Remember that this thing has a post phase invertner Master Volume on the back to make it distort at lower levels.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to be shooting a full on video demo of this amp very soon, I'll be sure to include some content on that.

@robertmazurowski5974

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow I am already excited , thanks. Your demos are very good.

Got one about 2 years ago. Very versatile. Not as cheap sounding as people may think of Behringer/Bugera. People laugh at the name. $400 or $1500 for Marshall? I had a 100 watt JMP I loved and gigged with. This? Actually more versatile with the already included mods. Top left both channels parallel, bottom left both channels series, master volume on the rear can be kicked in, wild combinations available. Very much worth the price. Frgn Reverb wants almost $800 now for a new one. They're going up.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Bro - yeah I've seen that the price has gone up. I'm a few weeks from a full demo video on this amp, and a bunch of other stuff - been a long time coming so stay tuned!

Sounds great. I need to dig mine out. I love it, but it is SO loud. I don't think I've plugged it up in a couple of years. I might try putting a volume control in the loop.

Nice playing! the best among all demo's I've seen so far ^^

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

That's really kind of you, thank you!

Good Lord that sounds amazing !!!!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Glenn! There's more video coming soon so stay tuned!!!!

Sounds really good, dude! Thank you! Great amp!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!

Excellent video, great playing and demo. I've had one of these for 4 years and gigged regularly with it. It's a beast and bloody loud but if it bust, I'd go straight out and get another one.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! Glad it's been reliable for ya!

I got one a few months ago! At first it wasn't that impressive but once you get about 32 to 40 hours breaking it in the amp really started to sound amazing! Very loud and clear! Now every were i play out i get nothing but compliments on my tone! Definitely worth the couple hundred bucks!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

It's really a great sounding amp!

just listen to your demo, great guitar work very clean and a good groove...👍👍👍

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Have one of these and it delivers! The cascaded channel is killer for that VH sound. It grinds up but also has the squish. High treb channel cranked gets those old school UFO tones. It's a great amp at a silly price point. If these ever get discontinued I'd probably buy another in case the first one flaked out.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment and for watching!!!!!

Thanks a lot for this helpfull Video, Steve! Very professionell playin.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I know this is an older video, but this one and your other are the best ones on this amp. Came across a good deal on a used one and this video was the deciding factor on getting it. I'm using it in a similar setup. Into a reactive load and using an IR. This thing sounds absolutely incredible! Thanks so much for making these videos!!!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment just made my day - thank you! I'm glad I could be helpful!

@reneotten7376

2 жыл бұрын

What reactive load you use?

Great feeling!!!! You rock!!!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's very kind!

Im very happy with your kemper profiles on this amp! totally impressed. Cheers mate.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that's awesome! The band I currently play with doesn't do a whole lot of real rock stuff but when we do, the profiles I use are all based on the one(s) you have. I've used a lot of profiles for that type tone since switching to Kempers (for live work) last April but the ones made with this $400 amp take the cake. Thanks for watching and for your kind words!

Amazing amp! I sold my DSL Marshall and bought another for sure, cheers!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. it's a great sounding amp!

I think it sounds amazing! Nice video!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Sounds good ! Great playing !

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mitchell! It's a great sounding amp for sure! In the coming weeks and months I'm planning a TON of new content with much more regular updates. One of the videos I've got planned is an in depth walkthrough of this amp, as well as a bunch of other amps, so if you don't wanna miss it go ahead and hit that subscribe button. Thank you again for your kind words, I appreciate it!

Sounds great, great playing too!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vidar - that's very kind of you!

Sounds great

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Running into a load box and speaker impulse responses in Logic, so no additional tinnitus LOL!

I just bought one of these. I have been curious since they came out. Looking forward to getting it.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you dig it - it's a great sounding amp!

I love it!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome tone

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Pretty impressive

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shawn! It's really a surprisingly great sounding amp, especially when you consider the cost!

i love mine, would take over any amp

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear!

If I ever played in a hardcore band again, I would definitely consider this

SUPER SOUND !!!!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm planning a really in depth demo for this amp as well as some of my other amps so check back over the next few weeks, or subscribe so you'll se when I upload.

