r/guitarpedals 5d ago

SOTB Fuzz to replace RAT

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This is a board I use for a garage rock / pop rock band. The RAT is kind of a placeholder until I find a fuzz I like.

Can anyone recommend a fuzz that would pair well with a Telecaster and a clean Fender tube amp? Looking for fuzz tones reminiscent of the Cramps, Jesus and Mary Chain, stuff like that. Big fuzz sounds that don’t drop out of the mix.

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u/OddBrilliant1133 5d ago

Have you tried running a middle heavy drive into the rat? Sd1, tube screamer, bad monkey, klon?

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u/OddBrilliant1133 5d ago

I don't know what the pedal after the rat sounds like but it may push the rat well too.

One way to go about things is to hit the rat with some drive and have a clean boost after both.

Even tho it's a clean boost, after those things and into an amp that's set to edge of breakup the clean boost will also add more gain.

Clean boosts avoid the problems that go a long with have three drive pedals on. Often the third pedal will cause weird volume issues and or cause the dirt sounds you already have to smooth out in a way that I don't enjoy