SORTED - BAD CAT 30w or Matchless

PaulButt

SORTED

Cash waiting. I'm near Liverpool. I'm ideally after either a hot cat, a black cat, Spitfire or Lightning (both 15w I know).

garfy

Theres a few options on Reverb (i'm sure you've looked though) and a rather nice SC30 on ebay (no affiliation at all)

russpm

There are both 30w and 15w black cat amps. They have been done as a head or combo and with or without reverb. I have a 15w head with reverb and it’s just a brilliant amp. The master volume on mine can be switched off independently on either channel. Separate reverb for each channel and there is also a half power switch.
loads of amp for the money if you can find a used one.

PaulButt

@russpm I've been offered a bad cat hot cat 15 but I'm worried that it might not give me enough clean head room with a drummer. What are your thoughts?

Dodge

Having owned both, the 30 watt amps sound better IMHO, but the 15 watters are louder than any other 15 watt amps I've ever played.

russpm

PaulButt said:

@russpm I've been offered a bad cat hot cat 15 but I'm worried that it might not give me enough clean head room with a drummer. What are your thoughts?

I think the 30w would be better for clean headroom with a drummer mate.

Keefy

Dodge said:

Having owned both, the 30 watt amps sound better IMHO, but the 15 watters are louder than any other 15 watt amps I've ever played.

Yup. My Matchless Lightning 15 Reverb is the loudest 15W amp I’ve ever played or heard. It’s not for sale btw - I plan to be buried with it.

garfy

Keefy said:

Dodge said:

Having owned both, the 30 watt amps sound better IMHO, but the 15 watters are louder than any other 15 watt amps I've ever played.

Yup. My Matchless Lightning 15 Reverb is the loudest 15W amp I’ve ever played or heard. It’s not for sale btw - I plan to be buried with it.

Having owned both a Badcat 15w Cublll  and Matchless Nighthawk, the Matchless is louder IMHO My 30/15 is insanely loud and has headroom for days depending how clean you like you cleans 

Wazmeister

garfy said:

Keefy said:

Dodge said:

Having owned both, the 30 watt amps sound better IMHO, but the 15 watters are louder than any other 15 watt amps I've ever played.

Yup. My Matchless Lightning 15 Reverb is the loudest 15W amp I’ve ever played or heard. It’s not for sale btw - I plan to be buried with it.

Having owned both a Badcat 15w Cublll  and Matchless Nughthawk, the Matchless is louder IMHO My 30/15 is insanely loud and has headroom for days depending how clean you like you cleans 

He’s right about the Matchless

garfy

Wazmeister said:

garfy said:

Keefy said:

Dodge said:

Having owned both, the 30 watt amps sound better IMHO, but the 15 watters are louder than any other 15 watt amps I've ever played.

Yup. My Matchless Lightning 15 Reverb is the loudest 15W amp I’ve ever played or heard. It’s not for sale btw - I plan to be buried with it.

Having owned both a Badcat 15w Cublll  and Matchless Nughthawk, the Matchless is louder IMHO My 30/15 is insanely loud and has headroom for days depending how clean you like you cleans 

He’s right about the Matchless

Gorgeous!!