Can This ONE Amp Replace ALL The Hi Gain Amps?

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  • @OlaEnglund
    @OlaEnglund 2 роки тому +23

    Thanks for the shout out man! Love your stuff

  • @tonypetrillo3488
    @tonypetrillo3488 2 роки тому +14

    You know... it's a pleasure watching Tim's videos, because he clearly loves what he does and loves being an educator. And he has just the BEST GUITARS!!!

  • @ERiCtheBuLL
    @ERiCtheBuLL 2 роки тому +130

    Tim Pierce and Ola Englund is the crossover I didn't know I needed until now. Let's see it happen.

  • @david_a_uno
    @david_a_uno 2 роки тому +10

    That amp sounds AMAZING; rich tone and clear note definition at all levels of overdrive. With 3-band tone knobs and smooth gate controls, it's a home run!

  • @lexrichardson7820
    @lexrichardson7820 2 роки тому +11

    Wow love that amp review. My favorite guy, Steven Wilson, has been using Bad Cat amps for a while. Now I know why he likes them. Very versatile

  • @timothyhingham3672
    @timothyhingham3672 2 роки тому +2

    Tim, time to give up and admit it, you love the 80s hi gain sound. Whether this video or the SLO video your expressions give away just how much you like it every time you go back to it.

  • @connorsme71
    @connorsme71 2 роки тому +4

    Just purchased a Bad Cat 1x12 combo! Very versatile and built beautifully! I'll be taking it to rock the great beyond when my time in this life is done!

  • @thesolitarytroubadour9894
    @thesolitarytroubadour9894 2 роки тому +34

    Would love to get a bad cat! That one does it all! Didn't expect the Ola chug session!

    • @shovington67
      @shovington67 2 роки тому +9

      When will these TELESCAM rip-off comment replacements be removed by UA-cam for good? Its so insulting to the intelligence? Ass-excavations !!!

    • @robertshafer8968
      @robertshafer8968 2 роки тому

      @@shovington67 dude it’s obnoxious. But I’m not convinced they aren’t benefitting from it one way or another.

    • @robertshafer8968
      @robertshafer8968 2 роки тому

      @@shovington67 dude it’s obnoxious. But I’m not convinced they aren’t benefitting from it one way or another.

    • @bobbyblair6862
      @bobbyblair6862 2 роки тому

      "Chug session"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @michaelaugust3626
    @michaelaugust3626 Рік тому

    Just Hung out with John, and picked up a Lynx! he has NOTHING but High praises of you Tim!

  • @hur1kane
    @hur1kane Рік тому +2

    This guy can play anything on anything anytime and its absolutely amazing, this is a true guitar player.

  • @Jay-nu1bk
    @Jay-nu1bk 2 роки тому +24

    Tim is such a cool guy, so down to earth and humble ... love this channel 🎸🎸❤❤

  • @frankk5
    @frankk5 2 роки тому +3

    Ola Englund must be very happy to hear that 😀 thank you !!

  • @Terribleguitarist89
    @Terribleguitarist89 Рік тому +1

    I've been an unabashed Mesa fan boy for years, but Badcat absolutely killed it with their line up. There isn't a single model I didn't love the tone from.
    The Lynx absolutely kills the heavy while fat sounds yet still keeps things pretty well defined. It's like the tone I've had in my head came alive.

  • @jimmyc5498
    @jimmyc5498 2 роки тому +1

    Nice… tone works for that bag and nice camera work introducing the mic pre, mics, etc. very cool

  • @theariesexperiment4642
    @theariesexperiment4642 2 роки тому +1

    What a great sounding amp. So much body and girth. I'm loving it.

  • @TomoFujitaMusic
    @TomoFujitaMusic Рік тому

    Fantastic playing Tim!!

  • @official_ffg357
    @official_ffg357 2 роки тому +2

    Great video! I have had the Bad Cat Lynx X since it came out a few years ago. Got it for the high gain, stayed for the cleans! Such a fun amp. Playing the Lynx through the Bad Cat 4x12 cab or an oversized Mesa is the perfect combo.

    • @jarredbaca8112
      @jarredbaca8112 Рік тому +1

      If you had to choose between the bad cat 4x12 or the Mesa 4x12 which would you choose? I’m facing a similar decision haha

    • @official_ffg357
      @official_ffg357 Рік тому

      @@jarredbaca8112 honestly, it’s a
      Tough call. I believe they are the same size. The bad cat is extremely heavy. It’s amazing. It’s probably a toss up on speakers at that point. The bad cat speakers are a little warmer to me than v30’s. I don’t know what Mesa is using now. But the UK made celestions bad cat has made for them are killer. I’d personally go bad cat. You can sit in front of those speakers for a longer period of time without ear fatigue

  • @samuelsmith4494
    @samuelsmith4494 2 роки тому

    A plug for your masterclass. Bought it for the kids, using it myself! Highly recommended no matter your style or playing level. $$$ well spent.

