Bad cat Lynx 50 User manual

Congratulations and thank you for

purchasing a professional tube ampli-

er from Bad Cat. As with all Bad Cat

products, your amplier is designed from

the ground up to provide the very best

tones possible in a rugged, reliable pack-

age. Each one of our pro quality models is

constructed with Bad Cat’s commitment

to making the highest quality, hand-built,

American-made ampliers.

CAUTION

With a little care and caution, your Bad

Cat amplier should provide you with

years of trouble-free operation and

enjoyment. Please avoid damp areas and

moisture during operation of the amp

and in storage. This includes placement

of beverages near or on the amp that

could spill into the amp’s chassis. Liquids

can easily damage tubes, switches and

other parts. Immediately disconnect the

amp from power source should a spill

occur and dry the amp thoroughly prior

to switching on the amp again. Drying

may require the complete removal of the

chassis from the cabinet and the removal

of the tubes for cleaning. Avoid tipping the

amp, using it in unbalanced positions, or

lifting it unassisted to awkward heights. A

little common sense will go a long way in

making sure the amp does what it’s sup-

posed to do: provide you with dependable

operation and great tone on a consistent

basis.

GROUNDING

Please check thoroughly that the ground

tip on the power cord plug is connected to

true ground prior to operation of your Bad

Cat amp. Using unfamiliar junction boxes

can cause potentially dangerous oating

grounds. Please do not cut or defeat the

ground tip.

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Last updated: July 30, 2013

LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY

Bad Cat Ampliers warrantees our amps and cabs against workmanship or defect for

life. The warrantee does not cover tubes or cosmetic damage, or wear and tear or abuse.

This warrantee is transferable. Lifetime transferable warranty is only for North American

sales. Please see your local dealer and distributor for warranty information. Modifying or

altering the amp in any way voids the warrantee. Shipping to and from the warranty repair

center is the responsibility of the customer.

We have a new Lifetime Warranty on all new amps leaving the factory. We are extending

the Lifetime Warranty to all of our pre acquisition amps for $249. Simply send the unit

back to us and we will have one our technicians go through it from the ground up. And to

top it all off, we will pay for the shipping back to you. For more information please contact

us at sales@badcatamps.com or directly at 800-730-0966.

When RETURNING merchandise to the factory, you must call for a return authorization

number.

HELP SECTION

1) AMP WILL NOT TURN ON

Check the power to the amp. Check for tripped circuit breakers, unplugged extension

cords or power-strip switches that may be turned off. Check the fuse. If a dark brownish

color or no wire can be seen within the glass tube, then replace.The amp may be perfectly

ne but occasionally a fuse may blow because of high AC voltage surges. After the fuse

has been replaced with the proper Slow Blow value and if the fuse fails again, the amp

will require servicing.

2) NO OUTPUT with POWER light ON

Tubes damaged in shipping will be the primary reason for your amp to not function

properly. Please give us a call to help guide you through this simple repair.

3) KEEP YOUR AMP LOOKING NEW

Use a damp cloth to wipe the controls on the front & rear chassis panels.Wipe the black

vinyl covering with a damp cloth.

IMPORTANT!

FOR YOUR PROTECTION, PLEASE READ

THE FOLLOWING:

WATER AND MOISTURE: Appliance should

not be used near water (near a bathtub,

washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a

wet basement, or near a swimming pool,

etc). Care should be taken so that objects

do not fall and liquids are not spilled into

the enclosure through openings.

POWER SOURCES: The appliance should

be connected to a power supply only of

the type described in the operating in-

structions or as marked on the unit.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION: Precau-

tions should be taken so that the ground-

ing or polarization means of an appliance

is not defeated.

POWER CORD PROTECTION: Power sup-

ply cords should be routed so that they

are not likely to be walked on or pinched

by items placed upon or against them,

paying particular attention to cords at

plugs, convenience receptacles, and the

point where they exit from the appliance.

SERVICING: The user should not attempt

to service the unit beyond that described

in the operating instructions. All other

servicing should be referred to qualied

service personnel.

FUSING: If your unit is equipped with a

fuse receptacle, replace only with the

same type fuse. Refer to replacement

text on the unit for correct fuse type.

This symbol is intended to alert

the user to the presence of

uninsulated “dangerous

voltage” within the product’s enclosure that

may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute

a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to

alert the user to the presence

of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL!

THIS UNIT CONTAINS HIGH VOLTAGE INSIDE!

PHONE 800.730.0966

FAX 714.630.0106

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BAD CAT HOLDINGS LLC. USA

Operating Manual

LYNX 50

DUAL CHANNEL, 50 WATT, EL34 HIGH GAIN

The baddest of the bad! This is our no holds barred, hard rock tone machine. When we set out to

design the Lynx we wanted to build the best high gain amplier on the market. We brought every-

thing to the table and all the tricks we’ve learned over the years.

Huge and full, but with a note articulation not found at these levels of gain. Saturation and tone is

so full that the single notes are fat. Chords are deep and full because we run the power section

in Class A to get your harmonics soaring in and out of chords and single notes at will. There is a

complexity and three-dimensional quality to the sound of this amp that separates it from any other

high gain amp.

The clean channel on the Lynx is much more than an afterthought. Running in Class A brings out all

of the shimmer in the highs and ghost harmonics in a clean chording passage.

We brought the Bad Cat sound to high gain.

ELECTRONICS

Power: 50/30-Watt Class A

Channels: 2

Channel 1: Volume, Tone, Presence

Channel 2: Gain, Edge, Bass, Mid, Mid Boost, Treble, Presence, Master

HARDWARE

Available Conguration: Head

Cabinet Material: Italian Poplar

Speaker Description: 12” Proprietary Bad Cat Celestion Speaker

Impedance: Selectable 4, 8, 16 ohms

Power Tubes: 2 - EL34s

Pre-Amp Tube Channel 1: 1 - 12AX7

Pre-Amp Tubes Channel 2: 3 - 12AX7s

Rectier: Solid State

Shown as Large Head in Black Tolex and Silver Piping

Solid State/Tube Rectier Selection

Selecting the solid state rectier provides you with a more

immediate sound where the notes have more pop to them.

It’s a harder sound with a quicker response.

Selecting the tube rectier 5U4G or 5AR4 provides a softer

sound where the note is a little more 3-dimensional. The

attack seems to dip and then bloom. Both rectiers are ca-

pable of providing extremely pleasing tones so experiment

should be done to see what suits your individual needs in

any particular situation.

1-2 Switch

This is a unique switch that allows you to change from a

more vintage style bass response to a more modern style

bass response by changing what value bass capacitor is

in the circuit. Selecting the up or “1” position gives a big-

ger, warmer, more modern bass response. Selecting the

down or “2” position gives a tighter, more classic bass to

the amp’s tone.

