Proco Rat 2 Distortion 5-stars Reviews

A "must have" distortion pedal!

If you want that really agressive, grungy, muddy styled Sound of the 90's Seatle, this is a must have pedal. Its incredibly easy to use, with 3 classcal knobs:

- Distortion

- Filter (+bass; + treble)

- Volume (it has extremly high volume at max lvl)

It's not a beautifull pedal, mas who cares about that anyway..

It can get from indie overdrive tones to high distrorted, classical metal tones.

A must have!!

Thes best distortion pedal i ever heard!

I`ve been for about one year experimenting a lot of differents distortion pedals but, this is the one that i like the most! It?s just the sound that i was looking for!

I have a Vox Handwired Ac15 with bluesspeakers and the combination of the Proco Rat and the Vox it?s just perfect they pluged together it?s perfect!!

Even in a band situation the pedal show is very potential and you can really notify is presence! It?s is called a distortion pedal, but if you push it, it turn?s an excelent FUZZ!!

I love that pedal!!! I think it?s a must for everyone who have a Vox!!!!!!

A Classic: from overdrive to Fuzz

This the pedal that never leaves my pedal board, I own 2; one in front of the other.

its the most versatile overdrive, distortion, fuzz pedal ever!!!

I also use it to distort drum sounds and, beats get pretty dirty and creamy... so Synth players can also use it.

One of my favourite pedals

The Proco Rat is my favourite distortion pedal. It has so much more character than a lot of distortion pedals I've used before, and seems to provide a bite and crunch that other pedals simply cannot.

The Rat is big and mean sounding when cranking its distortion; but it doesn't have to be. With more controlled and dialled back distortion settings, you can get a wide range of tones out of this pedal.

I'm a big fan of the filter control on this pedal, which is essentially just a backwards tone knob, but it really lets you reel in and shape the distortion to how you want it to sound.

As well as being one of my favourite sounding pedals, The Rat is one of the most securely built pedals I have ever come across. It's built like a tank, and no amount of stomping or dropping it will likely cause it any harm.

Fantastically versatile distortion box

The current production version of the infamous ProCo RAT distortion pedal. Same 3 controls for volume, filter and distortion, same strength of enclosure (I.e. near indestructible).

I've heard a lot of people swear that the old RAT's with the LM308 chips in them sound superior. Having tried an early 80's and mid 90's RAT prior to this one, I can say that if there is a difference, it is barely perceptible, and certainly not worth paying extra for. Save yourself some money and snobbery by getting this.

Despite being marketed as a distortion box, the RAT is surprisingly versatile. With the gain rolled back and the volume cranked, you can get a cutting overdriven tone that sounds great.

With the gain midway you can get some pretty convincing Marshall distortion sounds. This area is where my RAT tends to live - distortion and filter at 1 o'clock, volume at 3 o'clock. Single note lines sound thick and have great sustain, and chords sound absolutely massive.

Cranking the gain can give you some pseudo-fuzz tones. I don't tend to use the pedal for this very often due to personal preference, but it does have its applications.

Speaking of applications, this pedal is perfect for live and recording. The pedal cuts some of your guitar's bass and boosts the mids a little (almost like a tubescreamer) - this guarantees you being heard in the mix, and you can use the fantastic sustain of the pedal without being drowned out (unlike the scooped Big Muff). If you want your low end left intact, the Turbo RAT would be a better option.

The only disadvantage for me was the nonstandard 9 volt jack. I needed to buy an adaptor, which was a bit of a pain. All in all though, I highly recommend this pedal

Awesome & versatile

Great sounding noise maker - can get loads of great crunchy stuff from this! Goes from relatively laid back overdrive through to dirty distortion & fuzz ...

Excellent multipurpose distortion with some mids

You can get anything from light Hendrix-style distrotion to heavy metal fuzz from this pedal. It's more of a fuzz than distortion but if you take your guitar mic volume down and take the distortion really down on the pedal, it can create just light buzz too. However, I got kind of tired with it when trying to play pop/rock and easier stuff, the distortion knob was always dialed to maybe 10%. It sound best when you really want to distort, something like Nirvana.

It has an EQ presence peak (the mids are somewhat accentuated) so it sounds good with a band, cuts through (people can make out the guitar).

Note that it uses a special power adapter, which sucks. You need a converter for typical power outlets.

ProCo Rat 2

What can I say, this pedal absolutely rocks. This pedal was what I was looking for, heavy duty, great sounding and all the beefy tone behind it. I play a lot of Sludge and Stoner music and this pedal is by far the best for it. Recommended!

Solidly built with a great sound

Excellent sounding pedal, solidly built, quiet even at high gain.

Classic distortion

Great solid pedal built like a tank, very robust but input came loose after a while might be wise to tighten every few months, looks good, plenty of gain, good tone shaping, has a lot of bass in sound, fairly high gain, raspy distortion, great lead tone for heavy rock.

This pedal is extremely well built and the controls are simple which means it is easy to get the sound wanted. The sound of the pedal is very good and sounds great through all my guitars and amps.

A classic...

This is a classic distortion pedal, that can handle anything (from overdrive to fuzz). The sounds coming from this one into a tube amp are legendary. The only peculiar about it, is the different dc socket, but it is easily solved with an adaptor or a battery. Definitely worth having!

Indestructible and Versatile

I had my eye on a few distortion and fuzz pedals before i bought this particular one and took my time thinking of what would suit me best. I'm glad i chose this one, it is a really versatile pedal being able to blur the lines between straight up distortion and fuzz. The actual build quality is pretty great as well it's so strong i can't see how anything could ever put so much as a dink in the casing.

The knobs are very sensitive in changing the sounds so it is a fantastic choice for anyone who likes to dial in a specific tone for a wide variety of options.

Overall, I'd have to say this is a great buy for anybody in the market for a distortion/Fuzz pedal but can't decide which to go for.