NCD..... Bad Cat Lynx 212 Cab *_*

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Firstly Merry Christmas y'all and hope everyone is enjoying it with friends and family *_*



And secondly a big thank you to Andrew at Zzounds....... I really can't believe the price I got it at after all was said and done and yeah just a great deal. For the money glad I went this route vs some other options on the market and even though I never tried this cab before and took a risk I'm glad I did because it's just an amazing cab that sounds fantastic. Love that Matrix Grill Cloth too *_*


Got this in two days ago and putting it through its paces........ Best part too is it's Made/Built in America/USA 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲


Honestly it's better than I hoped, wired in 8ohm using two V30 16ohm speakers....... It's just fucking great.....



The amp sounds better with this set up and more full, higher headroom and just so much tight bass, polite mids and great top end here but not harsh or jagged but still with a solid edge. Keeps a lot of vintage flavor with a modern bite.....


Overall so much chewy, supple and spongy mids with a lot of give and take..... Really nice and solid tracking, tracing and pick attack to be had and very organic sounding....


Relative to the Greenbacks or G12H30 70th Anniversary Ive tried the mids seem more relaxed and this doesn't really exhibit a huge mid spike here typical to other V30s I've tried in the past. iMO they sound more neutral regarding mids..... Which is fantastic IMO.


Overall really liking it and may experiment here and there popping in a G12C or maybe try a G12H30 70th Anniversary to see whats up but honestly don't see how it can get better.


It's got that top end sizzle but not harsh, it's got that lower upper mid thing but not as round or flabby as a G12H30 or Greenback can get like sometimes and it's very nice and warm but not dark with a very present and crunchy top end but not harsh or too bright. Overall very well balanced and I was afraid I wasn't going to like it but yeah......


What I love is that the lows are nice and thumpy but not bloated....... Playing other V30s before I feel they can get overly bloated..... Here you pretty much just get thump and a really great and focused/tight low end that isn't bloated or boomy.... Tight like a sweet apple bottom and yeah the lower upper mids are excellent as said, warm but not dark and relaxed top end.....


Great spongy mids, solid and tight low end, present but relaxed top end with a nice and crispy and crunchy roar as we expect from Celestion Speakers or at the least I do!!!!!



Could not be happier with the cab and these current production V30s and it's fucking great and definitely recommend one of these Bad Cat Cabs......


Also the casters are nice and detachable and pretty cool IMO, glad it comes with that and I don't have to buy them aftermarket or drill holes or anything :dunno:



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Definitely recommend especially with a nice discount or not especially vs other alternatives on the market.....


It's just a great cab and these current production V30s are fucking lit :cool:
 
Firstly Merry Christmas y'all and hope everyone is enjoying it with friends and family *_*



And secondly a big thank you to Andrew at Zzounds....... I really can't believe the price I got it at after all was said and done and yeah just a great deal. For the money glad I went this route vs some other options on the market and even though I never tried this cab before and took a risk I'm glad I did because it's just an amazing cab that sounds fantastic. Love that Matrix Grill Cloth too *_*


Got this in two days ago and putting it through its paces........ Best part too is it's Made/Built in America/USA 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲


Honestly it's better than I hoped, wired in 8ohm using two V30 16ohm speakers....... It's just fucking great.....



The amp sounds better with this set up and more full, higher headroom and just so much tight bass, polite mids and great top end here but not harsh or jagged but still with a solid edge. Keeps a lot of vintage flavor with a modern bite.....


Overall so much chewy, supple and spongy mids with a lot of give and take..... Really nice and solid tracking, tracing and pick attack to be had and very organic sounding....


Relative to the Greenbacks or G12H30 70th Anniversary Ive tried the mids seem more relaxed and this doesn't really exhibit a huge mid spike here typical to other V30s I've tried in the past. iMO they sound more neutral regarding mids..... Which is fantastic IMO.


Overall really liking it and may experiment here and there popping in a G12C or maybe try a G12H30 70th Anniversary to see whats up but honestly don't see how it can get better.


It's got that top end sizzle but not harsh, it's got that lower upper mid thing but not as round or flabby as a G12H30 or Greenback can get like sometimes and it's very nice and warm but not dark with a very present and crunchy top end but not harsh or too bright. Overall very well balanced and I was afraid I wasn't going to like it but yeah......


