Bugera 333XL Infinium

while head lamp, ultra complete.
nothing is missing in the head compared to other all-tube 100 watts.

UTILIZATION

I did not have the manual, the sound is very good ... very easy

SOUNDS

you can do almost everything with this amp ... it is not ideal for the blues of yesteryear, but everything else is great! I play with a musicman Petrucci. The noise gate is effective, the reverb can be selected only on selected channels ...

OVERALL OPINION

I had a lot of amp, mesa F30, Lonestar, Rectoverb, Mark 3, Engl Sovereign, peavey 6505, Vox AC15 etc.
This receiver incorporates the qualities of many amps. It is 3 channels, sounds like a grind, but it sounds better at low volumes. I did not try to stage volume, so maybe that amount watts we realize that the mesa is better but I'm not certain. In any case, the sound really like what I got with the mesa boogie. The clean sound is clear sound TRUE (arpeggios petrucci), slamming and end ... sound metal does not scare him ...
I one time had a bugera V22 I returned pronto Thomann ... this one was the opposite of the 333XL, a good clear sound vintage but a distortion blah blah ...
this amp, even 4x12 is usable volume apartment.
It is less reliable than the real brand? maybe ... but in the meantime, I can change it 5 times before amortize the difference ... since it is guaranteed for 3 years, at worst I'm quiet for 15 years
In any case, value PERFECT price.

All lamp:
Power 120 Watt
Channels 3
3-band EQ per channel
Effects Loop with Send and Return adjustable
Presence control
Adjustable noise gate
XL switch on Crunch and Lead channel
Integrated reverb

Preamplifier-lamps: 4 x 12AX7
Lamps-amplifier: 4 x EL34

Switchable impedance: 4, 8 and 16 Ohm
Infinium technology very convenient!
Its only downside: its weight, as all heads high gain of 100 watts minimum

UTILIZATION

The use is very simple: you plug it rule it plays.

SOUNDS

Then we enter the heart of the matter: the sound is huge!

-For the clean channel: it is bright enough without being too crystalline, but rather through all looking for a good setting can is a super clean.

To-The crunch channel: excellent! it can do little to rock a little metal, but it is still better for rock / hard rock, which is a real monster! The sound is warm, incisive, argneux, nothing to say it is perfect!

-For the lead channel: Very slap sound here is worthy of great high gain amp at the moment, I tested this amp facing a engl and frankly it really does not need to be ashamed! on its own, no breath (even without the noise gate!) it is really good.

OVERALL OPINION

Excellent amp for the price, less than 500 € for an incredibly effective head! it was not ashamed to face the monster engl, mesa, Laboga and so on! for that price why take a head exceeding three zeros?
Really satisfied! To see As time.