mudf00t
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So I got my brand spanking new Bugera TriRec Infinium today. I owned that bull**** for like 3 hours.
DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP.
I tested this amp using a brand new PRS 408 MT guitar and a brand new Egnater Vengeance 4x12 cab.
First Issue: The triRec - even at low volume - has a low frequency fart on channel 2 in Vintage and Modern. Lowering the bass to 0 doesn't even affect the issue. It is very audible. It may be the tubes but I don't think I should have to buy new tubes to fix an issue with a brand new amp.
Second Issue (Critical): Around 80% of the time when you switch channels, there is a very loud "pop" that should not occur with an amp of this price. I suspect that this is due to low quality switches in the footswitch. I have owned many many amps in my day and - in fact - I returned a Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier to buy this amp from Guitar Center.
Third Issue: Changing the EQ greatly affects the volume of the amp in all channels EXCEPT if you have "modern" selected. I have never seen anything like this in any amp.
I contacted Guitar Center Pro Support - because I purchased the Pro Coverage - and this was their reply.
I should have known better. My parents always told me that if it's too good to be true then it is too good to be true. I had hoped that this amp would live up to the hype but I am very disappointed. I won't be doing anything that boneheaded again.
The Bad News
GC had already sold that Single Rectifier that I had exchanged. %@#$#@!^**!!!
The Good News
I took it back and exchanged it even up for this Mesa Boogie Stiletto Deuce.
REVIEW OF THE BUGERA TRIREC INFINIUM
I figured I would add my general review of the rest of the amp so that a reader could get a better feel for what this amp is. I would say that, for some applications, this amp would not be a bad choice... but there are better ones available, I think.
Clean Channel - This amp (Bugera Trirec) has an amazing clean tone. I am not kidding... I was very happy with that tone... the first thing I tried on the amp. The crunch in that clean channel blows but the clean tone was pristine and warm. Better than the Single Rectifier, I dare say. However, when you changed the EQ settings it was like turning up the master volume... I am not kidding. The amp would literally get louder like I was cranking the volume.
Channel 2 - The tone in channel 2 was fine in Vintage or Modern but the Crunch was thin. In Vintage & Modern, there was an audible low frequency rumble (fart) like the speakers couldn't handle the output.... even on low volume. Turning the bass down to 0 didn't alleviate that sound.
Channel 3 - This channel sounded great... no low fart sound or anything and the chug was present.
Reverb - The reverb was meh. There is no way to influence the decay. It is just like turning up the volume on the reverb. I would have left it off all of the time and just used the reverb on my Boss ME-80.
Varipower - This features sounded "ok" until you backed it off beyond 12 o'clock. Then you would hear noticeable overdrive on the channel and it didn't break up well... so using this for like bedroom volume is pretty much useless unless you want to have your tone sound like shit.
Boost - The boost wasn't anything like adding a pedal like an Tube Screamer in front of the amp. It was literally a volume boost.
Construction - Actually, the construction was not bad. I didn't see any noticeable issues with it except that the logo on the front was plastic... the bars are made of some type of metal... not sure if it's aluminum but it was metal. The amp looks great. It is also very heavy... around 55 lbs.
Footpedal - The footpedal was actually kind of heavy and was constructed well. I already posted that I think the switches are shitty but the pedal wasn't "junk" as far as construction goes.
Let me know if I should post pictures of the "unboxing".
DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP.
I tested this amp using a brand new PRS 408 MT guitar and a brand new Egnater Vengeance 4x12 cab.
First Issue: The triRec - even at low volume - has a low frequency fart on channel 2 in Vintage and Modern. Lowering the bass to 0 doesn't even affect the issue. It is very audible. It may be the tubes but I don't think I should have to buy new tubes to fix an issue with a brand new amp.
Second Issue (Critical): Around 80% of the time when you switch channels, there is a very loud "pop" that should not occur with an amp of this price. I suspect that this is due to low quality switches in the footswitch. I have owned many many amps in my day and - in fact - I returned a Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier to buy this amp from Guitar Center.
Third Issue: Changing the EQ greatly affects the volume of the amp in all channels EXCEPT if you have "modern" selected. I have never seen anything like this in any amp.
I contacted Guitar Center Pro Support - because I purchased the Pro Coverage - and this was their reply.
I should have known better. My parents always told me that if it's too good to be true then it is too good to be true. I had hoped that this amp would live up to the hype but I am very disappointed. I won't be doing anything that boneheaded again.
The Bad News
GC had already sold that Single Rectifier that I had exchanged. %@#$#@!^**!!!
The Good News
I took it back and exchanged it even up for this Mesa Boogie Stiletto Deuce.
REVIEW OF THE BUGERA TRIREC INFINIUM
I figured I would add my general review of the rest of the amp so that a reader could get a better feel for what this amp is. I would say that, for some applications, this amp would not be a bad choice... but there are better ones available, I think.
Clean Channel - This amp (Bugera Trirec) has an amazing clean tone. I am not kidding... I was very happy with that tone... the first thing I tried on the amp. The crunch in that clean channel blows but the clean tone was pristine and warm. Better than the Single Rectifier, I dare say. However, when you changed the EQ settings it was like turning up the master volume... I am not kidding. The amp would literally get louder like I was cranking the volume.
Channel 2 - The tone in channel 2 was fine in Vintage or Modern but the Crunch was thin. In Vintage & Modern, there was an audible low frequency rumble (fart) like the speakers couldn't handle the output.... even on low volume. Turning the bass down to 0 didn't alleviate that sound.
Channel 3 - This channel sounded great... no low fart sound or anything and the chug was present.
Reverb - The reverb was meh. There is no way to influence the decay. It is just like turning up the volume on the reverb. I would have left it off all of the time and just used the reverb on my Boss ME-80.
Varipower - This features sounded "ok" until you backed it off beyond 12 o'clock. Then you would hear noticeable overdrive on the channel and it didn't break up well... so using this for like bedroom volume is pretty much useless unless you want to have your tone sound like shit.
Boost - The boost wasn't anything like adding a pedal like an Tube Screamer in front of the amp. It was literally a volume boost.
Construction - Actually, the construction was not bad. I didn't see any noticeable issues with it except that the logo on the front was plastic... the bars are made of some type of metal... not sure if it's aluminum but it was metal. The amp looks great. It is also very heavy... around 55 lbs.
Footpedal - The footpedal was actually kind of heavy and was constructed well. I already posted that I think the switches are shitty but the pedal wasn't "junk" as far as construction goes.
Let me know if I should post pictures of the "unboxing".
I have a MXR GT-OD, which is great for boosting. I use it in front of my triple rectifier. How do you like high gain stuff on the Stiletto?
