333XL Review

The 120-Watt 333XL isn't the kind of amp that likes to play nice. This brute supercharges your tone with raw, growling power driven by matched, bulldog-voiced EL34 power valves and four matched 12AX7 preamp valves.

Features:	8.5
Sound:	8.3
Reliability:	8
Impression:	8.3
Overall rating:	8.3
Users rating:	8.3
Comments:	40

overall: 8

Reviewed by: oldshredder, on june 24, 2009

Price paid: $ 280

Purchased from: Online

Features: You know all the great features already, three chanels Clean, Crunch & Lead. Had all the Features my Peavey JSX had but with one extra important thing (at least to me and other JSX users), it has reverb! Line out on the back so you don't have to mic it, but I wouldn't use it, it just doesn't do justice to this "bad boy". I play everything to VH, Robin Trower, Rage, Beatles, Hendrix, Blues, Heavy Metal etc. Without a doubt, it smokes my Peavy JSX at a third of the price! // 8

Sound: I use a Jackson Dinky with a Seymore Duncan at the bridge, standard single coil in the middle and a Seymore Duncan Dual Rail at the neck. The Music I play is VERY diverse, therefore I need a tube amp that will compliment that style so I needed something with 3-channels such as this amp had to offer. This thing squeals with harmonic screechs such as I have never heard before. The attack is clean and I like hearing my pick hit the strings when I'm double picking the shit out of my guitar. The clean channelis awesome, I'd put it up against any Fender from pre to post CBS. The reverb that my JSX was missing, just adds the warmth and tones that the JSX clean channel was missing! My JSX clean channel was so "dry sounding". With such a price difference you'd think it would smoke my 33XL but it simply isn't the case! // 8

Reliability & Durability: I've played the hell out of this amp, small clubs to larger venues. I've heard these things were junk. I haven't had any problems with mine but it sounds so good and the cost is so low, I'm going to buy a "back-up" just in case. Who wants to be in the middle of a gig and BAM, your amps gone? I think whatever issues Bugera may have they will sooner or later get passed them. // 8

Impression: Since I play a wide varriety of music and I've played every type of tube amp & solid state crap on the market, and I know I'm older than most of you, believe me when I tell you young "wiper snappers" this amp will floor you. If your on a budget like I am and your $$ is important to you and your a tone chaser like most of us are here, then get yourself one of these? What do you have to lose? The Bugera 33XL's tone/sound. I dare you to find a better tube amp any where! You'll be so pleased that you did and for the money you saved you can take the family out to dinner a movie and a small vacation! // 8

overall: 8.3

Reviewed by: Mad-Mike_J83, on may 20, 2009

Purchased from: kennelly keys

Features: Long time reviewer on Harmony Central as Mad-Mike, here's an updated review of this amp. Now the specs..as per my usual format.

- 120 Watts
- 4X EL34 Power Tubes, 12AX7 A/B/C input tubes
- 3 Channels: Clean, Crunch, and Lead
- FX Loop, also doubles as a solo booster
- Line Out in back for direct recording
- Default Bias Port (NOTE: INACCURATE)
- 4 Button Footswitch, Ken Keys sold me the wrong one though 262)
- Footswitch handles channel switching and FX/Solo change
- Clean and Crunch channels have a Gain/Mid booster (XL buttons)
- Digital Reverb (mounted on an expansion inside amp)
- Prescense Control (global)
- Global Master Volume

I use this amp in my current two bands for studio and Live. It has more than enough power as long as the tubes are properly biased, which can be an issue for these amps as they have a bias port that is inaccurate. You're best bet is to get a Bias probe or Tool of some sort, such as those sold at Eurotubes.

So far I use all the features as this amplifier feels like it was designed for me (for the most part, see reliability). I bought it for almost $1000 complete with the Bugera default 412WH-BK 4X12 cab. Recently I have swapped this out for gigging with a Peavey 412M from the late 80's with Celestion speakers that are said to be a little like V30 Greenbacks.

