Cheesy goodness! ![Cheesy :D](https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
Man, I'd forgotten how totally nasty a Rat can be. The bottom is kind of farty on the low strings below the 7th fret (might want to fix that eventually), but the upper registers sing. I love how Rats kind of bubble slowly with this ever-changing harmonic structure. It sounds like rolling lava, threatening to explode at any moment. Rosie certainly has as much dirt as I'll ever need, which is exactly what I built it for. My "normal" lead sound is more "ampy" - either a hot clean boost or a clear, dynamic overdrive (Eternity or modded SD-1). Rosies' job is going to be over-the-top fuzzy stuff, and infinite-sustain special effects.
The dirt really comes on fast. It cleans up way down around 1, but by 2 it's really dirty and goes up slowly from there.
I always had a thing against Turbo Rats - I rmember trying one 25 years ago and leaving with a negative impression. Gearmandude's YouTube demo of the BYOC Rat clone reinforced that negtive image; I just liked the diode clipping better. But now, I'm really glad I put the LEDs and mini-switch in Rosie - all three tones are different and usable. The center position probably won't get used much since I have my normal OD/boost pedal instead, but if this was my only dirt pedal then I could see using all three positions.
This was all through my 18 Watter clone, with the attenuator (Weber MiniMASS) turned way down to bedroom level. I can't wait to crank it up, take off the "blanket" and get a listen to more of the high-end detail. The end game is going to be a shootout with my Monte Allums Recto Mod DS-1; another great distortion pedal but maybe a bit too polite for my needs. Rosie should fix that problem easily.
![Cheesy :D](https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
Man, I'd forgotten how totally nasty a Rat can be. The bottom is kind of farty on the low strings below the 7th fret (might want to fix that eventually), but the upper registers sing. I love how Rats kind of bubble slowly with this ever-changing harmonic structure. It sounds like rolling lava, threatening to explode at any moment. Rosie certainly has as much dirt as I'll ever need, which is exactly what I built it for. My "normal" lead sound is more "ampy" - either a hot clean boost or a clear, dynamic overdrive (Eternity or modded SD-1). Rosies' job is going to be over-the-top fuzzy stuff, and infinite-sustain special effects.
The dirt really comes on fast. It cleans up way down around 1, but by 2 it's really dirty and goes up slowly from there.
I always had a thing against Turbo Rats - I rmember trying one 25 years ago and leaving with a negative impression. Gearmandude's YouTube demo of the BYOC Rat clone reinforced that negtive image; I just liked the diode clipping better. But now, I'm really glad I put the LEDs and mini-switch in Rosie - all three tones are different and usable. The center position probably won't get used much since I have my normal OD/boost pedal instead, but if this was my only dirt pedal then I could see using all three positions.
This was all through my 18 Watter clone, with the attenuator (Weber MiniMASS) turned way down to bedroom level. I can't wait to crank it up, take off the "blanket" and get a listen to more of the high-end detail. The end game is going to be a shootout with my Monte Allums Recto Mod DS-1; another great distortion pedal but maybe a bit too polite for my needs. Rosie should fix that problem easily.