The Dead Rat

bent · Post by **bent** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:53 am

Cool graphic on this... thinking about building it

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Rat ... dal---The/

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:15 am

It's a mouse?

Bill Oakley · Post by **Bill Oakley** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:02 pm

ProCo Rat's are great pedals. Tonepad has some great projects. There are some good mods for the Rat out there to like the Lube mod.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:13 pm

What is the Lube mod? I built a custom Rat clone a while back with a modified feedback loop on the OA for a different frequency response, one LED swapped for a diode for asymmetric clipping, and omitted the Filter. Back then there wasn't much out there for mods other than the Ruez or whatever mod.

Details?

Bill Oakley · Post by **Bill Oakley** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:15 pm

I'll see if I can find it an post a link to it here.

Edit: It was the Ruetz Rat - Trim pot mod. I heard someone call it the Lube mod somewhere. It's replacing a feedback resistor with an internal trim pot or external pot.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:17 pm

I've wanted to do a DIY rat for a while. I'd put either the ratbones symbol on it:

or Splinter:

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:19 pm

I just stuffed mine in an electrical junction box covered in thick paint. The awesome thing about the original was how TUFF it was, so I wanted the same effect on it.

Bonus is that when the LED clips, it lights up, and you can see the light up through the small holes in the top of it.

Skip · Post by **Skip** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:48 am

reutz mod rulez

suede · Post by **suede** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:50 am

endsjustifymeans wrote:I've wanted to do a DIY rat for a while. I'd put either the ratbones symbol on it:

or Splinter:

I used to draw that picture everywhere back in elementary...

ah the memories...