I'll give it a 9 here, as it's about as close as you can come at giving me all the features I want in an amplifier. Nothing to me is a perfect 10, the perfect 10 just does not exist. // 9

Sound: I'm running this guitar with a myriad of guitars, the majority stock but a few set up with aftermarket pickups such as my Jaguar that uses Seymour Duncan Cool Rails or my EMG Equipped Jag-Stang.

My style is a very 80's type metal sound, think Twisted Sister or early Van-Halen, very balanced Midrange and Low end with a tastefully cranked high end. The sound I tend to go for is a "Brown Sound" kind of sound but with Fender Lows and Highs, this amp delivers, it's the closest thing I've found to the sound I want.

The cleans can be very Fender like and sparkly, I usually tone down the midrange on the cleans to get a glassy tone, sort of like Robert Cra or old George Lynch era Dokken. Properly Biased the amp only starts to break up at eight or so on the volume dial.

Most of the time I run this amp with the EQ straight up, with maybe a slight boost on the low and mids on the lead channel because I use the two different channels to get the same range of gain out of two different styles of guitar (Humbuckers = Crunch channel, Singles = Lead channel). I use the FX Loop as a solo booster, because it keeps my sound the same beautiful tone I have, but jacks up the volume.

I have more of a variety of sounds, many of which I have not used yet in youtube vids or recordings yet. The scooped midrange is insane on this thing, perfect for the darker of the metal Genres (Thrash, Speed, Death, Gothic, whatever your bag is). I did not mention the gain levels yet either, which are insane. I'm usually only halfway to 3/4 of the way up on the post gain levels on the lead and crunch channels, but when I want that extra push over the edge, it is there.

This amp is one of the quietest I've used when cranked up loud. The noise gate does the job it was intended for (not full on noise gate, but removing some of the more audible hiss from the signal). I just leave the gate up at 100% all the time.

Overall, this is like my dream amp in features and sound... Now to the fun part below... // 9

Reliability & Durability: This, is where the Bugera amps start to hit their downfall.

I had the amp for 6 months, no problems. Before I go on, you must understand, my treatment of amplification (and music gear in general) is only short of guys like Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Ted Nugent, SRV, and Ritchie Blackmore. I turn my amps up loud, they do get banged around quite a bit, if I get pissed at them they do suffer a dent or two eventually. Hey, I have this philosophy, play nice with me, and I'll play nice with you, durability and reliability are a must.

I depended upon it without a backup for about 8 months, six of which were totally trouble free on the original tubes. The last two (January and Febuary) were riddled with problems...

- The speaker cable that came with the amp started going bad at a gig. I have a profound hatred of "molded connectors", I prefer something I can unscrew and resolder. I have since replaced it with a high quality Monster Cable.

- The high gain input jack broke, but amazingly still works as long as you use a heavy cable with a weighted end to push the plug against the contacts inside. Apparently this is not a "chassis ground" amp where the jacks are concerned. Would bother me more but I seldom need that 6db boost the Hi-Gain jack gives. Especially considering my #1 axe has active pickups.

- I had a few Bias problems, the replacement Mullards I have in there now were running at the wrong bias current, which caused early distortion and a dull sound (I'm guessing they were too cold). Since I bought a bias probe and used that to bias, the problem has gone away. The default port is inaccurate, and many of the readings from that port vs the probe made no sense (though I could balance the levels between the two at 41.9 VDC/mA DC). Plate voltage can run from 380 to 480 on these amps depending upon tubes.

- The final killer was the rehearsal where the famous "burning transformer clip" issue rose it's ugly head and my tubes no longer lit up an hour into rehearsal. I went on a rampage throwing the amp around and cussing it. Took it home, stayed up till 5 a.m. The next day soldering, tightening, and removing that plastic clip and soldering the wires to the board as should have been done. The volume increased exponentially, my bias got a lot better, and my sound quality improved, what can I say.

Other than that, many people whine about the plastic knobs, I jabbed the clean channel with the headstock of my Fender Jaguar one night at a gig when it failed (the cable/loose jack failure), Jaguar was fine (as usual, Jaguars are tough guitars, just watch Cobain with his). The plastic volume knob flew off the amp without even breaking, a fan in the audience brought it back up to me after the show.

