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Dr. Swamp":2yx7o7hw said:polaris20":2yx7o7hw said:hunter":2yx7o7hw said:But when I look at the controls it ain't the same as a MkV like many said.
Comparing a NEW Bugera to a USED Boogie ain't really fair I guess. With a new amp you also buy warranty, fresh caps and latest technology. Like the tube protection and auto bias stuff they got in there. It sounds good to me on the vid for sure.
Sure it's a fair comparison. The Boogie won't need a warranty anyway, while the Bugera will.
Yeah, it sounds nice, but I'd rather not support intellectual property thieves if I can avoid it. Especially since they're such arrogant dicks that they don't even try to hide the fact that they're thieves. 6260? A "BC30" with a lit logo? "Trirec"?
I get that the Rectifier and 5150 are based on the SLO, and on and on, but at least they weren't so damn blatant about it. And the Recto and 5150 are actually solid, reliable amps.
I don't know, I have mixed feelings.
Is it better to rip off a design, and give no homage to the original and put your own fancy logo and look to it?
Or is being upfront about ripping off the designs, and making a lower cost alternative to the amps and making it quite obvious, the more ethical choice?
Companies like Behringer have been doing this for years. I get pissed at them ripping things off, but then always kinda appreciate that they at least make it painfully obvious. Any decently informed consumer knows what is going on.
Those "homages" have cost them a lot in legal fees.


As for the whining about how expensive Mesa is in the US; Diezel, Framus, Engl, anyone? Engl, with the exception of the Savage 120, is basically the Peavey of Germany, yet they're incredibly expensive, IMO. I don't get upset, I just buy something else. Or get one used.