Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
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Re: Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
Good luck! The Pedal Fairy arrived for me today!
Good luck! The Pedal Fairy arrived for me today!
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
There is NOTHING better than the smell of a brand new Badcat, pulled outta the box, smelling like fresh vinyl, with tubes that are just beginning to break in. You really have to see the chassis on the Badcats. The handwiring work inside is so meticulate, it's almost ridiculous.
There is NOTHING better than the smell of a brand new Badcat, pulled outta the box, smelling like fresh vinyl, with tubes that are just beginning to break in. You really have to see the chassis on the Badcats. The handwiring work inside is so meticulate, it's almost ridiculous.
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
Thanks, you're really helping
Gearjoneser said:
Thanks, you're really helping
Re: Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
Pretty big pics....
http://toneninja.net/badcat.jpg
http://toneninja.net/badcat2.jpg
Pretty big pics....
http://toneninja.net/badcat.jpg
http://toneninja.net/badcat2.jpg
Re: Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
I think I'm deaf.
Crickets everywhere tonight.
Big booming bass, top end that chimes with out a doubt.
It's basically an AC30 when you get right down to it. Then you add a ton of different tone options, then add verb and trem and you've got a very very nice amp. Similar in a lot of ways to the Handwired Vox AC30 reissue. But more versatile.
Spent all night with the PRS (phat cats) and the Les Paul (A2p/CC). The amp seems to gobble them both up. Not really sure which I prefer.
Then I ran the amp into the Deluxe cab that has the 8 ohm Emminence Red Fang. More mids and highs, tighter bottom. The Bad cat uses what I know are Celestion speakers and are different, and I'm pretty sure they are a Vintage 30 and a Greenback. James removes some of the doping to loosen them up a bit, like a lot of guys do. I thought using the single Red Fang and the Trem Cat in 15 watt setting gave me a very Vox AC15 type tone. I think having that alinco speaker in there definitely gives it a very defined Vox flavor. I might break down and try to run two Red Fangs in it for a while. Just to see. Very bight though in that Deluxe.
The Trem is pretty cool, reminds me of that on/off old notch trem from a long time ago if you crank it up too high. I was able to get some very nice tone like having a MicroVibe built into it. The Reverb is quite lush and useable.
Amp has a master volume set up that is defeatable, taking the entire master pot completely out of the circuit. In fact, I pretty much ran it without the master most of the night, hence my near deafness.
I got to pick my colors, so I went with maroon with the black front and the gold sparkle grill. I had already played thiis amp in a couple of different places, so I knew I liked it. Better yet, it actually sounds good in my music room. Ever had an amp that played great at the store and you couldn't dial in anything but crap when you got it home? Not this one. Sounds just as massive.
Massive is a good word. It's about 85 lbs. Heavy and more than a handful. Cheers.
I'l check back in in a few months with a more detailed opinion.
I think I'm deaf.
Crickets everywhere tonight.
Big booming bass, top end that chimes with out a doubt.
It's basically an AC30 when you get right down to it. Then you add a ton of different tone options, then add verb and trem and you've got a very very nice amp. Similar in a lot of ways to the Handwired Vox AC30 reissue. But more versatile.
Spent all night with the PRS (phat cats) and the Les Paul (A2p/CC). The amp seems to gobble them both up. Not really sure which I prefer.
Then I ran the amp into the Deluxe cab that has the 8 ohm Emminence Red Fang. More mids and highs, tighter bottom. The Bad cat uses what I know are Celestion speakers and are different, and I'm pretty sure they are a Vintage 30 and a Greenback. James removes some of the doping to loosen them up a bit, like a lot of guys do. I thought using the single Red Fang and the Trem Cat in 15 watt setting gave me a very Vox AC15 type tone. I think having that alinco speaker in there definitely gives it a very defined Vox flavor. I might break down and try to run two Red Fangs in it for a while. Just to see. Very bight though in that Deluxe.
The Trem is pretty cool, reminds me of that on/off old notch trem from a long time ago if you crank it up too high. I was able to get some very nice tone like having a MicroVibe built into it. The Reverb is quite lush and useable.
Amp has a master volume set up that is defeatable, taking the entire master pot completely out of the circuit. In fact, I pretty much ran it without the master most of the night, hence my near deafness.
I got to pick my colors, so I went with maroon with the black front and the gold sparkle grill. I had already played thiis amp in a couple of different places, so I knew I liked it. Better yet, it actually sounds good in my music room. Ever had an amp that played great at the store and you couldn't dial in anything but crap when you got it home? Not this one. Sounds just as massive.
Massive is a good word. It's about 85 lbs. Heavy and more than a handful. Cheers.
I'l check back in in a few months with a more detailed opinion.
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
Nice review, and from the sounds of it, I want one
Nice review, and from the sounds of it, I want one
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Oh yeah, first thing I did was put some better tubes in it. Had Ruby 12AX7's, so i ran some of the new Groove Tube mullard copies in v2, v3 and the PI. Put two JJ ECC83S in the other two 12AX7 slots (trem and verb I think).
V1 is an EF86 and I put a NOS GEC one in I picked up from KCA.
The 4xEL84 are all Ruby. Not sure what they are, but I'll probably get a quad of JJ's to slap in there. And I had a nice NOS 5AR4 rectifier tube in there. It came with a JJ which I didn't have much of an opinion on.
So far so good.
Glows in the dark too! Way cool.
Oh yeah, first thing I did was put some better tubes in it. Had Ruby 12AX7's, so i ran some of the new Groove Tube mullard copies in v2, v3 and the PI. Put two JJ ECC83S in the other two 12AX7 slots (trem and verb I think).
V1 is an EF86 and I put a NOS GEC one in I picked up from KCA.
The 4xEL84 are all Ruby. Not sure what they are, but I'll probably get a quad of JJ's to slap in there. And I had a nice NOS 5AR4 rectifier tube in there. It came with a JJ which I didn't have much of an opinion on.
So far so good.
Glows in the dark too! Way cool.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
That's it. I'm crankin the crap outta my Matchless Chieftain 2-12 tomorrow. I'm even thinking of getting a headbox, just so I can use a strat into a Chieftain head into a Bogner 4-12. A strat into a fat, fat sounding amp like a Badcat or Matchless is like slamming your fist down on a grand piano. It just knocks you over.
That's it. I'm crankin the crap outta my Matchless Chieftain 2-12 tomorrow. I'm even thinking of getting a headbox, just so I can use a strat into a Chieftain head into a Bogner 4-12. A strat into a fat, fat sounding amp like a Badcat or Matchless is like slamming your fist down on a grand piano. It just knocks you over.
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DeadSkinSlayer3
Guest
Re: Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
Wouldnt be my tone at all...but man....oh man...that thing is the most gorgeous amp I've ever seen.
Wouldnt be my tone at all...but man....oh man...that thing is the most gorgeous amp I've ever seen.
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
Unseen
Re: Bad Cat Trem Cat Arrives...
It looks fab Scott.
Those would be greenbacks without the greenbacks, the chassis is very greenback'ish.
Hehe I am getting a class a amp as well....hehe using two EL-34's instead.
Clips we defently needs clips.
It looks fab Scott.
Those would be greenbacks without the greenbacks, the chassis is very greenback'ish.
Hehe I am getting a class a amp as well....hehe using two EL-34's instead.
Clips we defently needs clips.
