V-Tone Guitar Pack Review

The V-Tone Guitar Pack contains everything an aspiring guitar player/enthusiast needs to start playing electric guitar. The pack contains a high-quality electric guitar with tremendous playability, featuring three single-coil pickups, five way switching and vintage vibrato bridge and a 22-fret maple neck.

Features:	6.6
Sound:	5.8
Action:	6.2
Reliability:	5.4
Impression:	6.1
Overall rating:	6
Users rating:	4.8
Comments:	116

overall: 5.8

Featured review by: tamer of horses, on july 12, 2006

Price paid: $ 99.99

Purchased from: Shoppers Advantage

Features: This is a extremely cheap guitar from the makers of gutiar amplifiers. It has 22 medium frets, a laminated top, 22 fret maple neck. It has a Strat body, and its bridge is a string-thru body bridge. It has one volume knob and one tone selector knob. It has three single coil pickups. It has a five way pickup switch. Came in a package with a Behringer 15 watt amp, gig bag, cord, strap, picks, and guitar playing instuctions. // 7

Sound: This guitar does not sound very good on the amp I'm using. The amp is the one that it came with, which is a 15 watt V-Tone amp. I play mostly metal and hard rock, but it sounds bad playing about anything. It gets extremely muddy and noisy when you turn on distortion. // 5

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar setup was ok. The action was low that there was a lot of fret rattle, but with a little time with an allen key fixed that. The pick ups are just that, although they do move a lot. They're not great, but they suffice. Other than that the guitar is not that bad. // 7

Reliability & Durability: I do not think that this guitar will last very hard playing. The strap buttons are fairly solid, but if you move a bit too much they will come loose. I definately would not gig without a backup, but I cannot afford a backup. The finish is probably the best part. It is black and does not wear down. // 4

Impression: This guitar does not really match me, but its all I can afford at the time. I wish I had asked for a better guitar before I bought this. If it were stolen or lost I would definately not get it again but use the insurance money to get something better, probably an ESP or and Ibanez. I wish that it had more frets, and maybe a better tremalo system. Overall, I guess this guitar would be good for a beginning guitarist who does not have a whole lot of money. // 6

overall: 7.8

Reviewed by: unregistered, on november 06, 2006

Features: This guitar is really everything what a beginner would need, in the pack, almost everything is important. I bought it long ago, and I don't regret. Why? I play electric quitars for 7 years, very intensively, so it would seem I'd have a great costly guitar. Nope, it's not necessary, when this one is plugged into good amp, it plays well. Those things included in the pack are not of the best quality (good I don't play using a pick, those in it looked not really good). Cable is good, I travelled with the guitar, and no problems were encountered. I would switch strings probably, those in the pack aren't very good. // 7

Sound: I use it with Line 6 Spider II 112. It took me some time till I have learned how to make a good sound, but now, it sounds good. I had some light issues with clear sounds, they could be played only on lower volume, but that isn't such a big deal for me. On the other hand, power chords sound very good for example. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar maybe isn't top quality, but I got it in good shape, and still I have it in good shape. The guitar sometimes falls out of tune and tuning is rather often, but if you're not deaf, it is matter of seconds. It never happened to me during playing a gig. // 7

Reliability & Durability: While this guitar probably won't last for your life, now it lasted two years of very intense playing. I took good care of it and it pays me back. I don't use a backup as I have no reason to, I fully believe this guitar. I think the guitar looks the same as it did two years ago (just with a bit dirty neck). // 9

Impression: Let me tell you this, don't blame guitars first, often it is matter of combo (combo in this pack isn't good), and far far more often, it is matter of bad playing/laziness. I have no reason to switch this guitar for another one right now. It can produce wonderful sounds if played well on good combo. What would you choose? Good player with average (or slightly sub-average) guirar, or shitty player with many thousands dollars guitar? I would pick the first one. I must say I got pleasantly surprised by this guitar, the rest of the pack is really for beginners, but this guitar can play well even after you become good. I bought this guitar for my friend who wanted to start playing electric, and I just tried it on my combo. I tried it for weeks, and then he got my more costly guitar, as this one was simply better, the whole pack costs about 99 dollars I think, but this guitar can outperform guitars who cost two or three more times. // 8

overall: 7.6

Reviewed by: Electric Hex, on may 03, 2008

Purchased from: www.Gear4music.com

Features: This guitar features a rosewood fretboard with 22 standard sized frets, solid wood body, maple neck and sealed chrome machine heads. The body takes the form of a Stratocaster and the pickguard is also laminated with a protective film to prevent scratches, even though it is very durable. This guitar comes in a range of 4 colours; black, scarlet, cream, and sunburst (my colour). The typical Strat has 1 volume control and 2 tone controls plus a five way selector switch and normal pickups. I bought this guitar in a pack that came with a 15W modeling amp, a chromatic tuner, padded gig bag, 3 picks (light, medium, heavy), whammy bar, 2ft lead, strap and leaflets. // 7

Sound: I play all variations of rock from light classic to heavy metal, but personally prefer Indie, punk, metal, things that don't make you want to punch someone afterwards.:) I am currently using this guitar with the amp it came with 15W V-Tone GM108. I heard some bad comments and reviews but what do people honestly expect from a ninety pound guitar pack with a £45 amp and £30 tuner. I thought about getting a Pacifica 012 because I know someone Who has got one and they're ok. Anyway after trying this one out all my worries were gone because it's brilliant. I have heard hundreds of guitars and this one is not rusty, not muddy, and there is nothing wrong with the sound if you tune it properly. I am not sure if this is the V-tone everyone else is reviewing but it says "el toro" on the head and comes with a V-tone amp. The amp is better than any starter I've seen and can be modelled with 27 different combinations on the switches alone, it has 5 dials (low, medium, high, overdrive, master) and sounds perfectly fine with a teeny tiny hum even on full volume. However it sometimes (rarely) gives earpearcing feedback on overdrive mode. This guitar and amp combined together can make good warm and bright sounds aswell as gain relations but cannot handle too much heat on the really heavy modes. This problem can be solved by buying another amp (I suggest Roland Cube 30X) but the guitar is fine. Another good thing about it is the volume of it unplugged, it is actually louder than my acoustic guitar. I have much to say about this model but the reason some people may experience different sounds is because the inside components can be deffected if you live nearby a radio station/electricity pylon or anything that gives out electrical signals. This is probably the reason for my nasty feedback but overall I am impressed with the sound. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The neck and head of the El Toro are beatifully sanded to the point of where it is smoother than your arm skin, like most guitars. The pickup arrangement is satisfactory with equal space between the two singles and then the double wobbler at the bottom. If you examine the guitar very closly you begin to see faults in it such as tiny millimeter gaps inbetween the saddle and the pickguard, and a sharp colour change in the backside of the lap groove but overall the finish is good. The strings are not of good quality but that can be changed with a few pounds. The pickguard has lots of screws in it which may suggest that it could become loose with time and the saddle is out of line in the most minute measurements. Again, this is not to Gibson quality but I can almost guarantee you will never find a better deal on a new guitar wherever it may be that you look. // 6

