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Pro Co RAT2 Distortion Pedal
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Brand | Proco |
Style | RAT2 |
Color | Black |
Product Dimensions | 4.5"L x 3.3"W x 4.8"H |
Item Weight | 1.55 Pounds |
About this item
- Used as a primary distortion, it excels at arena rock rhythm tones and soaring leads
- Nails that sweet spot where a tube amp goes from sparkly clean to warm overdrive
- Use the RAT 2 as a boost for solos and get the extra kick you need
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Product information
Item Weight | 1.55 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 4.8 x 4.5 x 3.3 inches |
ASIN | B0002MSQVQ |
Item model number | RT2 |
Batteries | 1 9V batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | July 20, 2008 |
Color Name | Black |
Hardware Interface | 1/4-inch Audio |
Signal Format | Analog |
Battery type | Alkaline |
Voltage | 9 Volts |
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Product Description
The beauty of the RAT 2 lies in its versatility. Used as a primary distortion, it excels at arena rock rhythm tones and soaring leads. Do you have a powerful amp with too much headroom for the gig? The RAT 2 nails that sweet spot where a tube amp goes from sparkly clean to warm overdrive. Maybe you already love your amp's distortion. Use the RAT 2 as a boost for solos and get the extra kick you need.For any further queries please contact Pro Co's Technical Assistance (800) 467-2726 x1206 / Customer Service (800) 467-2726 x1123 / Quality Assurance (800) 467-2726 x2306.
From the manufacturer
RAT Distortion Pedals
They have appeared on thousands of records and shared the stage with the world’s greatest bands. They also grace the concrete floors of countless garages and basements, standing ready to assist the next generation of guitarists – The Sound of the Underground. Below are the names of just a few of the musicians who are part of our family.
Jeff Beck (Solo).
Joe Walsh (Solo).
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana).
Elliot Easton (The Cars).
Peter Buck (REM).
Andy Summers (The Police).
Joe Perry (Aerosmith).
Pat DiNizio (The Smithereens).
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers).
FATRAT | RAT2 | Deucetone RAT | You Dirty RAT | Turbo RAT | SOLO | |
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Customer Reviews |
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.1 out of 5 stars
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True Bypass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Clipping Type | Switchable- Classic Silicon Or Mosfet | Silicon | Switchable-Silicon, Led, Germanium, No Diodes | Germanium | LED | Assymetrical- 3 Modes |
Op Amp | Socketed - OP07DP | OP07DP | OP07DP x 2 | OP07DP | OP07DP | OP07DP |
Power | 9-18V | 9V | 9V | 9V | 9V | 9V |
Power Jack | 2.1MM Barrel | 2.1MM Barrel | 2.1MM Barrel | 2.1MM Barrel | 2.1MM Barrel | 3.5MM |
RAT Power Supply | RPS2 OR RPS3 | RPS2 | RPS2 | RPS2 | RPS2 | RPS1 |
Size (LxWxD) | 6.7" x 5.3" x 3.5" | 4.7" x 4.3" x 3.1" | 8.3" x 4.7" x 3.5" | 5.1" x 4.3" x 3.1" | 5.1" x 4.3" x 3.1" | 5.1" x 4.3" x 3.1" |
Character | Fully Authentic Classic Original Rat Tones, With Expanded Functionality And Tonal Options | The Standard Bearer, Modern And Articulate | Does Everything The You Dirty, Turbo, And Rat2 Do And Then Some. Stack Channels Together For All Out Distorted Chaos | Warmer, Fuzzier, More Compressed | Less Overall Gain Than Its Siblings, But Brighter And Louder | Runs The Gamut From Warm, Transparent, Tube-Like Overdrive, To Aggressive, Bright And Modern, Or Fuzzy And Woolly High Gain |
Special Features | Switchable Clipping Modes ~ Switchable Bass Mode ~ Large Cts Pots ~ 9-18V Operation ~ Socketed OP AMP | N/A | 2 RATS In 1 Box ~ Independent Ins/Outs ~ Ch A (Vintage/Turbo/Dirty) ~ CH B(Vintage/Turbo/Clean) | N/A | N/A | 3 Asymmetrical Clipping Modes With 3 Pairs Of Mismatched Diodes- Hot/Melt/Burn ~ Expanded Tone Stack W/ Highly Interactive Scoop And Tone Controls |
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Versatility | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | — |
Quality of material | 4.7 | 5.0 | — | 4.5 | 4.4 | — |
Value for money | 4.5 | — | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | — |
Sheerness | 4.5 | — | 5.0 | — | 4.5 | — |
Volume control | — | — | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | — |
Sold By | Dram team | Modern Edition | Amazon.com | JFOUT | JoyoPedals | Amazon.com |
hardware interface | 1 4 inch audio | — | 1 4 inch audio | 1 4 inch audio | 1 4 inch audio | 1 4 inch audio |
power source | — | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric,Battery Powered | Corded Electric |
amperage | 30 milliamps | 30 milliamps | 100 milliamps | 12 milliamps | 20 microamps | 0.1 milliamps |
signal format | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog |
controls type | — | Knob | — | — | Knob | Knob |
voltage | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts of direct current | 9 volts |
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Customers like the value, quality and ease of use of the guitar effect device. For example, they mention it's a great buy, easy to set and produces great sound. Some are happy with appearance, controls, and noise. That said, opinions are mixed on cleanability and performance.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the guitar effect device. They mention that it feels like quality, has an amazing build quality, and is built like a tank. The pedal adds a nice edge of breakup quality and a slight bit of compression that makes the guitar sound great. Customers also say that it's an old, reliable friend.
