Bugera Mark Clone amp! Holy Likely Lawsuit Batman!!!

[SonicProvocateur]

I had forgotten about this thread. Did the amp ever get FCC Compliance yet?

It states on the Bugera website it hasn't for US and Canada..."technical standards and regulations." I wonder what all that entails?

 

[glguitarman]

@chipaudette

Hello there. This is all just my opinion, for what it's worth.
That way the controls are laid out (such as that Vol 1 control, and push-pull pots, etc,) on a Mark series amp is vital. For me, the Mark Series is defined by the input/gain structure. I will agree with anyone that says that the Mark V can get a close approximation of a true Mark sound, but it just doesn't cut it for me. The whole feel of the amp is completely different from every Mark amp I have played or owned (hence my opinion that it isn't 'really' a Mark amp). However, that's just me, some people might think that's a good thing. I totally respect that. Let me say this, I know my opinion isn't worth that much because it took me years to learn to use/like the Mark IV, because IT'S controls are quite different from a II or III.

The Mark V is truly a cool amp, I used one for several months, and it always sounded pretty cool.

 

[bancika]

hmm, dual recto is a 95% clone of soldano SLO and nobody cares about that. Just because Randall Smith goes around and patents every screw in the amp doesn't mean he actually invented all that much. He just has enough money to do it and it makes for good marketing. Dozens of patents, no matter how lame they are, sound innovative and cool to someone who doesn't know much about them.
I'm glad that there is a cheapo clone of mark amps or any other boutique amps, so that people who can't afford the real deal can come close to it. And competition never made it worse for customers, so we should be happy about it, whether or not we intend to buy one of these.

Cheers