TTKs Ultimate Bugera Amp Shoot-Out : 1960, 1990, 333XL, 6260 - VOTE NOW!! 

Thinking about the 1990, its not overcomplicated, sounds awesome for old school metal

Solid and sweetly presented review. I have an 1960 and it’s beautiful. Wow the 333xl is insane!

That 1990 tone was great wow that could work well for modern genres too with the clarity and warmth

love your videos as always thanks so much the 1990 rocks!!!

Great video TK. I love the Bugera amps and this video puts them all in order to what they can do. Thanks for this

Sounded a million times better thru your microphone, for the second that you played before saying it was clipping it. Where's the TriRec & 6262?

This is an incredible video. The Tone King not only compares them but provides great advice on how to use the amps. Watch and you will learn a lot. I have been watching video's on the 1960 and 1990 from many other people and not a one of them provide the needed information here to help you decide. Thank You Tone King. You are an invaluable asset to the musician community. -Peter

I just bought the 333xl. It kicks ass! \m/

just bought 6260 at great price 200.00 for the head only and I liked the way it sounded through a full size marshall 4x12 jcm 800 cab at store. I got the ext warranty and today will try it thru a carvin, line6, peavey, behringer, bugera, crate full size 4x12 cabs and 2 mini marshall 120 watt cabs I will give the update when I find out if it is a bone crusher as I put thru torture chamber. thanks for all you info, love your channel.

I finally decided to join the Tone King,and listen to your comments about the Bugera Tube Amps.In 1978 I wrote an essay for my final grade as a sophomore at Miss St.The essay was on the 1959 Marshall Plexi,and the man who really showed this amp for what it really is!If I could request the Tone King to crank it up,and let it roll the way Duane Allman did with his slide,and all gains wide open,and the sound a like the late great Duane Allman.

i love the 6260 AND 333XL.

6260 is the tool I will choose!

bit of rime of the ancient mariner at the end there. lovin it :)

Great video TK!. IMO the 1960... Reason being: Plexi amp for less than $500!!!! Also love the head room if you want to play with fancy multi-fxs. The 6262 was a close 2nd. Cheers!

Amazing the 333Xl kick in the brain

I have the 6260 and it sounds great.

I think the 1960 is king as far as tone goes. There can be only one, and yes, it is a plexi. I don't think it shined in this clip but at volume or with attenuators, it sounds the best. It's not a modern metal amp like the others, but for the kind of hard rock and 80s metal that so many people play, everything else is just an imitation. For a practical amp, the 333xl is the best because you can get metal and a very decent hard rock marshall tone out of it. And still have a clean clean channel too (even though I'd prefer if the cleans were a little more dirty like the 6262)

in 2:20 you turned your own gain knob up man!

The 1990 smokes these other amps, I own it and love it....I can't wait for the new Bugera MAGICIAN combo and TRIREC head!

heck tk this is a cool video

when u demoing the high gain amps, u should put that 'chug' sound aspect on ur demo. That's one of the most important thing for those metalhead. the 6260 sounds so muddy here while in fact the amp's capability is much more than that. anyway, i got u're point that u just want to give us overview of all these amps. great work TK!

Yo! Great clip! Dunno really what I´m looking for, but I need a new amp, and since I don´t have anyone near to try out I have to go after youtubeclips -.- But one question, which one would you reccomend for funk/rock? I need really clean aswell as crunch at loud volumes. I´m torn between the 1990 and the 6260 as I would prefer more than one channel. Wich one has the most headroom for clean without breaking up? tyvm!

how them amps holding up now that time has passed. do u feel the need to plug into them because u are craving the sound u get out of them

6260. Metal fucking gain, pristine cleans with headroom, crunch for playing classic stuff. And chords just jump out, distorted or clean, with warmth and strength. Its a damn good replica, that too of a monster guitarist's SIGNATURE amp. Plus its very "plug in and play"...doesn't have 45 fucking knobs to kill the mood. If you have cash, go for the Infinium model. takes care of them tubes and biases them automatically. Fantastic. Mine is in transit..should reach me soon.

mtuck5150 also said the 333l is the swis amry knife too lol rock on

If I want a Metallica/Testament high gain tone with a lot of tightness and punch, should I get the 333XL or the 6260/6262?

I would love to have that 1960,

I just bought a 90's Ampeg VL502 off Ebay very nice great Marshall tone but now im thinking I want a Bone crusher!!! I think ill get a 6260!! Oh by the way its almost the same thing as the Peavey 6505...

brother, the bugera 1990 It comes with master volume? can I play with my clean volume in 3 o'clock and the master vol in 9 o'clock? for play in the bedroom.

