Behringer GPK836BK Metalien Guitar Pack

by Behringer

Product Features

• Luxurious 10-layer alcquer finish is as mesmerizing as a black hole
• Genuine maple neck with fast-action, 24-fret fingerboard and custom pearl position inlays
• Beefy humbucker with dual single-coil pickups for a varity of sonic options
• Rugged amplifier with bulit-in overdrive and 3-band EQ
• Super-durable gig bag made from rugged Denier nylon protect the Met Alien with its thick padding and heavy-duty zipper

Product Details

• Item Weight: 29 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 30 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000Y3580U
• Item model number: GPK836BK
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,529 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The MetAlien Invasion - Everything You Need to Play Electric Guitar - Guitar Tuner, durable gig bag for transporting your guitar out of this world, Instructional DVD and much more. The rugged GMA106 10-Watt amp will get you rockin! (Warning: May be considered a weapon of mass destruction on some worlds)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Guitar Value, June 10, 2008

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JR (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Behringer GPK836BK Metalien Guitar Pack (Electronics)

I have been a guitar player for over 40 years and wanted a knock around guitar out in the family room where I wouldn't be heart broken if somone kicked and put a dent in it. This came up on sale for $99, so I decided to give it a try.

This guitar far exceeded my expectations. It is an inexpensive guitar package but it isn't a cheap one. My daughter who plays professionally thought it was pretty darn good at any price.

1. Shipping. The original box came covered with this sticky back foam protective covering. Guitar and amp were delivered in perfect condition. This new foam covering seems to protect it well during shipping.
2. Guitar. Far, far exceeded what I was expecting.
Body: Very attractive all black color, body and pick guard. Very comfortable. The edge of the upper body where you rest your right forearm is gently sloped and shaped so you don't get that traditional bite into your picking arm from the edge of the body. Well thoughtout and shaped body.
Frets: Slightly on the high side. No buzzing detected anywhere.
Fingerboard/Neck: Inlaid rosewood fingerboard and maple neck. Arrived straight and no bowing. Very good craftsmanship and looks expensive.
Pickups: Humbucking and dual single coils up the body. You can't even buy these parts for this price.
Controls: Single volume and single tone controls. Worked as expected.
Tuners: Pretty good quality.
String length: Each string length is adjustable. Surprised to see this feature on a low cost guitar. To get the best tuning, each string on a guitar needs to be a slightly different length because of physics and the fixed fret positions. This gets you as close as you can.
Tremolo/whammy bar: This design only lowers the pitch for the tremolo effect. You cannot stretch the strings with this design.

3. Amplifier: Again, way better than expected. Built in and adjustable distortion (high gain/overdrive preamp input) Low, mid, high tone controls. Excellent for beginner package. Considering using this as a pre amp for my larger amps. An external speaker plug would have been a nice addition. Enough power to drive larger speakers. For those not familar with amplifiers and speakers, you need 10 times the power to double the loudness. So a 10 watt amp is twice as loud as a 1 watt amp through the same good speakers. 10 watts driving twin 12 inch JBL guitar speakers will drive you out of the room.

4 Accessories: Guitar tuner, picks, adjustment tools, bag, strap. Good enough for beginners and as a back up

Overall: 5 stars for a great value. However the only downside is that I WILL be mad if someone puts a dent or scratch on it.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality for price, December 21, 2007

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M. Rocha "Prime Rocks!" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Behringer GPK836BK Metalien Guitar Pack (Electronics)

First let me get the only negative part of the review out of the way.

This is a pretty big irregular shaped box that it ships in, so carefully check the contents to make sure nothing is damaged from shipment. When I got mine, it was all wrapped in plastic due to the box nearly falling apart. It ships in original packing, so there is no extra protection.

If yours arrives undamaged, as mine did, you will be VERY satisfied with this product. It has a quality 10" amp, the guitar is very attractive, much better than the typical black and white cheapies you see in other guitar packs, which is one of the reasons I bought this one. You have to look cool while rocking, right....

It also came with a learn to play dvd, which is ok for beginners, but not too complicated which is a good and bad thing. You'll learn the very basics, but not much more.

For the price, you wont find a better looking and sounding guitar without moving up a level in price.

EDIT: Wow, fast forward 1 year later! This guitar has held up extremely well, and the amp is still kicking. This is a great way to learn the basics and see if you're willing to devote the time and effort into learning how to play before delving into the more expensive amps and guitars. I have experienced no problems with this guitar, but I have upgraded my guitar and amp since this purchase, so this item has not garnered continuous use for the entire year, more like 8 months of heavy use. I will not sell this, as it is perfect for taking on the road and will serve as my backup kit.

You will not regret this purchase, I certainly have not!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very satisfied, January 29, 2008

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R. Burgess (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Behringer GPK836BK Metalien Guitar Pack (Electronics)

My second behringer guitar, and i am very impressed.

The first one was a cheap standard black and white strat copy that was the cheapest thing i could find to learn on.

This is by far 10 times better than that ever was and not that much more cost. After getting the stretch out of the strings it keeps the tuning fantastically. it looks awesome (i like black) and it comes with everything you need (well mine didn't but i will get to that).

The tone is clean and crisp and the amp has some useful features but you can tell its a basic amp just so you get some sound. nothing very fancy about it. the DVD is very useful to give you some tips and advise. as well as providing free membership to a guitar lessons website.

the only problem i had with it is that my picks were not included in the box. its just lucky that i have a half a dozen myself.

all around a great guitar for beginners or people in between beginner and intermediate

Have owned the guitar for 1 week