Members shawnc Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 Help, My ProCo Rat Deucetone is acting up, anyone have any ideas what's wrong. Here's what happens....when I go from a clean tone to a distorted tone or from one channel to the next by hitting the stomp switch, my volume will drop by about 80%. This issue is sporatic, it sometimes happen, sometimes does not, and when it does happen, If i kick(yes I said kick) the pedal, it goes back to %100 volume. Do I have a deffective switch, a loose connection? Any ideas? On the plus side, since this pedal is causing me problems I have removed it from my pedal board and replaced it with a TS9 tubescreemer and a Voodoo Labs Sparkyl Drive, much cleaner sounding, but not that heavy Rat gain that I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 sounds like a bad solder somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hide Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 my beat up rat2 also does that sometimes...i was thinking that its gonna do with the bypass switch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shawnc Posted June 17, 2005 Author Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 So I just called ProCo about my Rat, I told them it was probable not under warrenty anymore. They told me to send it anyway and that they would fix it for free. Plus they said it would only take them a day to look at it. All I have to do is pay for shiiping there. Excellent customer service. I highly recommend them. Cheers shawn C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pete7cene Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 ive got an annoying problem with my rat too, i that whenever i stomp i get a nasty scratch sound, sorta like plugging a lead into an already-on amp. any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deanosolo Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 Originally posted by pete7cene ive got an annoying problem with my rat too, i that whenever i stomp i get a nasty scratch sound, sorta like plugging a lead into an already-on amp. any ideas? In my experience, with pedals and with other electrical/electronic devices that use Heavy Duty type footswitches there tends to be a wear issue with switches that use a metal stem. With repeated use the stem rubs against the threaded part of the switch body and creates tiny metal particles that fall into the switch causing that type of problem. Check to see if there is wear on the actuating stem of the switch. If there is, it's time to replace the switch. I hope this helps. Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 rats are amazing pedals, i havent used mine for ages, and plugged it in yesterday, and it was just sounding amazing rat seem absolutely bulletproof pedals, and them offering to repair it fro free is excellent customer service David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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