Reliability & Durability: The strap buttons are extremely solid as expected and the vinir of the product looks like it could be set fire to without tint damage. I think that if you are playing a gig less than 3 hours you can depend on most guitars, but the strings on this one would probably become out of tune after one whole hour on continous hard play. I have knocked, dropped and spilt coffee on this guitar and it looks brand new, no dents, no scratches and no stains. I am a bit of a nutter and tried to snap the neck knowing I could fix it again if need be and with all my strength it did not break. With this I can safely say that the guitar is suitable to be used in a Live gig etc. // 9

Impression: I had only owned this guitar for a week when I wrote this review but had played other people's guitars for a little while. I got playing about 2 months ago but have recently started to practice more and more and it's now like atleast 2 odd hours everyday of practice. I wish the supplier could have given me more detail about the product and not made it sound better than it was (of course I know everyone does that, and I knew it would not be "top notch") so that my decision could have been easier. But to be honest, I played a Gibson Les paul the other day worth £1000 and I thought my El Toro sounded better, the Gibson was fully in tune and being played right. Anyway with a pack of an individual value of £200 bought for £90.00 with everything you need in it this guitar is perfect for any starters out there, The only competition for the Behringer El Toro at the same price are the Fender Squires, but forget that Pacifica 012, and the muddy amp that comes with it. Get this one for £50 less. I hope I have inspired readers to make the same decision that I have and wish you all good luck in your guitar playing lives. // 8

overall: 4

Reviewed by: bnichguitar, on july 02, 2008

Price paid: $ 99.99

Purchased from: Soundworks

Features: This guitar has 22 probably medium frets. Thie finish that came on it was very nice. It is a Strat style, with a Strat bridge (a very low quality) obviously passive electronics it has 1 volume and 2 tone controls 5-way selector with a sss pickup configuration. The tuners are un branded and suck. On the plus side it came with a gig bag, 15 watt amplifier(decent) strap, cable (died weeks later and the strap is also of low quality (mine snapped at the end) // 10

Sound: Oh boy, this guitar does not fit any style that involves distortion of any kind without tons of noise. The jack is loose so that I have to take the coord a certain way to get connection. The guitar is actually really nice sounding with Some clean sounds with chorus. Overall very poor. // 2

Action, Fit & Finish: Out of the factory the guitar was playable but I had to get it set up at the store to get anything good out of it. The pickups had to be adjusted in store. The whammy bar killed the tuning and broke off the same week. The entire guitar is a flaw but it has nice finish and the frets don't buzz. Loose output jack. // 3

Reliability & Durability: I definitely don't recommend this guitar for Live playing unless you are planning on smashing it. The hardware, I snapped off the frickin whammy bar! The strap buttons are secure so it wont fall off you (unfortunately) The finish will last but that's all that will. I wouldn't even recommend it for a backup. // 1

Impression: Well I play heavy metal but it makes too much noise to handle distortion, it was my first guitar so I had only that. If it was stolen I would congratulate the thief. I hate the guitar and I compare it to a low end First Act. Just stick to behringers amps but since it came with one I have to give it a 4 overall. // 4

overall: 8.8

Reviewed by: Satchafunkilus, on september 05, 2008

Price paid: $ 100.00

Features: My Behringer was made in 2004 (I think). It was made in the USA( I think, my friend didn't go into detail.) It has 21 medium frets, and a solid-top. The body is Maple with a black finish. It has a Strat body. Passive electronics is what it came with. It has three single coil pickups. A non-locking tuner, and when I got it off my friend he gave me the gig bag, amp, a new tuner, and a cord. // 8

Sound: It suits me well, being that I mostly play rock, it rocks along with me just fine. I do not use any effects with it, because I have none. It has very rich sound if you can get the amp settings just right. The sound cracks and pops a bit, but that could a number of things. the sound is actually very good. I would this amp on a Fender Strat. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: I don't know much about this guitar, everything seems ok, but whatever adjustments that needed to be done is already done. As of now though I may need to adjust the pickups. Bridge is fine. The guitar has no flaws now, except for the dings in the finish, the wood seems ok. the volume/ tone knobs are horribly off, they are completly backwards, it says I'm on ten but I'm actually on 2. I will adjust this later. // 9

Reliability & Durability: The guitar should withstand Live playing providing it has new strings. The hardware can't really be trusted, which is why I don't play it to much. I would not recomend using this guitar for a gig, even though I said it should withstand Live playing. This is a good practice guitar for someone new, but that's as far as it goes, I can't even tremolo pick on, for I have fear I will break a string. When I got it the finish was dung up and scratched, but the finish should last. // 9

Impression: I mostly just play rock, so the match is good. I have playing a little over a year, I also own a Fender Starcaster. I honestly would not have asked any questions, because what you see is hat you get and this is very true in this case. I would buy something else. I like how it feels good the necks smooth. I didnt get to compare it to other guitars. I wish it had a better bridge. All in all its not a bad guitar for a starter, I dont know why I bought it, besides wanting a different guitar. // 8

overall: 5.6

Reviewed by: Kennydrox, on april 14, 2008

Price paid: $ 78.9921

Features: This guitar was presumably made recently in 2007, it has 22 medium frets on a nice feeling maple neck. The neck itself is nice feeling overall, but the strings vibrate on the frets quite frequently. The strings that came on the guitar were solid, they had a nice feel, and were easy to slide up. The pack comes with a gig bag, strap, a set of backup strings, a 15 watt amp and a cable. Also the body is just like a Fender Strat, which I like. There is one volume knob on the guitar as well as two tone knobs. // 6

