All user reviews for the ProCo Sound RAT 2

All adjacent t say at earlier ..
Very heavy, very solid, the phosphorescent markings make this a PDAL references.
Unless the switch can be a little hard to operate but it's just to find something to nitpick! ^ ^

UTILIZATION

For a few days I have and slap!
Using ultra simple (3 knobs), however, we must come to find its rglages ..
We can have a 3o second great sound and you can also get her well prcisment!

SOUND QUALITY

Wahoo. The slap is my first pedals for distortion / overdrive and I have yet test before!
I use a Fender Start lite ash, rises with seymour duncan and I can assure you that the microphones simply have nothing to envy to humbuckers (I tested it with another style of my guitars les paul)
I chose what I want to do, its going to the crunch, has the overdrive has the hendrix, tom morello has to RATM, Red Hot, Iggy and the Stooges .. you can have the sound of many many styles .. I arrive in the tampering AGRER a feedback and as an intro with bass and drums its the fact!

OVERALL OPINION

I am well informed before you buy the pedals, and I must say I'm really pleased ...
Blues rock at the right .. It runs really ..
She asks what's used with the volume very loud!
A consultant then!

Three controls: Distortion, Filter and Volume
LED red state in the A RAT
All Scriptures are fluorescent
the pots are prcis
it seems solid at first glance and it is
a trape closed by a screw for the ACCS battery that can be opened easily by hand
IN, OUT, and a switch (normal. ..)
and single point ngatif: 9V adapter as a mono mini jack, like on headphones, but when you're a little handy (like me) we manufactures an adapter to use the RAT with an adapter 9V classic
Oh and the RAT autocolant sympathetic history of the stick on his amp, his flight case and what we want to do some advertising ^ ^

UTILIZATION

Frankly simple, no manual in the box, but hey three rglages can not lose if
distortion: RULES saturation level (and yes it is a distortion of pedals!)
filter: kind of tonality in a way, we turn left and right in the treble is key for large grave very deep
volume: bah I think that the button refers to itself ...
you turn the pots in the direction you want, you plug, it supports diverse on swicht, is something red lights and voila remains that play
against it by not really made to be used in boost with the distortion of the amp!

SOUND QUALITY

It's perfect, prcise, the grain of the pedals is beautiful and the more it makes no noise!
super versatile it will overdrive the distortion of the well supported! you can play everything with it through the crunh to play stuff like blues, rock good saturation without forgetting its fuzz and hardrock and del ... I do not play mtal but I think it is not his area of ​​prdilection, at least I did not try ...
The pallet of sound imprssionnante simply turn the filter knob to notice: we move from an aggressive and sharp when you're in the treble, a sound with a grain trs enjoyable, knob 12, for the impeccable rhythmic and percussive riffs (miam!), then something serious and round in deuxime half of the race
I find against by the end of the race knob almost unusable, too much bass and volume loss of sound, unless one wants to take to a low ...!
The Mieu is still going to try it in store

OVERALL OPINION

I ducoup for about 2 months I never left her, once we found these rglage that go into it very addictive!
this is my Premire of distortion pedals so I did not make a comparison with other but with the quality of the object it was worth every penny and I do not regret this purchase, I am height is everything I expected of such a reputable pedals! RAT!
I store notament try the Boss OD-3 cheaper but I prfr the sound of the TAR more polivalente
short of a trs good distortion pedals that will please some and not others is a sr: n'hsiterez you'll try it more!
I repeat this choice more than once if it was needed!

It is a distortion, it is nothing, except that it is versatile trs ... For example, she uses t by Kurt Cobain and the jazzman John Scofield! It is analog transistors, which does not mean much for pedals: Unlike amps, pedals are the most rputes transistors.

The PDAL is mtal black, heavy trs, trs apparently solid ... It exudes quality manufacturing: a heavy base, feet antidrapants, a system that the pile of ACCS very simple and practical, the knobs that turn closed (to keep his rglage even if it is shaken), graduations DCAL order to be well seen from above, and glow in the dark for about rglages scne between 2 pieces, true bypass mcanique not to change its color when ... BMOL one: the power is in format mini-jack, which ncessite spcial a tip. A scheme to sell ddies alim ...

In short: it is a tool, Designed to be forgotten and operate for years without care.

UTILIZATION

The configuration is very simple: three knobs: distortion, filter and volume. The functions of the first two are empty, the last changes the balance between the bass and treble to the left, more acute, right, more serious. Dot a range trs lev this knob is the true secret of the pedals, which gives it its versatility. Nothing to do with the other filters disto!

