Bad Cat Cub V EL34 vs Sound City One Hundred (L100)
The Bad Cat Cub V EL34 and the Sound City One Hundred (L100) are both amplifiers sharing dynamic, high headroom, mid-forward. The Bad Cat Cub V EL34 leans glassy and harmonically rich. The Sound City One Hundred (L100) leans crunchy.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.47% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- dynamic
- high headroom
- mid-forward
- transparent
- bright
- edge of breakup
Bad Cat Cub V EL34
Bad Cat · amplifier
Sound City One Hundred (L100)
Unknown brand · amplifier
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$2350via Reverb
The Bad Cat Cub V EL34 is a 40-watt point-to-point hand-wired guitar amplifier using two EL34 power tubes, delivering the chimey Vox-lineage character of the Cub V with more punch and midrange authority than the EL84 version. The EL34 power section provides a slightly more British-influenced breakup character and greater stage headroom, while the switchable EF86/12AX7 preamp tube and tube-driven spring reverb expand the tonal range from pristine clean to harmonically rich overdrive. It suits players who want the Cub's expressive touch response and chimey personality at volumes where the 15-watt EL84 version runs short.
The Sound City One Hundred L100 is a 100-watt hand-wired British tube amplifier built in 1967-1968 with meticulous craftsmanship under Dave Reeves' exceptionally high quality standards. The amp delivers punchy, raw, and biting tone without harshness, with exceptional dynamic range and clean-up capability through guitar volume control. The control panel features gain, bass, mid, treble, and presence controls, enabling precise tone-shaping. An impedance selector allows compatibility with various speaker cabinets. The tone ranges from crystalline clean to edge-of-breakup crunch through guitar volume manipulation, providing some of the best clean and responsive crunch tones available.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Indie Rock
- Blues
- Country
- blues
- classic rock
- rock
- glassy
- harmonically rich
- crunchy
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live