iAxe: The USB Guitar From Behringer

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Apr 17th 2007 at 3:10PM

Behringer has taken two of the most popular trends in computer accessories -- adding a USB port to almost anything and an 'i' to the beginning of a product name -- and combined them. The iAxe is a Fender Stratocaster clone with a built-in head phone jack for quiet practice and a USB port for recording. When plugged into a computer via USB, the included software simulates popular guitar amps.

With a list price of $179 (and a street price closer to $99) you can be certain that you are not getting the greatest guitar ever. The iAxe seems, at first, less a viable instrument and more of a gimmick, and the video on Shiny Shiny seems to confirm our suspicions about the quality of the iAxe.

For $99, however, you could probably do a lot worse. If you're just learning to play and want to do some computer recording, the iAxe might be the guitar for you.

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Filed under: Audio/Video, Computers, Music

Tags: guitar, music, usb

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