What I love is that the lows are nice and thumpy but not bloated....... Playing other V30s before I feel they can get overly bloated..... Here you pretty much just get thump and a really great and focused/tight low end that isn't bloated or boomy.... Tight like a sweet apple bottom and yeah the lower upper mids are excellent as said, warm but not dark and relaxed top end.....


Great spongy mids, solid and tight low end, present but relaxed top end with a nice and crispy and crunchy roar as we expect from Celestion Speakers or at the least I do!!!!!



Could not be happier with the cab and these current production V30s and it's fucking great and definitely recommend one of these Bad Cat Cabs......


Also the casters are nice and detachable and pretty cool IMO, glad it comes with that and I don't have to buy them aftermarket or drill holes or anything :dunno:



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Don't know if these are UK made V30s or if there is something different about them....... They look like stock V30s in photographs and it isnt the proprietary undoped Bad Cat V30..... But something about them.....


Warm but not dark, extended highs but just the right amount where it's not ice picky and polite mids..... Nice and tight and not bloated but round when you want it to be...... Very percussive and sensitive to string attack, tracing and tracking.... Very mellow but stiff when needed. Super crunch and high octane tones but also solid edge of break up and cleans.

This is the description from Bad Cat on the V30s used..... Don't know if UK made or Chinese or whatever but yeah these things rock especially with Burstbucker 2 and 3 or a regular old JB and 59 set..... Can't complain :dunno:



Premium Speaker for Detailed Tones


The 2x12” Celestion Vintage 30 speakers inside the Lynx 2x12 cabinet are not your run of the mill loudspeakers. These 60-watt, 12" Celestion drivers are perfectly voiced for all kinds of styles from glassy clean tones to massive crunch. Plug your guitar amp into the Lynx 2x12" cabinet to experience massive definition.
 
Be even cooler if the logo was illuminated the same as the head.
Yeah I was thinking that too tbh but yeah........ Aside from that glad I got it and zero regrets. Every time I come back home and I see that thing..... Yeah I have to play it, even at low volumes it sounds great and as with all things it just gets better when you crank it up.


This is the latest model, full tolex or not sure what and the matrix grill cloth.


I never liked matrix grill cloth because it seemed too modern and cheap looking at first..... But yeah it's damn nice and has a great look these used to be full carbon fiber tweed but I figure that was too expensive but yeah the full black tolex or whatever and matrix cloth with black piping is fucking killer. Still have carbon tweed on the amp heads front panel though.


Back in Black baby :cool:
 
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The Black Taurus Tolex is really fucking nice too.....



Looks and feels like real leather *_*
 
Don't know if these are UK made V30s or if there is something different about them....... They look like stock V30s in photographs and it isnt the proprietary undoped Bad Cat V30..... But something about them.....


Warm but not dark, extended highs but just the right amount where it's not ice picky and polite mids..... Nice and tight and not bloated but round when you want it to be...... Very percussive and sensitive to string attack, tracing and tracking.... Very mellow but stiff when needed. Super crunch and high octane tones but also solid edge of break up and cleans.

Very likely UK made. I have a set of 2024 UK made 8 and 16 ohm variants. Definitely a bit more well rounded/darker than the older chinese variants. Ive got a set of 2022 chinese V30s that are a little more present but still not as scratchy/brittle as older chinese productions.

Id be interested to see what the production codes are on them if you get curious enough to pull the back panel.
 
Very likely UK made. I have a set of 2024 UK made 8 and 16 ohm variants. Definitely a bit more well rounded/darker than the older chinese variants. Ive got a set of 2022 chinese V30s that are a little more present but still not as scratchy/brittle as older chinese productions.

Id be interested to see what the production codes are on them if you get curious enough to pull the back panel.
Yeah honestly kind of want to do that....


But tbh with all the screws and BS that's probably going to take a while. Just enjoying it and having fun *_*
 
Just something about it with the full black look..... Never thought I'd get a big water high gain amp..... Glad I did..... And yeah..... It just looks sweet *_*


 
Might swap in a G12C Jimi Hendrix Greenback in there...... And mix it with a V30 that comes stock.


But so far pretty happy....


May wait for the spring for that.... Its just so fucking cold right now but yeah..... So far I'm still loving it *_*
 
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