Cheaper Than the Peavey XXX, But Is It Better? | Bugera 333 Infinium

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[@jimsjoblom6873]

I play in a metal band. My rhythm guitarist has this amp. It absolutely does not need boost pedals. This thing is incredible sounding as is. I use a mesa dual rec with a Fortin 33 in front and it sounds darn good. And my mate's bugera sounds even better.

[@jeremyfickas5137]

I am guessing that's the one I bought from you. I love that amp. With the od1 and mxr 6band eq it just crunches very nice 👍 thanks for the demo. Keep it up

[@Lordbaccus]

I own this amp & have 0 issues with it! = running Mxr Full Bore Metal pedal into the Clean Ch. into PORTED B52 Cabs Full Stack = 8 12'" speakers 3:)

[@dtfreak]

This video is 2 years old. But I just found it today. The Bugera 333 and the Bugera 333XL are diferent amps. Based on the same, bit the XL is a newer version. The 333XL has an extra couple of switches on the crunch channel and the lead channel (one per channel), under the channel selector. The buttons are named "XL". What it does is boost the low end a little.

[@bribradt3450]

I grabbed a bugera 333xl infinium head for $300, with a blackstar series one 4x12 (v30s) for $500. Sounds super nice

[@silviospizzeria]

thats like the ultimate budget setup hahaha nice

[@Crunchifyable2]

Wow I never knew that the volumes were interactive like that! Of course I normally run with the master on like one lol so it's not as if I'd notice.

[@MaestroJericho]

I liked my 333xl more than my JSX totally. It did have issues though and made popping sounds.

[@jacobmooty]

i was hesitant in removing the side panel decor but it looks so much cooler without it. will definitely be doing that tonight.

[@lordabortion2172]

The 333xl has been my main amp since 2016, love it.

[@necroticpoison]

Holy shit that tone at 16:40 is insane. Good parts of the most popular amps put together, and better

[@jordandayman1356]

I had the 333xl version of this amp but switched power tubes to mesa 6l6's. It was a great amp for what I paid but it was not the most durable. It broke down on me and I had to have a tech fix it. It had a bunch of poor solder points that needed to be redone. After that it was good. It sounds great and saturates well. The tightness was very good. I used to play with a bandmate that used a 6505 head. The 6505 did have more cut and would drown the Bugera out to a degree. I got lots of compliments from other bands about the sound at shows so it must have sounded good in the crowd.

[@belligerentamateur]

Yeah they're pretty well known to have reliability issues, unfortunately. They sound great, because they're modeled after amps that also sound great. Haha.

[@kernelxsanders]

Same here, the channel and fx loop buttons on the 333xl will just start going crazy, and the 1990 will have the volume cutting in and out. They're both not infinium series though, but they sound great when they work lol

[@BuhdaPunk]

I think one of the most underrated heads was the Crate BV/Blue Voodoo 120/200 using the 6L6's/ 12ax-7 combination. Really close to the 6505 sound, but just enough to be a little dirtier.

[@chaosandorderstudio]

Mine had the secondary connector, connected to the main board, completely burnt.... I removed the plug and soldered the secondary cables directly to the board. Bad electronics design decision they had

[@davidmarles9409]

Bugera is ridiculous good for the money. I have a 6505+ and then I got a 6262....other than the resonance on the 6505 they sound very close. Paid $900 for the 6505 and $150 for the Bugera!

[@Werecatyouth13]

Awesome demo! I had a Bugera 333 back in the day and ended up selling it because of all the bad reviews but I regretted it because I loved the tones I got from that head. Thanks for doing this amp justice🤘 I know you've done alot with the Randall solid state heads but Im curious to see what you think of the Randall RH line. Specially the Randall RH 100 G2 series, I've heard it sounds like a beast for a ss head. Thanks again man and keep on jamming 💀

[@TrickyPickins]

I agree with the other commenter 16:40 was the best tone, but I think this amp is better suited more the low tuned stuff based off of your tone samples.

[@hippiebiker3399]

This is my main gigging amp head. I own 2 other Bugera amp heads and one Bugera combo amp. My Marshall, Vox ac30 and EVH 5150 are collecting dust after getting this amp. Never had a problem with it or any of my Bugeras. My Gibson guitars sound incredible through it.

[@alphanumeric1529]

I'll trade you a Bugera 333 (different amp) for your Vox ac30. Deal?

[@hippiebiker3399]

@@alphanumeric1529 To late…. lol! I traded it, along with a couple of guitars for a USA Hamer Standard (Explorer)!

