Bad Cat

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Also known as Bad Cat Tube Amplifiers

Bad Cat Tube Amplifiers
Type	Private
Founded	2001
Founder	James Heidrich [1]
Headquarters	Corona, California, USA [2]
Area served	Global
Key people	James Heidrich, Mark Sampson
Industry	Tube amplifiers, Guitar amplifiers, Distortion pedals, Overdrive pedals, Boutique
Products	Hot Cat, Black Cat, Cub, Cub II, Mini Cat, Mini Cat II, Trem Cat, Wild Cat, Alley Cat, Lynx, Panther, two tone distortion
Owner	James Heidrich
Website	http://www.badcatamps.com/

Contents 1 History 2 Current Amplifier Line[3] 2.1 Hot Cat 2.2 Black Cat 2.3 Trem Cat 2.4 Wild Cat 2.5 Alley Cat 2.6 Mini Cat / Mini Cat II 2.7 Cub now Cub II 2.8 Lynx 2.9 Panther 3 Notable Users 4 Links 5 References

[edit] History

The Bad Cat is a tube amplifier company out of Corona, California, USA. They are primarily known for their class A designs in various models. Many lines were co-designed by Mark Sampson who has since made his own company, Star Amplifiers.

[edit] Current Amplifier Line^[3]

All lines are hand wired (point to point), hand wound and mostly class A though the Panther is class AB.

[edit] Hot Cat

A 2 channel amplifier that comes with EL-84 tubes in the 15 watt version^[4] or EL-34 in the 30 or 100 watt version. Has two independent inputs one for each channel, therefore a ABY switch would be needed for quick channel switching. the 30R and 100R both have reverb and a tone control on the clean channel which is not found on the other models.

[edit] Black Cat

2 channel, 4 input class A

[edit] Trem Cat

1 channel, 2 input class A

[edit] Wild Cat

2 channel, 4 input class A

[edit] Alley Cat

2 channel, 1 input class A

[edit] Mini Cat / Mini Cat II

1 channel, 1 input class A

[edit] Cub now Cub II

1 channel, 2 input class A

[edit] Lynx

2 input, 2 channel. 50 watts in Class A ^[5]

[edit] Panther

2 input, 2 channel. 35 watts in Class AB^[6]

[edit] Notable Users

• Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, No-Man, Blackfield)
• Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
• Keith Urban
• Dave Grissom
• Kurt Balou (Converge)
• Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)
• Dave Millsape
• Snapcase
• Goo Goo Dolls
• The Living End
• Taking Back Sunday
• New Found Glory
• Saves the Day

[edit] Links

• Bad Cat Homepage
• Interview with co-designer Mark Sampson

[edit] References

1. ^ City of Corona - For Businesses
2. ^ City of Corona - For Businesses
3. ^ Bad Cat Amplifiers ::
4. ^ Harmony Central: New Hot Cat 15 from Bad Cat Amps
5. ^ http://www.badcatamps.com/detail/lynx.jpg Lynx Specifications
6. ^ http://www.badcatamps.com/detail/panther.jpg