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Hi

I was wondering if anyone has tried/heard or owns the new BC30 by bugera??
Its an amp that came up on my radar a few months ago!
There is a video on youtube where it goes head to head against the Vox AC30 C2! but I'm not sure if the site rules allow me to put in the web link

any comments appreciated

regards Chris

Hi Alan

Thanks for the reply!! The very interesting thing is that you can buy the Bugera for £499 which is a £250-£300 cheaper than the Vox
I have heard in the past that Bugera have had quality control issues in the past as they are made in China (but so is the Vox)
It's heck of a lot of amp for the money and the lead channel is supposed to be more versatile and have a lot more gain than the Vox!

regard Chris

Actually sounds a great amp although the test on UTube it does not sound as full and beefy as the Vox but great tube amp for the money with a tube rectifier and hand built it says on the Bugera site. I like the look and design of it a lot. Nice job and I am sure you could even add on an ef86 channel later made by one of our techie people.

Here is a review and they say it's a Matchless clone ! note the tone stack on chl 1 works like a Vox too !

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/ ... index.html

Hi Roger

You could actually buy the bugera at £499 spend another £200 on an ef86 unit (i have a vintage unit on my ac15) and some decent valves
and still have saved money

regards Chris

Bugera is a subsidiary of Behringer. These amps are made in China, they even make their speakers themselves !
There is also a smaller and cheaper model with 2 EL84, and a single 12" speaker (just like an AC15), the Bugera V22
which can be found for around £260...

Didier

Hi Didier

The V22 has been out some time now and has had good reviews!! Check this shootout against ac15 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHsfZWpE ... re=channel
I have to say on this video i can hear a difference between the amps in favour of the vox! its not quite so easy with the BC30 and AC30 tho
incidently bugera do a V55 now that would be an interesting comparison with the AC30 cos the v55 is only £350

regards Chris

Definitely looks like a clone of the Matchless.
I got a pic of each side by side on my screen...almost identical... even the technical specs are pretty much identical.
Looking at their home page, they seem to be "cloning" some other very recognisable amps.

John M wrote:Looking at their home page, they seem to be "cloning" some other very recognisable amps.

They are not only "clonings" amps, most Behringer stompboxes are clones of well known models.
For example, the Behringer EQ700 looks very much like a Boss GE 7, The Behringer TO800 looks very much like an Ibanez Tube Screamer, etc...

Didier