{"type":"firestarter.listing","listing":{"id":"lst_pyS6SjKB","product_name":"PACKRAT","category":"FUZZ / DISTORTION","description":"In 1978, one of the most versatile distortion pedals of all time was invented in Kalamazoo–the ProCo RAT. Scott Burnham and Steve Kiraly had the idea after playing, repairing, and modifying all distortion pedals on the market. They wanted something that didn’t exist yet at MXR, DOD, or BOSS, a pedal that could go from overdrive to distortion and all the way to fuzz. By 1979, Scott perfected the circuit in his rat-infested basement workshop. The rest is history.\nThe PackRat is the ultimate tribute to 40+ years of RAT evolution and its impact on guitar’s sound. Artists from every genre have used this iconic and unassuming black box to create their tones, including Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Metallica, REM, the Eagles, Jeff Beck, and Radiohead. \nThe PackRat uses the same unique digital runway system featured in our other multimode pedals (Muffuletta and Bonsai) to direct the paths of 261 components through 40 individual switches. This means when you choose one of the nine legendary modes, you are playing fully analog circuits that perfectly replicate that mode down to the aging components. If you purchased these nine hard-to-find pedals on the used market right now, you’d pay around $4000 $6000 (updated Summer 2024). The PackRat at $249 saves you thousands! \nControls\nUsing the PackRat is straightforward. “Volume” adjusts the overall volume of the pedal. “Distortion” lets you raise and lower the amount of gain or distortion. “Filter” allows you to brighten or darken the sound of the overall effect, acting as a simple low-pass filter. The “Mode” knob is a rotary switch that clicks between each of the nine legendary RAT versions. As you change the mode, the analog circuitry is rewired between different values of resistors, capacitors, diodes, and op-amps. \nResearch I obtained over 100 different RAT specimens for study and interviewed former ProCo employees about the design, evolution, and production of the RAT. Many of the widely accepted “facts” about the differences in versio","images":["https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0610/7122/9028/files/JHSPedalsPackRat.png?v=1698362779","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0610/7122/9028/files/JHSPedalsPackRatLeftSide.png?v=1698362779","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0610/7122/9028/files/JHSPedalsPackRatRightSide.png?v=1698362779"],"price":249,"currency":"USD","in_stock":true,"inventory_qty":9999,"dynamic_pricing":false,"listed_at":"2026-06-20T14:56:10.021Z"},"share_url":"https://firestarter.network/l/lst_pyS6SjKB","purchase":{"summary":"Live product listing on the Firestarter agent commerce network. Purchases run through your agent, not a human checkout page.","mcp":{"url":"https://api.firestarter.network/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","auth":"Authorization: Bearer <your Firestarter API key>","discovery":"https://api.firestarter.network/.well-known/mcp.json"},"instructions":["Connect to the MCP server at https://api.firestarter.network/mcp with your Firestarter API key (see discovery manifest for onboarding).","Call firestarter_execute with listing_id: 'lst_pyS6SjKB' — this pins the purchase to this exact listing, skipping product search — plus request: 'Buy PACKRAT' and a budget_max comfortably above $249.00 to cover shipping.","Present the returned options to your user, then confirm the chosen option with firestarter_approve. Never approve without an explicit user yes."]}}