BCAT ER30 EF86 + TS9

AMP SETTINGS: G1 D4 T2.5 V0 M10 CAB: Matchless 2X12 G12H G12M MICS: R121, M160, U87 So often has the phrase “Mark Sampson era” been applied to pre-2000 Matchless amps or early examples of the Bad Cat line that the term has become a “thing” in and of itself. As applied to Bad Cat’s new Era 30, it means Sampson is back in the fold (see our interview in the March ’25 issue) while giving the company’s latest offering the full weight of his acknowledged mastery of tube-amp design and construction.