The reason through all of this I have not sent the amp into warranty repair is even as fast as Bugera/Behringer reportedly is, it's not fast enough as I had a ton of shows booked and no backup amp to use. I eventually picked up a Crate GT1200H as my backup amp. Also, I'm rather skilled at electronic repair so most of the problems weather mine or the amps have been relatively easy to fix in hindsight, enough to make me feel sort of daft looking back.

I'll give it a seven, given a few things one could watch out for (many listed on BeerChurch's blog at this site), it can be quite a good solid amp, but it takes some TLC and fiddling to do so. I'm guessing that's where the price cut comes from. // 7

Impression: I play all around several styles of rock, and so far this has been the best amp I've had all reliability issues not-withstanding. Despite the repairs I'm hoping it lasts me awhile because to come this close I'd need a celebrity endorsement, and even then it'll just be a beefed up copy of the 33XL.

I've been playing for 14-15ish years, I've owned mostly cheap Peavey and Epiphone pawn shop grade gear because nothing else was cheap enough without getting a credit card or taking out a loan, and currently my only other amps are a Crate head in the same wattage and a Behringer V-AMP Pro I use for home recording. Check out my gear page on my profile for the rest of this stuff.

If it were stolen or lost, I'd just get one of the newer ones that supposedly has the issues I listed above resolved, particularly that nasty clip-on transformer fix, but of course, only if I can try it out first to find the "sweet one", my ears are VERY picky to say the least.

I've compared it to a lot of high end amps (Marshall JCM2000 Triple Super-Lead, Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier, Mesa Boogie Heartbreaker, and the Marshall JVM Series amps), and it was either this, or save for 20 years to get the other amps, especially in this economy. Outside of this, the closest thing I've been able to find is the $2-4000 Marshall TSL. // 8

overall: 8.3

Reviewed by: HeavyMetalHokie, on july 17, 2008

Price paid: $ 850

Purchased from: Sam Ash Music

Features: I bought this amp brand new (2008) and it features 3 channels, each with their own equalizer and volume comtrol, a master volume, a master presence, a noise gait, and a master reverb. The crunch and lead channels also have seperate gain controls as well as the XL switch that boosts the gain. It also has an effects loop (not to be confused with built in effects) but honestly I don't really know what it does right now because I don't have any pedals. Overall this is a pretty decent amp with tons of gain, which is great because I like to play metal. it's all tube so you really get the clarity and tone of a tube even with the heavy distortion. The only thing that I don't really like so far is the fact that the noise gate is meh and teh reverb isnt the best I've ever heard, but neither are bad by any means. It also came with a footswitch which was really nice. My only with is for some effects but nothing else. // 8

Sound: I play with an Epiphone Les Paul Classic with a dimebucker in the bridge and the distortion is pretty awesome. The lead channel has plenty of distortion so I can play bands like Metallica, Megadeth, and pantera, but with a little tweaking I can get a savatage and Symphony X tone out of it. The clean channel is also pretty good. In my opinion it's a little bright but that's probably just the pickup I'm using. The crunch channel is decent to get AC/DC-ish sounds out of, but I haven't really messed around with it too much. This amp can go from sparkling clean to over the top distortion with no problem and that's what I really like about it. // 8

Reliability & Durability: It seems fairly reliable so far, I've only had it for a little while so I can't say whether it would break or not. Seems pretty rock solid and the footswitch is a tank so no worries there. It's just really freakin heavy, but what else do you expect. Overall, it's an amp, just don't be an idiot and drop it and you shouldn't have a problem. // 9

