Bugera Amps 6260 Head

It's a basic two channel 120 watt high gain amp. It has an effects loop. Being able to use the reverb independently on either channel via footswitch is definitely a useful feature. VERY loud. Runs on 4 6L6GC's.

I play a 81 Gibson Les Paul Custom with stock active EMG's, it suits this amp very well. I run it through a 77 Orange 4x12 cab loaded with Celestion GH30's (killer low end response). I play Doom and old school metal. This amp is definitely quiet, no hiss even at high volumes. I don't use the clean much.... But this amp's distortion kick ass. It isn't fuzzy sounding at all. But is very richly textured, thick sounding crunch. It has incredibly tight low end for huge sounding palm muted chugging. It reminds me of something between a Mesa 50 Caliber plus, a 5150 and my old Engl Thunder 50. Very open and complex sounding.
I very rarely 10's, but IMHO, for any metal or heavier style of music, this amp is by far the best value on the tube amp market today.

Haven't had it long enough to say... It seems solid and well built, but only time will tell.

Not needed...... Yet.

I really like this amp. As good as it sounds, I can't believe they can sell these for so cheap..... Hmmmm..... Cheap Chinese labor. I'm a dealer, so I have owned over 200 tube amps of ALL makes & models. Including all eras of the following: Orange, Matamp, Sunn, Mesa, Marshall, Splawn, Ampeg, Soldano, etc..... and many, many more. Sonically the 6260 hangs with most of the higher gain amps I've owned. Overall this amp is AN AMAZING VALUE.

Just got this amp. It has two channels 1 clean 1 lead which is all i need. The 6260 comes with a footswitch with clean, lead, reverb and eff. loop. It lives up to my motto les is more.

I have read alot of reviews of this amp and i am not a very big fan af behringer products. I found this amp in my local music store and tried it out. I really liked its sound and simplisity so i bought it right away. It was a bit noisy but fixed it with a noise gate. I mainly play hard rock and heavy and this amp does the job. I allready own a rack set up which sound perfect but im a bit tired of midi setups. It really sounds best with the volume nub over 3(But who play at lower setting). the clean channel sounds ok too
This amp is really a good bargin cheap and desent sounding.

I really dont know just got it

Well we will see

I have been playing for 20 years and owned alot of different amps, this one reminds me of my old 5150 (Wonder Why). As said do i have a rack setup i have been using for the last 6 years and was looking for a replacement and i i think that this amp does it. It is not a Mesa but it is worth trying out.

Same as everyone else has said before me.

I use this amp with my Charvel model 5 fx "an extremely rare guitar by the way", an EMG loaded Zack Wylde Les Paul and a Fender TC 90. **** I think this amp can cover everything from crystal clean to Avenged Seven fold. The amp is not at all noisy and can get an extremely brutal distortion. I would however recommend a MXR 10 band eq in front of it for maximum flexibility. I must add that this amp can nail the **** out of SRV`s sound if you are running a good single coil pickup as well.

Can`t comment on this , I just wish the warranty were longer and the tubes were not cheap *** Bugera`s , but no problems so far.

Again I digress, one year warranty...90 days on the tubes.

I have been playing for over 25 years and I have owned the Holy Grail of all of the Marshall amps. I have to say that for the cost of this amp you have to get it if you truly love pure tube amp tone, and are sick to death of the digital ******** that is out there "Spider 3 line 6 to name a few". This is a true tube amp and should gain much respect as the name and reputation begin to spread. Do your self a favor and don`t be a ***** get the Bugera and soon while they are still so reasonably priced. Once they get established I can guarantee the price will only go up. Get up off your *** and go find one...NOW!!!!

I got this amp new this year, so I'm assuming it was either made in '08 or late '07. It's a two (almost 3 channel) amp with a clean channel (with switchable "crunch" mode) and a lead channel. I'm using it with the stock tubes (6L6's for power) and it has an fx loop, which I'm not currently using, and a fairly nice reverb. I was a little worried that the clean and crunch modes share the eq with the lead channel, but it hasn't been an issue at all because all of the channels are voiced to sound good when the eq knobs are close to straight up.

I play country music with a rock edge so I was a little hesitant to pick up a "metal" amp, but I did want an amp that had nice tube distortion and more gain than my metal front marshall jmp. This fits the bill for me. It does sound reminiscent of the 5150, but I think it's more "open" sounding and has some nice harmonic content, which I typically find lacking in most high-gain amps. The lead channel is too distorted for me to use much in a show, but it's a fun, guilty pleasure when it comes to crankin' out 80's rock stuff. I typically use the clean channel for a couple of songs and use the crunch channel for the rock material in our set. I incorporate it as part of a multi-head switcher along with a Matchless, Marshall and Divided By 13 and so far, I've been quite impressed that it holds its own alongside my much more expensive and sought-after amps. The clean channel sounds fat and full and with the bright switch on, has some nice single-coil clarity without being too sterile as many multi-channel amps' clean channels get. The crunch mode is great with my PRS 245 humbuckers and cops a great VH sound. Overall, for a relatively inexpensive amp, it sounds great and is versatile enough to use on a gig by itself, without a monster pedalboard.

