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Showing posts with label Proco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Proco. Show all posts

Thursday, July 6, 2023

PROCO: Rat, 0.15" vero layout

Now this is mainly for my own purposes, as I doubt anyone else will want to build a Rat this way & I only plan on making one.  

Just a standard Rat, built on 0.15" vero and I've prioritised looks of build practicality (or at least what I think looks good anyway).  I have built this, and can confirm that it works   


PROCO RAT - 0.15" VERO LAYOUT


PROCO RAT - 0.15" VERO LAYOUT

The layout probably makes more sense with a photo as a reference




Wednesday, May 12, 2021

PROCO: Rat, with mods

The humble Proco Rat - a staple of distortion throughout the 80s, and then later rediscovered by people that couldn't afford expensive pedals or just liked the sound.  By the way, I refuse to acknowledge the Rat as a fuzz pedal.  Others may, but not me...

Excellent analysis on Electrosmash if you have somehow missed it - link here 

The layout could be smaller, but I like a bit of room on the board, and it's still only 21 wide.


PROCO RAT WITH MODS - VERO LAYOUT

This modded Rat has switching diodes and an adjustable highpass mod using trimmers.  The straight Ruetz-style switch can be a bit much for some people, so the option to dial it in via trimmers and leave it seems like a reasonable idea.

The switching allows for a few diode combinations or just leave off the LEDs for an open setting.

Proco Rat distortion guitar effect vero layout



Same again, but without the trimmers.

Proco Rat distortion guitar effect vero layout




Sunday, July 19, 2020

PROCO: Rat, Point to Point Layout

It's a Rat...   and of course you can build any version of the Proco Rat using this point to point layout.   Pop the Earthquaker Devices Tentacle in front of it and a boost after it,  and now you have a Sunn Life pedal.  

PROCO RAT - POINT TO POINT LAYOUT


Proco Rat distortion pedal point to point layout p2p
 
PLEASE NOTE:  Different coloured lines are not joined.  I hope that obvious, but thought I should mention it anyway.