[HN Gopher] History and Timeline of the Proco Rat Pedal (2021)
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       History and Timeline of the Proco Rat Pedal (2021)
        
       Author : brudgers
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2026-02-01 23:53 UTC (5 days ago)
        
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       | brudgers wrote:
       | Related podcast https://youtu.be/QfwpClT_26E?si=9z1cHjSvvNM4Bgnp
        
       | WorkerBee28474 wrote:
       | It makes sense that something is obsessive was written by JHS.
        
       | vondur wrote:
       | Man, I had one of those in the late 80's. I thought it sounded
       | bad. Turns out you are supposed to use it as a boost for your
       | amp's distortion.
        
       | fuzzfactor wrote:
       | >Kalamazoo already had a thriving musical scene in 1974 and was
       | the ideal location for a musical gear company to launch.
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       | It was also the original home of Gibson guitars since their
       | founding at the turn of the century, where Gibson remained until
       | the 1980's when they moved to Nashville.
       | 
       | IOW the famous Les Pauls of the classic rock '70's were being
       | manufactured concurrently across town.
        
       | shermantanktop wrote:
       | The Rat-- easily the worst sounding great pedal ever. Boss DS1 is
       | a distant second.
       | 
       | The only way anyone could have figured out how to get good sounds
       | out of these was by some accidental necessity.
       | 
       | The pedal's sound into a clean amp is an audio invitation for you
       | to throw it directly into the bin.
        
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