Feature:
The only useful feature about this guitar is the fact that it interfaces with the computer via USB port. That's IT. Should anything go wrong with the USB module (as did mine), it's completely HOSED. As it turned out, my USB module broke right in the middle of playing it! And this occured only two months after receiving it. Now it can't be recognized by ANY system. Moreover, the drivers for Windows Vista, which were written after this device was released, are very poor. The drivers have to be reinstalled each time you unplug and re-plug the device from the computer, as any application that you use with it seems to forget that they're installed.
Quality:
Behringer has a lot of wonderful, beautiful words to say about this guitar, but the truth is that this product does not live up to them. There are lots of tiny little inconsistencies in the build of this guitar that definitely give the detail-oriented person the idea that they've got sleepers on the assembly line.
Value:
Even though this product costs closely around $100, points are deducted for the fact that it doesn't work right. It would be a crime to pay for something broken, and this product tests those limits.
Desirability:
Ehh... no "sex appeal" at all. The product is as plain-looking as they come.
Sound:
There's nothing special at all as to how this guitar sounds. If you've heard one poorly-made electric guitar, you've heard 'em all. I was using this product with IK Multimedia's Amplitube Metal, and there was better sound post-processing than pre-processed.
Ease of Use:
Figuring out the driver issue is not easy. The Behringer website takes you for a real roundabout when it comes to Windows Vista drivers for this device. The company does not do a good job when it comes to customer service. As to the driver installation, the user needs to know the difference between regular USB drivers and ASIO drivers. Although the driver installation program will take care of all of that, the end-user may become a little confused when it comes to the inevitable device failures later on down the road.
Support:
There are lots of typographical errors in the manual for this product, not to mention spaghetti web page links that make you dizzy when trying to get to the right support pages on their website. I have never received any response from the customer support staff relating to this product. I did read once that a guy reported that he was told that Behringer was waiting to see if Vista was "the next big operating system"... But I can't say too much about that because that was his experience and not mine. I will however say that due to lack of response, I'm very unwilling to deal with this company again.
Overall:
This product already broke on me, and that's after only two months! I don't know what I'm going to do about it except smash it into some concrete.
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