Damn that sounds good.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! For a cheap amp it sounds amazing!

Wow. I’m surprised It sounds quite good

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

I was shocked when I first cranked it up!

Hello have one of these and my friend has a 100 hw Marshall plexi using a Marshall power break his Marshall blows tubes my Bugera never has even cranked on 10

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

I've got no experience with the Power Brake but I've heard stories of people having issues like that which you described. The Suhr Reactive Load works GREAT!!!!

Man your good at dialing this head in, i have owned the 1960 infinium for a month and i am still sorting it out. I changed the tubes from stock bugera to running jj 1 e34l and 1 6l6gc, which sound freaking great but still very loud. i still giggle every time i swap a power tube and don't have to bias, let alone run an el34 next to a 6l6 i mean how cool is that!!! well wanted to say thank you for the demo it helped a lot when i considered giving up on this head, glad i didnt.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried running different power tube types in this amp, I should try that! What difference did you hear when putting JJ tubes in there? I've been pleasantly surprised with the sound of the Bugera tubes but I bet some JJs would sound even better, no? Thanks for your kind words - glad I could help!

@drew5400

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow Hi Steve , I noticed right away the v1 tube was really microphonic so I decided to replaced the preamp tubes with jj12ax7's, that made quite a difference right away seemed tighter and more smooth and clearer, now I was lucky enough to have these tubes on hand. When I realized I could mix power tubes I just had to try an el34 with a 6l6 and when I did it really rounded out the sound. Also I put only 2 power tubes back in, in an attempted to get the overall volume down a bit. Sorry for the wall of text.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

How much of a difference in volume do you notice with only 2 power tubes running? As long as I've had this head I've never run it into a speaker cab, LOL! I bought it with the intent of using it with my Suhr Reactive Load & really don't have the option, home or anywhere else, to run it into a speaker cabinet, though I'm dying to try it!

@drew5400

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow Yeah with 2 tubes it was still to loud for my home use needs, so I'm currently using an alesis nano compressor and a Mxr 10 band eq in the fx loop. This is working quite well. I can actually practice in the same house people are sleeping in....if I'm nice lol

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

LOL - it also helps that the master volume is post phase inverter. One of these days the planets will align and I'll get to crank this thing through a real cab and bask in the glory :-)

Jumper cable inputs 1&2 dude!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

6 ай бұрын

This amp features a couple of popular Plexi mods. One of them is that the inputs are jumpered internally, no need to use a cable to do it. The other is the infamous cascading gain mod.

@EasyHeat

6 ай бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow I completely forgot that Behringer/Bugera began shipping these with the mods already done mid production. I stand corrected. How's it been holding up durability wise if you don't mind me asking? I've heard mixed claims of either praise or scorn. Thanks in advance! Cheers!

Sounds really good dont it ?! Shockingly good

@TheGuitarNerdShow

7 ай бұрын

Dude, I'm telling you, it's mind-blowingly good! The sound quality is off the charts. Thanks for checking it out, man!

Wow! That bugger amp sounds great!! I love my Marshall ×3 but it's nice to hear something different for a change. I will be learning more about the 1960 Bugger amp head. Probably can't afford one, but it don't hurt to try!! Yes I call it a bugger! And would buy one in a hart beat. 😀

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

$400 US brand new. Can't beat that deal!

@workshoptazz7893

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow No you can't beat that!! Good bye Origin 50, Hello bugger 1960 ! 👍👍

Its 150w with a 200w cab if you bought the halfstack. I bought a Marshall dsl100 and returned it. Bought the Bugera and saved $600 and got a better amp.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

It's rated at 150 watts from Bugera but I think it depends on how that is measured. In other words, it's pretty much the exact output stage from the old Marshall 1959 head. Marshall rated them at 100 watts because the standardized way of measuring measures up to the point at which the output stage begins to distort (viewing on a scope). At this point it's putting out 100 watts, however as you drive up the volumes, it continues to increase it's output - just as the old Marshalls cranked put out well over 100 watts, so does the Bugera - in fact I'd be willing to venture a guess that at it's top output it might be closer to 170-175 watts. I agree, you got a better amp. The DSL (the older JCM2000 version) is a good amp and can sound really good. I have a DSL that's been heavily modified from Voodoo Amps and it sounds great, but it doesn't do what the Bugera does - that classic Plexi thing.

