I have a warm place in my heart for Pro Co. I had and “OG” back in the day and the Rat was my only pedal at that time, going into a clean amp. It was a set it and forget it pedal and everything from there was happening at the Volume on the guitar. My beloved RAT was stolen at a gig and I was devastated. I wrote a letter (remember those?) to PRO CO. Telling them my story and how much I LOVED my RAT. Well, they sent me a brand new RAT and two Pro Co. cables so I could get out there and gig again. To this day, I am deeply grateful to Pro Co. for their kindness and generosity to a working musician. Oh, and I still have the pedal.

@danielcastrodelamata8873

2 жыл бұрын

This is such a heartwarming story

@benink5690

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@cmd_f5

2 жыл бұрын

I love reading stories like that. Right on.

@dreyn7780

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I sent 2 letters to them, and, and... Back then we had to write on reads.

@risteardohaodha23

2 жыл бұрын

I should be in bed but I'm binging on RAT's and I'm so glad I have read your story.

"oh josh made an episode about a pedal he actually made!" the episode is actually about how cool another brand's pedals are, and at the end he tells you not to buy his pedal. love this company

@JeighNeither

2 жыл бұрын

This is his self-deprecating marketing style, he's been doing it for years. First time?

@annieetc.563

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeighNeither hardly lmao, but that doesn't make it not funny

@drdre4397

2 жыл бұрын

@@annieetc.563 Way to politely handle an absolute pineapple.

@MiguelBaptista1981

2 жыл бұрын

He knows it's a joke, he knows most of us know it's a joke, and we'll buy anyway.

@jhspedals

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I cannot explain the amount of joy I feel from seeing and hearing the "He has the box" jingle. EVERY. TIME. I love it!

@jhspedals

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. yes!

@TooPunkToBeAPodcast

2 жыл бұрын

Every time!

@dreyn7780

2 жыл бұрын

The jokes need to stop. That's not MY opinion. That's A warning from the future! Humans don't like strangers joking. I've Seen what happens, hundreds of times and it gets ugly real fast.

@whatskraken3886

2 жыл бұрын

@@dreyn7780 tf?

@esposoman

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the Comodoro Bass Rat pedal... Insane amounts of gain with a blend knob.

I am consistently impressed at what a great guitar player Josh is. He could have easily made a living as a guitarist, but apparently decided he would rather make actual money ;-}

17:00 - oh, *next* week is the deep dive on Rats. I was wondering why this 39 minute thing on Rats was so cursory. Glad you'll get into the details next week.

@theoforde-stiegler

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@matthewwelch9579

2 жыл бұрын

Should have done the Rat History first, do that thing where you “influence” the used market. Then bring The Pack Rat to save our souls, and still have money left for wherever Josh buys coffee.

@thebossandthebeestonstreet9493

2 жыл бұрын

👏🏼

@jhspedals

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Despite all my rage, I’m still ordering this Rat from the JHS page. No, seriously, I have a JHS modded Rat and I still want this.

@dinosoarskill17

2 жыл бұрын

that's the fanboy mentality

@agustinfernandez5115

2 жыл бұрын

the power of a great ad. i would order it too if I weren't broke as f.

@odallard

2 жыл бұрын

@@dinosoarskill17 Oh, yeah, big Rat fan for the past 15 years.

@misterzed

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is Billy Corgan Approved (TM)

@MichtersRyefan

2 жыл бұрын

I need a tone bender and a rat. A cool Marshall. That's all I'm sayin

The digs at Rhett Shull are awesome. I love how he just casually mentions it quick and moves on… classic

@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT

Жыл бұрын

Because Rhett is a moron who is now too rich for everyone else in this space

I can only think of one improvement that can be made to the Pack Rat, Josh. LEDs in the eyes for the power. This needs to happen. I'll even promise to buy the first one.

@mr.giggles4995

Жыл бұрын

Dude, that's fucking marketing gold! It's unacceptable that the eyes aren't LEDs. I wish my Turbo Rat wasn't stolen, I miss that pedal 😔

@VideosVarious2

4 ай бұрын

Oh YEAH,.BABY! Gotta wonder why Josh didn't do that. Might bump the production costs up, maybe? I'd pay the extra for two little red eyes staring up from the pedalboard too!

I hope that someday someone does an biography on Josh, and puts as much effort, attention to detail, and zaniness that he does into his articles, videos, and pedals.