Lineout

This is a line-level output which can be used directly into a

processor or effect unit, thereby making your amp the pre-

amp or tone-shaper of a larger “rack” rig. This can also be

used for direct recording, although typically clean sounds

work best for this purpose as the distorted sounds tend to

suffer from the lack of the positive coloration a speaker

brings to a distorted guitar tone.

Speaker Jack

On a combo amp, this jack is for adding an extension

speaker cabinet to be used with the internal speaker of the

amp. The internal speaker runs at 8 ohms for a single 12 or

4 ohms for 2x12 and is parallel with the extension speaker

jack.

On a head, this jack is for connection to your speaker cabi-

net. Please be sure to select the proper ohms to match your

cab.

Speaker Impedance

On a combo this rotary selector knob comes set at 8 ohms

for a single 12 or 4 ohms for a 2x12. The selector knob can

select between 4, 8 and 16 ohms. Check Ohm’s Law if us-

ing an additional extension cabinet to select the right ohm

setting. Example: 8 ohms + 8 ohms = 4 ohm setting.

On a head, please be sure to select the proper ohms to

match your cabinet.

Send and Return Jacks

Connect the output of the send jack to the input of your

effects device. Connect the output of your effect and to the

Return jack of the loop. The Send can also serve as a Line

Out to drive external processors in a wet/dry/wet rig.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Your new Bad Cat amplier is designed for many years of

professional trouble free operation. Common sense will tell

you that if you notice any severe abnormalities in operation

like burning smell, smoke, etc.; you need to shut down the

amp immediately. Always consult your Bad Cat dealer if you

are unsure of the problems that you are dealing with; i.e.,

take your amp to where you purchased it.

No Power

Check the power source from the wall rst. Make sure the

power cord is properly seated at both ends. If there is still

no power, check the fuse and replace if necessary with the

correct rating only.

Weak Output Level

Verify the signal output from your instrument rst. Check guitar’s controls and

that the cables are working properly. Also, check any effects pedals that may be

connected in between the guitar and the amplier.

Adverse Sounds-Hum, Whistle, Loss of Dynamics, Feedback, Howling

Check loudspeaker cones, frayed guitar cables, controls on your instrument, the

guitar’s pickups and any other devices that many be connected to your amplier

such as effects pedals or rack processors. Some of these devices are “ampli-

ers” in their own right with gain and boosted volume levels and they may

cause hissing and unwanted feedback if set too high in front of the amp. Shut

down the amp and check the tubes. Wait for the amp to cool down. Remove the

back panel of the amplier. Avoid handling hot tubes as they can cause severe

burns. Check the larger output power tubes rst by carefully removing the tube

shields, or loosening the clamps and then unseat the tubes from their sockets

but note from which sockets you removed the tubes. Inspect the integrity of the

laments in the tubes. If one or more of these tubes are bad, you will need to

replace the entire set of the power tubes. If all the tubes are OK, you can elimi-

nate the adverse sounds by swapping the location of these tubes. If this fails to

x the problem, you may need to replace the entire set of power tubes with a

new matched set. Use of inferior quality (unrated) tubes may cause damage to

your amplier. You should also check the preamp tubes, especially the rst input

stage tube (far right if you’re looking at the amp from the back). Microphonics

(feedback noise that cannot be controlled by turning down the volume pot on

you guitar) indicates a bad preamp tube(s). You may want to swap the position

of preamp tubes to see if this will x the microphonics problem. Preamp tubes

can go bad without warning but can also last many years without any problem

whatsoever. As you can see when handling tubes, they are sensitive, fragile and

somewhat prone to inconsistencies. Please handle your amp with care when

transporting it. Although your Bad Cat amp is sturdily built and designed to take

years of rugged use, the tubes are not. It’s always a good idea to keep extra

tubes (both preamp and output power tubes) handy, especially for performance

situations. An overwhelming majority of minor problems on tube amps are tube-

related and it’s just a matter of swapping one or more out to have your amp

performing like brand new again.

OPERATION

If this is your rst all-tube amplier, please become familiar

with a few issues that differentiate your amp from solid-

state or hybrid amp products. Only a few precautions are

required but they will insure that you will get the most of

your new all-tube amplier. Vacuum tubes are “old world”

thermal devices that require more attention than transis-

tors, but that’s the reason they sound so much sweeter and

more musical than integrated circuits and other solid-state

components. A little heads-up on the following points will

ensure maximum performance from your Bad Cat amp.

1. Place the amp at least 6 inches away from any wall or

obstacle to provide adequate ventilation around the amp.

Good airow around the amp will go a long way in prevent-

ing the amp from overheating, especially the tubes. Do not

place covers, clothing, or any other materials on or in the

amp that can obstruct the free venting of the chassis to the

outside air. Trapped heat in the chassis may cause a condi-

tion known as thermal runaway. To put it simply, to warm

or cook the tubes is good, to heat-cycle or fry the tubes is

extremely dangerous and will also shorten the life of the

tubes considerably.

2. Vacuum tubes will last longer and sound more musical

when they are allowed to warm up prior to introducing an

input signal from your guitar. A full ow of electrons from

the cathode can only be achieved when the tube is heated.

This requires some time. Please allow at least one minute

of warm-up time before playing through the amp.

3. Avoid long idle periods with no input signal. The vacuum

tubes prefer to see a signal present. When taking a break

between practice sessions or in between sets of a perfor-

mance, use the standby switch or turn off the amp.

4. Avoid unveried impedance loads. In other words, do not

clip on or otherwise attach additional speakers unless you

know the system impedance. Tube ampliers are very sen-

sitive to speaker impedance matching. This is due to the

relationship between the internal resistances of the output

transformer, the output power tubes and the load that is

required to drive them. Unbalanced loads can cause de-

structive arcing; the transformer and the tubes may actually

burn themselves out. This is not covered by our warranty.

With proper impedance matching, multiple speaker cong-

urations will work ne. If you are not familiar with “Ohm’s

Law”, please consult with a dealer or a qualied amplier

technician. Do not attempt to operate the amp if you can-

not verify system impedance after connecting the speakers.

Never operate your Bad Cat amp at 2 ohms or less.

5. Avoid unapproved “Power Soak” devices or attenuators

that are not recommended by Bad Cat as they can shorten

the life of your power tubes considerably. Attenuators burn

out tubes prematurely because they require the power

tubes to overwork continuously. Also, please note that pow-

er tubes are best replaced as a matched full set whenever

any of them fail.

Volume

Clean

Gain

Tone Gain Edge Bass Mid Mid Boost Treble Presence Master

LYNX 50 FRONT PANEL

220-240 Volt Bad Cat Amplier Co., Inc. Made in U.S.A.