Sound: It works alright for punk and ska, but the distortion is light and I would definately recomend other guitars that sound better. The amp as it is, take-it or leave-it, is a simple 15-watt low quality amp. The distort as I said, is not the best, and if you are serious about music, definately get a better amp, or just don't get the package at all. Being a 15-watt, it does not go very loud, in-fact, the tiny Marshall clip on amp, is superior. // 5

Action, Fit & Finish: I personally like the finish and paint on this model, it is a deep black with a nice pick guard, I've only had a few months with this guitar, but have had few problems. The wood on the neck has wood-knots, but you cannot feel them while playing, it took way more tune-ups than nessasary to actually get the strings to stay in tune. The bottom few frets on this particular guitar are too long, and the E1 string has gotten stuck under them for some strange reason. // 6

Reliability & Durability: I would probably bring a back-up to a live gig, as I don't know if it would stay in-tune when playing metal or hard rock. The cable that came with the amp is very low quality, it cuts in and out, and has a wierd sound after awile, so definately upgrade from the cable that came with it. The strap is junk. It stretched very quickly and now falls off frequently. If you are going to play a Live show, don't use this guitar. And do not even think about useing the pack-in amp. If you want to use the pack-in, just use a megaphone, get a roady to hold it up very close, and it will sound better. // 4

Impression: Wll, overall, take-it or leave-it, or just leave-it. It's just $100 and it's not the worst set up I've seen. I have a Takamine acoustic and I would play that over this guitar anyday. This guitar is for absolute begginers. I do however like some things, about this set-up. The strings that come on the guitar are actually kind of nice, and easy on the fingers, they last a long time for a begginer guitar seeing as my E1 string has only broken a few days ago. Also the maple fret-board is decent. The look of the guitar itself is good from a distance, and the finish is nice and glossy. Concluding, this guitar should only be used by begginers Who are cheap. If you are a begginer and know that you are going to be serious about music, go get a Yamaha acoustic, or an Epiphone. // 7

overall: 3

Reviewed by: jermtheworm, on december 13, 2006

Purchased from: music shack

Features: I don't know what year it was made and I don't really know where it was made. the guitar really shows nothing about it's origin anywhere on it. The frets to me are a bit to spaced out for me. and the neck is kinda bulky leaving a lot of room for error in Precision driven songs. It's a solid black guitar with everything the same from when I bought it. The Standard Behringer pickups on a Strat style body with S/S/S arrangement. It has a five way selector with a tremelo bar. The tuners keep tension pretty good but that's about the only good thing about this guitar. It came with a gig bag, strap, cables, and an amplifier with a few picks and a set of strings. // 4

Sound: I play ska and a lot of rock. I'm a very versatile guitarist Who needs a guitar that is just as versatile. This guitar has a really muddy sound when played clean and a gritty feel when using distortion. So it really is kinda hard to differentiate certain tones from others. The pickups are pretty noisy too and the hum can get really annoying expecially when your trying to tune your guitar. I'm using the basic amp that came with the pack and it doesnt't sound good either. I've played other guitars on it to see if it was just the guitar that sounded horrible but any guitar I plugged into that amp sounded just as horrible. Really the sound isnt to die for but I've heard worse. // 3

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was put together pretty poorly by my standards. I had to adjust a lot of things such as the tuners and a lot of the other mechanical components on the guitar. At first the guitar looks pretty good but after a few times of playing it and actually looking at it you start to notice all the imperfections. // 3

Reliability & Durability: Everything on this guitar seems like it can just break at any moment. I wouldn't trust this guitar Live because I'd be to afraid that it would go out of tune on me or it might just come apart. This guitar is probably safest just standing but I like to move around as I play so I wouldn't trust this guitar for that either. If I had to use this guitar at a gig I would definitely make it a last resort and I would deffinetly have plenty of backups so it never comes to that. And my finish is starting to wear away just from a few years of playing it. // 2

Impression: I play a wide variety of music and this guitar really doesn't sound good in any of them. I prefer my acoustic over this guitar. I've been playing for about 4 years and I own a Yamaha acoustic guitar and it only cost 50 more dollars than this guitar pack and it's it miles ahead of this guitar in over all impression. I would have honestly prefered any other guitar than this guitar and I would actually be happy if I lost it or stole it just so I would have a reason to get a new guitar. Really I don't like anything about this guitar and I think the only reason I got it is because I didn't ask anyone about it or look at other guitars. That and I knew nothing of guitars. But if I could go back and do it all over again. I would have definitely gotten another guitar. // 3

overall: 6.2

Reviewed by: LightofDeath, on july 20, 2006

Price paid: $ 109.99

Purchased from: Musiciansfriend.com

Features: I'm not sure what year it was made and I'm pretty sure it was made in the US. The guitar has 22 medium frets. I think it mostly likely has a solid top. It comes in only a black finish. It is a double cutaway guitar with a vibrato bridge. Passive electronics with a volume switch and 2 tone controls with a 5-way selector. Tuners I am unsure of. Behringer includes a gig bag, cheap 10 ft. cable (which I have seen a lot of complaints of people saying it broke within the 1st month of receiving the pakage), a 15w amp, strap, and 3 medium weight picks. // 6

Sound: For now its just getting me through metal (hardcore), not good with solos. I am currently using it with a 30w Spider II, and it sounds much better in there with insane than it does with a distortion in the Behringer amp. It can produce a lot of feedback even from 20-30 ft away, but I'm in a tight space when practicing especially with the insane distortion, not so much clean. The guitar can produce a good heavy sound which suits me for now.The guitar can make good sounds, but the bad thing about that is that it falls out of tune real easily, not very good tuning pegs. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: Its set-up ok. Not bad for a beginner guitar. The pickups are adjusted like a Strat. The tuning pegs could b better. // 5

Reliability & Durability: I wouldnt use it for live playing because it could fall out of tune, I'm using something else. Eventually the hardward will start to wear off. The strap buttons are solid. No, I would mmost likely need a backup. The finish looks like it could withstand some time. // 4

