JHS PackRat 9-way Analog Distortion Pedal Demo

[@sweetwater]

This flexible stomp really burns 🔥 Discover more must-have additions to your pedalboard by liking this video and subscribing to our channel!

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Great demo. Very versatile. Josh & JHS did it . . . again.

[@larryrock11]

Don Carr is the best at demos!!! Great job!

[@ksgtrpkr]

Wow! 70’s and 80’s rock all in one box! Outstanding job and phenomenal pedal! Excellent demonstration!

[@bobemmerling6145]

One of the best and most detailed demos that I've ever seen. This pedal is a Swiss army knife of a Rat clone pedal and Don examines every blade! I particularly like the comparison at the end where he plays the same riff and keeps the settings the same while choosing all 9 circuit variations. I especially appreciate that Don shows off the pedal and not how well he can play, unlike many other demos that force us to sit through the host's ego-stroking playing. If I want to see that, I'll go to Guitar Center on a Saturday afternoon.

[@KennethGurholt]

This guy is an excellent video communicator, wow! Also cool product 😉🤙

[@feds27]

Red backlit eyes on the rat logo would have been awesome.

[@lookmanostrings]

Like a Snarling Dogs pedal! That would have been theeee besttttt.

[@joeputnam1024]

Well...looks like I'll be ordering that

[@mtmusicgear]

Yet another great Sweeteater demo. Don rocks. Nice run-through of a rad pedal.

[@Porrohman72]

A fantastic review. Love Don Carr reviews! One of the best in the biz.

[@jatin7361]

1, 8, and 9 sound best to me. Lots of tones in this little pedal.

[@infidel6249]

Wow,sounds awsome,just like my alchemy audio roadkill, never had a jhs but this will be my first.Good job on demo carr.

[@markkirschenmann3925]

Wow, incredible, great demo, thank you! Must have...

[@abiwankinobi]

This might be the most versatile distortion of all time

[@shatteredsquare]

you should check out the PG-14

[@kevinsturges6957]

I’ve never had one of these. The first position sounds like Marc Bolan from TRex! Very nice.

[@deep_cover1879]

Love the pedal but also Don Carrs playing is so versatile love his demos

[@Dougie1350]

The American James May of guitar demos.

[@mjbdough7920]

The TC-50 has great mids which make this pedal sound awesome!

[@leftchicago]

Great demo, Don!

[@thomasrevere7916]

This guy gives the best reviews that I can find.

[@OD_green7]

Interesting! Thanks Sweetwater

[@sweetwater]

😊👍

[@JohnPaulsonJohnisaStegosaurus]

i've got a elektron analog drive and i love it-- does something similar in that it houses multiple circulits, but it's also MIDI controllable, so i can change programs remotely and even automate sweeps with its filter from my DAW.

[@guitardave]

Is there a LM308 in there for the early RAT models?

[@lukeraddonjackson6409]

Great video and explainer. Thanks!

[@Jimbo386000]

I'm definitely getting this for my Behringer Edge when it comes in!

[@ernestfoss1968]

The demonstration is Great.

[@LiVApathy]

Great demo, just bought one!

[@deanmobley5578]

I liked the way.. at the end.. when you switched through each mode with the same settings.

[@cryss5824]

Holy smokes, that distortion sound and that graphics on the pedal is super cool..... Ahhhh that was some Chuggasm...!

[@MrDavemiley]

Love Don Carr 's playing and all the Guys at Sweetwater.

[@agent_of_cthulhu]

How rat-ically different they all are? I see what you did there. Great demo and definitely want to try this one out.

[@rgerard5083]

I need one. Just received a Boss Distortion from Sweetwater yesterday but I need this too. Can't have too many pedal, amiright?

[@abiwankinobi]

I literally have a whole temple audio trio 43 full of drive pedals. Of all the types of pedals I own, I can't seem to get rid of drives.

[@pdbordelon]

Wow, just wow!

[@jet_black]

Dope son!

[@guitaristGK]

Wow! Cool!

[@rafaelcarletti5475]

Excelente pedal !!

[@MrSmiley1964]

Never owner a JHS pedal. I think the PackRat could be showing up in the near future to go with my Rat collection.

[@Milestones01]

maybe some pick ups that are more common . seems the PRS is giving it a tone all of its own

[@ChuckLopez]

Is it possible to achieve Fuzz tones with this? I'm looking for a pedal that can do OD, Distortion and Fuzz

[@rockerchris35]

I just wanna know where you got that shirt. 😎

[@FulanoMenganoniMoggie]

Amazing pedal, super versatile 👍🏽🎸 make shire you try different power outlets 🙏🏽🙂👌🏽

[@redielg]

I was about to buy a 3 series distortion from jhs but I might save up more for this

[@BrentOwens]

Great review!!! Love my Rat2 and how I can set it to clean up when I roll off my guitar volume. Does this pedal retain that characteristic?

[@BBfanfun]

Great ! maybe Josh can make a BluesBreaker variations one, then maybe a KLON ? LOL

[@kylegoodman5196]

There really aren't any variations on the Klon. Everyone views it as so incredible they don't change it.

[@theoo5657]

i don't think the bluesbreaker and the klon have different versions. I mean, the bluesbreaker was an amp, and years later they turned into a preamp pedal, and the klon the only differences are aesthetically. and also he's already done the morning glory which is bluesbreaker circuit but with his mods.

