Freakshow Brown Rabbit

[grygrx]

Freakshow Brown Rabbit is a Proco Rat clone/variant.

Demo Movie

Situation:
1) Camera (no sound)
2) Looper -> Brown Rabbit -> Amp -> Mixer -> Computer

First movie I ever tired to edit. Give me some latitude

Volume
Pretty straightforward here huh? Turning this knob counter-clockwise gives you less
volume, turning the knob clockwise makes it scare your pets away.

Drive
Also a straightforward knob. Turning this knob counter-clockwise gives you less
distortion, turning this knob clockwise gives you a full on rabid rat!

Filter
This knob adjusts the overall tonality of the pedal. Turning this knob to the left will give
you more bass, turning the knob to the right will make the pedal more trebly etc... pretty simple
huh? Notice how effective it can be to tame that "icepick" guitar, or how you can use it to liven up
that dull sounding guitar you made out of balsa wood when you were 12.

The 3-way select switch
In between the volume and drive knobs is a little selector switch. This switch is used to
select between different drive options the Brown Babbit may be equipped with. From here on it
gets technical...use caution!!!! In the left position (1) the pedal is using a NOS LM308 op-amp
and an asymetrical diode clipping section. This diode configuration is one of what many of the
latest wave of "boutique" overdrive pedals are using to get their sound. In the center position the
pedal is configured to use the NOS LM308 op-amp ONLY! There are no diodes being used here.
Notice the difference in volume? We call this the "boost" mode, it will take you from boosted semi-
warm tones to a light, loud, overdrive. In the right position you have activated the L.E.D. clipping
section of the pedal. In this position you are using the NOS LM 308 op-amp as well as the 2
L.E.D.'s that you can see on the top right of your pedal. Notice that they will light up and flicker as
you play! The more drive you have dialed in combined with how hard you are playing will
determine how bright they get.

[Toasted]

Thanks GRYGRX. I'll give it a look now. This is a rat clone.

[grygrx]

Comments:
1) A lot of gain on tap, points in the video feature audio clipping.
2) The brightest blue led ever.
3) Limited low end loss at lower (overdrivey) settings.
4) Variable sounds depending on chain position. I would say that after the looper (like in the video) it looses a little bit of it's dynamic edge, it sounds better first in chain.

[Toasted]

Am I the only one with no sound on the video?

[grygrx]

Had a guy in the office check on a windows box (w/quicktime) and it works.

[Pearl_jammin]

I love the little smiley face on one of the components!

[whoatherechunk]

hey grygrx.....was this a keeper? i know you put some comments but not a full blown review. i don't think you have this one on bassfuzz.com. i just might be mistaken...

[grygrx]

bit of low end loss, very nice pedal... it wasn't quite what I wanted. If I was looking for a "rat" for guitar, I would buy one again in a second.

[whoatherechunk]

if you wanted a "rat" for a bass which one would you get?

the beavis audio fkr looks pretty promising.

[grygrx]

I'm not 100% convinced I like the sound of the rat on bass. Sorry!

[PunkRocker33133]

I'm gonna have to say that while I liked the way the video was done, the pedal really disappointed me. I don't really like RAT's on bass though so that could be it.

[RCCollins]

Originally Posted by grygrx

I'm not 100% convinced I like the sound of the rat on bass. Sorry!

I do... not that i've found one i'd buy yet, but i DO like a ratty bass