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Bugera 333XL

Tube Guitar Amp Head from Bugera belonging to the Modern series

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Published on 12/29/13 at 12:42
Amp head: all lamp

Connections: 1 input and 1 low gain input high gain

Power: 120 watts

Settings:
Treble, bass, midrange / presence
Volume gain
3 channels (clean, rhythm, lead)
Pushbutton "xl" to accentuate the saturation at low volume
Reverb
At the rear, gain volume of his "solo"

UTILIZATION

Configuration very simple
I do not have a manual and have not been useful
Both in saturation in clean, sound research is wanted very easily.
Each knob has its effectiveness and impact.

SOUNDS

I play mostly Metallica so I do not think it is really suitable "good".
So I used the feast in my garage for me to hear that sound good "dirty" typical death metal and modern for my taste.

The clean can be alleviated by the reverb, otherwise c is the clean dark ^ ^
The sound is saturated fat and powerful, but cold enough (compared to the JVM410H I use on stage and by repeating.

I play with
EC1000 with my SD (Seymour duncan) LTD, it goes very well :)
Wah KH (Kirk Hammett because I love
Ibanez Chorus pedal to enrich the sound clean

The popping sound is the obvious quality of this head. It really hard.
The clean is rather "neutral"

OVERALL OPINION

After 2 and a half years of use (intense the first year), I had to reseal some welds by a specialist (after net stop at scales of a concert).
Because it cools my recent stuff, bought Used and guaranteed. Since then, nothing to report.
It sounds strong and big, it has a certain look.
The "W" is useful if we can not play at high volume.
I recommend this choice taking into account the price / quality ratio.
It is a top choice for first head lamps. I do not think it takes long term. A review in 10 years!