ProCo Small Box RAT 1985 Blackface Motorola LM308N

ProCo Vintage Small Box RAT 1985 Blackface Motorola LM308N

From the very beginning, the RAT was destined to define “The Sound of the Underground.” It was, after all, born underground in the cavernous basement of the Pro Co Sound factory in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. From these humble origins, the RAT has evolved from a single, hand built prototype into a family of the most versatile and most recorded distortion pedals in the world.
The RAT is a very straight-forward stompbox with three controls: Distortion, Filter and Volume. The RAT’s Distortion really gives you three different types of distortions in one. The control not only adds more gain as you turn the knob clockwise, but it also takes on different characteristics—everything from a bluesy overdrive to biting distortion to fuzzed-out sonic bliss. The Filter control, which is a 6db octave low pass filter, acts as a reverse tone control. Turning the Filter knob clockwise the treble rolls off, allowing for smaller adjustments to the harmonic frequencies provided by the RAT.

The rest is standard fare: Volume control, mono input and outputs, 9V jack, and a battery compartment on the backside of the pedal. Everything is housed in the same black U-shaped chassis.