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Supercool Pedals Unveils the Barstow Bat

Supercool Pedals Unveils the Barstow Bat

The newest pedal in Supercool's lineup, designed to honor the classic RAT distortion pedal with more tone customization, a dead-quiet circuit response, and an eye-catching design.


The Barstow Bat is designed to offer a versatile 3-band EQ section to create colors and tones beyond that of its influence, with a surprisingly quiet and calculated circuit under the hood. For even more sonic versatility, the TURBO button swaps between classic silicon RAT distortion and a more open and aggressive TURBO RAT LED clipping mode.

Features

The Barstow Bat highlights include:

  • Classic RAT Distortion with a super-quiet noise floor
  • Eye-catching graphics based on the work of Hunter Thompson and Ralph Steadmanā€™s iconic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  • Massive output volume
  • Active isolated 3-band EQ for a wide range of tones
  • Selectable clipping modes (Standard or TURBO)
  • True Bypass on/off switch
  • 9-volt DC power from external supply, no battery compartment.
  • Hand assembled in Peterborough, Canada
  • LIMITED EDITION BLACK version available until 2025


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