Bad Cat Unleash V3 100w Re-Amplifier & 150w Attenuator

Some amplifiers sound best at 100 watts; others come alive at five. The Unleash V3 is the ultimate two-way volume utility. By combining a precision reactive load attenuator with a 100-watt solid-state power amplifier, it does what standard attenuators can't: it makes high-wattage amps quieter and low-wattage amps louder.

Your amplifier remains the sole source of your tone. The Unleash V3 simply gives you complete, transparent control over how loud it gets.

Three Tools in One: Attenuation, Re-Amplification, and DI
Great tube amps are built to be driven hard. To get that legendary warm, compressed, and harmonically rich tone, you have to push the power tubes to their sweet spot. The Unleash V3 lets you hit that sweet spot every time, regardless of the venue size.

• Turn it Down (Transparent Attenuation): For high-wattage heads, the Unleash V3 acts as a reactive load attenuator. It absorbs the crushing volume of your cranked power section after the tubes have saturated, letting you whisper-quietly play a 100-watt beast in a bedroom without losing an ounce of feel or dynamics.
• Turn it Up (100-Watt Re-Amplification): For low-wattage boutique amps, the Unleash V3 acts as a pristine, ultra-transparent 100-watt solid-state power amplifier. It takes the fully cranked, saturated tone of a 5-watt amp and boosts it with massive clean headroom, giving it enough authority to easily fill a stadium stage.
• Direct Input (Purepath Analog DI): Balanced analog speaker simulator via XLR Output to give your engineer a pure, authentic, direct signal to the mixing board without latency or digital conversion.

The Unleash V3 isn't designed to sound like a tube amp, it's designed to let your tube amp sound exactly like itself: at any volume. The Unleash is engineered to disappear.

Real Features for Real Players
Every control inside the Unleash V3 serves a practical, stage-and-studio-ready purpose:

• Post-Power-Amp FX Loop - Places your delays, reverbs, and modulation effects exactly where they belong: after your cranked power section, even on amps without built-in loops.
• Dual Foot-Switchable Channels - Effortlessly toggle between rhythm and lead volume levels without altering your core tone.
• Purepath XLR Direct Out - Deliver a consistent, analog signal to the front-of-house or your recording interface, complete with Edge/Center cabinet response voicing.
• Total Adaptability - Equipped with a headphone output for silent practice and multi-impedance compatibility to pair with virtually any rig.

Key Features

• Dual-Function Utility works as both a reactive load attenuator and a 100W power amplifier
• 150W Reactive Load with multi-impedance compatibility (4/8/16 ohms)
• 100W Amp Ultra-Transparent Re-Amplification Stage
• Input Trim Stage with clip indicator LEDs to optimize your input signal
• Dual Channels with independent Volume, Low, and High controls (footswitch included)
• Post-Power-Amp Serial FX Loop with Instrument/Line level switch
• Purepath Analog Balanced XLR Out with selectable Edge/Center cabinet voicing
• Dedicated Headphone Output with independent volume control
• Dual 1/4” Speaker Outputs for flexible cabinet setups

Tech Specs

• Power Handling: 150W Reactive Load / 100W Power Amp
• Inputs/Outputs: 1/4" Amp Input, 1/4" FX Loop (Send/Return), XLR Direct Out, 1/4" Headphone Out, (2) 1/4" Speaker Outs, 1/4" Footswitch Jack
• Dimensions: 4” H x 10” W x 9” D
• Weight: 8.5 lbs