Ruetz Rat

[TrevorNorton]

Hey can you guys help me out? i want to preform a mod to my new 2007 ProCo RAT2 and this mod is called the Ruetz mod but the problem is i dont know which resistor to clip. here is the URL: http://www.diyguitaramp.com/rat.html
i cant upload a picture because of my ****** kodak camera but if you have done this mod please help!

[Wren and Cuff]

Just make sure you look for yellow-purple-black-gold, on the light tan resistors. Don't worry about the others unless you can't find the tan one.

If your pedal has the BLUE switch, which a 2007 almost certainly does, than go by that pic on his page.

I've done it once, very ez, but I know how daunting it can look if you've never done electronics before!

best,

matt

[roflol]

sound clips please ;p

[Timi]

Its an interesting sound, less gain and more muddy than the standard Rat sound, but you can roll back the filter and get a weird fuzzy sound.

I put a switch on my Rat so I can go between the modded and standard sounds, but I never use it modded.

[TrevorNorton]

nevermind its no use anyway because i just broke (anger manegment) now how the **** do i close this thread

[JanusZarate]

You can re-solder it to fix it, you know... you're not doomed yet.

Heck, you could even replace the broken resistor for hardly anything.

[TrevorNorton]

Originally Posted by MysticBoo

You can re-solder it to fix it, you know... you're not doomed yet.

Heck, you could even replace the broken resistor for hardly anything.

thanks, but were do i get one? i just might not screw with my gear anymore. but i want to know how the mod sounds with a solid state amp. please be cheap!

[JanusZarate]

A resistor? They're pennies a piece!

The problem is, you'll probably have to buy a small bag of them, since they're rarely sold individually (it's just not practical). It's only a few bucks - you just need to find a match and de-solder the one that's in there to replace it.

Care to show us a photo of the board where you made the cut?

[TrevorNorton]

sorry my camera is very crappy! everytime i take a pic its a blurry and cant tell what the **** your looking at

[Wren and Cuff]

wait, if you broke the resistor you were trying to clip, (the 47 ohm) then it doesn't matter. You just did the mod...

Is that what you mean?

[TrevorNorton]

no, i just plugged it in and couldn't get a decent sound. all i was getting is feedback, not the screeching loud feedback, but the kind of deep type of feedback

[Insouciance]

I am trying to do this mod, but also on the 560 ohm resistor, and I was wondering which resistor that is. On the DIY guitar amp site, it shows the gut shot of an actual rat, but only shows the 47ohm resistor, not the 560 one.

Thanks for the help TB!

[Insouciance]

Forgot to add, that on the diyguitaramp.com site, my rat's board looks like the very first photo, with the red arrow pointing to the clipped resistor. Is the 560 ohm resistor right next to it?

[rratajski]

yes

[PunkRocker33133]

I just did this, and it actually does make a huge difference in the sound

[mynameisjack2]

http://samengstrom.com/nxl/3660/4_ba...e_page.en.html

That should tell you which is which.

[Insouciance]

I am hoping it does, all the 1k pots I find seem to have three prongs, but there are only two holes in the circuit board. The mightier mouse directions have a red line connecting the first and second prongs, does that mean I solder them together? Sorry for all the questions, I just don't wanna mess up my pedal.

[rratajski]

Yes, that's a bridge.

[Insouciance]

Thank you Jack, that will be a very useful tool. I appreciate your help!

[rratajski]

This mod is a great way to get started w/ mods. If you like, move up to a big muff!