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The $256 Tube Amp will RIVAL a Marshall PLEXI!

SpectreSoundStudios

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20 Comments

@SpectreSoundStudios Creator 1 year ago Pinned

🎸Think a $256 amp can’t stand up to a Marshall Plexi?
PLAY the damn thing before you open your mouth.
This video took WEEKS to make, and I'm giving you the truth no brand wants out there.
So if you're sick of tone snob BS and just want gear that actually delivers,
hit SUBSCRIBE and stick around—because I'm just getting started.

@johnosborne3187 2 years ago (edited)

"Isn't is amazing how we hear things differently with the labels removed?" Wow. One of several great quotes in this video. You dropped some serious wisdom today:)

@silentskystudios 2 years ago

After this video, ain't nobody gonna be gettin' one for $256, LOL.

@Habdle-d9v 2 years ago

“Try turning some of the eq knobs instead of getting a new amp” Eq is like the not secret secret weapon! Love it!

@JohnDoe-tx6uy 1 year ago

I have my Dumble in a Bugera case so it doesn't get stolen.

@RELAXcowboy 2 years ago

In a world full of decade+ long YouTubers who started out reviewing things us plebs can afford and have evolved into "Look at this Thing. You should buy this, it's the best!" and a quick search shows it at 2-3-4 thousand f**king dollars, it is refreshing to see SOMEONE who is trying to legitimately help us poors find good shit at even better prices. Thanks.

@kevindie 2 years ago (edited)

Before watching: “This has to be about the Bugera 1960.”

After watching: “Yep.”

@sflonghorn 2 years ago

It was actually pretty cathartic to hear someone actually get the financial situation a lot of us are left dealing with right now lol good shit, Glenn!

@Teletex82 2 years ago (edited)

Used to work at a shop. We had a little Bugera Infinium behind the counter that was our test amp. People used to ask all the time what I was playing through because it sounded so good. Always blew their mind when I told them.

@marcdeleon757 2 years ago

I play in the band The Mentors. I Own a Bugera Bulldog logo 1960. I own 4 Marshall JMP’s, 2 OG 5150’s, 70s Ampeg V4, newer 5150 legacy, 4 80s Randall RG 120’s and a few Masa Amps. I bought mine for 300. Close out deal. I gig with my Bugera. At first I put it in a white Marshall box I bought off Craigslist just to match to have a full size head. Everyone thought it was a modified Marshall.
I just put it back in its original box not to long ago.
A lot of Professionals touring guitar players loved it and tripped out when I told the.
F what people think. The tone is there.

@alexanderwolf4388 2 years ago

Not even all the way through the video but damn did he nail it in the beginning 😂

@MyMotherTheCar 2 years ago

The first JCM800s were basically rebadged JMPs. The single channel vertical input models were the real Holy Grail.

@frozenmammoth420 2 years ago

Pretty sure this amp was mine a few years ago, I live in New York and sold it to some guy. I was planning to retolex it and slap on a classic Plexi badge, still have the badge around here somewhere actually.

@nervoustics77 2 years ago

I own a Bugera 333xl and I LOVE IT. It's been with me for about 10 years never any issues.

@screamingintothewind 2 years ago (edited)

4 things I've learned about amps (in my experience). 1. Speakers can absolutely make the difference. 2. Settings matter just as much as speakers. 3. Simple is King. 4. More often than not, if you can't get the sound you want it likely has more to do with your playing than the amp.

@themoderatextremist 2 years ago (edited)

On the other hand in Europe a new made/assembled in UK Marshall 100W JVM with 4 independent channels costs 1200 USD, that is great value

@matthewtyler-jones8317 2 years ago

"Whisperin’" Bob Harris - legendary host. And one of the very few of the era who didn’t turn out to be a perv

@Merenptah24 1 year ago (edited)

"Guitarists today listen with their eyes"is one of the best things I have heard. One of the best presentations. I love it when a someone gets fired up and doesn't care. And of course he knows his stuff as well

@SjPedro 2 years ago

when I was in an active band I bought a used bugera 6262 which is pretty much a copy of the Peavey 6505...
Got mocked for the brand but as soon as people heard it.....I still got mocked because it said Bugera on the front.
Loved the damn thing. These days living in an apartment I can't justify using it so it's in my mom's basement back in my childhood home. Great memories of playing live with that thing though.

@bluesbubba7429 2 years ago (edited)

Love your perspective on the cost of everything, (cost of living), for young people today. You have sized it up bluntly while hitting all the bases."It is what it is" to not get too political. I'm 65, and have gone through it all with life. I'm glad I hung on to my Marshall 1987x and cab, along with my guitars.