How's the RAT, I've heard some very good things about it. I've always gone straight into the amp but am thinking of getting some sort of overdrive. Don't want anything too nasty, just to cream it up a little.
neanderpaul > Patrick CurleyOctober 27, 2013 at 1:49am
Rick Hayes > Patrick CurleyOctober 27, 2013 at 12:11am
I have tried a lot of pedals looking for THE sound, a lot, and I still find the rat2 the best. I play blues and don't do metal and don't let the name fool ya, the rat can do just a touch of breakup, like SRVclean to Santana thick, to Albert Collins bright. And a lot of your own tone comes through. Most boxes can't play the strat quack (2 and $) settings without muddying up and most can't do very light OD (cleanish when you play easy and rougher when you give it a spank) they fart out as your signal starts to fade. I have owned the Rat 2 for decades and recently bought a second in case the other starts to act up. I haven't had luck with the other rats. For budget, and a third the price, the Behringer TO800 is a real good pedal (they say its a tube screamer 808 model clone, can get it cheap at Walmart)
Rick Hayes > Rick HayesOctober 28, 2013 at 12:58am
I have added a short recording on my page, one track improv, just to show the softer side of a Rat2. Strat style guitar, in the 4th position, customized by me with personalized graphics by my daughter
I kind of agree with Jeff Maurer. I like something to mess up the sound a little bit (or very much). Something old school or something new and spectacular. For me the CBG needs a companion as charming as itself, preferably home made in an aesthetic enclosure. The multi effect pedals can be as convenient they want, but they are just not charming enough.
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I like the one where it plays Neanderpaul's music, but makes it look like I am playing it.
The rat comes on at 1:35.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_wuZdKCMwE
Hits with a different tone here at 2:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHNvBUdhs2Q
Here it is CuuuhhhhRanked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b2wL-Ym4bc
All of those are klangbox flatpups.
I have tried a lot of pedals looking for THE sound, a lot, and I still find the rat2 the best. I play blues and don't do metal and don't let the name fool ya, the rat can do just a touch of breakup, like SRVclean to Santana thick, to Albert Collins bright. And a lot of your own tone comes through. Most boxes can't play the strat quack (2 and $) settings without muddying up and most can't do very light OD (cleanish when you play easy and rougher when you give it a spank) they fart out as your signal starts to fade. I have owned the Rat 2 for decades and recently bought a second in case the other starts to act up. I haven't had luck with the other rats. For budget, and a third the price, the Behringer TO800 is a real good pedal (they say its a tube screamer 808 model clone, can get it cheap at Walmart)
I have added a short recording on my page, one track improv, just to show the softer side of a Rat2. Strat style guitar, in the 4th position, customized by me with personalized graphics by my daughter
I kind of agree with Jeff Maurer. I like something to mess up the sound a little bit (or very much). Something old school or something new and spectacular. For me the CBG needs a companion as charming as itself, preferably home made in an aesthetic enclosure. The multi effect pedals can be as convenient they want, but they are just not charming enough.
I use an old M-Audio Black Box and play through a Fender Super Champ XD amp.
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