Bugera - is it the name?

[Devin]

The 6262 is the 5152 clone if I recall correctly; maybe that's why you prefer it over the OG 5150?

 

[ZEEGLER]

The 6262 is the 5152 clone if I recall correctly; maybe that's why you prefer it over the OG 5150?

Yeah not sure. Never played a 5150 II or a 6505 Plus. I've had a block letter, the script sig that I have now, and I had a 5153 for a while. I honestly prefer the Bugera to either of those three.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

If you aren't moving them around a lot, why not? I got a 1960 for 500$ a few years back. The infinium model with cascaded input for the Randy Rhoads thing. It's an agressive mean sounding Plexi. Sounds good to my ears and back to back in a mix, it would just sound like a different Plexi. I bet if you put 5 back to back Plexi clips and ranked them, the bugera would not sit last.

 

[savant421]

In my experiences, alot of amps reveal themselves under a mic and the Bugera's I have owned did exactly this. I had a 6260 and a 6262 and initial reaction is "wow these sound great!" and they do, they're actually slightly brighter with more gain then their PV counterparts....BUT....when you A/B them the Bugera's have a high end that's not pleasing and the PV's have a juicier mid range aggression that's very tasty! Not bad amps AT ALL and very budget friendly but to my ears there was some differences.

 

[MusicIsLife]

They're built to a price point, and I think they're okay for what they are. I'd personally rather put my money towards a Ceriatone, Mojotone, or something else in a comparable tier.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

In my experiences, alot of amps reveal themselves under a mic and the Bugera's I have owned did exactly this. I had a 6260 and a 6262 and initial reaction is "wow these sound great!" and they do, they're actually slightly brighter with more gain then their PV counterparts....BUT....when you A/B them the Bugera's have a high end that's not pleasing and the PV's have a juicier mid range aggression that's very tasty! Not bad amps AT ALL and very budget friendly but to my ears there was some differences.

This I hear yes.. the Bugera can have "strident" highs for sure but I wonder if that in part is due to cold bias to not chew up tubes.

 

[Smash]

I haven't bothered to take the chassis out and examine the innards yet

Yes. Pull up her skirt and show us her nether regions

 

[savant421]

This I hear yes.. the Bugera can have "strident" highs for sure but I wonder if that in part is due to cold bias to not chew up tubes.

Or maybe biased cold to not strain a low budget stock tube? Maybe?

 

[RaceU4her]

They're built to a price point, and I think they're okay for what they are. I'd personally rather put my money towards a Ceriatone, Mojotone, or something else in a comparable tier.

I’d rather have one of the too, but I don’t think you could get one new for 1/3 what those go for, and used I’ve stupidly passed on a few I’ve seen for $3-400

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Or maybe biased cold to not strain a low budget stock tube? Maybe?

I don't know.. i mean is there that much of a difference in how tubes are manufactured now? In most cases builders are going chinese (rebranded). The Bugera tubes have been just fine. The trannies and the bias would impart more on the tone than tubes I think. I also think biasing cold is safe because you end up with less returns for issues like tubes and having to send more out or pay repair costs for something because people buy tube amps and don't know how tubes work. Caps and resistor types will also impart their tone signature but I'm betting transformers and bias would be the culprit. It's still a good sounding amp though but i wouldn't say my 1960 is "warm". It's definitely more cutting.

 

[mcstinger]

Bugera with Infinium are biased cold. I had 1990, 6262 Infinium, 333, 333XL, Trirec. All good amps. Not to mention the money paid (around 200,- Euros each). I sold them because of the brand that bothered me. I couldn't stand having a Bugera beside the Engls, Marshalls, ...

1990 - JCM 900 Dual Reverb
333 - Triple XXX
333XL - JSX
6260 - 6505
6262 - 6505+
Trirec - Triple rectifier