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DV247 hasn't given it a price yet, it says TBA, however Dolphinmusic has them at £622, which is a long, long way from the price I was expecting.

well according to the bugera site:

United Kingdom £ 622.00 GBP
MSRP incl. 17.5% VAT *

comparing it to the v22, which is £274.85 incl VAT on dv247.

United Kingdom £ 311.00 GBP MSRP.

i'd say probably an even 600 or thereabouts.

BacchusPaul wrote:DV247 hasn't given it a price yet, it says TBA, however Dolphinmusic has them at £622, which is a long, long way from the price I was expecting.

seems waaaaaaaaaaaay pricey for bugera.

Well, the real version (sort of, the Bugera is a copy of the old Ampegs, and Ampeg are bringing out a limited edition reissue type thing) costs $3359.99.

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/ ... mps-232736

not too bad considering its still a lot cheaper than the original amp. but still steep for a bugera imo

I think you have to really look at what it is emulating price wise.

The knock-off of the SVT3 pro they make is 400 USD but the real one is about 1200-1300 new.

This model is going to land at about 600 or so USD from what I can tell, and the vintage re-issue ampegs are 1999. There is a cheaper version that is 1699. So no matter how you look at it, it is 1/3 price. That seems about right. We are just stuck on Bugeras low prices for the smaller watt guitar amps, but us costs alot more to make bass amps. Shipping costs alone are at least double as are the actual parts costs.

I agree the price for the amp itself isn't bad, considering it is essentially a $2000 amp made on the cheap. It probably is the cheaper bugera amps that is swaying our views on the price but when you take a step back and look at it its a pretty good deal, if you're looking for THAT particular amp there isn't much of a reason to fork out the 2 grand when you can have this for 1/3 the price even if it is made overseas.

I, personally, would spend the six bills on a different amp like an old fender head but thats just my preference

We can't get old Fender heads in England for those bones.

I agree, but when these start popping up on craigslist for 3-400 that is another thing. I eep waiting for one of the svt3pro ones to show up on CL. If I ever see one I will probably buy it... THey are 400 new so should hit the CL market at 2-300 tops.

I wuold probably go for this for £300 with a 1x15" cab for around £100.

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Ba ... p-Head/ANF

yeah, thats the same one I was thinking about. they should start popping up on the used market pretty soon...

I have been keeping my eyes open as I think I might try to open up a jam.open mic night again since I have alot of time on my hands, and could use a little extra $. But that would mean getting a drum kit, bass rig, etc again.

Has anyone ever played the bugera bass amps? How do they sound? I've never seen anyone that has carried them.

Either way I couldn't justify spending $400 on the SVT 3 copy seeing as how you can find actual Ampeg SVT 3 pros used for around that price.

Billy3000 wrote:Has anyone ever played the bugera bass amps? How do they sound? I've never seen anyone that has carried them.

Either way I couldn't justify spending $400 on the SVT 3 copy seeing as how you can find actual Ampeg SVT 3 pros used for around that price.

I hear you on that..I just can't wait until these are popping up used for 200.... I dont even play bass, but used to run a jam night and ma thining about starting another one up. I want a decent bass amp, but do not want to spend alot of $

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Ba ... p-Head/ANF

Hmm, g4m are using the same descriptive stunt as for the White Horse 60W "valve" amp, though this one has two 12AX7s.

mickie08 wrote:

Billy3000 wrote:Has anyone ever played the bugera bass amps? How do they sound? I've never seen anyone that has carried them.

Either way I couldn't justify spending $400 on the SVT 3 copy seeing as how you can find actual Ampeg SVT 3 pros used for around that price.

I hear you on that..I just can't wait until these are popping up used for 200.... I dont even play bass, but used to run a jam night and ma thining about starting another one up. I want a decent bass amp, but do not want to spend alot of $

I hear that. For around $200 I would totally snatch one of those up as a backup! The only ampegs you can get for around that price even used are the crappy B2R amps.

Bugeras are the XBox 360s of amps. They're fun to play, but they break every 5 minutes.

Tell that to the people here who own one.

Mine is still fine

Mike wrote:Mine is still fine

I wish I could say the same. It's hit or miss, really. They sound great, you just gotta get a good one.