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This is what an amp video should be like IMHO. It is near impossible to tell how good an amp sounds through youtube, but explaining what is different and why it sounds better is what we need to hear. Dan has an immense amount of knowledge and understanding why and how electronics work so his opinion is more valuable to me than any *shredder* playing an amp on youtube.
Not on your phone, for sure. But through good speakers, I can tell you, especially with that tele, you can hear every detail. There won't be any comparisons in a video like this to measure, though. Thats why shootout videos are nice.
Watching Lee nod his head as Dan explains cathode bias resistors reminds me of that scene from "Sound City" where Dave Grohl is zoning out as Rupert Neve explains the design of his famous control board.
Nice to see these two guys together in this video. Lee getting over the top exited about amps is a cool thing! Reminds me of Caesar, Dan, may the odds be ever in your favor! ;-)
I absolutely loved this! But, I would say that about anything that you do - especially together. I got teary during the TPS Victory reflection at the table. That amp is great and I loved hearing all that you did with it. I was actually testing and swapping tubes in my amp. As of 48 hours ago it has a Celestion Gold Alnico that sounds amazing - and it's yalls fault! 💖
Currently watching this on my birthday but I still gotta admit that amp sounds incredible, I should really check one of them out for myself at some point because all the demos I’ve ever heard of it all sound absolutely awesome
Great vid. I'm a neck pickup Strat through a Deluxe Reverb guy through and through, maybe a very slight bit of gain. I have two EF86 amps, a Vox AC15H1TV and a Z RX Jr into a cab with one Alnico Blue and one Weber Silver Bell and with a couple drive pedals, esp the Wampler Ecstasy (Euphoria) set pretty clean just to add the slightest bit of what I call 'complexity' that's just so... umph good. EF-86 channels are nice and middy, but not too middy. More like 'middy warmth' than 'middy cut'. My problem is, it either rig just begs to be played slightly too loudly. I think on the Fender side, once you get your tone dialed in, they sound pretty great at a good range of volume levels but the more Voxy stuff, even if you aren't 'blasting the doors off' loud, they just always seem to make me keep nudging the volume up and up and up. I'm guessing it's getting those little power tubes heated up.
To plug into your amp maintenance idea: I just paid an electrician $175 to literally change the bulbs in 4 rooms that for some reason wouldn’t turn on. Apparently I used the wrong bulbs. I’m a fairly handy guy, so my pride was crushed. But, by God, I know what was wrong and how to fix it now. I just had the wrong part for the wrong job. I’ve got the knowledge now & now I’ll do it myself.
My AC15s reverb stopped working. Saw it was a common fault, bought a new better unit for £35 and took the back off, replaced the tank plugged it in and reverb back- a simple fix which took 15 mins
Much to my dismay, I can't get on with AC type amps. Everytime I hear Dan play through an AC inspired sound, I cross my fingers that one day something will click for me. It's a magical sound.
Fun to see and hear about this new amp! It also explains why there isn't a 30w Cub V in the lineup ;). I have a Cub III 30R head and it's the best amp I've ever played through. Yes it's heavy even in a head. Yes the EF86 can be finicky (although mine never has been knock on wood). But nothing, not my co guitarists Kemper or my Boss GT1000 or Walrus ACS1 or Strymon Iridium sounds like it. I love that there are options including the "standard" range amps which, based on a friends Cub, are excellent as well. So you can pick where you want to land in the Bad Cat range - all of them excellent amps.
Love Dan's playing. My grandad was an engineer at Mullards and love Dan referencing them, so sad that its long gone, but they switched to transistors in the early 70s, I remember my grandad telling me how they went from a million valves a month to next to none. I want one of these amps so much!
I use a cab with 2 10' celestion golds in it. It sounds good no matter what head i pair it with, but i use the victory vc35 copper most of the time, and its magical.
It’s great to see Dan back on the channel I been watching old videos with mick and Pete but I Dan should hook up Simon Jarrett from Kingsley amps because I would love to hear one of them pedals through this amplifier
41:00 the whole “audience can’t hear the difference” argument is no different from a restaurant chef getting high end knives… can the audience know the difference? No, they will eat their meal as is, but the chef doesn’t buy high end knives for the audience, it’s for him/her to be able to cook their meal way s/he wants… the chef will know the difference and good knives will help him/her to make a better meal in the end….
