Bugera 6262 vs. Peavey 5150 II - Metal shootout 

guys calm down, Both sound good, what's the deal?

I just got a bugera 6262 and its amazing. Tone for days, gain for days, and you dont have to break the bank. Amazing amp. I highly recommend it

So the Peavey is that much better to pay twice the price of the Bugera? I don't think so...

First Ola video I saw, subbed around that time Can't believe it's already been 9 years You've come a long way 🤘🏻

I have a Bugera 333xl. Transported it all over the place for the past 3years. Sounds and works like a champ. No problems at all. Not afraid to take it out and let other musicians see it either cause it kicks ass for the price. Got mine for $275 on Craigslist. Take care of your shit and it should not let you down.

I personally prefer the Bugera hands down. Although they do sound quite similar, I can definitely tell without looking when the you switch between them. The bugera has a more percussive, organic, throaty sound in comparison with the peavey, which IMO sounds thinner, fizzier, and more compressed. Great comparison! I must say I was suprised.

Did you realize that your cover sounds much better than the original song? OMFG!

so I could have a 6262 which sounds almost exactly like the 5150 and lose it, buy another, lose it and buy another and still have spent less than a 5150.

5150 has more clarity especially on the mids, but the 6262 is definitely a very good copy

Bugera sounds more creamy and warm, a bit compressed. Peavey sounds with more bright, is more agressive and organic, maybe a bit cold. I prefer the Bugera sounding.

Most people seem to prefer the 6262/6260. I LOVE my 6260. The 333xl will be more versatile, however. The cleans/crunch on the 6260 is just okay. It will be better than the 333xl for metal, however, which is why I love mine.

The long awaited return of MOSH GIRL!!! I own a peavey 6505 and 5150 with the deluxe Voodoo mod. Thought about picking up one of the bugera's for practicing as I'm in a couple different bands....I can honestly say the tone comparison is very satisfying

When it all boils down it's all about individual taste. I personally couldn't tell much of a difference. But they both sounded great! the Price difference is the true defining feature, in that case Bugera is the winner hands down !

The 5150ii has that “snarl” to it. My favourite metal amp, hands down.

great to see a video validating what I already thought. They're definitely close, distinct low-mid difference but very similar. A 6260 has been my main amp for a while and I love it.

Man I love Ola. always does the best videos.

I have a Bugera 6260 Infinium which is supposed to be a 5150 i clone. The Infinium series are very reliable and allow you to swap tubes without biasing. I'm running 2 JJ's 6L6's with 2 stock 6L6's and love the tone I get. The biggest thing I did to my tone however, was to change out the speakers in my cheap Crate cab. I installed Eminence Texas Heat speakers and everything came alive. The Bugera amp only cost $400 new and with the speaker upgrade, I have a rig that sounds like it costs over $3000. Very happy.

It's "Old man" by Machine Head, off the album "Burn my eyes". Enjoy!

Hey Ola! I've enjoyed so mucho this video. I'm a 6262 owner and proud of it! Love your videos, you're doing an awesome work with all the reviews!

You always have kick ass videos man! Thanks for posting!

Having a good objective listen though some decent monitors the Peavey still stands out, I think there's a touch more punch to it. But seriously that's a pretty damn good effort on the part of Bugera there! And I suspect some higher quality valves to the stock ones and a little EQ will easily compensate for the tiny differences.

Just ordered Bugera 6262 from Thomann :) I've had Bugera Trirec for 3 years without problem :)

At the beginning of the video I liked the Bugera more, by the end of the video I was all in for the Peavey. Great review on these two beasts of an amp, well played...and good for me because I am purchasing the Peavey 5150 II and a 4x12 cab today, stoked!

This is the first back to back test I've heard where I couldn't care one way or the other. They're so close you couldn't pick them out blind. Good job man. The good part about picking up a used 5150II is that it's going to hold its value forever as long as you don't trash it. The Bugeras are kind of in that realm where they aren't made super solid and get a reputation for not lasting. We had one ignite at the local shop. Couldn't have been that old, it was new or store model.

