BadCat Cub Guitar Amplifiers - Great Tone At Any Volume!

[@TJauernigElectronics]

Great tones as usual. When I worked at Peavey as an amp designer (2007-10, and no I was not responsible for the abomination call the Vypyr) there was a Bad Cat Hot Cat 30r in my office that was purchased before my time. Absolutely one of the best amps I’ve ever heard

[@skillracoonful]

Care to explain why you didn't like about the Vypyr series?

[@TJauernigElectronics]

@@skillracoonful the initial release of that series was plagued with issues that needed to be reworked. They were a nightmare

[@chadhagene7665]

I was a huge Peavey fan before they moved everything to China. Can you elaborate what amps your were involved with at Peavey?

[@TJauernigElectronics]

@@chadhagene7665 I did the Masterpiece 50, Sensation 20, Studio 1.5, most of the artist mods while I was there. Some stuff for Satriani, Charlie Sexton, oversaw some of the Budda production, etc.

[@craigoriopequeño505]

@@TJauernigElectronicsTim you’re severely missed in the industry. I have a few of your pedals and they’re absolute masterpieces. Hope all is well with u and yours Sir 🤜💥🤛

[@aldito7586]

That sounds amazing! - I know a few years ago Badcat did something to the preamp. If I remember correctly a friend of the owner of Badcat who was an aerospace engineer took a quick look at the amp and said "I see the problem right here".

[@qiuz51]

I know you guys didn't necessarily intend this to be a guitar tone channel but Paul's feel and sound on T-style guitars is something really I appreciate-especially with Vox-ish amps. Thanks for doing these rundowns as always!

[@Macmax7077]

Best BC demo I have seen!

[@jeffreyziemba5588]

Sounds great. I had an early black cat. All matchless parts inside. Sounded fantastic but it didn’t have the k master as they do now so it was almost unusable live as far as volume. I got a newer black cat with k master….fantastic! These days sound guys want super low stage volume and it still sounds great!

[@1thess523]

The 3 minute mark it sounds like the worship stuff we listen to and the stuff my son plays at church, he plays a Cub 40 head through 1x12 Vintage 30. He uses a few guitars like a 1979 Greco Standard, Eastman "335" (forgot the actual model), Late 80's Greco SG Standard, Squire J. Mascis Jazzmaster and a G&L ASAT.

[@2GoldensTosa]

Fantastic, thoughtful, articulate demo. Only nitpick: I would’ve gotten a little more out of it using a Strat and humbucker-based guitar. Keep up The great work!

[@voxcaster]

I own a Bad Cat Cub 40r Players Series which is PCB and it sounds phenomenal!!!!

[@zachtheguitarmaniac]

Cool sound! I ended up with a Matchless Spitfire myself just last week. I like the simplicity of the Matchless spitfire, and there is MAGIC when you run the master all the way up, tone and volume around 1 o'clock.... this clean sustain thing that has some bite. I like what you mentioned about delays into the front of this style of circuit because I normally am one to always always always put a delay in the loop, but I love everything hitting the front.

[@guitarkis4969]

Some of my dream tones.

[@mikewolfe9458]

Kickass demo! I’m actually thinking about one of these or a matchless lightning, so both of your demos are great to see. I still can’t decide, though 😂

[@TheStudioRats]

The bad cat is more versatile but the Matchless will hold its value if you ever decide to sell.

[@scottverni8333]

Wow. Great edge of break up and hellacious crunchy higher gain tones. Love it !

[@elwrongo]

really edge of breakup nice tones. will be keeping an eye out for one of these. Be good to hear an AB with the Player Series version.

[@Adventuresingearland]

Sounds great. Love to hear an AB with the Matchless!

[@Macmax7077]

I own both. I would say the BC is more polite, intoxicating. Matchless is raw, also intoxicating.Beautiful amps!

[@daveandrew7014]

@@Macmax7077 I never had a Bad Cat amp but had the Bad Cat Celestion Speaker. I put it in my Matchless 3015 and indeed made it more “Polite”. Have you tried comparing both amp with the same speaker?

[@Macmax7077]

@@daveandrew7014 Hi Andrew! Nope, I did not. But I played both thru a Retro30 and a Alnico cream and the BC still sounded more polite, but beautiful! AS a matter of fact, I am going to get another soon. Waiting for the Cub V.

[@daveandrew7014]

@@Macmax7077 Wow I didn't know Cub V is in the making... Do you know what's the update on the V?

[@Macmax7077]

@@daveandrew7014 No really but when I talked to John about pulling the trigger for. Cub 30 (own a 15) he told me to wait a couple of months!

