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Rat with 2 Op Amps and 6 Clipping Options
The Drunk Beaver Bat Cold War V2 is a mutant Rat circuit, using NOS US-made LM308 and NOS Soviet UD1408B op-amps as well as 6 different clipping modes to give 36 different iterations, enabling you to dial in your perfect sound!
Stefan Karlsson of the Guitar Pedal X blog calls Drunk Beaver founder Vitalii Bobrov 'the master of Rat Distortion', and it's easy to see why - Vitalii has crammed so much into a small chassis and it sounds phenomenal. And he hasn't stopped at just one Rat-based pedal: check out his for another take on the theme.
Bat Cold War V2 Clipping Modes
The Bat V2 has 6 clipping modes:
- Boost A very loud signal with tube-like response and break up
- Soft MOSFET BS170 MOSFETs give a crunchy character
- Soft Ge NOS AAP153 germanium diodes; great for bass
- Hard Si 1N914 silicon diodes as used in the classic Rat
- Hard LED Red LEDs as used in the Turbo Rat
- Hard Ge NOS Soviet D9 germanium diodes, similar to those used in You Dirty Rat
Bat Cold War V2 Op-amp Modes
The Bat Cold War V2 is loaded with 2 both NOS LM308 and OP07 op-amps. You can switch between them to dial in the voicing you're after.
West A NOS LM308 as found in the original Rat
East A Soviet UD1408B chip, a reverse-engineered LM308 clone with a slightly rawer and buzzier character compared to the US-made LM308.
Bat Cold War V2 Controls
As well as the Clipping and Op-amp modes mentioned above, the Bat Cold War V2 introduces a three-way Fat switch to toggle between Fat, Stock and Low bass response. This is a new addition for the V2.
The Distortion, Filter and Volume controls work in the same way as a traditional Rat.
Bat Cold War V2 Demo Bat Cold War V2 Features
