Members Armchair Bronco Posted March 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Bumping for the morning crowd. Any opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recovery Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 sort of. i have a '79 big box rat, and at one point had a early 90's big box rat both with the LM308 chip... and the early 90's rat sucked ass next to the '79 - it sounded "cheap" and overly creamy. the '79 had a lot more character. sure, if you've not heard an early model, a 90's rat will still probably sound pretty awesome. but if you get the chance to a/b it with an early model, you'll hear what i mean. if, god forbid, i lost my '79, i would hunt to the ends of the earth and pay $2-300 easy to replace it. Sold the 90's rat for $75 a while back. Good points, and I agree. I guess that what I'm saying is even the less expensive Rats sound pretty good, and that spending 200.00-300.00 for the vintage is not necessary for most people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NetStar Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Unless you are a vintage pedal collector, there is no need to pay more than 70.00-90.00 for a RAT. You can get a Made in USA, early 90's, LM308 RAT2 in this price range and it will sound awesome. Paying an extra 100.00 so you can play "grunge" is simply not worth the price.Good luck. Big old plus one. I got my 1988 RatII w/ LM308 and Box, manual and warranty for $60 in the Spam thread. Same pedal different box + snazzy paint and LED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Eh, give him, chuno, eh, somewhere in the range of about $13.25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members booher Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 You cannot date a RAT by the serial number. You have to open it up and look at the pots. I've been trying to sell my RAT for a while but have only really been getting trade offers, but I haven't put it up on ebay yet either. But if you look in my sig, there'll be a 7 digit number on the pots, like i have listed, 137 means CTS, the second two numbers indicate what year they were made, and the last two indicate the week of the year they were made. FWIW, I picked up my small box rat from guitar center for $50. generally speaking, though, they don't know that kinda stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted March 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 You cannot date a RAT by the serial number. You have to open it up and look at the pots. I've been trying to sell my RAT for a while but have only really been getting trade offers, but I haven't put it up on ebay yet either. But if you look in my sig, there'll be a 7 digit number on the pots, like i have listed, 137 means CTS, the second two numbers indicate what year they were made, and the last two indicate the week of the year they were made.FWIW, I picked up my small box rat from guitar center for $50. generally speaking, though, they don't know that kinda stuff. Good info about dating a RAT based on the pot digits. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snowden Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Good one. Isn't he more the master of the daisy-chained Deluxe Memory Mans (at least in the early part of his career)? Call me "Old School", but somehow, I don't see him ripping it up with a ProCo RAT. This has nothing to do with your query, but he used a Rat on the recording of "Vertigo". Carry on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 they sell for a lot more than they're worth... tonally it's worth about $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby D Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 one-fiddy and buy your buddy dinner, take him on a man-date, and call it even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor. Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 I thought The Edge was a Big Muff kinda guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted March 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 one-fiddy and buy your buddy dinner, take him on a man-date, and call it even. Best advice yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrisjnyc Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 I think $150 is fair http://atlanta.craigslist.org/msg/1078188671.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rdm Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 I sold my 1983 Big Box 2 years ago for $300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members booher Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 they sell for a lot more than they're worth... tonally it's worth is priceless FIX'D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby D Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 i would give him $150 and make my girlfriend flash him the boobies as a tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangesix Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 I probably wouldn't pay more than 150. Maybe a little more if i hadn't just found out the Edge used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangesix Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 just buy the one the guy on here is offering for 150$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rdm Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 My original big box sounded MUCH better than my '91 Big Box RI. Supposedly it's the same circuit, etc.....but they sounded different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted March 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Hey guys, I just e-mailed the seller a link to this thread while also offering him $150 for the pedal (he's already holding $70 in earnest money). Here's what he said: "I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BP90 Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 HA. Thanks buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby D Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 good job! that was a fair deal, and the old big box RATS are classics. take him for a beer or something:thu: it would probably sell for $250 or more on ebay.......but i think you did the right thing. and the early big box RATS sound amazing, i don't care what anyone else says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members booher Posted March 19, 2009 Members Share Posted March 19, 2009 No mojo to me trying to sell mine? I think what I'm asking is fair considering what I could be getting on ebay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby D Posted March 19, 2009 Members Share Posted March 19, 2009 No mojo to me trying to sell mine? I think what I'm asking is fair considering what I could be getting on ebay for it. damn man, $200 is a very fair price for one of those.....why not put it on ebay? start bidding at $199, and let it ride.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members booher Posted March 19, 2009 Members Share Posted March 19, 2009 I've never actually sold anything on ebay and I wondered about paying fees for stuff I put up there. I haven't read up on their policy...wanna give me the low down real quick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted March 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2009 No mojo to me trying to sell mine? I think what I'm asking is fair considering what I could be getting on ebay for it. Sorry, man! Mojo sent to booher, too. My bad. You also made valuable contributions to this thread, and I'm ashamed that I neglected to give you props. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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