Alternatives to the Bad Cat Cub V EL34

Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge

Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper

Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone

Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head

Shared character: reverb, punch, touch

Blackstar ST. James 100 Head

Shared character: wide tonal range, headroom, crunch

Fender Bassbreaker 45 Head

Shared character: crunch, stage

Fender Twin Reverb Head

Shared character: reverb, headroom, clean

Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier

Shared character: headroom, crunch, response

Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube

Shared character: punch, crunch, stage

Laney AOR 50 Series II

Shared character: punch, crunch, response

Bad Cat *PRE Order* Hot Cat Head

similar tone character

Blackstar TV-10 BH

similar tone character

3rd Power DRGN-100

Shared character: crunch, response

Marshall JCM800 2203ZW

Shared character: presence, headroom, touch

Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt

Shared character: punch, crunch, clean

Bad Cat Era 30 Head

similar tone character

PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head

similar tone character

Strymon Iridium

Strymon Iridium recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 40-Watt Tube

Shared character: hand wired construction, reverb, headroom

Hiwatt T20/10

Shared character: reverb, headroom, touch

Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 15-Watt Tube

Shared character: hand wired construction, reverb

Bad Cat Cub V Hand-Wired Head

Shared character: hand wired construction, headroom, touch

Bad Cat Cub V EL84

“At 15 watts the amp reaches natural power-tube saturation and bloom at studio and small-venue volumes — its primary advantage over the EL34 variant.”

Bad Cat Hot Cat

Shared character: presence, headroom, crunch

Carr Mercury V

Shared character: wide tonal range, reverb, crunch

Suhr SL-68 Hand-Wired Amplifier

Shared character: hand wired construction, presence, headroom

Marshall DSL100H

Shared character: presence, touch, crunch

PRS Dallas 50W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Shared character: reverb, headroom, clean

1950s Fender Twin

Shared character: headroom, clean