Impression: metal (hardcore), this is not a goos match. 3 years. I'm 15 so I dont all the expensive equipment yet. Spider II amp, Boss DS-1, 10ft. and 3ft. cable, strap, the gigbag. Not really, because I wasnt that good as I am now, so I was just glad to have it. I would definetly get something else, unless if my band and I were impatient then maybe. I love that it gives me the heavy stuff for metal. I hate that it I'm still using a biginner guitar. Feature - trelolo bridge. I wouldnt compare it, nice beginner. I wish I has the ESP M-200 and a half-stack. // 8

overall: 6.6

Reviewed by: tristan123/, on august 29, 2006

Purchased from: Guitar shop

Features: This guitar package was bought Dec. 2005, probably made in China, but unsure. 22 medium frets, maple fretboard, with black glossed finish. Strat style guitar, with a thin fretboard. 3 controls: 2 tone, 1 volume, 3 single coil pickups, 5-way selector. Comes with 15 watt amp (ok beginners practice), gigbag, 3 picks and strap. // 7

Sound: This was my first guitar, as you progress you will want a better one (lasted me year). I play hard rock, some blues and occasional clean. First I used the free amp, until I bought my new Marshall G15RCD. For a guitar of this price the sound is not bad at all. the 5-way toggle enables different pickups for playing (bridge - bassy, mid - both, bridge - lead, brighter sound). It goes without saying that the sound isn't amazing, but for somebody who wants their first guitar, had never played before (like myself), it's a good buy. The pickups are pretty quiet, and the sound will match most styles, but it's designed more for rock/blues than metal. // 5

Action, Fit & Finish: The overall standard of the setup was good, especially for the price. No flaws, nothing wrong with the paint, pickups or fretboard, nothing. The only problem was that the action was to high for my liking, but very easily adjusted with allen key (supplied). Everything else as it should of been. Pickup selector isn't the queitist, does not make a nasty noise when selecting. // 9

Reliability & Durability: The guitar is not strong, simply because it is such a cheap price, the wood is not top quality etc. I have owned this for just under 1 year, only problems are: 2 small paint areas have been scratched, fretboard dirty, but wiped over. I've knocked it over on hard floors a lot, and it's still very sturdy. This guitar probably would withstand liveplaying, if you were so insane as to do it with this! Hardware has lasted well. Durable, but paint comes off fairly easily. // 7

Impression: I don't find this matches my hard rocky, with a bluesy end kind of style well because the pickups aren't very good, but as long as you buy this for a true beginner, it will be a fine starter! If this was lost or stolen I certainly wouldn't buy it again because I'm ordering a far better Epiphone Les Paul Plus, and after a year there is no reason why you shouldn't upgrade to a better buy. I love the fact it looks cool (really) and it has a whammy bar. It's also very light and comfortable, great playability! I hate the fact the pickups are not great. I wish it had better tuners (I tend to re-tune every hour). Overall, this package is an all-round high standard for the money. // 5

overall: 4.8

Reviewed by: XxDiStUrBeDxX, on october 23, 2007

Features: I'm not really sure on what year it was made. There are 22 frets on this guitar. The neck is actually pretty good. I have no problem at all playing this guitar. The body is just like a Strat which I hate so. The pickups are really weak and can't pick up pinch harmonics at all on the amp that comes with this pack. I tried on a Crate GX-212 and the pinch harmonics are still pretty weak. The whammy bar goes out of tune every time I use it. // 4

Sound: Ah the sound is horrible. Once you learn the guitar and get use to what good sounds you will know what I'm talking about. The guitar gives a real treble sound without any bass. I mostly play heavy metal though, but you going to want that extra bass to give it that full sound. As stated above you cannot do pinch harmonics with this guitar on this amp. I mean you can, but they are so weak and sound horrible. // 4

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar actually is set up as good as it can be. The action is pretty low, but not low enough for metal. The wood is very light and seems very cheap. If you were to look at it you couldn't tell it would be so light. Once you pick it up you can tell right away that it's not a good guitar. // 7

Reliability & Durability: Ha if anyone takes this to a live show, I wouldn't even pay attention because I know it's going to be bad. There is no where near enough power to play live with this amp. Maybe with a better amp, but even then the guitar is really crappy and would ruin it. I've never had any problems with it besides the crappy whammy bar. // 5

Impression: I play metal mostly and blues. This guitar might be good for classic rock with that light distortion sound. If you are looking for that low distortion sound then this is not the guitar to get. I don't use this guitar at all, but if it was stolen I would get a expensive Ibanez. I'm not really sure which one, but I know they have got to be good. The only thing I love about this guitar is the strings feel really silky and smooth oh and it's light weight makes it easier to carry around. I play mostly between a Schecter Omen 6 and a ESP F-100. I know there are only 300 dollars but! those two guitars blow this guitar away. I started out on a ESP F-100 and I'm still stuck on it due to lack of money. I'm ready to move on to another guitar but eh, so for my final piece of advice, I wouldn't recommend this guitar to anyone starting out unless there wasn't very serious about music. If you aren't serious and would like to try it out then go for this one so you don't spend too much money or check out other cheap guitars. If you are serious and know that you are going to learn it no matter what. I would save up until as least 300 like I did and learn to play on a sort-of crappy guitar and then move up! // 4

Comments

[kill em´all]

get a ESP they rocks!

[Sn^ke]

What do you expect for 99 dollars.

[TearsFall]

i doubt your going to get an esp or ibanez for 99 bux.

[Abnormal_Omish]

atleast the person who wrote the review was honest.

[birdman2006]

IVE GOT THAT GUITAR AND ITS ALRIGHT FOR £70

[Led_Zeppelin992]

amp looks half decent guitar looks like a piece of crap

[Cobalt Blue]

unless your buying it for like an 8 year old a guitar thats less than 200 bucks just isn't worth it. cheaper amps aren't bad to start with, just don't be looking for an amazing distorted sound.

[the_extremist00]

i have the amp, but the guitar is different, still a behringer but a better model, i really love my amp, like, ive compared to marshall and Peavey about the same price range, i really dont agree with it sounding bad, it sound like perfect, i dont know if its the same amp but mine is like, the amp god for beguinners

V-Tone GM108 30watts

[rockinazn4031]

got the guitar pack. i cant get much distortion, and the five way switch is not working right. but i think the pack is just best for beginners.

