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Bugera V5

Tube Combo Guitar Amp from Bugera belonging to the Vintage series

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«  Very good ... Really good! »

Published on 12/03/10 at 12:35
See below.



UTILIZATION

Easily obtained a good sound (Tone and Gain Control to 12 and forward!).
Beware, however: It seems to me that we must wait until he turned a bit (running maybe?) To get a true idea of its capabilities. I admit I was tempted to get rid of it. Finally, fortunately, the conditions for resumption of Thomann were not interesting, otherwise I will have returned ... And I made a big mistake!

SOUNDS

I play on a LAG Rockline equipped the 1988 original (Seymour). I play the music of this period also (Police, Telephos, U2, ZZTop, AC / DC, Dire Straits, etc.) but also the Stones and also composed style Rock and Pop. It is perfect for my style. By fitting the pedals (clones Guv'nor amended, Orange Squeezer, Small Clone, and also a Line 6 Echo Park and a Cry Baby modified also) becomes a real massacre of astonishing versatility. If you want to increase the gain, you just put a clean boost between the guitar and amp and make it thoroughly. With the gain of the amplifier to build on a humbucker you are charging the input stage to a very high level and you will get a big fat saturation in AC / DC quite manageable in terms of tone through the effectiveness of the Tone Control. I did not really reference, but it seems that the HP 30W Bugera also makes a more than honorable job. Maybe one day I let myself be tempted by a Vintage 30 in a cab outside and I could have a real basis for comparison.

OVERALL OPINION

Well, I'm not a big experience of the lamps (I had a Carvin XV112, a Fender Champ and a JMP1), and I did that for one month . But I think we have a product of value for money unbeatable.

Me is mainly the price and weight (Ouch my back!) That decided me. I also "zieuter" Lunchbox the ZT and its 200 watts 4kgs! But I yielded to the call lights ... And I do not regret it.

Edict of 17/12/10: A bit light on power when playing group, after a drink a little "support" and a noise level proportional to the BAC ...:)
It also lacks high mids, which would offset somewhat the lack of power by improving the definition. But, hey ... It's still not made for it originally, and perhaps an HP external solve this pb.