  • @freshelfpie
    @freshelfpie Рік тому

    Both channels on this amp sound gorgeous, in every demo I have yet heard. Haunting Reverb for a deal on a used one.

  • @SkyTrapAlASMR
    @SkyTrapAlASMR 2 роки тому +3

    All though I am not a guitar player. I really do appreciate how you find your place in any song you do and do not over stay your welcome be it with Rick Springfield, Peter Cetera, Phil Collins.
    Always enjoy your work with Rick from Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me up to Tao. I always wonder it Tao was hard to make has that seems more Synth heavy. I can detect your playing on it but it seems so different.
    Plus SFO from Hard To Hold it just
    sounds like you and Rick was having a blast just rocking out.

  • @reallyeffingcooltechnodude
    @reallyeffingcooltechnodude 2 роки тому +6

    Unexpected Ola Englund crossover!

  • @mannyfragoza9652
    @mannyfragoza9652 Рік тому +3

    The Bad Cat sounds killer love the on board noise gate

  • @MrPrincebass99
    @MrPrincebass99 2 роки тому +1

    Steven Wilson uses the Lynx..and I think that it is the best overall amp for what I want to hear. Great job, Tim.

  • @patdolan7418
    @patdolan7418 2 роки тому +1

    @Tim, I've been a lurking follower since Rock Beato put you on my radar when you both melded over Larry Carlton's Kid Charlemagne solo---still incredible after all these years, both the solo, and your video about it---so cool to get to partake, even vicariously!
    Thank you for so many hours of pure pleasure---

    • @patdolan7418
      @patdolan7418 2 роки тому

      Rick Beato, though I guess "rock" works, too. Two of the best educators out there, both of you...

  • @Musicbrain-y3r
    @Musicbrain-y3r 2 роки тому

    Ah your speakers at 25W Celestions! Thanks Tim! Love the detail you provide in your videos.

  • @ibanezman1025
    @ibanezman1025 2 роки тому +6

    Curious why you let go of your VH4? That amp seemed to cover quite a lot of ground. Great playing as usual!

    • @andrewkoumis4070
      @andrewkoumis4070 2 роки тому

      Thinking about selling mine as well and wondering the same thing!

  • @michaelwade379
    @michaelwade379 2 роки тому +6

    Sounds great, pretty versatile amp with a good bit of snarl.

  • @mikestroud9969
    @mikestroud9969 2 роки тому +1

    There are so many great Amps. It all depends on your taste. My favorite is Fender, Marshall, and Mesa Boogie. Take care. 😎👍👌💯. We never really grow up. We just get older. Good video by Kemosabe. 😉😉

  • @edryba4867
    @edryba4867 Рік тому +2

    Pretty durned amazing sounds! And yes, IT CHUGS!

  • @mountainmanmusic3846
    @mountainmanmusic3846 2 роки тому +3

    Tim Pierce chugging does my heart good!

  • @tobins6800
    @tobins6800 2 роки тому +2

    Would be fun to see you and Ola have a chat. I also have no idea where it would go, but, it'd be a lot of fun.

  • @RokDAWG1
    @RokDAWG1 2 роки тому +1

    I’m loving that Floyd Rose guitar!
    As far as the amp is concerned, I’m pretty impressed. I really love that first channel.

  • @wolfie316781
    @wolfie316781 2 роки тому +23

    That’s one beautifully saturated tone. The playing of course embellishes that quite perfectly as always

  • @davidpowers9023
    @davidpowers9023 2 роки тому +3

    I watch Ola's Will It Chug as well.

  • @tommygrant6275
    @tommygrant6275 2 роки тому +1

    Steven Wilson uses this amp live. One of the best rock sounds I've ever heard

  • @KEPHALLE
    @KEPHALLE 2 роки тому +1

    Noooo you sold the vh4!! My dream amp, especially after you showed its versatility in your demo.

  • @michaelnachoescamilla6241
    @michaelnachoescamilla6241 2 роки тому +3

    They recently changed the build procedure on these didn't they?

  • @lecorsaire2283
    @lecorsaire2283 2 роки тому +3

    The amp sounds great imo. The price is very reasonable for a USA made from a small company these days. I still think the VH4 or the Herbert are hard to beat if you have the cash.

