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ProCo Rat 2

1988 - Present

The RAT 2 signaled the next generation of RAT pedals. While the enclosure remained the same, the silk-screened logo gave way to a Lexan/Mylar overlay with glow-in-the-dark graphics. A red on/off LED was also added. In 2003, Pro Co converted the RAT 2 to a sloped enclosure, which had been used on the Turbo RAT since its introduction

Features:
Glow in the dark Mylar/Lexan overlay for logo
LED and added circuitry for LED
U-Shaped enclosure like small box Rat
203 changed to a sloped side, U shaped enclosure
Current models us a 3PDT switch for bypassing. Eliminating the LED circuitry
Current models now using the new slope edged knobs
Current models using the same circuitry and PCB as the Vintage Reissues

 

1988 Rat 2 front 1988 Rat 2 inside 1988 Rat 2 Serial# RT-083788 Pots have 1987 Date Code so it's a early version
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1995 Rat 2 1995 Rat 2 inside 1995 Rat 2
Bypass:
current production Rat 2 Rat 2 eclosure comparison 2007 Rat 2 (left)

Flat and sloped enclosure comparison (right)

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Manuals and Brochures Links:
Official Rat Distortion Site
Pot Date Codes ProCo Sound
Wikipedia Rat




 

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