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09-07-2012, 11:24 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Fuzzrocious Pedals, Blackout Effectors | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by TravTrav What makes the Rat Tail so superior over a normal Rat? Is it the selection of clipping diodes you guys like? Clean blend? | There isn't a clean blend on the rat tail unless you have it modded to have one.
The reason the rat tail is a good option over a normal rat is that it has better low end retention than a stock rat. To get the most out of a rat, they need to be modded or run in a clean blend loop.
Plus there are so many variants of the rat, that some are just terrible (the current production rat 2 for instance).
Sometimes its just easier to get something that does what I needs to without extra work.
I've got a 91 big box ri that has a bass adjust. An 84' whiteface with cap upgrades and a clean blend, and a rat king with a clean blend. I love all three and each has it's own sound. There's some overlap, and overall they're all similar but I wouldn't get rid of any of them. |
09-07-2012, 03:02 PM
|  | needs more fuzz. | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | | | Only one Rat? I want an original white face (modded with a clean blend), my Rat Tail, the Earthbound Iron Pig I have on pre-order and maybe a few more. Hell, I'd like a second Rat Tail (or Rat King) with clean blend and feedback switch.
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Originally Posted by behndy  'm a VERRRRRRRrrrrry excited little knob twiddler. | |
09-07-2012, 03:54 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Fuzzrocious Pedals, Blackout Effectors | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh Pelican Only one Rat? I want an original white face (modded with a clean blend), my Rat Tail, the Earthbound Iron Pig I have on pre-order and maybe a few more. Hell, I'd like a second Rat Tail (or Rat King) with clean blend and feedback switch. | Sounds familiar....I too will probably end up checking out that iron pig eventually. Can never have too many rats... |
09-07-2012, 06:16 PM
| | needs more fuzz. | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | | | I'm hoping it achieves fairly different tones than the Rat Tail. If they're way too close, I'll probably it and keep the RT.
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Originally Posted by behndy 'm a VERRRRRRRrrrrry excited little knob twiddler. | |
09-07-2012, 06:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Zealand | | | Rat Tail rules. Favourite pedal evar. cuts through everything, and sounds insane at higher volumes
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12-12-2012, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by vegas532 | gahh i still dont get how you get this bass tone. im assuming its mainly coming from a boss equalizer with a little dirt? |
12-12-2012, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by nate56 gahh i still dont get how you get this bass tone. im assuming its mainly coming from a boss equalizer with a little dirt? | Big Box Rat, all knobs at 1:00 into an SVT-4 Pro with an SVT 810...and the Ripper is a MAJOR factor!
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12-12-2012, 07:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pinckney Michigan | | | He doesn't use a Boss eq. That sound is an OCD a vintage Rat an SVT 4pro and an Ampeg 8x10. The Ripper helps too.
Dammit, Thom.... you beat me.
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12-12-2012, 07:56 PM
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12-12-2012, 07:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pinckney Michigan | | | Ok........
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12-12-2012, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by skulletwhip Ok........ | Seconded. 
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12-12-2012, 08:47 PM
| | Guzzyguz | | | | | well i gotta 83' big box rat, just got a demon king and i have svt-3 pro running with a pbass. hopefully this works out....lol |
12-12-2012, 08:47 PM
| | Guzzyguz | | | | | also splitting the signal with a ls-2... |
12-13-2012, 04:42 AM
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Builder for FUZZROCIOUS PEDALS | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mount Laurel, NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by vegas532 Seconded. | Thirded.
Why?! |
12-13-2012, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Tupac | I remember friends tryin to convince me this band was not like Limp Bicuit years ago. It never worked. "But it looks good on you though" - Rodney Dangerfield
Btw, this has not one thing to do with old skin
Is he even using a rat?
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12-13-2012, 08:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pinckney Michigan | | | No Rat. Think the dude used a Muff.
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12-13-2012, 08:59 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Gainesville,FL | | | Iron Pig is the first Rat I have bonded with (I haven't tried a rat tail or rat king though). I used to have an '81 Rat, I freaking hated it. I had it since I was a kid and sold it for a few hundred bucks. |
12-13-2012, 09:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BALTIMORE CITY | | | I've used several rats and I can see their value but I have never got them to sound like they do in some of these videos.
I know bass/amp/other effects plays an important part but there has to be a lot more going on. |
12-13-2012, 09:28 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | Here is a couple new pix of my One Off Rat Clone built by the Guitar Playing in the band I'm in ... it kills!   |
12-13-2012, 10:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | Just got the Iron Pig the other day. WOWZA. It is a Rat buffet. Hot dang that thing slays. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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