The EF86 doesn't have as many mircophonic issues in a head. Vox AC30's were a combo and any combo using the EF86, the speaker volume, vibrations and movement will have a huge impact on the EF86. So don't let all of the microphonic talk scare you away. And get a good NOS EF86, they're just better.
I understand it’s usually in massive venues, but the fact that people (such as Brian May) used 6 or more dimed AC30’s on stage is just unfathomable in terms of volume. Given how relatively strident and bright those amps were, I can’t imagine how painful it was to be standing in front of those amps.
They are not that strident and bright when you turn them full up. Old non master volume like AC30 or Bluesbreaker/PlexinMarshalls are much more painfull and loud somewhere halfway, than they are full up. The amps is then compressing a lot and those striden highs are then creamy and compressed.
It was also because the way he was using them made them want to go pop, he'd still be good to keep playing by having a bunch of them on stage powered up
the 'clicky' tone control seems odd until you use it - have same on my matchless king cobra - works very well for live use too to match sound of the room (to balance treble/bass) and match to different guitars (tele vs les paul for example) - works really well & is simple to dial in IMHO
Cars back then were relatively simple, and the only tech around to play with … also, Dads weren’t deadbeats/missing, back then, unless they died in a War … 😏
I understand it’s usually in massive venues, but the fact that people (such as Brian May) used 6 or more dimed AC30’s on stage is just unfathomable in terms of volume. Given how relatively strident and bright those amps were, I can’t imagine how painful it was to be standing in front of those amps. Same with having walls of 100 watt Marshall stacks, with no ear plugs or IEM’s. I’m pretty sure Brian May has all his AC30’s on the side of the stage facing away these days. And J Mascis is surrounded in close proximity by 3 full stacks and a big Fender Combo blasting him, but he’s always used two layers of heavy duty earplugs. These dudes back in the day who had rigs like that behind them, with no hearing protection, the ones who are still alive must be completely deaf and have the worst tinnitus ever. I’m sure it was an absolutely glorious experience in the moment, but it must have hurt so bad after only a couple songs.
you are absolutely right i think times have changed and myself as a bedroom player i would love to have a marshall valve amp to sound like my heroes but you have tp crank it up,buy an attenuator,valves... too much hassle,at the end i think a good modeler and a fr cab must be the way to go for me,i was playing in an orchestra with iem and end up leaving the orchestra and ending up the final months with tinnitus and hyperacusis because of the unbearable loud stage volumes coming out of the stage speakers (now i´m much better,almost with no symptons and my hearing is ok thankfully but could have gotten bad)and trust me it´s a nightmare,you don´t want to go there,stress insomnia,depression,violent behaviour because of the ringing of the ears and they hurt when expose to normal noises,so please protect your hearing it´s very important
@@dreamerdeceiver6592 True, I have Quad Cortex and InEars, wearing hearing protection on concerts... I am doing sound engineering and on my concerts nobody would ever need earplugs IF the people weren't so obnoxiously loud when the song ends. The noise from cheering is actually noise and not music which makes it even worse than it is, even that it is measurably much more louder than my sound coming from PA, which is roughly around 80-85 dB depending on the genre. Unfortunately, I have tinnitus which is not going anywhere. Unfortunately, it was not my fault but it happened two times in a row when somebody around a meter behind me whistled through the fingers to my left ear. Once it just didn't go away. Since than, I am using headphones during the applauses. Hearing protection IS VERY IMPORTANT INDEED. And it is very sad we need it. We don't have PA elements with sensitivity of 139 dB at 1m to make concerts 103 dB loud, we have them to have opportunity to bring up Billie Eilish whispering into V7 on her breasts without feedback at reasonable volume. It is only matter of headroom, not that we should use it.
@@jakubpodesva9802 damn straight. I run four Z-80s in parallel, and I guess I don't hit it as hard, or I turn the Volume down more on the guitar or something, it isn't any louder in practice.
Please please please do not open up valve amplifiers unless you know exactly what you’re doing. High voltage transformers and especially capacitors are deadly if handled incorrectly… Amp sounds killer!
That FX loop should have been re-done until it was right. The difference is huge. Not acceptable... Just saying :) Now before you flame away, I can say from experience that putting an FX loop in an amp like this, is extremely difficult to get right. But, I wouldn't let it leave my shop until it was.
