Best of Show from Bad Cat! | Hot Cat 50 & Purepath |

At NAMM 2026, we checked out the new version of the Bad Cat Hot Cat 50! Tweaks to the Midrange and Presence got them where they wanted to be: A nice clean channel with lots of gain on tap. Their Purepath loadbox got them the Best of Show award at this year's #thoNAMM26 - a classic analogue loadbox designed by Bruce Egnator.
Stay tuned for the AB test between cab and loadbox at the end!

Get all your NAMM coverage here:    • NAMM Show 2026 | #thoNAMM26  

Gear used: http://tho.mn/iqv51
Recorded in Presonus Studio One: https://bit.ly/S1Pro6
Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: http://tho.mn/uadx1
Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: http://tho.mn/sonar
We use Cordial cables exclusively: https://www.thomann.de/intl/cat_brand...

Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:16 Details about the Hot Cat 50
3:25 Playing Hot Cat 50
4:41 Details about the Purepath
6:58 Playing Purepath
8:11 What do you wanna see next?

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