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  • RAT pedal suggestions, please

    There are so many of them: the RAT2, the Whiteface RAT, the You Dirty RAT, the Turbo RAT, the Fat RAT, the Solo.
    I would love to have one and stack it with my TS9.
    ¿What are the main difference between these models?.

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    Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

    The differences are noticeable, but they all fundamentally sound like a RAT

    Do you have the original ProCo rat? They're rather inexpensive, especially used. Just pick one up second hand, and see if you like it, before you commit to buying a more.... high-end RAT

    If you know you like the RAT sound, I'd suggest the JHS modded RAT. Josh Scott is a ***king genius
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    • #3
      Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

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      • #4
        Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

        If you want a Rat, just get a Rat2. Available, cheapish, classic. everything else is just more/bigger/fatter/whatever - except the Solo. Solo is not Classic Rat (But it is my favorite!)

        There is a great Rat thread here somewhere...
        Originally posted by Bad City
        He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...

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        • #5
          Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

          The originals had an LM308 opamp, the new imported Rat 2s have an OP07, but it's a subtle difference. I agree with Ace, grab a used one and see if the Rat is for you.

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          • #6
            Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

            Remember that the tone control works backwards in a vintage Rat - the only Rats I've owned. When you turn the tone control down you get MORE TREBLE, not less.

            I played Rats because Jeff Beck did and I liked how I could use my Strat and turn the guitar's volume down and clean up the sound for rhythm.

            Then Beck switched to a Klon and I started exploring Klon Klones. I liked that sound better and eventually bought a Klon KTR. Made by Bill Finnigan, the designer of the Klon and exactly the same circuit in a more affordable pedal.

            These days I have a Klon KTR and a Hermida Dover Drive for Eric Johnson violin sounds on my pedal board.
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            • #7
              Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

              Search isn't working for me. Can someone find that big Rat thread?
              Originally posted by Bad City
              He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...

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              • #8
                Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

                Search is broken...

                Here are some threads from google, while they all have good info, I don’t think they are “the one”.





                Oh no.....


                Oh Yeah!

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                • #9
                  Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

                  This was the first I was thinking about regarding Solo v Rat2

                  Originally posted by Bad City
                  He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...

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                  • #10
                    Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

                    Here is "The" thread but it doesn't work for me...

                    Originally posted by Bad City
                    He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...

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                    • #11
                      Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please





                      Mosky Black Rat, has the LM308 in it .../thread.
                      They are outstanding and im a tone snob.

                      They cost like less than $30 bucks.
                      Have you priced Pro Co stuff ? Outrageous.

                      Even re-issue crappy Pro Co pedals are in the $100's.
                      Last edited by JMP/HBE; 05-14-2020, 12:25 PM.

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                      • #12
                        Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

                        Looks like there is also a Turbo switch on that too.

                        Again, Mosky, Mooer, Donner....all very, if not extremely similar, or even exactly the same.
                        Originally posted by Bad City
                        He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...

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                        • #13
                          Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

                          Originally posted by JMP/HBE View Post




                          Mosky Black Rat, has the LM308 in it .../thread.
                          They are outstanding and im a tone snob.

                          They cost like less than $30 bucks.
                          Have you priced Pro Co stuff ? Outrageous.

                          Even re-issue crappy Pro Co pedals are in the $100's.
                          Really? IME they're usually <$100 brand new, and there are TONS available used / for cheap

                          After recently getting a Mosky Golden Horse, I'm definitely down to try their RAT clone. Thanks for the tip!
                          Gibson LP, Burstbucker 3 A6, 490R A4
                          Gibson LP, Pearly Gates A6, Sentient A4
                          Gibson LP BFG, Burstbucker A8, P90
                          Gibson SG special T, GFS Crunchy Mini, Gibson mini A3
                          Strat SSS, SD STK-6 , SSL1 middle, Bootstrap Sparkle Neck
                          Strat HSS hardtail, Perpetual Burn A6, Bootstrap Sparkle mid/neck
                          Tele, DMZ Area Hot T, Gibson Mini A3
                          Tele, DMZ Pegasus A2, Gibson Mini A3
                          Jackson V, SD Pegasus bridge, 490R A5
                          PRS SE CU24: Air Norton A2, 490R A3

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                          • #14
                            Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

                            Originally posted by zizyphus View Post
                            Really? IME they're usually <$100 brand new, and there are TONS available used / for cheap

                            After recently getting a Mosky Golden Horse, I'm definitely down to try their RAT clone. Thanks for the tip!



                            I bought a Pro Co Rat re-issue 10 years ago. Could not stand it. It did not have a LM308 chip & the filter knob was useless.
                            The Mosky is totally kick-butt. I use it all the time.

                            Not a fan of Behringer but Mosky yes. I also have a Mosky buffer & Dyna-comp.

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                            • #15
                              Re: RAT pedal suggestions, please

                              Originally posted by Aceman View Post
                              Looks like there is also a Turbo switch on that too.

                              Again, Mosky, Mooer, Donner....all very, if not extremely similar, or even exactly the same.
                              Yeah I have a eno myomorpha, and it has the vint/turbo switch and allegedly the lm308 chip. same as the mosky and the mooer etc...A/B'd it with my old RAT2 from the late 80s/early 90s...sounds like a rat to me, and it was like $25!
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