Can't point the differences with closed eyes but the Bugera sounds a bit more steelish with a pinch of an engl. And about the 5150- it's a damn 5150 what else would you want from an amp- more knobs? Quite a good amp, Bugera.

5150 is more 3D . i vote peavey! thanks for this vid!!!!

@thelastview right now I don't own any amp more than my Axe Fx rig. Yeah I sold the savage, blackmore and my rectifier.

Machine Head! I love my 6262. I bought a used one a few months ago, and it still hasn't blown itself up!

I honestly think I liked the Bugera a bit more, it seemed to have a little more low end punch than the 5150II did

the bugera was muddy sounding where as the peavey was clear and crisp. It could be a difference in the tubes but both amps sounded pretty good

I have just come to realize I watched this 11 years ago. I didn't realize this was Ola. Holy shit I've been watching him longer than I thought

Got me a 6262 and love it! I switched to line 6 HD 500 and went right back to the Bugera! Highly recommend it!

i actually like the bugera more... sounds a little more gnarly

There's not much in it IMO. With better tubes the 6262 is an awesome head! I have a 6262 with upgraded tubes + I use a Maxon OD-808 as a clean boost :D :D :D

Absolutely. I'm thinking of getting one.

Great performance! its awesome that you played old from machine head that song is so underrated

I really think these amps get a bad name because of that fact that they are very affordable they fall into the hands of armature players more often than with more seasoned players with the money to get any amp they desire ,so with someone who isn't familiar with how a tube amp works and not having the ear for dialing in a band setting worthy tone they get a bad rep , and this just in! tubes need to be replaced eventually with modern made tubes they don't make them like they used to so think of it this way fifty - sixty years ago tubes were state of the art so they had to be well made that's why you hear about old marshals and vox amps with forty/fifty year old tubes ,we're the only dummies still using tubes

Both are great, but imho the 5150 is tighter and a tiny bit thicker. The 6262 is a little more scooped and American sounding.

I've been waiting for this! Tack så mycket :) Greetings from Finland! \,,/

So far so good with my 6260. I haven't had any problems with it yet. I bought it back in February and have gigged with it a few times without any problems. I will say invest in a good noise suppressor though.

1:14 lol

$550 vs $1,499

Both sound great. Peavey has some extra spice in the upper mid range as I hear it, as if it was played with a v30 speaker and Bugera sounds as if through g12t75.

Bout time this shootout was done, awesome man! Bugera 6262 wins for me.

1:14 Lmao.

Peavey sounds more middy

I am really impressed, if you close your eyes and don't look at the amps, you are totally paying attention to the tone, it is nearly impossible to tell which is which, props to bugera

Is it just me, or is the 5150 II just really spectacular in your demos? It seems to sound better than many of the amps three times its price. I really love the sound of it. Both of these amps sound great by the way! For the price, the 6262 is definitely a cool amp.

WOW! This an excellent comparison. 5150 has that ballsy upper mid-range boost while the 6262 has a signature growl, sounds slightly scooped, and with a little less "fuzz". But these differences are miniscule. These amps sound almost exactly alike. But for metal I would have to go with the Bugera. Just sounds more BRUTAL. Think I'm gonna get one...

Tone is tone man! I also love to see people's faces when they see my 333xl and thought it was a boutique amp! Nothin against the gear snobs, but c'mon man. Workin mans budget and a kick ass gig, Priceless!!!!!!!!

Great playing, great test, great humorous & overtly random cinematography, great video. Also, at a few points you look crazily similar to James Maynard.

Good demo! I have the 6262 Infinium, changed the power tubes to EL34 just to try something different and get a little more of that British sound, and changed the pre-amps to tung-sol's...also you don't have to send it out to get it biased when you change the power tubes...it dose it automatically! Don't get me wrong I like 5150 series a lot!(5150 III is my fav!) Bugera amps are affordable 575.00 new I paid for it, I have had it for over a year and never had a problem...bugera amps f'ing rock!!