[x_themetalfan_x]

I got this as a beginner and still use the amp. The guitar in combination with the amp does nothing exceptionally well, but has a decent clean, bright(ish) tone. The amp coupled with a better guitar, on the other hand, is a lot better. The distortion is kind of muddy, but the cleans are acceptable. Works best with a decent distortion pedal.

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[rcmaster0072002]

i say you buy a gibson sg 61' reissue with a roland cube 60 woo. im broke so im rockin the silvertone smart III though.

[peterocker]

i would be really sad woth that

[samtberg]

You'd even consider gigging with this?!!! Perhaps for the residents of the old people's home...

[Baarmy_Sheep]

it's fine if it's your first guitar

[Baarmy_Sheep]

oh, and you won't get a cheap guitar with more than 22 frets. you're lucky to even get that many

[vengance302]

I had one of these, and it's built like a mother ****in' tank! For 99 bucks, it's pretty...ok.

[mfkr511]

i was going to get this guitar package out of american musical supply but i decided to stick with good old fashioned music store shopping cause of bheringer's lack of experience making guitars and basses

[XaiRoder]

I started with this guitar - six months of daily use. Although it's since been replaced by a better guitar, I couldn't have asked for more to start off with. Still plays fine.
Amp is great too.

[lanzaa]

you get what you pay for simple as that

[zteini]

So all in all.. instead of making 21 comments, (before i wrote this, 22 or more now i guess) this guitar is ok for beginners, no advanced players would use it, and the amp is a piece of junk in most cases??

[Elespaul100]

good deal for 99 bucks

[metallicamania]

The guitar is okay but the amp is pretty decent i would recomend it.

[rockstar28]

I got this guitar package recently because it was my first guitar and I didn't want to buy something that was expensive just in case playing the guitar wasn't my thing. I highlly recommend this for starters.

[AmplifySilence]

kill em´all wrote:

get a ESP they rocks!

Ibanez rocks more, is a good deal for 99$, but i woudnt get it

[darkfire_storm]

i bought this guitar.... i admit, it got me started, but by the end of about 6 months, i figured out what i was missing in a guitar, and i couldnt stand to play it. i guess its alright for a starter, but if you get it, dont go to guitar center and play anything better, or else i cant guarantee youll ever enjoy playing it again.

[darkfire_storm]

and also, if that amp is a smaller version of what other behringer amps sound like, behringer sucks... a lot

[llanafreak44]

i have this, i thank god i replaced it it sucked. THe guitar was ok but i hated the amp

[ilovethinlizzy]

I also have this
For like £60 ( what i paid for it) its great for starting on. I have an Epi LP now but i still love it. I like 'punked' it up and put stickers on the body and stuck safety pins in it. It Rocks!!
The amp is good to and it sounds really 60's old skool when you turn up the volume and gain to 10 and put it on the distortion channels

[inlovewithmusic]

DUDE I MAKE THE SAME FUCKIN MISTAKE ....BUT I GUESS ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR A BEGINNER .....THE DISTORTION SOUNDS HOOOOORIBLE .....AND IT KEEPS MAKIN THIS FUCKIN HUM...GOD ...

[BreakingTheGirl]

anyone heard of a squier strat pak?!?

why would any one buy this over a squier strat????

[cmonfeelthenoiz]

wat do u expect from a guitar that cost 99.99?

of course it sucks

[Klayy]

the_extremist00 wrote:

i have the amp, but the guitar is different, still a behringer but a better model, i really love my amp, like, ive compared to marshall and Peavey about the same price range, i really dont agree with it sounding bad, it sound like perfect, i dont know if its the same amp but mine is like, the amp god for beguinners

V-Tone GM108 30watts

Oh yeah, that is t3h amp!! best solid state for that price I have played so far. Amazing sound. The amp he has is very good, too, but the guitar is absolutely NOT made for heavy music, so that is why it sounds bad. With an ESP LTD M-50 which is a fairly cheap guitar it sounded like heaven and with with the 30-watt GM it waws even better

[EBGuitar]

dude, i have the original..u know the one that actually looks like a strat, and it plays fine... I did set it up, but its a decent guitar. Someone else made a comment that a guitar under 200 isnt worth it... but my Oscar Schmidt was 150 and that came out of the box playing like a gibson. I also own an actually Gibson ES 3/35 so I know how they play.

[punkerkid!79!]

Klayy: Oh yeah, that is t3h amp!! best solid state for that price I have played so far. Amazing sound

Sorry mate but the best 15 watt solid state would be the vox VR15 Hybrids... they are the shizzle when you need a small amp with tone!

and joey9 has it right a squier strat pack is the only place to start... (then buy a Les Paul) lol

[yeller56]

The best 15 watt amps are Marshalls hands down. They can sound louder and somewhat better than most 20 watts do.

[archangelmat]

hey guyz i got that pack, it sounds pretty decent, havent used the amp much, but it does pack a punch, try experimenting with the settings, i play the guitar along with a strat they sound almost the same...almost, lol, its true about the strap, it does come lose, dont be harsh, for rock i wouldnt use it, remember a expensive guitar wouldnt make you a better player, that comes with alot of work

[Slayer23222]

Baarmy_Sheep wrote:

it's fine if it's your first guitar

True but if you want something with high quality, then that guitar suck.

checked. KingofBlues, enjoy your warning.

[rahbee33]

it was my first guitar. im prolly going to take the amp to school over my fender 250 watt. the guitar was ok to start with. my wiring came all undone after about six months. soooo i repainted it and did some mods. soon im going to look into buying one of those pre-wired pick guards. just as a back up guitar of course.

[itson!]

70 euros! shit...american money is goin to hell

[universal_man]

this guitar was my 1st choice to bought...but the shop worker asked me to take fender guitar..he said this is better than the v-tone

[94 hours]

this duitar sucks bad. i am planning on using mine for a good "breaking the instruments" show

[GuitarGuitar]

i got this guitar and its is a piece of **** there are no good features at all. even the plast on the body of the guitar didnt peel of properly when i bout it.

