Shane i own this and the v22 model. One for the lounge and one for pub gigs in glasgow. Awesome value for money. cheers!

Way to go Shayne , I always like your demos , they always get the jist of the products demo ' d , good job

Wow. Great review! This little Bugera sounds amazing, I like the vintage sound

Hello Shane, great channel, great vids! That very last blues tune at the end, a vid of a lesson on how to play that would be stellar! Rock on!

Bugera has some cool amps. Specially the Infinium series.

Best video I've seen on this amplifier! Think I'll by 2 used ones! You made it sound better than anyone I've heard yet. Greetings from Virginia.

I LOVE this amp! Absolutely amazing and does not disappoint!Thanks Shane! :)

That sounds amazing 😉 Thanks for the review

The sound of this amp actually reminds me of a Fender Concert II. Nice one Shane! Thanks for sharing.

Excellent. As long as an amp's got a good clean sound that's all I want. You can always add pedals of your choice.

Had one of these for a while, very underrated. Great amp for the money :-)

Amp sounds great, but your playing is what is really catching the ear of your subscribers. You keep getting better and better. Thanks for all your gear videos, but you should do a few lesson videos, as well.

I have this amp and actually like it quite a bit... Can even get a bit of Peter Green's "If You Let Me Love You" vibe with it.

Great little amp! Sounds amazing!

This would sound insanely good through a bigger cab. Reminds me of the Blackstar HT-1 which I adore :) Sounds amazing when cranked

sounds better than I was expecting. i think that with an 8 inch speaker, just having one tone knob is all you really need anyhow, so with that plus a reverb i think its a pretty good practice/studio amp.

Great vid mate..im Gassing for one of these right now, purely for clean tones.

Great demo!

Happy New Amp Day, Shane!

Sounded better in your living room than with those fancy mics at the shop

That's a great amp I have to check that out.

woaaa.. your new video pop-up right after I finished watching your GAS documentary

Great choice Shane. I gig with the V22 and I get compliments on sound until they see it says Bugera then they trash talk. Shopping with my ears and not my eyes has done me well hope you have loads of fun with yours buddy cheers

Sounds great!

End of Year G.A.S. attack, eh???. Love all your videos.

I've got mine new for 145 euro and i love it. Great little amp! I use my Tele and Les Paul, and it sounds better with single coil. No need for pedals! Just plug in your guitar and have fun! And Shane... You'r the best! I love your demos!

Somebody who plays like you will make any amp sound good!

it's really unfortunate that internet snob/trolls keep repeating the "Bugera's aren't reliable" mantra like mindless sheep... they had a problem *with their very first run* of amplifiers which was IMMEDIATELY corrected. Many people who are capable of thinking for themselves tried out the amps and have found them to not only be a fantastic value, but they sound good and DO hold up over years of use. I myself owned a Bugera 1990 head and would still own it to this day except that I moved from a big country house to a small city apartment halfway across the country.

Sweet! Got to get one of these..

Best reviewer on youtube

For home use this amp is more practical volume wise compared to the peavy bandit. It sounds lovely , very bluesy with good note definition. On uou tube there is a guy that play this amp with a epi ES 335 . Man that sounds awesome too. Two of these amps to create a stereo effect would be great also.........GAS !!!

GOOD score Shane, I had 1, and sold it after i got my Blackstar HT5. A move I TOTALLY regret! But this is based on a VOX AC4 circuit! IDK why they made it with the INFINIUM module when it was Class A anyway. GREAT little amp! Loud for 5W also! However, I found the speaker a bit dark sounding. Sounded TONS better thru my Lorantz 12" 75W speaker. HAD I kept mine, I would have replaced it with a Lorantz 8 or 10" speaker. Maybe the Turbosound speaker might be better than the old Bugera marked speakers. I gigged with mine!

nice playing

I have two and a third one that is just very basic and plain. I love all three.

Shane I have this amp , I put a eminence 820 h 8 inch patriot speaker in it and change the tubes to sovtek tubes made in Russia , it breaks up beautiful , just had to tell you , I know how you like eminence speakers lol !!!!!! their great little amps especially when their modified !!!! lol

I have this amp and love it, great tones. Wish I could run it through a larger speaker...

Thanks for this very interesting video. How much is the hum/background noise of this amplifier?

When I got my V22 i sold my blues deluxe straight away. Never looked back, these things are grouse. Stock speaker is quite efficient. Replace the tubes for high quality ones though.

Great demo. I had vox ac4c1-12 and within a week it gave me ear aches and is a very shrill sounding voicing from the celestion speaker. Any idea if this sounds harsh and super trembling?

Looks/Sounds nice!

Sounds good to me on my tablet not distorted in the way you don't want it to be.mellow just rite for a bedroom.

sounds pretty sweet, i think id prefer at least a 10 inch speaker but i guess you can always just plug in an external cab. ive played 5 watt tube heads through a 2x12 cab and it was more than loud enough for a quiet gig with a drummer. good stuff.

I own hotrod deluxe and blues deluxe but this is the one I use the most just turn on and play no need for pedals

Australian safty shoes !! ha ha ha ha ha :P Suprised you didnt get 1 of these before !! I was researching them before & cause of the speaker out these where kinda sleepers for making into larger combo's.

I liked the subtle grinding sound it makes in the background. Does it come from the preamp valve or from the post gain power amp valve?

First off o have to say great playing and great review Yes I’m looking for a little practice amp so I don’t have to always fire up the big high powered amps when I feel like playing for a 10 or 15 minute jam or just trying to practice some new chops at a lower volume. As this review was created a few years ago as in writing this in late November 2018, I’m not sure how outdated or if this amp is now outdated since this review was posted? But What I do know is this is exactly what I am looking for Something that is not at all expensive and something that sounds professional and right on parr with the best boutique handwired popular Amps lthat were all familiar of, and of coarse the tone we all chase! . This little amp does seem to deliver that tone.! it has that slight after Tube tone and easy to maintain class A self biasing (which is a bonus and very easy) it’s just a simple circuit that is so easy dialing up a tone. I am surprised at how well the reverb sounds on this amp! Anyways regardless of this amp is considered outdated, ,I think I am going to go for it . I would imagine since this review has been posted a few more amazing little practice amps have been designed ? Since I’m so out of the loop II would love for someone who is hip to what’s out there with great practice amps. C and someone that is basically up to date with all the gear coming out, I would welcome A reply and recommendation. Or even thoughts on where this bugera now stacks up almost 2and a half years later since this review has been posted here on KZfaq.? Once again Great playing and a fantastic Review! cheers!

Nice review/unboxing :) would you possibly do a small gig with it or is it solely for practice?

Owned the original with the blue jewel light. Never had an issue with it but got rid of it to upgrade to a Blues Jr. Fast forward years later, I test the newer "infintium" v5 at my local Guitar Center and was blown away! Had to pick it up. My Teles love this amp and so do I. I'll never part with it! Gigged with it at a brewery with a loud crowd. 5w was plenty to get my point across!

Do you have all combos or do you have a cabinet with pre amps as well?

Sounds great, inexpensive and tube, what more can you ask? :)

Good move. The amp sounds good and I what guitar player wouldn’t rather have that amp than an exercise bike ;-)

I might buy this amp!!

I'm not sure how I've missed all you Bugera V5 videos. catching up now. They go for $287 in Canada. similar to what you recall spending?

Can you also do a bugera v22 review, please? I'm seriously considering this as my first tube amp and it would be very helpful to have your particular opinion on this matter. Thanks and hugs from Brazil

Even though dollar to watt ratio is not good it is affordable. Fender tube amp are Astronomical in price

How noisy/silent are they there on plugged in and not being played?

Hi Shane, I would like to know if you are still using this amp for home practice and what do you think about it now since it's been almost 2 years of this video. Any problem with it? I am thinking in getting one for home use exclusively, so the fact of getting a decent tube sound at " neighbor friendly" volume is what makes this amp more attractive to me. I have had difficulties with home volume management with a Fender Blues Junior III that I had to return. Do you think it is a good option? I play mostly clean and with soft OD pedals. Thank's!!!!

Only in Australia you can go in a shop with guitars and exercise bikes 😂😂😂😂. Sounds and looks good for the price! how can anyone complain! Also I bet it takes pedals great!

How does the g5 compare to the v5?

Sounds pretty good. It would need a 3 band eq in order for me to buy one.

at 6:25 what song is that, please. i'd to learn to play it

can you run to a Pa from headphone out

I was a bit surprised with your review Shane, although I respect it. My father has this amp and I always hated it. I can never get any tone out of it, it's too muddy and the headroom is non-existant. It's sold around the £200 mark in the uk, which is just cheaper that sh.. for a combo tube amp. If I look at the economics, it's not possible to build a combo tube amp that sounds any good at that price. You really have to use really cheap components, I'm wondering how much the speaker and transformers worth at that price range.

What pickups are in the tele? Look like hot rails. Looking for brand and model. Thanks

Great - may get one of these ! How is the headphone output sound quality ?

They're $199 out here.. not bad I guess.. Would totally mod it cuz I can't leave things alone...

v5 or t5 heads... what is SOUND diff...

Difference between Vintage 5 and V5 Infinium?

4:36 Tabs/Sheets is?

So... did you managed to get the exercise bike?

If you're not a cork sniffer & the name on the amp doesn't bother you this is a perfect bedroom amp

You really should try the Bugera G5 Infinium Head. I love it for home use. Blues On....

179 euro!! What do you want more?! My next buy!

I love this but it just seems to cheap/good to be true, and in my experience that means its usually not.

If it was only a 10 inch speaker

Out of interest I have a Quad VA One 4xEL84 power pentodes stereo hifi amp, in the instructions it states that the amp should be turned on and left for 15 minutes before use, as not doing so can seriously limit the lifespan of the valves

it's really unfortunate that internet snob/trolls keep repeating the "Bugera's aren't reliable" mantra like mindless sheep... they had a problem *with their very first run* of amplifiers which was IMMEDIATELY corrected. Many people who are capable of thinking for themselves tried out the amps and have found them to not only be a fantastic value, but they sound good and DO hold up over years of use. I myself owned a Bugwra 1990 head and would still own it to this day except that I moved from a big country house to a small city apartment halfway across the country.