Alternatives to the ProCo RAT 2

Behringer UM300 Heavy Metal Distortion

Shared character: staple, original_models, high_gain_settings

Boss DS-1 Distortion

Shared character: distortion, versatile_sound, staple

Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz

“based on the hard clipping op amp circuit famously associated with early ProCo Rat and op amp Big Muff style tones”

Donner Dark Mouse

Shared character: warm, dark, filter

Mooer Black Secret Vintage Turbo Distortion

“built as a tribute to the ProCo Rat, packing both the Vintage Rat and Turbo Rat circuits into one compact enclosure”

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

similar tone character

Wren and Cuff Irkalla Manifest Fuzz

Shared character: volume, high_gain_settings, filter

Dophix David Overdistortion

Shared character: boost, aggressive_playing, fuzz

Caroline Guitar Company Wave Cannon Zero

Shared character: high_gain_settings, noise, aggressive_playing

Fairfield Circuitry ~900 About Nine Hundred Fuzz

Shared character: noise, volume, full

Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe

Shared character: review, dark, aggressive_playing

EarthQuaker Devices Park Fuzz

Shared character: full, smooth, fuzz

Death By Audio Octave Clang

Shared character: lead_playing, noise, smooth

Pigtronix Disnortion Micro

Shared character: noise, boost, fuzz

JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion

“offering nine distinct RAT circuit variants in a single enclosure, spanning the major production eras and revisions of the ProCo RAT”

ProCo Fat Rat

“particularly excelling on heavy, down-tuned riffs where it outperforms a basic Rat 2”

JAM Pedals Rattler mk.2 Distortion

“The mid-present, open distortion quality is faithful to the vintage ProCo RAT topology with improved consistency.”

JHS Pedals Hard Drive Distortion

“Players preferring classic gain structures (Rat, Muff, Marshall-style) note its distinct modern character may not suit vintage-focused rigs.”

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Shared character: staple, dark, singing

JAM Pedals Rattler V2

“The Rattler V2 delivers a refined version of the ProCo RAT character with excellent harmonic complexity”

Joyo dark flame

Shared character: high_gain_settings, dark, noise

Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion

Shared character: staple, noise, lead_playing

Catalinbread Katzenkonig

“combining elements of the Rat-style distortion with a Super Fuzz-inspired gain structure to produce a massive, harmonically complex distortion”

ProCo Lil Rat

Shared character: high_gain_settings, filter, smooth

Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz

Shared character: lead_playing, high_gain_settings, full

Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion

Shared character: versatile_sound, noise, smooth

JHS 3 Series Distortion

“Based loosely on the ProCo RAT circuit architecture, it produces a versatile distortion with wide gain range”

Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Ram's Head Big Muff

Shared character: volume, lead_playing, singing

Pigtronix Octava

Shared character: bright, singing, filter

Behringer Fuzz Bender

Shared character: dark, smooth, bright