[Superkevin]

this guitar is probably the best for beginners.
i bought it about 2 years ago and it is still working fine, although i really want a new different one.

[raihidara]

This was my first guitar, and I don't regret getting it. It was fun to learn on, and for its price it sounds great. Once you play a real guitar through a real amp though...it kinda sucks. The guitar itself isn't that bad, it's just it's a bad amp (and you won't realize it until you play on another amp though!). I've since moved up to an Ibanez Iceman and and Ibanez amp...which of course are much better.

Okay, to sum up this presentation, get it if you're a beginner!

[madferit_96]

You can make a cheap guitar sound decently good

[Inahrima]

The amps actually quite decent,better than alot of the 'beginner' amps. I bet the reviewer has no idea how to use the EQ and how to set the modelling.

[Dan Steinman]

a friend of mine has the guitar... it's actually an okay guitar, nice and bright, almost like a tele, and a pretty consistent, even tone from string to string. he had a different amp at the time (it sucked anyway) but i played it through my roland micro-cube and it sounded and played all right after i adjusted the action and intonation, both of which were way off (though i don't know if it came like this). the guitar has a bright, twangy personality, but this is essentially a beater guitar with a gnarly tone probably only suited for edgy blues or old-school punk. but hey, throw some band stickers on it and have fun.

[metalhead296]

i started with a squire, my friend had it and i actualy was worse when i played it(by this time i was playing a g&L and gibson guitar though) but the action was extremely high. i prefer the ibanez style set up were the strings practiacaly touch the fret wire.

[Leeviva]

That one was my first guitar, but it had a tube amp with it in the pack. The guitar is OK, and the sound when played with the amp gets alot better when you simply just buy a new instrument cable, the one included sucks donkeyb*****ks.

[stevenlogan]

what did you expect? if you are in to heavy then why get a strat copy?

[DaliLama]

You're disapointed with 22 frets?

[joshjhasarrived]

inlovewithmusic wrote:

DUDE I MAKE THE SAME FUCKIN MISTAKE ....BUT I GUESS ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR A BEGINNER .....THE DISTORTION SOUNDS HOOOOORIBLE .....AND IT KEEPS MAKIN THIS FUCKIN HUM...GOD ...

I know! I'm the lead guitar in tamer of horses' band, the hum is absolutely terrible!!

[acdc_rocks_1992]

i have the v-tone pack and it is an awsome beginner guitar the amp has a good distortion and u can get a way better distortion on that amp with a fab distortion pedal the guitar its self is pretty good its no gibson or anything like that but it is the ultimate guitar for beginners but dont go out and buy it if you use like gibson or any other big company cause then it wont be any good for you but the best thing about this guitar is the price some who is just starting out would be able to afford this pack and the amp sounds good on an epiphone les paul and that hum could mean 3 thing ur two close to the amp 2) ur patch cord sucks or 3) ur strings are to loose

[kissmyaxe9]

the amp is awesome and the guitar has bitchin tone but the intonation sucks.other than that the guitar is a great starter

[hippieking24]

this is good enough for a beginner, but a guitarist that has even been only playing a year should get one thats a little better

[METAL4LYF]

i agree with most of the poeple here. the distortion is not bad and still sounds the same even if you use a distortion pedal.i think the distortions mid is a bit too high. and this guitar keeps getting feedbacks really bad.

[niguitars.com]

yamaha pacifica > behringer

[Muppet]

How can that gutar get more than 1 in sound??? It's the worst piece of crap you can buy. It's even worse than StarSound!

[Jonte_T]

If you think about what you are getting for 99 bucks this is pretty riddiculous, I mean "Should I buy a pair of shoes, new jeans or a guitar with an amp". I don't get why you are writing this review, if I were you I would deny that I actually own a behringer guitar.

[CustomCustom]

hey for $99 it gets you on a fretboard so i salute that but after a year Id say it will impede your progress a better sounding deal is an Agile AL2000 for $159-$199 and a Roland Micro Cube amp

[chain_me_free]

got this pack, was ok when i was a beginner..amp was ok..till i got a bargain on a Roland CUBE 15..which is a really good amp in my opinion as far as 15watt prac amps go

[soad_guri]

I AM FROM URUGUAY I GOT THIS PACK IN 199 USS AND ITS HORRIBLE... THE SOUND IS 3 AND IMPRESSION 2 ... PLEASE DONT BUY THIS GUITAR !!!!

[jermtheworm]

personally i hate this guitar. why? cuz i have one. and its sucks. so im getting an esp ec-50 soon. ive played at my local samash and it rocks. if i was to recommend a guitar. it would be that. esp ltd ec-50. its bad ass.

[OttovanZanten]

Baarmy_Sheep wrote:

it's fine if it's your first guitar

yea, it sucks, agree, but the amp isn't bad at all, i kinda like it, as far as possible with a 15 W amp, it sounds so small, if you record from it, use headphones, or connect to bigger amp, im sure you'll get a decent sound from it, but that's my opinion, you can't get all the styles from the amp.

for a beginner, i think i would recommend it, even if you'll get bored soond ^^

[OttovanZanten]

the_extremist00 wrote:

i have the amp, but the guitar is different, still a behringer but a better model, i really love my amp, like, ive compared to marshall and Peavey about the same price range, i really dont agree with it sounding bad, it sound like perfect, i dont know if its the same amp but mine is like, the amp god for beguinners

V-Tone GM108 30watts

you mean with a humbucker in the bridge? and the head says "EL TORO"?

[capnobese]

its alright for a biginners guitar... my friend lent me his old one because im poor and cant get my own guitar. the biggest problem is that it cant stay in tune for 5 minutes

[soad_guri]

this isnt a guitar. the entire pack sucks ¬¬

[Leeviva]

I have this one, and it really sucked at first, but the sound gets alot better when you simply just change the cable and get one of those cheap 20€ Behringer distortion pedals (From my experience I could say UM100 sounds as good as a boss pedal, but costs only 1/5 of the price). Nowadays I can't really hear any difference between my Epi Les Paul standard and this one!

[flyingmarlin]

lol at "a high-quality electric guitar"

:haha

[jayr123guitar]

piece of shit. If you're that broke get a Squier.

