The Aria Lil' RAT Distortion is an Aria distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion and the Dunlop Distortion III. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the Laney LA30BL 30W Tube Amplifier.

Aria Lil' RAT Distortion

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The Aria Lil RAT Distortion is the ProCo Lil RAT mini distortion pedal distributed through Aria in the UK. The ProCo Lil RAT packs the full 100-percent analog circuit of the classic ProCo RAT2 into a mini enclosure just over 2 inches wide. Controls include Distortion (gain), Filter (high-frequency rolloff), and Volume, mirroring the full-size RAT circuit and LM308-based clipping character. True bypass, rear-mounted jacks. 9V battery or standard center-negative power. The RAT circuit covers heavy crunch and saturated distortion used across rock, metal, and alternative guitar for decades.

  • distortion
  • analog
  • clipping
  • filter
  • bypass
  • metal
  • authentic proco rat tone
  • compression

Good for

  • Busking
  • Live

Genres the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion is commonly used in

  • Alternative Rock
  • Rock
  • Metal
  • Hard Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Punk
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  • Classic Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion

Marshall Bluesbreaker

Marshall

38% match

Into the Bluesbreaker's natural, compressed tube breakup, the Lil' RAT's analog clipping pushes real vintage grit.

Laney LA30BL 30W Tube Amplifier

Laney

36% match

Into the LA30BL's dynamic, midrange-forward tube breakup, the Lil' RAT's analog clipping cuts through instead of piling on more mud.

Ampeg V-4

Ampeg

tonal match
$599via Reverb

Feed a crunchy signal into Ampeg V-4 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Harmony H650

Harmony

tonal match
$999via Reverb

Stack Harmony H650 on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

Ceriatone HRM 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Stack Ceriatone HRM 50 on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Feed a crunchy signal into Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Ampeg V4-B Head

Ampeg

tonal match
$1519.94via Reverb

Run Ampeg V4-B Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

amplifier

tonal match

Feed a crunchy signal into Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Pedals that stack with the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

17% match
$94.75via Reverb

The Green Russian's smooth, sustaining Muff fuzz gives the Lil' RAT's analog clipping somewhere heavier to land.

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus

Dunlop

16% match

The Distortion Plus's warm, compressed clipping stacks with the Lil' RAT's own analog clipping for two distinct gain stages.

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator

pedal

14% match

Run the Rotosphere's Leslie-style swirl after the Lil' RAT's own analog clipping settles, so the modulation moves a defined tone.

Ashdown Velvet Compressor

Ashdown

12% match
$150.07via Reverb

Run the Velvet Compressor ahead of the Lil' RAT for even attack and decay before the analog clipping reacts.

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte

Caroline Guitar Company

9% match
$199via Reverb

Keep the Kilobyte's digital echoes trailing after the Lil' RAT's analog clipping, not before, or the delay repeats an unshaped signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay

Dunlop

8% match
$305.90via Reverb

Run the Carbon Copy Deluxe's warm analog delay after the Lil' RAT's clipping settles, so the repeats trail a defined tone. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Friedman Buxom Boost

Friedman

tonal match
$169via Reverb

Aria Lil' RAT Distortion leans into a high-gain amp's front end, precisely the platform Friedman Buxom Boost wants

Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects

Fortin Amplification

tonal match
$320.79via Reverb

Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects is voiced for a high-gain amp's front end — Aria Lil' RAT Distortion gives it exactly that

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion

Dunlop

73% similarity

Shared character: crunch, distortion, alternative

Dunlop Distortion III

Dunlop

72% similarity
$94.75via Reverb

Shared character: treble, aggressive_playing, crunch

Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion

Walrus Audio

72% similarity
$75.35via Reverb

Shared character: volume, crunch, distortion

Dunlop MXR Randy Rhoads Concorde Distortion, model RR104C

Dunlop

71% similarity
$169.99via Reverb

Shared character: compression, distortion, alternative

Tone City Mickey

Tone City

70% similarity
$54.90via Reverb

Shared character: volume, crunch, distortion

MXR Super Badass Distortion

MXR

70% similarity
$99via Reverb

Shared character: treble, crunch, distortion

Tech 21 CompTortion

Tech 21

70% similarity

Shared character: compression, distortion, analog

Line 6 Crunchtone Overdrive

Line 6

70% similarity
$85via Reverb

Shared character: treble, compression, crunch

Donner Big Mouth Distortion

Donner

70% similarity
$29.95via Reverb

Shared character: true_bypass, crunch, distortion

Crazy Tube Circuits Killer V California Style Preamp/Vibrato

Crazy Tube Circuits

70% similarity

Shared character: compression, distortion, alternative

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

70% similarity

Shared character: volume, true_bypass, compression

Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost

Electro-Harmonix

70% similarity
$68.70via Reverb

Shared character: distortion, metal, boost

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion?+

The closest matches in character are the Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion, the Dunlop Distortion III, the Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion.

What pairs well with the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, Laney LA30BL 30W Tube Amplifier, Ampeg V-4 — Into the Bluesbreaker's natural, compressed tube breakup, the Lil' RAT's analog clipping pushes real vintage grit..

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