I've recently bought an 80's RAT pedal off a forum member, and I'm struggling to get a good sound out of it. It's on a board that goes tuner>RAT>compressor>delay>resovibe>chorus>ditto>amp, and it sounds flabby and clippy whatever I do, especially with anything over 10 o'clock on the distortion. The board is pictured below (nothing is velcro'd down yet, I'm still sussing it)
Whether I use it with my Marshall MG30FX practice amp or my Peavey JD30-T valve amp (basically a revoiced and JD branded Classic 30) I'm struggling. It almost sounds broken, but I'm positive it's something in the set up. I've tried it going guitar>RAT>amp and I still get the flabby/clipping sounds.
I'm wondering if I should power it separately or something? My power supply is a cheapy, as are my patch cables. It's frustrating because so many people rave about them and I so desperately want it to work. I know it's powered differently and I've only ever used it with a conversion cable that I got from Amazon (nearly all the reviews were from people using the cable to power RATs so I know that should be fine) and I'd assume if I'd fried it it wouldn't work at all?
I'm new to pedals, only having used a Zoom G1XN previously. I have noticed that it's a bit better with single coils than buckers, but I don't know if this is relevant at all.
Help me please!
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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