It's actually very difficult to hear the difference if you were to just use a 2-3 foot cable and plug it Into itself. To be fair , here you have 35 feet of cable a two effects
@@johnthompson1292 No doubt that an unrealistically short cable would have a negilable effect, but that is not how we use the FX loop. There are ways to make the FX loop work correctly with longer cables, but you can quickly end up with an FX loop that is more complicated than is practical, especially in comparison to the remainder of the amp. There is doing it, and then there is doing it right. I just feel that they could have spent more energy on making it better. A good FX loop is one that you don't know is there. When you can tell it is in use, there is a problem.
@@prestog1357 Epiphone. 30 Watt full tube (pre, power and rectifier) 2 channel Switchable 15 W/30 W (Class AB-Pentode/Class A - Triode) Valve driven Spring Reverb 4, 8 and 16Ω Speaker Outs Foot switchable channels 2 x 12 Eminence “Lady Luck” Speakers Designed by Pyotr Belov and board laid out by Mike Soldano. One of the hidden gems of the last 20 years. For some unknown reason Gibson seemed to do everything possible not to push these amps. A certain "Captain" persuaded me not to buy a Line 6 and wait until one of these came into stock - can't thank him enough.
I have played an AC-10 twin twelve a long time ago. It was the best amp experience I've ever had. Today I have the 1x10" reissue to scratch that itch, but the original was something very special, they are rare as hens teeth.
I love the blended sound of a DC30. It feels like two amps running in parallel in one box. I love AC30s too but blends adds a whole other layer of dimension to what can otherwise be a bit of a stiff sound (particularly on cleans). This was a fun video.
I feel like a guitar player's amp preference is a lot like someone's vehicle preference. Tube amp= old school hot rod or muscle car you can tinker with on weekends. Solid state= reliable basic late model (fill in the blank). Digital modelers= the latest EV with a full infotainment suite and fully self-driving options potentially coming soon. Modeling/IR software on Mac or PC= star trek teleporter.
I think every guitarist prefers a tube amp. My only SS amps are battery powered, and only got a modeler to capture my tube amps. Modelers are amazing for having multiple sounds and effects for a song but for recording or just the most enjoyable way to play guitar it's tube amp Everytime.
Iys one of those amps, like the John Meyer amps you covered, you need to get to a high level of playing or it will show you up! Not an amp for blaggers!
My 6l6 amp needs rebias every time you change power tubes, thats not minor manteinance to me, and opening the chasi and risking getting electrocuted its just not worth It to me, a valve amp is like a classic car , they feel amazing but theyre a pain in the ass, besides tubes nowadays are horrible and go microfonic in no time, i have a nice Fender tube combo, but things like the Orange super Crush or the bassman tonemaster are more convenient for gigging and you dont have to spend a Penny after you buy them, not everyone is a studio musician, and honestly, i dont think just because an amp costs 4000 pounds is gonna make you a better player, if you have the money to spend on It, great, but you dont need top equipnent to become a great player or do a career in music, expensive gear is just a luxury and comes with a lot of inconveniencies, if youre well off, its a nice way to spend your money, if you just enjoy music and gig and have a normal budget, its very self indulgent to spend this kind of money on this, specially if you have a family, just my opinión.
This idea, tha audience does not care is very alien to me. Well before, Ive started playing guitar, anytime we were with friends on a gig, we were discussing the sound, the tone, the vocals, the guitar, the bass. Which band has thick and audible bass, who has awesome engaging guitar sound, how were the vocals and what not. Of course, we dont care if it is analog or digital chorus, but it matters if it sounded good and exciting. Often we said "that guy playes like madman, wish he had better sound" etc. And it was up to the band to deliver, however they do it.
I really didn't want to want a new amp. I bought a new Matchless Chieftain in the mid double aughts. Wished I had got a DC-30. This is my fave new amp bar none.
Worst amps I have worked on. Very cheap electronics and no customer service at all. I contacted Bad Cat through their website regarding an issue I had with a customers Cougar 5 and never got a response. It ended up being cheap input transformer and customer did not want to put more money into it to fix. I don't recommend Bad Cat unless you like paying alot for an amp made with cheap electronics.