Mine is still fairly new and only have a couple of weeks worth of shows on it, so I can't speak for its reliability yet.

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Over the years, I've owned Marshall (TSL, JCM800, JMP), Bogner (Shiva, Metropolis), Mesa (Single Rec), and TopHat (Emplexador) amps for high gain applications and I have sold most off for one reason or another. I half expected to be underwhelmed by the Bugera, but in the short time I've had it, I spend less time tweaking knobs and more time playing on it, which to me is a sign of a good amp. If I have to spend too much time looking for a good sound, I tend to get rid of the amp. With the 6260, I don't think I've touched the knobs twice after I set it the first day. It's got great, in-your-face gain, but isn't buzzy or harsh and has a nice thick midrange ala Marshall, which I love. The sustain is nice and develops nice harmonics as it sustains. It's what you want an amp to sound like. The master volume is useful for basement playing at night and it gets loud if you need it to as well. I'm pleasantly surprised and think that this amp is a bargain in today's market. Two thumbs up!

The amp was made 2008, it's new XD
I bought the amp for one thing and that was it's dirty channel. The cleans are ok but that's not the selling point for this amp
2 channels with shared EQ
Also has a reverb, nice addition as it is foot switchable
All tube XD

I've used it with as many guitars I can think of, it really does shine with EMG based guitars, but I enjoy the sound most with Seymour Duncans and my Jackson KV3
This amp would be made predominantly for metal and hard rock, that's what it was built for and that's what it does
Even with the gain up to 5 or so with the High Input it's still relatively quiet, there's some obvious pre-amp hiss but that's it
The clean channel breaks up early but not so much if your in the Low input, it has a bright switch which I usually keep engaged to counter the lack of high end in my dirty tone.
The crunch channel is an extension of the clean channel basically

The distortion is where it gets the marks though, reminiscent of the Peavey 5150 but with its own character too. It does most types of metal but excels at Metalcore and Melodic Death Metal
www.myspace.com/orpheusmetaloz for clips *Common Enemy*

Hmm, well it seems pretty sturdy to me so far, I've actually drop it from a chair to the ground and it works just fine. I gig with it regularly and without back up so yeh :)

As of recent I endorse Bugera and there has been a LOT of communication between us, I've been only ever satisfied with their replies so far so good job on their behalf!

I've been playing for 4 years and own a heap of gear, from Mesa to Engl and for such a cheap price this amp sure does a good job of competing.
I love it most for just a brutal crushing distortion channel, it's the kind of rhythm tone I've been searching for for a very long time :)
I personally run a Tube screamer in the front to accentuate the mids and tighten it up a little, but even on its own it sounds great XD

Ok, Bugera 6260, straight off the production line, 2 channels, shared EQ, reverb and world presence all that jazz. FX loop and crunch and bright switch for the clean channel. 4 power tubes, 6l6 or el34 self bias, 5 pre tubes. very nice, basically a clone of the 6505 but without a depth knob has high and low inputs though.

Ok I've played this amp with my Jackson with EMG's, my Jackson with Duncans and random guitars with other pickups. Basically it sounds good with all but also sounds very different depending on the pick up. Not very noisy considering the amount of gain on tap! I mostly play metal but the clean channel is AMAZING for what it is! I very much enjoy the foot switch which allows me to have Verb on clean then none on distortion, well done Bugera The distortion is not unlike the 6505, so basically sounds very similar.

Well I've heard people bag these amps but mine is one 3hours a day so far for 1 month... no issues here and I HAVE gigged without a backup, so that's that :)

Lovely people to deal with, lost my email but they apologized and asked for it again and imediately helped me with any issues :)
12 month warranty sounds about right too, 3months on the tubes, BRUTAL!

I've been playing for 4 years, I also own a Mesa Mark IV and a shit load of rack gear, and for an amp this cheap I find it VERY worth it's price. It plays well sounds great and seems pretty sturdy, so I look forward to keeping it for a VERY long time :)

I played a 6262 in a store for about 20 minutes and was seriously impressed. I simply wish to say that Strange Flesh obviously hasn't played this Bugera amp at all.

2008 MODEL. I'M A BASIC METAL GUY SO CLEANS ARE'NT A CONSIDERATION FOR ME. 2 CHANNELS AND A SHARED EQ. EFFECTS LOOP AND A USELESS PREAMP OUT. GOT IT MAINLY OUT OF INTEREST. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SUITABLE BACKUP OR HOME PRACTICE AMP. PRETTY BARE BONES BUT THAT AFTER ALL, IS MUCH LIKE THE AMP IT'S "MODELLED" AFTER.

