THIS is why every bass player needs a RAT

[Ron Now]

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.

 

[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.

 

[Ron Now]

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...

 

[Josh Pelican]

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.

 

[G3Mitch]

Rat Tail rules. Favourite pedal evar. cuts through everything, and sounds insane at higher volumes

 

[nate56]

Love Young Widows! Let's not forget Brian Cook's usage:

These Arms Are Snakes - Camera Shy - YouTube

gahh i still dont get how you get this bass tone. im assuming its mainly coming from a boss equalizer with a little dirt?

 

[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?

Big Box Rat, all knobs at 1:00 into an SVT-4 Pro with an SVT 810...and the Ripper is a MAJOR factor!

 

[skulletwhip]

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.

 

[Tupac]

Old Skin, meet New Skin

 

[skulletwhip]

Ok........

 

[vegas532]

Ok........

Seconded.

 

[nate56]

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

 

[nate56]

also splitting the signal with a ls-2...

 

[rratajski]

Seconded.

Thirded.
Why?!

 

[lemongrenades]

Old Skin, meet New Skin

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?

 

[skulletwhip]

No Rat. Think the dude used a Muff.

 

[DeltaPhoenix]

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.

 

[father of fires]

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.

 

[Darknut]

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!

 

[Insouciance]

Just got the Iron Pig the other day. WOWZA. It is a Rat buffet. Hot dang that thing slays.