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product_id: 2463922
title: "Turbo RAT"
brand: "proco"
price: "€ 252.22"
currency: EUR
in_stock: null
reviews_count: 10
category: "Proco"
url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/2463922-turbo-rat
store_origin: PT
region: Portugal
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# 100% analog signal path Heavy-duty industrial controls Virtually indestructible steel enclosure Turbo RAT

**Brand:** proco
**Price:** € 252.22
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎸 Unleash legendary distortion — be the sound everyone’s chasing!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Turbo RAT by proco
- **How much does it cost?** € 252.22 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/2463922-turbo-rat)

## Best For

- proco enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted proco brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Pure Analog Power:** Experience unfiltered, warm distortion with a 100% analog signal path that preserves your guitar’s true tone.
- • **Cut Through the Mix:** With twice the output of the original RAT and a versatile Filter control, your sound stays bright and clear in any band setting.
- • **Iconic Distortion Palette:** Unlock a broad spectrum of overdrive, fuzz, and distortion tones that defined post-punk and indie rock for 20+ years.
- • **Rugged Industrial Controls:** Heavy-duty footswitches, knobs, and jacks ensure reliable performance when it matters most.
- • **Built to Last, Built to Rock:** Encased in Pro Co’s legendary steel enclosure, this pedal withstands the rigors of every gig and tour.

## Overview

The Turbo RAT distortion pedal delivers intense, classic RAT tones through a 100% analog signal path housed in a virtually indestructible steel enclosure. Featuring heavy-duty industrial footswitches and controls, it offers twice the output of the original RAT with a bright, less compressed sound. Perfect for musicians seeking iconic post-punk and indie distortion, it guarantees true bypass for noise-free switching and a versatile Filter control to tailor your tone.

## Description

Are you the type of musician who hears the beauty in a dissonant chord? Does feedback sound like violins to your ear? The Turbo RAT distortion pedal is for the guitarist who would rather create their own sound than emulate someone else's. Tear the system down and build it back up yourself! The Turbo RAT is the most intense pedal in the RAT family. For those brave enough to harness its power, it provides a palette of distortion unequaled by any other pedal. This is why it has been a main ingredient in the post punk/indie rock movement of the past twenty years. Boasting more than twice the maximum output of the original RAT, the Turbo RAT is hard-clipping while the mid-range frequencies are slightly scooped. With a less compressed signal, it also has a brighter tone, so you'll have no trouble being heard through the mix. Since this pedal was designed around the musical distortion that made the RAT famous, it retains these qualities without sounding harsh. The Turbo RAT features the legendary RAT Filter control. Turn it to the right to roll off brittle high-end frequencies. Having trouble cutting through the mix? Turn the Filter down and allow the natural brightness of your instrument to shine through. The Distortion and Volume controls dial in the perfect amount of gain while keeping the level consistent with your clean tone. While there's no mistaking the legendary RAT tone when the pedal is on, true bypass switching guarantees that no extra noise will creep into your signal when it's turned off.

Review: Awesome, nasty, versatile. - This can get an amazingly broad array of pleasing OD, distortion, and fuzz sounds- especially with another OD before and/or after if the amp signal is clean. I can hear crazy amounts of harmonics and octave notes at different settings. Simple and powerful 3 controls. You can hear the design influence of it's predecessors- fuzz face, tone bender, and Big Muff fuzzes. Many of those sounds are in this box. It's glorious and bombastic. I grew up and learned to play guitar in the 1990's, big fan of Nirvana. I didn't know what types of pedals Kurt Cobain or other famous people used. It didn't matter, we used what we had and turned it up LOUD to get there. Didnt know any better. This RAT pedal will get you all those similar, familiar classic sounds and, more importantly, search for our own sounds with it as a tool. There are copies of this circuit design out there, and I can now absolutely recommend the original here to anyone considering a cheaper copy, or an expensively revamped boutique version. This pedal is sweet. Just played it for an hour straight. No regerts.
Review: Old school sound - Awesome pedal

## Features

- 100% analog signal path
- Pro Co's classic, virtually indestructible steel enclosure
- Heavy-duty, industrial footswitches, knobs, and jacks

