. This is a mind-blowing amp if you put it in perspective as far as cost and features--I only paid $109 from a music store and that was probably retail or very close to it. Essentially has three amp models (Fender, Mesa, and Marshall), your choice of cab emulator (4x12 closed, 2x12 open, and 'flat response' which has no emulation--uses the amps own 10" Jensen). Has effects loop, extension speaker out, preamp/DI out, and headphones output, as well as a few other features. This amp could have used a simple reverb, but at this price who can complain really.
I have had the amp for a day, and have tried all settings--my favorite is AMP: CALIFORNIA (MESA) MODE: CLEAN SPEAKER: UK (4x12 closed back Marshall/Celestions). The 4x12 closed back model sounds like Vintage 30, possibly Greenbacks. The best cab sound by far in my opinion.

The amp settings described above, with the following control settings, is my personal favorite. DRIVE: (setting) 7-10 LOW: to taste MID: 6 HIGH: 5 LEVEL: (Master Volume) 6-8 The MARSHALL AMP setting is not bad sounding, but not perfect--a 7/10. TWEED AMP setting is not really to my liking, does an okay job of trying to be a 'tweed Fender'--a 6/10. The CALIFORNIA AMP is the best--a 9/10. It is the warmest sounding and most accurate in my opinion. **As a note: I find that on the TWEED amp setting/CLEAN amp mode/U.S. speaker/that the amps controls (including EQ) really have to be almost tweaked, nearly maxed to get a good amount of volume. This should be more uniform with the other settings as far as volume. **Again, realize that this amp is in the "practice amp" price range and is the best solid state practice amp I have used. My previous favorite was the MARSHALL LEAD 12. This is more versatile (although the LEAD 12 does a great solid-state emulation of the '80s Marshall 800 head). I'm very impressed for the money involved here.

I've only had it a day. I had seen and heard reviews and articles on this amp, so pretty much knew about it before I bought it. Seems durable on the outside. I have no idea about the board or internal electronics. Seems gig-worthy at first glance though. I can't comment on overall reliability yet though, too soon...

Here's the double-edged sword. The company saves money by not having support. Their policy is if you get a bad amp, it will be traded out for one that is working (if available). There is no service center or maintenance repair unit. This ultimately saves you and them money. Also the fact that these are mass-produced in China saves you money. But the end result is a great practice or rehearsal amp.

I rate this amp a "9" overall. As a practice amp, it is terrific. As a rehearsal amp, I think this would hang well. As a live/stage amp, be prepared to mic this up and run it in the mix fairly heavily, or at least send it into your mix/guitar mix heavily to make up for lack of stage volume. It is 30 watts, but keep in mind that does not go a long way for a solid-state amp, however this is not designed to be a stage amp in the first place. It has well above average tone for a solid state amp. The tube dynamic, the slightly compressed "tube amp feel" is nice. However, there is still no substitute for a good quality, real tube amp (I've played or heard Line 6 and other 'modeled' amps). There IS a difference. My feeling is these modeler amps are close, but no cigar....yet. This technology is advancing in leaps and bounds and I would not be surprised to hear a modeling amp that is dead-on for a tube model within the next couple of years.