    • @marcopanza1011
      @marcopanza1011 Рік тому

      I have a Diezel VH2 (2 channel version of VH4) and this Bad Cat Lynx 50w handwired too, and the Bad Cat has more than twice the gain of the Diezel on High Gain channel....this Bad Cat has monster Gain even on the Crunch channel (GAIN 1)..without any boost or pedal....if you put a 12ax7 7025 EH on V1 and aTAD 12AX7 RED BASE on V2 you increase the tightness and definition a lot over the stock preamp valves.....and you have the same exact body and gain and sustain even at volumes lower than bedroom volume....monster
      Noise Gate is nice, but useless cause this amp is very quiet for the gain it has

    • @viniciusbertucci
      @viniciusbertucci Рік тому

      ​@@marcopanza1011What's the Lynx tone topology? Is it in SLO or JCM field? I've read on their website that the Lynx's got 7 stages gain. I can't even imagine how much is that... It probably superpasses the EVH. Probably even more gain than the Herbert.

    • @marcopanza1011
      @marcopanza1011 Рік тому +1

      @@viniciusbertucci it is Marshall jcm800 on steroids…twice the gain of my Diezel VH2….it sounds great also at whisper volumes

    • @jamproject9
      @jamproject9 Рік тому

      Ola approved , says a lot.

  • @EasyHeat
    @EasyHeat Рік тому +1

    BadCat is a subjectively hidden gem in amplification. Soo good!

  • @zer0tzer0
    @zer0tzer0 2 роки тому

    The only problem I have with gates is holding a note. I got around it by using a Boss Feedbacker. Booster. Works great!

  • @KnowThings
    @KnowThings 2 роки тому +1

    You are the best Tim, I'm looking so long for getting me some lesson time from your skillset. Unfortunately I wasn't able due to "no time", "later", "I keep the free period" ... I'm now close to say "ahh... get it. He's the best!"
    Would really like to meet you in person, you always seam to be such a nice guy to hang around. Unfortunately you and also me are very busy all the time. Maybe one time.... Keep on going, you are the best!

  • @DreidMusicalX
    @DreidMusicalX 2 роки тому +2

    Nice Tim! You're an awesome musician.

  • @matthewtorossi8909
    @matthewtorossi8909 10 місяців тому

    Great video. Thanks so much. Always enjoy your videos.

  • @GuitarsAndSynths
    @GuitarsAndSynths 5 місяців тому

    Bad Cat makes awesome amps! Played one some time ago and was pleasantly surprised as never heard of them until my first guitar teacher had one.

  • @dvdinjp
    @dvdinjp Рік тому

    Thanks Tim. Exceptional sound. Concise too!!
    🎄⛄

  • @Stereostupid
    @Stereostupid 2 роки тому +2

    Has a beautiful glassy clean tone !great tone!!!

  • @formattable1
    @formattable1 2 роки тому

    Hey Tim! Long time subscriber, just watched the live aid video again, and realized how much work you were doing with Rick. Seriously one of these days we need a run down on that white strat. Gtr synth? While we're at it the "love somebody solo" always been a fave and my vote for best 4 bar solo!

  • @craige95
    @craige95 2 роки тому +1

    I thought the high-gain lead channel sounded very Dann Huff when he was in Giant. Which means it sounds great!

  • @christopherkennedy873
    @christopherkennedy873 2 роки тому +1

    Man - sounds great EVERYWHERE!
    🤘💜💥

  • @tossedpenny
    @tossedpenny 2 роки тому

    This sounded pretty darn good. The great thing about this jam room is that you could put a 20 lb turkey in there at the beginning of your session and it would be ready by the time folks start to show up for dinner. My room gets warm with just one tube amp running.

  • @stickman55100
    @stickman55100 2 роки тому

    Always great information from your posts! Thanks, Tim.

  • @BadHorsie2
    @BadHorsie2 2 роки тому +2

    Sounds Great

  • @d-3five161
    @d-3five161 2 роки тому +3

    That Amp is Bad Ass like your playing!

  • @thejakefromstatefarm6768
    @thejakefromstatefarm6768 2 роки тому +1

    That is a great amp. I love them. I don’t have one yet but i will at some point.

  • @alexmortar
    @alexmortar 3 місяці тому

    Sounds great. What cab section here?

  • @mikestevenson6745
    @mikestevenson6745 2 роки тому

    I have been playing guitar on and off since I was a little kid. After establishing a career in the last 4 years, I have been dedicated every day to play at least an hr. I have tried a couple in person lessons for about a year but am always bored with them. Do you have a course that will further my lead skills?

