paddybass Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) Do you want a cheap mutha of an all Valve bass head? I have a Bugera BVV3000 300 watt Valve Head, basically an Ampeg SVT clone, weighs an absolute ton but 300watt of 6 x 6550's plus 5 pre amp 12ax/au's. I bought it from Bugera (Music Group in UK) September last year as an 'as new' refurbished item with 3 year warranty. They only made a few of them generally and I'm guessing it was returned to base and resold with 3 years manufacturers warranty. As you can imagine, I was sceptical of these as being a Chinese Ampeg so basically soak tested it for a few days in my garage, running it for a few hours then going and trying it, putting back to standby and leaving for a while and repeating. No problems. So decided to try it out on a decent size gig which it did faultlessly, reminded me of my old Ampeg V4 days. Then I did another gig and again it was awesome. If you look them up, they caused quite a stir about 3 years ago when they came out and were selling around £450 mark. They have the 'Infinium' self biasing valve system for longer valve life, quite a neat thing, you can see the indicator lights flashing on the back as they tweak the valves. Only thing I'd say is that the 'voicing' selector makes minimal difference to my ears, you may think differently. I'd happily keep it if I wasn't buying an Ashdown CTM but don't want 2 heavy fellas knocking around. Something to bear in mind is it runs into 4 or 2 ohms. This is silly money for what you get but beware, it's heavier than most cabs!! I will not post this, too risky so it'll be collection from Poole or a meet up in a dodgy services on a dark night. Manufacturers blurb: Bugera BVV3000 Infinium Valve Bass Amp Head The BVV3000 is so much more than just raw power. The all-tube preamp provides tremendous tone-shaping control. Sure, you get the standard boost/cut capability from the BASS (centred at 40Hz) and TREBLE (4kHz) knobs, but the real "voice" of your bass is defined by its midrange content. BVV3000's 5 position FREQUENCY selector lets you choose the centre frequency that best suits your playing style, or the one that brings out your instruments true personality. Just select from 220Hz, 450Hz, 800Hz, 1.6kHz and 3.0kHz and turn the MIDRANGE knob to boost or cut by as much as 15dB � and that's a lot! And if you want even more tone-sculpting options, engage the ULTRA-LOW switch for an additional +2dB boost @ 40Hz, or the ULTRA-HIGH switch for a soaring top-end boost of +9dB @ 8kHz. Balanced XLR DI for direct connection to your mixing console Slave Output to connect with additional amplifiers Preamp Out and Power Amp In connectors allow you a signal tap from the preamp section and a direct access to the power amp for even greater versatility 3 speaker outputs: two 1/4" jacks and a professional speaker connector (compatible with Neutrik Speakon) Impedance switch (2 and 4 Ωs) to match virtually any speaker cabinet High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life Bugera BVV3000 Infinium Valve Bass Amp Head Hand-built 300 Watt bass amplifier head driven by 6 x 6550 valves300 Vintage design from the '60s featuring 3 x 12AX7 and 2 x 12AU7 valves for harmonically rich and vibrant valve sound Revolutionary INFINIUM Valve Life Multiplier technology: � Extends the life of your amplifier's expensive power valves up to 20 times Voicing selector provides you with 5 classic sound variations to suit your playing style Dedicated Bass, Mid and Treble controls and High/Low switches for ultimate sound shaping Pat bugera1 Edited January 11, 2018 by paddybass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb_reborn Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 pm'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 It's tempting just for the dodgy meet in the services... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) The voicing control makes a big difference, but you need to boost or cut the mid level control as well to use it. It's the same as on a CL. Edited January 11, 2018 by Sparky Mark Rewording 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddybass Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 thanks for that, i had read that and will give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddybass Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 3 hours ago, stewblack said: It's tempting just for the dodgy meet in the services... costumes optional 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Too far for me unfortunately, GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Ridiculous to lust after this having just bought a Markbass rig to save my damaged back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 For this price you can discover what a 300 watt valve power amp sounds like (amazing!) and either use it at home (I do) or move it on. If it was nearer I might've considered buying another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Where ru Paddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddybass Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) Decided to keep this, thanks. Edited January 13, 2018 by paddybass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Good decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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