@jwstout007

2 жыл бұрын

& it MUST be a musical with everyone casually wearing the pedal costumes and never mentioning it.

@xebio6

2 жыл бұрын

My favourite Internet person by a mile

@jakedibiase7404

2 жыл бұрын

Cringe.

@michaelyahner6695

2 жыл бұрын

hope that makes you feel hip and cool.

@kilgoretrout321

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget those hilarious instances of minor grammar and pronunciation slip ups!

I've known Grape for years. Great guy, very intelligent. He also done some really great amp circuit designs. Thanks for giving props to him Josh, Grape deserves it! I hear now he's building robots.

@kensloth

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed learning about the person who designed the Turbo RAT. I still have my TR which I bought new in 1989. It has been through many bands, countless practices and gigs. I've run through 3 footswitches on it. When I would send it in to ProCo for repair, they would send it back with a bunch of candies packed in the box, which I thought was just super cool and unique. I wouldn't trade this pedal for the world, it's the only overdrive that works with my 80's JCM800 2203 to create the exact sound I want. Thanks Grape and ProCo!

I don't know what it was, the mixing, the pedal, the arrangement or what but that first jam when it first dropped into the groove it really inspired me. This is coming from a person that hasn't felt inspired by music in 6-9 months. Great job guys -- superb. Really.

@jhspedals

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks for watching :)

Josh, you’re a gift. As a lover of guitar gear AND history, your content is so valuable, engaging and will live on. Can’t wait to order my Pack Rat!

@blakegriffith1835

2 жыл бұрын

Whew. I thought you were gonna list the ways he was great and the first was “as a lover”. I mean, I am sure he is but I thought it was a strange way to start the list

@Floortile83

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, he's definitely helping to normalize pedal hoarding. So there is a chance my wife won't leave me. Josh is literally saving my marriage!

@BobbyGeneric145

2 жыл бұрын

Easy dude, he's not God.

@BobbyGeneric145

2 жыл бұрын

He has some bad traits to offset the good. Practically got a CDL license to drive the bus over Ryan Adams.

@adamredmer

2 жыл бұрын

@@BobbyGeneric145 can't blame him for distancing himself from a sexual predator/ abuser.

Very nice rat overview and mini ProCo history lesson. Thank you Josh and everyone at JHS that made it possible. Really too bad Mr Scotty Burham didn't want to participate he could offer much more insight into the earliest days of Proco and rat history. I'm not sure he fully realizes what his efforts did for the rock music scene. I'm sure Steve Kiraly RIP would have been happy to participate. Anyway, It was great to meet you and Nick and dust off some of the old neural pathways. Very nice all of your kind words but, funny I really don't feel much like a super hero, thanks all the same. All the best, Your friend Grape :^) PS feel free to send me one of your RP pedals and i'll figure out a way for you to make it for under $20 Hahahahahaha

@fatninjacatmatt

2 жыл бұрын

We love you grape 🥲

Thank you for this pedal, conceived in Rat-Lore! I worked at ProCo in 1988, and a year or two later I was in a band with some other employees. "Uncle Steve" Kiraly let us practice at his house. Absolutely a good guy! ( and glutton for punishment 😀)

As a synth guy watching these videos it's wild to me that guitarists and synthesists expect low-pass filter knobs to operate in exactly opposite ways. On a synth, the more I turn the LPF knob clockwise, the more open the filter gets, and the more upper harmonics come through--it gets brighter. So they put a perfectly normal LPF knob on a pedal, and all the guitarists want it to operate in exactly the OPPOSITE way? Wow.

We all know Josh has a huge stompbox collection, but that's still an incredible number of RAT pedals!

@GuyNarnarian

2 жыл бұрын

He has to have the most pedals of anyone in the world. If not, the person that actually does have more is underground somewhere. Kind of like a pedal rat.

@chipsterb4946

2 жыл бұрын

1 of the first 10 demo versions? How the hell did Josh get his hands on all of these Rats? Ah… $4,000 is a good start

@tanguydelooz2881

2 жыл бұрын

He's infested with RAT pedals

You can’t go wrong here. Great sounding pedal- I wonder if JHS realizes how much of a treasure he is to this industry and musicians in general… very inspiring individual. Buying my first JHS pedal- the PackRat. Can’t wait!