  • @chapperbone
    @chapperbone 2 роки тому

    WOW! Amazing vid. Cheers man!

  • @toneman501
    @toneman501 2 роки тому

    Hey Tim Man...
    Do you play tele's very often ???
    I got a cheap copy and fixed it up...
    ...it sounds awesome...

  • @RikJSmith
    @RikJSmith 2 роки тому

    Hi Tim . I hope you and your Family are doing well and staying safe .
    I absolutely love every one of your Videos and your Channel . All of your Content is treasure . One of your Videos from last year you were showing examples of your Rhythm playing styles and you also explained why you sometimes used different Picks . Such as the Dunlop Purple Sharp . My Question is , when playing Lead Solo's , if you're using that Pick do you prefer Alternate Picking or Economy Picking ? Thanks Tim . I hope you're doing well . 🎸

  • @CamiloVelandia
    @CamiloVelandia 2 роки тому

    Amp sounds killer! Great playing Tim!

  • @saabeilin
    @saabeilin 2 роки тому

    Sounds great! Not just Ola will be happy, probably even John Petrucci!

  • @DJRICKYG
    @DJRICKYG Рік тому

    what do you think all that electrical equipment you surround yourself with does to your body?

  • @marcopanza1011
    @marcopanza1011 Рік тому +1

    I have a Diezel VH2 (2 channel version of VH4) and this Bad Cat Lynx 50w handwired too, and the Bad Cat has more than twice the gain of the Diezel on High Gain channel....this Bad Cat has monster Gain even on the Crunch channel (GAIN 1)..without any boost or pedal....if you put a 12ax7 7025 EH on V1 and aTAD 12AX7 RED BASE on V2 you increase the tightness and definition a lot over the stock preamp valves.....and you have the same exact body and gain and sustain even at volumes lower than bedroom volume....monster
    Noise Gate is nice, but useless cause this amp is very quiet for the gain it has

  • @steveregotti8542
    @steveregotti8542 2 роки тому

    Guitar is awesome and so is the amp-- really great sounding thanks

  • @austinhealey5158
    @austinhealey5158 2 роки тому

    Hey Tim
    Show us the songs you have written.
    It be interesting to hear.
    Best

  • @erikr968
    @erikr968 2 роки тому +2

    So cool to see a high-gain amp demoed by someone who's not a metal shredder 👍

  • @johnbryant6610
    @johnbryant6610 2 роки тому

    Love, love, love that tone!!

  • @AbsentCurtis
    @AbsentCurtis 2 роки тому +1

    Tim could make a Peavey Bandit sound good.

  • @sgt.grinch3299
    @sgt.grinch3299 2 роки тому

    Nice sound. Thanks Tim

  • @cmath8577
    @cmath8577 2 роки тому

    The noise gate and whatever tweeks they did sound much nicer overall than my experience trying the older version.

    • @marcopanza1011
      @marcopanza1011 Рік тому

      you don't need to use the noise gate, eve if it is nice...the amp is very quiet for the gain (monstruos gain) it has....i play heavy rhythms and solos with master at 0,5 with gain at 3/10 or less without the need of any pedal or boost....and I have Masotti/Mezzabarba, 5150 III, Engl and Diezel VH2 amps

    • @marcopanza1011
      @marcopanza1011 Рік тому

      the only thing neede with this amp is to change the stock V1 and V2 preamp valves with better ones (TAD, 7025 EH - this one great on V1)

  • @suzannecoholic1467
    @suzannecoholic1467 2 роки тому +2

    Oh! I kinda like that amp! (big grin)

  • @shanejur
    @shanejur Рік тому

    Hey Tim, do you play everyday? If so, how long do you play for in a day? - Shane

  • @terenzo50
    @terenzo50 2 роки тому +2

    Superb!

  • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
    @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 2 роки тому +8

    That built in noise gate is amazing.....not super chuggy, though 😂

    • @JonBingham
      @JonBingham 2 роки тому +3

      It is… believe me. Super chug.

    • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
      @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 2 роки тому +2

      @@JonBingham well, not those examples at the end. From other areas in the demo, it seemed like a good boosted metal tone could be dialed in.

    • @TheCyberMantis
      @TheCyberMantis 2 роки тому +2

      Stick an SD-1 in front of it.

    • @onefatstratcat
      @onefatstratcat 2 роки тому

      a nice tight chug

  • @97guitarzan
    @97guitarzan 2 роки тому

    Really nice sounding amp and really versatile...wouldn't mind having one!

  • @jeremyhickersonsalem
    @jeremyhickersonsalem 2 роки тому

    great video, Tim!

