- Bad Cat
Also known as Bad Cat Tube Amplifiers
Infobox Company
company_name=Bad Cat Tube Amplifiers
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company_type=Private
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foundation=2001
founder=James Heidrich [http://www.ci.corona.ca.us/index.cfm?section=About%20Corona&page=For%20Businesses&viewpost=2&ContentId=579&id=613458 City of Corona - For Businesses ] ]
location=Corona, California ,USA
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key_people=James Heidrich, Mark Sampson
area_served=Global
address= 286 Winfield Cr Corona, CA 92880
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
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owner=James Heidrich
homepage= [http://www.badcatamps.com/ http://www.badcatamps.com/]
footnotes=History
The Bad Cat is a
tube amplifier company out ofCorona, California ,USA . They are primarily known for theirclass A designs in various models. Many lines were co-designed byMark Sampson who has since made his own company,Star Amplifiers .Current Amplifier Line [ [http://badcatamps.com/ Bad Cat Amplifiers :: ] ]
All lines are hand wired (
point to point ), hand wound and mostlyclass A though the Panther isclass AB .Hot Cat
A 2 channel amplifier that comes with
EL-84 tubes in the 15 watt version [ [http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2003/Hot-Cat-15.html Harmony Central: New Hot Cat 15 from Bad Cat Amps ] ] orEL-34 in the 30 or 100 watt version. Has two independent inputs one for each channel, therefore aABY 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.Black Cat
2 channel, 4 input
class A Trem Cat
1 channel, 2 input
class A Wild Cat
2 channel, 4 input
class A Alley Cat
2 channel, 1 input
class A Mini Cat / Mini Cat II
1 channel, 1 input
class A Cub now Cub II
1 channel, 2 input
class A Lynx
2 input, 2 channel. 50 watts in
Class A [http://www.badcatamps.com/detail/lynx.jpgLynx Specifications]Panther
2 input, 2 channel. 35 watts in
Class AB [http://www.badcatamps.com/detail/panther.jpg]Notable Users
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Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree ,No-Man ,Blackfield )
*Brad Whitford (Aerosmith )
*Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age )
*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
*Kelly JonesLinks
* [http://www.badcatamps.com Bad Cat Homepage]
* [http://www.musicianshotline.com/archive/interviews/badcat_msampson.htm Interview with co-designer Mark Sampson]References
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