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They got wise - this one could've been had had for $169 direct about 6 months ago...
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these are all good. i gotta buy one of them . it seems the Bugera v5 is right. a few years ago i bought a Boss Katana . it was too complicated ! got rid of it !!i want something where i can play cleanly thru a Tele and maybe put a mic in front of it and run it thru my fishman soloamp. ... I'm thinking that "Mystery Train" sound .. know what i mean? thanks.
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Another consideration is finding a used VHT Special 6 Ultra.
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I did a lot of reading on that amp about 3 years ago. I wanted to buy one but they weren't available locally and it would have been a special order. I haven't heard anything about them the past couple of years now.
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well i bought the Bugera v5 today [ Memorial Day sale]plus 30 percent off! took it outside with a beer and a slide. really cool. only i wish it had a cleaner tone. always sounds like it wants to break up. ..advice on volume and gain control? not an electric player.
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In my research I got down to the VHT and the Bugera. I couldn't find that model VHT anywhere to try, but GC had the Bugera on the floor, and after demoing it I, bought it.
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I bought the monoprice 15w 12" tube amp with spring reverb for 200. I and my teacher really like it.I value his opinion as he is a 45+year player/teacher and really know his stuff. Okay, its not going to fill a concert hall but for home or small gig use its great. I have found out that is likes telecaster/stratocaster single coil systems better than Epiphone/Gibson humucker equipped guitars. Acoustics p/u systems do not sound the best thru this either but I have amps for that. If you want to get into tube tone but not spend a lot then try one out.
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It's nigh impossible to get SUPER clean tones out of most 5 watt tube amps. Silverface Champs are probably the best in this regard.
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thank you roylor , and everyone for your help!!
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FYI I'm also running a set of these in my own amp, and IME flipping the money you saved on your initial purchase into some primo-quality tubes (as I did) will take your amp to the next level: https://www.thetubestore.com/bugera-v5-premium-package While this setup works for me - the power tube is Soviet-era mil-spec, less brash-sounding than a typical EL84 tube, and in conjunction with the Infinium circuitry it'll probably outlive your grandchildren - some guys use a 5751 preamp tube in place of the 12AX7, to lower the initial gain factor and clean up the tone a bit more; please note that IME you'll also be dropping the volume - just how much depends on the guitar you'll be using - so you'll want to take that into consideration as well. There's also another V5 owner here on the AGF (whose name escapes me right now) who's had a lot of success with a Tung-Sol 12AX7 preamp tube and a JJ EL84 power tube in his own amp - thetubestore.com offers this setup as their "value package" (about half the price of what I'm running), so if cost is a major factor this one might be well worth a look... Good luck with your new amp - use it well, often and LOUD...
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thanks a million Steve!!great info !!
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Lol, that link to the tube store is dangerous. There is nothing the matter with my stock PRRI, and I have not even begun to really explore how it sounds on different tone settings on the amp and guitar, but I read that site and already I am wanting a deluxe tube replacement kit.
Fortunately, I have some resistance to this (at least for the moment). Otherwise, I would own fifty guitars and fifty amps (instead of one acoustic and one electric and one beater). |
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Used Fender DR RI.
Last edited by Spenceroo; 06-05-2019 at 08:35 AM. |
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I fail to see the problem...
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My wife sees it very clearly . . .
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