"Pros: Versatile, Inexpensive, Great sounds, Well built, Easy to use.Cons: Ugh... It's taller than my other pedals???..." Read more
"...It is VERY reasonably priced and built like a tank. It is a little dark, but that is not bad and the filter works well to adjust to taste...." Read more
"...I loved the compressed dynamics, the near-fuzz tone and the powerful highs available from the backwards-wired tone pot...." Read more
"The pedal feels like quality. Solid. And for $75 bucks, it's a steal. Puts out that great 90's grunge dirt. From mild to wild." Read more
Customers like the noise of the guitar effect device. They mention that it sounds great, has serious girth, and can pump some fuzzy sounds with the filter at the right setting. The volume output is laughably quiet, making it perfect for blending. It's voiced well and has a lot of good harmonics that let the character of the guitarist come through. Overall, customers are happy with the noise and recommend it to others.
"Pros: Versatile, Inexpensive, Great sounds, Well built, Easy to use.Cons: Ugh... It's taller than my other pedals???..." Read more
"...This pedal is perfect for blending as the volume output is laughably quiet, so running it as a booster is out of the question...." Read more
"...This thing is just built awkwardly in terms of size and setup. Sounds great though." Read more
"Built like a tank, the “RAT” glows in the dark, amazing sound, definitely stands up to its reputation." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the guitar effect device. They say it's a great sound for a really cheap price.
"Pros: Versatile, Inexpensive, Great sounds, Well built, Easy to use.Cons: Ugh... It's taller than my other pedals???..." Read more
"...The RAT provides a great crunch and huge sustain. It is VERY reasonably priced and built like a tank...." Read more
"...And at a great price to boot. This pedal is not new to me...." Read more
"...Great buy. Built like a tank. A little annoying to mount on a board but not a big deal to make it work." Read more
Customers find the guitar effect device easy to use. They mention that it has simple controls and is fully functional. Customers also say that the filter is easy to understand.
"Pros: Versatile, Inexpensive, Great sounds, Well built, Easy to use.Cons: Ugh... It's taller than my other pedals???..." Read more
"...The "filter" is easy to understand: It's a low-pass filter, just view it as a tone pot wired backwards...." Read more
"...Flawless comes to mind here. Easy to set up. Strong as a Tiger tank...." Read more
"Simple, feel durable and sounds great" Read more
Customers like the appearance of the guitar effect device. They say it has a beautiful, sturdy design, and is iconic. Customers also say it's unique and quiet with such drive. They also say the pedal beefs things up beautifully when the guitar volume is cranked. Overall, customers find the design to be edgy, and it has many imitators.
"...new model, and it works and sounds as well as my old one, and looks really sweet. I highly recommend this box." Read more
"...You can be heavy and pretty at the same time! I like the design, it is small and compact while uniquely shaped...." Read more
"...This is a classic pedal with many imitators. It's housed in a metal box, so... solid construction. Simple, classic controls...." Read more
"...Don't have to mess with my pedal board. Iconic and very inexpensive...." Read more
Customers like the controls of the guitar effect device. They say the filter control adds unique tone shaping qualities, and the variable high pass filter control allows them to transparently adjust their tone. They also say the RAT has three simple controls that give them a spectrum of tone. Customers say the pedal is solid and can be set to appease most, and that the filter knob is crucial to help find the sweet spot.
