#Packrat pedal series#

This means that when you choose one of the nine legendary or rare modes, you are playing fully analog circuits that perfectly replicate that mode, even down to the aging components (also known as component drift).

#Packrat pedal series#

Artists from every genre have used the iconic tones in this unassuming black box to create their sounds, including Nirvana, John Schofield, Pink Floyd, Metallica, REM, the Eagles, Jeff Beck and Radiohead.īuilding on our Multi-Mode pedal series that includes the Muffuletta and Bonsai, the PackRat uses the same unique digital runway system to direct the paths of 261 components through 40 individual switches. The PackRat is the ultimate tribute to the 40+ years of rodent evolution and its impact on the guitar’s sound. By 1979 Scott had perfected the circuit in his RAT-infested basement workshop, and the rest is history. They wanted something that didn’t exist in the then mainstream throes of MXR, DOD and even BOSS’s product line they wanted a pedal that could go from overdrive to distortion and then all the way to fuzz. Scott Burnham and Steve Kiraly first had the idea after playing, repairing and modifying all the available distortion pedals on the market. Based on the innovative multi-mode format of the TS-inspired Bonsai (which is one of the company’s best-sellers), the JHS Pedals PackRat is a tribute to the 40+ years of RAT distortion evolution through 9 voices accurately replicating.

The Distortion control lets you raise and lower the amount of gain or distortion that the circuit produces, and the Filter control allows you to brighten and darken the sound of the overall effect. The Volume control adjusts the overall volume of the pedal. In 1978, the most versatile and influential distortion pedal of all time was invented in Kalamazoo, MI. The release of the PackRat multi-mode distortion answers that wonderment with a resounding yes. The operation of the PackRat is about as simple as it gets.