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Bugera V5- I should say mine has some wires crossed. The .1 setting is clearly louder than the 1 watt setting. But everything else is great. I haven't really played it at full level at home actually I play it on .1watt and it stays very clean. The gain on the Bugera is pretty smooth and has a fairly large range. The sound is dark for some people. I often play Strats so I'm more concerned with trebly sound there's none of that here. Of course that could be these tubes. I love the sound so far it's very responsive to strats and to a Parker. I plugged in a bunch of pedals from preamps to booster even a Zoom multi-effect believe it or not and it sounds warm. I've had tube amps before and played various tube amps live I just wanted a small tube with a reasonable price. I don't know if I would ever gig with this or attach it to a speaker for live use but it gets a great tone. For me reverb is so great. I almost bought one without reverb (I have various reverbs) but sometimes I just want to plug-in and play and you get the beautiful sound of tubes. I tried a couple of little black stars and Vox but the price here and reverb and the various low watt options made it one of a kind. I love fender Tube amps I played Mesa Boogie 22 for many years I've tried the larger Bugera 22 which is a pretty nice amp. This is a great amp as an introduction to having tube sound trying out pedals and how they respond and for recording the headphones sound pretty good . I think it's perfectly fine for a gig with maybe a softer light blues rock it certainly kicks but I have not tested it on my own . I guess I gave four stars as mine came with this wiring glitch and it's early on and I know that the brand is pretty good but we'll see how it holds up. I like that it stays clean but has a very wide range of overdrive that is better than some pedals. So it really has many features sounds great can be played out of the box and looks really cool too. I'm enjoying it and glad to have a tube amp around!Read full review
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Many people complained about this original version of the V5 being too dark sounding, but that is exactly what I wanted, a dark sounding amp to use with a treble booster. They sound awesome together! The more-alert among you will notice that Fender now sells a 7 watt amp with a built in treble booster. What is old is suddenly new again! BTW, the new "Infinium" version of this amp is a totally new amp except for cosmetics. Yes, it sounds more sparkly and has a better speaker, but... This original had through-hole components, where as the Infinium version has surface-mount components. I don't think that is wise in a tube amp where the tube sockets are also on the same circuit board. Also the Infinium circuit limits current to the tubes, which totally defeats the purpose of a low wattage amp! Yes, your tubes last longer, but a set of tubes for this amp can be bought for $20, and easy price to pay for better tone. Maybe the Infinium circuit makes more sense on a higher-powered amp that you want to run super clean as a platform for effects pedals, but not here. Find an old version like this one, and crank it!Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This amp sounds great! For a 5 watt tube amp and the options to lower the wattage, I can get natural tube breakup at bedroom levels. I bought mine used and in excellent cosmetic and working condition for $169. Where can you get a deal like this with a Fender, Marshall, Orange, or Vox tube combo? It even has a nice wet reverb.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Top notch bedroom amp. Sounds great. I bought it primarily for it being a small tube amp with an attenuator. Well built, feels substantial, good materials. Knobs feel solid and move smoothly with a hefty feel. One drawback is I've already had one of the tubes fail. but since I can buy a new tube set from ebay for $23, I'm not too concerned with it. I'm not even going to bother with making a warranty claim. Tubes are a disposable part of guitar amps. Took off one star though for the failed tube.
fit and finish exceeds the price and competition. room size amp. works great with other plug ins/effects. Jam with good music in a room setting with some reverb and fairly clean and it sounds great. Or even real quiet...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned