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Rating And Reviews: Bugera V22 Guitar Amp

Hand-built 22-Watt guitar combo driven by 2 x EL84 valves. Integrated high-class reverb with dedicated Reverb control.

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"Great amp at an amazingly low price" submitted June 23, 2012

By B Z in Long Beach, CA
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Musical Background: I play professionally, and have been for over 25 years.
Music Style: Rock and roll, Blues, Funk, Reggae. Typical bar-band stuff. Pretty much the same as 90% of the people my age (except I don't pla
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Overall: I have had the Bugera V22 for about two months now, and I LOVE THIS LITTLE AMP!!! It is amazing how lovely the tones are on both channels - I use the clean for rhythm and the overdrive for lead. I don't even use any of my pedals anymore, since it sounds better without them. The Pentode/Triode switch is useful, particularly for being able to crank up the pre-amp in lower volume settings. I play with at a medium sized bar three nights per week, and I have more than enough volume to play over a drummer - even when the place is cranking and we are really playing loud. Yes, I am up near the top of the volume range at that point, but that's OK because the clear channel still sounds good, and I don't need to get any louder. It is interesting playing through a smaller amp that I can actually turn up above five, as my other amps (a MusicMan HD 130, a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and a Ceriatone Dumble clone) are all WAY too loud when I turn the volume much above three or four. It is also a really good looking amp - the two-tone tolex and gold piping look GREAT, and everyone thinks that it is some kind of expensive botique amp. I have had LOTS of compliments on the tone from other musicians. This is one of the best purchases I have made in living memory, and I would definitely replace it with the same amp if it were lost or stolen. I haven't had any problems with the original tubes, and the original speaker sounds great. However, there is a video on Youtube of a speaker upgrade that sounds awesome, so I am thinking that maybe in the future I will consider it. I have yet to find anything close to this amp for the price, or for even a lot more. I have not had to deal with the manufacturer, so I have no idea about the support they provide. I have had other Behringer products in the past (mixing board, PA amp) and they all worked fine.
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"Fantastic sound" submitted March 22, 2012

By Bradford Gee in Kenbridge, VA
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Musical Background: old rocker
Music Style: Rock and Blues
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Overall: I have used this Bugera V22 I bought last year. It has a fantastic sound for blues and classic rock. You can get everything from Chuck Berry, Big Brother and Holding Company, and Jimi Hendrix. a little adjustment and those growling blues will happen. Tis amp takes pedals well if you like that techno rock sound. For now the tubes sound good and speaker very good as it is. At this price it would be very hard to find a amp of this quality in a genuine tube amp. The amp is beautiful in the vintage look. I plan on using this amp for many years to come and it is built to hold up for many years. Give it a try, you will be surprised.
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"buy this one" submitted November 8, 2010

By a customer from ms.com
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Musical Background: Hobbyist
Music Style: classic rock and country
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Sound: Sound will hold with the best of them--fender vox & marshall Feature: foot switch--reverb and channel switching--very useful Ease of Use: Just crank it and play--needs no pedals Quality: Had it about 6 months--no problem so far--I use it over my other amps Value: I have fender custom shop, vox ac30 with blues, and this amp holds its own Manufacturer Support: no reason as of yet--no problems The Wow Factor: nice looking amp--it even tilts back without legs to support it Overall: I would replace it with the same amp. Low watts easy to get a great tone with les paul or strat. Loud enough to gig with.
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"Great sound, great value, tubes could use upgrading. I reccomend if you buy it to chage out the valves, it make all the differen" submitted January 11, 2012

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Musical Background: 40 years. Guitar, pro-working musician
Music Style: Classic Rock, Blues, Latin Jazz, Swing Jazz
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Sound: I recently purcheased this amp because of the reviews, and cost. I currently use a Fender Hot Deluxe (40 Watts, and one 12 inch) it is great for the larger venues we perform at. The Blues Jr. I use for rehearsal just doesn't have the punch for gigs. So i bought this gem. It some severe microphonic tube issues out of the box, but once i re[placed the valves with some high quality models, the sound was amazing. The sound is quite good, nice and warm yet 'nasty, when you need it. The pentode, triode feature is an added bonus, I use primarily a Fender Eric Clapton Blackie, Strat which sounds very nice through it, my second choice is a ES335, which has the blues howl when I play through it, and last for the Jazz gigs, I use a '71 ES175 that really sings when played through it. So I am quite satisfied. Feature: The Reverb is pretty good, the Gain Channel could use some refinement, the clean channel is awsome. Ease of Use: No brainer, pretty straight forward, basic controls, easy to use, Value: Best deal I have seen in quite sometime. Manufacturer Support: Hopefully I won't need to :) Overall: Well, my hopes are to use this and gig with it often, so my plans are to keep it around for a long time.
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