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Amazing old school distortion
Sounds amazing if you're not looking for something super modern. In my case I play old stuff and it really nails most of the sounds I wanted. The "modern" mode sounds nice, but you shouldn't get it if all you're after is a modern sound.
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A nice distortion RAT pedal with extra options
I'm not an expert on pedals at all and I have not tried the original ProCo RAT. So I cannot say how this compares. It's a small sturdy well built pedal. Obviously, in the mini pedal format and with 3 rotational knobs and two switches, it's a lot to fit on the top of this little device. I find the knobs just fine and everything feels well built. The switches are small. OK for me, I have small hands. But the writing is tiny. In my relatively dark practice space, I can't read what it says on each switch. You have to use th pedal enough to remember what each switch does. I pout it on the standard RAT like settings and I have enjoyed the sound. The tone filter is quite sensitive and you have to play around with it to get what you want. It has a lot of distortion. I haven't investigated it much and have definitely not used it to anywhere near its range of tonal possibilities. However, one use I did not anticipate, but which I have used a lot, is on a low distortion setting (around 8-9 o'clock), tone in the middle, and a slight boost of volume, just after my Blues driver. In my set up with my Roland blues cube amp and telecaster (single coil), that pedal combination works very well. Didn't try it yet with humbuckers.
I think this pedal has a wide range of tonal possibilities and uses but I have not yet had enough time to investigate all of them.
I like the pedal and I think it's a good buy. It's actually the only pedal I have bought new and kept.
I think this pedal has a wide range of tonal possibilities and uses but I have not yet had enough time to investigate all of them.
I like the pedal and I think it's a good buy. It's actually the only pedal I have bought new and kept.
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Perfect distortion
I can get all the distortion I need from this tiny pedal. All the way to fuzz, but without the flabbiness. And it has the original Rat sound if you want it, but my preferred setting is with more mids.
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A Monster
Rat + modern distortion + can be tweaked to do just about anything, transparent to phat fuzzy.
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The Ratsbane is a monster
This pedal is meaty. I mean it. The sound is thick, heavy and full of weight, and it never gets thin or fizzy. Set both toggles to the right and you get a total post-metal tone. It is absolutely massive. Chords sound huge, and single notes still stay clear. I just sat there playing slow, heavy riffs for an hour. The toggles also give you real options. You can go from a rough overdrive to a full distortion, so it is not a one-trick pedal. It feels solid and well built, like a Wampler should. If you want big, heavy tone in a small box, get this one. I'm very happy with it.
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