Members TomCTC Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 Yay, new pedal & pickguard day! Recently received a modded '91 Vintage Rat from forumite 6StrngStrangler (who is great to deal with, btw), and a gold Telecaster pickguard from WD Music. The guard is self-explanitory, but the Rat is another story. I also did up a clip of the intro to Thrice's "Firebreather", as this pedal is basically that sound in a box and then some. http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/4/16/1868857/FirebreatherRatAC30test.mp3 The Rat is modded with an extra knob that acts as almost a reverse filter; what's taken away tonally by the middle filter knob, you can retain and dial back in with the extra one. It is also Ruetz modded, has a blue LED installed, a 3-way toggle to select LM308, LED or MOSFET clipping (basically Vintage Rat, Turbo Rat, or a nice loud boost), and also has a Boss 9VDC power input installed. This thing is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 Give me a delay and I'd rock that rig SO HARD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 Nice. That is a phat rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 Nice sounding too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eugene3ph Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 nice clip.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vince Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 Yay, new pedal & pickguard day! Dude, that tele and that AC30 were made for each other! Pure hotness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BloodBros Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 yeah that's gear porn if i've ever seen it...all it needs is a vagina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members int.parascope Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 I also did up a clip of the intro to Thrice's "Firebreather", as this pedal is basically that sound in a box and then some. Holy {censored} dude. Identical. Does Dustin/Teppei use a rat as well? But the pickguard, sorry, not a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted April 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 Holy {censored} dude. Identical. Does Dustin/Teppei use a rat as well?But the pickguard, sorry, not a fan. Teppei uses a Turbo Rat into an AC30. Don't know how long he's being using this setup, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 That Rat pedal looks fantastic. Great clip too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shmoo Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 sweetness !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pedalboard Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 what kind of effect did you use on the recording? Did you overdub with a couple layers? It doesn't sound like a one-shot recording. Nice setup, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted April 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 what kind of effect did you use on the recording? Did you overdub with a couple layers? It doesn't sound like a one-shot recording. Nice setup, btw. Two tracks, one with humbuckers and one with single coils with the mic moved slightly between the two. I also did a faux bass track with my Digitech Whammy. Dash of verb and compression in post, and lastly added that siren thinger which I stretched out and made it all bitcrushed sounding. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mmmmmchina Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 sick tele. and the thrice clip sounds spot on too.i've been trying to convince the other guitarist i play with to go with an ac30/rat combo (he also happens to be a huge thrice fan, link sent!) ... would compliment me perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobster Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 {censored}ing awesome dude...tele looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kevinsaari Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 I like that Tele a lot, except for the gold tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lewisb21 Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 your tele and ac30 are so pretty it makes me want to cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobster Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 I like that Tele a lot, except for the gold tuners. I dig the gold tuners. I like the way you've got all kindsa bits on that tele. What was it originally, highway 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inertiatic_SKS Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 Two tracks, one with humbuckers and one with single coils with the mic moved slightly between the two. I also did a faux bass track with my Digitech Whammy. Dash of verb and compression in post, and lastly added that siren thinger which I stretched out and made it all bitcrushed sounding. Thanks. Eddie was using an Epi Sheraton the other night for a faux bass. It was kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted April 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 I dig the gold tuners. I like the way you've got all kindsa bits on that tele. What was it originally, highway 1? Yessir. It's actually beat to {censored}, I've had it for just over a year and a half and from constant playing its wearing quite well. It's really hard to photograph but easy to see in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatmullingskid Posted April 24, 2008 Members Share Posted April 24, 2008 want.... so.... hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted August 19, 2008 Members Share Posted August 19, 2008 Yay, new pedal & pickguard day! Recently received a modded '91 Vintage Rat from forumite 6StrngStrangler (who is great to deal with, btw), and a gold Telecaster pickguard from WD Music. The guard is self-explanitory, but the Rat is another story. I also did up a clip of the intro to Thrice's "Firebreather", as this pedal is basically that sound in a box and then some. http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/4/16/1868857/FirebreatherRatAC30test.mp3The Rat is modded with an extra knob that acts as almost a reverse filter; what's taken away tonally by the middle filter knob, you can retain and dial back in with the extra one. It is also Ruetz modded, has a blue LED installed, a 3-way toggle to select LM308, LED or MOSFET clipping (basically Vintage Rat, Turbo Rat, or a nice loud boost), and also has a Boss 9VDC power input installed. This thing is great! Did 6strng perform the mods on that pedal or did he have someone else do it? I'm interested in the led mod and the "modified" Reutz mod, which it looks like you've got (where the resistor is replaced with a pot instead of just clipped). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted August 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2008 Did 6strng perform the mods on that pedal or did he have someone else do it? I'm interested in the led mod and the "modified" Reutz mod, which it looks like you've got (where the resistor is replaced with a pot instead of just clipped). Honestly, I'm not sure. The 4th pot is an additional tone stack that works like the cut knob on an AC30 (ie. backwards), AFIAK the Ruetz mod is just snipped the 47ohm resisitor to lower the gain? Best bet is to PM him to get more info, that's just what he told me when I bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zwtyo Posted August 19, 2008 Members Share Posted August 19, 2008 dude, the combo if tele/ac30 is so sick. that rat sounds insanely good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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