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RAT-Style Distortion

1981 Inventions DRV Drive/Distortion

Born as a mod of the RAT distortion circuit, the DRV by Nashville based 1981 Inventions slowly "found" its own sound during the three years it took to finalize it. The first batch of the pedal sold out pretty fast, but a second one, with a case slightly different in color,…Click on the title for more

1981 Inventions DRV Drive/Distortion

Rare Buzz Effects Cyborg

The Rare Buzz Effects Cyborg distortion is a special edition of the company's Rat'style Snitch. The 170 units already sold out, allowing the company to gather $10,000 for donations to the Ukraine cause. More info at the bottom of this post and here, video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rgV9DCxpU4&t=13s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoRC8RTEH2o Rare Buzz Effects…Click on the title for more

Rare Buzz Effects Cyborg

Wonderful Audio Apex Distortion

The Wonderful Audio Apex is a distortion pedal that started as a RAT-based circuit and ended up becoming its own (still vaguely ratty) thing. The original idea was to experiment with the vintage RAT's LM308 chip. A JFET front-end gain stage was then added to recreate the effect you get…Click on the title for more

Wonderful Audio Apex Distortion

New Pedal: Guitar & Gear Gus Gone Mad Distortion

For most pedal lovers, it will take about three seconds glance to gather what kind of pedal is the Guitar & Gear Gus Gone Mad. Yep, it's a RAT clone. Hand-built by a tiny Norwegian manufacturer, this pedal expands on the palette of the classic rodent distortion with three clipping…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Guitar & Gear Gus Gone Mad Distortion

Shnobel Tone Ratatouille Distortion

The second release by pedal YouTuber turned builder Shnobel (after the Daily Driver), the Ratatouille is an original circuit inspired by the ProCo RAT. Like the original, this distortion pedal can deliver a variety of tones from low gain overdrive, to distorted, to borderline fuzz when cranked up. The Ratatouille's…Click on the title for more

Shnobel Tone Ratatouille Distortion

Walrus Audio Iron Horse V3

We wrote just last week about the Walrus Audio Iron Horse, in the context of our article about RAT Pedals and their clones and evolutions. Today the company announced V3 of this LM308-based high-gain distortion pedal, featuring an intriguing new knob replacing the 3-way clipping toggle found in the previous…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Iron Horse V3

Black Mass Electronics 1312 V3 Multi-Voice Distortion

Released in May of 2020, the Black Mass Electronics 1312 was something very close to the JHS Packrat, one of the most hyped pedals of the winter of 2022: a multi-mode RAT distortion pedal. Now in its 3rd version, the 1312 has the same identical layout as its illustrious descendant,…Click on the title for more

Black Mass Electronics 1312 V3 Multi-Voice Distortion

Sonicake Rude Mouse Distortion

The Sonicake Rude Mouse is an incredibly affordable RAT-style distortion with two modes: Classic and Hot, which adds extra gain. It's available on Amazon and reverb and gets an average of 4.6 out of five stars, which is very good for products this affordable. We added it to our article…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Rude Mouse Distortion

Joyo Splinter JF-21 RAT-Style Distortion

RAT pedals have always been popular, but in 2021 they seem to have become some sort of buzzword, inspiring a fair amount of new devices - and also a Delicious Audio article! The Joyo Splinter JF-21 is an extremely affordable stompbox that recreates the sound of the FAT RAT, with…Click on the title for more

Joyo Splinter JF-21 RAT-Style Distortion

Fowl Sounds Backstabber 2.0 Distortion

The Fowl Sounds Backstabber 2.0 is a RAT-style distortion pedal designed for bass but that also works well with drop-tuned and baritone guitars. It employs a more modern circuit to deliver tighter and more responsive tones and a series of filters to improve the low-end. This is basically a two-channel…Click on the title for more

Fowl Sounds Backstabber 2.0 Distortion

Blue Colander Tremond Distortion

Blue Colander is a one-dude Polish pedal maker that builds hand-made dirt boxes. The Tremond is the guy's take on the RAT-style distortion, expanded. The control that makes this pedal stand apart from your classic RAT clone is the Blend knob, which, doesn't do what you expect. In fact, instead of mixing…Click on the title for more

Blue Colander Tremond Distortion

Lake Effects FVD Rat-Style Distortion

Many architects like minimalism, preferring few well-placed touches to the maximalism of "more for the sake of more. Chicago-based Lake Effects is a pedal company run by an architect, and - in line with our premise - advocates for "A minimalist and practical approach to gear for less noise and…Click on the title for more

Lake Effects FVD Rat-Style Distortion