JAM Pedals Bass Rattler MK2 Overdrive-Distortion Pedal

£229.00

This is a New JAM Pedals Bass Rattler MK2 Overdrive-Distortion Pedal from JAM Pedals, listed in Overdrive 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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Brand

Jam Pedals

In the current JustPedals catalogue, Jam Pedals is represented by Overdrive Pedals, Fuzz Pedals and Tremolo & Vibrato Pedals. Current listings include Eureka Fuzz, Ripple Phaser and Chill Tremolo. That makes the range relevant to players looking for drive, gain and clipping, plus time-based effects and ambience. Check each model for its exact circuit or processing platform, controls, power requirements and connections, particularly where the catalogue includes both pedals and supporting gear.

Category

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive pedals add controlled clipping and harmonics while retaining more of the instrument’s attack and dynamics than heavier distortion. They can simulate a pushed valve amp, add a mid lift, tighten the low end or provide a lower-gain always-on voice. Gain, tone, output, presence, bass and clipping options determine how the pedal responds to pickups and the next stage. Before choosing, decide whether it should clean up from the guitar volume, stack with another drive or feed an already driven amplifier.

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Bass

Bass products are designed or voiced to retain low-frequency information and usable headroom with bass guitar or other low-register sources. Controls may centre on clean blend, low-end EQ, compression, crossover points or drive character. A guitar pedal can sometimes work well on bass, but it may remove the fundamental or compress the transient. Check the frequency response, input impedance, output level and dry-signal path with the intended tuning and amplifier.

Distortion

Distortion uses deliberate clipping to add harmonics, compression and sustain. Some circuits are voiced for amp-like crunch, others for high-gain rhythm or an abrasive texture. Gain, tone, presence, resonance, blend and noise-control features determine how the pedal interacts with pickups and the next stage. Before choosing, decide whether it will push an amplifier, run into a clean platform or feed a cabinet simulation, because the same control settings can behave very differently in each route.

True Bypass

True bypass removes the effect circuit from the audio path when bypassed, usually by mechanical, relay or switching circuitry. This can preserve the direct signal but does not automatically solve long-cable loading, and it may create a pop or leave no buffer for the rest of the board. Check the actual switching method, trails or spillover, input and output loading and the number of other true-bypass pedals in the chain.