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Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:51 am
by tashiattack
yeah. I got my deluxe a week ago. Sounds phenomenal! SOOOO beefy.
Anyone use two rats on their board
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 3:40 am
by indianDYsummer
I have an earthbound audio iron pig and like it quite a bit. I've also had a keeley modded rat (which included stock sounds). I like the iron pig quite a bit. It has a lot of clipping options and the hi/low gain switch gives you a lot of flexibility in combination. The single tone control is the only con I can think of. Mids or bass controls would be nice. I guess they're pretty sparse on the used market, but worth checking out if the price is right. It's definitely got a lot of range, but you have to do most of your tone shaping via selection of the clipping mode. I dig it.
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:55 am
by stratobuc
The VFE Alpha Dog is one of the very best of Rat variants. Extremely versatile, well built, and backed by a great customer service. My highest recommendation.
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:03 am
by chuckjaywalk
I'm in love with the Black Noise.
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:25 pm
by ethanxcampos
I am kind of a hoarder of Rats. I have an
86 Rat i scored for 25 bucks
90's Vintage Reissue big box
96 Rat 2
Byoc Rat clone
and Dunn o))) Deceiver
The Don't Shred On Me never sounded like a Rat to me. Just my opinion.
Get the Deceiver distortion. Matt Dunn did his homework.
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:34 pm
by oarfish
tashiattack wrote:
yeah. I got my deluxe a week ago. Sounds phenomenal! SOOOO beefy.
Anyone use two rats on their board
Heard good things about the Don't Shred on Me too. And everyone should have some evil Abominable pedals on their board.
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:48 pm
by tashiattack
ethanxcampos wrote:
The Don't Shred On Me never sounded like a Rat to me. Just my opinion.
Get the Deceiver distortion. Matt Dunn did his homework.
Really? I mean, I don't have any experience with vintage rats so I don't really know, but the don't shred on me has some similar "ratty?" characteristics as my fuzzrocious rat king. I really want to try the deceiver though. I was torn between the deceiver and don't shred on me deluxe, and ended up with the latter for the clean blend and the ability to control low-end frequencies.
I'm going to follow your path and start collecting Rats
oarfish wrote:
Heard good things about the Don't Shred on Me too. And everyone should have some evil Abominable pedals on their board.
Yes, I agree. I also picked up the Thorne Tourcher and it also rips!
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:15 pm
by dugwolf
Really liked the Blakemore ROUS I used to have. The separated bass and treble controls were my favorite part. Best tone shaping of any Rat variation I tried. Just wish it had a bit more output.
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 6:16 pm
by futuresailors
TL;DR
Contact Tom and have him make you an arc flash. For doom.
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:38 am
by waltdogg
I think Skully is still selling his custom RAT why not check that out?
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Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:26 pm
by skullservant
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:36 pm
by echodeluxe
ive had a vintage rat reissue for a while and i love it. no mods or anything. its pretty rad.
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:50 pm
by PetZounds
I love the way the Turbo Rat sounds.
I owned one for forever, stupidly sold it, and then recently bought another one.
They have a pretty crazy high output, which is a huge plus for me.
They're usually pretty cheap too!
Both of mine had LM308s (not that I think that really matters), both cost me less than $75.
Re: Suggestions for a Rat based pedal
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:21 pm
by WayToHip
I have a rat 2, and while it is good for guitar, it has a low end cut that sucks for bass. I put it before a Russian muff to negate the low end loss.