Bugera V22 Quick Start Manual

• Hand-built 22-Watt guitar combo driven
by 2 x EL84 valves
• Way cool vintage look and feel
• Original heavy-duty 12 " BUGERA guitar
speaker for true vintage sound
• Authentic 2-channel preamp design
from the '60s featuring 3 x 12AX7
valves—everything from purring blues
to mind-blowing crunch
• Integrated high-class reverb with
dedicated Reverb control plus buff ered
serial eff ects loop.
• Vintage Equalizer section with dedicated
Bass, Mid, Treble and Presence controls
• Normal and Bright inputs for ultimate
sound character to perfectly match
your guitar
• Multi-gain stage Lead channel with
Pre, Post gain and Master controls
• Amazing Mode switch to select between
Triode or Pentode operation
• Heavy-duty footswitch for Channel and
Reverb function included
• Impedance connectors (4, 8 and 16
Ohms) to match virtually any external
speaker cabinet
• High-quality components and
exceptionally rugged construction
ensure long life
BUGERA V22
All-Valve Amplifi er 22-Watt Class AB Valve Combo
Guitar Amplifiers
A lot has changed since the 1960s, ch h ange ged d d si si sinc nc nce e e the th th
but the guitar tones created in those ar tones created in those
pre-moon landing days still stand among
the greatest. The BUGERA V22 is a stunning
1 x 12" combo that not only exudes that
unbelievable sound, but also possesses
modern fl ourishes capable of taking it to
any corner of the musical landscape.
Perfect for practice, home recording or
small club gigs, this loud lad channels its
e 1960 60s, 19 moj mojo from two EL84 power valves. These j o from f
give it the bratty, breakup-prone power give it the bratty, breakup-prone power
amp compression (especially in triode mode
– more on that later!) its 6L6GC-equipped
siblings can only achieve at high volumes.
Old Soul, New Tricks
The V22 gives you everything that
antique amps deliver—without the bloated
price tags. Don't be fooled, though; this
amp packs a special feature that makes it so
much more than a tribute to the early days
of guitar amplifi cation. To explain, we must
take a quick step back in time...
Before greasy juvenile delinquents
hijacked the blues, guitar amps generally
came in two species: those with triode
(having three active electrodes) power
valves and those with pentode (containing
fi ve active electrodes) power valves.
Triode valves, which came before pentodes,
provide what a lot of guitarists describe as a
"gentler" tone. Pentodes, on the other hand,
are decidedly more "in-your-face. "
The V22 is built for power pentode
tubes, but that doesn't mean you have to
settle for a singular pentode personality.
This amp includes a Mode switch, allowing
you to operate the power section as if it
had triode tubes (at roughly 40 percent less
power). So what'll it be today—old-school
or oldest-school?
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