Badcat Hotcat / TC Electronic Nova Drive rig demo

Playing my 1989 deluxe strat plus through my hotcat 30R, with the new TC Electronic Nova Drive pedal. I couldn't find many amateur videos featuring the nova drive when I was considering it, so I wanted to post one for other prospective buyers. It's great! Keep in mind, the video is really meant to demonstrate tone - not my playing ability (or lack thereof). Thanks!

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• badcat
• hotcat
• 30r
• nova drive
• ndr-1
• tc electronic
• stratocaster
• fender
• distortion pedal
• overdrive
• boutique amps
• bad cat
• hot cat
• class A
• blues rock
• guitar

[mmeyer9]

Ha - i have neither actually! My inlaws have 10 acres and no neighbors. Grat place to dime an amp : )

[mmeyer9]

Stratthead - some of the graininess came in the video conversion to youtube.... In person, the dirty sound is unbelievably better. The open back makes the amp light on bass if you prefer allot of low end in your guitar tone (I actually don't). I have plugged this amp into my mesa rectifier 2X12 closed back cab, and the bass was thunderous. The low end shook my entire house! You might really like a hotcat head into a 2X12 or 4X12 closed back cab with a clean boost in front instead of OD

[VelhosNovos]

Man, great tone!

How many speakers does the amp have?

Do you know how much it weights?

thanks!

[mmeyer9]

@VelhosNovos Thanks man! It is a 1 x 12 combo - the speaker is badcat's version of the celestion Vintage 30 (they take v30's and break them in somehow at the factory). The amp weighs around 80 lbs, I think. It is closer to 100 lbs in the road case. It is a beast. When I bought it on ebay, it showed up in a cardboard box with no padding and all the tubes still installed. Would have been death for other amps, not a single issue with it though. These things are built like tanks!

[DerEchteBold]

Sounds Great!

You must have either a really big estate or very permissive neighbours ;)

[UKToneKing]

I have a 1975 vibro champ that has blown 2 tubes, the first 1 was an old RCA that had been in the amp since new, but it was on 10 when it happened, so it blew a resister, got that fixed, & orded a pair of GT6v6-c which were made in china = (:- so 2 days in it blew 1 of them, 2nd one in & on 2nd day, fingers crossed, but still sending them back after boxing day & getting them replaced with JJs, they are not the best sounding, but built like tanks, hopefully it is sorted now, as I love that amp

[UKToneKing]

great playing man, wish the sound quility was better, would have been great if U were miced up, lot's of video cameras don't have an external mic socket, I know this because I just bought a one that did have one, and it cost £500 more for that feature, makes a big difference tho, plug a sur57 inn ect -:), I should have some demos up shortly now as the wife bought me the camera for xmas, seen as that's today MERRY XMAS,

[UKToneKing]

them strat plus guitars are the business, the only thing I would change are the pickups, wish they would hve put some vintage single coils in them, I am in the process of buying one, but it is getting the lace censors boxed & replaced with some lindy fralin vintage pups

[Gregrg7]

Apart from the great tones, LET it be known, EXCELLENT PLAYING TOO!! down to the little nuances mostly ignored by guitarists!!! makes me want to practice more.

[Prestonwilliams371]

@JustMyxu This comment totally made my day today!!!! :)

[ronnie9253]

beeeeeeeautiful tone; and me a strat disser too.

[nedocaster]

some of the best cleans i have heard.

[JustMyxu]

1:08 Make me cry! :D Gratz maan, life is to short to have bad tone, and you are definitly not wasting your time!! :D Totally badass :D