Footswitch

Channel

Switching

On On 1

Off Stdby 2

1/2 Amp

Speakers

LYNX 50 REAR PANEL

Bad Cat U.S.A.

Speaker

Impedance

H.T. Fuse

CH-1 CH-2 CH 1-2

120 Volt

AC Voltage

3 Amp

Full Power

Half Power

Send

Return

Channel 2:

Gain

The Gain knob controls the amount of distortion applied to Channel 2. Keeping

this knob low gives a bluesy, slightly gritty tone and turning the knob up gives

you a more liquid tone with great amounts of sustain. You will notice that the

gain on the Lynx is very sensitive to your guitar volume knob adjustments and

your picking attack.

Edge

The edge knob is a unique knob that deals with the crispness or denition of

your distorted tone. Turning it up adds more highs and mid-highs, giving greater

denition or edge; turning it down gives a rounder, darker tone that is perhaps

softer in color.

Bass

The Bass EQ knob has been carefully tailored to cover the critical low-end fre-

quencies in the electric guitar’s sonic range. Whether you need depth in your

sound or low-end punch, this control will allow you to dial in just the right

amount of bass frequencies.

Mid

This knob controls the frequencies in the guitar’s middle range. If a frequency

is too bright to be bass and too deep to be treble, then its mid. Turning this up

provides a thicker tone with more weight. Turning it down provides a more

scooped tone with more air.

Mid Boost

This is a unique knob that changes both the location of the mid frequency and

the amount of the frequency. The nature of this control is such that as you turn

it up, you are also gaining some treble frequencies as well. Simply put, with the

knob all the way down you are focused on low-mid frequencies as you turn the

knob up you are gradually changing to a high-mid frequency and also getting

more gain from that high-mid frequency. Turning the knob up has the effect of

adding more denition to the tone and turning the knob down has the effect of

a darker tone with more depth.

Treble

The Treble EQ knob allows you to control the amount of

high-end frequencies that determine the cutting character

of your sound. For more sparkle and high-end denition

turn this knob past noon. For a warmer and rounder sound,

turn this knob below noon in conjunction with turning up

the Bass knob.

Presence - Channel 1 - 2

The Presence knob is universal to Channel 1 and Channel

2, meaning it is always in the circuit and always affecting

the tone. The knob is appropriately named because turning

it up gives your tone more brilliance; turning it down gives

a more muted and darker tone. This is similar to a presence

knob on some other amps.

Master

This knob works for Channel 2 only. The Master controls

overall output/loudness of Channel 2.

BACK PANEL

A/C Plug

Plug your amp’s power cord in here rst, then to the wall.

On/Off Switch

This switch turns the amp on or off. Please make sure that

the Standby Switch is in the Standby mode before turning

that amp on and off. This will help increase the life of the

power tubes.

Standby Switch

Leave this switch off when turning on the amp and let the

amp warm up for a full minute before turning this switch

on. It’s best to let tubes warm up before playing. Also, turn

the Standby switch to Standby when you will not be playing

for a while (for example, breaks in between sets of your

performances, etc.).

High Tension Fuse

High Tension is just another way of saying High Voltage.

Voltages at this point can be anywhere from 350-500 volts

depending on the model so it is always a good idea to make

sure the amp is “off” when installing or removing the fuse.

Do not stick anything inside the fuse holder other than a

fuse. Do not attempt to defeat the fuse with a metallic gum

wrapper or nail. This fuse is in series with the output trans-

former. Its function is to prevent collateral damage to the

amplier in the amplier in the even of tube failure. If you

replace the tubes and the fuse blows again, seek qualied

technical help.

Channel Switching Jack

Plug in your amps footswitch here to allow you to switch

between channel 1 and 2 and also blend channels. The

footswitch must be used to access the channel blend fea-

ture.

Full/Half Power Switch

In the up position this switch allows the use of full power of

your amp. For more headroom, full power mode is a must.

Full power mode also provides a bigger, bolder tone. The

down position of this switch is half power mode. Half power

is very useful for getting the amp to break into desirable

distortion at lower volumes for home use or use in smaller

rooms. The tone character is slightly different between the

modes and a little experimentation is worthwhile.

Front & Rear Panel Controls

LYNX SERIES

The Lynx is a Class A amp capable of modern high-gain sounds, vintage rock

tones, bluesy break-up and lush clean sounds all of which feature the distinct

Bad Cat sound signature.

Bad Cat’s unique Channel Switching with Channel Blending

The two button footswitch allows for selection of Channel 1 or Channel 2; or

additionally you can select both channels to get the channel blending tone in

which both channels are on simultaneously.

The LED to the left indicates Ch. 1. The LED tot he right indicates Ch. 2.

FRONT PANEL

Channel 1:

Volume

The rst knob on the left when you face the amp’s front panel is the volume

control for the clean channel. This is the input stage where the preamp tubes

rst see the guitar signal and goes through the rst phase of amplication. Al-

though designated as the clean channel, you can crank up the volume and use

the guitar’s volume pot and your picking attack to get varying degrees of clean

and overdrive sounds.

Tone

This is a 5-position knob used for instant access to your favorite sounds. Turn

it counter clockwise for darker, thicker tones. Turning the knob clockwise gives

you increasing treble and bite. The 5-position switch gives you a distinct advan-

tage in being able to recreate the tone you want time after time.

OPERATION

If this is your rst all-tube amplier, please become familiar

with a few issues that differentiate your amp from solid-

state or hybrid amp products. Only a few precautions are

required but they will insure that you will get the most of

your new all-tube amplier. Vacuum tubes are “old world”

thermal devices that require more attention than transis-

tors, but that’s the reason they sound so much sweeter and

more musical than integrated circuits and other solid-state

components. A little heads-up on the following points will

ensure maximum performance from your Bad Cat amp.

1. Place the amp at least 6 inches away from any wall or

obstacle to provide adequate ventilation around the amp.

Good airow around the amp will go a long way in prevent-

ing the amp from overheating, especially the tubes. Do not

place covers, clothing, or any other materials on or in the

amp that can obstruct the free venting of the chassis to the

outside air. Trapped heat in the chassis may cause a condi-

tion known as thermal runaway. To put it simply, to warm

or cook the tubes is good, to heat-cycle or fry the tubes is

extremely dangerous and will also shorten the life of the

tubes considerably.

2. Vacuum tubes will last longer and sound more musical

when they are allowed to warm up prior to introducing an

input signal from your guitar. A full ow of electrons from

the cathode can only be achieved when the tube is heated.

This requires some time. Please allow at least one minute

of warm-up time before playing through the amp.

3. Avoid long idle periods with no input signal. The vacuum

tubes prefer to see a signal present. When taking a break

between practice sessions or in between sets of a perfor-

mance, use the standby switch or turn off the amp.

