Bugera Veyron BV1001M gig review

[ebozzz]

Will ask my wife for the punishment that I deserve when I come home tonight.

May have to try that one myself!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Sorry you misread my JOKE between me and @alaskaleftybass . See all of the happy faces between us in that dialog.
I have enjoyed reading all of your reviews on this product, and look forward to reading more information from you and others.


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I don't think it was you he was referring to sir.......

 

[aetheldrea]

May have to try that one myself!

How well do you know his wife?

 

[ebozzz]

How well do you know his wife?

LOL! Touché.....

 

[Lindex]

Sorry you misread my JOKE between me and @alaskaleftybass . See all of the happy faces between us in that dialog.
I have enjoyed reading all of your reviews on this product, and look forward to reading more information from you and others.


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Lol...OK. ..got that wrong...damn, that's what happens when you try to be polite...

 

[Lindex]

LOL! Touché.....

Haha...father, forgive them, for they know not what the hell they are longing for...!

 

[Brad Johnson]

Thanks for the report! Do your other cabs have tweeters? I'm interested in how much hiss the Veyron has at idle and tweeters would reveal it. Bob

Nothing noticeable. It seems to have excellent clarity while set flat, with no hiss.

 

[bobcruz]

Thank you. This model is on my radar. My Streamliner has the tube thing covered.

 

[Lindex]

Thank you. This model is on my radar. My Streamliner has the tube thing covered.

Yes, then get the Veyron M.
With the Veyron T you get another Streamliner, more or less.

 

[John D Harris]

Nothing noticeable. It seems to have excellent clarity while set flat, with no hiss.

So, just for reference, how does this amp compare to the Kustom KXB500 (tone & volume, mainly, but throw in as much as you'd like)?

 

[disssa]

With the Veyron T you get another Streamliner, more or less.

...and you'll get the better EQ...

 

[Brad Johnson]

So, just for reference, how does this amp compare to the Kustom KXB500 (tone & volume, mainly, but throw in as much as you'd like)?

I really like my KXB500. But this is another level of fun. The main thing is that, with the right cab(s) it has a way more physical sound. At volume you feel it almost as much as you hear it. And massive volume isn't required to feel it... you can play at reasonable levels and really jump out the there and the amp has enough headroom to go as hard as you do and instantly go back to quiet. I'm here at the shop right now playing a very aggressive six and at polite volumes it's clear as a bell, punchy and just seems to magnify the bass in my hands. I'm not a tweaker but I played around with doing a slight cut and then sweeping the five midrange centers and there wasn't a bad sound among them. The ultra bass and treble buttons are even usable, the don't go over the top AND they each add another quick tonal option to your palette. The compressor works. and you can leave all of these things alone and still have a massive sound... or a killer coffee house vibe.

Going by it's competition this amp should sell for more the $1,200 IMO. The fact that it sells for a third of that is phenomenal.

About the only downside I'm predicting is there will likely be a slew of blown drivers in it's wake from folks who don't pay attention to what they're doing.

 

[John D Harris]

I really like my KXB500. But this is another level of fun. The main thing is that, with the right cab(s) it has a way more physical sound. At volume you feel it almost as much as you hear it. And massive volume isn't required to feel it... you can play at reasonable levels and really jump out the there and the amp has enough headroom to go as hard as you do and instantly go back to quiet. I'm here at the shop right now playing a very aggressive six and at polite volumes it's clear as a bell, punchy and just seems to magnify the bass in my hands. I'm not a tweaker but I played around with doing a slight cut and then sweeping the five midrange centers and there wasn't a bad sound among them. The ultra bass and treble buttons are even usable, the don't go over the top AND they each add another quick tonal option to your palette. The compressor works. and you can leave all of these things alone and still have a massive sound... or a killer coffee house vibe.

Going by it's competition this amp should sell for more the $1,200 IMO. The fact that it sells for a third of that is phenomenal.

About the only downside I'm predicting is there will likely be a slew of blown drivers in it's wake from folks who don't pay attention to what they're doing.

Sounds very interesting.
I'll have to check one out.
Thanks!

 

[John D Harris]

Just a general question (flamesuit on), does the reliability of this company's products seem to be fairly good, really good, or kind of questionable?
Hoping someone may know based on stats or a lot of experience.

 

[bebass]

Just a general question (flamesuit on), does the reliability of this company's products seem to be fairly good, really good, or kind of questionable?
Hoping someone may know based on stats or a lot of experience.