Impression: Overall this is a pretty awesome amp. It's a full tube half stack for a decent price. It has the awesome tone of a tube which really cleans up the playing. It is a huge increase in tone and clarity from my solid state, but it doesnt't have all the built in effets the SS did. It handles my playing styles without a problem and if it were stolen I would definately get a new one (prob go with 2X12 'cause it's cheaper so I could buy some pedals). No complaints about anything on the amp. The best feature is the lead channel which puts out some seriously heavy distortion. I was choosing between this and the Line 6 spider valve and this thing owns the spider in tone and features. I would definately recommend this amp to anyone Who wants to get a tube amp without spending their life savings. // 8

overall: 8.5

Reviewed by: MetalliKH-602, on march 25, 2009

Price paid: $ 599.95

Purchased from: Motor City Guitar

Features: Made in 2008, this amp has all kinds of little features that bring it up to snuff with big name tube amp brands. Comes with 3 channels, Clean, Crunch, and Lead. The thing that separates this head from the regular Bugera 333 is the XL function on the Crunch and Lead channels that acts as a slight boost and gives a fat sounding valve tone. Another nice feature is the built in noise-gate so when you're doing stops, you don't get a lot of gain in between. Another nice thing is that each channel has an independent reverb function, an overall boost and each channel is eq-able independently as well as having a master volume and presence control. Has an effects loop that can be controlled with the footswictch that is given with the amp. The best thing about the amp is that it's a tube and it's cheap compared to similar heads. // 9

Sound: Currently I'm using a ESP LTD KH-602 with EMG 81's as well as a Fender American Deluxe Strat with three SCN single coil pickups. Mainly I play metal and hardcore (deathcore) music and this amp works great for it. Scoopable mids make for a great chugging sound, but if you don't want such a brutal distortion you can throw it in Crunch with the gain up and still have a perfect sound for Metallica or Megadeth. Mainly I'm doing distorted stuff, but really, the clean is what makes this amp well worth the money. It's understandable that at high volumes there will be some hiss on the distorted channels, but the clean is near silent. Right now, mine has a really fat, warm sound which is great for the stuff that I do play clean in songs. As for variety, I'm sure this amp would be a good choice in any situation because of so much variability within the sounds from Classic Rock to Hard Rock, and maybe even country (I'm not sure I don't play country). If you want a brutal distortion, this is your amp. I tested my old Fender FM100 against it, and the Bugera's gain on the Crunch with a volume level of 3 beat out my Fender with the gain on the lead all the way up. // 8

Reliability & Durability: I've only had this amp for 4 months but no problems so far. Only thing is that it's heavy, but that was expected it being a tube. // 8

Impression: Overall, this amp is great for metalheads and rockers alike. I've been playing 5 years now and seeing as I was on a fixed budget, this fit the constraints of a next step up amp- cheap, reliable, great sound. I love the XL function because it really adds the punch-you-in-the-face sound that metal guitarists look for. Not sure if this is true or not, but the salesman claimed that this was actually a clone of a Mesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier. If so, this a quite a bargain. As it has everything I was looking for in a head, I was completely satisfied, and would recommend this to many a guitarist looking for a decent priced amplifier with a sound comparable to higher-end tube heads. // 9

Comments

[Demonikk]

First post
Interested in one of these but the reviews on this site are so unreliable most of the time :/

[Billy Picken]

Then why do you read them?

[Chikao42]

Demonikk: If you can afford one, then just go try one out, if you like it then go home with it ^_^

[phenom1991]

I didn't like the 6262 so i doubt i will like this one. They have a very hollow low end My Randall owns most amps...

[rzemon]

These amps are produced by Behringer, probably the worst ever guitar electronics manufacturer. I've played this head and it's weak as hell. I wouldn't recomend it to anybody.

[Brendan.Clace]

rzemon wrote:

These amps are produced by Behringer, probably the worst ever guitar electronics manufacturer. I've played this head and it's weak as hell. I wouldn't recomend it to anybody.

You are a dumbass.

Behringer does not MAKE these amps at all. Bugera is its own entity. Behringer just promotes and carries them under their wing. How else do you think that Bugera can keep their amps so cheap?

These are INCREDIBLE amplifiers for the price. Bugera is the new low budget high gain amplifier. There is no need to be paying 3 and 4k for an amp head, especially if the only difference is the quality of the pots.

Bugera has had some issues with some of the amps (not THAT many), but so does every amp company. Anyways, I really think that if you walk into the store, pick up a decent guitar, and plug in, you will be totally blown away by how much this amp ROCKS! The price - tone ratio is insane for these things. Definitely worth a check out!!!!