I have a question, on the unmodded 1960 where on the volume does it start to break up? Say around about 3/4 of the volume?

Do used in this demonstration 333XL any effect? Could you kindly tell me about its parameters, I can not get that sound. With the same amp. Kind Regards

@lmsjr Are you using the marshall 1936 2x12 lead cabinet by chance? which speakers do you prefer for blues/classic rock, the t75s or vintage 30's? I can't decide which cabinet to get and its all riding on the speakers. thanks!!!! P.S. nice demo im definitely getting a 6262 come september.

nice playing on the 1990

i use mine with the gain on 2.. sounds killer :P

i have the 1990 and really like it but was considering the 1960. if you used something like a fulltone OCD overdrive, will that take care of the issue of not getting any overdrive unless you crank it?

hi thanks for the review realy nice work but something is considiring me which one of them is more suited for metal tones couse i wanna have the same tones like the grups KillSwitch Engage, Disturbed and All That Remains some people are telling that the Bugera TriRec is giving nearly the same tone like the Mesa Dual Ref what do you think about this guys ?

Are you using the marshall 1936 2x12 lead cabinet by chance? which speakers do you prefer for hard rock, the t75s or vintage 30's? I can't decide which cabinet to get and its all riding on the speakers. thanks!!!! P.S. nice demo im definitely getting a 6262 come september.

6260 and 1990 were awesome

What cabinet and speakers are you using?

where does the tri rec fit in all this?

Helloo Toneking..im thinking of buying one of these amps..cause they sound awesome and they're cheap! but im chosing between the 1990 and the 6260..now i play mostly 70, 80's rock..guns n roses..aerosmith, or blues like alvin lee, gary moore, or just jimi hendrix..but i wanna go to the metallica sound too or maybe even pantera..is this possible with both amps? or do i have to use a pedal with one maybe? grtz

What kind of camera are you using? Nice vid but i can't decide what one i would choose, maybe the 333xl because there are three channels.

Great review TTK. I have a 333 and a 6262 and i think you nailed the differences short of users trying them out themselves. Thanks for the gear reviews.

question. can the 1990 be good for playin metalcore like miss may i parkway drive ect. i know the 6262 would be im just currious cause i havent ever seen a marshall amp be used for metal core

u think i should get a marshall jmp mk2 master volume model ? i want to get a nice marshall plexi, and the bugera 1960 is the cheaper alternative, but i havent tried it, ive tried the masrshall and it sounded great with a vintage v100 icon, which i mite buy with it, but im really not sure because the amp is 799 gbp (1300 usd) which is a pain in the ass, but i love the tone from it, i managed to get a clean led zep tone with alnico 5's through greenbacks, so i need a bit of help making a choice

1990

On the 333xl, can you make the clean channel sound like a fender twin clean tone? Doesn't have to be exact.

Hey what is that by the ON swith on the 1960? The FULL OFF HALF stickers

Very hard to make a decision. They all do their jobs very well. I tend to like the 6260 series the best, it seems to have a rawer (is that a word?) tone. It covers the map and goes to uncharted territory.

Great demo man. Call me crazy, but I'm a bass player looking for a cheap tube amp. Since Bugera no longer makes the mighty all tube BVVI, I'm toying w the idea of getting one of their tube guitar amps. The 1960 infinium seems to be the best choice for bass, since it's the cleanest of the Bugera Marshall clones, but the MV & cascading gain will give a nice kick in the ass when needed. Have you tried it with bass? Does it have enough low end? I'm assuming that using the low gain clean channel will be clean enough, and with the hi gain channel & MV you can get low volume dirt as well so using pedals, all for $400! Thanks

Okay so I'm trying to decide if I want to buy this amp, or the 1990. I really dig all types of music, and I play ALL types of music, but at the same time I like my distortion how bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Uli Jon Roth era Scorpions have their distortion. Which amp would be the best choice for obtaining those tones? the 1990, or 1960?

which amp do you think would be for a randy rhoads style distortion level?

The new infinium 1960 inputs are jupered internally.The infinium range are a lot better with tube electronics going on.

are you going to get a Bugera Trirec and demo it? I really want to hear that amp

Hows the Rampage sounding? I'm thinking about getting that one after I possibly get me an Ibanez TBX150X/TBX 4x12, or maybe the ESP EC-401FR if its still available.

so what is the 333xl modeled after?

@MrGamingGuitarist i agree, i been lookin into the 1990 for my fiorst stack as i cant afford a Marshall anytime soon. you can al;ways clean up the amp to your needs too. to my knowledge with the 80s rock and my case metal, the 1990 is the best way to go.