[paddypower27]

this is a bad guitar. gd 2 start on but its so hard 2 play when u r goin 4 the advanced stuff... i shud kno from experience of it. i suppose it helps as if u play a bad guitar 2 begin, it is much easier 2 play a better 1. i play it at home n its so hard compared 2 the 1s we hav at skl. but by all means get it if u want a cheap guitar 2 start wiv.

[Erlend Johan]

Well, if you have played acoustic for a while, you'd better start with this(this is no package):

1 Squier strat,
1 Marshall mg 10,
and one Sans Amp GT2, i still got it!

It sounds wery well, like a warm power-metal sound.

Well, i replaced it with an ESP/LDT after a while they

[Erlend Johan]

¨But this is a bad guitar, and the amp sounds like some crap-shit.

[Erlend Johan]

Sn^ke wrote:

What do you expect for 99 dollars.

Well, a haircut perhaps...

[Erlend Johan]

no, a mobile phone!

[Erlend Johan]

;D

[KaiserX]

not worth the money, get a Squier or something... Yamaha? SOMETHING other than this... the tremelo bar completely detunes the guitar... i dunno whether to blame the tuners or the strings. the strings scrape the fret when you bend. yea... it just sits around for decoration. why is it so damned light? feels pretty bad. Good thing i have my ESP EC-2005

[SMterminator]

The amp that comes with it is pretty nice actually, once you get past 2. it just needs to be cranked. I agree that the guitar is a piece of shit, but what do you expect for what, $200? Tuners and tremelo sucks too. Its a beginners guitar. I still have mine around somewhere... Also, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU COMPARING IT TO ESP'S! Its a below par guitar, of course an ESP is going to shit all over it.

[Shredder Guitar]

lmao my friend bought this guitar. i went over to his house and used the whammy bar on it, and all the strings basically busted. POS!!!

[SMterminator]

Wow, i just got it out, retuned it and used the whammy bar, went out of tune in like 2 seconds haha.

[Leeviva]

Wow, i just got it out, retuned it and used the whammy bar, went out of tune in like 2 seconds haha.

and my whammy bar snapped within 5 minutes from attaching it

[Bokchoi Cowboy]

I just got this package. After reading all the postings I was prepared for the worst. I was really surprised when I opened the package. The guitar did not have any of the finish and setup problems many have griped about here. I connected it to a Korg chromatic tuner and had it ready within a few minutes. The action was pretty good with no real adjustments needed. Looking at the neck and frets it appears all is well, with nothing higher or lower than it should be.

I did not bother installing the trem/whammy. No real need for it right now. It did look a bit cheap.

The amp was interesting. It does have some nice adjustability with the "modeling", by adjusting the switches and knobs. I had some trouble getting it to give me a loud enough "clean" sound, but after fiddling with things for a bit it worked okay. When you ramp the volume up you do get a bit of hum, but that could eb from the unshielded electronics in the guitar. I have yet to plug anything else into the amp to see what the difference is.

As said by others this is a good place to start for someone who does not know if they will keep on with an electric guitar. There are other well-known names out there that offer player-packs, but none this cheap.

Bottom line, if you can make good sounds with this setup, just think about what you can do with a higher quality guitar.

[synysterSG]

wow this doesnt even really look like a strat-copy which i think its intented to be

[pie_man_25]

I agree with all these comments, if you have even a basic taste in guitars you'd be smart to get a better one,

[Ashley**]

I got this guitar as a starter for under 200$ and its ok...id rather have a Slammer or Ibenez but with not that much money this guitar is pretty good.

[XPandaXBear]

I really think that guitar companies should stop throwing out plywood packs.

[slann101]

I payed £35 for mine. Im not a great player, but this is what i think. It sounds a bit too clean even on max drive and settings for metal. ive got a distortion pedal coming soon, so ill tell you how it spunds with it. overall, its good for a beginner like me. but personelly, it wuldbe better with a pair of hambuckers insted of single coil pick ups

[wolfmotherrox55]

i have this guitar and its decent except the last fret has a wire sticking out that catches the first string and makes a ****ty noise

[wolfmotherrox55]

its not a bad guitar and its good for beginners but now that im into solos it sounds like crap especcially on the first string

[DaveForte]

I have this, its not too bad. without an amp it sounds very much like a strat. Ive had it about 4 years, nothings broken or even slightly moved, even when dropped on bricks. HOWEVER i have rewired/sound deadened it with a SD hotrails on bridge and middle pickup gone. Sounds better now. Its solid, id buy another for that money.

[acdc_rocks_1992]

inlovewithmusic wrote:

DUDE I MAKE THE SAME FUCKIN MISTAKE ....BUT I GUESS ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR A BEGINNER .....THE DISTORTION SOUNDS HOOOOORIBLE .....AND IT KEEPS MAKIN THIS FUCKIN HUM...GOD ...

The hum is a strat hum ya retard put the selector switch in the middle i got one two any one who knows strats knows the signature strat hum

[UG_bastardo]

i pity those who say this guitar sucks without even getting to examine the guitar first. you may be correct in some points: the strap buttons were loose, but just a squab of superglue will do the trick, i move alot, but the body doesnt break apart; 2) since i just bought thise guitar in a shop in manila, i only had the guitar (no amp) and aesthetically, i prefer this guitar's body over that boxy fender strat; 3) high string action? hmmm, lead guitarists will definitely have a hard time bending the strings (esp. on narrow frets up the neck) if it had a low action; 4) the finsih is alright, glossy, light body too, best for onstage performance; 5) that 60Hz hum? anybody who KNOWS guitar knows that it is characteristic of every single coil guitar, retards dont; i had no problems with the hum, i dont know why they gripe so much about it, you must not compare single coil guitars to humbuckers! go study and make some research man; 6) its light and a has a large cavity underneath the pickguard, this gives it a deep bassy sound esp. if youre using gibson strings, reverberates perfectly into the body; 7) the fretboard i dont know if it will last a long time, but if it will, its just the bonus; 8) yeah, dumb guitarists dont know how to fix their guitars, they just plug it in and go rockin out. this should not be the case. as guitarists we are supposed to understand first guitars before making some swearing out to god; 9) i took my behringer into a local repairman to combine the tone knobs together (placed at the farthest end) with the middle knob bevcoming the volume knob now, the original volume knob was taken out to give my hand extra space and avoid hitting the volume when i rocked it out hard, ice modification really and should be done on all strat guitars (i think).. i originaly wanted to do it with my black fender strat, but worried that it might result to something bad.. yeah, too bad, cause i sold my fender after i had that modification with my behringer hehe.. the fender strat i had was bought three years ago, but never liked it so much as i do now with my behringer.. i love it standing alone, such a beauty.. if you have questions, email me [e-mail], maybe i can help you (or if not, mebe i can ask someone else's help for you)..

