Author Topic: anyone heard of Bugera Amps? (Read 16136 times)

BloodMountain · « **Reply #15 on:** February 16, 2007, 09:12:07 PM »

the V-Tone analogue modeling on my GM108 is outstanding, if you know how to set it. 3 switches, and your usual 5 knobs, and i can get amazing distortions, metal and rock, and great cleans too. the EQ section is awesome too. i'm going to buy today a GDI21 to use as a distortion stompbox, and when i get it, ill let you know how good it is.

BM

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2007, 09:12:39 PM »

i meant those cr@ppy gnatty little 'Analogue modeler' amps they make.
other things to boycott be they Behringer;
Headphones
Minimixers.
Apparently one of the guitarists in Split Decision (local band) has a massive Behringer mixer and it's fantastic so i wouldn't necessarily rule out those bugera amps as being really good. i have an Indie it-70 which sounds pretty meaty so it could go either way.

BloodMountain · « **Reply #17 on:** February 16, 2007, 09:19:41 PM »

they're not cr@ppy. if you think they sound like a fart, then learn how to use an EQ. it WILL change the sound. i turned the bass full on, treble full down, and yeah, it sounded a bit farty. i then turned the tone pot fully down, and LOL it just sounded like a radio. but that was actually quite fun.
it's all in the EQ.

BM

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #18 on:** February 16, 2007, 09:41:10 PM »

I've spent months of my life trying to get a halfway decent sound out one of those at school after other people set it to 'fart mode'. no matter how i tweak it it sounds like cr@p.

BloodMountain · « **Reply #19 on:** February 16, 2007, 09:44:50 PM »

dude, it has to be your guitar then. oh yeah, i forgot to mention, these Behringer V-Tone amps are extremely guitar and pickup reliant! i plugged in a shitety guitar (ARTEC low output pickups), and hey presto, horrible farty shitee. plugged in my 70s Les Paul, with unbranded humbucker, and BAM! it crushes again. which specific amp are you talking about here? what model?

BM

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #20 on:** February 17, 2007, 08:40:09 AM »

10-watt.
everyone i know fails to get a decent sound regardless of guitar and my guitar is a one of two build. :x

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #21 on:** February 17, 2007, 09:50:59 AM »

Quote from: maverickf1jockey

10-watt.
everyone i know fails to get a decent sound regardless of guitar

Think you kind of revealed the secret flaw - 10 watt cheap practice amp!

Don't write off a whole company's product range because of a lowly practice amp
You could level the same criticism at Marshall if you only took their smallest product.

BloodMountain · « **Reply #22 on:** February 17, 2007, 10:33:21 AM »

Quote from: FELINEGUITARS

Quote from: maverickf1jockey
10-watt.
everyone i know fails to get a decent sound regardless of guitar

Think you kind of revealed the secret flaw - 10 watt cheap practice amp!

Don't write off a whole company's product range because of a lowly practice amp
You could level the same criticism at Marshall if you only took their smallest product.

mine is 15 Watt, not 10. it MUST be a different model, because i love mine. turned it up to 5 yesterday and the room shook. the Gain just growls in an evil way for over 30 seconds with my Les Paul. plus, if i change to my Razorback and flick the "Speaker" switch to "U.S" i get instant Dime/Lamb Of God tone. i don't really, like that tone, but loads of people do, and it demonstrates how dynamic this amp is.

BM

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #23 on:** February 17, 2007, 05:18:30 PM »

It's not just the cheap amp.
the school has recently replaced all it's ratty old headphones and the Behringers still sound like arse. I'm truly convinced that the sound insulation, which is ineffectual, is made of Somerfields' carrier bags.
But these new amps sound promising.
Check out the clips on Shane's website but don't rely on them - Bumblefoot is able to get a good tone from line-6 and I don't see you running naked through the streets to buy a spider.

aisuru · « **Reply #24 on:** February 17, 2007, 09:00:23 PM »

Quote from: maverickf1jockey

It's not just the cheap amp.
the school has recently replaced all it's ratty old headphones and the Behringers still sound like arse. I'm truly convinced that the sound insulation, which is ineffectual, is made of Somerfields' carrier bags.
But these new amps sound promising.
Check out the clips on Shane's website but don't rely on them - Bumblefoot is able to get a good tone from line-6 and I don't see you running naked through the streets to buy a spider.

what do you expect from a school though? schools have low budgets, and need to stretch them a long way, hence you end up with the cheapest stuff thy can get away with.

BloodMountain · « **Reply #25 on:** February 17, 2007, 09:13:42 PM »

my school uses Marshall MG10CDs. they're great when you show off your guitar skills (not that i have much, i'm too young to have skills!) to your friends, but when you want tone, it's horrible and fizzy. oh yeah, and i noticed while i was in an exam, the gym gear room door was open, and there was one of their MG10CDs with a "needs repair" sign on it haha! i definitely prefer my Behringer GM108.

BM

LazyNinja · « **Reply #26 on:** February 17, 2007, 09:34:36 PM »

ah the MG10CD, the good old times :lol: my first amp it was. Bought it for £40 quid, abused for a year or two and sold it on ebay for 30 quid. Heh it did its job fantastically.

The thing is, at the time when I started out, I honestly believed it sounded good. Nowadays, I hear it and my first reaction is urgh (cringe). Its very interesting how your ears develop as you play, not to sound big headed. Practice amps dont have to have the best tone in the world, they just have to make you want to play guitar. In that respect I rate the MG highly coz I know lots of my mates had it when they started out and they loved them at the time. Nowadays I'd recommend a Laney LV or a cube though. Never tried the Behringer so cant say much about that.

the_bleeding · « **Reply #27 on:** February 17, 2007, 09:37:07 PM »

Quote from: BLOODMOUNTAIN

mine is 15 Watt, not 10. it MUST be a different model, because i love mine. turned it up to 5 yesterday and the room shook. the Gain just growls in an evil way for over 30 seconds with my Les Paul. plus, if i change to my Razorback and flick the "Speaker" switch to "U.S" i get instant Dime/Lamb Of God tone. i don't really, like that tone, but loads of people do, and it demonstrates how dynamic this amp is.

BM

That doesnt prevent the fact that its a poopy 15 watt modelling amp. I'll take my marshall 30th anniversary tube stack over that any day. theres no comparison in tone. none.

BloodMountain · « **Reply #28 on:** February 17, 2007, 11:10:53 PM »

Quote from: LazyNinja

ah the MG10CD, the good old times :lol: my first amp it was. Bought it for £40 quid, abused for a year or two and sold it on ebay for 30 quid. Heh it did its job fantastically.

The thing is, at the time when I started out, I honestly believed it sounded good. Nowadays, I hear it and my first reaction is urgh (cringe). Its very interesting how your ears develop as you play, not to sound big headed. Practice amps dont have to have the best tone in the world, they just have to make you want to play guitar. In that respect I rate the MG highly coz I know lots of my mates had it when they started out and they loved them at the time. Nowadays I'd recommend a Laney LV or a cube though. Never tried the Behringer so cant say much about that.

yeah, it is interesting how your ears develop. i bought a Marshall MG250DFX and i got a Zoom 505II and i thought it sounded great. now, it sounds kind of cr@ppy and fizzy to my ears, and lacks a huge dollop of definition. now, for example, i hear the Orange Tiny Terror cranked and i think WOW!!! heh.

BM

LazyNinja · « **Reply #29 on:** February 17, 2007, 11:13:27 PM »

Yeah, but only that the Orange cost a whopping £300. so you cant compare it with them.

edit: But sure, MG250 with zoom would be a similar price I see your point.