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Bugera 333XL

Tube Guitar Amp Head from Bugera belonging to the Modern series

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Published on 09/09/09 at 05:42
BUGERA 333 XL 120W all-tube head indpendants 3 channels (clean, crunch and lead) Intgr noise gate effects loop or reverb boost

UTILIZATION

it's a peavey parfaitecopie tiple x (both about the "look" as electronics), which has the advantage of being able to obtain information on the sites of these two brands! the manual is simple and very well get a "good" sound (see below) is very simple, it's plug'nplay for the little that we know how an amp lamps. I put 9 because the reverb is nice but nothing more, we are far from a reverb carvin, but let's put things in perspective ..... the price is all fine.

SOUNDS

the head is done all my musical style, blues rock, hard rock 80's, Def Leppard, Scorpions, Saxon ....... SETTINGS its effective and easily measured, we can see their efficiency over the entire stroke of potentiometers. After a few weeks of use I changed the 12AX7 v1 home by eh: the grain of saturation has become tighter, richer, warmer but I is not significant increase in the gain level, conclusion: this head is not a hi-gain head! the crunch sound is convincing and very well defined hot, the level of drive is easily adjusted and can range from the "almost clear" until the limit of the lead channel. The lead channel is also the height, but once again, the resulting sound is more of a "super chrunch" that sound "super metal" and found much compression to the EL34 CHRE Heavy 80's. against clear sound by lack of personality and color, it is not a normal fender or a carvin and it is, you will understand, not strength of this amp. conclusion: this amp does not offer the versatility of a carvin v3 (for example) but very well spell the hairpin game when it comes to playing with the saturation, plus it is quiet (thank you integr the noise gate) and adjustable effects loop is effective for 8 I put "lack" of versatility.

OVERALL OPINION

I have since February, and once the discovery phase and running lamps pass is that of happiness .... condition to find the cabinet that suits him! APRS multiple tests I opt for the Blackheart 412sl (4 hp eminence) and once those above rod (it takes patience to get the quintessence of his material, not to mention the time spent refine the sound) the result is beautiful! I zoom g9 (I think the greater good) in the effects loop but I only use the reverb and delay, sometimes a very light chorus sound in any case I have today is done in line with the sound I wanted. I jou long on 412 + JCM800 1960a and marriage BUGERA / Blackheart supports all the comparison! were amazing when takes into account the difference in price. I would do without this choice hesitate

Balance to 06/09/2010

Rcement I bought a (beautiful) Fender Stratocaster roadhouse (try it ..... see me) and I have now more than qualified my opinion on the clean channel!

Start with this and a little research qualisation cot, the clean channel of the 333XL trs strongly resembles a fender hot rod deluxe .. that says it all!

For the rest, I had no problem to this day if not the reliability of power tmoin that s'claire more while the bypass is still working there ... major.

So I change my bill to put a 10!!

Bugera Congratulations to enable us to access a reliable amp, trs versatile an affordable price

If you do not know ..... try this amp!