Behringer GPK836 MetAlien Electric Guitar Package

Includes a soft bag, amp, strap, pick, tuner, cable and guitar instruction DVD.

Overall User Ratings (based on 97 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted June 27, 2008 by a customer from aim.com

"Good Guitar for a Great Price"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This is a real good guitar for a great price. If you are strapped for cash and need a rock guitar quick, BUY THIS.
Sound
This guitar is a straight up rocker. Nothing too hard rock, but good for most regular rock and, with the right settings, you can modify it for soft rock. Sadly, the amp can kill the sound. The amp overloads a lot, because its only a small little thing, so you can't pull off chords too well and when you try to use power chords with other notes, they all come out blurry and static-y. But with a more sophisticated amp, the guitar could be very good.
Features
The accessories are very nice. The amp, as said isn't very nice, but still for the price is a nice bonus. The amp cable is a given if they give you an amp. I really like the auto-tuner, it helps me out a lot, but it doesn't work very well for acoustic guitars. The picks are just a fun little gift, they are pretty cool and match the guitar well.
Ease of Use
It's pretty easy to get a good sound, put volume and tone all the way up on the guitar and tremble all the way and you have a nice rock sound. You can still mess around with the MID, gain, bass, and pickups to get an even more unique sound. I personally like having volume and tone all the way up on the guitar, the pickups set to the farthest down, and having tremble and MID all the way up, with all other settings off. The only thing that makes this guitar a little hard to use the the 'vibro' arm. You have to screw it in, but there are no directions how to use it, or what to do with it. And if your like me, and this is your first electric guitar, this can be confusing.
Quality
Not the best quality, but still nice. I don't really worry about anything breaking, except I get nervous sometimes when other people mess around with my guitar's vibro arm. The bridge bends pretty badly, and I just get scared someday it might snap. It hasn't, so it will probably last a while, and I plan on keeping the guitar till it does.
Value
For this price, this guitar pack is really good. You can get some professional sounds for chump-change.
Manufacturer Support
Don't need it.
The Wow Factor
It looks soooo nice, a sleek body, with sexy curves, with a shiny black finish. But some other colors would be nice, and it would be better if the pick guard was a different color. A white pick guard with the texture of the picks your get would look so nice.

Musical Background:

Hobbyist / Soon-to-be band member

Musical Style:

Rock / Alternative
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Submitted January 20, 2008 by a customer from cyberback.com

"What a "SWEET" first guitar"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Overall this is a great starter setup. Of course as you get better your gonna want to upgrade so as for the money and quality goes nothing can touch it as far as i am concerned.
Sound
out of the box the pickups need to be raised so you get a better tone, but once this is done it sounds very good
Features
man this thing is loaded
Ease of Use
pretty fast action need to put different strings on it but very easy to play
Quality
very well constructed
Value
for the price you can't beat it. My friend has a Squire Strat and mine sounds twice as good as his and you get every thing you need to start playing right out the box
Manufacturer Support
i have owned for three months and had no problems with it at all
The Wow Factor
Hey this guitar is SEXY. When i walked into the music store where i live it stood out in a croud of expensive guitars. It was the first one i noticed i couldn't help my self i was attracted to it and had to have it.

Musical Background:

Beginner

Musical Style:

Rock,Metal
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Submitted December 2, 2007 by a customer from yahoo.com

"A good deal for the money!"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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If you keep everything above in mind, you will be happy with this package. Everything seems to be well made and I don't see replacing it anytime soon. I will probably just give it to my grandson when he gets old enough and is serious about learning how to play.
Sound
For the money you can't go wrong with this package. It makes a very nice guitar to haul around with you as well so you don't worry about loosing a prized ax. But, don't buy it if you really think it sounds on par with a real Fender or Gibson, it doesn't. But, it also won't break the bank. Do yourself a favor and buy a good set of light strings to go with it, and change then at least every two months.
Features
The included amp that comes with this package is actually a decent little guy. I prefer adding a few little stomp boxes, but it does the job for practicing.
Ease of Use
Ready to go!
Quality
All things considered, for the price this is a very nice setup for either practicing, or a new guitarist. But don't get your hopes up that this is somehow on par with a high value guitar. It is what it is. If you are buying a guitar to go on stage with, then you need to save your money and plan on spending about $2500 for a nice Gibson ES and maybe a Fender Twin Reverb or Hot Rod.
Value
You can't find a better buy for the money.
Manufacturer Support
Zzounds in one word! GREAT! They are the best in my book. Stay away from Musician's enemy.
The Wow Factor
I own a different Behringer guitar and amp I leave at my daughter's house for my visits there. Zzound had it there for me in a couple of days. I was pleasantly surprised and happy I bought it over a Mexican Fender. I took a chance and scored!

