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PRO CO RAT SOLO RAT.
First off, the SOLO is not a RAT Pedal, but rather the first of a new
generation of effects pedals from ProCo Sound. While RAT pedals have
been a staple of the guitar industry for decades, Charlie Wicks and his
crew set out to create something new and revolutionary. In this quest,
the SOLO breaks with some of the time honored traditions of their
previous pedals. As you can see from the picture, the SOLO has the
added the cosmetic element of a colored face plate in contrast to the
popular black stompboxes we have come to know from ProCo. This is only
the beginning, and it just gets better from here.
Housed in the same super structure, the steel enclosure that
has become a trademark of ProCo pedals, the SOLO is built to withstand
the most demanding rigors of the road. While it also features the
standard distortion, filter, and volume knobs of the other distortion
pedals in their line, all similarities end there. Two of the most
notable changes are:
ASYMMETRICAL CLIPPING:
Three switchable selectable levels allow you to adapt your sound from a
low wattage vintage tube amp effect, to a modern high wattage, high
gain head unit. These settings are marked as "HOT", "MELT", and "BURN".
This is equivalent of having three different distortion pedals in one.
These are accessed via the three way switchblade on the top of the
unit. ProCo also suggests using the lowest setting to lower the overall
volume of the pedal without losing any of the distortion.
SCOOP:
This allows you to select the amount of mid range frequencies that you
would like to remove. Used in concert with the tone control, you have
an extremely wide and diverse tonal pallet from which to choose. It is
much like having the mid range control of a parametric equalizer at
your fingertips.
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