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expired Posted by iconian | Staff • Sep 22, 2023
Sep 22, 2023 10:21 PM
Bugera T50 Infinium 50W Cage-Style 2-Channel Tube Amplifier
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I'm not a technician but I've got over a dozen classic tube amps, most of them point-to-point hand-wired , and I used to play in and record rock bands.
"Hand built" probably simply means hand-assembled. There's no way an amp specced like this could cover a skilled technicians wages and materials even in china even at the msrp.
I'm not saying it's a bad amp. But it's certainly not built with lifetime serviceability in mind, and I'm very curious how it sounds and how many corners were cut to push it out at that price point.
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If it's not mentioned it's probably peak watts, vs. sustained.
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I'm not a technician but I've got over a dozen classic tube amps, most of them point-to-point hand-wired , and I used to play in and record rock bands.
"Hand built" probably simply means hand-assembled. There's no way an amp specced like this could cover a skilled technicians wages and materials even in china even at the msrp.
I'm not saying it's a bad amp. But it's certainly not built with lifetime serviceability in mind, and I'm very curious how it sounds and how many corners were cut to push it out at that price point.
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If it's not mentioned it's probably peak watts, vs. sustained.
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It's a beast; but If you are buying it for your basement collection then you are playing around just for fun(you do you), and that 's fine; but it's to loud for house practice *and* to loud even for most stage performances, and looks like only the one gain stage. It is not needed for sane volume metal distortion(s) and etc. Your vintage amps were not used alone for the classic (high break-up distortion) tones. And you don't (probably) want to pack these in sound enclosures and buy expensive load boxed to take the volume down, or lose the full ear breaking classic (certain) distortion tone. Hearing loss is a thing and people don't go for that anymore. Killer distortion (or not) is fine; but no longer has to make you deaf in old age.
These are the interesting original type model being modeled. And please note I suggest both tubes and non tube components just the same. The ones built well either way. And matching good tube character either way. Not poor attempted modeler or bad tube amps. I recommend one part be a 15 to 20W tube COMBO for best value and with a very inexpensive multi amp/FX+pedal. For a do all low cost 25lbs portable solution. Not trading gear often or wasting cash "working up to" your gear with bad components. But you could start with the multi and save for a combo deal just fine. From $35 to start and a sale $200 combo. You can built, beg or steal those for less.
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100W(50W works) is almost a requirement for NON-tube amps *if* you also want to be able to keep up with a loud drums and sound like a tube amp. CRAZY 100W and TUBE amp is often ran as 50W or less settings when settable. Many are NOT. You don't want an untamed 100W tube amp for typical uses (bedroom to mid stage); but it could be a rare over priced beast with taming features such as master volume and load attenuation built in, and also more than one distorting gain stage, such as a non-tube pedal built in. But all that is never a deal, it's like a risky investment car, so exotic you never drive it. And there are disadvantage with to much all-in-one. You want separate where it's less expensive and combination also less expensive and when no big cons come with them. nothing is going to be absolutely perfect. Remember this is SLICK DEALS, not unicorn product deals for a mint.
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