rats!

[toma]

i am thinking of getting a vintage rat 2 re-issue. i would play it through a fender hot rod deluxe (clean channel), with a mexican tele. would i be able to get both heavy and light distortion? i want a pedal to have coldplayesque light distortion, to radiohead/marsvolta style crunch, at both loud and quiet volumes. this pedal appears to be ideal, but i thought idd check with u guys first to see if you had and ideas on this?
cheers
tom

[RSVampire]

RAT pedals are f'ing great. I really dig those and a Big Muff is pretty cool too. You can buy a modded RAT pedal from keeley at http://www.robertkeeley.com/

[toma]

why would i want a mod, are the ordinary ones lame?

[red5]

The newer rats cheaped on the parts.

I had one. Tried it in the store through a JCM 2000. The distortion sounded hands down better and less fizzy than the distortion on the amp. So I thought it would do nicely and bought it, but it was way too harsh through my Major so I sold it. Maybe if I got it modified it would have done better, I am not sure.

I think I am going to try a Soldano supercharger for the Major.

[RSVampire]

Originally Posted by red5

The newer rats cheaped on the parts.

exactly... cheap parts means more coloration of your acual guitar sound and generally more fuzzy than intended.

[toma]

cheers guys, in the end ive gone for a big muff instead as i played one and fell in love. the case seems a bit weak but the tone, man i love it!
t

[Ant1981]

i dont like big muffs, i prefer them to be nice and clean