Suhr Badger 30

Mark Wein

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Badger 30: Combo & Head

The Badger 30 is more than simply a more powerful version of the extremely popular Badger 18. Featuring EL34 power tubes, a larger output transformer and a tweaked preamp voicing to better match the tubes and the tranny, the Badger 30 not only has more power and headroom than the Badger 18, it has more aggressive and pronounced midrange that is punchier with a tighter and more focused lows.

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Although called the Badger 30, this handsome little beast puts out 38 watts and has enough power to cut through a dense stage mix and handle medium-sized clubs and similar size venues such as a church. In fact, the Badger amps have become very popular with church worship bands and the Badger 30 is perfect for those large services with an audience of 300 to as many as a thousand.

Whatever size the venue, the Badger 30 has the headroom and the power to be heard loud and clear while retaining the high quality tonal characteristics that has made the Badger 18 amp the choice of such seasoned pros as Mike Landau, Peter Thorn, Walter Becker, Boz Scaggs, John Shanks and many others.

Try the Badger 30 if you need more power but still want to retain the lively feel and lush tonal characteristics of a smaller cathode-biased all-tube amp. You will find that the Badger 30 is the perfect bridge between a low power amp like our Badger 18 and the powerful 50 and 100 watt amplifiers.
Badger 30 MSRP: $1995 (Head), $2345 (Combo)

Dimensions: Same as Badger 18 Head and Combo
Weight: 30 pounds (Head), 55 pounds (combo)



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Badger Extension Cabinets

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The Suhr 1x12 extension cabinet is the result of nearly a year of extensive R&D to design and produce the best 1x12 cabinet possible. Designed concurrently with the combo cabinet for the Badger, the new Suhr 1x12 cabinet loaded with the V30 speaker sounds big, full, punchy and focused. Whether you want to mate it with the Badger head/combo or use it as a "wet" cab in a sophisticated wet/dry rig, this cabinet provides superb tone in a compact package. Tuned and ported with the Celestion V30 in mind, the cabinet can still be ordered unloaded so that you may install the speaker of your choice.
MSRP: $525 loaded, $325 unloaded

Dimensions: 20.5" wide x 17.0" high x 11.0" deep
Weight: TBA
 
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I think if I had the money on hand I'd just order one of these right now...I've seen the 18 but the 30 watt version with the power scaling seems perfect for me.

Since I won't actually be gigging seriously until next year maybe I'll just make it a savings project...
 
That sounds great. Always helps to have someone as good as Pete Thorn doing the demo too...
 
I think if I had the money on hand I'd just order one of these right now...I've seen the 18 but the 30 watt version with the power scaling seems perfect for me.

Since I won't actually be gigging seriously until next year maybe I'll just make it a savings project...

IIRC there's one for sale over on the TGP right now...

Have you looked up the Reason Bambino Grande? It might be another amp to consider.
 
IIRC there's one for sale over on the TGP right now...

Have you looked up the Reason Bambino Grande? It might be another amp to consider.


I'll check it out....my amp budget might have just gone down the drain, though...at least for the time being. :mad:
 
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