Bugera BXD15

[Jeff Cooke]

Hey guys. I’m thinking about getting a Bugera BXD15 1x15” combo. I’d like to hear feedback from anyone who has used one. I currently play through Little Mark 3 and a Markbass 4x10. I’m getting tired of lugging it around. The Bugera has 1000 watts of power vs. 500 in the Little Mark. But will I feel it the way I do with my 4x10”? And is the tone good at higher volumes? I saw a guy using one in a small club and from what I can remember, the tone seemed decent but, they were no where near as loud as my band Thanks for any feedback.

 

[ebo]

Rumor has it that Bugera is…generous…with their own ratings. I’ve never played through one, but just saying 1000 watt combo out loud makes me squirm.

 

[Marko 1]

Hey guys. I’m thinking about getting a Bugera BXD15 1x15” combo. I’d like to hear feedback from anyone who has used one. I currently play through Little Mark 3 and a Markbass 4x10. I’m getting tired of lugging it around. The Bugera has 1000 watts of power vs. 500 in the Little Mark. But will I feel it the way I do with my 4x10”? And is the tone good at higher volumes? I saw a guy using one in a small club and from what I can remember, the tone seemed decent but, they were no where near as loud as my band Thanks for any feedback.

Bugera rates their watts... differently, so the difference in power won't be an issue.

The single 15” won't give you the feel of the 4x10,

which is why I rarely use smaller than a 410.

 

[FunkMeister57]

Loudness measuring in decibels, not in watts. This Bugera have about 200-250 real watts. And muuuuch less decibels than any 410 cab with real 500w head like Markbass.

 

[agedhorse]

The way the power is rated between the two brands is different, MarkBass uses RMS metrics, Bugera does not.

 

[seamonkey]

As @FunkMeister57 mentioned, SPL is what you want to compare. Not Watts. The BXD15 is a closed combo and supplies all its power to the internal speaker. It's rated at:
SPL max. @ 1 m 123 dB
But - they should also include a frequency response chart.

When you look at other Combos with speaker out, or "Heads" they may have speaker outputs where you can add matching cabinets to achieve higher SPL ratings. In that case, look for the Cab SPL with regard to power into the cabinet.

 

[Sparky Mark]

Hey guys. I’m thinking about getting a Bugera BXD15 1x15” combo. I’d like to hear feedback from anyone who has used one. I currently play through Little Mark 3 and a Markbass 4x10. I’m getting tired of lugging it around. The Bugera has 1000 watts of power vs. 500 in the Little Mark. But will I feel it the way I do with my 4x10”? And is the tone good at higher volumes? I saw a guy using one in a small club and from what I can remember, the tone seemed decent but, they were no where near as loud as my band Thanks for any feedback.

I used to gig with a Markbass LM3 and the larger front ported Markbass STD104HF cab. It was a brilliant rig especially for outside gigs where the cab could really sing. However, it became too much physically for most of my gigs so I ended up replacing it with two NY121P cabs. For 95% of my gigs there is next to no difference in the low end and volume I can achieve with the pair of smaller cabs and I get the advantage of only using one cab for small bar gigs.
I've never tried one but I'd imagine your Markbass 410 is in a higher league than the Bugera.
If you like how your Markbass rig sounds, you'll still get the same response from the two NY121P cabs.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

Hey guys. I’m thinking about getting a Bugera BXD15 1x15” combo. I’d like to hear feedback from anyone who has used one. I currently play through Little Mark 3 and a Markbass 4x10. I’m getting tired of lugging it around. The Bugera has 1000 watts of power vs. 500 in the Little Mark. But will I feel it the way I do with my 4x10”? And is the tone good at higher volumes? I saw a guy using one in a small club and from what I can remember, the tone seemed decent but, they were no where near as loud as my band Thanks for any feedback.

It's a 250w amp. It's more than enough.

They're great. Just don't count on it lasting a lifetime. I seem to get lucky with bugera and behringer, but many don't.

 

[J-Bass RMR]

power/amp aside; The surface area of the drivers would be the larger factor.

I would look at lighter-weight & compact cabinet options, and keep your LMIII if your otherwise happy with it.
However, both of those factors (weight & form factor) have a direct relationship to price....

 

[Jeff Cooke]

I used to gig with a Markbass LM3 and the larger front ported Markbass STD104HF cab. It was a brilliant rig especially for outside gigs where the cab could really sing. However, it became too much physically for most of my gigs so I ended up replacing it with two NY121P cabs. For 95% of my gigs there is next to no difference in the low end and volume I can achieve with the pair of smaller cabs and I get the advantage of only using one cab for small bar gigs.
I've never tried one but I'd imagine your Markbass 410 is in a higher league than the Bugera.
If you like how your Markbass rig sounds, you'll still get the same response from the two NY121P cabs.

That’s a great idea! I may go that direction. Thanks! Btw my 410 is front ported too.

 

[Jeff Cooke]

I used to gig with a Markbass LM3 and the larger front ported Markbass STD104HF cab. It was a brilliant rig especially for outside gigs where the cab could really sing. However, it became too much physically for most of my gigs so I ended up replacing it with two NY121P cabs. For 95% of my gigs there is next to no difference in the low end and volume I can achieve with the pair of smaller cabs and I get the advantage of only using one cab for small bar gigs.
I've never tried one but I'd imagine your Markbass 410 is in a higher league than the Bugera.
If you like how your Markbass rig sounds, you'll still get the same response from the two NY121P cabs.

Hi Mark. I just wanted to let you know that, yes my cabinet was the 104hf, so we had the same exact rig! Yes it sounded incredible but it just got too heavy for me to lug around. I took your advice! I got a Markbass 121 energy and a 121 pure. Together they weigh 15 lbs less than the 104hf, and my tone and power on stage did not suffer! In fact I think it’s an overall better experience. And now, like you said, I have the option of just using one cabinet when I want to! Thanks for the advice!!