4. Avoid unveried impedance loads. In other words, do not

clip on or otherwise attach additional speakers unless you

know the system impedance. Tube ampliers are very sen-

sitive to speaker impedance matching. This is due to the

relationship between the internal resistances of the output

transformer, the output power tubes and the load that is

required to drive them. Unbalanced loads can cause de-

structive arcing; the transformer and the tubes may actually

burn themselves out. This is not covered by our warranty.

With proper impedance matching, multiple speaker cong-

urations will work ne. If you are not familiar with “Ohm’s

Law”, please consult with a dealer or a qualied amplier

technician. Do not attempt to operate the amp if you can-

not verify system impedance after connecting the speakers.

Never operate your Bad Cat amp at 2 ohms or less.

5. Avoid unapproved “Power Soak” devices or attenuators

that are not recommended by Bad Cat as they can shorten

the life of your power tubes considerably. Attenuators burn

out tubes prematurely because they require the power

tubes to overwork continuously. Also, please note that pow-

er tubes are best replaced as a matched full set whenever

any of them fail.

Volume

Clean

Gain

Tone Gain Edge Bass Mid Mid Boost Treble Presence Master

LYNX 50 FRONT PANEL

220-240 Volt Bad Cat Amplier Co., Inc. Made in U.S.A.

Footswitch

Channel

Switching

On On 1

Off Stdby 2

1/2 Amp

Speakers

LYNX 50 REAR PANEL

Bad Cat U.S.A.

Speaker

Impedance

H.T. Fuse

CH-1 CH-2 CH 1-2

120 Volt

AC Voltage

3 Amp

Full Power

Half Power

Send

Return

Channel 2:

Gain

The Gain knob controls the amount of distortion applied to Channel 2. Keeping

this knob low gives a bluesy, slightly gritty tone and turning the knob up gives

you a more liquid tone with great amounts of sustain. You will notice that the

gain on the Lynx is very sensitive to your guitar volume knob adjustments and

your picking attack.

Edge

The edge knob is a unique knob that deals with the crispness or denition of

your distorted tone. Turning it up adds more highs and mid-highs, giving greater

denition or edge; turning it down gives a rounder, darker tone that is perhaps

softer in color.

Bass

The Bass EQ knob has been carefully tailored to cover the critical low-end fre-

quencies in the electric guitar’s sonic range. Whether you need depth in your

sound or low-end punch, this control will allow you to dial in just the right

amount of bass frequencies.

Mid

This knob controls the frequencies in the guitar’s middle range. If a frequency

is too bright to be bass and too deep to be treble, then its mid. Turning this up

provides a thicker tone with more weight. Turning it down provides a more

scooped tone with more air.

Mid Boost

This is a unique knob that changes both the location of the mid frequency and

the amount of the frequency. The nature of this control is such that as you turn

it up, you are also gaining some treble frequencies as well. Simply put, with the

knob all the way down you are focused on low-mid frequencies as you turn the

knob up you are gradually changing to a high-mid frequency and also getting

more gain from that high-mid frequency. Turning the knob up has the effect of

adding more denition to the tone and turning the knob down has the effect of

a darker tone with more depth.

Treble

The Treble EQ knob allows you to control the amount of

high-end frequencies that determine the cutting character

of your sound. For more sparkle and high-end denition

turn this knob past noon. For a warmer and rounder sound,

turn this knob below noon in conjunction with turning up

the Bass knob.

Presence - Channel 1 - 2

The Presence knob is universal to Channel 1 and Channel

2, meaning it is always in the circuit and always affecting

the tone. The knob is appropriately named because turning

it up gives your tone more brilliance; turning it down gives

a more muted and darker tone. This is similar to a presence

knob on some other amps.

Master

This knob works for Channel 2 only. The Master controls

overall output/loudness of Channel 2.

BACK PANEL

A/C Plug

Plug your amp’s power cord in here rst, then to the wall.

On/Off Switch

This switch turns the amp on or off. Please make sure that

the Standby Switch is in the Standby mode before turning

that amp on and off. This will help increase the life of the

power tubes.

Standby Switch

Leave this switch off when turning on the amp and let the

amp warm up for a full minute before turning this switch

on. It’s best to let tubes warm up before playing. Also, turn

the Standby switch to Standby when you will not be playing

for a while (for example, breaks in between sets of your

performances, etc.).

High Tension Fuse

High Tension is just another way of saying High Voltage.

Voltages at this point can be anywhere from 350-500 volts

depending on the model so it is always a good idea to make

sure the amp is “off” when installing or removing the fuse.

Do not stick anything inside the fuse holder other than a

fuse. Do not attempt to defeat the fuse with a metallic gum

wrapper or nail. This fuse is in series with the output trans-

former. Its function is to prevent collateral damage to the

amplier in the amplier in the even of tube failure. If you

replace the tubes and the fuse blows again, seek qualied

technical help.

Channel Switching Jack

Plug in your amps footswitch here to allow you to switch

between channel 1 and 2 and also blend channels. The

footswitch must be used to access the channel blend fea-

ture.

Full/Half Power Switch

In the up position this switch allows the use of full power of

your amp. For more headroom, full power mode is a must.

Full power mode also provides a bigger, bolder tone. The

down position of this switch is half power mode. Half power

is very useful for getting the amp to break into desirable

distortion at lower volumes for home use or use in smaller

rooms. The tone character is slightly different between the

modes and a little experimentation is worthwhile.

Front & Rear Panel Controls

LYNX SERIES

The Lynx is a Class A amp capable of modern high-gain sounds, vintage rock

tones, bluesy break-up and lush clean sounds all of which feature the distinct

Bad Cat sound signature.

Bad Cat’s unique Channel Switching with Channel Blending

The two button footswitch allows for selection of Channel 1 or Channel 2; or

additionally you can select both channels to get the channel blending tone in

which both channels are on simultaneously.

The LED to the left indicates Ch. 1. The LED tot he right indicates Ch. 2.

FRONT PANEL

Channel 1:

Volume

The rst knob on the left when you face the amp’s front panel is the volume

control for the clean channel. This is the input stage where the preamp tubes

rst see the guitar signal and goes through the rst phase of amplication. Al-

though designated as the clean channel, you can crank up the volume and use

the guitar’s volume pot and your picking attack to get varying degrees of clean

and overdrive sounds.

Tone

This is a 5-position knob used for instant access to your favorite sounds. Turn

it counter clockwise for darker, thicker tones. Turning the knob clockwise gives

you increasing treble and bite. The 5-position switch gives you a distinct advan-

tage in being able to recreate the tone you want time after time.