@MattiGardners the 1960 has the exact same controls as the rhoads signature head but i dont think theres enough gain so the next on the line is the 1990 which has more gain so if you through a distortion pedal in front of the 1960 you might get there, cranking it helps as well, and consider an attenuator

Best one for rock?! Oasis, Foo Fighters, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Guns N Roses, but I also need a volume boost for solos. Or is the Peavey Valveking head better than these amps??

is there a huge difference between the 6260 and the 6262?

Is it my eyes or on the 333XL are the knobs actually moving a little? Is it shaking the head that much?

Any way I could get an Orange Thunderverbish tone out of the 333XL?

which is better the Bugera 333xl or Jet City JCA100h?

which one can give you a slo 100 tone? and thank you for the vids....I subscribed...

i dont know what the best for my style of music is! my favourite band is guns n roses but i like reaally heavy tones but i also want slash like tones, whats the best for me?

6260 has a nice tone before the insanity distortion clicks in. Still like it though.

Dude.....it sounded sooooo much better through the mic, even tho it was slightly clipping at least we could actually hear the character of the amp. Nice video but unfortunately you didn't MIC the cabs up properly at all so you just can't tell, truly, what's the character of the amps are. Just have to rely on your opinion.

The 1990 sounds the best in my opinion.

Same... I'm just noticing this one.

I really, REALLY wish the 6262 was in this shootout with these 4. I REALLY, REALLY wish I had all of these amps.

I wonder how this didn't pop up in my Subscriptions box...

Would you say the 1990 sounds close to a 5150?

1990 all the way

A buge4a is 5.5 hours away for a week im waitin.

1960 or 1990 for Jimi Hendrix? I need to know within a week because that's when the sale ends. Thanks in advance. I had a Hot rodded Marshall JCM 900 MkII with a Full stack of 1960A&B cabs. I had an amp tech put her back to stock and I was no longer thrilled so I sold it. It was also making me deaf LOL! -Peter

All I ever hear is how terrible the Celestion 75s are supposed to be, but here they sound EXCELLENT.

which one for stuff like atreyu avenged sevenfold and bullet for my valentine between 6260 and 333xl ?

Im not gonna tell you how to set your eqs, its no big deal. But I really would like to hear some of your Hi-gain tests, with Trebles set low, mids Set high, and bass set at a moderate level. Just to really hear the real tight mids of these heads, and to get more volume, cuz with Mids low, its hard to hear the real Chord Definition. They are chunky heads tho

333xl

@theflatheadkid You'll probably wanna go with 1960 for that.

Peavey JSX

Part of the issue is hes using a cheap mic so everything sounds thin. Check out Bugera's channel for their demos.

@jAMMAN798 That's the best part, You don't buy that baby for the cleans !

I like the 6260. I think its the flagship model of bugera.

just a tips.you have to strum the string like a guitarist would have done when you demo amps, not pianissimo, when you show clean sound, I mean.

I was thinking the 6260 was a rock amp but that distortion sounded better than the 333xl? which one do I get? I want whatever is closest to the Peavey 6505. Hah!

@dbenc Some people just got it like that.

There is a master its on the back and you shouldnt have jumped those channels they already are.

best bugera amp is trirec

@hesh91 yes you're right...if the amp volume was just a little bit louder it would have been perfect

1990 e o 6260, mas eu queria uma 6262 kkkkk

Man, that 6260 with original tubes sounds dreadful. It's cool with quality tubes, but while the others are somewhat playable with stock tubes, the fizz of the 6260 and 6262 is just plain idiotic. My 1990 with JJ 6550's and my 333XL with JJ E34L's are mavelous. To all current and comming Bugera owners,,, GET RID OF THE INSANELY CRAPPY POWER TUBES and get some quality tubes JJ, Winged C or Ruby i.e not Groove Tubes, Sovtek, Svetlana or other rebranded china crap. You'd be glad you did, and don't use the bias RCA, it measures negative voltage not plate voltage as it should, so the bias will be wrong.

2.04 like a bad distortion pedal!!!

6260 has too much gain i'll never use, 333xl has too many features i'll never use and the 1960 is simply too bare and has too little gain so its not suitable for metal. I play judas priest, sabbath and metallica, but no extremely high gain stuff. i think the 1990 suits my style best...

Too bad he turns the bass ALL THE WAY UP.

China using the tone and general design of other makers amps. Nothing new as China rips-off everyone everywhere. For that reason alone I abstain fro Chinese products.

@fialexcp Are you using the marshall 1936 2x12 lead cabinet by chance? which speakers do you prefer for hard rock, the t75s or vintage 30's? I can't decide which cabinet to get and its all riding on the speakers. thanks!!!! P.S. nice demo im definitely getting a 6262 come september.

1990

333xl