The 3 knobs are trs progressive (except may be the volume, but is super teachers) for use on all their race, and can simply accder trs tr s large variety of rglages. They are also trs complmentaires: the position of the filter will not give the same rsultats by level of distortion, and live-versa.

Finally, the volume knob is very practical: Unlike other pedals, it just changes the sound (well, outside noise), so it is always possible to play low.

SOUND QUALITY

I use this with a Vox Valvetronix PDAL hybrid simulation / plutt lamps and vintage guitars (Telecaster quarter with cash and P90).

The PDAL is a surprising versatility: you can go with the same joy of an almost clean that saturates just an attack on big trs violent distortion, through all the intermediate sounds intermediaries. The knob allows the filter to go from highest to heavier, but also a round, sweet sound fuzz trs aggressive.

On the other hand, it is fairly clear: the sound of the guitar and amp utiliss remain recognizable, and the play of the guitar.

In Manir gnrale, this Rat, however well it a fairly rough (yes it is not clear, but TRS I would not say better), everyone is not have to love it.

Finally, a small point ngatif: This RAT2 suffers from a relative lack of bass that the same filter can not be corrected. This may well be offset sr amp, but some agne. Not me ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for several months. What I love is that it manages to keep a clean personality while allowing obtained in minutes trs DIFFERENT sounds: clean, overdrive lightweight, large rock or bluesy crunch, Round distortion for solos and rhythmic fuzz for bleeding ... prservant and the personality of the guitar, the amp and guitar!

Although it is a little sr CHRE, but it can advantageously replace several distortion by itself. And used it right away more affordable. But be careful: it is mostly a PDAL for blues, rock, jazz and punk: it will be much more difficult for the metal.

With exprience, I would do this choice!

Oh, and danmart message below: no I have not noticed any lack of mdiums, especially not lag! How could an effect analog to suffer from latency?! Tip: Rat returns your warranty.

ProCo RAT2, a distortion pedal very well known

three knobs: Distortion / Filter / Volume

analogue

opportunity to tap into the power supply (9V standard), and thankfully because the battery is not accessible!

metal housing (not plastic like the Boss for example) so indestructible
LED that lights when the pedal works (useful for the stage)
Switch easy to reach

So no complaints

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use:
- The distortion knob changes the importance of distortion: it is a slight crunch perfect for blues or funk to a good big hard rock distortion (not metal)
- The filter knob is very important, much more than other pedals, it changes a lot the sound by filtering, it provides a distortion "dirty" and noisy, very 60's, or rather a warm and clean distortion
- The volume knob is used to compensate the decrease or increase in distortion

the knobs are easily accessible (relatively large, convenient to the scene) and damn well: there is a good race (ie the sound changes a lot when they are running) but also the sound is not completely transformed in less hack, the transformation is gradual, giving a wide range of sound and the ability to choose its distortion with great precision

SOUND QUALITY

I use the pedal with my two guitars, a Start and a Rickenbacker 620 Mex, and a marshall amp transistors (unfortunately). I also use a Boss chorus pedal that makes a lot aditionnée to RAT2 to do solos.

Distortion is very effective, as I said, and very varied. it can play very different styles of music. I like it much when I use it with very low distortion, plus a boost to play the rhythms of funk snapping well, when I use high gain to the rock.

not only can go from one style to another but also from one period to another: the versatility of the RAT2 is impressive, we may as well have a very 60's vintage sound like a modern rock sound.

OVERALL OPINION

What I like most is I think the versatility of the pedal: it is able to adapt to almost anything you want to play in a minimum of settings. the use of knobs is very simple and instinctive in one evening you have mastered its operation

some say that when we increase the saturation you lose bass and high gain as it has a lot of treble. possible but personally I like a lot of Rickenbacker basses, it makes up for it.

the price / quality ratio is excellent. it is quite possible the purchase without any problems, it is a pedal designed to be indestructible ... I paid 70euros hand and it seems to me a good price, and it is even possible to find cheaper.

I had several distortion pedals, a Zoom, and an MXR RAT2. I sold the others, but RAT2 I'm not about to do! The Zoom sounded too synthetic. The MXR pedal was a good vintage too but really, it was hard to get out of Clapton and the Beatles. The ProCo is the most versatile.

Disto 9v in, mini jack.

Volume, gain and filter.

Strong, it takes little space and can really her mouth.

UTILIZATION

Simple.

