At Palen Music Center, we love gear that inspires you from the moment you plug in, and the Bad Cat Jet Black 38 Watt Tube Amp Head does exactly that. Born from the legendary DNA of Bad Cat’s acclaimed Black Cat circuit, the Jet Black takes that boutique British-voiced pedigree and supercharges it with more volume, expanded headroom, and visceral punch. Channel 1 brings a bold, articulate personality where cleans ring out with bell-like authority, in-between tones swirl with rich harmonic clarity, and aggressive pick attack easily pushes the front end into singing edge-of-breakup grit. When you need to turn heads, the all-new Channel 2 delivers an unrestrained, muscular rock voice that spans decades of iconic overdrive—from classic vintage crunch to modern high-gain roar.

Under the hood, the Jet Black relies on a carefully selected tube array consisting of three 12AX7 preamp tubes and a formidable quartet of EL84 power tubes. Doubling the traditional pair of EL84s to four allows the amp to output a robust 38 watts, producing tighter low-end tracking and expansive dynamic headroom while retaining the beloved EL84 mid-range bark and sweet, compressed chime when pushed into saturation. The 12AX7s provide lightning-fast transient response and rich harmonic overtone generation, translating every nuance of your hands and your guitar's volume knob. To complete your sonic canvas, Bad Cat equipped the Jet Black with a lush, studio-quality reverb and a vintage-voiced bias-modulated tremolo that adds dimensional motion and depth to your playing.

Built to handle demanding gigs and touring schedules, the Jet Black head is housed in an exceptionally rugged Baltic birch cabinet and driven by custom-wound Bad Cat transformers designed for maximum signal purity, road-tested durability, and an ultra-quiet noise floor. You also get a transparent buffered effects loop, individual speaker outputs to accommodate nearly any cabinet setup, a dedicated line out for direct routing, and an included two-button footswitch for seamless channel and tremolo switching. Whether you're in the studio or commanding the stage, the Jet Black offers a joyous playing experience packed with swagger and touch-sensitive dynamics.

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Evolved from Bad Cat's celebrated Black Cat circuit, expanded to 38 watts for punchier response and gig-ready headroom

Driven by four EL84 power tubes and three 12AX7s for sweet top-end chime, punchy midrange, and responsive dynamics

Two versatile channels spanning pristine, articulate cleans to wide-open, modern high-gain rock crunch

Built-in studio-grade reverb and bias-modulated tremolo provide rich atmospheric textures

Tour-grade Baltic birch cabinet construction loaded with heavy-duty custom Bad Cat transformers

Type: Tube Amp Head

Total Power: 38 Watts

Power Tubes: 4 x EL84

Preamp Tubes: 3 x 12AX7

Channels: 2 Channels

EQ: 3-band EQ (Bass, Middle, Treble)

Controls: Independent Volume and Master per Channel

Reverb: Studio Quality Reverb

Effects: Bias-Modulated Tremolo

Effects Loop: Buffered FX Loop

Speaker Outputs: Individual Speaker Outputs (1 x 16 ohms, 2 x 8 ohms, 2 x 4 ohms)

Line Out: 1 x 1/4" Line Out

Footswitch I/O: 1 x 1/4" (Channel Select, Tremolo)

Footswitch Included: Yes, Two-Button Footswitch

Transformers: Custom Bad Cat Transformers

Cabinet Material: Baltic Birch

Dimensions: 10” (H) x 20.75” (W) x 10.375” (D)

Weight: 31 lbs.