@paulcowart3174

2 жыл бұрын

Very tempted on this one My second pedal I think I had a couple I think

@MrDonc78

2 жыл бұрын

I'm def getting this one, too. I highly recommend the crayon and colour box v2. They open up a whole new world of dynamics, from a subtle always on attack boost and eq to the splatiest fuzz that zeroes out on heavy attack and big open chords then swells back in. I've paired it with rats, spaceman fuzzes, eqd palisades(ts +mods), muffs, compressors, etc...It just brings new life to what you got. There's nothing like them imho. .

@jakedibiase7404

2 жыл бұрын

This is a cool pedal. But let’s stop kissing this dudes ass.

@MrDonc78

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakedibiase7404 Nobody is kissing his ass. Respect is definitely due for the effort and info provided in these vids. No one else goes this deep into pedal history. If you're so insecure about others giving props to him/crew then maybe you should consider that your own personal problem and stop giving unwanted advice or gatekeeping a builder you don't approve of. Idgaf about anyone's hurt feelings on jhs history and I definitely don't hold hands in solidarity with some demanding shmuck on yt to cancel good people.

@jakedibiase7404

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrDonc78 you’re simping hard.

God I love this Josh mans playing, takes me back to all the elements of the 90's I crave...

I'm so glad to see someone giving props to the Brat pedal. I'm a bass player and I purchased the Brat sometime in the late 90's and it has been my main distortion ever since.

Josh normalizing pedal hoarding is literally saving my marriage!

@joellebrodeur1015

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, pedals are easier to store and display.

@martysmith7803

2 жыл бұрын

@@joellebrodeur1015 Easier to store and display than what? Ex-wives?

@weedshoes5089

2 жыл бұрын

They’re a tax write off for him.

@RogueA.I.

2 жыл бұрын

@@weedshoes5089 That’s the genius

@jeremydahm2124

2 жыл бұрын

@@RogueA.I. ha ha ha.... Thanks for this. Feeling better about just ordering 2 overdrives when I already own 2 overdrives........

The "Another Rat on the Wall" Jam was Epic guys!! Nailed it!!! Probably one of your most awesomest jams ever!

@Ndlanding

2 жыл бұрын

That's the absolutely most totally superlativest compliment I've ever seen. Now I can't unsee it.

@thiagoborges892

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that sounded more like The Division Rat

Three of my favorite pedals are the Muff, Tube Screamer, and the Rat. And now you've completed the set. Just beautiful.

@jhspedals

2 жыл бұрын

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@abelramirez7320

Жыл бұрын

I think it's awesome to have all of these pedals in 3 boxes for the price they come at. Hopefully I'll own all tree someday.

The PackRat is back! Shipping to dealers worldwide 👉 www.jhspedals.info/packrat-release

Really love the "friend" setting on these multi-format JHS pedals. Creative and I think speaks well to the JHS brand

@impronen

2 жыл бұрын

Such a fun and wholesome idea

Seriously, this is your most technical flawlessly spoken video I've seen. It's insane. Cap has been doffed.

"I won't watch all this, got stuff to do" Then. "RIP Stuff, I watched the whole damn thing" Awesome pedal and potted history.

The rat is the pedal that got me into building pedals. I was in Jr high in about 95 and couldn't afford a rat so I found the schematic, went to radio shack and got the parts and after a ton of reading and trial and error I finally had a rat 😁

If this is even a fraction as useful as the bonsai on my pedalboard it’s gonna be my favorite distortion pedal ever made. I ordered one before I even heard the first playing sample. JHS just keeps killing it more and more lately.

@SoftBank47

2 жыл бұрын

I just bought a Bonsai yesterday. It’s a wonderful overdrive pedal, and I could finally hear the differences.

@ryanhdmc

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not a bonsai fan bit anything Rat I’m in desperate need of. Every time i try to make a new sound I end up throwing a rat and and it’s perfect.

Hi Josh, I picked up the PackRat today 26/6/24 after noodling for 20mins at my local guitar store. I’m very impressed… Just wanted to say a quick thankyou for the work you and your team do. You have a passion which is unmatched in the industry and it shows through in both the pedals you have created and the clips in which you demonstrate them. Well done, I appreciate you. 🫡

More phenomenal content from Josh and the team. We're lucky to have you.

Sounds excellent, well done on this one! Having taken 9yrs to design & develop a lot of time and energy has gone into this one. I would think many of your staff probably hate building these though having over 260 components to build it.

