They are super nice. VHT are my favorite hidden gem though. The build quality, range of tones and built in features of some of the VHT amps from the 90s were absolutely amazing for when they were made, and they still hold up with the best of them today!
Holy shit what an incredible sound. I've seen these used live by Kurt Ballou and Steven Wilson, and they might have the best ears in the biz. Now Tosin is using them live, that speaks volumes to me. Such amazing clarity and cut and that may be the best boosted sound I've ever heard. Take my money!
I saw the band Circa Survive live and their guitar player Brendan uses a Hot Cat 30. His tone was immaculate and I knew I needed a Bad Cat at some point. Then yeah I noticed the Bad Cat amps in the Porcupine Tree live performances too and was 100000% sold lol
Beau from Saosin and Dan O Connor from Four Year Strong (who have recorded with Kurt Ballou) also use Bad Cat. That told me everything I needed to know. Bought my Lynx yesterday. Gonna ABY it with my EVH Stealth.
Tosin is running stereo badcats and one of them is this amp! Sounds incredible live. He had the best sound that night and Devin and DT played after them!
Just saw Porcupine Tree yesterday, Steven Wilson uses the Lynx 50 with the custom 4x12 with celestions. It sounds massive. I would love a NAM model for this amp, just saying...
That amp sounds brutal, and your happiness with playing with it is infectious! And honestly IMO they should let you keep that amp, probably the best demo they could have got of it! I'd love to have one if RSI injuries hadn't taken away my ability to enjoy playing guitar (my first instrument).
Would like to thank you for this review man. I immediately ordered this head and am EXTREMELY happy with it. This is Orion’s amp. This is Zeus’ amp. The metal hero’s amp bar none.
I have the first version of this amp Bad Cat did around '08. I bought mine brand new in '09. Two channels, 50w EL34 - clean and dirt, 1/2 power swtich and a lowend boost switch -- no efx loop. Big clean channel that pretty much stays clean unless you drop it to 1/2 power and crank it. Dirt channel is fat, grindy and can get you in the metal ball park but is more suited to heavy hard rock tones. I love it -- my favorite amp. One of the unique things about it is each channel has a separate signal path -- I run it with an A/B switch with a different set of pedals in front each. Only down side -- it's so heavy. Lol. This new one sounds a bit more aggressive -- beautiful tones. Love that semi-clean crunch you can get from channel one. Great demo!
Good to see the lynx getting some attention. Bad cat makes some great amps; tried a cougar about a decade ago & that led me to get a Lynx 50 and Hot Cat 100, both were fantastic. I liked the lynx more than the hot cat (hot cat was a bit more compressed with high gain tones), so I kept the former and sold the latter to a studio in the area. Have tried a lot of amps since then & overall have yet to find one that beat out the lynx (older version) for me. Cleans are amazing and I love how raunchy the high gain tones are while still maintaining definition. They're very versatile amps too, the one I have was actually one of Chris Daughtry's amps at one point, which speaks to them not being one trick kitties. Don't sleep on the 50w cougar either if you're looking for some killer metal tones & a great clean channel on a budget & come by one.
Sounds sick. I love that it's nice and bright and cutting. So many new amps sound overly bassy and dull. The old Badcat Black Cat 30R is one of the best clean amps ever made.
Not surprising. It's a small boutique brand, that's normally known for making hotroded Voxes and such. I'm pretty sure this the first time they've made anything like this.
I think it would sound better with an eq pedal instead of the tube screamer. None the less, it sounds killer. I love the looks of it too. Very modern yet classic at the same time. Awesome amplifier. 🤘
The original Lynx 50 (hardwired) actually had a midrange voicing control that added pretty crazy ripping midrange boosts, but the new version skipped that part.
I'm in love with this amp, the sound is amazing in youtube, I can't imagine how is the sound in the reallity, thanks for sharing all stuff of guitar gear
Sounds a bit like a Revv Generator on the Purple channel, but with a bit of Recto feel mixed in. Lots of gain, but precise and crunchy despite a lot of low mids & bass. Tube Screamer seemed to cut a bit too much bass, but that's probably perfect for a mix. Unexpected from Bad Cat, but a pleasant surprise!
The amp sounds scooped because 'straight' cabinets accentuate bass and treble frequencies where as slant cabinets accentuate mid frequencies. I don't use straight cabinets anymore because they don't sound as thick/full.
I had one of the original Lynx heads about 12 years ago. They were absolutely killer and had light up cat eyes at that stage. Basically a Soldano like clone. The new ones seem to be alright too.
Ok I watched other Bad Cat demos on this amp. They weren’t bad but weren’t really good either. They didn’t show the real rocking your face off metal side you’re doing here. NOW I’m sold! I’m loving that rich-rounded sound. I feel like so many other amps focus on the rough attack and the smooth elements are lost.
That thing sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing. Big eye opener. Can’t find one in Chicago to check out. Might just have to pull the trigger. 😁happy new year and thanks for all your great videos and research. 🤘
Easily one of the best sounding metal amps out there. I don't know why more people don't know about these. If someone ever makes a software model I'd buy it in a heartbeat
If you think this sounds scooped you would love the Hotcat. That’s what I’m using with a boost and it’s like the best sounding Marshall you’ve never heard.
My cat comes in my room and rubs his head on my headstock, every time I crank my amp lol. I got him on Fri the 13th, he's all black and his name is Vader. He was destined to be a metal kitty.
Yeah, Ola has already proven that he can get great guitar sounds from a potato 😀, but IMO this bass sound is the real secret for the overall mix and makes most of that tone.
wow, really cool tone just from the start. Second channel has not so big difference in tone, but it has more gain and the tone is just awesome, with od it's just perfect.
This sounds soo good! What this amp does amazingly is that the highs have that cut through the mix clear snarl and voicing/harmonics and cuts off before all the nasty fuzz. Did you try an EQ pedal to mess with mid-range voicing or to supplement the dip you were talking about?
Sounds great. I've got a Victory Super Kraken 100w, and judging from the video, the Lynx sounds like it's in the same ballpark: thick, lots of definition, but a bit brighter and less mids than the Kraken., which is a darker amp.
I just tried one of these at a local guitar shop. I found it to be really fizzy when I turned the gain up to chug territory. I was playing through the Bad Cat lynx 2x12 so maybe the cabinet had something to do with it. I was dissapointed that it was so fizzy because they advertize the amp as not being fizzy, and it doesn't sound fizzy in Ola's demo. Anyway, thanks for the great demo. Love your stuff Ola!
It reminds a lot of my Mesa Mark IV, a little on the dry side but in a pleasant way that makes it super articulate and punchy. I wonder what the difference between this and the old Lynx is, though. Def wanna try one!
Awesome demo of an awesome amplifier, as always when it comes to Ola! You might wanna try some kind of windshield for your speaking mic. It catches the sound from you windmachine/blower you have there. The wind looks awesome on your hair, tho!
You really are such a great guitar player man! Sometimes I forget that, then you just rip out something offhand and wicked af & I'm shit, Ola is awesome. ❤ plus, that throaty clank is pretty great too.
I mean I get what you’re saying, but it’s 50w and it’s significantly more expensive than a 50 watt EVH 5150 EL34, I don’t know that it should be in THAT price range
@@brennenconlee437the EVH brand is owned by Fender. Mega corporate buying power, foreign factory made. Because of this, those amps are an incredible deal. Bat Cat is a much smaller company, and have a different approach to manufacturing.
