Pro Co Rat 2 as a boost for my bass??

jayk · #1 09-29-2009, 04:01 PM

So i need a volume boost pedal for my bass, and one of my friends is selling a pro co rat 2 (guitar pedal). I havnt had chance to try it out, and i want to buy it asap before he sells it on. Would it work as a volume boost? for my bass not as a overdrive or distortion, just a signal boost!

Ps. ive heard it works as a volume boost for guitar.

rratajski · #2 09-29-2009, 04:09 PM

It will still thin out and color your tone.

McSpunckle · #3 09-29-2009, 04:18 PM

I'm not sure they'll get 100% clean, and even if they did, you'd lose some bass.

Mingus Addict · #4 09-29-2009, 04:25 PM

I think it would make A LOT more sense to just buy an Electro-Harmonix LPB-1. They're only $40 new which may be the same or less than your friend is selling his Rat for and it will do an infinitely better job at being a clean boost.

RickenBoogie · #5 09-29-2009, 06:02 PM

ANY clean boost would be WAY better.

JimmyM · #6 09-29-2009, 09:16 PM

You don't buy a Rat for a clean boost. You buy it for a gnarly distortion tone. On guitar. I've given up using a Rat on bass for anything but recording. I love the sound but it requires a blend to work with bass, and I hate blending now that there's bass-specific pedals that have it built in or don't need it.

The Ethanator · #7 09-29-2009, 10:21 PM

the turbo rat has better bass response from what ive heard, but i have yet to try one out. the rat 2 i played with has alot of bass loss, i wouldnt use it unless you have an eq right after it to compensate

JimmyM · #8 09-29-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by The Ethanator

the turbo rat has better bass response from what ive heard, but i have yet to try one out. the rat 2 i played with has alot of bass loss, i wouldnt use it unless you have an eq right after it to compensate

Can't EQ in what isn't there to begin with.