Musical Background:

Hobbyist / Musician

Musical Style:

Rock and Roll
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Submitted April 26, 2008 by a customer from msn.com

Behringer MetAlien Pack Customer Review

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
I really like the sound overall, when you get it though, you might want to raise the pickups. Great for metal.
Features
guitar, bag, picks, tuner,amp. pretty much all you need, i only give it a 9 because it needs an extra set of strings. my B string broke and the only thing i had to replace it with was a string from my acoustic
Ease of Use
if you know how to play, its easy. only complaint is that the i dont get that great of sound from doin hammer ons, but thats more of a user malfunction XP
Quality
i think it should a cost more than it did, but im not complaining.
Value
for the price, its bloody fricken perfect. i will, one day, get a higher quality guitar when i become better and want more out of it, until then im perfectly happy
Manufacturer Support
never had to get the support, and got my guitar in 5 days (nice)
The Wow Factor
you just do, whether the price or sexy axe, you just want it

Musical Background:

beggining-intermediat musician who hopes to be a god

Musical Style:

symphonic power metal, power metal, black metal, rock, classic rock
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Submitted February 23, 2008 by a customer from hotmail.co.uk

"the guitar is the best in the whole of space"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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it is the best guitar eve5r in the whole of space
Sound
its a f***ing amazing guitar to nice buy it if u can it soooooooooooo coooooooooooooolllllllllll i love mine it the best guitar in the whole of space
Features
the accesorries work fine and r brill
Ease of Use
its so eeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaassssssssyyy to use good and nice looking
Quality
i love the shape the colour and everything about it
Value
its so good for the price of it
Manufacturer Support
its soooooooooooooo gooooooooood
The Wow Factor
when i saw it i wanted to kiss it is soooooooooooo sooooooooooooooooooooo sexy man i love it

Musical Background:

i am very experienced

Musical Style:

hard rock
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Submitted April 23, 2008 by a customer from gmail.com

"Smartest Beginner's Buy"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Overall I think this was the smartest beginner's buy I've made. Eventually I will save up to get a higher class guitar but this one is great for the time being : )
Sound
I would suggest using an electronic tuner to tune each note. No need for any additional parts except maybe get a nice extra set on new strings. The sound is great for being a beginner guitar.
Features
Came with everything I needed and the beginner's cd has been very helpful
Ease of Use
Have had no problems with comfort. The shape is sleek and stylish while having great comfort.
Quality
The finish and everything came in brand new like I originally brought it. I don't know if this guitar is road ready because it's just a beginner's guitar but it's worth the $150.00 I spent.
Value
Value is definently worth.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't needed any support yet, you don't need to own a guitar to learn how to fix it if need be.
The Wow Factor
All black electric guitar and the glossy finish makes it look awesome. Now if they made an optional black neck to go with it too then I would have bought that as well.

Musical Background:

Beginner

Musical Style:

Whatever sounds good to me as i learn
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Submitted March 29, 2009 by a customer from hotmail.com

"cheap, easy to use, sounds like a MILLION DOLLAR."

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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i've expect to be satisfied with it for years! maybe the amp is the first thing i will trade! but it's good enough for most people!
Sound
the sound is very good! you get a hardcore music-style, aswell as you can play soft. this guitar pack is perfect for practising and playing solos and riffs!
Features
the features are the best! you get a DVD which shows how to play fingerstyle, blues rythm and so on! 3 picks in different shape.and you get some more stuff. the amp is quality, but if you turn the volume over 6, it become a little noisy! but you get a lot of volume under 6 I promise! then it's the guitar: ROCK ON! great guitar! it looks like a million dollar, and plays like it could be an Ibanez guitar. the vibrato is cool! all in all, as good as perfect.
Ease of Use
when i got the pack, i opened it, then adjusted the guitar, then i played! there are manuals, but i didn't have to use them!
Quality
the product is very well made. it doesn't look as cheap as it is! I think this guitar will last forever:) i actually don't have anything to complaine about! the guitar pack is QUALITY!
Value
it's the best pack for this kinda price! absolutely!
Manufacturer Support
i haven't had any problem with the company, since the guitar were in perfect condition!
The Wow Factor
when I first saw this product, i've guessed it was much more expensive! and it looked perfect! so go buy it!

Musical Background:

hobbyist

Musical Style:

mostly rock, but a little blues aswell.
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Submitted February 4, 2010 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Best guiatr for price, and it's not a cheap fake, it's real! Great for beginners! My first electric guitar!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I would never replace it, it's my first guitar and I love it! I watched the dvd and it definately works and after you finish the electric guitar section you can also watch the acoustic guitar section and learn a little more!
Sound
The sound of the amp is a little fuzzy on overdrive, but if you turn it off then you can just play it on regular volume
Features
It looks awesome! It's very comfortable! The pickguard looks awesome too, it looks better than white!
Ease of Use
The automatic tuner was a challenge, but besides that it is easy to tune manually.
Quality
It is very nice, sleek, and it looks like it would be on the stage of a metal band!
Value
Not many full packages with a quality guitar sell for this much!
Manufacturer Support
No support, everything was fine.
The Wow Factor
I searched and searched and this was by far the coolest looking one that actually came with all of the things!

