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Robert Keeley Modded ProCo Rat II w/Boss-style DC jack Price Paid:$165 US Year:2005 Specs: Stock ProCo Rat II distortion pedal modified by Robert Keeley's shop. Blue LED and 3-way toggle switch added, plus many components changed to improve sound quality. Stock input/output jacks changed to Boss-style jacks. (this is optional) Sound:4.5/5 Three separate modes controlled by the added toggle switch. Mode one is like an "unmodified" Rat. It's a bit lower in volume than the other two modes and sounds a bit more vintage. Mode two is the Phat Rat, and it does exactly what the name implies: increases the volume, adds some bass response and fattens the whole sound up. Mode three is called Mighty Mouse, and functions as a clean boost. This pedal is extremely versatile. It can go from slightly dirty blues to crunchy AC/DC riffs and everything in between. It's definitely best suited to classic rock and metal sounds. Quality:5/5 The new jacks are better quality than the standard ones, and with it's metal casing you could probably use the Rat as a hammer without damaging it. Usefulness:4.5/5 As I stated earlier, great for classic balls-to-the-wall rock riffs and dirty blues soloes. Could concievably do really heavy stuff if tweaked properly. Overall:4.5/5 Extremely versatile, fits in with nearly every genre of music you can throw at it.
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Carvin DC127M Price: $1100Cdn factory direct Year: 2006 Specs: I ordered this guitar through Carvin's custom shop. I chose an all mahogany neck-thru, tung-oiled neck with jet black body, 24 fret ebony fretboard, stainless steel medium jumbo frets, string-thru body fixed bridge, Sperzel locking tuners, Carvin's C22N and C22B humbuckers, coil splitters for each humbucker and phase switch. Sound: 4.5/5 The coil splitters and phase switch mean that this guitar is extremely versatile, being able to switch to a close approximation of a single coil sound. Can handle drat near anything. The 4.5 is because I feel the pups are a tad bright; I may replace them with Duncans at some point. Instrument Quality: 5/5 Top notch components, flawless construction. Playbility: 5/5 The stainless steel frets and tung-oiled neck mean that this guitar plays buttery-smooth. Great upper fret access, balances well, not too heavy. What more can you ask for? Overall Value: 5/5 For the money, you'll find no better value. I've played guitars that cost TWICE the price I paid for this Carvin that couldn't touch it in the playability or sound departments. I can see this guitar staying with me for a long time. Plus, Carvin has a huge selection of options, so you can get just about anything you want. They also have a guitar called a California Carved Top in the PRS style that'll probably be my next guitar.
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