paul88lx wrote:My next Rat is going to be a Turbo. What you said about the output has me intruiged.
Plus, turbos' are cool. For Rats and Hot Rods.
Shit. I just realized I forgot to send you a pic of that flanger. I'll try to get that tonight. I'd totally forgot aboot it
Murdoch wrote:Nothing I would do to her would be in the same country as hygenic. If it were, I would be actively devaluing the act, and we can't have that.
Good Deals With : Facing Failure (now Van_Muddlestein) . goodhonk . benjamin801. sublimeride. River Bend. Flying Milkman. Crunchtime. MickTaylorFan. ~Abstract~. colejustesen. paul88lx .guitarbilly74. Mike LX-R. Murdoch. Le_Marteau. matt rhoads.nwright.Mk2 Steve
Damian wrote:I've never had much Rat experience. Are you guys using it as a boost or a standalone distortion box?
Both, it just depends what I feel like! At my gig this weekend it was a standalone distortion into the clean channel of my AC100, with the gain turned up. But with the gain lower, it works well as a boost because of the bass cut/mid boost that's quite prevalent at lower gains.
And the winner is the Rat 2. The Turbo has a more vocal midrange and headroom plus a bit more bass, but I found it's more aggressive barky buzz wasn't as good at lower gain overdrive settings or cranked up fuzzy madness.
The Rat is a must try pedal for every guitarist along with some sort of TS and the Boss DS-1/SD-1. Too many players jump into the boutique game without trying some of the common alternatives, myself included.
Analogman / Bludotone / Bogner / Fargen / Fender / G&L / JAM Pedals / King Tone / RMC / Skervesen / Strymon / Vertex
"They don't think it be like it is, but it do." - Oscar Gamble
Rampage wrote:The Rat is a must try pedal for every guitarist along with some sort of TS and the Boss DS-1/SD-1. Too many players jump into the boutique game without trying some of the common alternatives, myself included.
Absolutely.
That's why I love the Used GC site. It's a cheaper way to experiment and figure out which pedals work for you.
Shit, I paid $20 for my SD1. The next day, another popped up for $9.99. I was pissed.
Rampage wrote:The Rat is a must try pedal for every guitarist along with some sort of TS and the Boss DS-1/SD-1. Too many players jump into the boutique game without trying some of the common alternatives, myself included.
Absolutely.
That's why I love the Used GC site. It's a cheaper way to experiment and figure out which pedals work for you.
Shit, I paid $20 for my SD1. The next day, another popped up for $9.99. I was pissed.
GC used is way underrated. It can be a pain in the ass to get pictures or technical questions, but it is great for small ticket items.
GC used pro tip: Have cabinets shipped to a local GC for you to pick up and check the speakers while you are there to make sure they are what was listed.
Analogman / Bludotone / Bogner / Fargen / Fender / G&L / JAM Pedals / King Tone / RMC / Skervesen / Strymon / Vertex
"They don't think it be like it is, but it do." - Oscar Gamble
One of these days I'll find me a RI big box rat. I want one I can tweak on. Plus, the big box reissue is easier to mount to a pedal board (and more room for switches, knobs etc).
My broe got a hell of a deal on one a few years ago. He gave like 35 bucks for it BC it had a bad switch. Turned out that it just needed a good cleaning.
Murdoch wrote:Nothing I would do to her would be in the same country as hygenic. If it were, I would be actively devaluing the act, and we can't have that.
Good Deals With : Facing Failure (now Van_Muddlestein) . goodhonk . benjamin801. sublimeride. River Bend. Flying Milkman. Crunchtime. MickTaylorFan. ~Abstract~. colejustesen. paul88lx .guitarbilly74. Mike LX-R. Murdoch. Le_Marteau. matt rhoads.nwright.Mk2 Steve
