Behringer gm108 manual Foreword, Introduction, V-TONEGM108, Before you get started

V-TONE GM108

FOREWORD

Dear musician,

first of all, congratula- tions on selecting this BEHRINGER guitar amp.

The V-TONE GM108 is indeed a truly grown-up modeling amp. As such, it will provide you with loads of pure pleasure.

Had somebody claimed a couple of years ago that you could get such a feature-rich modeling amp at such an unbe- lievable price, he would have been made fun of.

But that’s exactly what I wanted to create, and we have indeed made it!

With our V-TONE GM108, you get an amp that lets you walk in the foot steps of many famous guitarists. Get it out of the box, hook it up, and it’s ready to go. The V-TONE GM108 has it all: from the classic clean sounds to the bad-boy heavy sounds.

While designing the new V-TONE GM108, it was very important to us to give you an absolutely top-notch list of features. Because one thing you can always be sure of: due to our year-long experience in the music industry, we know exactly what an amp needs to be able to survive out there in the real world. It doesn’t matter how often you intend to use your V-TONE GM108 to practice or to jam with your friends: the quality and the sound are going to provide nothing but raw fun.

If you ask yourself, how do they do it, how can they offer such a great amp at such an unbelievable price, there is a very simple answer: you have influenced this price quite a bit! Many satisfied customers mean large sales volumes, enabling us to get better purchasing terms for components, etc. We have simply passed our savings on to you! That’s only fair, isn’t it?

But enough talking. We hope that you, as a future great guitarist, will one day be able to say: my first real amp was a BEHRINGER. If you get that far, than we have done our job well.

On that note: we wish you tons of success!

Thank you very much,

Uli Behringer

1. INTRODUCTION

With the GM108 you’ve got your hands on a sizzling-hot guitar amp that will push your buttons in all the right places!

Simply cool, simply amazing

Our one-of-a-kind “V-TONE Analog Modeling” gives you the hottest, most “in” guitar amp sounds on earth without placing unreasonable demands on the amount of background knowledge you need to have. The V-TONE GM108 has everything you need to create exactly the sound you want right at your fingertips.

Wanna change the sound of your amp in a second? Simply use one of the switches to select another amp or another speaker. And that’s it! Combined with all the other settings that you can make, you can produce an entire array of different sounds. And all that without getting yelled at by the neighbors: just plug in your headphones and start playing! But beware:

+High-volume music can damage your hearing and/ or your headphones. Turn the MASTER control to zero (all the way to the left) before you power up your amp. Always try to play at appropriate volume levels.

Absolute power and tube sound

Protecting your hearing aside, if you crank up your V-TONE GM108, it can cause quite a stirr in your practice room or even on the stage ;-). How your amp is wired is shown in figures 2.1 and 2.2.

The GM108 with “V-TONE Analog Modeling” gives you a tube sound full of life that will simply blow you away. From crystal- clear all the way to ultra-distorted, anything and everything is possible.

In doing so, you remain in full control over the volume: you can create the same sound, regardless of whether you play at bedroom levels or if you play at full blast in your practice room.

Jam!

The V-TONE GM108 is simply an awesome practice amp because its CD input lets you jam to your favorite CDs—without upsetting your neighbors! If you want (or are told!) to keep it on the quiet side, all you need is some headphones. The BEHRINGER HPS3000, for example, is the perfect choice for exactly that!

This one is for keeps!

The electronic components of your V-TONE GM108 are well protected in its robust steel casing. The casing also has high- quality, environment-friendly MDF wood that is covered with high-resistance leatherette. Your GM108 won’t leave you stranded even during tough stage use.

+The purpose of this manual is to familiarize you with all the functions of your new amp so you put to good use all that the amp has to offer. After you have read it through, keep it somewhere where you can later find it. It’s of no use to you when it’s lost ;-).

1.1 Before you get started

The GM108 was carefully packed at the factory to assure it will survive the rigors of the road. If the cardboard packaging looks like it’s been through a lot, please inspect the contents and look for indications of damage.

+In case your amp is damaged, DO NOT send it directly to us. Instead, first notify the store where you bought it as well as the carrier who made the delivery. Otherwise, you may void your warranty.

Always make sure your V-TONE GM108 gets enough air flow and never put it near the heating or other heat-emitting equipment to avoid damage to the amp.

4 1. INTRODUCTION