OPERATION

If this is your rst all-tube amplier, please become familiar

with a few issues that differentiate your amp from solid-

state or hybrid amp products. Only a few precautions are

required but they will insure that you will get the most of

your new all-tube amplier. Vacuum tubes are “old world”

thermal devices that require more attention than transis-

tors, but that’s the reason they sound so much sweeter and

more musical than integrated circuits and other solid-state

components. A little heads-up on the following points will

ensure maximum performance from your Bad Cat amp.

1. Place the amp at least 6 inches away from any wall or

obstacle to provide adequate ventilation around the amp.

Good airow around the amp will go a long way in prevent-

ing the amp from overheating, especially the tubes. Do not

place covers, clothing, or any other materials on or in the

amp that can obstruct the free venting of the chassis to the

outside air. Trapped heat in the chassis may cause a condi-

tion known as thermal runaway. To put it simply, to warm

or cook the tubes is good, to heat-cycle or fry the tubes is

extremely dangerous and will also shorten the life of the

tubes considerably.

2. Vacuum tubes will last longer and sound more musical

when they are allowed to warm up prior to introducing an

input signal from your guitar. A full ow of electrons from

the cathode can only be achieved when the tube is heated.

This requires some time. Please allow at least one minute

of warm-up time before playing through the amp.

3. Avoid long idle periods with no input signal. The vacuum

tubes prefer to see a signal present. When taking a break

between practice sessions or in between sets of a perfor-

mance, use the standby switch or turn off the amp.

4. Avoid unveried impedance loads. In other words, do not

clip on or otherwise attach additional speakers unless you

know the system impedance. Tube ampliers are very sen-

sitive to speaker impedance matching. This is due to the

relationship between the internal resistances of the output

transformer, the output power tubes and the load that is

required to drive them. Unbalanced loads can cause de-

structive arcing; the transformer and the tubes may actually

burn themselves out. This is not covered by our warranty.

With proper impedance matching, multiple speaker cong-

urations will work ne. If you are not familiar with “Ohm’s

Law”, please consult with a dealer or a qualied amplier

technician. Do not attempt to operate the amp if you can-

not verify system impedance after connecting the speakers.

Never operate your Bad Cat amp at 2 ohms or less.

5. Avoid unapproved “Power Soak” devices or attenuators

that are not recommended by Bad Cat as they can shorten

the life of your power tubes considerably. Attenuators burn

out tubes prematurely because they require the power

tubes to overwork continuously. Also, please note that pow-

er tubes are best replaced as a matched full set whenever

any of them fail.

Volume

Clean

Gain

Tone Gain Edge Bass Mid Mid Boost Treble Presence Master

LYNX 50 FRONT PANEL

220-240 Volt Bad Cat Amplier Co., Inc. Made in U.S.A.

Footswitch

Channel

Switching

On On 1

Off Stdby 2

1/2 Amp

Speakers

LYNX 50 REAR PANEL

Bad Cat U.S.A.

Speaker

Impedance

H.T. Fuse

CH-1 CH-2 CH 1-2

120 Volt

AC Voltage

3 Amp

Full Power

Half Power

Send

Return

Channel 2:

Gain

The Gain knob controls the amount of distortion applied to Channel 2. Keeping

this knob low gives a bluesy, slightly gritty tone and turning the knob up gives

you a more liquid tone with great amounts of sustain. You will notice that the

gain on the Lynx is very sensitive to your guitar volume knob adjustments and

your picking attack.

Edge

The edge knob is a unique knob that deals with the crispness or denition of

your distorted tone. Turning it up adds more highs and mid-highs, giving greater

denition or edge; turning it down gives a rounder, darker tone that is perhaps

softer in color.

Bass

The Bass EQ knob has been carefully tailored to cover the critical low-end fre-

quencies in the electric guitar’s sonic range. Whether you need depth in your

sound or low-end punch, this control will allow you to dial in just the right

amount of bass frequencies.

Mid

This knob controls the frequencies in the guitar’s middle range. If a frequency

is too bright to be bass and too deep to be treble, then its mid. Turning this up

provides a thicker tone with more weight. Turning it down provides a more

scooped tone with more air.

Mid Boost

This is a unique knob that changes both the location of the mid frequency and

the amount of the frequency. The nature of this control is such that as you turn

it up, you are also gaining some treble frequencies as well. Simply put, with the

knob all the way down you are focused on low-mid frequencies as you turn the

knob up you are gradually changing to a high-mid frequency and also getting

more gain from that high-mid frequency. Turning the knob up has the effect of

adding more denition to the tone and turning the knob down has the effect of

a darker tone with more depth.

Treble

The Treble EQ knob allows you to control the amount of

high-end frequencies that determine the cutting character

of your sound. For more sparkle and high-end denition

turn this knob past noon. For a warmer and rounder sound,

turn this knob below noon in conjunction with turning up

the Bass knob.

Presence - Channel 1 - 2

The Presence knob is universal to Channel 1 and Channel

2, meaning it is always in the circuit and always affecting

the tone. The knob is appropriately named because turning

it up gives your tone more brilliance; turning it down gives

a more muted and darker tone. This is similar to a presence

knob on some other amps.

Master

This knob works for Channel 2 only. The Master controls

overall output/loudness of Channel 2.

BACK PANEL

A/C Plug

Plug your amp’s power cord in here rst, then to the wall.

On/Off Switch

This switch turns the amp on or off. Please make sure that

the Standby Switch is in the Standby mode before turning

that amp on and off. This will help increase the life of the

power tubes.

Standby Switch

Leave this switch off when turning on the amp and let the

amp warm up for a full minute before turning this switch

on. It’s best to let tubes warm up before playing. Also, turn

the Standby switch to Standby when you will not be playing

for a while (for example, breaks in between sets of your

performances, etc.).

High Tension Fuse

High Tension is just another way of saying High Voltage.

Voltages at this point can be anywhere from 350-500 volts

depending on the model so it is always a good idea to make

sure the amp is “off” when installing or removing the fuse.

Do not stick anything inside the fuse holder other than a

fuse. Do not attempt to defeat the fuse with a metallic gum

wrapper or nail. This fuse is in series with the output trans-

former. Its function is to prevent collateral damage to the

amplier in the amplier in the even of tube failure. If you

replace the tubes and the fuse blows again, seek qualied

technical help.

Channel Switching Jack

Plug in your amps footswitch here to allow you to switch

between channel 1 and 2 and also blend channels. The

footswitch must be used to access the channel blend fea-

ture.

Full/Half Power Switch

In the up position this switch allows the use of full power of

your amp. For more headroom, full power mode is a must.

Full power mode also provides a bigger, bolder tone. The

down position of this switch is half power mode. Half power

is very useful for getting the amp to break into desirable

distortion at lower volumes for home use or use in smaller

rooms. The tone character is slightly different between the

modes and a little experimentation is worthwhile.

Front & Rear Panel Controls

LYNX SERIES

The Lynx is a Class A amp capable of modern high-gain sounds, vintage rock

tones, bluesy break-up and lush clean sounds all of which feature the distinct

Bad Cat sound signature.