Machineheeeaaad!!! Great playing, nice video too! The amps are close, very close! For me the Peavey wins 'cause it sounds louder/clearer.

Oh shit, I happen to temporarily have a 6262 in my bedroom, finally i can check out your amp tone settings! Oh and BTW I like the 6262 a lot, sounds different from the 333XL but theyre both individually very nice sounding. It's very nice to hear Machine Head from you too, they're my favorite metal group. Cheers Ola you really inspire me!

You are more than obviously right, that's not some kind of a secret at all :D However, a good friend of mine bought one of these like 3 years ago, and yes it blew up after 2 weeks. Some tiny stuff has been replaced, and it kicks ass ever since then! Now the other guitarist plays this amp as well, and they do an outstanding job live as well! Not to mention, that you get this quality for half the price of a peavey :) Okay, not the same quality, but c'mon! :)

Im really loving your playing style and taste in music. Ps Ive only listened to one of your bands songs and its kick ass :D

The two sound damn near identical. Impressive.

That's a proper side by side comparison. Enough riffs played on both amps that reveal all the nuances and not jut a random open chord. It seems there's an obvious difference this way (esp on the high end), but if the Bugera was put on a 5150 case and given to someone, he couldn't tell the difference playing it on it's own IMHO... Thanks for sharing this Ola man :)

Bugera WAS known for problems a couple of years back. Build quality in recent years has shot up considerably. I have my own Bugera 6262 combo from 2007-2008 and after playing nearly every day since I got it it's still mint.

@xstevex59 yeah but really, I'm not THAT nerdy I would do something like that.

finally this is what i wanted to see thank you

To be frank, I like the 6505 more, buuuuuut considering the Bugera price, you could throw in an eq pedal and get that same sound for half the money, plus a pair of tubes, a noise gate, an OD and a new set of tubes and still have money left to get drunk for celebrating your purchase.

Both sound badass and very similar.

great demo, nice touch at 2:09

I think these two amps would mix really well in the mix. I chose my 6262 over the 6505 because of it's darker tone, which fit my style better. Really good demo, I would love to hear this mixed like you did with the savage and Daul Rex.

I read up before I got my Bugera last week, and when they first cam eout, they were not reliable at all, even by tube amp standards. They were known to blow tubes, caps, and flimsy pots. Behringer addressed the concerns, and from what I read, their reliable is supposed to be good now. As a point of interest, if you register a new Bugera within 90 days of purchase, they will extend the warranty to 3 years. A warranty won't help if it fails onstage, but it's better than 1 year.

This is the clearest amp comparison I have ever seen,,thanks a lot ! Bugera all the way though ;D

I bought Peavey 6505+ Combo amp in this summer and i like it very much! suits for my playing style

The molex connector from the out put transformer is what I was talking about. My 1960 sounds great but keeps making a popping sound even with new tubes. Works great just pops. Its probably a screen plate resister. 6505+ has the same problem and need to be replaced annually or every couple years if cranked for long periods of time.

Nice work! I very like this :)

I personally think they both sound great. It may just be the settings, or the tubes even, but the 5150 has a tighter low end, making it a little more defined for this style. I have a 5150, but if I had bought a 6262 a few years back, I wouldn't have been disappointed.

@SuperGuitarMark what he means is that the guitars aren't drowned out by the other instruments making it hard to hear. You have to let every instrument, drums, guitars and bass have their own frequency range.

btw, seems like he's got the older version (non-infinium, rumored to have cheaper materials)... modern version has red-orange lights instead of blues, has a tube life monitor & autobiasing gadget on the back (hella useful! for example, switching 6L6 EL34 becomes plug and play), and claims a more expensive cabinet build

WOW, the Bugera sounds really, really nice in comparison.

