Amp-like distortion pedals

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:30 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:
cobascis wrote:
JJLipton wrote:Honestly i never liked the RAT either due to its lack of brightness. Right now im also looking for a pedal, The fulltone full drive 2 looks very cool.....2 stage overdrive? Very amp-like, if you ask me. Do you like tube screamers?
The rat is one of the brightest distortion pedals you can buy?
I have limited experience with a turbo RAT but bright is barely the description I would use... more searing.

I've found Turbo Rats to be a lot darker than Rats, they're not just a Rat circuit with different bits - or at least I don't think they are. The You Dirty Rat on the other hand is very similar in design to the Rat, just a few different things inside to make it more fuzzy.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:31 pm

johnnyseven wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:
cobascis wrote: The rat is one of the brightest distortion pedals you can buy?
I have limited experience with a turbo RAT but bright is barely the description I would use... more searing.
I've found Turbo Rats to be a lot darker than Rats, they're pretty different pedals. The You Dirty Rat on the other hand is very similar in design to the Rat, just a few different things inside to make it more fuzzy.

it might have been a you dirty rat now that you mentioned it.

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:01 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:
johnnyseven wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote: I have limited experience with a turbo RAT but bright is barely the description I would use... more searing.
I've found Turbo Rats to be a lot darker than Rats, they're pretty different pedals. The You Dirty Rat on the other hand is very similar in design to the Rat, just a few different things inside to make it more fuzzy.
it might have been a you dirty rat now that you mentioned it.

Sorry guys i forgot to mention...i had a robert keeley modded RAT II. It seemed very fuzzy to me...i'm a lead player and at times a shameless shredder. I find that fuzzy pedals in general dont work well for fast alternate picking/tapping..it just doesnt "track" fast enough with the pick...does that make any sense?

DGW · Post by **DGW** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:03 am

Give the Boss power Stack A try..Its a versital amp like pedal..great price..

dorfmeister · Post by **dorfmeister** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:21 pm

I've got a Coopersonic Twin Tube overdrive and it is very amp-like.

You might also check out the Menatone pedals that are based on the pre-amps of well known amps.

I had a Top Boost in a Can which is supposed to sound like an AC30 and it was good. The Workingman's Blue is supposed to be like a JTM45. I don't think either would be a very good replacement for a Rat pedal, though.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:29 pm

dorfmeister wrote:I've got a Coopersonic Twin Tube overdrive and it is very amp-like.

Do you mean the Valveslapper?