[@megablasterboc7474]

Damn dude, you do great demos! You've really given some insight as to what this amp can do. Great job!

[@JohnWiku]

Kyle!! The active EQ is only working on the higher gain Ultra (Lead) channel!! The crunch channel has a passive tone stack.

[@alphanumeric1529]

Man, I've read so many different "rumors" about the eq's on this amp. I can't get solid info, I'm to the point where I'm about to test the amp with sine waves and white noise to see which channels, if any, or all of them, is active. I've read that the clean channel eq is active, and that the crunch channel is not. And I might be inclined to believe it, as the eq on the clean is more extreme than the eq on the crunch...? I've discovered turning all eq bands all the way down and then setting the eq from there - with my 333 and my cab, it is helluv bassy at not ear bleeding levels... if you do go to ear bleed levels, I don't know if it is the head, or the cab, but the highs come out and ice pick your ears, absolutely painful. Point is, your overall volume (whether achieved with channel volume and or main volume) massively affects the eq curve, which makes setting and knowing this amp difficult... let alone other channels that are not engaged affecting the channel that you are on... BUT, I eq all eq bands down, then roll up the highs and maybe a scintilla of mids to balance the highs against the booming lows which seem to dominate, for me, with all eq at noon. This has been making the amp usable for me lately... but this amp is a freaking mystery, everything is related to everything else, and you never know what is doing what to your sound. This is this amp's real liability, imo, not the fire thing, though my amp did melt down and kill the amp. It was restored by soldering the power connection directly to the board, the cheap plastic clip is the basis for all the supposed fire stories. Anyway... wish I had an amp where I could control each channel by itself, and get the eq curve I want, and the gain level I want. My amp is just way too gainy, doesn't even sound like other demos of this amp. Crunch channel gain at 8 o'clock, the lowest it will go and still pass sound, is like hurricane in the desert, grainy blasting noise. The lead channel... forget about it, insta-noise complaint from anyone within a mile. I could play the lead channel on the moon, and you'd hear me on Earth. Crazy amp.

[@davidzimbrick3337]

I wonder if the mid-range characteristic you are referring to that all the Bugeras seem to share isn't due to the auto bias which actually amounts to what's called cathode biasing. It does impart its own sonic signature, though in a small way. High gain and harmonic content may showcase that particular quality. I own the 333 XL and a 6260 but I have nothing to compare them to. Thanks for the review!

[@riffsnoleads]

I got the 1960 infinium. Got it in a trade for a cheap 412. I run it hard regularly and so far so good. Maybe I just got lucky

[@joedinsmoor2127]

I’ve been super curious about these. Keep up the great work homie!

[@JimmyTorque]

I just popped in from the tri rec video. The tone you ended up with on the tri rec, is the tone you started with on this amp….

[@AllMetalReview]

Love that Schecter. Great video as always.

[@belligerentamateur]

Thank you, my friend.

[@ervinsantiago6516]

Boost or no boost that amp sounds Awesome !

[@thisperfectworld]

Greatc stuff! As always, fantabulous content for the distinguishing ladies and djentlemen!

[@markjones2349]

This was my first tube amp. I still have it and haven't played guitar in nearly two years now because of work and lack of motivation. I have a Randall 4x12 loaded with vintage 30s. Your inspiring me to take the cover off and start playing again. I replaced all of the stock Bugera tubes with JJ tubes. So I have EL34 tubes in it but there seems to be that british tone or maybe I'm insane I don't know. I've heard amps with 6L6 and they sound like they have flatter response. But I have also seen videos of guys saying they make no difference at all and that power tubes don't alter the tone. Would be so nice if you had a video of a single amp or pair of matching amps that you could AB riffs and tones with nothing changing in the setup except for the power tube type. With the whole Russia Ukraine thing going on tube prices have gone up and are getting rare I think so my timing sucks with wanting to buy new 6L6 tubes. Any chance you could do an AB video EL34 vs 6L6 with tones like these? Great videos man!

[@97warlock]

I have a 27 year old Bandit 112 that I feed into my chaep bad Seismic 4x12 & I have the EXACT same sound * tone as Master of Puppets album. Its hjust a fluke but Im sticking with it for now.

[@8Seven65]

The Bandit is a hidden gem. Been on more albums than one would expect.

[@teddoucet7323]

17:17 almost a fear factory tone!

[@hotpants182]

Hello friend! Excellent review! What speakers were you using? Do you think this amp with Celestion Seventy 80 would be too scooped? Is it better to go with the V30?

