Bugera V55

Features
What type of amplification (lamp, transistor ,...)?
55w combo in, pentode mode and 22w in triode mode, the lamp while mine has 3 12AX7 and 6L6GC BUGERA vintage guitar speaker cabinet with a series of cash 12'pouvant 70w which for me is just slightly too if we push beyond the master 90w of August 1 will be better. Warning this is not inaudible, but the sound loses dynamic
This series takes the amps boutiques / vintage where the V. ..
The amp seems solid, robust: in any case I like but good for me as the person Amli suits me and if in addition it has a nice aesthetic that can only be better!
Just the lament of the reverb volume pot which fell after three months
What connection?
Opposite
-Back: We have an effects loop send and return, exit baffle in edditionnelle 4-8-16 ohm input for footswich where you can activate the desired channel and the reverb and the switch to activate the mode pentode or triode mode
-Front: It has 2 inputs for guitar normal, bright and a switch to turn on / off the amp and another switch to activate / deactivate the standby
What are the settings, effects?
It has 2 channels: a clear (clean) and a saturated (gain + v)
Namely, the knobs of equalization, master, presence, reverb and boost common to 2 channels and interréagissent them

UTILIZATION

The setup is simple?
So basically before I had a mesa boogie caliber 50 + great but it had a channel with push-pull and cétait difficult (not impossible)) setting and mostly it was too too too powerful so I ' I had to bring myself to sell it and with that money I could buy the bugera pedals and a digital recorder zoom: So there are times you need to know to make concessions
So back to topic: this amp is very easy to use
I used to rehearse at my house (in the apartment, but he does not hear everything but it's normal to have onarrive qque sound right), with my group: it is an amp and a mat pentode-triode mode is clever
For my part I play mode to clean pentode 6, Gain 8, volume 6.5, the équalo à7/5/7, the master's presence at 5 to 7 at 7 and reverb all without having to boost a clear channel and another saturated
The clean-mode delivers good clear sound is warm clear, beads and with the reverb is really great it takes me literally!
-Saturated mode when its cover a wide range of crunch to (mostly this is his strong point) the Overd / distortion is even a can of fuzz who suffers with the boost
But as I said before the speaker characteristics appears limited
Knowing that the lamps are lamps with other bugera type EHX / groove tubes it suggests good prospects for the future ...

SOUNDS

Will it fit your style of music?
With this amp I play cheeks blues, country, stoner-rock until you ask him not to play the trash or what style it's ok
With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) do you play?
I play with an epiphone bigsby Wildkat with p90 and an increase in cort kx1qt emg-hz split-
I then use a chain effect consists of a cry baby gcb95 a bigmuff ft usa, a Marshall Shredmaster, the footswich the amp, a marshall vibratrem, phaser biyang EHX memory man and a Hazara
What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "fat ",....)?
The sound is not distorted to all pedals except that when I put my time in the effects loop there was a slight hissing sound when I was not playing and so the loop can not be adjust the level so I had to bring myself to put my Hazaras in the following of my pedals
What are the sounds you prefer, you hate?
There is nothing hateful-apart to put the pedals in the effects loop-which is a baffle can too but I just started to be choosy but good when it was used for 10 years to play 50 + on a caliber with a 12 hp 90w celestion black shadow I think it's legitimate ...

OVERALL OPINION

For how long have you been using it?
For 6 months and nothing to complain except the volume pot of the reverb that is blocked
What thing do you like most/least about it?
The positive
-Strength
- The weld is made in sufficient quantities is not stingy with bugera it looks ...!
Rather light-weight compared to my mesa before
-Sound quality in all modes and versatility
Negative points
-The power cords (1.2 m) and footswich are a bit too short for my taste!
Did you try many other models before getting this one?
I tried
Laboga alligator-combo too expensive for the budget I had but which is better in every way
Orange Tiny Terror head with his Cabinet 12: so here I am greatly disappointed that sorry is pushed hard at it pleased me so much ... and yet - the versatile V55
Vox-combo ac50cp2 Ouaih clairque it's a very good amp but can too powerful so I would have taken - and expensive switch with a pentode / triode
What is your opinion about the value for the price?
We can not get any better for this report is of 380 € for an all-tube with 2 channels, then we must seek the opportunity with all that entails ...
Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?
Now you can for 300-400 € have good machines
And it must stop with this vintage fashion is also a marketing argument: of course they will not match the old plexi, AC30TBX vox, fender showman, twin and others but mine I'm glad it sounds good in styles that I play and that's the main!
Yes 100%!

All tube except rectifier diodes, digital reverb, EQ for both channels, pentode or triode mode choice for the power stage, boost the drive channel.

Hp 12 inch house, I confirm the suspicions of the tester previous night at the HP amp.
Since there are only the top, choose this option.

