Members Norton666 Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 So I got a monster shipment of the Bugera stuff yesterday consisting of 2 of each of their amps, so last night after the shop closed, I grabbed a couple of my Les Pauls and my Strat, a 12 pack of beer and decided I was really gonna give these things a thorough testing. Heres what I found, keep in mind these are all just my opinion. First off it was the 6260(head and combo) First was the clean channel. The 6260's do NOT have a clean channel. They have even less of a clean channel than the 5150. With the gain at 9 o clock on the clean channel, you are in Malcolm Young territory. The clean channel sounds good though, and I was able to get a good blues/crunch sound out of it. The Crunch channel has lots and lots of gain, but the voicing of the gain is completely different than the Lead channel. The Crunch channel has a fuzzy , stoner rock-ish vibe to it and I really liked it. The Lead channel has intense amounts of gain. With the gain at 11 o clock , I had more than enough to pull off any kind of metal. Between the 6260 and the 6262, I definately prefer the gain on this one because it is a lot looser and dirtier, if ya know what I mean. Of all of the Bugeras, this amp seems to have the best sounding , most responsive reverb of the bunch. The 6262: Very similar tone wise to the 6260, but the 6262 has a MUCH better clean channel and the gain overall is much tighter and more focused. With the 6262, I was able to dial in a wide variety of really good sounding tones. The 333: The first thing I noticed on this amp was that the knobs that they used look and feel very cheap. If I were to buy a 333, I would replace the knobs right away. Tone wise, the 333 was BY FAR AND AWAY my favorite of the Bugeras. The cleans were very nice, the mid gain crunch/blues tone was there, and the lead channel, is literally the high gain tone I have always heard in my head. It is a HUGE sound. Im sure I am going to catch a lot of {censored} for this one, but I think the lead tone sounds very similar to a Mark IV , except the 333 has a lot more gain on tap and the EQ is very responsive. This amp has massive amounts of low end if you want it. The gain is very dirty sounding. Very loose and squishy , but your notes stay articulate. If I were in the market for a high gainer, with price being no objective , I would buy a 333. The 333XL: I was expecting a very similar tone to the 333, but it seems like it went the same way of the 6260/6262, the 333XL is much tighter and more focused. The gain is a lot more crisp. The XL adds a XL switch to the crunch and lead channels, which honestly, makes very little difference in the sound. To me it was barely noticable. The XL also adds a noise gate. The noise gate does make a noticable difference, but nothing compared to the gate on the JSX. With the gate wide open, you will still get some feedback occasionally. The shouldve put a better gate on the amp for sure, but dont get me wrong, it is still there, just not as much as I think it should be. I probably spent the most time playing through this amp, just because it is a very fun amp to play through. There are lots of sounds inside of this thing. All in all, I am VERY impressed with the sound of these amps. They all have a similar voicing with the exception of the 6260s crunch channel. Over the past 4 years, I have been a dealer for nearly every major amp line and I have had the privilege of playing through some of the best amps in the world, and I can honestly say without a doubt, if tomorrow I decided I needed a high gainer, I would buy a Bugera. I think a lot of the people that have spent lots of $$ on finding their sound might really be pissed at themselves when they play one of these. Hopefully lots of your local dealers will be getting these in soon so you can sit down with em. Only time will tell on the build quality and durability though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 TEH SOUL OF TEH TOOBZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ENdtime Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Are they active EQ's on the 333's like the XXX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonathanD Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 333 are the XXX clones, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newholland Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 if only they made them in 'less than arena' wattages-- but i guess they're really all about preamp gain. nice to hear they can still sound pretty good though- especially considering the nice price tag. nice review! i'm sure tons of guys around here'll definitely appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Polaris20 Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted February 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 333 are the XXX clones, right? Yes, IMO they sound quite a bit better than the XXX though. Much more versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members My_Darkest_Hour Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 i think i'd have to take whatever you say with a grain of salt since you're a dealer and all, but you've definitly peaked my intrest into these. i'd like to try out the 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurityS.L.G. Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 *scratches head* *rubs chin* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted February 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 i think i'd have to take whatever you say with a grain of salt since you're a dealer and all, but you've definitly peaked my intrest into these. i'd like to try out the 333 I understand and respect that response, no bull{censored} though, I was a guitar player long before I was a Behr dealer, and Im the first one to say, that they have made a lot of garbage. I think everyone should at least give em a run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurityS.L.G. Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 333 are the XXX clones, right? The 333 seems like it's going for the XXX and the 333XL is after the JSX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonathanD Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 The 333 seems like it's going for the XXX and the 333XL is after the JSX. Cool. I may check one out. I'm about done with my XXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Im sure I am going to catch a lot of {censored} for this one, but I think the lead tone sounds very similar to a Mark IV , except the 333 has a lot more gain on tap and the EQ is very responsive. LOL! How many times are you going to compare these pieces of {censored} to MKIV's? Last time, you said the 6260 is like the MKIV. You're either crazy or you're trying really hard to sell these amps by comparing them to a really good amp. No one here is going to buy that BS, man. That said, I welcome clips of your MarkIV-ish Bugera! Make me eat crow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JesterRace51 Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 but which one sounds like teh 5150z? Can I get this tonez? LrPjvbrr9sI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members djpatb Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 What's the deal with these things? How do they get away with ripping off the Peavey line? Also...if you're gonna clone a line of amps...why Peaveys? Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Brady Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 333 better than the Mighty Mark IV? Clips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members djpatb Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hey Norton666... "I think Unicorns kick ass!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonathanD Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 What's the deal with these things? How do they get away with ripping off the Peavey line? Also...if you're gonna clone a line of amps...why Peaveys? Haha. Well, look at peavey. Their Classic series are blatant ripoffs of Fenders amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshallesque Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Glowing reviews from a Bugera dealer, simply shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshallesque Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 333 better than the Mighty Mark IV? Clips? Doesn't deal Mesa's anymore, so they suck now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 wow i never thought i'd see the day that an amp gets more hate than the 5150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted February 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 LOL! How many times are you going to compare these pieces of {censored} to MKIV's? Last time, you said the 6260 is like the MKIV. You're either crazy or you're trying really hard to sell these amps by comparing them to a really good amp. No one here is going to buy that BS, man. That said, I welcome clips of your MarkIV-ish Bugera! Make me eat crow. Just my opinion man. I am not trying to sell my store stock on HC. I put one post up here about having some available because I saw lots of folks that werent able to get them and were looking for them. In the last 2 years, I have sold probably 5 items on HC. That is not why I post this stuff. I post this stuff as a guitar player. Clips arent going to prove anything, just go try one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshallesque Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 wow i never thought i'd see the day that an amp gets more hate than the 5150 I don't hate them, but people's opinions about them are so biased it's getting almost to the point of comedy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted February 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Doesn't deal Mesa's anymore, so they suck now Mesas are great sounding amplifiers. The reason I severed ties had nothing to do with how their amps sounded. It was because they are an impossible company to deal with and they had a terrible "lemon" ratio. Lots of amps went back to Mesa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Well, look at peavey. Their Classic series are blatant ripoffs of Fenders amps. Apart from the tweed covering, no they aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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