BUGERA 333xl.....

[Guitar_Symphony]

Really impressed with this very affordable amp....
so i bought one....what the hell....mostly outta curiosity and great reviews.
It has great vintage tones as well as a killer lead channel for really massive distortion...
And I thought My Bogner had bottom end...Holy Sh*t
plus a built in noise gate..
cannot go wrong for less than 600.00

youtube it at...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNutLNJIVaw
not the best video of it...cannot hear the real bottom end, but gives an idea.

I've owned:

jcm 800's
Bogner uberschall's
Peavey 5150
all the mesa rec's
blue voodoo
jcm 2000
jcm 900
The list goes on and on
and this guy can match up with all these......
I can honestly say from a bro to a bro this "IS" the best amp (HEAD) for the $$$$$ hands down.
Although I can say the Bugera cab is only good for taking up room and maybe to sit on. in other words (its SH*T)
I like it through my lynch cab...my Marshall 1960's sound great but the lynch handles the bottoms better.


great amp...I stand by it!!! Especially at it's price.





Hand-built 120-Watt amplifier driven by 4 x EL34 valves (convertible to 6L6)
Classic 3-channel preamp design (Clean, Crunch, Lead) featuring 4 x 12AX7 valves for
terrifying punch and mind-blowing gain
Integrated high-class reverb with dedicated Reverb control
XL switches on the Lead and Crunch channels for absolute killer sounds
Independent Equalizer sections for each channel with dedicated Bass, Mid and Treble Control
Classic Presence control for awesome sound shaping
Impedance switch (4, 8 and 16 Ohms) to match virtually any speaker cabinet
FX Loop with independent Send and Return level controls also serves as Boost function
Heavy-duty footswitch for Channel selection and FX Loop/Boost function included
Line output with dedicated Level control
High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life

[warlok]

Honestly, I went to try one out and get it a while ago. I thought it sounded like shit. Really bad.. But I do suspect it was the cab that sucked... And Sam Ass people are dicks and lost the sale anyway when I asked If I could use the DK2 with duncans on the wall because it was close to what I use normally and they brought me a LTD with EMGs and walked away..

[Guitar_Symphony]

Yeah i played one through the Bugera cab ....and yeah it sounded brittle and tin like....but through a good cab (marshall/mesa etc)....its a night and day diff......I never liked it either at first but when i went to a buddy's house he runs 2 of them through marshall 1960b cabs as his live rig....it was mind changing......try putting it through another cab next time...plus the slightest changes in the treb and mids changes this amp alot. Its kinda picky.

p.s. No one should play an Amp through a crappy cab...Speakers are a huge part of your sound.

[Rich#6]

I bought mine last year and love it. sounds great at relly low volumes too. Wish I could crank it to see what it sounds like at good volumes.

[VoiceX3]

I've had mine for quite a while now, have gigged it hard, heavily and never had an issue. Kept up perfectly with my other guitarists VHT Ultralead too.

Here's the link to my initial review thread

http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/88751-Bu-F-n-Gera!?highlight=

Honestly, I went to try one out and get it a while ago. I thought it sounded like shit. Really bad.. But I do suspect it was the cab that sucked... And Sam Ass people are dicks and lost the sale anyway when I asked If I could use the DK2 with duncans on the wall because it was close to what I use normally and they brought me a LTD with EMGs and walked away..

Dude, it was the cab...no doubt. If they tried to hand me a guitar of their choice I wouldn't take it. It's not like you asked to play an expensive guitar, that's just assonine.

[warlok]

I would actually go as far as to say it was the shop. Kinda hard to enjoy equipment when you drive 80 miles just for that and you're turned off soon as you get there. Fuck Sam Ass..

That being said, I did really drive up there just to try and A-B 333xl and a XXX because of the great reviews and clips I heard. "played one through the Bugera cab ....and yeah it sounded brittle and tin like.." is a good explanation with the Bugera cab. So I wouldn't turn away from it because of the cab. I think it probably would sound good through a better cab.

[Chief_CrazyTalk]

But does it do a good, vintage, "ACDC"ish sound?

[VoiceX3]

But does it do a good, vintage, "ACDC"ish sound?

If you search my posts you'll find a few detailed reviews. The crunch channel will do everything from AC/DC to George Lynch, Warren DeMartini and all the great 80"s tones. It is unbelievably versitile. Just use the search function and you'll see.

[Guitar_Symphony]

If you search my posts you'll find a few detailed reviews. The crunch channel will do everything from AC/DC to George Lynch, Warren DeMartini and all the great 80"s tones. It is unbelievably versitile. Just use the search function and you'll see.

and thats why i love it...

Dokken Baby !!!!