@kosycat1

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow I have four kt66's in mine. I wonder how many watts I'm pushing with my 1960I at volumes at 5. I have the Bugera 2x12 cabnet right now. I want to get a 4x12 with 35w greenbacks but that would be only 100w handling capacity right?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@kosycat1 TBH I've never used KT66s - what difference are you hearing over EL34s? I'm not sure about the wattage but I wouldn't worry too much - Many people have used cranked 100 watt Plexis into 4x12 cabs loaded with greenbacks without blowing 'em & those old Plexis are easily pushing 150 watts when cranked.

@levijessegonzalez3629

4 жыл бұрын

@@kosycat1 what did the 66's do?

@kosycat1

4 жыл бұрын

@@levijessegonzalez3629 Deffs more low-end response, and harmonics. I honestly only did it knowing Hendrix was known to use 66's from time to time. The amp sounds killer. they are high-quality tubes too so that helps as well with longevity hopefully, not that I had a problem, I had the stock tube in for years! and I like that sound too, more thin/bright sounding, but it's not a huge difference, and it depends on the volume I have it set at. I usually have my volumes around 4-6. I'll tell you what those 4 66's BARELY fit, they are almost touching so it does hold more heat in. I'll have to do a demo of my setup one day

I had one for a day and sent it back. I now believe I didn't give it a fair shakedown. I may get another one and drive it with my DOD 250 and then run it through a Weber Mass 200. Drive the channels up at around 3 and drive the front end with the DOD. The attenuate down for a reasonable amplitude. I think it would sound pretty good running like that. $400? You can't beat that price point.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Ya know, I have a DOD250, I may give that a shot. Actually it's laying in my pedal board right now, I set it down there to remind me to hook it up when I get a chance to mess with it. Thanks for mentioning it.

I have the pre-Infinum version of this amp. It is easily the best sounding amp I have, and I also have an old JCM 800..

@TheGuitarNerdShow

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to have an older 800. Maybe one day I'll come across the right one.

For people commenting on the master volume- this glorious tone is all about the poweramp distortion. You'll want the master volume out of the signal path so that the EL34s can be hit really hard by the amp's volume, then you can attenuate it to save your hearing.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

3 жыл бұрын

Actually that's a misconception. That glorious Marshall roar isn't from distorting the power tubes. It's from driving the Phase Inverter tube before the power tubes. I had a discussion on this with Trace Davis of Voodoo Amps, who makes some amazing Plexi-ish amps. He showed me (correctly) how distorting power tubes to that extent actually sounds pretty crappy. Not at all what we'd think, it's actually kinda ratty soudning. It's all about the Phase Inverter tube. That's why you'll see some boutique-type amps using a PPIMV (Post Phase Inverter Master Volume), which this amp also has. That said, even with a Master Volume that is after the phase inverter, you're only gonna get the volume down so low before you start losing tone because there are other factors at play as well. I run this amp through a load box into impulse responses because being in a residential neighborhood, I can't get away with any real volume. But in my limited dealings with this amp through a 4x12, yeah, the MV is fairly useful until you get down to around 6 or 7, after that you start losing tone.

@WalkerMasuda

3 жыл бұрын

​@@TheGuitarNerdShow Thank you for that insight! While I stand by my statement that power tube distortion is an ingredient for some classic tones... I definitely forgot about the phase inverter's role in this, and can concede that cooking the power section might not be nearly as important, relatively speaking. I appreciate the wisdom. Also, I just picked up a used 1960 Infinium today... The master vol does sound pretty good, but CHRIST- it's almost rehearsal volume still at 0! Will be hooking it up to a Fryette Power Station soon. The cascaded input can get really bright too, even for a plexi, which surprised me. It's a balancing act between the two volumes to get something great there, but seems possible. I tried clipping the bright cap at C12, but it wasn't any good that way at fully cranked settings, so I immediately put it back to stock. Anyway, thanks again, Steve. Beautiful playing. You convinced me to try one of these out (:

people listen to his stuff on sound cloud great stuff👍👍👍

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dominick!!!!