SOUND QUALITY

It is a PDAL I found more than convincing. I think a lot of saturation since I have but I'm always the one income.
It a well defined grain roundness, warmth that I can find and all that apprci. (The sd1 is another favorite)
But I must say that the rat is of good quality sound trs be known as sharp as slimy, crunchy like a nice well saturated but still a versatile characters Submitted, ca blues like no other, I ' love it.

OVERALL OPINION

Trs MODEL A good, clean, transparent. A great versatility, it is of a PDAL I do not separate myself.

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UTILIZATION

Configuration is a snap. The knobs respond dynamically, and the sound is easily found!

SOUND QUALITY

I am very surprised by the quality of this pedal.
The RAT 2 ... What up!

The benefits that I will give are:

- Easy to use (you can easily find its sound)
- Versatility: the possibilities of sound in one small pedal! I am fan of Hendrix and I really take my foot with the grain that is at the crossroads of warm overdrive and a fuzz soft depending on the settings (although I am aware that it is not at all a fuzz! such as the fuzz from all over the place but that is kept more easily control the sound), short for a good walk is the blues! It can sing his Strat what happiness!
- Compliance with instruments and play the guitar: amazing! I hear the rough grain of the RAT to land gently on the grain stored in my Strat (CS 69) and my amp (an old transistor amp of course but I love: Fender Performer 1000 and that sounds much better than some lights!). In short there is not one or the other elements take over. Chapeau! In addition the dynamics of this pedal is awesome, it respects the game of musician who can then truly awesome sound.
- The price! When you see the Fuzz Face to 170 € (legendary pedal I do not criticize! Is my favorite with the RAT!), We say that does not care Procosound not us.

OVERALL OPINION

A buy eyes closed!
Very versatile and inexpensive!
I have a TS9, a Bigmuff States, a fuzz face and I do not think anyone can be disappointed by the RAT unlike some pedals to the more marked (eg fuzz, bigmuff). Everything is a matter of taste!

See below ...
In any case, it is compact, robust, indestructible even, and it is a pleasure to shove vritable a good kick to make it scream!

UTILIZATION

Simple. It is very simple to find her son ...

SOUND QUALITY

What a nice surprise! One word: versatility! is in the overdrive has a little dirty in hard rock well biencouillu.Elle also a good fuzzy characters, while remaining prcise. I use a strat lonestar (with humbucker seymour duncan pearly gate) and I am more than satisfied. I tried lots of overdrive and distortion of any kind ... Proco Rat is the blow of my coeur.Onpeut do everything with a!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year and I do not change it for anything. A real killing. I bought OCCAZ for very little. If you are looking for a versatile distortion with ducaractre, go for it.

This is Distortion/Fuzz style effects pedal. There are only audio and power hookups, no midi, usb or other type of connections. This is an analog pedal. The only audio connections available are a 1/4" input and output.

UTILIZATION

There are only three knobs on this pedal for manipulating your sound, Distortion, Filter, and Volume, so yes, I would say that is pretty simple. Setting up this pedal is a breeze if you have two standard guitar cables and either the power supply (mine has a male power supply tip as opposed to the standard female) or a 9 volt battery. I have never seen or desired to see a manual as this is a very easy to understand effects unit.

SOUND QUALITY

I use this pedal with just about everything. I now run my guitar effects chain in my aux channel on my mixer. This way I can run all my instruments/samples/ and whatever else into the effects. I particularly love this pedal for Synthesizers. I also use it for Guitar (of course), Rhodes, Clav, and also on plain old audio tracks to give them some nasty grit. I also really like it on vocals too.


OVERALL OPINION

What I like most about this pedal is it is relatively versatile. I have friends who actually use this in there Jazz band guitar rigs. They sweep a lot of frequencies out via the "Filter" knob and get a pretty nice warm tone reminiscent of Wes Montgomery. I personally use it more for the "Screaming" distortion aspects which this pedal is wonderful for. Again, I love it on Synthesizers and my Vocals too. It's a bright enough (when dialed in to be so) distortion that when used even heavily, won't mud up your sound beyond recognition. The only thing I can see being a hassle is the strange male power supply tip. Luckily I have a VooDoo Lab Pedal Power 2 which came with a male tip adapter. So thankfully I don't have to go to Radioshack and dump $25 + on a new one. The sound quality in this pedal can range from smooth distortion to screaming fuzz/hiss. I love it. I have used a lot of distortion pedals including Ibanez Tube king, Damage Control's Distortion and Ibanez TS9. I use both the TS9 and this together to get some excellent distortion tone. I got this unit for a really good price ($50), if I find another at that price, I will buy that one as a back up.
Also I should mention this thing is built like a tank. It's made of solid, heavy metal material and weighs a little more than you would expect.