Bad Cat’s unique Channel Switching with Channel Blending

The two button footswitch allows for selection of Channel 1 or Channel 2; or

additionally you can select both channels to get the channel blending tone in

which both channels are on simultaneously.

The LED to the left indicates Ch. 1. The LED tot he right indicates Ch. 2.

FRONT PANEL

Channel 1:

Volume

The rst knob on the left when you face the amp’s front panel is the volume

control for the clean channel. This is the input stage where the preamp tubes

rst see the guitar signal and goes through the rst phase of amplication. Al-

though designated as the clean channel, you can crank up the volume and use

the guitar’s volume pot and your picking attack to get varying degrees of clean

and overdrive sounds.

Tone

This is a 5-position knob used for instant access to your favorite sounds. Turn

it counter clockwise for darker, thicker tones. Turning the knob clockwise gives

you increasing treble and bite. The 5-position switch gives you a distinct advan-

tage in being able to recreate the tone you want time after time.

OPERATION

If this is your rst all-tube amplier, please become familiar

with a few issues that differentiate your amp from solid-

state or hybrid amp products. Only a few precautions are

required but they will insure that you will get the most of

your new all-tube amplier. Vacuum tubes are “old world”

thermal devices that require more attention than transis-

tors, but that’s the reason they sound so much sweeter and

more musical than integrated circuits and other solid-state

components. A little heads-up on the following points will

ensure maximum performance from your Bad Cat amp.

1. Place the amp at least 6 inches away from any wall or

obstacle to provide adequate ventilation around the amp.

Good airow around the amp will go a long way in prevent-

ing the amp from overheating, especially the tubes. Do not

place covers, clothing, or any other materials on or in the

amp that can obstruct the free venting of the chassis to the

outside air. Trapped heat in the chassis may cause a condi-

tion known as thermal runaway. To put it simply, to warm

or cook the tubes is good, to heat-cycle or fry the tubes is

extremely dangerous and will also shorten the life of the

tubes considerably.

2. Vacuum tubes will last longer and sound more musical

when they are allowed to warm up prior to introducing an

input signal from your guitar. A full ow of electrons from

the cathode can only be achieved when the tube is heated.

This requires some time. Please allow at least one minute

of warm-up time before playing through the amp.

3. Avoid long idle periods with no input signal. The vacuum

tubes prefer to see a signal present. When taking a break

between practice sessions or in between sets of a perfor-

mance, use the standby switch or turn off the amp.

4. Avoid unveried impedance loads. In other words, do not

clip on or otherwise attach additional speakers unless you

know the system impedance. Tube ampliers are very sen-

sitive to speaker impedance matching. This is due to the

relationship between the internal resistances of the output

transformer, the output power tubes and the load that is

required to drive them. Unbalanced loads can cause de-

structive arcing; the transformer and the tubes may actually

burn themselves out. This is not covered by our warranty.

With proper impedance matching, multiple speaker cong-

urations will work ne. If you are not familiar with “Ohm’s

Law”, please consult with a dealer or a qualied amplier

technician. Do not attempt to operate the amp if you can-

not verify system impedance after connecting the speakers.

Never operate your Bad Cat amp at 2 ohms or less.

5. Avoid unapproved “Power Soak” devices or attenuators

that are not recommended by Bad Cat as they can shorten

the life of your power tubes considerably. Attenuators burn

out tubes prematurely because they require the power

tubes to overwork continuously. Also, please note that pow-

er tubes are best replaced as a matched full set whenever

any of them fail.

Volume

Clean

Gain

Tone Gain Edge Bass Mid Mid Boost Treble Presence Master

LYNX 50 FRONT PANEL

220-240 Volt Bad Cat Amplier Co., Inc. Made in U.S.A.

Footswitch

Channel

Switching

On On 1

Off Stdby 2

1/2 Amp

Speakers

LYNX 50 REAR PANEL

Bad Cat U.S.A.

Speaker

Impedance

H.T. Fuse

CH-1 CH-2 CH 1-2

120 Volt

AC Voltage

3 Amp

Full Power

Half Power

Send

Return

Channel 2:

Gain

The Gain knob controls the amount of distortion applied to Channel 2. Keeping

this knob low gives a bluesy, slightly gritty tone and turning the knob up gives

you a more liquid tone with great amounts of sustain. You will notice that the

gain on the Lynx is very sensitive to your guitar volume knob adjustments and

your picking attack.

Edge

The edge knob is a unique knob that deals with the crispness or denition of

your distorted tone. Turning it up adds more highs and mid-highs, giving greater

denition or edge; turning it down gives a rounder, darker tone that is perhaps

softer in color.

Bass

The Bass EQ knob has been carefully tailored to cover the critical low-end fre-

quencies in the electric guitar’s sonic range. Whether you need depth in your

sound or low-end punch, this control will allow you to dial in just the right

amount of bass frequencies.

Mid

This knob controls the frequencies in the guitar’s middle range. If a frequency

is too bright to be bass and too deep to be treble, then its mid. Turning this up

provides a thicker tone with more weight. Turning it down provides a more

scooped tone with more air.

Mid Boost

This is a unique knob that changes both the location of the mid frequency and

the amount of the frequency. The nature of this control is such that as you turn

it up, you are also gaining some treble frequencies as well. Simply put, with the

knob all the way down you are focused on low-mid frequencies as you turn the

knob up you are gradually changing to a high-mid frequency and also getting

more gain from that high-mid frequency. Turning the knob up has the effect of

adding more denition to the tone and turning the knob down has the effect of

a darker tone with more depth.

Treble

The Treble EQ knob allows you to control the amount of

high-end frequencies that determine the cutting character

of your sound. For more sparkle and high-end denition

turn this knob past noon. For a warmer and rounder sound,

turn this knob below noon in conjunction with turning up

the Bass knob.

Presence - Channel 1 - 2

The Presence knob is universal to Channel 1 and Channel

2, meaning it is always in the circuit and always affecting

the tone. The knob is appropriately named because turning

it up gives your tone more brilliance; turning it down gives

a more muted and darker tone. This is similar to a presence

knob on some other amps.

Master

This knob works for Channel 2 only. The Master controls

overall output/loudness of Channel 2.

BACK PANEL

A/C Plug

Plug your amp’s power cord in here rst, then to the wall.

On/Off Switch

This switch turns the amp on or off. Please make sure that

the Standby Switch is in the Standby mode before turning

that amp on and off. This will help increase the life of the

power tubes.

Standby Switch

Leave this switch off when turning on the amp and let the

amp warm up for a full minute before turning this switch

on. It’s best to let tubes warm up before playing. Also, turn

the Standby switch to Standby when you will not be playing

for a while (for example, breaks in between sets of your

performances, etc.).

