ProCo RAT2 Pedal

[JBL8863]

The filter settings on this pedal are very sensitive.

I own this pedal and tried it through a Bugera 1960 head and it wasn't articulate in the distortion. The head was scrapped after the transformer blew.

I then used in a Soldano clean settings only, and it sounded really good...The Soldano had the XL mod which pushed the trem and bass and scoops the mids...The RaT2 made up for the scooped mids.

Now I own a 5150 iii and it's even a better sounding pedal..the best combo so far.

[colgatesmile123]

Fucking awesome opening riff. Missed that one.

[IAmRonaldMcRaygun]

this would be great for punk stuff like flipper or nirvana. XD

[reditreefrogs]

Rat2 is a by-pass pedal...Just about every pedal today are made this way...

[Johoniescheweh505]

Alright, gotta go by agnostic front at like 4:20, i bet i was the first to notice

[maynardblues]

@bigskymind81 I'm pretty sure its true bypass. At least the description on the proco website says so as well as guitar center's description. Maybe luizcool knows something we don't.

[PageandPlant4Life]

I did the ruetz mod and it sounded great for a year, now it is giving me a giant increase in volume and distortion that I don't want. I have kept the same settings. Does anyone know what is wrong with it?

[sakurakoumai]

エレクトッリックイルショック（笑

[t0v3]

Really nice crunchy overdrive, I've bought myself one. I also bought an MXR Fullbore for when I want to do really heavy shit. Then sold my Boss OS-2 because it sucks hairy ass.

[7amsays]

@t0v3 lol yeah, I tried the OS-2 for a day and hated it. They shouldn't even make that pedal, its useless.

[bigdaddytrip]

No doubt! What a useless pedal. OS-2 = most overrated distortion pedal created. Thin, shitty sound.

[kitano123]

Hi, I heard that New rats sound is BAD, its true??

[sleeperseventeen]

false:

They are bad for modding, but sound pretty much the same. True that they *might* sound *different*, but sound is subjective, Don't let someone else tell you what sounds good.

They are bad for modding because the copper strips on the PCB are extremely thin, making it easy to accidentally scratch off during modding. This is why modders like Keeley will not mod Rat 2's anymore.

This is not the same as "The RAT2 sucks omfg it sounds so bad!1!!!!1!".

[7amsays]

@kitano123 Its not bad, just a different sound, not as good as the older ones, but still not bad by any means.

[leftnutnamedchancey]

Oh and def. good for that old school metal. Not this modern metal shit..ugh!

[leftnutnamedchancey]

Very classic Punk I love it!!

[tbirdpunk]

I hate how everytime someone turns up the distortion on this pedal they turn up the Filter haha. Just crank the distortion and the volume and forget the filter exists, the pedal is a great distortion unit. It's cool if you like the fuzz tone, but let the audience here the straight grind of the pedal minus the filter action.

[PageandPlant4Life]

sitting on a park bench......

[rsl84416]

hey aqualung...

[2112nico]

crap

[nsjmusic]

I bought mine in 1992 and have used it successfully ever since. Only time I don't is when I use my Fender Twin lead channel or when using a guitar with active electronics.

I don't play rock or need heaps of distortion but i can get a good creamy lead Santana/Scott Henderson tone out of it which is what I like best.

[acepple95]

to clean for me

[bigskymind81]

hi..nice sound..is this a true bypass? thanks

[luizcool]

This is great, but no tbp.

[Ombrenuit]

Does it eat away low end at all?

[666RiffsOfDeth666]

@luizcool

is this amp good for death metal influenced heavily by cannibal corpse and need screaming amp!

[TheBigMclargehuge]

@luizcool That's an advantage when you have a million pedals on your board.

[Saladzingers]

Yes, it is true bypass. Should be anyway, the literature says it is - it specifically says the input and output are disconnected from the signal path. And it uses a 3PDT switch. That's a lot of trouble to go to if it's not true bypass...

[heyho007]

Hey, i just bought that pedal and i put it in the battery but it still didn't work. Do i have to buy the 9v cable for it ?

[VGEric]

Thanks for showing this with the distortion pushed to the max- on all the reviews I've seen, its like people are afraid to experiment!

[mouloudo]

Jethro

[AlfredHarker]

Hey, for the Proco Rat 2. Mine cuts off the sound when i press it. What did you do when you first got it? i use a battery. and a Circuit Breaker Cable. it might have something to do with the cable. What kind of cable do you have?

[tenguitarz]

You probably figured this out by now, but that sounds like a dead battery. Try a fresh one. :)

[jessevali]

isn't that an adaptor coming out of the back?

[tenguitarz]

It sure is. That comment was supposed to be for a completely different video, not sure what happened there.

[paulmako]

Aaaaqualung!I saw Jethro Tull live a year or so ago and they were great!

[freakandfrak]

sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent.

[luizcool]

that's it! :)

[Glephniven]

Nice tone!!!1

[chabz1645]

this pedal is the secret for the underground! i love this fuckin pedal!

[chayzor]

secret? underground? i think its one of the most famous "underground" pedal ive ever heard...=)