Very sorry to hear this. I would like to point out that that the Cougar Series was a product that was done by the previous ownership of Bad Cat 2000-2011. The Product was built by Hanser and had nothing to do with us. We did however steer people to Hanser directly when they had issues and in most cases , to my knowledge they assisted
The matchless DC30 was rejected by Brian May, because it just DOESN'T sound right! It's an amazing, wonderful amp, BUT, It just doesn't have "THAT SOUND "!
This is the second time that you've stepped up to tell us that you are not up to the standards of this amplifier. Too bad for you, kinda looks like a winner to me. The EF86 is not meant for Peasants, but I aspire to run one or two someday.
And once again, you feel the need to revisit your displeasure with my opinion. I may need to get a restraining order stalker. As I’ve already said, you do you and feel free to post your own comment instead of disagreeing with mine. As I’ve already replied to you, it’s not a question of peasantry, I have received two amps this week alone that are $4200 and $4500. It’s a question of value and with this amp I see it same vein as the SLO100 - you had to make sure both Soldano and BAD got paid which makes these amps significant more expensive. And by the way, I gladly purchased the SLO100 and still own it. Now, be gone with you.
I've never played one, but the internal construction of these amps, from photos on the internet, is an ugly nightmare. The rat-nest terminal strip construction looks like a badly done DIY amp. Sorry, but I would not go near these amps because of such sloppy amateurish construction technique. Which BTW looks like the same ugly difficult-to-maintain sloppy construction of Matchless amps.
I used to know some fabulously attractive women, one of whom mentioned that she didn't go to the shows at some clubs where the cover charge was insufficient to keep out the riff-raff. I suppose its up to you. 🤷♂
$4,000 just ain’t it chief. I don’t care if Sampson gooped a load all over the circuitry. I’ll settle for digital recreations that do the exact same thing.
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Why is it pronounced Anderson’s ?
This is what an amp video should be like IMHO. It is near impossible to tell how good an amp sounds through youtube, but explaining what is different and why it sounds better is what we need to hear. Dan has an immense amount of knowledge and understanding why and how electronics work so his opinion is more valuable to me than any *shredder* playing an amp on youtube.
Dan is a gentleman and a scholar: when he speaks, I listen.
Pretty sure Dan could shred as well if he wanted to
Not on your phone, for sure. But through good speakers, I can tell you, especially with that tele, you can hear every detail. There won't be any comparisons in a video like this to measure, though. Thats why shootout videos are nice.
But someone could talk their way out of bad tone if that was true
You know the video will be +1 hour longs seeing Dan around (for the best of course).
Watching Lee nod his head as Dan explains cathode bias resistors reminds me of that scene from "Sound City" where Dave Grohl is zoning out as Rupert Neve explains the design of his famous control board.
Such a great doc! "He must know I'm a high school dropout"
The fact that it's called the Era cracks me up. Clearly a play on the "Sampson Era" matchless.
great detective work!
Wow thanks Captain obvious
Dan's playing is always so inspiring!
Nice to see dan branching out from pedalboards, into pedaltables. I hope it catches on..😅
Beautiful amp gang!
Dan’s playing is so so good.
That intro playing from Dan, goosebumps
Great epidsode! Nice to see the Captain so attentive and happy to learn from the master himself.
that SG sounds so good through that amp. DAAAAAAnnng!
That sounds good. Like, really, really good.
Nice to see these two guys together in this video. Lee getting over the top exited about amps is a cool thing! Reminds me of Caesar, Dan, may the odds be ever in your favor! ;-)
Good times with friends! 😸
More Dan on Andertons please, always more Dan
that db meter hit 110 at one point with the SG, youch! haha
I absolutely loved this! But, I would say that about anything that you do - especially together. I got teary during the TPS Victory reflection at the table. That amp is great and I loved hearing all that you did with it. I was actually testing and swapping tubes in my amp. As of 48 hours ago it has a Celestion Gold Alnico that sounds amazing - and it's yalls fault! 💖
Listening through my IEM's there was a massive difference in with, without the effects loop!!
Currently watching this on my birthday but I still gotta admit that amp sounds incredible, I should really check one of them out for myself at some point because all the demos I’ve ever heard of it all sound absolutely awesome
Has your birthday made a difference to the sound then ?
@ Not really lol, I still really like the amp regardless
Happy birthday man
I thought Mick was the only guy that could turn your reverb knob. 😂😂
Both of you are on the wrong side !
Lol, i was so uncomfortable from that myself.
