Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp vs ProCo RAT 2
The Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp and the ProCo RAT 2 are both pedals sharing gritty, bright, transparent. The Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp leans tight. The ProCo RAT 2 leans low gain and fuzzy. Current prices: $168.92 vs $88.
cited
Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.32% — somewhat different
cited
Genres both listings are associated with.- Alternative Rock
- Rock
cited
Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- gritty
- bright
- transparent
ProCo RAT 2
Proco · pedal
cited
Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$168.92via Reverb
$88via Reverb
The Peavey Bandit Supreme Preamp Pedal captures the versatile, tenacious solid-state tone of the classic Peavey Bandit amplifier that powered countless 1990s rock and alternative recordings. In pedal form it offers the Bandit's punchy, aggressive solid-state grit and flexible EQ, designed to push the front end of an amplifier, run into a power amp with speakers, or connect to a speaker emulator for direct use. It delivers clean-to-crunch and saturated drive voicings with the tight, cutting character the Bandit is known for. It suits players wanting affordable, road-tested solid-state rock and alternative tones in a compact preamp, offering a characterful drive and tone-shaping platform rather than a transparent or boutique-voiced overdrive.
The ProCo RAT 2 is a classic hard-clipping distortion pedal whose circuit dates to the late 1970s, built around an LM308 op-amp and silicon diode clipping. Its three controls are Distortion, Filter, and Volume, with the distinctive Filter knob acting as a reversed tone control that runs from bright and cutting to dark and warm. Capable of far more than its name suggests, it spans gritty low-gain overdrive, thick midrange distortion, and nearly fuzz-like saturation while keeping notes present and clear even at high gain. It is a staple of punk, grunge, garage, stoner, doom, and alternative rock, and has been used by players from Jeff Beck and Thom Yorke to countless heavy and experimental guitarists. Dynamic and harmonically rich, it cleans up with guitar volume and stays articulate rather than overly compressed.
cited
Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- Punk
- Grunge
- Metal
- Hard Rock
- tight
- low gain
- fuzzy
- full
- dynamic
- saturated
- sustaining
cited
Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Silent Recording
- Studio
- Silent Stage