You can't date a rat by its serial number. This was the first year ProCo reversed their 'Whiteface' logo to be white on black.

Download Hike Messenger For Samsung Galaxy Y Duos. I'm looking at buying a 'Small-Box RAT' sight unseen with serial number rt-063976. I hope that helps! SMurphy28, Jan 8, 2009. The two numbers in the middle are the year the pedal was made. I've got ProCo Vintage Reissue Big Box Rat & want to determine the year of manufacture. I understand this type of hairy fat tone is not everyone’s cup of tea but if it is what you are looking for, chances are a proco RAT 2 will do it for you. I have recorded two videos showing the fat tone you can get from a Telecaster and a RAT. In particular, I find it as effective with single coils as it is with humbuckers which is where I find most distortion pedals to be lacking. Gilmourish has an about the RAT and explains why it is a good staple distortion pedal.

The volume will not provide a huge boost but a boost nonetheless. The filter is very effective and works differently from most pedals as it cuts highs as you increase it.Ī slight variation can make a big difference. If you are into lower gain overdrive type of sounds there is a lot of alternatives but for high gain distortion types of sound (and for a reasonable price) it is pretty unique. It can go from a nice overdriven sound at lower gain settings to a fat slightly fuzzy distortion at higher gain settings. Nonetheless, if you have your eyes on a second hand RAT 2, you might want to check the serial number under the pedal. I have not been able to compare mine to a more recent model tonewise so I will not comment first hand on that. According to (who knows a thing or two about effects), the RAT 2 made after serial number 300000 (early 2008) are of inferior quality. My model has a below 300000 serial number.

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