Let me take a moment here to clarify: the V1 and V2 models are the exact same circuit, and simple adjustments to the Tone/Filter control can achieve identical sounds from each unit. When switching to the OG mode, you are activating the exact circuitry of my 1979 V1 Fringe Logo model, including the accurate Tone control rotation and taper. From a circuitry standpoint, the V1 and V2 Big Box models are practically identical except that the V1’s Tone control increases treble as you turn clockwise while the V2’s Filter control decreases treble in that direction. The V1 also has small silver capped knobs and a Tone knob instead of the more familiar and later produced V2 Filter control labeling. This era of roughly four years covers what is referred to historically as the V1 models.Įarly V1s are also known as the Fringe Logo model and can be identified by the letters R-A-T being in all capital letters with a slight fringe graphic coming from the typeface. The OG mode is a perfect recreation of the first production RATs ever made. When you put it that way, $249 sounds pretty reasonable, right? If you purchased these nine hard-to-find pedals on the used market right now, you would pay around $4,000. This means that when you choose one of the nine legendary or rare modes, you are playing fully analog circuits that perfectly replicate that mode, even down to the aging components (also known as component drift).
Packrat definition series#
Artists from every genre have used the iconic tones in this unassuming black box to create their sounds, including Nirvana, John Schofield, Pink Floyd, Metallica, REM, the Eagles, Jeff Beck and Radiohead.īuilding on our Multi-Mode pedal series that includes the Muffuletta and Bonsai, the PackRat uses the same unique digital runway system to direct the paths of 261 components through 40 individual switches. The PackRat is the ultimate tribute to the 40+ years of rodent evolution and its impact on the guitar’s sound. By 1979 Scott had perfected the circuit in his RAT-infested basement workshop, and the rest is history. They wanted something that didn’t exist in the then mainstream throes of MXR, DOD and even BOSS’s product line they wanted a pedal that could go from overdrive to distortion and then all the way to fuzz. Scott Burnham and Steve Kiraly first had the idea after playing, repairing and modifying all the available distortion pedals on the market. In 1978, the most versatile and influential distortion pedal of all time was invented in Kalamazoo, MI. THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO THE 40+ YEARS OF RODENT EVOLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE GUITAR’S SOUND We added it to our article about the Best Rat-style Distortion Pedals. Hear the sounds of the JHS Pedals RatPack, below. You can find a more in-depth description of the modes here. JHS (2008–2018): Reintroducing the tone of the JHS’s All American and PackRat mods.
Landgraff MO’D (1999): This mode is based on a highly sought-after hand-made RAT-style pedal by Landgraff.Ĭaroline (2010): Based on the Caroline Wave Cannon, a RAT evolution. LA (1986): Based on the RAT-style voice of an Ibanez pedal called L.A. Turbo V6 (1989): Turbo RAT and its heavier clipping thanks to an LED diode.īRAT (1997): Replicates the tone of a lesser-known budget version of the RAT (called BRAT), targeting the grunge crowd with a circuit offering both soft and hard clipping.ĭirty (2004): Dirty RAT voicing with germanium diodes delivering dense saturation and peak clip-off. White Face V3 (1984–1986): White tape RAT, with its classic tapered Filter control. OG (1979–83): First production “Big Box” models, complete with accurate Filter/Tone control rotation and taper. The release of the PackRat multi-mode distortion answers that wonderment with a resounding “yes.”īased on the innovative multi-mode format of the TS-inspired Bonsai (which is one of the company’s best-sellers), the JHS Pedals PackRat is a tribute to the 40+ years of RAT distortion evolution through 9 voices accurately replicating various RAT models and RAT-inspired pedals, including JHS’s popular but now discontinued mod.
We were wondering if the novel YouTube star Joshua Scott of JHS Pedals was still actively working on new stompbox designs, considering how important (and presumably, time-consuming) the video channel appears to have become for him and his team.
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