Amps that pair well with the ProCo RAT 2

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All 99 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Milkman Sound Pint 10W

Milkman Sound

33% match

Push the Pint's transformer-driven breakup with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack instead of just getting louder.

Comes later in the signal chain

Fuchs FBT 300

Fuchs

33% match

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion pushes the FBT 300's own thick, punchy boutique midrange into sharper territory.

Comes later in the signal chain

Magnatone Starlite 1x8 Combo

Magnatone

33% match

Push the Starlite 1x8's sparkling clean tone with the RAT's cutting drive for grit that still keeps some of the amp's own harmonic character.

Comes later in the signal chain

Hartke LH1000 Bass Head

Hartke

33% match

A RAT 2 out front gives the LH1000's punchy, warm preamp the low-gain, cutting distortion it doesn't produce on its own.

Comes later in the signal chain

Traynor SB112

Traynor

33% match
$719via Reverb

With more headroom than the SB106, the SB112 lets the RAT 2's gritty distortion stay defined instead of farting out at volume.

Comes later in the signal chain

Amplified Nation Dirty Wonderland

Amplified Nation

33% match

Push the Dirty Wonderland's spacious, dirty breakup with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack instead of just adding volume.

Comes later in the signal chain

Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo

Laney

33% match
$520.75via Reverb

Push the RB4's full, headroom-heavy bass tone with the RAT's cutting drive for real grit at gig volumes.

Comes later in the signal chain

Park P75H

Park

33% match

Push the P75H's British midrange headroom with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack instead of just adding volume.

Comes later in the signal chain

Quilter Aviator CUB

Quilter

33% match
$699via Reverb

The Aviator CUB's own pedal-platform design gives the RAT's cutting distortion real headroom to push into without choking the amp's chimey voice.

Comes later in the signal chain

Fuchs FBT-700

Fuchs

33% match

A RAT 2 out front gives the FBT-700's boutique headroom the bright, cutting low-gain distortion it doesn't generate on its own.

Comes later in the signal chain

Brunetti Singleman 30 Combo

Brunetti

33% match
$1432.10via Reverb

Push the Singleman's organic, harmonic crunch with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.

Comes later in the signal chain

Carr Viceroy Combo 2x12" Black

Carr

33% match

Push the Viceroy's explosive, dynamic crunch with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.

Comes later in the signal chain

Suhr Bella 1X12 Hand wired Combo New

Suhr

33% match

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a sharper edge than the Bella's own lush, boutique clean-platform breakup offers on its own.

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12

Blackstar

33% match

Push the HT-5R's quiet, headphone-friendly clean tone with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 500 S

Gallien Krueger

33% match
$1199via Reverb

A RAT 2 out front gives the Fusion 500's organic, harmonic-rich preamp the low-gain grind it doesn't produce on its own.

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange Rockerverb 100 MkIII

Orange

33% match
$2104.89via Reverb

The RAT's cutting distortion stacks into the Rockerverb's own articulate gain for an extra, grittier layer without losing the amp's headroom.

Comes later in the signal chain

Laney LX65R

Laney

32% match
$382.49via Reverb

Push the LX65R's gigging-ready headroom with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stages stack instead of just adding volume.

Comes later in the signal chain

Suhr SL68 MkII 100-Watt

Suhr

32% match
$2301via Reverb

The RAT's cutting distortion stacks into the SL68's fat British preamp voicing for extra grit without losing the amp's core tonal character.

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar HTV-212 Bronco TAN

Blackstar

32% match
$250via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Push the Bronco TAN's balanced, midrange-forward headroom with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.

Comes later in the signal chain

Traynor YBA300

Traynor

32% match

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion pushes the YBA300's own resonant, bright tube voice into sharper territory.

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Bassbreaker 007 7-Watt

Fender

32% match
$799.99via Reverb

Push the Bassbreaker's chimey, vintage clean tone with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and it opens up into real dirt.

Comes later in the signal chain

Traynor AM Standard

Traynor

32% match
$1069via Reverb

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion pushes the AM Standard's own natural, stereo practice clean into real gain.

Comes later in the signal chain

Swart Star-Base 1

Swart

32% match

ProCo RAT 2 leans this high headroom tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar Unity 250

Blackstar

32% match
$520.75via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

The RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion pushes the Unity 250's gritty, stage-ready drive into much heavier territory.

Comes later in the signal chain

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