Could do a limited run in purple as a tribute to "The Grape". Your my favorite history teacher Josh, thanks to JHS and crew for existing and figuring out new ways for me to spend my money. Much love from Michigan.

I’ve a couple pedals with the “Built during Plague” stickers. One is, I suspect, one of the last RAT mods you did. That “no diodes” option just SCREAMS. Love it.

Sad Mouse is one of my favorite emulation jams you’ve done. So short and so spot on with the guitar and bass lines. And nick plays drums right

This pedal finally came in today! I started on the JHS mode and just left it there it just sounded so good from the start! My favorites are the JHS, landgraff, dirty, and turbo. Actually just all of them 🤩 I really appreciate the KZread channel! LONGER EPISODES PLEASE! I love you all over at JHS stay cooooool

I hope your pedal is a huge success, your hard work deserves it. Apart from that Im genuinely greatful for such a great Rat history lesson.

Best RAT vid EVAR. Thank you, Josh & crew! We all really do appreciate the time & effort you put into this stuff. It shows in the end product. It's absolutely fantastic! Thanks, brother!

Josh, I so love your completely nerded out history lessons about pedals. I’ve watched so many that I feel I at least have a bachelors degree in pedal history. Also, you are the best guitar player of all pedal designers I’ve heard play. You sir have CHOPS.

Big Sad Mouse sold me on this pedal. Also, the drumming and production is so awesome. I love JHS. Thanks, Josh!!!

Love this! Thanks for the hard work in showing us the history of how things came to with this vermin pedal we all love

Love everything about this episode. The two albums mentioned in the end are amazing. Super inspired by the tones in this episode.

This is actually really cool! Hope you guys work something out with thomann or some other EU based retailer so we can get our hands on one haha.

@Jasonlimitless

2 жыл бұрын

I'd recommend checking out a pedal called the 'tephra' by sentimental bob electronics. A one man company in Ukraine made a similar pedal I just got one and it's great

@mechmat12345

2 жыл бұрын

Andertons!

@mechmat12345

2 жыл бұрын

Actually just looked, there are like a million EU retailers, wtf are you talking about?

@Jasonlimitless

2 жыл бұрын

@@mechmat12345 😂 that's a good point. I live in London and it's easy to get Jhs pedals

@zwidawurzn9423

2 жыл бұрын

Thomann has literally all JHS pedals, i expect the PackRat to be sold there soon.

I recently put together a new board, and it was REALLY hard not to deck it out with only JHS pedals... These videos have me hooked for life. God bless!

Yo yr jams are excellent. I love the comprehensiveness of the pedal explanations & history, but honestly it's made so much better by the fact that your demo tracks are ACTUALLY good. Love yall.

Let out a pretty good laugh at the subtle, "Your Mom!" I have a RAT 2 which I love and this new PackRat seems pretty amazing. Great work Josh and team!

I can't describe how much I love this, going to buy one immediately.

Only Josh would take time out of (let's be honest) an advert for his own products, to advertise a competitor's products. And that stops this from feeling like a cynical commercial. This is someone with a genuine love and passion for this stuff, who also happens to be making a living from it. Honestly it's kind of inspiring ❤

I have your RAT mod and the Tube Screamer bundle and both are spot on, if I didn't already have all the distortion and overdrive I'd ever need in those 2 pedals, I'd pick this up no question. I can't think of another pedal company that has as much integrity as you guys do, really innovative and high quality designs at prices that make sense even for hobby players like myself.

Just waiting for you to make a 9-mode Klon! ; )

Rats rule! Just discovered them a year ago! After 30 years of playing!

@davethepius

2 жыл бұрын

Other than 2 other bass players I did shows with, I'd NEVER seen anyone use a Rat for years. I pit it on my bass board around 2000 because I didn't care for the Big Muffs at the time.

@Ottophil

2 жыл бұрын

I played one at a pawn shop in the 90’s didnt like it then. Don’t care for it now. Distortion is an amps job

@joanofheart

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found them!! even if it took 30yrs, it’s really been my fav sound for leads since I found out about them.

@nicbrownable

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ottophil More fool you, because the Rat is an excellent and expressive boost when you wind it back. People focus on the dirt to fuzz end of its capabilities, but it is really 3 pedals in one.

