Bugera V55HD Quick Manual

Guitar Amplifiers
• Hand-built 55-Watt guitar combo driven
by 2 x 6L6 valves
• Way cool vintage look and feel
• Original heavy-duty 12" BUGERA guitar
speaker for true vintage sound
(V55 only)
• 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
• 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 Gain,
Volume and Master controls
• Heavy-duty footswitch for Channel and
Reverb function included
• Amazing Mode switch to select between
Triode or Pentode operation
• Impedance switch (4, 8 and 16 Ohms)
to match virtually any speaker cabinet
• High-quality components and
exceptionally rugged construction
ensure long life
BUGERA V55HD/V55
Boutique-Style 55-Watt Vintage 2-Channel
Valve Amplifier Head / Valve Combo with Reverb
The 1960s witnessed the creation of amp
designs destined to remain the choice of
guitarists for centuries to come. Those that
survived may have very different flavors,
but they all have one thing in common: they
respond very dynamically to the player's
nuances. BUGERA captures these amps'
musicality in a stunning 1 x 12" combo (V55)
and amp head (V55HD) whose modern
touches put a wider palette of vintage voicings
at your fingertips. With a proud pair of 6L6
power valves in the output stage, these amps
bathe your guitar in clean California sunshine.
Let's go trippin' ...

Old Guts, New Glory

We went to great lengths to give these amps
the ability to deliver everything those dusty
relics of the rock revolution did—minus the
collector-sized price tags. But in true BUGERA
fashion, we took this labor of love one step
farther, giving you maximum tonal possibilities.
To explain, we've gotta take a quick detour to
the late 1940s...
Before hillbillies began co-opting the blues,
amps came in two varieties: those with triode
(having three active electrodes) power valves
and those with pentode (containing five
active electrodes) power valves. Triode valves,
which predated the pentodes, provide what
many guitarists agree is a "softer" tone.
Pentodes produce a slightly more urgent,
aggressive sound.
The V55 and V55HD run on power pentode
tubes, but include a Mode switch that lets you
run the power section as if it had triode tubes –
that is, at about 40 percent less power. This gives
you the option of going beyond old-school –
straight to elderly school. Welcome to your
personal tonal time machine.
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