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Rat, Bass Muff, Swollen Pickle

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stephen3547

Apr 20, 2013
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Which one of these would be best for crunch and singing lead lines in the higher register? I've been thinking the Rat but Im having trouble settling on one.

I've heard that the Rat doesn't have much low end, but I've tried the muff and the pickle and I almost found them to be too bass-heavy. Could someone who has tried these pedals give me some inisihht?
 
#5
stephen3547 said:
That's a modeler right? How realistic is it?
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Check the thread on it. Many modeler skeptics (myself included) have been converted by this pedal.

I've a/b compared it to the actual analog pedals and it either nails them or gets within spitting distance and couples each with a great noise gate, eq and clean blend.

And in many cases the OFD sounds preferable to many guys to the real thing.
 
#8
Id go rat. I hated the bass muff and the swollen pickle. The bass muff was just really thin sounding compared to the russian muffs. Maybe if you havent heard a russian muff you would like the bass big muff. The swollen pickle was had too much low end and just sounded muddy no matter what setting I had it on. I also messed with the pots inside too. If you want a muff I suggest the blackout musket the mids knob is amazing.
 
#11
I use a rat (actually a clone) for really dirty sounds. I have a little natural distortion coming from the amp (Mesa 400) that responds well to my dynamics, but kick on the rat for full-on washy distortion which is nice for chords and for big sounding intros and outros.

the swollen pickle is more of a fuzz which is not useful to me.

the bass muff is kind of in the middle, you might like it because with both the tone and sustain around noon, you do still have solid low end and it sounds good in the higher register.
 
#17
Diaz said:
Awww man, i'm a fan of how the Rat2 sounds on guitar and have heard you guys talk about the Rat Tail before but always thought it was meant for guitar. I think i'm in love now.
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You're in luck!
From our FAQ page:
Will the pedal work for bass or guitar?
All of our pedals are tuned to be used equally with bass, guitar, vocals, keys, etc. They work w/ active instruments, too...you may need to turn your volume down, just as you would do with 99% of all other effects w/ actives.
 
#18
Dude. Rat Tail, Rat King, Grey Stache (big muff), or any combination of the two are available from Fuzzrocious. Just do it. Has anyone ever had regrets from buying any of Ryan's stuff? I've yet to hear of a single instance, but if so, dude is so cool I'm sure he'd make you happy.
 

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