Members The Burninator Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 have a RAT2, is had the LM308 chip the last time I checked. I like it. Just pop over to ProCo's site - they have various sound clips of all their pedals !!! The Rat has a site of it's own - www.ratdistortion.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ninjaaron Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 The Rat has been slowly creeping onto my gas list. I think I want to put a BYOC Mighty Mouse inside of a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DharmaSound Posted November 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 That's not an '80s Rat. The Vintage Re-issue (the pedal you're holding in that picture) wasn't made until '91. Good chance it still has the LM308, but the lack of "Sound Inc" on the ProCo. logo and white dots around the knobs are a dead giveaway. well shat, i was told wrong when i traded for it then . Oh well, it does still have the LM308, so all is well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Small Stone Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blackjack davey Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 Rats were great but the current ones being made in China are complete {censored} and sound no better than a MIT DS-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinhedrick Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 yeah, i love my vintage rat. i set it up: distortion at 12 o clock, filter at 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock and volume at 3 to 4 o'clock. (yeah, i need a lot of boost) also, i run a graphic eq pedal behind mine, it can really shape the sound. with our powers combined..........yeah:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 So I don't know. I'm in a little predicament here, you rat-loving bastards. I want to like the Rat 2. I do. I just can't justify it's use. I think that I'd just use a mild overdrive so much more ...... I'm just not that into distortion.... contrary to popular/mainstream beliefs, and also ad copy in general, a Rat can serve quite well as just a drive pedal --- meaning very low/mild drive is well within its range. its not just a distortion, not at all. this one did 10+yrs with drive=830-9oclock & level=2oclockish, serving as just a slightly dirty drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adamthemute Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 ... Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members only_shallow Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 rats! i {censored}ing love my rat!!! its just so different and tubey sounding and it doesnt clip much like a ds1 lets say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members only_shallow Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 OK, so but the look of things, it does not look like a "normal" Rat that you but at GC . . . because this is a custom clone. FOUR Rats in one.1) Vintage Rat2) Rat 23) Turbo Rat4) Vintage Rat + 25dB Boost . . . and with an aditional "Blend" knob to blend the dry signal with the dirty signal (equiped w. LM-308) ! Would love to try the You Dirty Rat ! LONG LIVE THE RATS IN ALL TYPES AND FORMS !!! BLUES JUNIOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ottobahn Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 A friends Dad is the original ower of Pro Co. I can tell you all anything that Pro Co. makes is good shtuff. I have all top of the line Pro Co. cables and you could not ask for better cables than they make. The stomp boxes are the bomb as well. They are located in the old gibson Kalmazoo guitar plant here in Michigan. In the same building as Heritage Guitars? I toured that building three years ago and never saw anything related to ProCo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Salty Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 I actually recently did the "mod" to mine, thinking it would make a good thing better. NOT! I converted it back to stock immediately. I love the RAT as is. My only quibble with it is it's so sensitive with the controls. Not much room for any play in the settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 have a RAT2, is had the LM308 chip the last time I checked. I like it. The Rat has a site of it's own - www.ratdistortion.com YUP, that is the one i'm speaking off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 Awesome! Thanx man - my most underrated/unsung pedal i have ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 BLUES JUNIOR Yes Sir . . . . . . and just about ready for a speaker transplant too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tenoken Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 SirJack, that RAT looks badass! Good taste in pedals man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 SirJack, that RAT looks badass! Good taste in pedals man. Cheers Mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DharmaSound Posted November 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 :love::love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drasp Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 My '82 Big Box: Gutshot: And my buddy's Small Box: LOVE me some Rats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members josh27 Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 Great pedal I either turn it way up or put drive at 9:00-9:30 into a clean amp. Sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebuc Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 contrary to popular/mainstream beliefs, and also ad copy in general, a Rat can serve quite well as just a drive pedal --- meaning very low/mild drive is well within its range. its not just a distortion, not at all. aye. listen to early Coldplay for this in action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 rat GAS rising.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DharmaSound Posted November 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 rat GAS rising.... just do it, man... buyratbuyratbuyrat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valvestate Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 This is indeed G.A.S. but how about for newbies with RAT like me? All the talks about older RATS sounds nice but how bout the newer units out in the market? Are they good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members josh27 Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 This is indeed G.A.S. but how about for newbies with RAT like me? All the talks about older RATS sounds nice but how bout the newer units out in the market? Are they good? The newer ones lack the 308 chip, and don't sound as good. I got an older one with the 308 on CL for $40. Look around, its worth getting, and not too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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