[Les Paul Ell]

Brendan.Clace wrote:

rzemon wrote:

These amps are produced by Behringer, probably the worst ever guitar electronics manufacturer. I've played this head and it's weak as hell. I wouldn't recomend it to anybody.

You are a dumbass.

Behringer does not MAKE these amps at all. Bugera is its own entity. Behringer just promotes and carries them under their wing. How else do you think that Bugera can keep their amps so cheap?

These are INCREDIBLE amplifiers for the price. Bugera is the new low budget high gain amplifier. There is no need to be paying 3 and 4k for an amp head, especially if the only difference is the quality of the pots.

Bugera has had some issues with some of the amps (not THAT many), but so does every amp company. Anyways, I really think that if you walk into the store, pick up a decent guitar, and plug in, you will be totally blown away by how much this amp ROCKS! The price - tone ratio is insane for these things. Definitely worth a check out!!!!

Do they pay you monthly or weekly?

[Demonikk]

Chikao42 wrote:

Demonikk: If you can afford one, then just go try one out, if you like it then go home with it ^_^

My rhythm guitarist is getting one in a week or two and I'm going to try it 'extensively' then. From what I've heard about them, I'm very tempted to sell my Peavey 6505+ to get one

[HeavyMetalHokie]

dont comment on the amp if you havent played it. i know people who didnt really like this amp but I think its pretty killer espically for the price. if you dont like it then dont buy it, but dont say it sucks of you havent played it

[HeavyMetalHokie]

and like i said, its not perfect, thats why i give it an 8 not a 10

[Brendan.Clace]

Les Paul Ell wrote:

Brendan.Clace wrote:

rzemon wrote:

These amps are produced by Behringer, probably the worst ever guitar electronics manufacturer. I've played this head and it's weak as hell. I wouldn't recomend it to anybody.

You are a dumbass.

Behringer does not MAKE these amps at all. Bugera is its own entity. Behringer just promotes and carries them under their wing. How else do you think that Bugera can keep their amps so cheap?

These are INCREDIBLE amplifiers for the price. Bugera is the new low budget high gain amplifier. There is no need to be paying 3 and 4k for an amp head, especially if the only difference is the quality of the pots.

Bugera has had some issues with some of the amps (not THAT many), but so does every amp company. Anyways, I really think that if you walk into the store, pick up a decent guitar, and plug in, you will be totally blown away by how much this amp ROCKS! The price - tone ratio is insane for these things. Definitely worth a check out!!!!

Do they pay you monthly or weekly?

Not at all, that is an honest opinion of someone that has played one....unlike the person I am quoting.

[flyingmarlin]

It's like a glorified Behringer.

[enselmis]

these are really great amps. ive tried one extensively and all in all, i would totally buy it if a happened upon 800$. the only amp i'd get instead of this would be a mesa and thats just because its a mesa! lol

[by_guitar11]

I was looking into one of these, it was really helpful, thanks!

[Bunyip]

phenom1991 wrote:

I didn't like the 6262 so i doubt i will like this one. They have a very hollow low end My Randall owns most amps...

6262 is completely different

my randall also owns most amps

[enselmis]

6262 is a completely different amp, no comparison, also cause the 6262 has 6 6L6 tubes, this ones got 4 EL84;s in it

[JoelTheShredder]

4x EL34's *** ^^^

[Cistae mysticae]

I have this head. It sounds great, although I'd have to say that the reliability isn't great. I'm gonna be on my 3rd one as soon as I go pick it up from the shop, but thankfully the warranty on them is good.

[Gibshall]

enselmis wrote:

these are really great amps. ive tried one extensively and all in all, i would totally buy it if a happened upon 800$. the only amp i'd get instead of this would be a mesa and thats just because its a mesa! lol

well can you come up with 600 thats what the head is worth now

[Putrefaction]

I'm thinking of buying the Bugear 333xl with a Randall RS125CX cab, with a Jackson WRMG Warrior, think it would go together well?

