Cool grungy\ratty\shoegazey distortion pedal? :3

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Re: Cool grungy\ratty\shoegazey distortion pedal? :3

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I have a Rat Tail and I have an Elements. Both are great but the Elements is obviously more versatile. I like them both at lower gain setting. The Elements can sound more natural, as where the Rat Tail sounds like a Rat, which is what you might be into. I would suggest a Rat Tail over an Iron Horse any day though.
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well if that's what you REALLY want

Rat Tail

also as chillerthanmost said... Elements is more natural and versatile but Rat is a Rat :)

wit that said... isn't EQD White Light a Rat-ish pedal?
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DarkAxel wrote:wit that said... isn't EQD White Light a Rat-ish pedal?

Vaguely. It's closer to a Dist+/250, I believe.
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I will +1 a Rat Tail, I've owned eight different Rat variants, and if I didn't have my big box, I'd still have a Rat Tail. I just enjoy both the Rat and the Elements. And, the Elements can provide you with a world of tones if you are willing to work with it. Whereas, a Rat sounds like a Rat. One of my favorites, but still, a Rat.
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another vote for the rat tail, i love mine
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Jero wrote:
DarkAxel wrote:wit that said... isn't EQD White Light a Rat-ish pedal?

Vaguely. It's closer to a Dist+/250, I believe.


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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Fuck OD. It's not as "grungy" but it can get gritty with the cracke switch. Not as high gain as a few others but I think it has plenty of gain as is. I love mine. Though, I also love my Rat Tail and my Elements. And speaking of 250's, I thought my old yellow 250 sounded incredible at full range. Specially through an amp on the verge of break up. I definitely miss mine from time to time. Thought it made a killer bass distortion too.
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Have you though of the Mountainking Electronics Ruckus II?

It's the blown Marshall with rip speaker type of drive.

I love mine.

Not ratty, but grungy.
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I wish that my Orange took my Elements pedal better. My Elements sound waaaay more brutal than my ENGL Screamer.
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I'm really interessed in the Fuck OD, but actually is out of stock in Europe :facepalm:
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goroth wrote:Get direct from Brian.


If I buy from USA I should pay an huge amount of taxes, fuck the EU, a lobby of illuminati hipsters. :facepalm:
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i'm right there with you, bro... i was very lucky when i got my custom finish Fuck OD, because a user "solarolosonoio" runs/used to run a pedal distribution in portugal i think and he had some for a great price here in BST :)

it's a great pedal and can get quite nasty, that's true... but it really is more of an OD - not very compressed. Whereas Rat seems way more compressed and i'd say it will not clean up as nicely - and that's what you want :)
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Dramatis Persona wrote:I'm really interessed in the Fuck OD, but actually is out of stock in Europe :facepalm:


i have a new-ish german retailer who likely has some! http://www.effekt-boutique.de/
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