RE: Behringer iAXE393 USB-Guitar

["Jeff Larson" <jeff.larson@sailpoint.com>]

From: goddard.duncan@mtvne.com
 
> uli does it again. buys a line6 variax, copies the guts & lashes them
> into a very cheap strat knock-off.

It isn't anywyere near that.  The guitar itself doesn't including any
amp modeling hardware, it just has an extremely cheap one-way USB
audio interface.  The only thing that comes out of it is the
"screaming tone" from the pickups and "fantastic maple neck".  
 
The guitar output is then fed into some reduced functionality versions
of software amp modelers licensed from Native Instruments.  You have
to monitor through a computer to get anything approaching "screaming
tone". 
 
It might be mildly amusing for a 10 year old, but anyone that already
has a guitar would be much better off with the cheapest USB 
audio interface you can find, and a few free plugins from KVR. 
 
Jeff