After my tests, this is what we get ... we have after the amendments made by MSM Workshop 2 switches with 2 positions and 1 to 3 switch positions, they provide a wide range of sounds no less than a dozen sounds from ... Clean sweet / bluesy heavy a Disto, through the Crunch, an overdrive, a mushy fuzz and saturation in the bunch, my neighbors ... the one who does not find his SON is also invited to the flute ... (lol) The pedal restores and more widely respected all my guitars, each of my amps, the sound is clear, moreover modified this pedal made me rediscover my gear on the one hand and the other character even more true than in the original version of my amp it sounded even better than Sovtek usual, excellent before moving to recordings of new songs! Tests; the 3 knobs are at noon ... otherwise we'll be here all night so the possibilities are enormous! 3 + Switches positions of knobs = infinity setting the switch 3 positions on the left (Vintage Rat) provides a sound ranging from clean to crunch by light guitar and microphones used, the volume of the sound is more than reasonable but already allows quite a lot by playing with the other 2 switches that increase / decrease the gain and the other switch on the rear to increase / decrease the treble The switch 3 positions on the right (hot Rat) allows a range crunch to distortion more or less spicy depending on the different settings, there's plenty to explore and find your sound easily, it is simply excellent! The switch 3 position in central position, so there it grows! the sound can become HUGE! Bass love these as I say more ... that all new components produce a real plus for her, that we are dealing with a pedal which has several (12 possible combinations) This pedal can work really ITS is very intuitive, you spend hours with great happiness, we have fun, you discover new sounds from vintage rock to rock's heaviest ... for you to discover! Modified to make absolutely invaluable to use the quintessence of this pedal! A big THANK YOU to MSM Workshop ... Guillaume for his patience and kindness I actually did change my Boss DS-1 by MSM and it's also a mega slap! myspace.com / dominiquevassart myspace.com / phaesis

- Distortion pedal

3 knobs:
- Distortion "cramer" sound
- Filter: benefit low or high frequencies
- Volume: practical, but use sparingly, AC blows !!!!!

Basic input / output jack, visibly analog transistor


UTILIZATION

- Config very simple pedal easy, fun and editing sounds more qu'aisée, must turn the knobs and try lots of different combinations.
She is not ugly and more like big boiboite pavement.


SOUND QUALITY


Used with a keyboard Korg DW 8000 chain-end effects:
Practice what knob volume to boost the case,
I also use a slight distortion filter with 7-8am, just to thicken the sauce.
It's a pedal that is always engaged, to give a distortion effect on my organs, so Hammond B3 with zipper, it's pretty convincing.

Upstream must say I have a énoooooormmme Fuzzz, which acts distal cracra destructive ear

With a guitar:
want, but it sounds serious c't'affaire!

OVERALL OPINION

- Bought last year:
I wanted a distortion not too expensive for my keypad was one of the few to respond correctly.

The metal box, nyet, nyet the Boss OD the rat: Yeah!

With the volume knob, you end up with a pseudo preamp ':
- The only real problem: what is it breath!
is the ugly duckling of my chain.
Thank you the noise suppressor

But I do not regret my choice, it gives a true + to my config 'keyboard!

pedal distortion of expensive "Proco sound" analog.
small size (a bit wider than a boss), looks great, indestructible steel housing.
3 knobs: volume / distortion / filter.
connectors: a power supply in one or a mini jack (the flat)
was therefore a robust pedal, nice shape, nice and a pleasure to turn to the low roar it (yes yes, I use it on bass!)

9 / 10 because the mini jack, which requires an adapter.

UTILIZATION

simpler, you die! 3 knobs, one that fits you rate distortion, one for the volume pedal output, another to switch between its edge to a more round (well there I summarizes other reviews explained better now than I) .
I had no manual and I see no point.
I use it on LOW!

10/10 perfect

SOUND QUALITY

while there, I took a slap MO-MEN-NU-TALE!
the sound is impressive, very scooped, it's really a hell. it has a typical grain of Proco and is ultra versatile! we just get a bit of a crunch cradingue a huge distortion to the garage rock (not metal, but almost!) it sounds very energetic and quite aggressive with a pick, finger it is more "velvety". it has a fuzzy character as well, his little dirty side, I like. but still very controllable and not by c ***** on harmonics (like another pedal much bigger than everyone knows: p (but I also appreciate that since I ^ ^)
it keeps the low frequencies very well and I think it's one of the only distortion pedal for guitar in a field as broad spectrum.
can I get sound justin chancellor in the song "H" tool (it uses a turbo rat) to get an idea of ​​the sound that it can have.