Two things. 1) I know what Papa wants for Christmas. 2) Your videos are awesome and I love watching them with my sons. Not only for your amazing ability to dork out in extreme depth on this subject, but also for your sense of humor, refreshingly healthy display of emotion, and complete lack of chip on your shoulder. Like it or not, you're a good role model for tha yoots, thank you.

The article is a magnificent piece of work; scholarly and entertaining. I'm not a massive fan of the RAT but I'm impressed by the amount of work that's gone into the article and this new JHS pedal. I hope it does really well.

loved this history/shameless plug. going out on a limb only the tiniest of smidges, preloving next week's vid as well. GRAPE

I have to admire Josh's ability to make every pedal sound so good. Whenever I play pedals, amps and IRs I feel like many of them just don't give me what I want to hear. But Josh just makes everything sound like him and just honestly sound great somehow.

@MrAngryTwinkie

2 жыл бұрын

Gain staging

@Tmidiman

2 жыл бұрын

Josh doesn’t try to make a pedal give him what he wants to hear. Instead he let’s the pedal speak for itself,…but if he thinks the conversation needs some help he add some delay.www

Got mine recently. Absolutely incredible pedal. NAILS all the Rat tones perfectly. Brilliant work there people, thank you!

Josh, this channel and everyone involved is a gift to us all. Thank you ☺️

JHS honestly makes the best content. Just all around informative, creative, funny, and easy to digest.

For whatever reason, over my many years of playing and purchasing pedals I have never owned or even wanted a Rat pedal. Having the 9 different circuits packed into this one pedal is quite cool, and it sounds good too. This is one I do want.

Been playing for 18 years. Recently just got a new rat off reverb for about $50 can’t believe I went so long without having one. Totally under appreciated, they sound amazing.

G'day Josh, received my PackRat about a week ago and wanted to personally thank you for sitting up late one night and making mine. I owned a "white" back in the 80's, lost it, whatever, and have always hankered for another. This pedal is a one stop shop, humbuckers, single coil, all the dials have such range... incredible. BUT, what I get the most out of this video are your terms - Mode Circuits, asymmetrical clipping ,schematic, my mates think I'm some kind of genius as i use these words randomly in a sentence. Cheers mate, love ya work

I’m not even a distortion guy (more of an AC/DC crunch guy) and I LOVE the Rat. I may have to pick this up for the form factor alone. Well done!

@paulcowart3174

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's funny you say that I had a 73 50 watt Marshall and was doing a gig with a full stack and had the Marshall cranked all the way I stepped on the Rat and it sounded Not awful but better with just the amp

This and the Bonsai would be a welcome addition to any board. Endless drive combos!🤯🤘🏾👊🏾

I thought I wasn't really interested in Rat pedals and then I heard so many sounds I loved for years here! This was fun, thank you! This is advertising at it's best. You tell me about your pedal and I learned things 🙂

The amount of info on every single one of these videos is incredible, thanks for the continuous amazing work.

That 2nd "Pink Floyd" jam you did with the whiteface was really good. Sometimes you guys jam out some seriously awesome music. Y'all otta do something about that.

Thought I wouldn’t watch this, as the RAT doesn’t interest me - I thought. But I am JHS addicted. I had to see the episode. I don’t regret it. It’s funny, informative, inspiring as almost every JHS show. Thank you guys for doing this. 🙏👏👍😁

@mechmat12345

2 жыл бұрын

Before watching video: I don't care about RAT pedals. After watching video: I must have this.

@viciousdope66

2 жыл бұрын

Dude, the Rat is the greatest (classic) distortion pedal (in my opinion). If you’ve never had one, you need to go get this, ASAP. I love these. Jeff Beck, Nirvana have used this pedal, even Korn. It’s pretty versatile.

Wow, great episode with a ton of info, looking forward to the next RAT one. Can't believe you have one of the first ones that I've only seen in pictures, well actually I can believe 😁 the Colour & the Shape is a master piece that I'd find almost impossible to pick a favorite track.

Awesome stuff! The Pro Co is such a staple of music. You definitely nailed it on the sounds of those classic Rats.

I might get it just so i can have a roadkill that won’t break when you breathe wrong on it. Also, loved seeing the Arion Metal Plus in the “honorable mentions” bin, that’s one of my fav pedals of all time. Also, Rat King may be a more appropritae name for it, but, that’s a bit more of an obscure fact.