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0002GZ64M |
| Batteries | 1 9V batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,258 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #9 in Guitar Distortion & Overdrive Effects |
| Color Name | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,129) |
| Date First Available | September 8, 2005 |
| Hardware Interface | 1/4-inch Audio |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Item model number | TRAT |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Product Dimensions | 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches |
| Signal Format | Analog |
| Voltage | 9 Volts |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Proco
- **Color:** Black
- **Item Weight:** 1 Pounds
- **Style:** TURBO RAT
- **Voltage:** 9 Volts

## Images

![Turbo RAT - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81TnM2x+HOL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome, nasty, versatile.
*by B***Y on November 10, 2024*

This can get an amazingly broad array of pleasing OD, distortion, and fuzz sounds- especially with another OD before and/or after if the amp signal is clean. I can hear crazy amounts of harmonics and octave notes at different settings. Simple and powerful 3 controls. You can hear the design influence of it's predecessors- fuzz face, tone bender, and Big Muff fuzzes. Many of those sounds are in this box. It's glorious and bombastic. I grew up and learned to play guitar in the 1990's, big fan of Nirvana. I didn't know what types of pedals Kurt Cobain or other famous people used. It didn't matter, we used what we had and turned it up LOUD to get there. Didnt know any better. This RAT pedal will get you all those similar, familiar classic sounds and, more importantly, search for our own sounds with it as a tool. There are copies of this circuit design out there, and I can now absolutely recommend the original here to anyone considering a cheaper copy, or an expensively revamped boutique version. This pedal is sweet. Just played it for an hour straight. No regerts.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Old school sound
*by D***A on November 30, 2025*

Awesome pedal

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better Than Most Guitarists Assume
*by D***R on July 29, 2014*

As most guitarists who play electric guitar and use effects know this is a pedal that has been around for many years. I have not played through the older original RAT so I can't compare the RAT2 to that but I find this to be a pedal that I could use and get by without anything else. I suppose I am like many players who think that the size of the pedal is clunky and won't fit on a current board, or think that it's just for hard rock or metal. The size is not an issue with me as I bought it to use with a wah on the floor and not part of my regular pedalboard; and, my intent was to use this for classic rock tunes that require a wah/distortion sound. I will use my A/B switch to go between that separate rig and my regular pedalboard. But now I have a dilemma. I play my USA Strat with Lawrence Wilde L45S humbucking pickups (single coil size) into a very good tube amp and I find this thing useable for anything from a light breakup tube-like blues tone to an all-out fuzz with sustain forever. I could use this in place of other pedals I use now. Will this replace the best overdrive, best distortion or best fuzz pedal out there? No. And that's a matter of personal taste anyway. But if you are a gigging player and don't want to take a $300 overdrive out with other expensive pedals that might go AWOL while you take your eyes off them, this pedal, or better yet, two of them, will get you all the dirt tones you need for a wide variety of musical styles. It's really a great pedal and now I feel rather silly for not having given this serious consideration long before now. I encourage anyone who tries this pedal to strum your guitar without the pedal engaged and lock that sound in your brain, and then engage the pedal. Unless you've got the pedal slammed to maximum distortion you'll hear the original guitar sound with distortion added and not a totally different tonal quality added to your original guitar sound. I've used both high end boutique pedals and pedals priced for the working musician and many just don't have that transparency. When you have this quality you can effectively use the volume and tone controls on your guitar. If you are a guitarist who likes to utilize your guitar controls you'll know what I mean. For example, a Tube Screamer is known to add a very noticeable midrange-hump to your guitar tone but if you're looking for a similar tube-like overdrive without the mid boost this will work. I know that fusion jazz guitarist John Scofield has used a RAT for a long time and I never could understand why he would use this pedal based on my previous misconception of this pedal as not useable for fusion or blues styles. If you are looking for a different type of dirt pedal and are tired of all of the Tube Screamer clones (a Tube Screamer is the standard and I'm not knocking it and have used one) try this and you might not feel like you've still got to add a second or third dirt pedal for distortion or fuzz. The build quality is excellent and the controls are smooth. It is well shielded and will hold up to stage abuse.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Pro Co Turbo Rat Distortion Pedal
- MXR Patch Cable 6 in|15 cm - 3 Pack (3PDCP06)

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