Gedagtes/Thoughts on a Bugera 333Xl (2X12 Combo)

bENDER

Gudege dag almal!

Want to ask if anybody has any experience with Bugera amps, in this case the 333XL (212)? Does R3,000 sound like a good price for a second hand specimen? ???

It is 120W, is this a bit overkill or worth buying? Will use for GIG's & practice at home.

I enjoy playing from Death Metal to Howling Blues....

Dankie,

bENDER

AlanRatcliffe

Generally I'm wary of Bugera as they are Behringer. Some of the metal guys seem to find them acceptable amps on a low budget though.

120W is way too big for most folk. Hell, 50W valve amps are too much for most situations.

IceCreamMan

Alan Ratcliffe wrote:

120W is way too big for most folk. Hell, 50W valve amps are too much for most situations.

have to concur, 120 W is LARGE........ but its lekker to have 8)

Keira-WitherKay

the plus side is they dirt cheap ............. and when they work they not bad at all tone wise .... and when you consider the price they might be worth a risk BUT i have heard some people have had an issue with it being unreliable ...but thats true of most any gear even top drawer stuff... thats why we take spare guitars and amps to gigs ?

personally if i found one cheap i'd risk it .... but still have a backup amp in the boot just in case when i gig it ?

ryanguit

Ok I am all for cheap stuff:
cables, guitars with pickups worth more than the guitar, cab and even power amps.
But
The Bugera amps need a bit of work to make them reliable. In fact I've seen a few tube amps from even big makes that need work for reliability.

Firstly you need to retube it when you buy 2nd hand. R1200ish.,
Then you need to get hold of some chassis mounted tube sockets and take wires from the pcb they were attached to. Now you actually have a chance. Amp will now be as reliable as any decent tube amp (keep a spare in the boot).

if its an old tube amp I mentally add R2000 to prices for safety.

That's just me. Still a good deal though.

psyx

It would be awesome if its the infinium... But you will have to swap the tubes for some JJ's or whatever... However, if you take the Trirec instead, you get power scaling, so the huge power wont destroy your house!

Hey Bender, bite my shiny metal ass ?

bENDER

Baie dankie for all the reply's cool people!

Eish, I am going to hang back on this one then. Rather going to save up and buy a better (right) amp later. As you all know, GAS can be a man's/robot's/woman's downfall! ?

I'll have to do some more research...

Hey Bender, bite my shiny metal ass

Hehehe psyx.

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