I have put a blanket ban on me even looking at another guitar pedal until I actually PLAY guitar more than I look at pedals to buy online, but I gotta say, the vibe of the JHS company, the good natured and just amazing collegiality of Josh and co just makes it so damn hard not to support this. We just have to show other companies that you can succeed by actually being a nice company.

@GPaulTheThrashKing

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly considering buying this pedal. Here's the thing: I don't even HAVE a pedal board. I've never used a distortion pedal in my life as anything more than a novelty. I play high gain amps like the 5150. I have no idea what I'd DO with it... or why I want one.

@sacredgeometry

2 жыл бұрын

Been playing guitar for almost 30 years. I own 1 pedal. I rarely use it and I spend barely any time even thinking about them which is why the axe fx suits me down to the ground.

@everope

2 жыл бұрын

I have the same issue these days, looking at gear to buy more than actually using it

@Rwtheking

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t have any pedals so I’m looking for pedals

@darklight4815

11 ай бұрын

You need to try building a few diy clones....you'll play even less and aquire even more pedals lol...I've been playing far more now these days though and I'm still building and buying,it now makes me wanna play more

Please never stop making these videos. So interesting, so informative, just my kind humour, thank you

I'd be so stoked if this was my first JHS pedal. You're a treasure, this was amazing & I can't wait for the super nerdy deep-dive get lost in the sauce episode next week!

Emily beat you to it lol Pls hire her. Make her the official demonstrator of JHS pedals.

@BockwinkleB

2 жыл бұрын

He copies pedals, why not videos?

Just watched Emily Hopkins demo of this and it rocks!

right around 2013 a buddy started a very similar idea, packing a rat full of options. I helped him do some layout and art work for it. It turned out very cool, but it was just a fun passion project. this just brought back some memories

thanks to all of you on jhs for the whole package: great humour and playing, and hunger for a new jhs-pedal. (i already own a proco rat, so nothing's chewing on my conscience.)

Nicks drumming with that mask is what’s really impressive

@ekw555

2 жыл бұрын

nah, that is a substitute drummer, hidden behind that mask. Nick was on vacation.

@Ndlanding

2 жыл бұрын

Are you sure it was a mask?

@notapplicable328

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ndlanding now we’re asking the real questions

You need to do this with the Blues Breaker circuit and Klon circuit.

@kilgoretrout321

2 жыл бұрын

But all Klons are the same, and almost all blues breakers are, too

@nathanross4097

2 жыл бұрын

@@kilgoretrout321 I would disagree that they all are the same. Plus adding gain stages makes become more creative. May not be 9 different ones but I’d take 3 different Klon flavors in a box!

@lnxguit

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the tumnus and morning glory pedals

Josh, I just picked one up for $225.00 on Reverb for a weekend special. I never wanted a RAT until you came out with this! Excellent playing!

Hi Josh. Great episode and fascinating product. Of all the old distortions the Rat has been my favourite. Many have come and gone over the years. The Packrat brings all my memories into one place so when one arrived in a not so local guitar shop on Friday after closing (web based real time inventory is great) I went Saturday and bought it before it got to the floor. Kudos to you and the team for building a multi variant of a pedal that I really love. Thanks man!

I feel like Josh's playing between the pedal info has been getting so much more appealing lately!! Also when's he gonna admit he's gene ween's little brother? 😂

@randalclarke5487

2 жыл бұрын

I agree... I was just listening with earbuds a few weeks ago, and not watching, like napping or something, and I was blown away by his effing playing!

Speaking of RAT love, Luke Bentham of The Dirty Nil’s rig is literally LP Custom -> Rat -> another Rat -> Amp. Super simple and a great rock sound.

@paulcowart3174

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I made a comment about a stack function but personally I really only care for the earlier 3 or 4 circuits

@torahwarrior2442

2 жыл бұрын

Who?

@Steaminlidz

2 жыл бұрын

That’s interesting. Graham Coxon from Blur used to run a pedalboard with two Rat’s on it. What’s it about two Rats, I wonder.

This is the greatest youtube channel of all time

@jhspedals

4 ай бұрын

thank you!

I’ve just been given a Packrat! Wow. What a pedal. Thought I’d better rewatch this vid and learn something about what I’m getting into. Amazing!

I would buy an entire concept album of floydian jams from you guys!