[@randomcompdude]

I've an T50 infinium, works great.

[@emmettgros8535]

The xxx also has an eq sharing thing between crunch and lead channels too

[@alphanumeric1529]

man, can you tell me more? The clean channel doesn't affect the other channels when not active, just the two gain channels? The gain of the two gain channels affect each other? But does the EQ of each gain channel affect the other gain channel? And if yes to these questions, what the hell? Who would design an amp to do this? This is idiotic in my opinion. Am I crazy for wanting control over each channel, separately, like that is why there are channels in the first place, so you can have separate discreet sounds dialed in on each separate channel, then access them by switching channels? What the hell???!!!

[@cero815]

Nice playing and testing. But you could have been trying harder on answering your own question. Perfect time would have been at the end. You have "been there and done that" comparison, feeling it :) While I totally agree on your opinion about active vs passive controls on one hand, that there is a lot of versatility for building a great tone or totally runing it, on the other hand I disagree about the influence between them. This is as active filters by nature usually show the advantage of having less to no real influence on the source than passive ones since they mean lesser loads.

[@matthewreeves215]

I have had my xxx xl since 2016 it just crushes mine has pressence and gate with active fx loop I think just sounds killer and yes it has that mid thump you learn to use it sounds more organic I think and I have never had anything wrong with it but I do use an Attenuation with the master at 6.5-7 and the crunch and lead volumes at 7 sounds huge and clear

[@andybecker5001]

Sounds better without the boost surprisingly

[@gregory5874]

I have this head bought it used lasted one day now its in the shop but it did sound good that day it worked lol

[@EasyHeat]

Great demo amigo! I wish Bugera would do some lower wattage (30-25 watts) versions of their current clones of like their Plexi, JCM900, and 5150 knock offs. Not everyone plays in a stadium these days. Nah Mean?! Haha!

[@belligerentamateur]

They could really stand out if they offered stuff like that. Unfortunately for them, nobody out there has done it yet for them to rip off. Lol

[@EasyHeat]

@@belligerentamateur this is true. Lmao!

[@dougietamson]

@@EasyHeat I have the 333XL 212 combo version, I pulled power tubes 1 & 4 and set the speaker imp switch to half what is was for the 4 tubes, eg if it was running into an 8Ω load on 4 power tubes, for 2 tubes set the switch to 4Ω. Now it's a 50 watter. You could keep the switch at 8Ω but wouldn't be ideal.

[@dougietamson]

Just to be clear, don't set the impedance switch to be higher than the actual speaker load, eg 8Ω into 4Ω load, the output transformer wants to "see" a matched equal load, never a lower one as that could cause damage (eg overheating) at the OT. A higher speaker load eg 8Ω into 16Ω is ok but may change the tone.

[@Crunchifyable2]

These 333 and 333 XL are some of the best bedroom amps because of their Master volumes. Like literally it's a hundred times more controllable that my black star ht5.

[@roybenavidez6098]

Wow love that color and it sounds killer.

[@andybungert]

Those sounds do not suck overall :) I got one locked in on FB Marketplace for $200. Hope it doesn't suuuuck.

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

Perfect thrash monster! Love it!

[@unleashthefury111]

You should up the gain just a smidgen I think

[@jimsimmons2674]

Kyle i have the older 333 not the XL and not infinium and i have a 3 position damping switch,i have it set to normal mid position,i also have the loose and tight settings,should i change it to the loose setting for maybe better tone?I seen your comment saying that the 333XL is a JSX clone and the 333 is the XXX clone,so the one in your video was not the XXX clone,is that correct?

[@belligerentamateur]

There really isn't a setting for best tone, it's very subjective. In my experience, loose setting allows the most frequencies through, which benefits these amps as they're not the fullest to begin with.

[@roosky203]

I just picked up the 2x12 combo for 100$ not a thing wrong with it

[@SuperCMO79]

Excuse me ..Feelings Evoked from Video :BAHAHAHA ! Super awesome Thanks so much Kyle Brought the smiles and cool dials!:)

[@belligerentamateur]

I'm glad, thanks for watching man!

[@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002]

Kyle, I'm kindly requesting that if you have any Orange Heads at your disposal. Pair it with that evh 50w stealth you own. No video necessary, just lmk what you think

[@belligerentamateur]

Will do!

[@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002]

@@belligerentamateur 🙏

[@GCPHOTO58]

Sorry but it seems there is to much adjusting of sound here, seem to be going round in circles, because a lot of the settings you use are sounding almost the same. But the Bugera is a great amp. Choose a setting and just play it.

