Bad Cat Hot Cat 30 preset

Verified · 90/100 confidence. Complete schematic. All component values readable. Parameters derived directly from the circuit.

The Hot Cat 30 is Bad Cat's 30-watt boutique amp with two separate inputs and circuits. The Clean side is a single 12AX7 stage with just a volume control; the Gain side cascades three stages with Gain, Edge and Level controls into a treble and bass stack with master. Both feed a long-tail inverter with a Brilliance control, driving two cathode-biased EL34s. A switch picks the GZ34 tube rectifier or solid-state diodes. There is no reverb.

Tags: american, boutique, el34, two-channel, reverb, mid-wattage.

Schematic-derived preset files for 16 Fractal and Line 6 modelers: Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, Axe-Fx III, FM3, FM9, and the full Helix family (Floor, LT, Rack, HX Stomp, HX Stomp XL, Native).

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