Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
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Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
Ive been searching for the perfect rat and I was wondering if you guys feel this pedal stacks up with the best rats? I'm looking for a rat that can go from mild overdrive to balls out... The problem is I can't find a rat that does the low gain well and doesn't necessarily sound shrill. What do you guys think of this kit?
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Re: Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
It's an awesome kit. The most comprehensive kit or DIY Rat project available.
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Re: Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
how about madbeans slow loris?
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Re: Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
92 bucks! Yikes! I wish there were cheaper kits available!
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Re: Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
GGG is at $60. Probably not the mojo opamp and I believe a much more basic/original take on the circuit. http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/com ... egory_id=7
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Re: Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
I don't know who would pay $92 for a rat kit, you could just buy a rat for $92. madbean has good PCB's at a good price. BYOC and GGG have great documentation but its not something you need if you are on your second project already.
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Re: Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
culturejam wrote:It's an awesome kit. The most comprehensive kit or DIY Rat project available.
Does it sound like a Real Rat though because I know a lot of boutique Rats don't really sound like a Rat at all.
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Re: Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
Radiohead625 wrote:culturejam wrote:It's an awesome kit. The most comprehensive kit or DIY Rat project available.
Does it sound like a Real Rat though because I know a lot of boutique Rats don't really sound like a Rat at all.
Yeah, I think it sounds like a "real" Rat. There are so many modes/clipping options that it will do super-stock Rat, boutique "soft" Rat, and some other shit that nobody else is really doing (MosFET clipper Rat).
But you can get a GGG kit for cheaper. It's got less options and the documentation is nowhere near as good. But it's definitely cheaper.
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Re: Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
don't really care about the price as long as it's worth it. It definitely sounds like it is... probably should start off with a tremolo or something though as this would be my first build. Either that or get the prebuilt one.
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Re: Byoc mouse... What are your opinions?
I do think that any distortion or fuzz is easier to build than any tremolo. the tremelo has LFO's and you might need to troubleshoot things that would go un-noticed in a distortion. like what do you do if your tremelo is not sounding quite right? with a distortion you just leave it and go to the next project.
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