TheGreek Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) I've just been talking to a friend of mine - a friend of his has just returned from Germany with a Bugera 400w Amp and 4x10 cab for under £400!! I've been looking on line and found a 550W head at Digital Village for £224!! That's about 50p per watt!! [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/bugera-bvp5500-classic-550-watt-valve-bass-amplifier-head--61678"]http://www.dv247.com...ier-head--61678[/url] [url="http://www.bugera-amps.com/EN/products/BVP5500.aspx"]http://www.bugera-amps.com/EN/products/BVP5500.aspx[/url] Anybody know anything about these? How can they do them for this sort of money?? Edited May 25, 2012 by TheGreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Aren't they made by Behringer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 [quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1337980650' post='1668434'] Aren't they made by Behringer? [/quote] Same parent company, same Issues IME Build quality is hit and miss, though I've heard some Bugera Guitar amps which sounded pretty damn good! The BVP5500 is pretty much an Ampeg SVT-3 pro clone AFAIK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1337980564' post='1668432'] How can they do them for this sort of money?? [/quote] "By exploiting the workers - hanging onto outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1337980564' post='1668432'] How can they do them for this sort of money?? [/quote] Bugerad if I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Someone on another forum posted some gutshots and analysis, well made and not cheaping out on components. I'd like get my hands on one, but they don't come up second hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewrx7 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 The guitarist in our band recently bought a 100w valve head, and at our first rehearsal with his new kit, the combo of the head plus his new vintage 30 loaded 4x12 cab sounded superb. Until an hour later when after returning from a cuppa, he flicked the standby on and....nothing. Valves were still glowing, but obviously something in the output stage had gone. To say he was displeased is an understatement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 £/W http://www.dv247.com/guitars/bugera-btx36000-3-600-watt-true-bi-amping-stereo-bass-amplifier-head--61679 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 [quote name='andrewrx7' timestamp='1338060826' post='1669200'] but obviously something in the output stage had gone. To say he was displeased is an understatement! [/quote] More like the HT fuse had gone. Which would probably be down to the valves, an the valves are going to be the same as the valves in plenty of other cheap amps since very few places make valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 It doesn't mention anywhere whether it is RMS and Behringer are pretty notorious for fiddling with the numbers in terms of power ratings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voxpop Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 My guitarist has just received a few days ago one of their small low powered valve guitar amps and it has gone bang with only 4 hours of play time on the clock. He has said it is poorly built but did sound wonderful for it very brief life ! Time to box it back up and return it to thommans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 [quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1338157862' post='1670315'] It doesn't mention anywhere whether it is RMS and Behringer are pretty notorious for fiddling with the numbers in terms of power ratings. [/quote] Exactly. Someone on TB had identified the power stage on these things as 900w. Still not a bad watts/pounds ratio, but not what it says on the tin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I believe that the SS amps are often a bit underpowered, by reputation rather than direct experience. Some of the guitar amps do sound good by any standards, and not just for the money. The first release of amps were badly made (some caught fire!) but that's a thing of the past, however as with anything made cheaply, it's likely that QC will be a weakness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1337985907' post='1668485'] "By exploiting the workers - hanging onto outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society" [/quote] [size=4]Dennis, there's some lovely filth down here.[/size] Edited May 28, 2012 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Seen and tried a few Bugera guitar amps, as well as subscribing to a few long-time Bugera users on youtube and i've been very happy with them. Obviously there's going to be QC issues at that price point but overall they seem to be pretty reliable (Except for the ones mentioned above). Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1338212793' post='1670874'] [size=4]Dennis, there's some lovely filth down here.[/size] [/quote] Bloody peasant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 [quote name='Deep Thought' timestamp='1338282096' post='1671942'] Bloody peasant! [/quote] Oh, what a giveaway! Thanks for providing me the chance to write that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help, help, I'm being repressed! You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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