Hahahaha
1,000,000% 🤣🤣🤣
Great vid. I'm a neck pickup Strat through a Deluxe Reverb guy through and through, maybe a very slight bit of gain. I have two EF86 amps, a Vox AC15H1TV and a Z RX Jr into a cab with one Alnico Blue and one Weber Silver Bell and with a couple drive pedals, esp the Wampler Ecstasy (Euphoria) set pretty clean just to add the slightest bit of what I call 'complexity' that's just so... umph good. EF-86 channels are nice and middy, but not too middy. More like 'middy warmth' than 'middy cut'. My problem is, it either rig just begs to be played slightly too loudly. I think on the Fender side, once you get your tone dialed in, they sound pretty great at a good range of volume levels but the more Voxy stuff, even if you aren't 'blasting the doors off' loud, they just always seem to make me keep nudging the volume up and up and up. I'm guessing it's getting those little power tubes heated up.
You involved one of the TPS guys and what was meant to be a 5 minute conversation ended up being an hour long?! I’m shocked! 🙀😜🤣🤣🤣
Dan is legend
Dan! Master playing mate!
To plug into your amp maintenance idea:
I just paid an electrician $175 to literally change the bulbs in 4 rooms that for some reason wouldn’t turn on. Apparently I used the wrong bulbs.
I’m a fairly handy guy, so my pride was crushed. But, by God, I know what was wrong and how to fix it now. I just had the wrong part for the wrong job. I’ve got the knowledge now & now I’ll do it myself.
My AC15s reverb stopped working. Saw it was a common fault, bought a new better unit for £35 and took the back off, replaced the tank plugged it in and reverb back- a simple fix which took 15 mins
Much to my dismay, I can't get on with AC type amps. Everytime I hear Dan play through an AC inspired sound, I cross my fingers that one day something will click for me. It's a magical sound.
Fun to see and hear about this new amp! It also explains why there isn't a 30w Cub V in the lineup ;). I have a Cub III 30R head and it's the best amp I've ever played through. Yes it's heavy even in a head. Yes the EF86 can be finicky (although mine never has been knock on wood). But nothing, not my co guitarists Kemper or my Boss GT1000 or Walrus ACS1 or Strymon Iridium sounds like it. I love that there are options including the "standard" range amps which, based on a friends Cub, are excellent as well. So you can pick where you want to land in the Bad Cat range - all of them excellent amps.
Love Dan's playing. My grandad was an engineer at Mullards and love Dan referencing them, so sad that its long gone, but they switched to transistors in the early 70s, I remember my grandad telling me how they went from a million valves a month to next to none. I want one of these amps so much!
I absolutely loved the EF86 channel in my 18w Gabriel. Gosh I miss that amp so much! 😭
I use a cab with 2 10' celestion golds in it. It sounds good no matter what head i pair it with, but i use the victory vc35 copper most of the time, and its magical.
It’s great to see Dan back on the channel I been watching old videos with mick and Pete but I Dan should hook up Simon Jarrett from Kingsley amps because I would love to hear one of them pedals through this amplifier
Delverb is always buffered bypass. Great amp!!
41:00 the whole “audience can’t hear the difference” argument is no different from a restaurant chef getting high end knives… can the audience know the difference? No, they will eat their meal as is, but the chef doesn’t buy high end knives for the audience, it’s for him/her to be able to cook their meal way s/he wants… the chef will know the difference and good knives will help him/her to make a better meal in the end….
@29:13 I thought Dan was launching into Best of Both Worlds by VH 😀
Seems to be a great Amp, but is there a chance to compare it with the Victory deputy so far?
Was recommended a matchless SC 30 and around 1995 by John Jorgenson that’s what I bought. That’s what I still have long gone JCM 800 stack❤
even the lav mic started crunching :)
The EF86 doesn't have as many mircophonic issues in a head. Vox AC30's were a combo and any combo using the EF86, the speaker volume, vibrations and movement will have a huge impact on the EF86. So don't let all of the microphonic talk scare you away. And get a good NOS EF86, they're just better.
I understand it’s usually in massive venues, but the fact that people (such as Brian May) used 6 or more dimed AC30’s on stage is just unfathomable in terms of volume. Given how relatively strident and bright those amps were, I can’t imagine how painful it was to be standing in front of those amps.
There is a cut knob for that exact reason.