High Tension Fuse

High Tension is just another way of saying High Voltage.

Voltages at this point can be anywhere from 350-500 volts

depending on the model so it is always a good idea to make

sure the amp is “off” when installing or removing the fuse.

Do not stick anything inside the fuse holder other than a

fuse. Do not attempt to defeat the fuse with a metallic gum

wrapper or nail. This fuse is in series with the output trans-

former. Its function is to prevent collateral damage to the

amplier in the amplier in the even of tube failure. If you

replace the tubes and the fuse blows again, seek qualied

technical help.

Channel Switching Jack

Plug in your amps footswitch here to allow you to switch

between channel 1 and 2 and also blend channels. The

footswitch must be used to access the channel blend fea-

ture.

Full/Half Power Switch

In the up position this switch allows the use of full power of

your amp. For more headroom, full power mode is a must.

Full power mode also provides a bigger, bolder tone. The

down position of this switch is half power mode. Half power

is very useful for getting the amp to break into desirable

distortion at lower volumes for home use or use in smaller

rooms. The tone character is slightly different between the

modes and a little experimentation is worthwhile.

Front & Rear Panel Controls

LYNX SERIES

The Lynx is a Class A amp capable of modern high-gain sounds, vintage rock

tones, bluesy break-up and lush clean sounds all of which feature the distinct

Bad Cat sound signature.

Bad Cat’s unique Channel Switching with Channel Blending

The two button footswitch allows for selection of Channel 1 or Channel 2; or

additionally you can select both channels to get the channel blending tone in

which both channels are on simultaneously.

The LED to the left indicates Ch. 1. The LED tot he right indicates Ch. 2.

FRONT PANEL

Channel 1:

Volume

The rst knob on the left when you face the amp’s front panel is the volume

control for the clean channel. This is the input stage where the preamp tubes

rst see the guitar signal and goes through the rst phase of amplication. Al-

though designated as the clean channel, you can crank up the volume and use

the guitar’s volume pot and your picking attack to get varying degrees of clean

and overdrive sounds.

Tone

This is a 5-position knob used for instant access to your favorite sounds. Turn

it counter clockwise for darker, thicker tones. Turning the knob clockwise gives

you increasing treble and bite. The 5-position switch gives you a distinct advan-

tage in being able to recreate the tone you want time after time.

OPERATION

If this is your rst all-tube amplier, please become familiar

with a few issues that differentiate your amp from solid-

state or hybrid amp products. Only a few precautions are

required but they will insure that you will get the most of

your new all-tube amplier. Vacuum tubes are “old world”

thermal devices that require more attention than transis-

tors, but that’s the reason they sound so much sweeter and

more musical than integrated circuits and other solid-state

components. A little heads-up on the following points will

ensure maximum performance from your Bad Cat amp.

1. Place the amp at least 6 inches away from any wall or

obstacle to provide adequate ventilation around the amp.

Good airow around the amp will go a long way in prevent-

ing the amp from overheating, especially the tubes. Do not

place covers, clothing, or any other materials on or in the

amp that can obstruct the free venting of the chassis to the

outside air. Trapped heat in the chassis may cause a condi-

tion known as thermal runaway. To put it simply, to warm

or cook the tubes is good, to heat-cycle or fry the tubes is

extremely dangerous and will also shorten the life of the

tubes considerably.

2. Vacuum tubes will last longer and sound more musical

when they are allowed to warm up prior to introducing an

input signal from your guitar. A full ow of electrons from

the cathode can only be achieved when the tube is heated.

This requires some time. Please allow at least one minute

of warm-up time before playing through the amp.

3. Avoid long idle periods with no input signal. The vacuum

tubes prefer to see a signal present. When taking a break

between practice sessions or in between sets of a perfor-

mance, use the standby switch or turn off the amp.

4. Avoid unveried impedance loads. In other words, do not

clip on or otherwise attach additional speakers unless you

know the system impedance. Tube ampliers are very sen-

sitive to speaker impedance matching. This is due to the

relationship between the internal resistances of the output

transformer, the output power tubes and the load that is

required to drive them. Unbalanced loads can cause de-

structive arcing; the transformer and the tubes may actually

burn themselves out. This is not covered by our warranty.

With proper impedance matching, multiple speaker cong-

urations will work ne. If you are not familiar with “Ohm’s

Law”, please consult with a dealer or a qualied amplier

technician. Do not attempt to operate the amp if you can-

not verify system impedance after connecting the speakers.

Never operate your Bad Cat amp at 2 ohms or less.

5. Avoid unapproved “Power Soak” devices or attenuators

that are not recommended by Bad Cat as they can shorten

the life of your power tubes considerably. Attenuators burn

out tubes prematurely because they require the power

tubes to overwork continuously. Also, please note that pow-

er tubes are best replaced as a matched full set whenever

any of them fail.

Volume

Clean

Gain

Tone Gain Edge Bass Mid Mid Boost Treble Presence Master

LYNX 50 FRONT PANEL

220-240 Volt Bad Cat Amplier Co., Inc. Made in U.S.A.

Footswitch

Channel

Switching

On On 1

Off Stdby 2

1/2 Amp

Speakers

LYNX 50 REAR PANEL

Bad Cat U.S.A.

Speaker

Impedance

H.T. Fuse

CH-1 CH-2 CH 1-2

120 Volt

AC Voltage

3 Amp

Full Power

Half Power

Send

Return

Channel 2:

Gain

The Gain knob controls the amount of distortion applied to Channel 2. Keeping

this knob low gives a bluesy, slightly gritty tone and turning the knob up gives

you a more liquid tone with great amounts of sustain. You will notice that the

gain on the Lynx is very sensitive to your guitar volume knob adjustments and

your picking attack.

Edge

The edge knob is a unique knob that deals with the crispness or denition of

your distorted tone. Turning it up adds more highs and mid-highs, giving greater

denition or edge; turning it down gives a rounder, darker tone that is perhaps

softer in color.

Bass

The Bass EQ knob has been carefully tailored to cover the critical low-end fre-

quencies in the electric guitar’s sonic range. Whether you need depth in your

sound or low-end punch, this control will allow you to dial in just the right

amount of bass frequencies.

Mid

This knob controls the frequencies in the guitar’s middle range. If a frequency

is too bright to be bass and too deep to be treble, then its mid. Turning this up

provides a thicker tone with more weight. Turning it down provides a more

scooped tone with more air.

Mid Boost

This is a unique knob that changes both the location of the mid frequency and

the amount of the frequency. The nature of this control is such that as you turn

it up, you are also gaining some treble frequencies as well. Simply put, with the

knob all the way down you are focused on low-mid frequencies as you turn the

knob up you are gradually changing to a high-mid frequency and also getting

more gain from that high-mid frequency. Turning the knob up has the effect of

adding more denition to the tone and turning the knob down has the effect of

a darker tone with more depth.

