NPD (little bear rat clone)

[DankStar]

Been curious about the little bear r.attack RAT clone so picked one up used recently.

I immediately dug the vintage mode. The turbo was great too. Initially, the dirty mode had an almost uncontrollable feedback thing going on but today when I tested it just now it seemed fine and I liked that setting a lot. I probably had the gain up too high at first.

All of the modes have a great thick/wooly vibe which is nice (reminds me of the Swedish DM sound even though that’s usually with a boss HM pedal). The filter knob has a ton of tonal variations.

Yes the 3 modes have vastly different output levels. Not a huge issue for me. I treat it like 3 different pedals.

I couldn’t have a NPD post without a clip so here’s a riff with the dirty setting through my Marlboro combo

Settings in pic

 

[DankStar]

Another riff with dirty setting (I really like the feel of the palm mutes, very thicc )

 

[devastone]

The reason the output levels are so different is the highest output mode is the Turbo Rat which uses red LEDs for clipping (~1.5 - 2.07V), the middle mode is standard Rat which uses silicone diodes for clipping (~.7V), and the low output is the You Dirty Rat mode which uses germanium diodes for clipping (~.3V).

The rest of the circuit is the same, that is the only change between the Rats.