Holy shit dude! I have this same exact amp, you're the first I've heard to do a real good sounding DEMO of it too!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ve gotten some great sounds from it!

This amp makes the st.lodewitjk

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Qulacuno sa dove posso comprarne uno usato ad un prezzo ragionevole?? Grazie

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 ай бұрын

My best guess would be Reverb.com. Thanks for watching!

Almost 1 year later how has it held up quality- wise? Sounds incredible.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The amp in this video failed - I don't really know what happened but Bugera's customer service replaced it with a new amp. Since then there've been no problems. In fact I did a session yesterday with another guitarist using it for several hours with zero problems!

Hi! Thanks for the best reviews of this amp in YT. I have one question: how much of -dB you set your attenuator? I thinking about buying this amp, but I can't afford Suhr Reactive Load. I thinking much more like Two Notes Torpedo Captor, which have fixed -20dB. That can be enough to crack this amp with this, but have more bedroom volume? I also thinking about take off one pair of power tubes to reduce watts.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! The Suhr Reactive Load doesn't attenuate at all - it just provides a load for the amp and siphons off a tiny piece of the signal to then send to a Mixer, interface, IR loader or wherever else it might get sent. It does offer the option to connect a speaker cab but it will be at full volume, no attenuation. The Captor seems like a good idea, as do the various other similar devices. The Ox and the new Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander have caught my eye, but they're too expensive, out of my range for sure. At least for now ;-)

wow!!!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I have no experience with attenuators, how much volume can you roll off with it? I absolutely love the tones you’re achieving with this amp!! I’ve been thinking about a plexi style amp like the 1960 or the origin series Marshall’s.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

I don't have any real experience using the Master volume as I've never really run this amp through a speaker cabinet. But I'm going to be doing a real video demo of the amp very soon, I'll definitely check out that Master Volume then....

Sounds Awesome can't wait to get mine and test drive it with my four twelve vintage 30 cab in my garage with effects do you use effects loop or through the front end

@TheGuitarNerdShow

7 ай бұрын

Dude, that's gonna be sick! Can't wait for you to get your hands on it and crank it up in your garage. Keep rockin'!

Best demo so far. Still have the amp?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I do! I had to put it in storage for quite a while when I was between places but It's proudly set up right next to me, along with some other great sounding rigs! Still my go to for this kinda shred tone!

That sounds fantastic, has the amp been reliable for you?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. To be honest, I haven't used it a whole lot. I bought it for my studio for when I need a Plexi tone. I'd be a bit leery only because it's a $400 amp, ya know? if I used it live I'd definitely have a backup, but that's me - I'm paranoid and depend on my gigs for my living. Truth be told I'd love the opportunity to take this thing out and really crank it live!

@michaelround4511

3 жыл бұрын

Bought mine 4 years ago and regular gigging / practice for 100s of hours. Swapped out the tubes for JJs after about 2 years. Never had a problem yet.

Hey Steve. I finally picked up a guitar in my older years. Should’ve done it years ago with you back in bayside forest!!! Maybe this amp will help me sound good. Lol.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Hey There Jason!!!!!! GOod to hear from ya Man!!!!!! Glad you're playing!

Sounds great! Only thing missing is a built variac mode like the Suhr SL68.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it!!!!! I'm gassing hard for an SL68!

@FirestormAudio

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow It's a bucket list amp for me for sure. But so many amps and not enough money. lol

Wow, sounds stunning. You going though a cab impulse? If so, which one?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

I load multiple impulses using MixIR2 from Redwirez. Doing this allows me to get multiple mics, micing positions, etc. If I'm so inclined, this IR Loader would even allow me to mix & match different speakers/cabs in one instance of the plugin. TBH I'm not 100% sure exactly which impulses I used, I know it was a couple from Celestion's G12M-25 pack. I just kinda threw 'em on and commenced to tweaking the amp, figuring a Plexi through Greenbacks in a 4x12 would be the "period correct" way to dial in a tone. I'm planning a much more comprehensive walkthrough video on this amp shortly after the first of the year. The plan is to upload content much more often than I have been. I have a couple weeks gigging out of the country right after the 1st of the year, when I get back I'm planning on getting started. If you haven't yet hit subscribe it'd be a good idea to do so so ya don't miss anything.

