stumblinman Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Hey all, been a while. Got tired of lugging other more expensive (and heavy) amps around for practices with multiple bands and so I picked up a Catalyst 100 about 6 months ago or more to use as a disposable practice amp. Almost immediately I realized it's unusable live due to the consistently poor channel switch latency, so I've been using pedals ever since to make up for this deficiency. Also, the trim around the knobs immediately came loose and I had to super glue it multiple times to get it to stay. Anyone know why they haven't tried to update this to address the latency issue? After seeing it on sale all over the place, I'm beginning to think they've already abandoned this series. The forums don't seem too active either, which doesn't bode well for the future. Zero firmware updates plus sale prices equal bad news. It's a shame because it has some decent tones. Anyone got the skinny on any GOOD news about the Catalyst? Edit: Went back to look at when I bought it, it was April of last year. Almost a year in now. Time flies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hevimental Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Currently, I only use it as a cab for a small tube amplifier. I rarely used presets mainly from manual settings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumblinman Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 Yeah it has a decent enough speaker. Just really hoped they would fix the shortcomings at some point. It works well as a pedal platform too. I guess it’s my own fault for expecting more. For the money it gets loud enough though, so that’s a positive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanceu Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 On the issue of the surround falling off, use 3M Auto Trim adhesive tape to secure it back after cleaning the surfaces with alcohol and scraping off any remaining pieces of the plastic lugs that broke off from both the plastic and the surface of the amp. The trim tape has a very thin foam layer which helps it take temperature changes and impact very well, just like car trim. Its very gummy so trim it with razor or x-acto knife not scissors. Its good for all kinds of music related stuff so you'll use the roll again. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSByrdman Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 On 4/1/2023 at 4:27 AM, hevimental said: Currently, I only use it as a cab for a small tube amplifier. I rarely used presets mainly from manual settings. Can you tell me how you have this setup? I have a Blues Jr clone but the speaker is just okay and thought about doing this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hevimental Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 30.07.2023 at 17:40, BSByrdman said: Możesz mi powiedzieć jak masz tą konfigurację? Mam klona Blues Jr, ale głośnik jest po prostu w porządku i pomyślałem o zrobieniu tego. Unplug the Catalyst from the power supply. Connect the cable from the Blues Jr amplifier directly to the terminals on the back of the Catalyst speaker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSByrdman Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/31/2023 at 2:10 AM, hevimental said: Unplug the Catalyst from the power supply. Connect the cable from the Blues Jr amplifier directly to the terminals on the back of the Catalyst speaker. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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