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Bad Cat Hot Cat 30-R Amplifier Combo

30 Watt Class A 1x12 EL-34 Channel Switching Guitar Combo

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Same great features as the standard Hot Cat 30, but with the addition of REVERB and Effects Loop! Great features to have. Stop messing around with reverb pedals. You know the onboard reverb will do the trick for almost all situations.and send those modulation effects through the loop and have your world change!

Custom colors and custom specs are available on both standard and "R" versions of the Hot Cat 30. Call or Email SoundPure to talk about the features you need on your Bad Cat amp. You can have a custom boutique amp in less time than you may think

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T Rex Alberta Overdrive and Distortion Effects Pedal Demo at Sound Pure Studios

Also in this recording T-Rex Alberta Overdrive Guitar Pedal Stevenson T-Custom 8057 Great River Electronics MP-2NV Stereo Preamp Coles 4038 Ribbon Microphone Chandler Limited TG2 Abbey Road SE Stereo Pre Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter

Alberta is quite unique; she makes your guitar sing. She provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30-year-old tube amps. Alberta delivers a creamy, yet crunchy sound with a smooth mid-range boost, reminiscent of the old Ibanez TS-808.Recorded with a Neumann U87 into a Great River Electronics MP-2NV and Coles 4038, into a Chandler TG2, and finally a Lynx Aurora 16 AD Converter

T Rex Bloody Mary Pedal - METAL! Played on McNaught Vintage Single Cut Guitar

Also in this recording Vintech Audio X73i Pre/EQ Sennheiser E609 Silver Dynamic Microphone Peluso TR 14 Vacuum Tube Ribbon Microphone Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter

Beware, Bloody Mary is in the house! Set free from the deepest, darkest chasms of the Nether Worlds comes Bloody Mary, hailing a new era in metal! Guitar is a McNaught Vintage Single Cut and the amp is a Bad Cat Hot Cat... Read more

Recorded with this gear

a blues electric guitar bridge pickup

Also in this recording Melancon Custom Artist Electric Guitar Heil PR-40 Microphone A Designs Pacifica Stereo Preamp Peluso R14 Ribbon Microphone Chandler Limited TG2 Abbey Road SE Stereo Pre Lynx Aurora 8 I/O D/A and A/D Converter

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (bridge pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 2, Gain 9am, edge noon, level 12pm, bass 12pm, treble 12pm, mid boost none, brilliance 12pm, reverb 10am) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R14(1 foot off, panned 25% right) into Chandler TG2 preamp feeding Lynx Aurora 8.

a fuzzed electric guitar neck & bridge pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (neck & bridge pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 2, Gain 12pm, edge noon, level 12pm, bass 12pm, treble 10am, mid boost none, brilliance 10am, reverb 10am) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R14(1 foot off, panned 25% right) into Chandler TG2 preamp feeding Lynx Aurora 8.

more fuzzy electric guitar bridge pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (bridgepickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 2, Gain 3pm, edge noon, level 12pm, bass 10am, treble 12pm, mid boost none, brilliance 10am, reverb 10am) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R14(1 foot off, panned 25% right) into Chandler TG2 preamp feeding Lynx Aurora 8.

fuzzed electric guitar neck & bridge pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (bridge pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 1, tone 3, volume max) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R14(1 fo... Read more

loudly electric guitar neck & bridge pickup

fully electric guitar neck & bridge pickup

a fuzzy electric guitar bridge pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (bridge pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 2, Gain 12pm, edge noon, level 12pm, bass 12pm, treble 10am, mid boost none, brilliance 10am, reverb 10am) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R14(1 foot off, panned 25% right) into Chandler TG2 preamp feeding Lynx Aurora 8.

full arpeggiated electric guitar neck & bridge pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (neck & bridge pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 1, tone 3, volume 3pm) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R... Read more

fully electric guitar neck pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (neck pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 1, tone 3, volume 3pm) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R14(1 foot... Read more

a fuzzed electric guitar neck pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (neck pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 2, Gain 12pm, edge noon, level 12pm, bass 12pm, treble 10am, mid boost none, brilliance 10am, reverb 10am) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R14(1 foot off, panned 25% right) into Chandler TG2 preamp feeding Lynx Aurora 8.

more fuzzy electric guitar neck pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (neck pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 2, Gain 3pm, edge noon, level 12pm, bass 10am, treble 12pm, mid boost none, brilliance 10am, reverb 10am) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R14(1 foot off, panned 25% right) into Chandler TG2 preamp feeding Lynx Aurora 8.

full arpeggiated electric guitar neck pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (neck pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 1, tone 3, volume noon) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Pacifica preamp & Peluso R14(1 foo... Read more

drop d electric guitar bridge pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (bridge pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 1& 2, clean, add channel 2, add boost in channel 2, drop d) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Desi... Read more

psycho fuzz electric guitar bridge pickup

Melancon Custom Artist electric guitar (bridge pickup) played into Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R combo(channel 1& 2, clean, add channel 2, add boost in channel 2) & mic'd with Heil PR-40(close, panned 25% left) into A Designs Paci... Read more

psycho fuzzy electric guitar bridge pickup

From Bad Cat Amps

The Hottest of all Cats. The concept and function of the Hot Cat is new, unique and unlike any model ever produced by Bad Cat. The 12AX7 based preamp affords some overdrive loading if desired via the CLEAN input tap as well as sweep control of the clearly emphasized overdrive employed with the alternate HI-GAIN input.

Control knobs include: CLEAN VOL, GAIN, EDGE, LEVEL, BASS, TREBLE, BRILLIANCE, MASTER VOL.

Sound is shaped both with panel controls and via selecting either tube rectification or the included solid state rectifier circuit with the latter SS position favoring a harder edge, less compression, and more sustain. The power section uses dual EL34 tubes to support continuous, very thick overdrive speaker power and a strong reserve of clean headroom. In contrast to other Class A models to date, as regards extraordinary sound possibilities, the HOT CAT runs appreciably ahead of the pack.

30W 1x12, 2 Channel, 2 Input, 2 EL-34's, reverb, effects loop

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