@Oilersordie To be fair youre correct. Those amps average between 1500 and 2500 for the heads alone but buy the time you add on the 1000 dollars you'll spend on the cab 3500 isn't that far off.

Literally almost identical tones. Crazy.

I just grabbed one of these for 400 So hype to hear it with my fortin 33 and abominable hellmouth This amp pairs with the pedals i use waaaaay better than a 5150

Bugera, it's freakin awesome and i love that low end...

A review so sweet, even Arnie has to put the thumbs up! xD

i wanted you to do this for SO DAMN LONG! Fuck yes!!!

best of luck to ya.thanks for ur opinions.

The master. Good videos.

I like both actually but my choice is the 5150! PD:Very creative the video. So cool althoght u have to see only a guy playing the guitar and the amp but this is not boring at all! keep it up the with cool editings!

@ArtisticConcept i believe you, the ht-dual is a kickass pedal. and the hotrod deluxe is a kickass amp for what it does

bought me a 6262 combo today stoked

Awesome video, awesome playing, awesome song. So yeah... Frankly the differences are almost too small to really matter. Both amps would be perfectly usable. Personally I liked the 5150 clips a little better because the tone had more grit to it.

When it comes to tone its really personal preference. I've played for over 20 years. I love all kinds of metal. I own tube and solid state amps. I like amp distortion and pedal distortion. Some pedals sound better with certain amps and some people just can't dial stuff in to much gain or treble. Or cut their mids to much. My tone is ever changing. Besides when your mic'd through a p.a. your tone changes anyway. Sometimes you have to change it to be heard in your bands mix so noone is drowned out

awesome video comparison!

Great playing bro

Dude, you are the man. I definately know now that I'll go for a Bugera 6262. Behringer own you some royalty :)

2:09 ftw! Awesome playing man!

The rhythm guitarist in the band uses a mesa mark V combo, this is the second best combo amp in the world-IMO. It has a fair few features and components that my bugera does not have, HOWEVER, in terms of volume, drive and clean tone, it has much more for 1/3 the price. his amp on 9 is as loud as mine on 4. I would recommend Bugera to anyone, just make sure you get a warranty as they are made nowere near as beautifully as a mesa.

Both amps sounds amazing! I think bugera wins not for the tone but for the price! I have AxeFX Ultra but I'm seriously thinking to buy a used bugera(even more cheap)!

I feel that if the bugera had some more processing in the FX loop, say like a sonic maximizer, and compression (be it rack mounted or in front of the amp) and it would sound exactly the same as the peavey if not better, for still a fraction of the price. These are seriously under rated amps.

Awesome pick feel with Arnold standing jaja

and given that you can have a 6262 at 1/3rd the price I dont see why anyone would buy the 5150 anymore, apart for brand-loyalty (there's nothing wrong with that, btw). But, Peavey act like snobs and refuse to start any dealerships in developing countries like India (that's where I'm from) whereas Bugera has dealerships and support all over the planet. So the choice for me is pretty straightforward here :) Thanks a lot Ola! This was just awesome. I love underdogs, and I love the Bugera.

*Both sound incredibly awesome!!!! Great demo but how good is the Bugera today? 🛡️⚔️ I’d love to see an updated video with opinions on both today.*

Honestly identical. Bugera is one hell of a company man.

The thing about "scooped" mids is that it's become a matter of all or nothing. Most ams don't have the 5 band graphic like a Boogie, so you get one knob, usually centered at 1KHz, and turning it down cuts right out of the center. The tight "scooped yet not so scooped" tone that a lot of metal bands use is low-mids being pulled down a bit just to prevent mud at high-gain levels, but the high-mids are still aloowed to breathe. Plus no knob should be all the way down unless you want a thin sound.

Only problem I had with mine, which seems to be common was the front end jack socket split inside. I had it replaced with a more robust one. I use it regularly, its been out a lot, still on the stock factory tubes, had it two years, no problems yet with anything else.