"...It is a little dark, but that is not bad and the filter works well to adjust to taste. It does add some noise -as expected...." Read more
"...The filter knob adds to the versatility as it rolls off certain frequencies as you turn it up, giving you the ability to transparently adjust your..." Read more
"...And the filter knob allows for an incredible range of tones...." Read more
"...The RAT on the other hand has three simple controls - three's the charm - for distortion, focus and volume that compliments the natural sound of..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the guitar effect device. Some mention that it works well to get many types of tones, has excellent performance, and is very useful. However, others say that it didn't work at all using a 9v external power source and that there's no magic in it.
"...Dial back the gain and this pedal works great at low to moderate distortion...almost like an overdrive pedal...." Read more
"...It didn't work. I left the store without it...." Read more
"Very satisfied. Also the RAT letter glow in the dark" Read more
"The unit seems to work ok. The battery compartment thumbscrew does not work...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the cleanability of the guitar effect device. Some mention that it can go from really dirty to just slightly overdriven, and that it cleans up perfectly. However, others say that it fuzzes too dirty, gets muddy on the low end, and gets a little washed out on the more distorted tones.
"It's a rat, it's dirty, it's awesome! Modern version of a classic pedal at at this price point there is very little reason not to get one!" Read more
"...It was heaven! At a 1/4 overdrive on, its sounded very nice. It was clean, had enough sustain for me to adjust. Its sounds great!..." Read more
"...On the Rat, the highs and mids were too harsh and the low end was too muddy...." Read more
"overdrives not quite dirty enough? fuzzes too dirty? this is probably what you are looking for. simple controls and built like a tank. good stuff." Read more
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Cons: Ugh... It's taller than my other pedals??? Makes it harder to reach the footswitch of the pedal above it on my board. Something pedal placement would fix.
The Rat 2 has been around for a long time. It does low gain to sudo square wave fuzz. It's voiced well. Just remember the filter knob works backwards from most tone knobs. I find myself turning the filter knob further clockwise with higher gain settings, but it is easy to set since there are only 3 knobs. No matter what rig I'm playing through or what level of gain I'm looking for, the Rat always delivers. A working man's drive pedal at a working man's price. Huge complements to the Proco team.
Cons: Ugh... It's taller than my other pedals??? Makes it harder to reach the footswitch of the pedal above it on my board. Something pedal placement would fix.
The Rat 2 has been around for a long time. It does low gain to sudo square wave fuzz. It's voiced well. Just remember the filter knob works backwards from most tone knobs. I find myself turning the filter knob further clockwise with higher gain settings, but it is easy to set since there are only 3 knobs. No matter what rig I'm playing through or what level of gain I'm looking for, the Rat always delivers. A working man's drive pedal at a working man's price. Huge complements to the Proco team.
One minor hassle is that I had to unscrew the rubber feet and just put the screws back in and also had to remove the hex screw on the battery compartment in order for it to attach properly to the pedal board. The Velcro keeps the battery cover from coming off.
I use this with my PRS McCarty which is sublime and it sounds great with my HSS Strat also. My amps are mostly the Fender Princeton and the Deluxe Reverb which love the pedal very much.
I picked one up and put it on my board. As a bass player who uses a crystal-clean bass amp for lows and a dirtyish Vox clone amp for mids and highs, I have been somewhat disappointed with the dirty sounds of guitar amps running a bass through them. It sounds more like an extreme fuzz than a real distortion. I found that blending the distortion from a moderately-dirty amp with a moderately-dirty pedal sounds better than just a dirty amp by itself. I have used a DOD Gunslinger for this, but it fed back too much because of how much internal gain was in the MOSFET gain structure of the pedal. I then went to the venerable Boss DS-1 to blend and was rather satisfied, but wondered what else was there. Then I went to jam with that older man.
The Rat has it's in/out jacks on the back of the pedal where they should be. The pedal case is slightly wider than the standard pedal chassis. It has a compressed tone with some fuzz overtones when cranked up to max. It sounds pretty natural, especially if the amp it is running through is fairly dirty to begin with. This pedal is perfect for blending as the volume output is laughably quiet, so running it as a booster is out of the question. The "filter" is easy to understand: It's a low-pass filter, just view it as a tone pot wired backwards. What really stuck out to me is how similar my new one sounded to the older one. I haven't played them side-by-side, but from what I remember, it sounds pretty much identical. I really can only say good things about it.
What I can say is that, put in front of a P90- or humbucker-equipped axe, there is no way it will NOT make you smile. The quality of the "crunch" - - which can be described as "clean distortion" - - is just something you have to experience. For whatever reason, it's not my fave for use with my SSS Strat or traditional Telecaster. But with a Paul, or P90's . . . . . For the price, I think you can't miss. My 335 just blazes with this thing.