No switching noise, no hum, it's clean. Just like finishing, nothing to say.
Is remarkable for the price, hp apart.

UTILIZATION

Very simple, only the selection triode / pentode is back, not great.

The saturax has a gain over a master, and a boost. The reverb is global. What is intuitive.

SOUNDS

What shocks the outset is the lack of bass and magnitude as well as side to narrow midrange and treble. It's simple, small Vypyr 15 next biggest sounds fuller, there is a problem here ...

I think the hp bugera is not at all suitable for this combo, but I have not tested it on another HP for now. I had two of these on a hp v70 bugera GMX212, they sounded pretty relaxed without big bass or treble very present (I mounted the hp to test on multiple combos. So not great nor really bad).
My V5 sounds better as it is, issue frequency and speed of response, his little 8-inch BUGERA is downright good. Like what ...

Otherwise, well-balanced amplifier, the saturax remains in the mind of the clean, no false note. The equalization policy, and is often very difficult, is well suited to both channels, fine.
Clean as is the lack of breadth / heat / low, put it down to the hp. Saturax the bottom is a good overdrive, but hot enough accurate and natural.

The reverb is the same as on my V5, standing for the 55 I would have wanted more class ... Very nice job, a real plus.

OVERALL OPINION

Finally here I have tried many times and I did not take. Offers nothing more than a bandit TransTube, in fact I find worse than the latter (which sets the bar pretty high casually!).

For the price you have a 1990, is more convincing as a tube amp, and flexible.

The V55 version header is 100 euros less, it's a good plan there.

As always, try before buying is essential, with your guitar, it reduces surprises.

I do not go on, and on the features, everything has been said before.

In short, one combo 55W All Tube, switchable to 22W, 12 inch.

Comes with pedal reverb / channel, the more I find (some amps is optional).

Everything is fine if one refers to the price, then it's a question of power but the price rises accordingly.

Bugera on the HP, I have nothing to say, it suits me. There are probably a lot better, but it is a must buy, or you must enter into an amp more upscale, so prices should level up a good notch.

Level look, I agree completely, a little retro cool with cream vinyl. Then we like it or not, I understand. But it's sturdy and well finished.

So 9 / 10 for that price in nine you will not want to have more things.

UTILIZATION

Simple setup, you can easily do without the manual. We obtain the sounds you want without worry, unless to do trash!

Only problem, a detail but still: this combo is higher than what is currently done. So to find a flight case, and although macache! Either he must take the size up and the amp could wander inside, or it's custom and therefore much more expensive. About Me I was fortunate to find a flight in OCCAZ not too expensive and which corresponded roughly to the coast but it's a little galley anyway.

And last thing: their blue bulbs in Bugera, they fart eyes it's diabolical! Yet the amp is ok, but the pedal that came with the diode of the reverb is unbearable (already very strong when the reverb is turned off, so when you switched it suddenly become blind!) .

I put 9 / 10 only for the size of the receiver (10 cm high) and loupiote pedal.

SOUNDS

The clean sound is really excellent for my taste, so I can play with my acoustic (Gibson CSR-CE) above during the concerts. Above all what I was looking for an amp that serve me and for acoustics, and electrics (no question financially and logistically to have one for each).

With the electric (Gibson SG Special faded, I just bought a VooDoo but not yet tried it live) is also a pleasure for my repertoire blues / rock / hard rock is perfect, the crunch is excellent . I use besides a Boss Blues Driver 2, the receiver outputs the sound I want.

Now for the other metal and is sure he will have something other than the V55.

10/10 for me, this amp does what I expect.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this amp for a few lives now, to replace my Marshall acoustic AS50R transistor ('must start). Well, obviously it has nothing to do, and go all lamps is still extra. For those who do not know (like me interested in it before, but I think we forget the people who start too), the power of a tube amp has nothing to do with that of a amp transistors.

For this amp, I hesitated with the Peavey's in the same price range. I chose the Bugera because: 1) my solo Bug 120W and is very happy, 2) Peavey I find very ugly!

I have not been tried before, because, only to find it in store side Dinan, bah not possible. I am referring to the opinions of Internet users. And I'm not disappointed.

That, I think if based on value for money (399 euros, I think street price), which is most important in my opinion, and although we have a great combo. Anyway not sure there's better now. Afterwards, the choices can be defined by power, but frankly 55W All Tube cranked, it is suitable for the vast majority of scenes, and then if you transplanted it all and more in the sound system ... unless you Bercy or the Stade de France ...

My personal choice was made relative to the price first, I wanted an all lamps as cheap as possible, in this power range. I prefer to put a little more guitar in the amp, it is mainly this. But I am more than happy with this amp, it will take me quite a while.

9 / 10 in total, perfection does not exist!