  • @harryh5620
    @harryh5620 2 роки тому

    I like every sound out of that amp except the full gain thing. It's just so bloody '80s to me. But the broke up / overdrive tone is pretty great.

  • @budgetguitarist
    @budgetguitarist 2 роки тому

    Steven Wilson plays that amp. It's great!

  • @StratMatt70
    @StratMatt70 2 роки тому

    Sounds great, Tim.

  • @simply3141592654
    @simply3141592654 2 роки тому

    Try Railhammer pickups to straighten that hi-low thing out.

  • @VitaleDiVirgilio
    @VitaleDiVirgilio 2 роки тому

    This is the FINAL SET UP!! You can play everything!!

  • @esticaandres3169
    @esticaandres3169 2 роки тому

    Perfect for 90s glam rock a la CC de Ville

  • @Brudnlaw67
    @Brudnlaw67 2 роки тому

    Love your videos Tim! Thanks!

  • @onemancarnage
    @onemancarnage 2 роки тому

    Tim have you ever tried the mt 15 from prs ?

  • @martinr5235
    @martinr5235 Рік тому

    Sounds immense !

  • @8KilgoreTrout4
    @8KilgoreTrout4 2 роки тому

    I’ve always wanted to play one of these guitars

  • @michaelkohn306
    @michaelkohn306 2 роки тому +1

    Bad Cat is a little too Vox-y to pull off real high-gain chug if that’s the goal, but the amp sounds amazing for what it does do. Very transparent and clear, even when all gained up. Brendan from Circa Survive has used BC amps for a while, and I think this one nails that sound, a very contemporary, complex high-gain sound. For true chug, though, I think it’s still gotta be Diezel, Mesa, Peavey, or maybe Orange.

    • @Childofbhaal
      @Childofbhaal Рік тому

      It’s sweet you know Brendan lol he turned me on to Bad Cat and I also noticed them in some Porcupine Tree live performances. Tbh Brendan has some of my favorite guitar tones I’ve ever heard so I kind of need one of these lol

  • @riccardofioretti9743
    @riccardofioretti9743 2 роки тому +1

    Will it chug?!
    Tim Pierce can be unexpectedly awesomer 😄🤟🏻

  • @howardgillingham4763
    @howardgillingham4763 2 роки тому

    What are you using for effects

  • @SteveSchuffert
    @SteveSchuffert 2 роки тому

    Have to say the Fuchs ODSii is still the best amp I’ve ever owned out of 35+ ?
    You owe it to yourself to try one Tim. Andy is very easy to reach by the way. Great guy to deal with.

  • @leonisalpha4537
    @leonisalpha4537 2 роки тому

    I will just leave a like and a comment here.. Nevermind me.... I'm just passing by...i like Ola too...sometimes I like guitar related stuff... Just passing by... Thank you sir Tim Pierce. I bet we could make you chug in no time. I have learned so much from you. Thank you sir. ☺️

  • @applehead252
    @applehead252 2 роки тому

    Evh amps are my one trick pony for dirt ! Love the bad cats as well though!

  • @lookinggood6624
    @lookinggood6624 2 роки тому +3

    The VH4 sounds better at the modern high gain tones but not near as versatile as this one. MB a keeper!!

    • @srficarra
      @srficarra 2 роки тому +3

      The vh4 is popular for its brutal yet beautiful high gain indeed. But it’s also an insanely flexible amp. It’ll cover pretty much all genres from rockabilly to death metal. The lynx is a great amp and may even be better than the vh4 in certain applications. But if I had a chance to choose between a lynx and vh4 it would be a total no brainer. Give me the vh4

  • @patdolan7418
    @patdolan7418 2 роки тому

    @Elen Brandt:. Too right! Good to see him having so much fun, but... Guilty as charged!

  • @jjdubois6101
    @jjdubois6101 4 місяці тому

    Sounds incredible 👍

  • @ScottfromBaltimore
    @ScottfromBaltimore 2 роки тому

    Did you tune that guitar down to B for the chug part? Dang!

  • @daceyatesfdfband3209
    @daceyatesfdfband3209 2 роки тому

    Ola mention made me smile.

  • @RyanAmplification
    @RyanAmplification 2 роки тому

    Can you make a Kemper profile of this?

  • @IamMusicNerd
    @IamMusicNerd 2 роки тому +1

    I just went with Synergy amps. That way I can get any clean or gain module I want and swap back and forth in one tube head. Sounds glorious, and so convenient.

  • @gnawbabygnaw
    @gnawbabygnaw Рік тому

    You’ve gotten Good at this video stuff. Chug a lug my buhruhthuh 🤙🤙