PS.
and that bassy sound? if you dont want it, you can use fender light gauge strings.. cheers

[UG_bastardo]

i pity those who say this guitar sucks without even getting to examine the guitar first. you may be correct in some points:

1) the strap buttons were loose, but just a squab of superglue will do the trick, i move alot, but the body doesnt break apart;

2) since i just bought thise guitar in a shop in manila, i only had the guitar (no amp) and aesthetically, i prefer this guitar's body over that boxy fender strat;

3) high string action? hmmm, lead guitarists will definitely have a hard time bending the strings (esp. on narrow frets up the neck) if it had a low action;

4) the finsih is alright, glossy, light body too, best for onstage performance;

5) that 60Hz hum? anybody who KNOWS guitar knows that it is characteristic of every single coil guitar, retards dont; i had no problems with the hum, i dont know why they gripe so much about it, you must not compare single coil guitars to humbuckers! go study and make some research man;

6) its light and a has a large cavity underneath the pickguard, this gives it a deep bassy sound esp. if youre using gibson strings, reverberates perfectly into the body;

7) the fretboard i dont know if it will last a long time, but if it will, its just the bonus;

8) yeah, dumb guitarists dont know how to fix their guitars, they just plug it in and go rockin out. this should not be the case. as guitarists, we are supposed to understand first guitars before making some swearing out to god;

9) i took my behringer to a local repairman to combine the tone knobs together (placed at the farthest end) with the middle knob becoming the volume knob now, the original volume knob was taken out to give my hand extra space and avoid hitting the volume when i rocked it out hard, nice modification really and should be done on all strat guitars (i think).. i originaly wanted to do it with my black fender strat, but worried that it might result to something bad.. yeah, too bad, cause i sold my fender after i had that modification with my behringer hehe.. the fender strat i had was bought three years ago, but never liked it so much as i do now with my behringer.. i love it standing alone, such a beauty.. if you have questions, email me [e-mail], maybe i can help you (or if not, mebe i can ask someone else's help for you)..

10) it will distort differently from humbuckers, pick what you like more, no comparison really, not proper.

as one friend puts it, its just a matter of preference, and i prefer this guitar over that epi..

PS.
and that bassy sound? if you dont want it, you can use fender light gauge strings.. cheers

[UG_bastardo]

to add, this behringer guitar will distort differently, for me it sounds better, coupled with the deep resonance it creates due to its large cavity (if you prefer, you can categorize it as semihollow)..

personally i dont think rhthym guitars ought to be made solid, you lose the presence of the guitar and rely on fake signal., this guitar is perfect for rhythm parts, and suits many four-piece band to spread the range of frequencies perfectly..

no, i can buy more expensive guitars, but this suits me well and my performance onstage is like easy since i am just concentrating on making beautiful music instead of worrying how heavy the instrument is.. think about it.

[OttovanZanten]

its not great... but it's cheap!
ive been playing guitar for a phew months, but sold it to buy my a bass, ima keep playing bass, but i'll buy this set, cus sometimes i miss the electric guitar.
a friend of mine has it, it's not good, but it's barable, as long as you don't use it live, you'll get laughed at, i think

(the amp isn't that bad by the way, if combined with a decent guitar, the amp is better then the guitar..)

[The Big JB]

this guitar is super freakin cheap but for beginners its the bomb, if your starting out this is the guitar to go with, other than that it pretty much sucks. but it does the job

[-metalhead-]

a buddy of mine has this guitar and he seems fairly ok with. ive tried it but and i guess its ok. the finish is pretty damn good still it looks a little cheap. and i dont really like the distortion.

[metalb0y]

The guitar is okay, I've had it for three years, my first guitar and i was super happy when i got it but after a year you'd want a new one, it has lasted me well. The sound is okay but what do you expect for the price! The fret board fades easily,the guitar scratches and chips easily. It goes out of tune alot. It's always snaps my higher e string. Otherwise Its okay. ONLY FOR BEGINNERS!!! If your not a beginner don't buy it. Trust me

[icekold23]

This thing killed my index finger. It was my brothers too. When I was teaching him how to play it kept cutting my finger and the next day I had no idea how the hell I got cuts. I was like "Did I take a knife to my finger." Then I tried to do a couple of solos I wrote on it and then my skin that was cut caught on it and damn that hurt. It took me like 2 months to recover so I had to back out of this "tour" my band was going on in the summer. I ended up breaking it and buying him a Gibson.

[GomezGuitar]

i have that guitar..and it's good for learn,but when you've been playing for two years..it sucks..

[slann101]

GomezGuitar wrote:

i have that guitar..and it's good for learn,but when you've been playing for two years..it sucks..

amen to that

[Jo Moore]

hey i have one of there, my slot where the chord goes into the guitar broke after ten months. I got tired of it quick, if your goin to stick wid guitar, dont buy it!

[tedhellcaster]

practicing with a crap gtar like this one makes u ready for a better one. imagine yourself practicing while keeping the tone very clean on a guitar with a bad neck, bad tone, bad pickups. by the time you get a bloody strat, you'll be surprised of your playing. [i have this gtar.]

[UG_bastardo]

ive been playing for 10 years now, but this guitar CAN deliver.. ive used it in live gigs, only trouble is the hum, which you can fix when you turn down amp volume a bit and mic it up.. or use pos. 1 and 2 (the himbuck mode).. it plays clean, and i like its clean tone.. yeah, if you plan to upgrade from this guitar, then you'd be a better player by then.. lazy players complain too much about this gtar,

[slann101]

UG_bastardo wrote:

ive been playing for 10 years now, but this guitar CAN deliver.. ive used it in live gigs, only trouble is the hum, which you can fix when you turn down amp volume a bi