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  • MGR/PrattmanMGR/Prattman

    ProCo Vintage Rat

    ProCo Sound Vintage RATPublished on 01/29/03 at 15:00
    I got this pedal for 65 dollars plus 5 dollars shipping at zzounds.com about one month ago.

    Wow. What a great pedal. This is definatly different from every other distorion pedal i've ever tried, and I mean that totally in a good way. It has great sustain and an awesome, warm fuzz sound. This pedal can pull it all off. It's versitile, too. It can pull off a whole range of sounds. It's especially good with hard rock, which is perfect for my brand of playing.

    While, I'm not crazy about the shape of this pedal. It's wider than it is tall, and is very thick, which kind of makes it hard to stomp on because of the large knobs right above the activator. Plus, it could use a status indicator. I've…
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    I got this pedal for 65 dollars plus 5 dollars shipping at zzounds.com about one month ago.

    Wow. What a great pedal. This is definatly different from every other distorion pedal i've ever tried, and I mean that totally in a good way. It has great sustain and an awesome, warm fuzz sound. This pedal can pull it all off. It's versitile, too. It can pull off a whole range of sounds. It's especially good with hard rock, which is perfect for my brand of playing.

    While, I'm not crazy about the shape of this pedal. It's wider than it is tall, and is very thick, which kind of makes it hard to stomp on because of the large knobs right above the activator. Plus, it could use a status indicator. I've drained numerous batteries because i've forgotton to turn it off when I was done. Oh well. I guess that's "vintage" for you.

    The pedal is made of metal, and weighs a good amount. It's black and has effective rubber stoppers on the bottom. Three large knobs are placed at the top. Distortion, filter, and volume. The input/output jacks are located on the back, along with the slot to put in a AC adapter.

    I love my Vintage Rat. Even though I feel it could have been designed a little better, the sound is where this pedal shines. It's fantastic. Go get one! You'll be glad you made the investment.

    This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    Round and Round!!!

    ProCo Sound Vintage RATPublished on 11/30/11 at 10:40
    The pro coat Rat pedal is what is his iconic distortion pedals that it's been one of the most legendary distortion sounds in all of rock history. Much like the boss pedals and even Ibanez tube screamer this pedal goes down as one of the most highly used most recognizable distortion pedals in the music industry. It's a very simple design that produces a nice gainy sound. This is a sound that is somewhat unique to itself and it doesn't really sound like any other distortion pedal that you've heard. It does capturing the gaining distortion you looking for but the voice is slightly different.

    UTILIZATION


    This pedal basically asked three control knobs. You get the distortion control, …
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    The pro coat Rat pedal is what is his iconic distortion pedals that it's been one of the most legendary distortion sounds in all of rock history. Much like the boss pedals and even Ibanez tube screamer this pedal goes down as one of the most highly used most recognizable distortion pedals in the music industry. It's a very simple design that produces a nice gainy sound. This is a sound that is somewhat unique to itself and it doesn't really sound like any other distortion pedal that you've heard. It does capturing the gaining distortion you looking for but the voice is slightly different.

    UTILIZATION


    This pedal basically asked three control knobs. You get the distortion control, filter control, and volume control. It has the foot switch along with the inout and output plugs and that's pretty much about it. It's a very simple design and you won't be hard pressed to figure out the best sound in this pedal.


    SOUND QUALITY


    The tone of this pedal is quite unique but still falls under the nice gain distortion that you've heard from basically any other distortion pedal. It's a cool vintage unit and if you really like that legendary rat tone, and I'm not talking about the band, than this is the only pedal to achieve that with. It's a cool sound and it's good for boosting already overdriven amps such as a Marshall JCM 800. If you like Nuno Bettencourt than this is probably a pedal that you would want to invest in. Nuno use to use this pedal in front of a old Marshall JMP amplifier. So if you dig that sound than this is a cool pedal to own.

    OVERALL OPINION


    You can find these pedals for well under $100 used. I don't find that the vintage ones to sound any better than the new or ones so I suggest just by passing that whole idea of the vintage rat battle. There's a lot of hype that's involved with the vintage rat pedals and I don't suggest drinking the Kool-Aid on that. These are cool pedals but they're very unique to their sound so if you're not digging the sound but I suggest getting a boss pedal or in MXR distortion pedal.
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  • boomboboombo

    ProCo Sound Vintage RATPublished on 06/18/04 at 09:59
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    The Rat has 3 rglages: a "distortion" that controls the saturation level, a "Filter" which plays on the tonality of a sound loaded tweeter in a bass heavy sound and round. And finally a "volume" we will not present. Beyond a, an input and an output and a trap (viiiiss GRRRR) for the battery.
    The first point ngatif: a power supply in mini jack, which requires the buyer to put a hold on its garland (1.50 euros for one cot)
    PDAL TRS good quality, solid compact but heavy. It inspires the reliability and we quickly takes the bully without hsiter.

    UTILIZATION

    Trs rgler simple, does not need the pedals not Bac + 5 to be used without problem.
    But beware: the proximity of knobs and …
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    The Rat has 3 rglages: a "distortion" that controls the saturation level, a "Filter" which plays on the tonality of a sound loaded tweeter in a bass heavy sound and round. And finally a "volume" we will not present. Beyond a, an input and an output and a trap (viiiiss GRRRR) for the battery.
    The first point ngatif: a power supply in mini jack, which requires the buyer to put a hold on its garland (1.50 euros for one cot)
    PDAL TRS good quality, solid compact but heavy. It inspires the reliability and we quickly takes the bully without hsiter.

    UTILIZATION

    Trs rgler simple, does not need the pedals not Bac + 5 to be used without problem.
    But beware: the proximity of knobs and footswitch must be taken into account, a kick imprcis dreglant pedals easily. Big feet, go your way .... The trouble is that there is no nuance: the knob rglant the level of distortion is not nothing impossible to have a crunch without losing all ...... It's really prjudiciable potato.

    SOUND QUALITY

    Well, the fuzz-distortion produced by The Rat is simply a radical and uncompromising. It's MEGA-Bourrin, the Big Muff is ridiculed by comparison. The effect is self-mm TRS good quality. We go (via rglage filter) a sound of screaming Shellac's a big heavy load low, ideal for the metal. Indiffrement uses a guitar or bass, the rendering is excellent in both cases. Caution: Users Start type guitar might not find it, a big double as significantly more appropriate.
    Ds that connects a group, with bass, pedals shows its limits, Larsen galore, even if the sound is worthy of an airbus in flight .... Huge. The problem does not occur with a guitar, but you better have a hell of output level.
    The trouble is that there is no nuance: the knob rglant the level of distortion is not nothing impossible to have a crunch without losing the whole potato is ...... prjudiciable really.

    But the sound quality is at the appointment, it is on.

    OVERALL OPINION

    In conclusion, the rat is the fuzz-distortion is needed in a set of pedals, but effectively assist a distortion is versatile because bte trs is not versatile, and not to a book of his lumberjack ......

    I do not would do the same choice today, because my ambition to use it with a bass in a group of post-rock. It works well in terms of sound, but the feedback too me Submitted ESG. Better to look down version complte more. But coupled with my guitar, it gives me good feeling trs, relays and much bang my Seymour.
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