ProCo RAT 2
Rating: 4.5 / 5
From light grit to full-on fuzz-adjacent distortion, the RAT does more than any pedal at the price. The Filter knob is the secret weapon.
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Pros
- Huge tonal range
- Unique Filter control
- Built like a tank
- Used on countless records
Cons
- Can get noisy at extremes
- Single-knob tone takes practice
- Larger footprint than mini pedals
The most versatile dirt box going
The RAT covers an enormous range: back the distortion off for a gritty overdrive, crank it for thick, saturated lead tones, and use the Filter (a reverse tone control) to go from dark and smooth to bright and cutting. It has been used on countless records across rock, punk, alt and metal.
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For the money, nothing else gives you this much usable range, and the build is famously bombproof.