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Proco Rat2 Distortion Pedal
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Proco Rat2 Distortion Pedal

The Pro Co Rat 2 sings & wails the blues or spits and screeches the hardest rock and roll.
Its smooth, harmonic distortion and effortless sustain put the extra punch in rhythm work and makes solos cut through with power. The Rat 2 features luminescent control graphics and an LED status indicator.

Pro Co Rat 2 Features

  • Variable distortion amount, filter cut-off, and volume controls.
  • Luminescent control graphics and LED indicators keep things visible in the dark.
  • Simple-to-use, no tools required battery compartment.
  • Built for the abuse and neglect of life on the road.

Researched and designed to produce a sound that is radically different from any distortion you've ever heard before--a sound as mellow as a vintage twin, or as bone-crushingly powerful as a battery of those famous English stacks--instantly, at any volume.

Smooth, continuously variable controls for distortion amount, filter cutoff and volume level let you preset just the right degree of overdrive, tune in on the presence without tinny treble, and balance the output for that perfect extra boost.

The RAT 2 is housed in Pro Co's inimitably massive steel enclosure. Top grade components like a mil-spec glass-epoxy circuit board, conductive plastic controls and the heavy-duty industrial footswitch make for trouble-free reliability on the road.

The true bypass mode utilizes passive switching of both input and output from the signal path to eliminate the loss of power and clarity often caused by other devices. The LED indicator on the RAT 2 is driven by a unique FET sensor circuit to avoid the noise of unnecessary buffer stages and preserve the great RAT sound.

The RAT 2's smooth harmonic distortion puts the extra punch in rhythm work and makes solos cut through with authority, power and effortless sustain. Distortion, sustain, fuzz, overdrive - from the sweet wail of the blues to the grinding raunch of the heaviest metal - STOMP ON A RAT!

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Specifications

  • Input Impedance: 1 Megohm
  • Equivalent Input Noise: -110 dB
  • Output Impedance: 1 Kilohm
  • Maximum Gain: 60 dB
  • Filter: 6 dB/octave low-pass
  • Power Requirements: 9V battery or external DC power supply (RPS-1)
  • Battery Consumption: 3.0 mA/160 hours
  • Dimensions:
    • Height: 2-7/8" (73mm)
    • Depth: 4-1/16" (103.2 mm)
    • Width: 3-1/8" (79.4 mm)
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.8 Kg)
    • Shipping Weight 2.0 lbs (0.9 Kg)

 
 
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7 people wrote reviews
 
AMS Customer from USA
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Subject:Greatest OD/Distortion ever
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QUALITY:
This thing is Superman. If you dropped it you could break your foot. Pro Co always makes good pedals and this one isnt different

FEATURES:
True bypass is the best doesnt change your tone when turned off. The casing is cool too.

EASE OF USE:
Easy to use took me 5 minutes to find a few sounds i liked.

VALUE:
Worth the price. I would sell a kidney to get this pedal again if i lost it.

SOUND:
i love the sound. its like tube distortion. i like how the signal breaks apart when i turn the distortion up all the way

STYLE:
alt rock, grunge, blues

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
4 years gigging 7 years playing

OVERALL:
Get this pedal. its priced about the same as boss or digitech but its way better
 
AMS Customer from USA
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Overall: this pedal is ace cuz it's got a totally different sound to all other pedals, the only problem is that it uses up your battery if you leave it in (when it is turned off)
 
AMS Customer from USA
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Subject:Superman
Overall: I have an original Rat. I have had it for over 20 years. It has been dropped on concrete floors, bounced down stairs, gotten wet, been kicked, stomped on and run over by a car. It still works fine! I have used it to play heavy metal, weddings, and everything in between. If you play with the controls a little a Rat will give you any kind of distortion or overdrive you want. It is bulletproof and can do almost anything...just like Superman. It is the only dist./od pedal I use. Have fun and play well. Tony M.
 
Skyscraper 88 from Boscawen, NH, USA
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Subject:Rat N Roll 89
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QUALITY:
ProCo Rat is top notch from the Inside out - 100% Professional Grade Parts and Assembly - I expect this to last a Long Time - I wish the Power Supply was standard - The best feature is the tone - very distinctive

FEATURES:
The best features are the way it's built and the tone

EASE OF USE:
Very easy - Distortion blends well with effects - you can achieve a lot of sounds with different settings - very versatile

VALUE:
The pedal is worth the price of admission and More

SOUND:
The sound is great - I took the stock chip out and installed a metal can LM308 like in the vintage rats - The tone is nw smooth, full and more tube like - I set the gain at 40% and the filter is set for some bite with moderate volume - I run this through a Marshall JCM900 with 6L6 Power tubes - I use a custom Mahogany Hamer with Dimarzio Fred Pups - Super Smooth, Dynamic British tone - It sounds great alone and mixes well
 
Rusty Rowe from Tulsa, OK, USA
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Subject:Great for whatever style you play.
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QUALITY:
Holding up very well so far.

FEATURES:
The filter knob is great. It allows me to get a thick and audible tone.

EASE OF USE:
Three knobs, how easy is that?

VALUE:
Affordable

SOUND:
A vaste array of diffent kinds of distortion.

STYLE:
Aggressive Rock-a-Billy

MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
8 years of Trianing and playing.
"AMS is a really well organized musical instrument website. What really made me buy from this site is the Easy Payment Plan they have. This is an extremely useful option, especially for music hobbyist like me that can't afford to spend for top name brands. The Easy Payment Plan made it possible for people to actually get those pro gear they have been dreaming about."