Proco - Big Box Rat 1978  [schematic]

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Anyone go a Proco Big Box Rat 1978 and fancies helping out with the missing values on this layout?
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This is according to a schematic I have. It was a very close match to your board.
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Ooooops !! :oops:

Looks like an issue with the image link. I'll see if I can figure out the issue.
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ALRIGHT!! :D

The main differences I saw were:

Your 560R was 360R on the schematic. And, there was a 2M2 pull-down resistor
on the input side of the 22n capacitor. Other that that, all matched quite well.
(The 1N4002 was a 1N4001 on the schematic). Hope this helps !!

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Hey Pete,

Thanks for that!

I found a 1986 schematic last-night, and used that to get this.
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Will do a a bit more research on the values changing over versions.
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Looks like you didn't need my help after all. Darn, a day late and a dollar short again. :slap:
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oh believe me, having someone else come up with the same numbers is ridiculously helpful, my schematic reading are notoriously bad!

So sincerely thank you!
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it seems to be the same as the tonepad's rat.

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Post by bstokpunxcrew »

hi everyone! can someone tell me is this verified schematic? what is the pots value?
i made rat clone using this topic and have some problems. effect doesn't work so good beacuse it's getting distorted very fast. i don't have so much ability to change the tone cause you can hear the tone is changing between 2 and 5 o'clock only. volume is ok. the sound at all have so much bass.
someone can help me with this?

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