Bad Cat Mini Cat w/Highway One Texas Tele

Bad Cat Mini Cat, 5 watts, 1x10" Jenson P10. Highway One Texas Telecaster. Trying to show the range of tones that this amp is capable of. I forgot to show what it sounds like with the volume up and master down, sorry. It's very loud for a 5 watt amp, and puts out a decent amount of low end, but could always use an extension cab. I'm no pro musician, I know, but there aren't any good videos of this amp out there.

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[oprahdidntdie4ursins]

ok. so what do you think about using this in a church setting, miked? is it worth the money? should I save my money? I really want a badcat but I cringe at the thought of spending over 1,000 for one. Am I stupid for even asking such a question? lol

[selfexplanitorymark]

@oprahdidntdie4ursins I actually play a Mini Cat in church every week.  It's a great amp. I play one through a custom 2x12 cab that is just off stage, mic'd, facing away from the stage. You can get fantastic tone out of the amp at decent volume, but I'm still "too loud" sometimes (volume and master both around 12:00...) However, what they consider too loud is about the same volume I use in the bedroom, I guess it just carries in there.

[selfexplanitorymark]

@selfexplanitorymark I would highly suggest buying a Mini Cat 1, and replacing the 10" jensen with at least something a bit beefier (vintage 10, G10M, G10 Gold, Red Fang 10, etc... just something with a bigger magnet that will handle some drive without sounding fizzy). You can usually find used Mini Cat 1's on ebay for the $500 range. Is it expensive, yes. But it delivers great tones, and takes pedals like a champ. FYI, It seems to prefer single coils in a church setting

[Frontierblues]

sounds cool.a little boxy though,lose the stock speaker and it will sound less solid state

[selfexplanitorymark]

@Frontierblues It is a little boxy sounding, as anything will with that small of a cabinet. I put a Red Fang in it, and that helped a lot, but it still sounds boxy compared to a BJR with a V30 in it. However, when played through an extension cab, the Mini sounds huge, and you really can tell there's a lot more Harmonic content to the sound. It's almost like a completely different amp, which makes it a great grab and go amp that can double as a head when you want more volume/bigger sound.

[aachafin]

some hillsong, sweet, how well does this thing work with pedals, I do a lot of delay, and volume swells, and I have fender hot rod deluxe, and for some reason doesn't handle the volume swells to well. thanks

[selfexplanitorymark]

@aachafin These Bad Cat amps are beyond pedal friendly. I've stacked three overdrive pedals, two delays, a tremolo, and reverb pedal in front of My Mini, Cub II, and Lil' 15, all with the same result... Awesome. They just eat pedals.

[oprahdidntdie4ursins]

@selfexplanitorymark hahaha I have the same problem too with volume. #worshipteamproblems *sigh* lol but ok thanks! I'm considering picking one up some time.

[selfexplanitorymark]

@selfexplanitorymark The Mini Cat isn't really comparable to an AC15 in any way, other than a used Mini Cat can cost about the same as a new or barely used AC15. The Mini Cat is a great grab and go amp, that can be used through larger cabinets to get some really great tones. It takes pedals extremely well, and is unbelieveably reliable. I've had 6 Bad Cat amps, and have never had a single issue with any of them. Are they the best bang for the buck amp, NO. Are they great amps?? Definitely.

[selfexplanitorymark]

@RingOfFire79 The AC15 is a good amp for the money, however, the CUB II is more comparable to an AC15, an AC15HW in fact, since the CUB II is completely hand wired and built like a tank. Did I mention it's made in the USA too, not China... that has to account for some of the cost difference. The CUB II can be had with Reverb and Tremolo like an AC15, but they cost about $3000 when equipped like that. The Mini Cat is like an uber AC4TV, but again, built like a tank.

[RingOfFire79]

why is there no integrated reverb is such expensive tube amps?!?! I wanted one, but vox ac15 costs the same and has reverb, never tried the mini cat though, which one is better?

[TheMrRedroom]

dude i say "lol, play like me" and then you play better half and i feel so rare...this video are good for that song! haha cheers