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Alternative, Rock
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Submitted March 23, 2008 by a customer from comcast.net

"good for beginner but not for anypne else :("

Overall: 1.5 out of 5 stars
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good for beginner but not for anypne else
Sound
it sounds alright but could be better.
Features
the amp is alrigt but the rest is not what i was hoping
Ease of Use
i had to put so much work into this thing its not even funny. When i got it the action was about .6 inches. Thats fricken retarted.
Value
you get what you pay for the amp is a keeper but the guitar is not worth 75 bucks.
Manufacturer Support
good guitar for a beginner. Good for someone who is looking for a cheap guitar o learn on but it isn't great.
The Wow Factor
basically dont buy it.

Musical Background:

hobbyist so far but want to take it to the next level

Musical Style:

Metal hard rock Avenged Sevenfold
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Submitted March 10, 2008 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Awesome Guitar"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Overall its a good Guitar for Begginers or Experienced players
Sound
This Guitar Sounds Awesome. It sounds better than my friend Epiphone SG.
Features
The Amp that comes with it is way better than the other one I had so im Happy with it
Ease of Use
You would have to be an idiot to not know how to use all the stuff
Quality
Very Good Qaulity Guitar
Value
I think this thing should cost a lot more
Manufacturer Support
Got the Guitar in two days
The Wow Factor
One of the SEXIEST GUITARS I've seen

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Rock,Metal,Punk ,Blues, WHATEVER
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Submitted December 31, 2008

Behringer MetAlien Pack Customer Review

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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The amp breaks.
Sound
The amp was really good until three days after christmas the amp broke and wouldn't make any sound. The light on the amp was on but wouldn't play at all.
Features
It came with more than you need!!!!
Ease of Use
You barly have to press on the frets at all. By far the easiest guitar I'v ever used.
Quality
The guitar is great. The amp breaks and the tuner is a piece of crap!!
The Wow Factor
It looks awesome.
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Submitted November 26, 2008

"ITS THE MOST AWESOMEST GUITAR EVER."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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it will last pretty long.ut you might wanna get a much higher quality amp.
Sound
the sound is ROCKING AWESOME.about THE OTHER bad reviews it was probaly the package you got.
Features
the picks and strings arnt good but you can buy new ones.
Ease of Use
its pretty difficult if youre a begginer but if youre not its a pretty easy guitar to play.
Quality
the product is made very well.the finish and fit is perfect.if you buy the right cleaning material the guitar looks even better.for on the road this guitar probaly wouldnt be the best choice you would want a much higher quality guitar.
Value
you cant beat the price. its so cheap but you get so good stuff.
Manufacturer Support
didnt need it even if i did need it i wouldnt call them.
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Submitted November 23, 2008

"Verey nice"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome. I covered all this already...
Sound
The guitar, hooked up to my friend's amp sounded beastly, on the amp with the package, not so much. Cheesy amp, but for the price, unbeatable
Features
Sexy, black, smooth, shiny. Yum. Included everything i needed. I wish it came with a second cable though, so i wouldnt have to buy another along with my effects pedal
Ease of Use
Plug everything in, turn amp on, play. pretty easy
Quality
Sexy, nice guitar, not so good of an amp. Oh, and the picks aren't that good XD
Value
Value? Are you kidding? 149 dollars? None better
Manufacturer Support
Not talking to grumpy support people makes my day.
The Wow Factor
Sex appeal? Hm... Well when i was at the guitar shop there were some girls who got nakjed and danced around it.

Musical Background:

Muser. I play around, but am setting up a band

Musical Style:

Metal, punk
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Submitted June 18, 2008

"Cheap, Great, Amazing sound and finish. Very irresistible"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I'll probably replace this guitar when i get good with a more pro-guitar. But it's a great starting guitar and i'll probably keep it for a LONG time.
Sound
The Sound is great! At first, i couldn't figure out the tuner, but after, it sounds very good!
Features
All the stuff that came with the pack is great. i just wish it came with more strings and another amp chord.
Ease of Use
This was my first guitar, but it is very easy to learn and the DVD really helps to get started.
Quality
The guitar and accessories are good. The finish wasn't great, but over all, good quality
Value
Great Value.
Manufacturer Support
I haven't needed to call support yet. The company got my guitar here in about a week.
The Wow Factor
Great looking guitar. Nice finish and the pearl in the neck makes it even more irresistible

Musical Background:

Beginner

Musical Style:

Rock
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Submitted January 6, 2008

"Wow it's making me buy it."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Im gettin it.
Sound
my friend has another model and if it sounds as good it will be an awesome starter guitar.
Features
It has everything a starter guitarist needs for the price of a used pawned guitar.
Ease of Use
Ive played another model and liked it.
Quality
I love the look.The black finish looks great.
Value
Yes
Manufacturer Support
I havent
The Wow Factor
Im gettin it So......
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Submitted November 22, 2007

"the best ever."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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this is the best 1 i hav.
Sound
this is better than most of the fenders i hav.
Features
This came with everything ready to play out of the box.
Ease of Use
Lik i said better sound than som fendes i hav.
Quality
The strings will last u for 2 years and i still hav the guitar for a long long long time.
Value
I say this is worth more than som fenders and gibsons i hav.
Manufacturer Support
I didnt hav any problems bot they were easy to contact.
The Wow Factor
This is a sexy guitar.
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