When using the Suhr Reactive load, doesn't that have a max watt spec of 100? Are you engaging the PPIMV on this to help "cut" some of the power, or is it just straight power? If it's not the 100watt Suhr reactive load, which one is it?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

John Suhr has said the 100 watt rating is based on the old 100 watt Marshall Super Lead amps, the Plexis. The Bugera 1960 is a 4 EL34 power tube amp just as the old Marshalls were. Marshall employed a VERY conservative watts rating scheme that basically went like this - hook up the amp to a scope, run a sine wave through it, turn up the volume until the scope shows the least bit of distortion, stop and assign that wattage to the amp. As we've all experienced, old school Marshalls start to distort between 2 and 3 on the amp. As the knob goes higher, the volume still increases, as does the distortion. All told some of these old Marshalls are pushing over 150 watts. I believe this is where Bugera gets their 150 watt rating at. Power-wise it's an old Marshall 100 watt amp. When using it I do not engage the Master, it's out of the chain. The Suhr handles it fine cause it's equivalent to an old 100 watt Marshall.

@DroneShotFPV

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow Thank you for the quick reply, I may give this a try, as it sucks when I don't have this amp out in an open area, as it's LOUD, but a reactive load will give me what I need!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@DroneShotFPV - It's pretty much the only way to really use the amp these days. That or an attenuator (the reactive load isn't an attenuator, it sends the signal to an interface or console or an impulse response host.)

Suhr reactive load? cool

@TheGuitarNerdShow

6 жыл бұрын

I love the Suhr RL!

hey, very nice video, I own a bugera 1960 mkI and it's a very good amp, a steal for the money. Any further thought after two years about your amp? thanx

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I haven't used it a whole lot. For the last 10 months I've been bouncing from place to place (long story) waiting till I could buy a place, so my stuff's been in storage. I finally bought a place, now working on preparing my studio space so I can make better use of my gear. Should take a month or so then there will finally be more content - perhaps even an updated review of this amp - stay tuned! Thanks for your kind words!

Could you get these tones on a cab I know your using your monitor speakers, just curious?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure. I'm using an IR so I imagine, with the right cab and speakers it would get close.

Best Bugera amp review. Have you ever tried the 333 XL?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

I have not but I would definitely like to!

Do you have any vids of the TRIREC ? That is a stupendous amp. I owned both of these and regret selling both. Needed the cash. Played both thru a Marshall 1960A 4X12

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

I do - here ya go! kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJyWlpWhhMTbmKg.html BTW - I think I'm gonna sell this. It's a great amp but I have a Dual Rectifier & don't need two of the same type of amp. Lemme know if you're interested!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

I do still have the TriRec. I'd changed my mind about selling it but, as it turns out, earlier this week I was on a gig (that included a week of downtime) in Aruba and developed a detached retina in my right eye. Totally unexpected, so I had to fly back to the US immediately (at my own expense) and have emergency eye surgery. Surgery was successful but this was a fairly large and unexpected batch of expenses so - yes, I'm definitely now needing to sell the Trirec. If you're interested, send me a PM here or a way for me to contact you to discuss this further.

Can these get close to a modded JCM 800 kinda sound or should I look into the 1990.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Either look into the 1990 or perhaps run a Boss SD-1 or Tubescreamer into this. I haven't had the chance to try that but my thinking is that'd do it.

3:11 holy shat

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is a bad beast of an amp!

Can you "jump" the input here, as done a lot on the Super Leads?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

The amp is actually modified internally so this is already the case. For instance, the top/left input runs the guitar signal through both channels of the amp, in parallel. The bottom/left input jack runs the guitar into the first channel then through the second channel (Cascaded gain stages). This is how I prefer to run it. It's not high gain, preamp-wise, but combined with somewhat cranking the volumes, gets a fairly good VH1 type of gain, perhaps a little higher - as is heard in this video.

@Steve Senes I have some hiss on the bottom right input .Is this normal? Thanks.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

TBH I don't know. I'm in the middle of a pretty big move so can't test mine out. My thinking, though, would say no - the bottom left is a hotter signal (bottom right is the same but 5db lower input signal. So I dunno...