[HeavyMetalHokie]

i just had mine break after four months. it is a great amp for the price, but broke is broke. theyre fixing it for free under warranty but i had to pay shipping there, $$$, and its gonna be a while. this still wouldnt change me buying it, i have my jackson soloist in drop C and i can hear every note clear. awesome amp for high gain music.

[magdream]

I too have this amp and love it. or should I say, loved it. it just stopped working one day. it turns on and the channels switch, but no sound. the tubes aren't firing up and I doubt they all blew at once. I bought mine used and the guy I bought it from is looking for the receipt so I can have it fixed under the warranty.

as previously described, this is a great sounding amp, especially for the price. nice clean, ac/dc like crunch and great suststaing distortion that's almost mesa like, and I should know cause I also have a roadking.

I planned on selling the rk but if reliability is going to be an issue I'm gonna have to take a hit on the bugera. too bad cause I really like it despite the lead channel being a bit noisy.

please let me know what your problems have been so I can let the techs know what to possibly look for.

thanks.

[BeerChurch]

magdream wrote:

I too have this amp and love it. or should I say, loved it. it just stopped working one day. it turns on and the channels switch, but no sound. the tubes aren't firing up and I doubt they all blew at once. I bought mine used and the guy I bought it from is looking for the receipt so I can have it fixed under the warranty.

as previously described, this is a great sounding amp, especially for the price. nice clean, ac/dc like crunch and great suststaing distortion that's almost mesa like, and I should know cause I also have a roadking.

I planned on selling the rk but if reliability is going to be an issue I'm gonna have to take a hit on the bugera. too bad cause I really like it despite the lead channel being a bit noisy.

please let me know what your problems have been so I can let the techs know what to possibly look for.

thanks.

It's just the power tubes. These things ship with the bias incorrectly set and they'll blow the fuse.

Have it biased...maybe a new set of power tubes.

When these amps are set up properly they sound fantastic.

[magdream]

tnx for the reply. I hope that's all it is. is there another fuse for the power tubes? cause the amp still turns on otherwise. The amp's less than a year old and I don't think it's gotten much play so the tubes should still be fine. I know it sounded good when it worked.

[bobogeneration]

got my 333xl shipped from germany last week, it survived intact despite some incompetent shipping people so it undoubtedly took a few knocks on the way (i live in ireland)... the amp sounded great before i even played with the equalisers and any teething problems i heard of regarding reliablity were unfounded (so far anyway).. the tones unbelievable, especially for the price, the noisegate could be better but at high gain the notes ring through with total clarity and effects dont alter the tone too much, the cleans are great and work well with effects.. id place the lead tone somewhere between a mesa dual recto and a peavey 6505+ and the crunch channel is similar to a marshall jcm

[joshb86]

I am a huge mesa fan. Nothing has even pleased me as much as the dual rectifier. I picked up this head a few weeks ago and am VERY pleased. Different tone stock but what it can do is simply amazing... I don't think you can find an amp this good for 2x the price or more, and i've played through tons of amps.

Bugera gets my vote, hell of a job with this head.

[minchew]

Ok. I've seen this at a local shop for $400. I play in a metal core band (B4MV, Atreyu) so would this amp work for me. I also like to play a lot of alternative and classic rock. Any replies would help.

[HeavyMetalHokie]

yes this amp could handle what youre looking for, you just gotta go out and play it to see for sure. i play in a hardcore band and it handles dropped tuning very well and sounds awesome with tons of distortion

[Marko Pollo]

I own this amp and have been playing it for 6 months. I think it is a fantastic amp and have had ZERO problems with it (just like the other 3 Behringers I own). I've been playing guitar for 29 years and this amp rocks like no other. I admit never having owned a Mesa so I can't compare. I have owned 6 or 7 Marshalls including a 100 watt DSL and I like this amp better than any other. The true test of this amp comes when you fire it up at the music store and it makes you sound better than you have ever sounded. Don't take anyone's word for it, just play it. If you don't know how to set tone controls just stick with a Line 6 and sound adequate like everyone else.

