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Bad Cat is a brand of hand-built guitar amplifiers made in Southern California.

Last updated September 10, 2026

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Overview

Bad Cat designs and builds guitar amplifiers. According to its official site, every Bad Cat amplifier is built by hand in Southern California, and the company describes itself as fiercely independent and small. Its product lineup includes models such as Cub 15, Hot Cat 50, Black Cat 30, Era 30, Cub V, and Ocelot.

History

Bad Cat states that for 25 years players and artists have chosen Bad Cat for playability, dependability, and superior tone. The company describes itself as fiercely independent, small, purpose driven, and purpose built, and says it creates locally but thinks globally. Every Bad Cat amplifier is built by hand in Southern California, from point-to-point hand-wiring to meticulous testing.

Products and positioning

  • Cub 15

    Mod Shop Edition, 15 Watts, midrange voiced to match the original 1999 Bad Cat Cub, grab-and-go footprint, combo only, foot switchable overdrive, dual foot switchable master volumes.

  • Hot Cat 50

    Mod Shop Edition, 30 Watts, glassy American cleans to aggressive crunch, 2 channels (clean / OD), 2 modes (HI/LO), independent gain and volume per channel, foot switchable channels, foot switchable HI/LO modes.

  • Black Cat 30

    Mod Shop Edition, 30 Watts, 2 channels, independent gain and master volumes, reverb and tremolo, foot switchable channels, foot switchable tremolo.

  • Era 30

    30 Watts, hand-wired point-to-point build, two fully independent / blendable channels, wide tonal range in a hand-wired design, designed by Mark Sampson.

  • Cub V

    20 Watts or 40 Watts, hand-wired point-to-point build, chimey cleans with sweet overtones, natural breakup that responds to your playing, beloved circuit now in its purest form.

  • Ocelot

    2 channels, independent channel volumes, global master volume and presence, Two notes Torpedo DynIR integration, 6-way cabinet DynIR selector switch.

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