Tone Cat
This 2005 Bad Cat Tone Cat is a very rare amp from the glory days of Bad Cat. The Tone Cat is not just a 2 channel amplifier, it is actually two completely separate amps in one chassis! The “Clean” side is the same as the 12AX7 channel on a Black Cat (think DC30) and the “Gain” side is the dirty side of a Hot Cat, which offers complex driven and crunchy lead tones. The two sides can also be mixed together and the order can be swapped as well. There are tones galore in this amp and it will have me exploring it for a long time to come!
This particular amp has the “M.S.” inscription on the inside making it a Mark Sampson era Bad Cat. This amp absolutely sings and is sure to scratch that Bad Cat / Matchless itch. It’s “THE” sound!
This 2005 Bad Cat Tone Cat is a very rare amp from the glory days of Bad Cat. The Tone Cat is not just a 2 channel amplifier, it is actually two completely separate amps in one chassis! The “Clean” side is the same as the 12AX7 channel on a Black Cat (think DC30) and the “Gain” side is the dirty side of a Hot Cat, which offers complex driven and crunchy lead tones. The two sides can also be mixed together and the order can be swapped as well. There are tones galore in this amp and it will have me exploring it for a long time to come!
This particular amp has the “M.S.” inscription on the inside making it a Mark Sampson era Bad Cat. This amp absolutely sings and is sure to scratch that Bad Cat / Matchless itch. It’s “THE” sound!
This 2005 Bad Cat Tone Cat is a very rare amp from the glory days of Bad Cat. The Tone Cat is not just a 2 channel amplifier, it is actually two completely separate amps in one chassis! The “Clean” side is the same as the 12AX7 channel on a Black Cat (think DC30) and the “Gain” side is the dirty side of a Hot Cat, which offers complex driven and crunchy lead tones. The two sides can also be mixed together and the order can be swapped as well. There are tones galore in this amp and it will have me exploring it for a long time to come!
This particular amp has the “M.S.” inscription on the inside making it a Mark Sampson era Bad Cat. This amp absolutely sings and is sure to scratch that Bad Cat / Matchless itch. It’s “THE” sound!
*All of my TONEX captures are in polarity with each other and pair very well in stereo or mono. Feel free to mix and match the PROSONIC, MATCH CLUB, or AC30 for amazing stereo width!
PRESETS
VERSION 1 (V1)
The “Black Cat” / Clean side of the Tone Cat. These presets are designed to be my go-to all around presets for a variety of guitars but sound particularly good with humbuckers. These presets are dialed in a touch brighter than my AC30, Clubman and Prosonic.
· TS TCAT V1 D AC - 1
· TS TCAT V1 D AC - 2
· TS TCAT V1 D AC - 3
· TS TCAT V1 D AC - 4
· TS TCAT V1 D BC - 1
· TS TCAT V1 D BC - 2
· TS TCAT V1 D BC - 3
· TS TCAT V1 D BC - 4
· TS TCAT V1 S AC - 1
· TS TCAT V1 S AC - 2
· TS TCAT V1 S AC - 3
· TS TCAT V1 S AC - 4
· TS TCAT V1 S BC - 1
· TS TCAT V1 S BC - 2
· TS TCAT V1 S BC - 3
· TS TCAT V1 S BC - 4
PRESET NAMING
CHARACTER
V1 Tonally based around humbuckers
GAIN STAGES
1 Clean*
2 Edge of Breakup
3 Crunch
4 Overdriven
*The Clean “1” Presets are not unique Tone Models so you’ll only find the “1” captures as “Presets”. I took the “2” Tone Model and turned the Gain down and turned the Model Volume up to compensate.
MICROPHONES
S Single Mic – Shure 545SD
D Dual Mics – Shure 545SD + Audio Technica AT4081
SPEAKER/CAB
AC VOX AC30 2X12 Cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenback Speaker
BC Bad Cat 1X12 Extension Cab with Bad Cat Modified V30 Speaker
