1981 Inventions DRV - vs - ProCo Rat

A quick, informal comparison of the 1981 Inventions DRV to a ProCo Rat.

The DRV is a distortion/overdrive pedal designed by Matthew Hoopes of Relient K and Jon Ashley of Bondi Effects. It's based on a Rat circuit but with a number of adjustments made to offer different sounds and capabilities. Here I compare a DRV to my vintage ProCo Rat to highlight the similarities and differences.

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Unless I state otherwise in the video, everything I test out on here is stuff that I bought myself. There are no paid reviews on this channel and only a couple times have I ever had items sent to me for review. All opinions are my own!

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The current version of the ProCo Rat: https://amzn.to/3YzfQ6L

My guitar is a Fender JA-90: https://amzn.to/3Kd9LJ7

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:28 Drive Knobs down
2:47 Drive Knobs at 9 o’clock
4:35 Drive Knobs at noon
6:15 Drive Knobs at 3 o’clock
7:55 Drive Knobs maxed
9:34 Back down to 9 o’clock
10:26 Concluding Remarks