In summary, a distortion pedal exelente works flawless on bass.

10/10 super-mega-awesome

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few days.
I essailler other models (although most expensive) but Proco is a stroke of heart (and I'm not alone in loving him so much!)
I got it for 78 Dollard, knowing that my dear 95 euros calf favorite reseller, so Q / P EXCELLENT!
I do it again this election infinite foix it falait it, but because it is indestructible ...

10/10 a single fault, the PSU mini jack, otherwise faultless.

So nothing to add features, it is a distortion (analog) legend or testing youtube for novices, we understand right away what it is.

I put 8 for features:
- I love this pedal format, with the connectors on top, on an ideal type Pedaltrain Pedalboard for the cables without taking up too much space;
- Quality (housing, knobs "sensation bath oil" components) is there;
- The look is great, or at least unique.

3'5 jack for power supply is a false problem, you just think to take a visual sound adapter when ordering. This jack disconnects less easily than a standard Boss, less risk of false contact me I prefer.

UTILIZATION

True bypass, very reactive knobs, everything is very traditional but very well done.
She did what we asked, we can find a good sound, it is essential, so I put 7.

SOUND QUALITY

I play in the style Blues / Funk / Rock / PopRock.

I use it with moderate gain enough (say around 9 am-9.30), the Tone at the whim of the moment, and the volume adjusted to maintain an almost constant sound level that is selected or not. And I like the booster with an overdrive pedal, it gives another dimension, richer, more gain, more harmonics.

For rhythm I confess with my Stratocaster, I do not like the sound, say it is not my "style", too rough and acute, but I understand that some like.

For the solos: in this record that I love, it's sublime instrument, very expressive, we feel we can do anything with. The single-string guitar (wah) - (OD)-RAT-delay-amp (clean) allows all the solos from the classic Rock 80 '.

It is also the sound-M-(Machistador, I say love) for fans like me!

Not long ago, I stuck to him the famous chip LM308. I must say that I prefer, I think its a little more organic, less right, less typical modern, more expressive. I'm easily blues when it was not too much the case before the change. I think in a more wicked rock / metal, we prefer to keep the original chip, a matter of taste.

I met (only) 7 because I like the sound less rhythmic, and I find the perfect lead sound ... after changing the original chip.

OVERALL OPINION

It works well with everything (all the sounds of my strat VG, with a wah with an overdrive on a clean amp as saturated, etc., etc.). I do not think the sound is "versatile" is especially assemblies that can be done with other effects pedals that make it versatile in my opinion.

I love the setup, the look, sound solo, quality manufacturing, the legend (!) And adaptability (I prefer the term "flexibility" for the move).

So I give it 7 in a good overall because it is not perfect either.

And she is not too expensive compared to competition, demand that the people? Good stuff

The ProCo Sound Rat 2 is a distortion pedal that is designed for use with electric guitar. The pedal is an analog one and has the standard make up of two 1/4" connections for input and output and has an easy pull off battery compartment for powering it with a nine volt battery. The pedal isn't rack mountable as it's a stomp box.

UTILIZATION

If you've ever used a distortion or overdrive pedal before, you should be able to use the ProCo Sound Rat 2 pretty easily right from the start. It's only got three knobs to control your sound, but this will give you a good amount of varying tones. There are knobs for distortion, filer (tone), and volume. These are pretty much the three parameters that you'll find on most distortion pedals, so this make up isn't anything out of the ordinary and for this reason I don't believe a manual is necessary.

SOUND QUALITY

The ProCo Sound Rat 2 gives you a super thick distortion sound that in my opinion is best suited for heavier forms of rock. It's pretty much the same sound that you'll get with the original Rat pedal, although I haven't had a chance to shoot the two of them out side by side. I've mostly used the pedal for tracking rhythm guitar with a Gibson Les Paul Studio guitar. I don't own it, but I've used it in the past at a studio I used to work at. It's not the kind of pedal I would personally use on every song, but it did work at bit here and there for me when I was looking for a little bit of extra gain...

OVERALL OPINION

Overall, the ProCo Sound Rat 2 is a very solid little distortion pedal. It's certainly not the most versatile distortion pedal out there, but for what it can do, it does a great job. It's also cheap enough where pretty much anyone can pick up one to have around, even if it's not going to be your main distortion pedal. I think that the Rat 2 is the perfect compliment distortion, but wouldn't be my main one...