@britpoper

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow Thanks

Hi, can I use Headphones? Can I change clean to dirt chanel? Thanks

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

There's only one channel - well technically there are two but it's not a case of clean channel and dirty channel. This is like an old old old Marshall. The distortion only comes with the volumes cranked.

@guitarstring5981

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow so, can I use an A/B box pedal with input guitar and two output for each input of the amp?

yeahh

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

its got a rear master volume so you don't have to kill your ears to get lower volume distortion ?????????

@TheGuitarNerdShow

3 жыл бұрын

It has a Master Volume but either way it's still loud. But it's a glorious loud!

he knew how to dial it....

@sohar1460

5 жыл бұрын

i have to take it back, because he' s using a reactive load... but his sound is great, still

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@sohar1460 It's still a learning experience for me. Before getting this amp I had zero experience with a Plexi type amp. Additionally, playing an amp one has no experience on through a Reactive Load and into speaker impulse responses can be really tricky. I'm learning though - I just spent a few hours messing with some different speaker configs and blending the Bugera with a 1986 Laney AOR100 (I have two Suhr Reactive Loads so I can record a 2 amp combination. it's really helpful!) I'm hoping to record some new video soon so stay tuned!

How would this thing compare to the Marshall Jubilee

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

It's a pretty different amp - it's meant to be more like an old school Marshall Plexi type amp. A jubilee is more like a tuned up JCM800 2203 with a clipping diode in the preamp. Any distortion rom this amp comes from sheer volume.

How does the master volume compare to the attenuator tone wise?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

TBH I don't know, I've only used it through a load box into my interface so I have no experience with the MV. I've read good things about it though.

The best sounding Bugera has to be the worst looking one.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

LOL awww come on - I like how the 1960 looks LMAO!!!!

@maxmustardman298

5 жыл бұрын

coloured the red front portion black and peeled the logo off...et voila ;)

I got one for my band practice space, but haven't used it there yet which means it's absolutely impossible for me to hear this beautiful distortion in my small studio space. I never went higher than maybe 2 or 3 and that's already crazy loud. Can't wait to take it where I can get some distortion/overdrive out of it. Sounds amazing and your playing made it even better. Nice job!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thsnks for your kind words! Sadly I've never heard it cranked either - I've only run it through a load box into my Mac with Impulse Responses loaded. Soon though...I hope!

WOAH

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

It's an impressive amp for sure!

steve can you put up a video of you playing Ten feet tall riffs so can jam to your song please?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

I'd love to but at the moment I don't have the capacity to do so. My living arrangement has changed drastically so it's gonna be quite a while before I can do anything like that.. I'm sorry....

@dominickbono477

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Senes. understood .that is a good song you wrote, if by any chance you end up doing it hit me up on here im subscribed to your channel anyway so i will be looking out.👍 Dominick Bono

It's got a master volume on the back. You don't need an attenuator.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

While the Master Volume works well it's nowhere near a replacement for running the amp hard with an attenuator. using an attenuator allows you to get the power tubes really working hard - using a Master dials back the signal before it hits the power tubes - reducing that somewhat. Also, the Master doesn't really drop the volume enough if you wanna play the amp really quietly, home playing volume etc.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@speedforhire I've looked at those and wondered about 'em. Boss is announcing a new piece at NAMM - sort of their answer to the UA OX but with some added features. Assuming it'll be less money than the OX (because everything is less money than it's UA counterpart) I'm seriously thinking about it. Think about it - a reactive load box that also features an effects loop (switchable series or parallel), has built in Waza quality delay, reverb and comp, has a built in 100 watt amp (so I could, in theory, run my 22 watt Deluxe into this and bump it up to 100 watts into a 4x12 or whatever), run the amp signal, quieter, to 1 or 2 cabs, another signal with an impulse response on it to the FOH and still another signal, through USB, to a DAW or whatever. If the load box part is transparent enough Boss is gonna seriously kneecap UA with this one. www.boss.info/us/products/waza_tube_amp_expander/

@charliesoandso

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow Yeah, I was expecting the exact same thing from Boss, and then they went ahead and priced it at the same damn price. 😬 Anyway, great demo dude.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@charliesoandso - LOL, yeah, dammit! Haha, for all it does, though, it's a pretty fair price. I'm definitely thinking about it. Thanks for your kind words!

