Alternatives to the Bad Cat Cub V EL84

Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone

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

Strymon Iridium

Strymon Iridium 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

Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge

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

Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 15-Watt Tube

Shared character: reverb, attack, recording

Fender Bassbreaker 007 7-Watt

Shared character: volume, practice, recording

Divided by 13 BRT23 112 Combo

Shared character: small venues, natural, reverb

Brunetti Pleximan 50/5W Head 230

Shared character: practice, natural, studio

Two-Rock TRCR100HD 100W Classic Reverb Tube Guitar Amp Head

Shared character: reverb, bright

Carr Mercury V

Shared character: reverb, studio, full

ENGL E651 Custom Shop Artist Edition 50W

Shared character: small venues, recording, natural

Bad Cat Cub V EL34

“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.”

Hiwatt Custom DR20H

Shared character: recording, natural, bright

Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head

Shared character: reverb, bright, studio

PRS Dallas 50W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Shared character: reverb

Blackstar S1-50

Shared character: attack, natural, overdrive

Fender 'Black Panel' Vibro Champ Amp (1964-1967)

Shared character: manageable volumes, attack, recording

Marshall 1959HW

Shared character: volume, practice, bright

DV Mark Raw Dawg EG

Shared character: reverb, volume, studio

EVH 5150III LBX II

Shared character: manageable volumes, attack, natural

Friedman Pink Taco V2 Head

Shared character: recording, studio

3rd Power Phantom Dragon 45

Shared character: attack, presence, practice

Blackstar DA100 Doug Aldrich Signature 100W Tube

Shared character: reverb, presence, practice

Blackstar DA100 Ruby

Shared character: reverb, presence, studio