The Bat Licker is a distortion pedal from IdiotBox Effects, described by the maker as "a killer one knob RAT based distortion collab"1. It is built on the RAT circuit, a distortion design many players know from other pedals in the distortion category, and it strips the control set down to a single knob1.
The pedal was a limited collaboration between IdiotBox Effects, Utech Records, and the noise band Dead Neanderthals. It was only available through the Utech website, and the maker's product page currently lists it as sold out1.
What it does
The Bat Licker takes the RAT distortion circuit and reduces it to a single control1. With one knob, the player sets the pedal's main sound and leaves everything else fixed inside the box, an approach IdiotBox has used on other pedals such as the IdiotBox Effects -D4 Distortion era of its distortion line and the one-knob Redrum.
Because it is a RAT-based design, it sits in the distortion family rather than among fuzz or overdrive pedals, and it is aimed at players who want a simple, set-and-forget drive sound1.
Availability
The Bat Licker was a collaboration release, made with Utech Records and Dead Neanderthals, and it was sold only through the Utech website rather than through the usual dealer network1. The maker's page lists it as sold out1.
The Bat Licker was a limited collaboration available only through the Utech website, and it is listed as sold out1.
Sources (1)
- Bat Licker, IdiotBox Effects
