The ProCo RAT 2 Distortion Pedal was introduced in 1988 and continues to be found on countless guitaristspedalboards as their go-to distortion pedal. Its used as a primary distortion pedal thats great whether youre playing rock, blues, punk, or jazz. The versatility means you can play soaring leads, rhythm tones, mellow twin, and get ageing English stack tones all with the same pedal. It has an indestructible steel casing, with heavy-duty footswitches, knobs, and jacks, and a sloped face so you can stomp hard on it and not worry about breaking it - this RAT was made to be stomped on. It also has glow in the dark markings on the knobs so its easier to see, and makes it stand out.The RAT 2 has the RAT Filter control, which lets you roll off brittle high-end frequencies by turning it to the right, and you can let the natural brightness of your instrument shine through by turning the filter down. True bypass switching means no extra noise will get into your signal when its turned of