They are not that strident and bright when you turn them full up.
Old non master volume like AC30 or Bluesbreaker/PlexinMarshalls are much more painfull and loud somewhere halfway, than they are full up.
The amps is then compressing a lot and those striden highs are then creamy and compressed.
It was also because the way he was using them made them want to go pop, he'd still be good to keep playing by having a bunch of them on stage powered up
the 'clicky' tone control seems odd until you use it - have same on my matchless king cobra - works very well for live use too to match sound of the room (to balance treble/bass) and match to different guitars (tele vs les paul for example) - works really well & is simple to dial in IMHO
Cars back then were relatively simple, and the only tech around to play with … also, Dads weren’t deadbeats/missing, back then, unless they died in a War … 😏
I understand it’s usually in massive venues, but the fact that people (such as Brian May) used 6 or more dimed AC30’s on stage is just unfathomable in terms of volume. Given how relatively strident and bright those amps were, I can’t imagine how painful it was to be standing in front of those amps. Same with having walls of 100 watt Marshall stacks, with no ear plugs or IEM’s. I’m pretty sure Brian May has all his AC30’s on the side of the stage facing away these days. And J Mascis is surrounded in close proximity by 3 full stacks and a big Fender Combo blasting him, but he’s always used two layers of heavy duty earplugs. These dudes back in the day who had rigs like that behind them, with no hearing protection, the ones who are still alive must be completely deaf and have the worst tinnitus ever. I’m sure it was an absolutely glorious experience in the moment, but it must have hurt so bad after only a couple songs.
you are absolutely right i think times have changed and myself as a bedroom player i would love to have a marshall valve amp to sound like my heroes but you have tp crank it up,buy an attenuator,valves... too much hassle,at the end i think a good modeler and a fr cab must be the way to go for me,i was playing in an orchestra with iem and end up leaving the orchestra and ending up the final months with tinnitus and hyperacusis because of the unbearable loud stage volumes coming out of the stage speakers (now i´m much better,almost with no symptons and my hearing is ok thankfully but could have gotten bad)and trust me it´s a nightmare,you don´t want to go there,stress insomnia,depression,violent behaviour because of the ringing of the ears and they hurt when expose to normal noises,so please protect your hearing it´s very important
@@dreamerdeceiver6592 True, I have Quad Cortex and InEars, wearing hearing protection on concerts... I am doing sound engineering and on my concerts nobody would ever need earplugs IF the people weren't so obnoxiously loud when the song ends. The noise from cheering is actually noise and not music which makes it even worse than it is, even that it is measurably much more louder than my sound coming from PA, which is roughly around 80-85 dB depending on the genre. Unfortunately, I have tinnitus which is not going anywhere. Unfortunately, it was not my fault but it happened two times in a row when somebody around a meter behind me whistled through the fingers to my left ear. Once it just didn't go away. Since than, I am using headphones during the applauses. Hearing protection IS VERY IMPORTANT INDEED. And it is very sad we need it. We don't have PA elements with sensitivity of 139 dB at 1m to make concerts 103 dB loud, we have them to have opportunity to bring up Billie Eilish whispering into V7 on her breasts without feedback at reasonable volume. It is only matter of headroom, not that we should use it.
@@sillysausage4549He only uses 3. The other 3 are backups👍🏽
@@jakubpodesva9802 damn straight. I run four Z-80s in parallel, and I guess I don't hit it as hard, or I turn the Volume down more on the guitar or something, it isn't any louder in practice.
"Tone Milker" new t shirt. You're welcome
dan-o!
Love Dan and Mick, everyone's favourite. Other than The Captain and Andertons. My wife mixes it up and calls them Dick and Man 😂
What happened to the bad cat rubicon??
Did you release the video version of the podcast?
is this amplifier in the league of a brilliant top boost or a normal channel of a vox? thanks :)
Are there any Amp builder's that sell brand new relic (Road Worn) Amps ?
Bad Cat is amp that i want
If you guys don't know about Scumback speakers you should really check them out.
Please please please do not open up valve amplifiers unless you know exactly what you’re doing. High voltage transformers and especially capacitors are deadly if handled incorrectly…
Amp sounds killer!
How much is this ?
Todd Krause!!!!
This amp is trying to move in on Dr. Z territory and specifically the Maz 18. Smart, but watch them one-up badcat. Dr. Z is not one to be sniffed at.
