RAT Mod

Additional Description

The basic Rat mod of ours requires drilling the case. We add a switch to make the unit more of a tone buffet! This is a must-have for people that need their Rat to be much, much more of an overdrive, tube amp pedal! New (May, 2003) Rat pedals ship with a chip (OP07DP) that sounds horrible and has a bad sounding distortion to it, added to the top as a strange fizziness. This is a chip with a 4 digit number. Not our pedals! We found a stash of the correct ICs. These are fast becoming rare and we have the 308 version! Your Rat will sound incredible! If your RAT pedal has any 308 style chip in it, it is OK. We find that the sound is great, and there is no need to change.

We only change the chip if yours doesn't have a 308, and if your rat has the 308 (of any sort), then there is no need to change. The problem we found is with a chip like the OP07DP, that chip had audio problems.

We also do a cap upgrade to improve the overall bass response. This is what happens when a Rat mutates with a Tube Screamer and a Clean Boost! $65 to mod a pedal you send in. Rat II pedals get a blue LED.

All Rat pedals get an tone upgrade as well. Caps are doubled in most cases to give you a little more bottom end meat to the sound. For the guy into pro DISTORTION, this is it.

These pedals have changed so much over time, and only the Name Badge is the same. They act very differently. So, if you had favorite settings, etc., buy an old one and check it out. Some folks say ours nail it perfectly, others hear some nuances in the old one they are just addicted to.

If you like a real cutting type of tone, one that sounds like a British type stack of amps and speakers, then the Rat is for you. Delivers classic tones as heard by Jeff Beck, John Scofield, as well as many Heavy Metal groups! Wide Range! Well, the Rat takes some fine tweaking! The controls are sensitive, but once set, it can be tonal Nirvana!

Purchase Options

Rat II 3 Way (We Mod Your Pedal)
Rat II -- 3 Way - We Mod Yours with a three-way toggle, giving you the Mighty Mouse boost and tailored bass responses. ONLY UNITS BELOW SERIAL NUMBER 300,000. $65

Rat II 3 Way (We Mod Your Pedal) (serial over 300,000)
Rat II -- 3 Way - We Mod Yours with a three-way toggle, giving you the Mighty Mouse boost and tailored bass responses. THIS IS FOR UNITS OVER SERIAL NUMBER 300,000. $99