@charliesoandso

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow Yeah, it's probably still worth it in the long run! It seems more versatile than the Ox, and I like that it can actually be used as an audio interface. So many options these days, it's really pretty embarrassing how spoiled we are for riches.

Have you had any issues since you bought the amp?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

3 жыл бұрын

The first one I bought (the one in this video) did develop an issue fairly soon after making this video, where it lost nearly all of it's output. I sent it into Bugera's warranty service (3rd party provider in Atlanta), they couldn't find the issue so Bugera sent me a brand new one. I've had zero issues with this one, well, other than going through tubes fast cause I play it through a load box cranked LOL! But I don't use the amp all that much, so it's not prohibitive.

where did the reverb come from?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

The reverb was added in post. Signal chain: Guitar --> Amp --> Suhr Reactive Load Box (no cab) --> Interface --> iMac running Logic Pro X. On the channel strip I added an Impulse Response loader with Celestion IR (4x12 cab w/Greenbacks). I had a send running to a delay and another send running to a reverb. No EQ other than that on the front of the amp, which is shown in the video. Thanks for watching!

That thing sounds great because you're a great player. Eddie VH is right - your sound is in your fingers.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

4 жыл бұрын

That's really kind of you to say, thank you! A great sounding rig helps though LOL!!!!

anyone gig with these? are they road worthy?

@TheGuitarNerdShow

Ай бұрын

I've seen several people SAY that they're used 'em for years. For my gigs they're just way more volume than I could get away with. Thanks for watching!

Actually it’s 150 watts !

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Actually it's the same power section as a 100 watt Marshall Plexi. The 150 watts rating is due to Bugera's way of rating wattage, which may be different from Marshall's. Just as Peavey rates some of their amps (like the old 5150) as 120 watts when it's the same power section as other 100 watt amps. For example, the way old Marshalls were (and maybe still are) was to put the amp on a scope, send in a sine wave signal and turn up the volume until the scope showed the slightest bit of distortion (which on most old Marshalls was somewhere around 2 or 3 on the volume knob). The point just before where the amp starts to distort was where they stopped it and read the wattage, which came out to roughly 100 watts. Now if you keep turning the volume up, you're going to read more watts being produced. It's been said that the old Marshalls, when cranked, put out 150-200 watts. That doesn't change their rating as a 100 watt amp. The Bugera here starts to distort fairly early on the volume knobs - I recently did a session with a guy using this amp, he was playing a Les Paul, stock pickups. By the time we got to 3 on the volume knobs I was having to back it back down because it was getting too into hard rock territory which wasn't appropriate for the song being recorded. So technically, when cranked I have no doubt this amp'll put out 150 watts, maybe ever more. But I'll stick to the 100 watt classification for an amp powered by 4 EL34s.

@backingtrackguys

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Senes great explanation! I had no idea !

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@backingtrackguys - I didn't either till I kinda did some digging. I wanted to know why a Peavey with 4 6L6s (or whatever they were) was being advertised as 120 watts when I knew that configuration as 100 watts. And also why a 100 watt Marshall was so much louder than 100 non tube watts. I learned that Solid State power is much cleaner, less prone to distortion. That sounds great in theory but it's that distortion that results in all the harmonic overtones we've come to love and that's defined the sound of electric guitar.

Sounds like van halen

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

what are you playing at 1:15???

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

It's from one of my songs, called Ten Feet Tall that I've demoed and hope to actually record and release in the not too distant future. You can hear the demo (not the greatest sound quality but not terrible for a demo) here: soundcloud.com/senesmusic/ten-feet-tall-1

@dominickbono477

5 жыл бұрын

very good alittle steve Vai ish....

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@dominickbono477 - Thanks for your kind words. I've listened to a lot of Vai's stuff over the years so I'm sure some stuff pops up now and than that definitely has that flavor.

