Behringer gm108 - Manual (Page 4)

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V-TONE GM108
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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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