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The Pro Co "The RAT" is a guitar effects pedal produced by Pro Co Sound. The original RAT was developed in the basement of Pro Co's Kalamazoo, Michigan facility in 1978. Numerous variations of the original RAT pedal are still being produced today. The basic RAT has changed in appearance over the years, but its tone has remained largely the same, although there is a general consensus that the mid-1980s versions are superior sonically. Pro Co has also introduced tonal variations of the RAT, including the Turbo RAT, and You Dirty RAT, among others. The Pro Co RAT became very popular in the early 1980s, thanks in part to notoriety gained by its use by artists such as Jeff Beck and Joe Walsh. Since that time, the RAT and its variations have been used by some of the most influential guitarists in the world. This list includes Francis Dunnery, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Matt Bellamy, David Gilmour, Kevin Eubanks, Thom Yorke, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, James Dean Bradfield, John Christ, Dave Grohl, Justin Chancellor, Lawrence Chandler,〔http://www.guitargeek.com/lawrence-chandler-bowery-electric-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-1994/,〕 Kevin Shields, Andy Summers, Thurston Moore, Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg of Pavement, Ichirou Agata of Melt-Banana,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://vintage.guitargeek.com/rigview/262 )〕 Paul Reynolds of A Flock of Seagulls, Graham Coxon,〔 Bernard Butler, Alex Turner, Jerry Cantrell, Peter Buck, Nuno Bettencourt, Paranoid Time, James Hetfield, Joe Perry, Buzz Osborne, Sunn O))), Justin Shekoski, Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Sonny Sharrock, Nels Cline of Wilco and John Linger of Neils Children. ==History== The origins of the Pro Co "The RAT" can be traced back to the mid-1970s, when Pro Co engineers Scott Burnham and Steve Kiraly repaired and hot-rodded existing distortion pedals, such as the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face. Burnham decided he could build a superior product from the ground up, and designed "The RAT" pedal. In 1978, "The RAT" was being built as a custom-order product. Only twelve of these pedals, commonly referred to as the “Bud Box" RAT, were produced. Each pedal was built in a standard project box, hand painted, and hand drilled. By 1979, as the pedal became more popular, Pro Co began mass-producing them. This iteration was built in a custom designed, rectangular sheet-metal enclosure, with an L shaped removable top/back section giving access to the internals. The top panel was labeled with Pro Co Sound "The RAT" and the three control knobs as Distortion, Tone and Volume. In 1983, Pro Co switched to a smaller, U-shaped enclosure. Finally, in 1988, the RAT2 was introduced, which included an on/off LED. Various RAT2 circuit board layouts and wiring configurations have surfaced in the last few years, including the noted "RAT3 version A and B" all under the RAT2 moniker. The RAT2 model is still available today, but in 2008 production moved to China and is now manufactured by Neutrik for Pro Co Sound. Other models of RAT products include: *Juggernaut (1979) *R2DU (1984) *RAT2 (1988) *Turbo RAT (1989) *Vintage RAT (1991) *BRAT (1997) *Deucetone RAT (2002) *Juggernaut Bass RAT (2003) *You Dirty RAT (2004) *'85 Whiteface RAT Reissue (2010) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pro Co RAT」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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