Bugera Amps !! love them or leave them ?

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Do you own one or are you thinking about buying one?


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Was thinking of getting a 1960 infinium but was curious if there are any issues that I should be aware of...
 
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V55HD had one of the best clean sounds I've played yet. And handled pedals very well. The gain channel was passable, though.
 
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My GC was pushing them back about about a year ago. I wanted a Vox, not a Bugera. The Bugera V22 had flexibility, but wasn't what I was looking for.
 
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Every time I've been tempted to order one (several times), I remember they're Behringer and think nevermind. I've owned 3 or 4 pieces of Behringer gear and the average lifespan was a few months. And based on reviews, Bugera is about the same thing.

Some of them sound GREAT. Behringer has made some killer stuff too in the past like the V-Verb but while it sounded good, yeah, a few months then dead.

For a couple hundred more you can buy the Peavey equivalent of their amp and throw it off cliffs and play it the next morning.
 
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EpiphoneSG77 said:
Anyone have any Bugera experience ? In particular the Bugera 1960 Infinium ?
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I have one. I loaded it up with a quad of JJ 6CA7s and swapped out V1 (I forget what I put in there). It's a great amp. It's loud as heck, so I hope you have either an attenuator (I have a Jet City Jettenuator) or a place to crank it up.
 
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Sleepy said:
Every time I've been tempted to order one (several times), I remember they're Behringer and think nevermind. I've owned 3 or 4 pieces of Behringer gear and the average lifespan was a few months. And based on reviews, Bugera is about the same thing.

Some of them sound GREAT. Behringer has made some killer stuff too in the past like the V-Verb but while it sounded good, yeah, a few months then dead.

For a couple hundred more you can buy the Peavey equivalent of their amp and throw it off cliffs and play it the next morning.
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I've got many hours of mine run with every control dimed through a Jet City Jettenuator. It's still running great.
 
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My 333XL Infinium's been running just fine for the 2 years or so since I got it. Never had even the slightest problem & it's been played a whole lot/gigged with/cranked since day one. Still on my first set of (stock) output tubes too..fantastic sounding amp :)
 
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Got a V22HD. The OD channel is ok (better loud than bedroom levels). The clean is nice. Not a single issue. Had it over a year. Bought a used Trirec Infinium a few months ago for 300 bucks. Clean volume pot was a little scratchy when I bought it, and the amp has cut out a couple of times, lately. I played it for an hour or so the other day and it ran fine ... and strangely, the volume pot was noise free. I still think they are a bit risky purchases (and I would not pay 700 for the Trirec, new), but the warranty is ok, on paper ... 3 years if you register online. If you buy, I suggest a place like Sweetwater which will repair or replace for 2 years, with no additional extended warranty charge.
 
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A buddy had the Trirec as well, and he too had problems with it just cutting out. He has the 333XL and the 333 infinium along with the 1960 and a few others and he's had no problems with them. I have a 333 combo I got for something like a hundred sixty bucks shipped from MF last year and I love it. I don't gig with it, just crank it in the basement once in awhile. I know they (older 333s like mine) have an issue with a connector that melts which makes the amp stop working. Once it is soldered straight to the board, the problem goes away.
 
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75lespaul said:
A buddy had the Trirec as well, and he too had problems with it just cutting out. He has the 333XL and the 333 infinium along with the 1960 and a few others and he's had no problems with them. I have a 333 combo I got for something like a hundred sixty bucks shipped from MF last year and I love it. I don't gig with it, just crank it in the basement once in awhile. I know they (older 333s like mine) have an issue with a connector that melts which makes the amp stop working. Once it is soldered straight to the board, the problem goes away.
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The Infinium amps came with a lot of improvements over their non-Infinium versions in regards to overall quality.
 
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75lespaul said:
A buddy had the Trirec as well, and he too had problems with it just cutting out. He has the 333XL and the 333 infinium along with the 1960 and a few others and he's had no problems with them. I have a 333 combo I got for something like a hundred sixty bucks shipped from MF last year and I love it. I don't gig with it, just crank it in the basement once in awhile. I know they (older 333s like mine) have an issue with a connector that melts which makes the amp stop working. Once it is soldered straight to the board, the problem goes away.
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I got the Trirec from a neighborhood kid that was going away to school. He let me try it first and I had it for about a month before I decided to keep it. Figures that there were no issues with it during the audition period (except for the scratchy pot). At any rate, I like it, it's fun to mess around with so if the drop out doesn't get to be chronic, it will serve it's purpose. I was never planning on gigging with it.
 
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