Gear / Pedal
ProCo RAT
On 5 sourced rigs at ToneLineage.
Who uses it
- Jeff BeckSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…vox ac30s. he also played through a variety of fuzz pedals and echo units along with this set-up and used the pro co rat distortion pedal. the pickup is based on a gibson pickup rewound by duncan and used in a salvaged telecaster…” Wikipedia: Jeff Beck ↗
- Kurt CobainNevermind sessions 1991
Community report, unconfirmed. Listed alongside the DS-1 for Nevermind dirt. GroundGuitar (fan archive): Kurt Cobain's Nevermind gear and studio notes ↗
- Thurston MooreSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…zmaster. his primary stage amp has been the peavey roadmaster paired with a marshall cabinet. he has used the proco rat, big muff, and mxr blue box pedals in various combinations to achieve his unique distorted and feedback-laden…” Wikipedia: Thurston Moore ↗
- Jonny BucklandViva la Vida / Mylo Xyloto 2008–2012
ProCo Rat (vintage): Community-reported; unconfirmed. Equipboard quote: 'we used a vintage Rat pedal'. Equipboard (crowd-sourced): Jonny Buckland's gear ↗
- Tom BukovacBlackbird Studio session rig 2020
Affordable clones & alternatives
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- Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal~$68 new approx.
- Budget clone
- Boss DS-1
- Boutique clone
- Boss DS-1W
Suggested alternative Clones are editorial suggestions, not claims about what any artist uses.
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