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We are also a Novo dealer now, so feel free to reach out and we can work you a little discount! The Broilers are quite bright. They do a cool thing, but I wouldn't consider them as versatile as some of the other options. We do have a video of a Fano RB6 with broilers. The Firebird can be equated to a Strat-on-steroids in the neck position and a bit of a louder Tele thing in bridge position. One of our favorite combinations is a Firebird in the neck and a mini humbucker in the bridge. The mini humbucker is a little beefier than than the Firebird, but with less midrange than a full size humbucker. Goldfoils are cool but my personal experience is that they sound better clean than with dirt. The ones I've played have gotten a little hairy with overdrives or a dirty amp.
Right on, thanks for the response. I’m looking for something a bit jangly to play stuff like Smiths, Joy Division, REM, Cure, etc. I currently have the stock Fralin P90s in my Novo and they’re just way too mid-focused and aggressive for my particular style of playing. I’m typically a Jazzmaster/Jaguar/Strat kind of player.
@@whwh7339 The Firebirds would work very well for you then. And if you wanted a little more oomph in your bridge position then the pairing with the mini-humbucker bridge is the way to go. Just order the pickups with soapbar rings and you should have a pretty easy installation in place of your P-90s.
Minis are becoming a favorite of mine. Walsh made a body shape like that for me with 3 of them in there and I love it. Great guitar and sound you have there
Thank you! We recently received another from Mario with identical specs! It's up on the website. I don't remember 100%, but I have the feeling I was playing through my personal SamAmp VAC23 1x12 combo. Probably on the 18W setting which sits somewhere between Tweed Deluxe and Blackface Deluxe. Jensen Neo speaker.
Alder body, but sounded very much like mahogany. I think that was partially the reverse headstock "warming up" the lower strings because of the longer string length behind the nut. Ebony fretboard. We just put another one very much like it on order with Shabat, but in black. Although it could be shot in any color you'd like ;)
This was a great demo. I like your energy and excitement about the amplifier too. You got me pretty excited about it. I’ve been looking and considering this amp for about a week or so I don’t play super high game a great deal but I do get up there pretty aggressive however I was also considering the Friedman JEL 20 because I really don’t need the full 45 W most people don’t these days but I know that has a great master volume on it as well, so as well as independent from what I understand, you can get bedroom tones with that master volume on that amplifier either way I am curious about the quality of the amplifier. What do you think about the inside? Did you actually open the chassis? Thanks just curious is it worth the two grand? 14:16
Hi Adam, I haven't opened up this particular one but I've seen others in the new series! Through-hole PCB with the real deal components all hand-soldered, not cheap surface-mounted stuff. So essentially what has changed is the connections from component to component are no longer individual wire leads, but rather pathways on a PC board. It's a monster of an amp, but has an equally-impressive clean side. The master volume is excellent. You can also get some different "feels" out of the amp by working the channel volumes low and the master higher, or vice versa to control how hard the power section is working.
@@GuitarsToBePlayed thanks for the great advice. I’m gonna place my order here in just a couple of minutes. Truly I appreciate the feedback. Great demo again and definitely. I’m looking forward to seeing just how versatile it is. Thank you again.
I like your demos. You seem to conjure tones from the Amplified Nation amps that others don’t- the tones I am hoping to hear from Reese types of amps. It could only get better if they were longer. Nice job!
This is what I was thinking this amp should sound like. Guess it comes down to the players ability to coax the best (or their own) tones out of the amp. Regardless, this might actually be the best tone I have heard out of this amp yet and it is awesome
Why thank you sir! The more time you spend with this amp the more tones you realize you have right at your fingertips! We are a dealer for Amplified Nation so feel free to ask us any questions!
Hi there, Mike did this video demo for us using one we had in stock. Do you have the new version of the Cub or a prior version? If you are looking for a 2-channel amp, I find the Black Cat to be a lot easier to dial in because you have separate volume (preamp gain) and master volume controls over each channel. The Cub has an overdrive switch which extends its flexibility well beyond that of a typical 1-channel amp, but the amount of "bump" you get is very dependent on where you are running your preamp control. With the Cub, you can do some tap dancing between two master volume settings to even things out but it's a little more involved than dialing the Black Cat, in my opinion.
I have the most recent 30w Cub and I really like It. I'm on my Winter break from my band and go back in April so I haven't used it live. One thing I noticed is that when switching masters with the foot switch theirs an audible pop in the speaker. I contacted Bad Cat and was shocked when the response from John was. I'm to busy to help you, reach back out in a month. I've never in 4 decades of playing professionally and buying gear been treated that way. I really like the amp but might just sell it out of principal. he could have easily said I'll send you another foot Switch to try and see if that's the culprit and just send him one back, but no. It was bad treatment. If the FS had soft silent switches it would probably avoid that issue.@@GuitarsToBePlayed
I installed a set of Lollar Firebird pickups on my Epiphone Crestwood. It transformed a well playing and setup guitar into a fantastic instrument. I have Lollars on four guitars now.
@@howardcox2918they rock! Little different vein, but we’re stoked with what Bad Cat is doing. The Hot Cat model is our favorite of the lineup. Not going for the Dumble thing, but still an exceptionally versatile amp and about half the price
I have a Custom Shop Strat with a Gotoh 510 trem and Lollars (64's in the neck and middle, and an Imperial High Wind humbucker in the bridge). Great guitar!!
They take pedals even better than my Tone King Imperial and Lonestar. Youll quickly find you don’t need them anymore though. I’ve not used a single pedal since I’ve got it in a band situation. It just sounds that freaking good
I have this amp and I feel no need for pedals either. At some point I'll plug them in to see what happens but haven't yet found the need. The reverb is so incredibly good, reverb is a secondary thing in my opinion but this one is insanely good.
@@TeleCaster66 I agree with you there brother! As soon as you find all the nuances at the tip of your fingers and via the volume and tone controls on the guitar, anything else becomes a bit unecessary! If you've got a video of it in action, send us the link! Would love to see/hear.
@@suqies In my opinion, surprisingly good! It has an excellent master volume and the ratio controls on the back can also be used to tame the volume. I find it still sounds very full and dynamic at home-friendly volumes.
