Anyone tried the Bugera 55watter?

[yyz2112]

I've not had the chance to play through a Bugera, but I've saw one in a pawn shop recently.  They look good on paper, on the price tag, and in pictures... however...  in person they seem a little flimsy.  And given my experience with Behringer (I have PA gear and a bass amp), I'd pass.  But I could be wrong. 

I have one of those Peavey Windsor heads.  It was the worst sounding amp I've ever owned.  All fizzy gain.  I swapped out the preamp tubes for lower gain 12AY7s, and that brought in the headroom.  Then I went ahead and had a tech do the Doug Hammond mods.  And now I love this thing.  I run it through a closed back 2x12 loaded with Eminence Cannibas Rex speakers, use my Epiphones mostly, but it also performs well with my off-brand Warlock, P-90 loaded Warmoth thinline or '69 Thinline jalopy.   But at 100 watts, its quick to get loud.

I just completed the second stage of the Hammond mods, that is converting the power tubes to a long-tailed configuration. It requires undoing a few of the original mods, and also results in a decrease in output, but not headroom. If you didn't have that done, you may want to look into it, it makes a big difference in volume.

 

[SlingBass]

Finally got by GC, they don't have any of the 55W heads or combos, but did have one of these 22W combos:

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Bugera-V22-22W-1x12-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amp?sku=502583

It's a pretty nice little amp for the price, still want to try the 55W heads, may have to break down and order one from musciansfriend.com as I can always return it if it sux.

Soooooo......what ever came of this infatuation???  I, for one, would be curious regarding your take on the Bugera  :dontknow: