ben604

Just spotted this for £435 including VAT and delivery at some online electronics retailer... [url="http://www.dhwelectronics.com/Guitar_Combo_Standard_004001400010/ZB683_Bugera_BVV3000_Infinium_Vintage_300_W_AllValve_Bass_Amplifier_Head_with_Infinium_Valvle_Life_Multiplier"]Bugera BVV3000[/url] Not much around the internet on them from people who actually have them, but it's a pretty decent price for a 300w All valve amp... considering taking a punt...any thoughts? Anyone actually got one?

Mine arrived on Tuesday and I plan to gig it on Saturday! Eek. Luckily I've got a 15 underneath it, so I've got a back up plan, I'm sure it'll be fine and you were just a bit unlucky. Mine did arrive with some slight tearing on the tolex, the cab had been knocked in transit and the stables on the cardboard had scraped a corner, shame, but Thomann have done the honourable thing and refunded me a small discount. Ace company, I'm sure they'll get it sorted for you with little fuss.

I, personally, think the kick is really important! Completely drives a song. So, I make sure the crowd can feel it in their chest and hear the punch with their faces.

Also, I'm not sure how you guys set up, but we play loud and very very rarely have feedback issues. Do you all have your PA infront of the microphones? (this isn't an ars*y comment by the way!)

We make sure that our backline sounds good first, and that the drums are tuned, this is done in the practice room. Then small adjustments are made for the room we're in, but it's usually very minor. We play some music first to make sure the PA sounds alright in the room, adjust the sub... We do vocals first, the rest of the band listen to me line checking, then the kick, snare and toms to get a level on the whole kit (we don't usually use an overhead for the cymbals in pubs, they're loud enough) We play so regularly that the guitarists know what sort of levels they need to be at on their amps anyway, so we then play two songs with varying dynamics, so we can get a balanced mix with either me or the guitarist out front listening to levels. We mic the guitars only if the room is big or there's something directly in the way of the crowd, there are a few gigs where we're "enclosed", so we put everything though the PA and point a speaker in their direction. Then, after aaallll that, I bring the foldback mix up and we play.

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Bought a ridiculous bargain from Alan, he was a pleasure to deal with.

I done bought a Para Driver from Oli, pain free and honest transaction. I strongly suggest you buy or sell something to or from this man.

I get the main parts exact, especially signature lines, but otherwise, they're slightly tailored to our style. I try to force the guitarist to play the solos to the note, mainly because we play songs I LOVE (mostly), so I like to hear them like the record!