bugera 333 anyone?

[spule85]

ok i found these tube amps for about 1300 AD inc quad box, think its about 120 watta, with some tubes..

it seems like a real good deal, but to good to be true?

ive seen tome tubage of it n it sounds good to...

so i am interested in your feedback, might sway me to buy one or not to... kinda border line atm.

 

[Huntermb]

Re: bugera 333 anyone?

ok i found these tube amps for about 1300 AD inc quad box, think its about 120 watta, with some tubes..

it seems like a real good deal, but to good to be true?

ive seen tome tubage of it n it sounds good to...

so i am interested in your feedback, might sway me to buy one or not to... kinda border line atm.

A couple of friends of mine bought Bugeras. They have had some issues with them with caps going and repairs needed in the power section. If you do some digging on them you'll find that it does seem to be an issue with these amps

 

[formula73]

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A couple of friends of mine bought Bugeras. They have had some issues with them with caps going and repairs needed in the power section. If you do some digging on them you'll find that it does seem to be an issue with these amps

...used to be an issue. If it were still and issue, he wouldn't have to dig to find anything.

 

[sinrman68]

Re: bugera 333 anyone?

ok i found these tube amps for about 1300 AD inc quad box, think its about 120 watta, with some tubes..

it seems like a real good deal, but to good to be true?

ive seen tome tubage of it n it sounds good to...

so i am interested in your feedback, might sway me to buy one or not to... kinda border line atm.

A couple of questions...
A) What are your other choices?
B) What's an AD...you in Australia?
C) How much knowledge do you have of amps?
D) Knowing that the Bugera line of amps is a division of Behringer electronics and are the typical "Chinese quality" (or lack thereof) knockoffs of the Peavey XXX and 5150/6505...and are a hit-or-miss thing, do you/someone relatively close to you have the ability and expertise to repair this thing if something were to go wrong with it? If you live in the middle of the outback...I'm only saying you might want to factor that into your contingency plans!

 

[apj]

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If I were you I'd look around for a used 5150, peavey are work horses while behringer stuff is a little low on quality and durability

 

[James Rock]

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If I were you I'd look around for a used 5150, peavey are work horses while behringer stuff is a little low on quality and durability

If he is in australia (I think you are aren't u) then used gear is harder to find and the prices aren't like the US. At least in my experience. I've heard that Bugera fixed all the original problems but ... I still don't know how reliable they are.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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Probally more than your average Marshall these days

 

[sinrman68]

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If he is in australia (I think you are aren't u) then used gear is harder to find and the prices aren't like the US. At least in my experience. I've heard that Bugera fixed all the original problems but ... I still don't know how reliable they are.

I've heard about the gear issues in Australia...here is a link for you to check out...might be worth it just to look!

http://www.ceriatone.com/index.htm

I know you're not terribly far from there, other than that...I dunno how I can help 'ya. I've heard one of these that were lightly modified and it sound o.k...kinda commercial. I'd hate for you to drop your quid and have the thing go out on ya in 3-6 months. What sorta sound are you looking for?:bigthumb:

 

[spule85]

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sound i like is kinda adam jones distortion, but with a lil of m own edge. yea im a long way away befor i get my next amp, by i like to keep in mind what im looking at and why. used gear in perth is **** house. even if it is second hand the price drop is minimal. but ill keep looking, AD = aussy dolla.

 

[dr. ad]

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so... any more reports on whether or not these things are going to blow or not, and what their warranty service is like?
also, does anyone know if the gate and boost switching is separate?

i was checking out the blackstar HT-5H head and noticed these guys appear to have declared war on the peavey JSX... and getting a 3-channel 120W head with switchable boost and gate for less than 1000AUD is unheard of...
the JSX head would be around 2500 here.

 

[Thurisaz]

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From a friend I know, he said that the 6262 sounds watered down and not as ______ as the Peavey 6505+ in any area. Also, looking on craigslist, the guy whom was so into the Bugera 6262 when he got it... is now selling it for 400 8 months later with a statement of "looking for something different". -cough- A REAL AMP! -cough-

Speaking of... I read what you can and cannot put on Craigslist last night. I was VERY close to flagging anything Bugera. No, seriously... I was. It says in the list of prohibited goods, "Counterfeit, replica, or knock-off brand name goods." Is that NOT what Bugera is in EVERY sense of the notion? I think so...