You must know that, in the past, there were reliability problems.
Look at the X32's sales - HUGE - and not an overly amount of reliability problems.
The current line of bass products is new, with no history of use. I would expect them to be comparable in reliability to any contracted Chinese made amplifier, which is the majority in use today. I am partial to made in North America products as my personal experience is it is generally easier to get tech support & repairs, but personally would have no problems using one of these amps and may just get one to have more options of sound. But yes, I personally couldn't go out on a gig without a backup. I have plans on becoming a Behringer/Bugera dealer, and wouldn't do that if I thought the products were unreliable.

 

[John D Harris]

You must know that, in the past, there were reliability problems.
Look at the X32's sales - HUGE - and not an overly amount of reliability problems.
The current line of bass products is new, with no history of use. I would expect them to be comparable in reliability to any contracted Chinese made amplifier, which is the majority in use today. I am partial to made in North America products as my personal experience is it is generally easier to get tech support & repairs, but personally would have no problems using one of these amps and may just get one to have more options of sound. But yes, I personally couldn't go out on a gig without a backup. I have plans on becoming a Behringer/Bugera dealer, and wouldn't do that if I thought the products were unreliable.

Thanks for the input!

 

[Lindex]

I would expect them to be comparable in reliability to any contracted Chinese made amplifier, which is the majority in use today.

Actually, I think they will be better for one reason: Uli Behringer doesn't have his stuff produced in any "hire us for a batch" company that is producing a load for company A today and another batch for company B tomorrow.
He has built his very own production plant in the last years where he seems to take care of his workers at least more than average, as he claims to have one of the lowest fluctuation rates in personnel in China.
And he has brought some great engineers from the companies he bought to this Chinese plant where they develop stuff in house and also has his QC directly located at the plant.
So no need to ship stuff around the world to have it checked and set up as this is all done be his own guys lead and trained by engineers who formerly worked for MIDAS, KLARK TEKNIK, TURBOSOUND, EUROCOM etc.

Some folks from the German Musiker-Board have been invited for a factory tour back in 2012 and have taken loads of pics and were pretty much impressed of what they had seen.
Here's the link to the Google-translated thread:

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[tastybasslines]

Actually, I think they will be better for one reason: Uli Behringer doesn't have his stuff produced in any "hire us for a batch" company that is producing a load for company A today and another batch for company B tomorrow.
He has built his very own production plant in the last years where he seems to take care of his workers at least more than average, as he claims to have one of the lowest fluctuation rates in personnel in China.
And he has brought some great engineers from the companies he bought to this Chinese plant where they develop stuff in house and also has his QC directly located at the plant.
So no need to ship stuff around the world to have it checked and set up as this is all done be his own guys lead and trained by engineers who formerly worked for MIDAS, KLARK TEKNIK, TURBOSOUND, EUROCOM etc.

Some folks from the German Musiker-Board have been invited for a factory tour back in 2012 and have taken loads of pics and were pretty much impressed of what they had seen.
Here's the link to the Google-translated thread:

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This makes sense.

You really got to hand it to the guy, he breaking new ground and is making good sounding, very high power amps available to us bass players at excellent prices.

 

[BurningSkies]

I really like my KXB500. But this is another level of fun. The main thing is that, with the right cab(s) it has a way more physical sound. At volume you feel it almost as much as you hear it. And massive volume isn't required to feel it... you can play at reasonable levels and really jump out the there and the amp has enough headroom to go as hard as you do and instantly go back to quiet. I'm here at the shop right now playing a very aggressive six and at polite volumes it's clear as a bell, punchy and just seems to magnify the bass in my hands. I'm not a tweaker but I played around with doing a slight cut and then sweeping the five midrange centers and there wasn't a bad sound among them. The ultra bass and treble buttons are even usable, the don't go over the top AND they each add another quick tonal option to your palette. The compressor works. and you can leave all of these things alone and still have a massive sound... or a killer coffee house vibe.

Going by it's competition this amp should sell for more the $1,200 IMO. The fact that it sells for a third of that is phenomenal.

About the only downside I'm predicting is there will likely be a slew of blown drivers in it's wake from folks who don't pay attention to what they're doing.

Yep. Big power has a different FEEL. Its hard to explain until you've been there, but it's hard to go back to a sub 1Kw amp after you're used to it. And '500w is plenty loud for me to hear myself' doesn't really play into the equation.

 

[BassikLee]

Agreed. Power is king. Having just taken possession of a Peavey IPR2 5000 power amp in trade, I briefly fired up my bass rack with it taking the place of the IPR 1600 that is no slouch. Let me just say that at similar SPL, even what most would call reasonable, the 5000 just brings a whole new level of "oh, yeah…" to the party. I'm looking forward to this Bugera head feeling similar. Class D just got real, fellas.