@dominickbono477

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Senes. the sound cloud recording is awesome i have been listening to the whole recordings you've done , very very good chops. second song monster island kicks serious ass i mean awesome👍👍👍👍

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@dominickbono477 That's really kind of you, thanks man!

IT HAS THE BROWN SOUND!!! 😆😆😆

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

It really does. Amazing!

playing well! amp is a little muddy.. tone is fair.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Muddy? I don't hear it. Sorry you feel that way. Stay tuned for a very updated and in depth demo of this amp in the coming weeks.

ive been watching hundreds of amp and modeler demos. the main attraction in these videos is the player and their technique. when its a shitty player i can't do it maybe 2 seconds. then you have players like this that sound good on anything they play. so with guys like this its deceiving because he gets it and can dial good tone on anything that can make it. its more about the type of player demoing the amp in a way that appeals to your style and approach to playing. this amp sounds great its fat and has great harmonics. its all in your head its not the amp its not the guitar the sound is in your head. if the amp can't do it its not a good amp but just about any modern tube amp sounds good with a good player its that simple. focus less on gear and more on what you hear in your head. just play.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

While I most definitely appreciate your kind words about my playing, your statement is only partially true. I usually do wind up finding a decent sound in any amp I plug into, however, there's a certain 'thing' that a Plexi type amp has that you just can't get otherwise. I say this because I've been playing guitar for around 34 years but never played a Plexi. When I plugged into this amp and learned how to dial it in, boom, there were some sounds that I've tried and never been able to get. The chimey yet not clean sound on the Def Leppard Pyromania album. Heck, older EVH tones, I've tried for decades to get these but never got even close till I plugged into this amp. Tone is most definitely in the player's hands, from his heart, mind, wherever, but to get a certain type of sound, a certain type of amp is required. This just happens to be a $400 amp that can get the sounds of a nearly $3000+ Marshall. That's a bargain and a win any day in my book. Thanks again for your kind words...

@truescotsman4103

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow i take marshall tone for granted i guess i have a pair of vintage JMP master models basically holy grail marshall tone plus a bunch of boutique stuff fender and modelers. i agree only a marshall gets that gritty crunchy punchy thing. tone is really in the head you hear what you want to hear and make the guitar do it. if you can find the sound in your head you're there!!! you rock man.

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@truescotsman4103 Thanks man, I appreciate your kind words!!!!!

@truescotsman4103

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow I've been 5 minutes away from pulling the trigger on this amp for 3 days I don't know what to do

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@truescotsman4103 At the price, it's a no brainer. Worst case scenario, if you find you don't dig it, send it back. I doubt that'll happen though!

Hey guys, let me demo this amp for you by running a bunch of bs through it that colors the tone so it sounds nothing like the actual stock amp! Don't complain to me when you shell out your cash for this head and it sounds nothing like it did in this video! Cheers!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Your comment makes no sense. The guitar is running straight into the amp. The amp speaker output is running via a load box through speaker impulses. Good cabs properly mic'd would sound just like this. Added a little reverb and delay in post. No ‘bunch of BS’ running through it. It’s not usually a good idea to go around trolling and dissing things you know nothing about. It makes you appear foolish.

@jameskinstle6874

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow I was going to go into full detail about how each of the devices you used will most definitely color the sound of an amp. But then I realized you are right. I don't know anything about anything. But I do know a few fellows who do. Do me a favor. Get on Skype and video chat someone like Mr. Wampler or Mr. Duncan. Tell them they don't know what they are talking about and that they look foolish. Make sure you record the call and post it on KZread. I have a feeling they would make for some pretty comical videos!

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

Think what you want, All I can say is that the amp sounds great, ridiculously great for a $400 amp and better than some I've heard at 5 times the price.

@gentlewolf1279

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarNerdShow Your signal chain is very minimal and clean... ignore this dude ^^. Great job on the demo

@TheGuitarNerdShow

5 жыл бұрын

@@gentlewolf1279 - Thanks. Some people read something somewhere and immediately believe they're an expert. I've got a 30+ year career playing guitar to back up my knowledge LOL! Course, for a keyboard warrior, actual facts don't mean anything...

brown tone ..

@TheGuitarNerdShow

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug - yeah, it is kinda Brown isn't it :-)