[Charlie4]

The price to quality ratio is very good but the only problem is the reliability of some of these amps (breaking down for some reason). Overall a good amp to rival/own the valveking.

I should know cause I also have a roadking.

I planned on selling the rk but if reliability is going to be an issue I'm gonna have to take a hit on the bugera.

PLEASE i beg you answer this this question: Why would you sell a Mesa Road King for a Bugera?

Up the Irons !

[Charlie4]

The price to quality ratio is very good but the only problem is the reliability of some of these amps (breaking down for some reason). Overall a good amp to rival/own the valveking.

[quote]I should know cause I also have a roadking.

I planned on selling the rk but if reliability is going to be an issue I'm gonna have to take a hit on the bugera.
[/quote

PLEASE i beg you answer this this question: Why would you sell a Mesa Road King for a Bugera?

Up the Irons !

[Charlie4]

The price to quality ratio is very good but the only problem is the reliability of some of these amps (breaking down for some reason). Overall a good amp to rival/own the valveking.

magdream
"I should know cause I also have a roadking.

I planned on selling the rk but if reliability is going to be an issue I'm gonna have to take a hit on the bugera."

[/quote

PLEASE I beg you answer this this question: Why would you sell a Mesa Road King for a Bugera?

Up the Irons !

[Charlie4]

The price to quality ratio is very good but the only problem is the reliability of some of these amps (breaking down for some reason). Overall a good amp to rival/own the valveking.

magdream
"I should know cause I also have a roadking.

I planned on selling the rk but if reliability is going to be an issue I'm gonna have to take a hit on the bugera."

PLEASE I beg you answer this this question: Why would you sell a Mesa Road King for a Bugera?

Up the Irons !

[chuckmehh]

these amps have a great price and wouldn't be bad for a first stack in my opinion because of it...Having said that, if you're looking to upgrade, like the one guy who said he would sell his 6505 for one, I think you will be disappointed. I played one recently at a local music store and it had no balance between low end and treble...it was just one or the other; either a really tinny sound or a really over the top bassy sound. If you are considering buying one, I beg you try it and not take all of our words for it though as everyone has their preferences.

By the way....the music store also had a Randall V2 ninja which completely blew my mind...i'm gonna have to get my hands on that haha

[gautierm]

I need some help!
I play on Les Paul suprem, and looking for a head. i found the bugera 333XL, and the peavey vk100 very intrestring. i would love to have a blink182 sound knowing i have a small budjet.
what should it do?
thanks!!!

[live2rock]

The main problem with the reliability of these amps is due to the fact that they are designed and developed in Germany and are tested using European voltage.
I'm looking to buy one and read numerous reviews.It seems to me that the most problems are happening in the states where the voltage is different to the European. If they are tried and tested at 230 volts, I very much doubt that they specifically test them at 110 volts. They most probably just stick the dual voltage transformer on it and job done.

[live2rock]

Also, those who keep slating Bugera please give it a rest.
Bottom line is you get what you pay for. If you can afford Mesa, get a Mesa.
For me the Bugera is a decent amp for the money and and is a good place to start if you are buying your first tube amp. Next to that, maybe go for a Peavey Valveking but from what i see, many people are already selling the Valveking on ebay. Looks like they ain't to happy with that amp either.

[ChrisBW]

live2rock wrote:

Also, those who keep slating Bugera please give it a rest.
Bottom line is you get what you pay for. If you can afford Mesa, get a Mesa.
For me the Bugera is a decent amp for the money and and is a good place to start if you are buying your first tube amp. Next to that, maybe go for a Peavey Valveking but from what i see, many people are already selling the Valveking on ebay. Looks like they ain't to happy with that amp either.

Better off with a not so reliable Bugera... at least it will sound good.

[wtf_dude69]

Just Bought this beast. All you could ask for with the head and cabinet costing under $1000 I highly recommend it

[CleanCanvas]

if your from the US, Aus or canada
i recommend u dont buy this amp
the transformer in the head doesnt match our power plugs
and will blow up your power supply
which makes it a very unreliable head