Trying to restore some lows

[Zayvee]

I recently purchased a vintage pro co rat. This would be the exact distortion I was looking for if it just didn't suck my lows. I can go from a crunchy and violent punch to a smooth boomy sustained roar.

I have a reissue active jaguar bass, 2 x ampeg 410 svt powered by an ampeg svt 4 pro.

My question is, what should I use to restore my lows? I've looked into some bass boosts like the EHX mole but I've read that it can cancel my distortion. Or just a plain boost like the lpb-1. I've also looked into some EQ pedals, like the Boss GEB-7.


I just dont know what road to go down.

[BassBrass]

A blender. Boss LS2 (cheepest) if you know that a Rat doesn't reverse the polarity of the signal path...if it does you'd need the Xotic Blender that has a polarity switch.
Once you take out low end it's gone, and if you attempt to simulate it with an EQ, the result is mush...you are boosting nothing or very little...

[moose23]

or get the rat modded so that doesn't lose as much bass.

[Silent Fly]

If you like the sound of the RAT, I suggest you mod it (or find someone that can mod it for you).

[moles]

I have no experience with the Rat, but when I used to find myself in similar situations, I'd boost the lows going in to the overdrive/distortion. It's true you can't eq back what's not there, but I found this to work out much better.
That, plus the blending/modding suggestions...

[RickenBoogie]

You cannot "add back" anything that's lost. You CAN use a bypass looper, or blender pedal, or have the pedal modified.