The Barstow Bat
Supercool Pedals
The Barstow Bat takes the legendary Proco RAT distortion pedal to new heights with modern upgrades that unleash incredible versatility and tone-shaping power. Designed to deliver rich saturation, dynamic distortion, and seamless control, it opens up a world of sounds—whether you're chasing searing leads, crunchy overdrives, or gritty, natural boosts.
- Made in Canada
- 9V
- Drive, Level, Low, Mid, High
- Turbo
- Bypass
- Effect ON
- 1/4" Jack
- 1/4" Jack
With twice the volume output of the original, the drive circuit delivers that signature slewy RAT-style distortion while providing the power to push your favorite amp or pedal into glorious overdrive. The custom-designed active EQ section ensures a wide range of highly usable tones, whether you're dialing in scooped mids, enhancing treble, adding booming bass, or sculpting subtle, colorful textures.
Switching between clipping modes transforms its character completely. The Barstow Bat moves effortlessly from tight, saturated distortion to a looser, higher-gain feel with added midrange presence, making it a perfect tool for both standalone use and as a boost to overwhelm amps and preamps.
Built to inspire and ready to explore, the Barstow Bat gives you complete control over your sonic landscape, combining raw power with masterful tone-shaping. Whether you're playing guitar, bass, or experimenting with other instruments, it’s your ultimate tool for creating bold, dynamic soundscapes.
Supercool Pedals
Supercool Pedals is a small Canadian effects pedal company founded in 2019 by Jamie Muir in Toronto Ontario, and is now based out of the Peterborough/Nogojiwanong area.
Supercool Pedals are designed not only to provide fundamentally useful and creative effects to musicians, but also to serve as refreshing nostalgia-evoking objets d’arts that bring colour and conversation to pedal boards in an otherwise bland, often utilitarian, and sometimes overwhelming and saturated pedal market.
Each Supercool pedal is designed and built by hand with the highest quality materials, a whole lot of care, and probably a little too much whimsy.