[@kylegoodman5196]

@@theoo5657 Bluesbreaker you could hypothetically do but idk if the mods to it are as extensive as those to say Rats or Tubescreamers. IMO the next route to go would be with DS1s.

[@luisvergarafernandez5881]

Isn’t the JHS Morning Glory based on the Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal?

[@BBfanfun]

@@luisvergarafernandez5881 yeah , the JOKE is ... either Josh already has DONE a tribute (Morning Glory) or he HATES the pedal so much , it'll never happen ...

[@shellsjoint]

Sounds good!!!

[@CTripodi1965]

But can the pedal drone and sound like Sunn O)))?

[@BungleJoogie68]

For Rats I recommend distortion dimed and filter low, it gives really fuzzy sustain, but it might be a little high for that.

[@Millo1868]

Would love to hear this vs the T Rex Mudhoney

[@75YBA]

I would have struck an E chord and cycled through all 9 settings. Edit: shoulda waited ‘til the end to comment. Facepalm….

[@lancecox8084]

Love my Rats!

[@jmihendrix4]

Does John from Red Hot use a RAT Distortion pedal ? I’m trying to find that Dani California tone for his solo

[@pauly51]

When did William Defoe grow his hair out and play guitar?

[@GreccPerspective]

Excellent sounds wow.......

[@corv1981]

Is this a noisy pedal meaning gain noise and hum?

[@Falconryder]

not that I've noticed

[@squirelova1815]

The first originals had actual Rat $chit in the circuit from the factory building's Rats that is not so easy to replicate if you really want to to "Play Authentic".

[@GearGasms]

That shirt needs its own Rat.😜🎸🤘🏻

[@andreafox7267]

Gotta love Don Carr! 👍

[@vladledesma3765]

Waiting for fuzz face variants "

[@Les537]

I don't like the low end or the high end. I wonder if it's the amp.

[@sweetwater]

That is definitely a possibility. The Triple Crown Clean channel, Normal mode is very similar to the Mark series clean sound. It's classic Boogie, which means pronounced top-end and lows, with a slight scoop in the mids. Also, very robust so not much breakup. The PackRat through a mid-forward-style amp, Marshall-ish, sounds completely different and equally great. Ultimately, the Boogie clean highlighted the differences in the 9 modes more dramatically, so I went with it for the demo. Perhaps a follow-up demo with multiple guitar and amp combinations, hmmm...🤔 Thanks! DC

[@donindri]

If I liked the sound of distortion, I would get this pedal. I think all pedals would be much more useful if you could adjustments with foot pedals. Yes, pedals for the pedals! Thanks for posting

[@terrycurtin1008]

You can. Modeling pedals is huge now. Not Kemper but that newer one. Then you can have this pedal with presets. Or buy a few of the same pedal.

[@psychotogether5114]

Bye Dark Mouse!!

[@tonelocrian]

I just need one or two modes. Not 9. Can't really hear the tonal difference between then all - just different EQ's for the same tone overall.

[@Falconryder]

Differences are more pronounced in person

[@ChrisP3000x]

JHS is the best.

[@ezemusic8140]

9:33 Focus!

[@ikigai47]

Nice tone but most of those sound so bassy to me. I'm listening on a good sound system and even when he's in bridge position it often sounds like the neck.

[@Falconryder]

This video sounds muddy. Other videos don't, and the pedal in person doesn't.

[@ikigai47]

@@Falconryder - Yeah not a good look for a company like Sweetwater to put out muddy demos. They're not only a music / audio superstore but they have recording studios onsite as well as professional engineers. Meanwhile Joe Schmo's videos with his 2k subs and on his laptop sound 10x better

[@td8778]

Nice

[@ethelwulfmountbattenderoth2286]

can it do fart noises?

[@lf2334]

Him: Listen to how radically different all 9 modes sound. Me: They all sound basically the same.

[@8Junio76]

It would have been really cool if the on led would have been the rat’s eyes

[@Ottophil]

Distortion pedals remind me of that scene in indianna jones where the guy does all the fancy swinging his arms around. Then Indy shoots him with an Amp

[@kodykindhart5644]

Hb Kingsley pedals?

[@Ottophil]

@@kodykindhart5644 ive never heard of them

[@BungleJoogie68]

Really long way to go to to just say you like tube distortion.

[@SpaceJockey805]

Man. I love the idea and the look of this pedal, but I know it’s one of those things where I’ll spend $200 and only use two modes every now and then.

[@scottpeters4401]

I love the Bonsai pedal,but I have never liked any RAT pedal…..and I have tried,many times…it’s too much like a fuzz pedal…cool concept though…

[@ThatIrishCowboy]

I'll be honest anytime I see you with your 513 that's what makes me click.

[@lookmanostrings]

Here's what it sounds like with the pedal bypassed: lol Sounds like you had to tame the pedal by pulling all the high end off the amp, eh?

[@renatoufo]

Nuevamente se olvidan de los bajistas 😞😞😞😞

[@germanofalcon7309]

Don't sound like the originals! Too many distorted, Distortions in one pedal ! If they we're anywhere close to the originals, you wouldn't have to adjust the nobs ! Sorry,but this one just doesn't cut it ! I give it a big thumbs down !👎 I should know the " Rat " sounds, because I got all of them ! Mr. Karr is impeccable as always ! 👍 Peace ! ✌

[@sixbladeknife44]

None of them sound like the models they’re supposed to be replicating, they sound like slightly altered generic distortions. Can’t fault JHS for trying I suppose.