ProCo RAT 2 Reissue

Very easy to get a Poop sound out of.
When I talked to ProCo they said that the Rat 2 would be better than the Turbo Rat for my taste. THEY WERE WRONG. Rat 2, the worst sounding pedal I've ever owned hands down. Noisy with awful tone.

I know tone, tube amps, les pauls & teles. I have owned most every pedal out, other than boutique pedals. I know ProCo is a great company, if this is what made in the USA is all about, stop making pedals. I had an original RAT years ago & really liked it. I have no idea what style music this would be used for. When I had the distortion almost all of the way off, it had tone that made me not want to smash the pedal into a million peices.

These things last forever.

They are very nice at ProCo.

I play Hard Rock/Punk Rock & have been at it for years.
I couldn't put this pedal back on Ebay fast enough. I know people like the Rat 2, but why? I had a Turbo Rat for a short while & it acually sounded pretty cool. However, I would not advise someone to purchase that pedal either. Unless you ran your amp with no gain/overdrive I can't figure out how this pedal could be used.

This is the worst sounding pedal I've ever heard! The Worst!

This is one great distortion pedal. So easy to use, it's only got three knobs--volume, filter, and distortion. It can't get any easier.

It is so easy to get good sounds out of this thing. I play a Gibson Les Paul Studio or Fender Standard Strat, through the Rat, and into my Carvin Bel Air tube amp. This set up just ROCKS! It is not noisy at all, about the same as a Metal Zone, relatively quiet. I get the sound that I have been looking for. Studio quality distortion. Does not sound as "processed" as the Metal Zone.

This thing is solid. Heavy duty construction. I'd hate to drop it on my toe or something!

I play mainly rock in some form or another. A little metal now and then. The Rat can do it all. It makes me sound like some of my favorite artists. I have been playing for almost 20 years and this is the best, quality distortion pedal that I have tried. If it came up missing I would certainly get another one. It's easy to use and it sounds awesome. Don't go buy another pedal, get the Rat 2, you won't be sorry. Overall, I can't give it a "10" because nothing is perfect! But it sure is close.

Three knobs, how easy can it be..It takes a little while to get your favorite sound....but then, wow!!!!!!
no manual needed

At the moment I play a Marshall jcm 2000 dsl. And after buying the RAT I
am now looking for an amp with a better clean sound then marshall. I bought the marshall for its overdrive, but this baby (my RAT) beats it on every front.
It sounds like heaven!!!!!
There is NO better distortion in this world or the afterworld, and I bet you won't find any better in outerspace!!!!

backup, not needed. this thing is build like a tank! AND IT LOOKS GOOD TOO

not needed, but I rely on Procosound. They are very reliable

I play postpunk/new wave put in the new millenium..a little avantgarde, rock enz..
this RAT is suitable for every kind of rock music. I've had an ibanez tubescreamer, bigmuff, mxr distortion + and they stay behind where this RAT keeps climbing up to heaven (believe me it does!)
If it would be stolen I woulnd't buy one, but two instead.

BUY A RAT.....STOP LOOKING FOR A BETTER DISTORTION...BETTER THEN A TUBESCREAMER, BETTER THEN A BIGMUFF, BETTER THEN ANY OVERDRIVE MARSHALL EVER BUILD..THIS THING RULES, IT'S KING, IT'S GOD, IT'S EVERYTHING!!!

It's so ease. Three Knobs. One you set the distortion amount, one for Filter ( a kind of equalizer that give a live and body to your distortion, and at last a volume.

If you close your eyes you probably will think you are hearding a tube amp sound. Amazing sound for just a pedal. I always heard about it , but the first time I played with one I understanded why It's so claimed and respected.I play with a fender ( SA and 89 EMG equipped ) and a Wolfgang Special flame Top in a Marshall JCM 2000 (DSL 100). Sometimes I use the Rat 2 sound instead of Marshall to have a different distortion sound.
It will not let you down

I had never deal with them

Sometimes I gig and I don't want to take all equipment (JCM 2000 /Cabinet, etc) , I just take some pedals and the RAT 2.I love it and if it were stolen I would buy another one as fast as I can

It's the simplest piece of electronic equipment i've ever used.
Hard NOT to get a good sound. Sounds awesome through a good tube amp with decent speakers.

My current setup is: Gibson SG special--boss tuner--rat--mxr micro amp--Sovtek MIG 50--avatar 2x12 w/V30's. I'm a simple, classic kind of guy. I need a good warm clean, a good crunch, and a smooth, full, tight open chord sound.
Hardly any noise even with my hi-output PU's.
I bought it because I saw Dave Grohl(foo Fighters) using it alot in the earlier foo days, plus he always had it on the floor in live videos and pics. I also saw Jim from Jimmy Eat World using it in a picture. I bought it because of all the different guitarists I saw using it. It gets that good ol marshall sound in a little black box. Think Jimmy Eat World's "the middle" and that sound is exactly what this pedal does best. Good for solos, crunchy chords and sounds awesome in dropped D. I have no doubt I'll use this pedal for the rest of my years, nothing can replace it.

I step on it every day and it still looks new. It's built like a tank. THICK guage metal casing. Its almost ridiculous how they built this thing. I'm surprised its not painted camo. Its so heavy you could bash someones head in with it, and throw into the wall 10 times and it'd probably still work.

Never had to, but I hear they're very friendly.

It's gotta be rock'n'roll music...if you wanna dance with me!
Foo Fighters, Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat world, Saves the day, Taking back sunday to name just a few. Great match. I would buy another one on the spot if it were lost or stolen, I depend on it that much. I love everything about it, the look, the sound, its everything i need and nothing i don't. Again, I bought it because pro's used it. It beats the poo out of it's competitors. It definitely helps me make music.

Price paid $64.95 NEW at AMS mail order, I just wanted to say in comparing a brand new Rat 2 to my early rat 2,which is at least 10 years old, there are a few differences! The new rat the knobs slip off very easily, old one they must be glued on - wont budge, the pots on the new one also are very sensitive at low settings, especially the distortion and volume , they pretty much act like switches ,not enough, not enough then wham too much - need a little headroom hear in the lower settings.
Upon further examination, the circuit has changed slightly and somethings are in different places but still the same high quality components - dont think this has effected the sound much, still the greatest distortion pedal for the money and quite possibly any money. I wish they still made the rack rat but with real channel switching ability instead of the turn one off then turn the other on - that was really stupid - could have sold a ton with proper switching.

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