 

[Ascension]

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They sound pretty good but reliability is a real ??
Watch for the stuff Carvin is blowing out on ebay. A MTS, Legacy, X100B or V3 is not that much more $. Those sound GREAT will be bulletproof reliable.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Carvin-LEGACY-V...aultDomain_0?hash=item2301c3961a&_trksid=p328

 

[Empty Pockets]

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dude

have some self respect

get a real amp

the Line 6 / Bogner head has five times the balls of a Bugera and way better tone

and i would never use the Line 6 / Bogner head

your mileage may vary

but your tone will suck if you use Bugera.

 

[Ascension]

Re: bugera 333 anyone?

dude

have some self respect

get a real amp

the Line 6 / Bogner head has five times the balls of a Bugera and way better tone

and i would never use the Line 6 / Bogner head

your mileage may vary

but your tone will suck if you use Bugera.

WRONG WRONG and WRONG. I played a brand new Bugera 1990 head at GC last week and at $450 I almost walked out with it. It frankly IMO was the best sounding tube head in the entire store at any price!! However the controls felt REALLY cheezy and flimsey and reliability was big time question. The tone however was NOT!! Blew every new Marshall in the shop including a nice mid 70's 100 watter in the weeds badly tone wise!! Spooky good sounding head and those engineers have some ears for tone!!
Sounded better than any of the Peaveys, Engles, Marshalls , Fenders and Boogies in the store did and was a real tone MONSTER!!
Watch out for these guys if they get these things reliable!!

 

[tonedeaf1]

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These people like Bugera, but they are probably getting their amps for free, so that may affect their opinions.

http://www.bugera-amps.com/EN/Stars/index.aspx

 

[Ascension]

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Dead serious that 1990 I played last week was a SMOKING tone monster!! Unfortunately the controls were stiff and all felt like they were about to pop off in my hand as I was tweeking it. Tone is there in spades but the build quality and giging reliability is the ??? I have to admit I was really tempted to pull the trigger on that one!!

 

[Empty Pockets]

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WRONG WRONG and WRONG. I played a brand new Bugera 1990 head at GC last week and at $450 I almost walked out with it. It frankly IMO was the best sounding tube head in the entire store at any price!! However the controls felt REALLY cheezy and flimsey and reliability was big time question. The tone however was NOT!! Blew every new Marshall in the shop including a nice mid 70's 100 watter in the weeds badly tone wise!! Spooky good sounding head and those engineers have some ears for tone!!
Sounded better than any of the Peaveys, Engles, Marshalls , Fenders and Boogies in the store did and was a real tone MONSTER!!
Watch out for these guys if they get these things reliable!!

you gotta be careful about what you hear in stores man. Lots of gear coming out these days seems specifically EQ'd to sound good in the store or in your bedroom where you have to keep the master volume on 2 or 3.

Did you get to CRANK that 70's Marshall or did you compare it to the Bugera with both of them on whisper mode?

Anyway I haven't heard their newer stuff so it's all speculation, but i maintain that the 333 and 333XL sound like hi-gain dogbarf.

 

[ksmith63]

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WRONG WRONG and WRONG.

Bugera's goal is an EXACT copy of popular amps so they have no R&D cost. Also they use the cheapest components with the cheapest manufacturing processes to bring us that low price.

Therefore AT BEST the Bugera will sound only as good as what they copied.

 

[Empty Pockets]

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^ that too

 

[mrfunnyman]

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I just bought a 1990 last week without even trying it out. I'm running it thru a Carvin 4x12 speaker cab loaded with Carvin 100watt british speakers. As far as reliability I used to own a 6262 head and I have never had a problem with the 6262 my friend who bought it from me about a yr has never had a problem with it and he uses it all the time. As for the 1990 I'm really impressed. As for the tone it is there, the cleans are awesome, the the lead channel has it going on aswell I tried it out in my living room(hardwood floors), my bedroom, my playroom in the basement, out in the garage and outside, my 2 strats, jaguar, and les paul sound great thru this head, it takes pedals thru the front alot better than my Crate Palimino 2x12 combo does what I was really impressed about is when I turned this amp all the way up and played it didnt lose what it had like alot of amps do. The only qualm I have about the amp is the knobs, they coulda picked some better knobs IMO. I've owned a couple Peavey's, a ton of vintage fenders, 2 mesa boogie amps, a marshall 1978 JMP, a JCM 800, a 900, a TSL 100 1x12 combo, a TSL 100 watt head, and b-52 AT-100, and if this amp holds up on the reliabilty end I will defend it. And I will be buying a 1960 head when I see they have 1 in stock LOL!