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RAT-Style Distortion
ProCo's family of RATs has just birthed a lil' one! The Lil' Rat is a miniature version of their recent RAT 2, with the same circuit and the same components, although - due to its dimensions - we can expect a lack of 9v battery compartment. The Proco Lil' RAT…Click on the title for more
Now Shipping: Lil’ RAT Distortion (a Mini RAT!)
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
In the traditionally "analog obsessed" niche of dirt box builders, Texas' Jackson Audio is one of the few pedal companies out there that's been pushing that format's envelope in a direction that incorporates digital innovation. The company's latest pedal, called Asabi, is a Mateus Asato signature pedal that features two…Click on the title for more
Jackson Audio Asabi Mateus Asato Signature Modular Distortion/Overdrive
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
If you are a RAT fan and like what JHS did to the Tube Screamer with the Bonsai (a pedal that gathers 9 different historical TS voicings in one pedal), you should be all over the Zander Circuitry Cranium, a pedal that extends that concert to the most beloved rodent…Click on the title for more
New Pedal: Zander Cranium V2 Multi-Mode RAT-Style Distortion
The BJPRESS Range 84 Distortion is a dynamic and sparkling-sounding, hand-made Rat-inspired distortion pedal hailing from Korea. Check out the video by Shnobel, below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd4twl3IQQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBBih3karh4 Range distortion is 80s~90s preamp gain type distortion. Wide tone range and versatility and has unlimited possibilities when stacked with other overdrive. It is…Click on the title for more
BJPress Range 84 Distortion
Brian Wampler's love story with the tone produced by classic and vintage distortion and overdrive circuits gave birth to several pedals that strike a perfect balance between quality, tone-authenticity, and price point - in our guides to the best Plexi-Syle Pedals, Klon Centaur Clones and Dumble-Style Overdrives, his pedals rank…Click on the title for more
New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion
Tru-Fi's The Rat Pack is a homage of this Maine based company to the original Rat box from 1979, which had a Tone knob (instead of a "Filter") wired backward so that it sounded brighter when moved counter-clockwise - a quirk preserved in this pedal. However, the Rat Pack doesn't…Click on the title for more
New Pedals:” Tru-Fi The Rat Pack Distortion
The Pine Box Customs Motel is a RAT-inspired circuit that aims at widening the palette of tones produced by that popular distortion pedal. It's also the first distortion pedal released by this Memphis-based company that mostly focuses on dirt boxes. The Motel's circuit features an internal voltage doubling circuit that…Click on the title for more
Pine Box Customs Motel Distortion
The RAT Distortion belongs to that very exclusive pedal circuit "elite" that provides seemingly infinite inspiration to stompbox builders. We know something about it, since we've been working for over a year on a comprehensive article about RAT clones, and each and every time we try to finalize it we…Click on the title for more
Pettyjohn Rous Distortion
We had the pleasure to host Texan pedal builder Frost Giant Electronics at our NAMM 2020 Stompbox Booth, and we are therefore excited to see it get some coverage on YouTube. The Mountain V2 is a Rat-inspired pedal that can deliver many flavors of distortion, from overdrive to fuzz, thanks…Click on the title for more
Frost Giant Electronics The Mountain V2 OD/Distortion/Fuzz
From Melbourne Australia comes the KINK Guitar Pedals Russian Plague, consisting in a RAT-style circuit stacked into a Civil war-style Muff. The effects can be turned on and off independently through dedicated footswitches and their order can be changed with the flick of a switch. The amount of distortion you…Click on the title for more
KINK Guitar Pedals Russian Plague Fuzz
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