Treble

The Treble EQ knob allows you to control the amount of

high-end frequencies that determine the cutting character

of your sound. For more sparkle and high-end denition

turn this knob past noon. For a warmer and rounder sound,

turn this knob below noon in conjunction with turning up

the Bass knob.

Presence - Channel 1 - 2

The Presence knob is universal to Channel 1 and Channel

2, meaning it is always in the circuit and always affecting

the tone. The knob is appropriately named because turning

it up gives your tone more brilliance; turning it down gives

a more muted and darker tone. This is similar to a presence

knob on some other amps.

Master

This knob works for Channel 2 only. The Master controls

overall output/loudness of Channel 2.

BACK PANEL

A/C Plug

Plug your amp’s power cord in here rst, then to the wall.

On/Off Switch

This switch turns the amp on or off. Please make sure that

the Standby Switch is in the Standby mode before turning

that amp on and off. This will help increase the life of the

power tubes.

Standby Switch

Leave this switch off when turning on the amp and let the

amp warm up for a full minute before turning this switch

on. It’s best to let tubes warm up before playing. Also, turn

the Standby switch to Standby when you will not be playing

for a while (for example, breaks in between sets of your

performances, etc.).

High Tension Fuse

High Tension is just another way of saying High Voltage.

Voltages at this point can be anywhere from 350-500 volts

depending on the model so it is always a good idea to make

sure the amp is “off” when installing or removing the fuse.

Do not stick anything inside the fuse holder other than a

fuse. Do not attempt to defeat the fuse with a metallic gum

wrapper or nail. This fuse is in series with the output trans-

former. Its function is to prevent collateral damage to the

amplier in the amplier in the even of tube failure. If you

replace the tubes and the fuse blows again, seek qualied

technical help.

Channel Switching Jack

Plug in your amps footswitch here to allow you to switch

between channel 1 and 2 and also blend channels. The

footswitch must be used to access the channel blend fea-

ture.

Full/Half Power Switch

In the up position this switch allows the use of full power of

your amp. For more headroom, full power mode is a must.

Full power mode also provides a bigger, bolder tone. The

down position of this switch is half power mode. Half power

is very useful for getting the amp to break into desirable

distortion at lower volumes for home use or use in smaller

rooms. The tone character is slightly different between the

modes and a little experimentation is worthwhile.

Front & Rear Panel Controls

LYNX SERIES

The Lynx is a Class A amp capable of modern high-gain sounds, vintage rock

tones, bluesy break-up and lush clean sounds all of which feature the distinct

Bad Cat sound signature.

Bad Cat’s unique Channel Switching with Channel Blending

The two button footswitch allows for selection of Channel 1 or Channel 2; or

additionally you can select both channels to get the channel blending tone in

which both channels are on simultaneously.

The LED to the left indicates Ch. 1. The LED tot he right indicates Ch. 2.

FRONT PANEL

Channel 1:

Volume

The rst knob on the left when you face the amp’s front panel is the volume

control for the clean channel. This is the input stage where the preamp tubes

rst see the guitar signal and goes through the rst phase of amplication. Al-

though designated as the clean channel, you can crank up the volume and use

the guitar’s volume pot and your picking attack to get varying degrees of clean

and overdrive sounds.

Tone

This is a 5-position knob used for instant access to your favorite sounds. Turn

it counter clockwise for darker, thicker tones. Turning the knob clockwise gives

you increasing treble and bite. The 5-position switch gives you a distinct advan-

tage in being able to recreate the tone you want time after time.

Congratulations and thank you for

purchasing a professional tube ampli-

er from Bad Cat. As with all Bad Cat

products, your amplier is designed from

the ground up to provide the very best

tones possible in a rugged, reliable pack-

age. Each one of our pro quality models is

constructed with Bad Cat’s commitment

to making the highest quality, hand-built,

American-made ampliers.

CAUTION

With a little care and caution, your Bad

Cat amplier should provide you with

years of trouble-free operation and

enjoyment. Please avoid damp areas and

moisture during operation of the amp

and in storage. This includes placement

of beverages near or on the amp that

could spill into the amp’s chassis. Liquids

can easily damage tubes, switches and

other parts. Immediately disconnect the

amp from power source should a spill

occur and dry the amp thoroughly prior

to switching on the amp again. Drying

may require the complete removal of the

chassis from the cabinet and the removal

of the tubes for cleaning. Avoid tipping the

amp, using it in unbalanced positions, or

lifting it unassisted to awkward heights. A

little common sense will go a long way in

making sure the amp does what it’s sup-

posed to do: provide you with dependable

operation and great tone on a consistent

basis.

GROUNDING

Please check thoroughly that the ground

tip on the power cord plug is connected to

true ground prior to operation of your Bad

Cat amp. Using unfamiliar junction boxes

can cause potentially dangerous oating

grounds. Please do not cut or defeat the

ground tip.

FOR YOUR RECORDS, YOU MAY WISH TO RECORD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

SERIAL NO._____________________ INVOICE DATE______________________

Last updated: July 30, 2013

LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY

Bad Cat Ampliers warrantees our amps and cabs against workmanship or defect for

life. The warrantee does not cover tubes or cosmetic damage, or wear and tear or abuse.

This warrantee is transferable. Lifetime transferable warranty is only for North American

sales. Please see your local dealer and distributor for warranty information. Modifying or

altering the amp in any way voids the warrantee. Shipping to and from the warranty repair

center is the responsibility of the customer.

We have a new Lifetime Warranty on all new amps leaving the factory. We are extending

the Lifetime Warranty to all of our pre acquisition amps for $249. Simply send the unit

back to us and we will have one our technicians go through it from the ground up. And to

top it all off, we will pay for the shipping back to you. For more information please contact

us at sales@badcatamps.com or directly at 800-730-0966.

When RETURNING merchandise to the factory, you must call for a return authorization

number.

HELP SECTION

1) AMP WILL NOT TURN ON

Check the power to the amp. Check for tripped circuit breakers, unplugged extension

cords or power-strip switches that may be turned off. Check the fuse. If a dark brownish

color or no wire can be seen within the glass tube, then replace. The amp may be perfectly

ne but occasionally a fuse may blow because of high AC voltage surges. After the fuse

has been replaced with the proper Slow Blow value and if the fuse fails again, the amp

will require servicing.

2) NO OUTPUT with POWER light ON

Tubes damaged in shipping will be the primary reason for your amp to not function

properly. Please give us a call to help guide you through this simple repair.

3) KEEP YOUR AMP LOOKING NEW

Use a damp cloth to wipe the controls on the front & rear chassis panels. Wipe the black