[@guydouglas6094]

I enjoyed your video and how you demonstrated the sounds of the amp. That Badcat is damn good.

[@mattomlinson8759]

Good grief! Sounds phenomenal.

[@PrantoKoX]

Superversatile and sounds deliciously gorgeous (and your exquisite playing helps quite a bit). All thumbs up. Now, if only it was half that price...

[@daveandrew7014]

The USA Player Series of the Bad Cat would close to half the price of the hand wired series.

[@alexandarcorda]

Great tone man

[@JC_Walker]

are u going into a loadbox IR sim or micing the cab? these tones are the best ve heard the badcat sound but i suspect this isnt the badcat cab sound or something is being done to the top end post production.. hope to hear from you as i am looking to buy this amp. love you channel, Cheers!

[@jegl1012]

Great great playing. I'm actually thinking about getting the Lynx-x

[@mikeaustin4138]

Very three dimensional sounding, even on YT. Great job!

[@Gbhbbgvsbnjhhdchhb]

I'd be interested to get your take on Kemper as a tool - you could do an entire series on it - just an idea

[@dash4786]

Wow this is an amazing sounding amp! How far off is the new cub versus this in a comparison? Do they still have the k master? Could you achieve the same tones?

[@SWKMusic]

Which speaker were you micing here? Looks like the combo speaker wasn't miced. Sounds great though!

[@MRxr400]

it sounds amazing. beautiful clean and very nice driven tone. class A i'm guessing.

[@CMHobbies]

“Let’s switch on the boost”. *No immediately discernible difference* But this thing sounds awesome and I’d love to get one.

[@jldkrank]

I believe that the bad cat cubs are more similar to a lightning, where the bad cat black cat is the dc-30. That's what John at bad cat told me anyway. I know they're a similar preamp anyway

[@kickit301]

How’s the clean headroom on this baby?? 😍

[@IamMusicNerd]

If you want an amplifier with soul, you have got to try a Magnatone Panoramic soon.

[@nedim_guitar]

I want it, but I don't really need it. I've learned so much about amps and sh*t in the last year, it also helps my playing.

[@tonedragon8616]

As mr Friedman said in one of his tone talks. He figures everyone can have everything they need with 4 amps. Fender blackface style, marshal/plexi style, vox/matchless style, and I wild card high gain/dumble/other)

[@chickenlickin3820]

i have a mark Sampson era Cub IIR its the best amp i've ever owned.

[@patshep68]

I'm eyeing one of these right now!! Ugh.

[@onefatstratcat]

yep.. they cool

[@PK-pk3cq]

What’s your opinion on the laney Cub amps? This sounds great but is rather expensive !

[@cookiemon70]

You mentioned that you could put your delay pedals in front of the amp as the amps drive was so smooth. Do you think this would still hold true if you used an overdrive pedal instead of the amps drive?

[@chrissilverhand1]

Have you tried Brunetti?

[@mikerichardson2177]

Paul..it sounds like u...through a Katana

[@ericky7]

how does it compare to Matchless lightning?

[@Screaming-Trees]

Would you guys recommend this or Matchless? They seem very similar but Matchless is a lot more expensive.

[@TheStudioRats]

If you can afford a Matchless I’d get one. if not this does a fantastic job.

[@Screaming-Trees]

@@TheStudioRats Matchless it is then. Thanks.

[@Macmax7077]

I was about to purchase a BC 30 today, someone showed up first, :(

[@xriz8409]

any chance you can do a hot cat

[@TheStudioRats]

If they send one through I would.

[@liys540]

can you do comparsion of bluguitar amp 1 mercury and the bad cat

[@patshep68]

I'm looking at a cub ii 15r. Would it be a good bedroom amp? With gigs here and there?

[@TheStudioRats]

If it has the k master circuit then yes. A 15. Watt valve amp is still very loud.

[@kevinalfrey2633]

These are all point to point hand wired ?

[@sircusboy351]

Not exactly. They have digital reverb and some other pcb board. Kinda makes it hard to buy a handwired series when it's not all hand wired. But what they handwired is high quality. It's mostly handwired on the preamp and power sections. Also on the tube sockets.

[@salvatoredragone6001]

Has anyone compared it with the new Cub IV? I have a BC or Matchless in mind

[@glennevans5824]

Sound wonderful….I’ll have to check em out looking for a small home amp…

[@-thirteen]

Sadly these amps are no longer made like this

[@Bcwilderness]

a few more guitars would have showcased the drive better