Bugera V5

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:25 pm

Just got it in the mail and did a quick run down..

Well built solid little fucker. All the knobs, switches, pots all seem to be good quality. Looks great.

I will probably take it apart for gutshots tonight if I get the energy.

I plugged in the Univox (with pups still loose in their caivities), just to A- make sure the univox actually worked, and B- to get a quick run down of the sound of the amp)

It was a little rattly, but I think that was the loose pups in the univox. Anyways, overall for a really quick take (and with a guitar that isn't even together), I think it is going to be a cool little amp. Broke up really nice. Did not have a ton of clean headroom, but it's 5 watts and I was using p90's so that was kind of expected. I am sure when the duo's start coming in those will give it alot mroe clean room.

Anyways... Not much more, just initial thoughts. Cool amp and only 130 shipped right now at music 123.com so definitely well worth the money...

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:33 pm

Did you get the combo with the 8" speaker? You reckon it needs a bigger speaker?

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:37 pm

Gavin wrote:Did you get the combo with the 8" speaker? You reckon it needs a bigger speaker?

Not sure yet. Between it being new (not broken in at all), the guitar being slightly out of tune and with loose pups, and me not playing an electric guitar for the last 4 months, I am not the best judge yet and it would not have been a fair trial.

That said, I am planning on ordering a bugera 2x12 and one of their heads (not sure which one yet) in a couple weeks. I am sure it will sound better and have more headroom that way.

I will update this thread as I get around to the amp more.