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Bad Cat Purepath Reactive Load Box

Name: Bad Cat Purepath Reactive Load Box
Brand: Bad Cat
Price: 628.99 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderBad Cat part BCP-PUREPATH

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$628.99 CAD

Finish: Black

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

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Our take

Who this one is for

Purepath is a reactive load box and speaker simulator with no power supply, no DSP and no menus. Your amp powers it. Inside is a mechanical reactive load, so the amp sees something that behaves like a real speaker, with the sag, dynamics and interaction you'd lose with a resistive load. The direct output runs through an analog cab simulation, not an impulse response, so there's no latency.

It takes up to 150 watts at 4, 8 or 16 ohms, and you can run it silent or pass the signal on to an extension cab. Tone is set with switches rather than presets: Edge or Center mic position, Open or Closed cab, Ceramic or Alnico speaker character, a presence boost, a -20 dB pad for loud amps, plus ground lift and phase for blending with a mic'd cab. It won a NAMM 2026 Best in Show award.

It suits a tube-amp player who wants to record or play a silent stage without giving up the amp they love. If you want an attenuator with a re-amp stage instead, Bad Cat's Unleash does that job.

SPECIFICATIONS

FEATURES
Power Handling: Up to 150 Watts
Impedance Options: 4, 8, and 16 Ohms
Load Selection: Silent or Extension Cab
Fully Analog Speaker Simulation, No DSP
No External Power Required

CONTROLS
LEVEL: 0 dB / -20 dB
MIC: Edge / Center
CAB: Open / Closed
SPKR: Ceramic / Alnico
PRESENCE: 0 / 1
GROUND: Lift / Normal
PHASE: Normal / Reverse

CONNECTIONS
Input from Amp
Output to Speaker
Direct Output

DIMENSIONS
Country of Origin: USA (Designed at Bad Cat in Costa Mesa, CA)
Size: 7.5" (W) x 7" (D) x 4" (H, 3.25" without feet)
Warranty: 5-year Limited Warranty

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.