Suhr Amplifiers Badger 18-Watt Combo Amplifier - Used

This pre-owned Suhr Badger amplifier is a 18-watt combo designed for a ton of tonal versatility in a compact package. The Badger is a 3-mode amplifier with EL84 power tubes, a tube rectifier, 12AX7 preamp tubes, a tube-buffered effects loop, and a single Celestion Vintage 30 speaker. The amplifier is in excellent condition, with no scuffs or tears in the tolex or grille. The modes of the amplifier go as follows:

The first is the non-master-volume mode. When the Drive and Power knobs on the far left of the front panel are turned all the way up, they are out of the circuit. This means the Gain control on the far right becomes the volume control.

The second mode of the Badger kicks in once you bring the Drive control into the circuit. The Drive controls the amount of signal being sent into the power section, which in turn controls the volume level. The Gain knob now acts as a preamp gain control.

The third mode engages the unique and extremely effective Power Scaling feature. In this mode, the Drive control becomes like a secondary gain control and the Power knob controls the overall volume. With careful balancing of the settings of the Drive and Power control knobs, you can get power tube overdrive from moderate to bedroom volume levels with a full transparent tone without the squashed compression artifacts of most attenuators and load boxes.