@Tyrannosaurine

Жыл бұрын

Nick actually nailed Nick Mason’s vibe pretty well too. Too many people overplay when emulating Floyd. It’s about the space between the notes as much as it is the notes you play.

Oh damn, 9 modes? It's like a Rat version of the Bonsai. JHS pedals are so damn good ! Morning Glory is the best pedal on my board

I just bought one used. The totally adorable rats hanging out with the pedals was the best thing ever.

Can't wait to show everyone these A/B examples, ya nailed it!

The big question is: Does the art on the PackRat glow in the dark like the logo and knobs do on the current RAT2?

@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes

2 жыл бұрын

This is crucial!

@jhspedals

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not :(

@trealmichaellee

2 жыл бұрын

@@jhspedals 😢 That rat design would look killer in glow in the dark ink.

Parachutes was beautiful, never really equaled by them, again (as a complete album.)

@redielg

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

Instant legend. Thank you for this great history lesson and amazing technical design. Don Carr's demo of the PackRat had so much love and sold me on this. Condolences on the loss of Cliff Smith. RIP 💔

@Deathrape2001

2 жыл бұрын

I don't like the silly 'diseased looking junkie rat' logo. Reminds me of that 'Rango' movie where they portray the rodents & whatever as sick & hair falling out & other sickness. That's not what they look like in nature, clean & sleek, even ones that live underground. He could have made an 'evil rat' that didn't look like it was drawn by a 2 year old on crack.

Thanks for putting this together! Nicely done!

This looks and sounds awesome! One concern: since it has so many components in a regular-sized box, will this be the kind of pedal that a tech will refuse to work on (in the unlikely event that a component fails someday)?

@paulcowart3174

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I was thinking the same thing I would prefer the first three circuits with maybe a stack function That would be perfect for me

@2ndEditionBryce

2 жыл бұрын

Buy three.. :D

I can't tell the difference between rat models at all. Maybe they feel different when you're actually playing them, but when I hear collectors go crazy over a special variation that was only produced for X amount of years I can't help but wonder wtf they're hearing

@mikes062

2 жыл бұрын

It’s what they think they’re hearing…lol no one but them is going to notice, I’ve played 20 years and realized that while it’s fun to have cool stuff you’re one of the few people that’s actually going to appreciate in a live context. Oh well, we have a sickness…

@joermnyc

2 жыл бұрын

Hearing people argue over op-amps diodes and what not, it’s like they saying: “The secret to the tone is the air in the factory that got trapped in the case that specific minute of a certain day. Mine is from a day before yours, and it sounds better.”

@gunkanjima3408

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve had a modern Boss DS-1 and a black label MIJ Boss DS-1. To me they sounded the exact same, but I sold them $100 apart 😂

@mikes062

2 жыл бұрын

@@joermnyc yup! lol it’s fun anyway

@curtislovrak5390

2 жыл бұрын

I have a no brackets blackface with the 1986 copyright board and I had an early rat 2 with the same 1986 circuit and they sounded very different when a/b testing them. The only difference was the led, so I think this rat pack pedal could offer a lot of differences.

Thank you for the research and the perfectly rolled out article and video. Can't wait to try the Packrat once it reaches Austria.

Seems as good a place as any to share my rat story, I had only been playing guitar for a little while and was feeling discouraged that I didn’t sound like the rock stars I heard. My dad had dug out his old 86 Rat and his Ibanez Delay pedal and hooked them up to my little Crate practice amp… when he started playing, my jaw hit the floor! I was amazed by the sounds he could get and I’ve been in love with the Rat ever since.

I love this pedal! 👊🏻 Besides, 9 Rat pedals in 1... It’s the History of the Rat ... I’d say it needs to be placed in tne Smithsonian. It’s almost Free ! Where can you buy a Rat for $28 a pedal? That’s 2 cups of coffee ! How did you teach a horse how to play drums ??? I’m mind Boggled !

I just hope Rhett is watching this and hearing what real slide tone is. Watch and learn, Rhett. Ps tubescreamers rule!!

Loved the Pink Floyd jam with Nick Rat doing his best Nick Mason impersonation.

I honestly don't know how anyone can give you grief about pedals when you are an expert at making pedals, your word is as good as gold. I know Mick Thomson from Slipknot uses a RAT, I wonder if he will ever pick up your PackRat. I would also love to get hold of one because you have such a wide choice of distortions in one pedal. What an awesom job!! Thank you for the vdeo!