JAM Pedals Bass Rattler MK2 Overdrive-Distortion Pedal

£229.00

This is the JAM Pedals Bass Rattler MK2 Overdrive-Distortion Pedal from JAM, listed in Guitar Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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Decadent saturated distortion just like the original JAM Rattler, with enhanced versatility and tonal options. Incorporating a custom design op-amp that maintains all the beloved characteristics of the original but now has increased headroom.

Whether you are rocking modern or vintage rigs, this rather devious snake will rattle your audience off their feet.

Key Features

  • Dynamic Tone – Pure dynamic overdrive with tube-amp feel just like the original JAM Rattler, but with more headroom!
  • Dry/Wet Mix – Blend your clean and distorted signals for the perfect ratio of grit and articulation.
  • High-Gain Footswitch – Use the second footswitch to engage a higher gain stage for bursts of increased saturation.

JAM Pedals have always prided themselves on faithfully recreating early 80s distortion pedals.

What is the Op-amp?

The LM308 chips are long discontinued and hard to find, so Jam Pedals took on the challenge of developing a custom op-amp that preserves the open, dynamic tube amp feel which made the original JAM Rattler so popular.

Specifications

  • True Bypass
  • Works with 9V DC adaptor (tip-negative)
  • Power consumption: 40 mA
  • Dimensions (including jacks, pots, etc.): 7.5 x 12 x 5.6 cm / 2.9 x 4.7 x 2.2 inches
  • Input impedance: 500k
  • Output impedance: <10k

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Guitar Pedals

Guitar Pedals is a useful category for players looking to shape their guitar or bass sound in a more focused way. Products in this area can help with tone, control, routing, performance or creative sound design depending on the exact type of gear involved.

For anyone building a pedalboard, guitar pedals options can help fill a specific gap in the signal chain or open up new sounds that are difficult to achieve with an amp alone. They are worth exploring when you want a more personal, flexible and practical setup.

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.

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Distortion

Clips the waveform firmly and adds a dense series of harmonics with compression and sustain. The clipping devices, gain stages and tone filters determine whether the result is tight, smooth, mid-focused, scooped, grainy or deliberately abrasive.

Guitar Pedal

Guitar Pedal pedals and related effects are commonly used by guitarists looking to shape their tone in a more focused and creative way. Different designs offer their own response, feel and tonal character depending on the style of music and the type of amplifier or guitar being used.

Many players build pedalboards gradually over time, combining different effects and utilities to create a setup that suits their own sound and workflow. Guitar Pedal related gear can play an important role in both live performance and studio recording.

Overdrive

Uses moderate clipping and gain-dependent compression to add harmonics while retaining much of the original note contour. Bass filtering, mid emphasis, clipping symmetry and available headroom decide whether it sounds open and amplifier-like, tightly focused or heavily saturated.

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