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Bugera 1960
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I suppose it would if your cab will do big and fat. I moved my SVT-810 to my rack rig and slid a sealed, tweeter equipped 6x10 under the 1960. It sounds great with that too! No clips though...
Sounds cool. Does not help my GAS for an aggressive punk tone to use in my band. I keep considering putting a smaller OD'd tube amp on top of my rig to supplement, but my next acquisition will probably be a gk 1001rb or 2001rb to rip it up with my Genz 610. After, I'll be looking at one of these mofo's for other uses. 
The Bugera haters are out there but I tell you, this amp is amazing to me for what it is. It seems put together really well, there is even a bias adjust on the outside of the thing so it can be re-tubed and re-biased without taking it into a shop if you know what you're doing. The manual is quite clear and nice as well. I only put about $350 into the investment, but so far it feels like money well spent. On top of all this, it's really LOUD!!! It looks cool too. I like the amp. Maybe not a versatile, do it all kind of rig, but it's a freaking Sound City/HiWatt clone for sure at an incredible price. The haters will get me, but I tell you I really like mine. The Bugera 1960 is a good ROCK bass amp, IMO.
Sounds cool. Does not help my GAS for an aggressive punk tone to use in my band. I keep considering putting a smaller OD'd tube amp on top of my rig to supplement, but my next acquisition will probably be a gk 1001rb or 2001rb to rip it up with my Genz 610. After, I'll be looking at one of these mofo's for other uses.
If an aggressive punk tone is what your after this is your amp my friend
It's actually a very musical amp. I don't know that I'd limit its appeal only to rock players.
Hello all, new to this forum and been reading some of the comments about the Bugera 1960s guitar head and I will have to agree, this thing sounds pretty awesome. It's almost too good to be true. I tried mine out a practice last night trew a Ampeg 4x10 cab, WOW. Considering I only paid $250 and it has been re tubed with Electro Harmonix tubes. I did notice that low bass frequency shakes the tubes in the head and you can get a weird over tone but I just put a piece of bed foam under the head between the head and the cab.
Mr. Foxen
Commercial User
These are the equivalent of the Sovtek amps that used to be cheap and people rave about now. Suspect the cheap pre valves are the weak point of them. Power ones are selected Shuguangs which rate pretty good.
Had one of these for about a month, sat on top of an Ampeg 810, it was LOUD. I couldn't even get it into distorting territory without disturbing the neighbors. Build quality was solid, tubes were cheap but they worked just fine. Considering you can find them for $300 used you can't beat the value.
Oh and it sounded good too
Oh and it sounded good too
You guys who are using the 1960 Infinium...how's it going? How's the reliability been? Any issues so far?
Mr. Foxen
Commercial User
Had one come in with issues, and it was a dud pre valve. Then it had issues again and it was another dud pre valve. Bugera / Behringer 1960 Infinum amp guts
Really loving my 1960 infinum. Ballsy glass and iron sounds for a fifth of the price of the Orange AD200b I used to own.