That FX loop should have been re-done until it was right. The difference is huge. Not acceptable... Just saying :) Now before you flame away, I can say from experience that putting an FX loop in an amp like this, is extremely difficult to get right. But, I wouldn't let it leave my shop until it was.
It's actually very difficult to hear the difference if you were to just use a 2-3 foot cable and plug it Into itself. To be fair , here you have 35 feet of cable a two effects
@@johnthompson1292 No doubt that an unrealistically short cable would have a negilable effect, but that is not how we use the FX loop. There are ways to make the FX loop work correctly with longer cables, but you can quickly end up with an FX loop that is more complicated than is practical, especially in comparison to the remainder of the amp. There is doing it, and then there is doing it right. I just feel that they could have spent more energy on making it better. A good FX loop is one that you don't know is there. When you can tell it is in use, there is a problem.
Sounds great but I'll still stick with my BC30.
Mayfly?
@@prestog1357 Epiphone.
30 Watt full tube (pre, power and rectifier)
2 channel
Switchable 15 W/30 W (Class AB-Pentode/Class A - Triode)
Valve driven Spring Reverb
4, 8 and 16Ω Speaker Outs
Foot switchable channels
2 x 12 Eminence “Lady Luck” Speakers
Designed by Pyotr Belov and board laid out by Mike Soldano.
One of the hidden gems of the last 20 years.
For some unknown reason Gibson seemed to do everything possible not to push these amps.
A certain "Captain" persuaded me not to buy a Line 6 and wait until one of these came into stock - can't thank him enough.
Both Dan and Lee are sat on the wrong sides.
I bought a couple of bad cat amps in the past. The only thing better than the sound was how nice John was. Thoroughly decent chap!
Quick! Get a blindfold and grab a pile of pedals before Dan can leave!!
Extreme clarity, but also doesn't have the top end harmonics like Matchless. More of the darker Bad Cat house sound.
I have played an AC-10 twin twelve a long time ago. It was the best amp experience I've ever had. Today I have the 1x10" reissue to scratch that itch, but the original was something very special, they are rare as hens teeth.
Dan and Marty Swartz were separated at birth
I love the blended sound of a DC30. It feels like two amps running in parallel in one box. I love AC30s too but blends adds a whole other layer of dimension to what can otherwise be a bit of a stiff sound (particularly on cleans). This was a fun video.
$8,100.00 CAD. I'm out.
Amybody else sing Evenflow by Pearl Jam when Lee said "I ebb and flow"? no? ok...nevermind
Whoop whoop! An jour or joy!
What's an Jour?
@ haha was meant to be ”hour”
@Xithz oh makes sense now I thought that was some French word or something haha
I feel like a guitar player's amp preference is a lot like someone's vehicle preference. Tube amp= old school hot rod or muscle car you can tinker with on weekends. Solid state= reliable basic late model (fill in the blank). Digital modelers= the latest EV with a full infotainment suite and fully self-driving options potentially coming soon. Modeling/IR software on Mac or PC= star trek teleporter.
*solid state amps are not very reliable
I think every guitarist prefers a tube amp. My only SS amps are battery powered, and only got a modeler to capture my tube amps. Modelers are amazing for having multiple sounds and effects for a song but for recording or just the most enjoyable way to play guitar it's tube amp Everytime.
Iys one of those amps, like the John Meyer amps you covered, you need to get to a high level of playing or it will show you up! Not an amp for blaggers!
My 6l6 amp needs rebias every time you change power tubes, thats not minor manteinance to me, and opening the chasi and risking getting electrocuted its just not worth It to me, a valve amp is like a classic car , they feel amazing but theyre a pain in the ass, besides tubes nowadays are horrible and go microfonic in no time, i have a nice Fender tube combo, but things like the Orange super Crush or the bassman tonemaster are more convenient for gigging and you dont have to spend a Penny after you buy them, not everyone is a studio musician, and honestly, i dont think just because an amp costs 4000 pounds is gonna make you a better player, if you have the money to spend on It, great, but you dont need top equipnent to become a great player or do a career in music, expensive gear is just a luxury and comes with a lot of inconveniencies, if youre well off, its a nice way to spend your money, if you just enjoy music and gig and have a normal budget, its very self indulgent to spend this kind of money on this, specially if you have a family, just my opinión.