USING SCHECTER'S WITH EMG PICKUPS. NEED TO GET SOME HONESTY HERE, BECAUSE ANYONE WHO SAYS THESE AMPS ARENT DESIGNED AFTER A 5150/5150II IS NUTS. I'VE GOT BOTH THOSE AMPS AND THIS IS VERY, VERY CLOSE. TILL YOU GO DEEPER. AND THAT'S WHAT THE AMP LACKS. DEPTH. THERE'S ALSO SOME VERY FAINT DIGITAL LIASING IN THERE TOO. COULD BE THE REVERB.THE EFFECTS LOOP IS INCREDIBLY TOUCHY AND REQUIRED ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT SETTINGS ON MY EFFECTS TO WORK CLOSE TO RIGHT. STILL NOT QUITE THERE. ALSO, 120 WATTS? UMMM,NO. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A CONSERVITIVE 60. CERTAINLY NO COMPARISON TO THE REAL THING. BUT, THE AMP DOES HAVE BRUTAL GAIN AND WILL DEFINATELY BE A HIT WITH THE "NU" GUYS, IF THERE'S ANY LEFT.LOOKS LIKE THESE THINGS ARE BLOWING UP EVERYWHERE. DEFINATELY 5150 TERRITORY THOUGH.

I'D CRAP MYSELF EVERY SECOND OF EVERY GIG WITH ONE OF THESE THINGS. MINE'S GOING BACK. ORDERED A NEW 6505 JUST TO CLEANSE MY PALLET. THE TUBES GLOW ON AND OFF. THE VOLUME IS SOMETIMES OK, MOSTLY A STRUGGLE. THE POTS ARE PATHETIC, AND THE EQ, VOLUME AND GAIN ESSENTIALLY ARE USELESS PAST 5. NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER. THE AMP OVERLY COMPRESSES AND MUDS OUT AT 5. STILL, I'D BUY ONE FOR MY KID BEFORE I LET HIM DRIVE THE BIG RIG(FITTY ONE FITTY)

PROBABLY SUCKS. MAKING CRAP THIS CHEAP'S GOTTA PUT SOME STRAIN ON THE GALS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE.

I WANTED TO LOVE IT. BUT, IN THE END, IT'S NOT EVEN ON PAR WITH A DECENT QUALITY BACKUP. I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN, BUT I DID KNOW, THAT AT SOME POINT, IT WAS GONNA BLOW.

This is a 2 channel head. Ch 1 combines clean and crunch tones (switchable) where the clean can stay clean but will nicely get really dirty beyond 5 of the gain knob. This is really controllable with your pick attack and/or guitar volume knob, great! The crunch channel is already pretty brutal and has a nice tight distorted sound with loads of low-end and midrange. The lead-channel has plenty of gain, but most likely you will stay below 50% gain even for the more extrem metal genres. I really love the low and midrange of this amp, this gives it it's brutal, tight and crunchy sound. Not that scooped-mid-stuff that makes every guitar sound fizzy and thin.
The 6260 is not as versatile as the 6260 (which more seperate knobs for each channel). The 6260 shares tone, presence and reverb controls on both channels. I don't care that much about versatility, because this amp has one basic sound that you have to like or not. It is not very tweakable, just "adjustable".
It has an fx-loop, a preamp-output, the usual speaker outputs (2, with 4-8-16 impedance switch), lo- and high-gain inputs.
There's a bias adjustment facility for your power tubes (don't know how this works, but it makes tube changes far easier). You can even change the 6L6s to EL34 and flick one switch to adjust the bias to the EL34s. That's nice.
The rating of 7 is just for the lack of individual controls per channel, but again: I have choosen this model on purpose, because I like simple controls.

Whoooo.... This amp is definitely made for the rock and metal guys. Tight low end, fat and meaty midrange, nice high-end, not fizzy at all but present. Stays clear with ultimate gain, stays meaty with less gain. Great stuff. I cannot compare it to a 5150 or 6505 directly because I don't have any of these nor did I ever played one, but the amp's voicing sounds pretty familiar to my ears (you can hear this sound on most newer metal records).
I've uploaded some clips to netmusicians.org (search for user 'RiF') of this amp, if you are interested.

Looks sturdy (not as sturdy as my Marshall heads) and is rather heavy. The switches are big and heavy, the pots feel good. I had a Fame Bulldozer (Rectifer clone) for a few days (returned it, maybe I don't like Rectifiers...) and this amp had tiny switches that would not have lasted a single year on normal use.
But time will tell...

Never tried to contact customer suppport.

At the moment this piece has fantastic value, because I believe that if you like this 5150/6505 sound, it will be hard to find something cheaper.