[@belligerentamateur]

no

[@jaanning]

So are you saying I could have EL34 in slots V1 and 2 and 6L6 in V3 and 4? This would work? How are the 4 power tubes mapped to the three channels?

[@EzyoMusic]

I'm a little surprised this is what Bugera decided to rip off next to all the others they did. I didn't even know the Triple XXX existed until this year and I now own one too.

[@spiritofthetallhills2037]

Triple x more of a cult amp as opposed to a 5150 or 6505 that everyone and their mom loves

[@InstructorGomez]

What speakers are you playing this thru?

[@davidstump]

Mine sounds god awful and feedbacks like crazy. Just a super noisy amp. Got an Invective 120 showing up in a day or two though so I’m super excited. But yeah my 333 has always just sounded muffled yet harsh somehow.

[@paulkielt9301]

Can it handle four KT88 power tubes... that's the question?

[@michaelkeudel8770]

Yes.

[@JohnWiku]

Sure it can but you're not getting the full power out of those KT88, kind of useless to pay for those tubes that cost as much as the amp itself, if you ask me!

[@n_money1019]

Hey man I had to ask… I heard this is kinda like a Mesa Triple Rectifier knockoff. The tri-rec was a thing but it’s a Legacy product now. Your thoughts on it sounding like a rectifier?

[@belligerentamateur]

This is a Peavey XXX copy. The trirec is a dual Rectifier copy

[@Jarrodpimental]

I found one on Craigslist converted to 6l6 tubes for 200$. Can’t decide what to do. Ha

[@Turbo-D]

fizz machine like the iconic, i have the original xxx and v2, the infinium is a bad clone in my experience. by the way for how much have you sold the apocalypse pickups? they are very expensive and sounds great in my opinion, i have the PT and SOLO apocalypse versions and i just love them :)

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

Sounds surprisingly toight!

[@belligerentamateur]

BHOLE TIGHT

[@AudreyYun]

liked. purely for the mental breakdown

[@belligerentamateur]

I'm beyond gone

[@FarBeyondMetalz]

How close do you think it sounds to the XXX? I have the 333XL and it is a nice sounding amp but also sounds nothing like my XXX. I expected this one to sound more like the XXX but from the video it kind of sounds more like the 333XL to me than it does the XXX.

[@belligerentamateur]

It's close, but like I said, there is this weird annoying upper mid frequency that all the Bugeras have across their high gain line that's definitely not present in the Peavy amps.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

Change the tubes, especially preamp tubes, it will fix your issue.

[@FarBeyondMetalz]

@@michaelkeudel8770 I've definitely experimented with tubes. I like 6L6 power tubes in the 333xl. Changing from el34 was a fairly big difference, changed where the mids were focused and made the amp a bit more forward. I've also tried swapping out preamp tubes although found the difference was extremely minimal. My experience with preamp tubes is that they either work or they don't, have never seen them have a huge impact on the tone from one brand to the next.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@FarBeyondMetalz preamp is the front end of the amp , the sound the power amp section is supposed to amplify. Speakers make a big difference also. I also have a 120 watt viper that sounds incredible through my jcm800 cab.

[@TheKorgborg]

do u have a guitar with a dimebucker

[@belligerentamateur]

I don't, sorry!

[@markhendrixson7670]

sounds killer to me. Another amp to buy.

[@kylemaurer2755]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm not a huge fan of this one. It sounds a little too harsh and fuzzy in my opinion. I'm sad to say that the mud killer made it even worse this time. I guess it's just a matter of personal preference but I'm just not a huge fan of this amp.

[@pwrmac7600]

A budget, budget amp!🤣

[@belligerentamateur]

EXTRA BUDGET

[@johnfields8745]

X cubed....😆😆😆😆

[@belligerentamateur]

X math hits different.

[@lordabortion2172]

Jsx clone

[@belligerentamateur]

Nope, the 333xl is the jsx clone. Regular 333 is a xxx clone

[@lordabortion2172]

@@belligerentamateur awesome, I didn't know that. Mine doesn't have a dampening switch on the back, is that custom or just come factory on the non xl?

[@NaceK84]

Bro, I've witnessed with my own two eyes all Bugera amps failing at live shows.. I just felt sorry for those guitarists and their bands... And soundwise, quite inferior. Their price was a big big lie, coz u needed the double from the amp's price, just for new proper tubes and some mod. Terrible