Holy hell, this was a long video. I just wanted to hear the amp (with minimal chit chat to add some color fun).
Anderton’s 2nd YT channel posted music only outtakes.
Lee and Dan are the wrong way round…
This idea, tha audience does not care is very alien to me. Well before, Ive started playing guitar, anytime we were with friends on a gig, we were discussing the sound, the tone, the vocals, the guitar, the bass. Which band has thick and audible bass, who has awesome engaging guitar sound, how were the vocals and what not.
Of course, we dont care if it is analog or digital chorus, but it matters if it sounded good and exciting.
Often we said "that guy playes like madman, wish he had better sound" etc.
And it was up to the band to deliver, however they do it.
I really didn't want to want a new amp. I bought a new Matchless Chieftain in the mid double aughts. Wished I had got a DC-30. This is my fave new amp bar none.
Worst amps I have worked on. Very cheap electronics and no customer service at all. I contacted Bad Cat through their website regarding an issue I had with a customers Cougar 5 and never got a response. It ended up being cheap input transformer and customer did not want to put more money into it to fix. I don't recommend Bad Cat unless you like paying alot for an amp made with cheap electronics.
Very sorry to hear this. I would like to point out that that the Cougar Series was a product that was done by the previous ownership of Bad Cat 2000-2011. The Product was built by Hanser and had nothing to do with us. We did however steer people to Hanser directly when they had issues and in most cases , to my knowledge they assisted
Those Vishay BC caps and PR resistors in this one are pretty great
The Vox AC30HW1 is the amp that defines, British Chime.....
The matchless DC30 was rejected by Brian May, because it just DOESN'T sound right! It's an amazing, wonderful amp, BUT, It just doesn't have "THAT SOUND "!
As soon as Dan opens his mouth or plays his boring licks I'm gone....Zzzzz
$3899 for a 30 watt amp. Too many folks needing to get paid on this one apparently. I’m out.
This is the second time that you've stepped up to tell us that you are not up to the standards of this amplifier. Too bad for you, kinda looks like a winner to me. The EF86 is not meant for Peasants, but I aspire to run one or two someday.
And once again, you feel the need to revisit your displeasure with my opinion. I may need to get a restraining order stalker. As I’ve already said, you do you and feel free to post your own comment instead of disagreeing with mine. As I’ve already replied to you, it’s not a question of peasantry, I have received two amps this week alone that are $4200 and $4500. It’s a question of value and with this amp I see it same vein as the SLO100 - you had to make sure both Soldano and BAD got paid which makes these amps significant more expensive. And by the way, I gladly purchased the SLO100 and still own it.
Now, be gone with you.
I have an amp that was custom built by Mark Sampson. I paid a bit more than $3899 for it, and it's worth every penny.
You paid $4k for a custom built amp by Sampson. This is not a custom built amp by Sampson.
I've never played one, but the internal construction of these amps, from photos on the internet, is an ugly nightmare. The rat-nest terminal strip construction looks like a badly done DIY amp. Sorry, but I would not go near these amps because of such sloppy amateurish construction technique. Which BTW looks like the same ugly difficult-to-maintain sloppy construction of Matchless amps.
chewy amp that sound tremendous. The worship players would love these but we all on modelers. Someone buy one capture it and return it!
Bring amps back to worship!
Lol
Almost 4000€. Are you serious? The market is going mad. Get a 1974x and don’t waste money
I used to know some fabulously attractive women, one of whom mentioned that she didn't go to the shows at some clubs where the cover charge was insufficient to keep out the riff-raff.
I suppose its up to you. 🤷♂
$4,000 just ain’t it chief. I don’t care if Sampson gooped a load all over the circuitry. I’ll settle for digital recreations that do the exact same thing.
No matter where I skip to in this video, it’s just talking
Need a tissue?
So?
Love it. So interesting
It’s embarrassing that they don’t make the cabs logos light up!!!!!!🤬🤬🤬
God Anderton stop talking and make us hear the amp already!!!!!!
First!! Great amp! Eeeeeeek!!
Not that boring pedal show fxcx. My dead grandma knows more about guitar tech, rather than just imaginary cork sniffing wine note nonsense
Nothing boring about you, is there! 🥁
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Are you a Metal nerd?
@@DirtyDavesDirt Nope
@hoboroadie4623 depends who you ask
too much BS Dan