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% matchPush 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% matchThe 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% matchPush 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% matchA 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% matchWith 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% matchPush 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% matchPush 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% matchPush 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% matchThe 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% matchA 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% matchPush 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% matchPush 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% matchThe 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% matchPush 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% matchA 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% matchThe 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% matchPush 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% matchThe 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% matchfills 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% matchThe 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% matchPush 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% matchThe 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% matchProCo 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% matchfills 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