PRO CO FAT RAT
In the time since many classic guitar
effects were invented in the ‘60s and ‘70s
there have been distinct shifts in tonal
preferences among electric guitar players.
Among the most prominent of these is
the desire for increased low end. Classic
overdrive and distortion pedals can be
very mid-heavy, which doesn’t always work
well in an era where dropped tunings and
extended range instruments have become
increasingly common. Many popular
aftermarket mods for vintage distortion
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boxes like the Pro Co Rat have addressed
this modern yearning for big bottom,
and now Pro Co has addressed it as well
with the Fat Rat. This reworked reissue
adds many popular modifications to this
beloved circuit, including a Fat mode,
several clipping options, 18-volt operation
for huge headroom, and a socketed op-
amp for solder-free chip swapping. It is
also made in the USA, hits the streets at
199 dollars, and could very well be the
best Rat yet.
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