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Supercool Pedals announces The Barstow Bat, a Rat-inspired distortion

November 4, 2024 · 3 sources

Supercool Pedals announced The Barstow Bat, a distortion pedal based on the ProCo Rat, on November 4¹. The Canadian company described it as "a deluxe Rat-inspired distortion with 3-band EQ and switchable silicon/LED clipping"¹.

The Barstow Bat keeps Drive and Level controls and replaces the Rat's Filter with a three-band EQ offering boost and cut on Low, Mid and High¹. With the EQ knobs at noon, the pedal is said to deliver stock Rat response¹². A top-mounted Turbo button switches the clipping from silicon diodes to a pair of LEDs, which the maker says adds midrange and gain and roughly doubles the output, similar to the ProCo Turbo Rat¹². The standard version is finished in white¹³.

The limited edition black version has the same controls plus NOS Germanium 1n34a diodes, engaged for Turbo mode through an internal dip-switch¹³. Both versions carry Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-inspired artwork, which Guitar World ties to the Bat Country name³.

"Carefully designed to add masterfully crafted saturation, distortion, and tone to your guitar, bass, (or any other instrument your imagination can conjure up), The Barstow Bat can create a wide range of sonic paths and landscapes"

Supercool Pedals, via MusicRadar¹

Both versions are priced at $205¹³. MusicRadar reported on November 4 that both were available now¹; Guitar World reported on November 6 that the standard version was available to order and the limited edition was available to pre-order³. The Barstow Bat is a distortion pedal.

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