Members johnrambo Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 I want to pick up a RAT and just wanted some opinions on what I should be looking for. In a perfect world I would have an FKR but I don't think i'm going to be able to find one. So what do you guys prefer, vintage RAT, RAT 2, Turbo Rat, Deuctone, BYOC Mighty Mouse, Keeley 3-way modded? Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shaun126 Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 I was pretty floored with the Vodka Mods Rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnrambo Posted May 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 I was pretty floored with the Vodka Mods Rat. i'll check those out as well. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blackjack davey Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 I've had a Keeley Rat before and IMO it didn't hold a candle to my Vintage Rat (big Box, no LED) Reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members friendlybunny Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 The older 90's rat 2 with led is my favorite. Has the original chip as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idlewilde Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 Do yourself a favor and get a freakshow Brown Rabbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marcy Lord Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 Do yourself a favor and get a freakshow Brown Rabbit. i need to get one of them. oh, I recently ordered a retro-sonic phaser...I know, you prolly hate phasers, ya pedal madman:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theweight Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 I've tried pretty much all of them and I ended up going with a Deucetone. I'm replacing the chips with originals for a little better tone. IMO though they're all pretty great. I love the big box vintage reissues, the Rat 2 is solid, and the originals can stand up to any boutique OD made today. I even had an FKR for a minute, which was amazing, but just too many knobs for me. I needed something that I could set and go. The BYOC is really great, pretty much nails the original sound. I'm actually selling mine now that I picked up my Deucetone if you decide on one of those. It's pre-built, so no issues. Anyway, sorry to hijack your thread, but I have serious love for Rats, so I had to put in my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idlewilde Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 i need to get one of them. oh, I recently ordered a retro-sonic phaser...I know, you prolly hate phasers, ya pedal madman:DNo...I actually like them. Try running a delay into it. I love that sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members $uperpuma Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 FKR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MacBradley Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 I've had a Keeley Rat before and IMO it didn't hold a candle to my Vintage Rat (big Box, no LED) Reissue. Funny, when I was deciding between this two I choose the Keeley Rat hands down over the big box reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackpotjewell Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 FKR is awesome, but big and lots of knobs. Vodkamods RAT2 is great also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnrambo Posted May 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 I've tried pretty much all of them and I ended up going with a Deucetone. I'm replacing the chips with originals for a little better tone. IMO though they're all pretty great. I love the big box vintage reissues, the Rat 2 is solid, and the originals can stand up to any boutique OD made today. I even had an FKR for a minute, which was amazing, but just too many knobs for me. I needed something that I could set and go. The BYOC is really great, pretty much nails the original sound. I'm actually selling mine now that I picked up my Deucetone if you decide on one of those. It's pre-built, so no issues. Anyway, sorry to hijack your thread, but I have serious love for Rats, so I had to put in my two cents. i appreciate the input. i'm used to running one lower gain overdrive and a fuzz but lately i've been trying to simplify and i think a nice distortion would even me out pretty well. i just want to go from clean to mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jgyn Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 I use an old non led Rat 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grayeyes777 Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 I have a Keeley and a freakshow... the freakshow is more amp like but it has much less gain and it's not as easy to play. It takes my lonestar better but the keeley takes most different amps better imo... like twins... mark series boogies. the keeley is back on the board and the freakshow is getting sold... any takers??? pm me if interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ShortScaleMike Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 What sound ar eyou looking for? Check out the RAT website:http://www.ratdistortion.com/ I have a RAT2 with the Reutz resistor snip to lower the gain and add some more low-end. Sounds amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 I have a RAT2 with the Reutz resistor snip to lower the gain and add some more low-end. Sounds amazing.i have one too it's great.this week i installed a trimpot where the resistor was; makes it much more tweakable. my only (slight) issue with the Ruetz mod is that it restricts the effectiveness of the filter control - i found i had to leave it near to- or fully open otherwise it would sound too dark.now that i'm happy with the way that the trimpot works, i may even swap it for a full size pot to allow external adjustment of the Ruetz:stock ratio. i currently have it approx 75% Ruetz, 25% stockfor anyone interested in the Ruetz mod, click here.i also have a stock Rat 2 (i plan to try out some mods on this one eventually) and a Vintage Rat re-issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ShortScaleMike Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 I never experienced that problem, my filter control is just below halfway, I play a Telecaster though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeroslepperin Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 ahem...what's FKR mean? ....cough, cough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funky Chowder Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 ahem...what's FKR mean? ....cough, cough... http://www.beavisaudio.com/Projects/FKR/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 ahem...what's FKR mean? ....cough, cough... was that aimed at me?! so that's what FKR stands for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arcarsenal72 Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 I love my Keeley Rat. For a long time I wanted that nice sustaining gain and I found it in this pedal. It doesn't sound cheap either, it sounds great. Very unique. And that's only one of the three settings that come with the Keeley model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeroslepperin Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 was that aimed at me?! so that's what FKR stands for! no...that was a "please excuse my ignorance" post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funky Chowder Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 got it. thanks.My pleasure. As said earlier, it has many features that you may or may not need, as well as fairly hard to come by these days. That said, it really is an incredible pedal, and Dan-O is just as nice a guy as he is knowledgeable.If you have the means, I'd recommend getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeroslepperin Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 My pleasure. As said earlier, it has many features that you may or may not need, as well as fairly hard to come by these days. That said, it really is an incredible pedal, and Dan-O is just as nice a guy as he is knowledgeable. If you have the means, I'd recommend getting one. i'm actually in the market for a crunchy od/distortion (marshall-y), so i'd be interested for sure. it's sounds amazingly flexible, which may be good or bad for me , and $189 isn't terrible by any means.i've just started using an original rat that i "inherited" from my friend's girlfriend and i haven't really had the time see what it was capable of. but i have used a vintage rat, turbo rat and deuce tone rat all of which i'd recommend. but i was really into the deuce tone, simply because it was all in there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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