Dangerous Doom Metal Combo: Proco RAT + Pharaoh Fuzz

Signal Chain:
-Harley Benton DC Kit (SG copy) Wilkinson Alnico 5 Humbuckers
(B standard tuning, 56 gauge, wound G string)
-ProCo RAT 2 (Distortion: 1 o'clock, filter: noon, Volume: MAX)
-Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh Fuzz
(tone: 9 o'clock, high: MAX, Fuzz: 9 o'clock, Volume: MAX. Germanium Diodes, HI mode)
-Katana 50 MK1
-Ownhammer Impulse response (Heavy Hitters 2)

A great pairing for Doom/Sludge Metal: the Proco RAT into BAT Pharaoh Fuzz.
Only in the last few months have i finally started to understand how to dial in the Pharaoh Fuzz properly. All thanks to @OscillatorDevices and his amazing channel, where he shows different doom pedal pairings and settings. The Pharaoh lacks some gain and that's where the nastiness of the RAT helps.
I don't know where this riff is from, i heard it online on some amp demo. If you know what song this is, please share the info!

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[DoomTones]

Big thanks to @Oscillator Devices channel, i learned how to dial in my Pharaoh Fuzz from his videos.

[BubbaZanetti_]

Brother, that sounds absolutely killer. I may need to grab myself a BAT Pharaoh. I have most all the same gear as you so it's fun to emulate settings & play the same music. Now I gotta practice...🤘🏻

[noctomber]

You know its a doom song when 1:50 passes and its only the first variant of the intro riff

[ericbaldwin]

It’s so weird that came across this video, cuz I own both of these and was actually considering combining them. The Pharaoh is a little mid heavy on its own, but the RAT makes it easy to dial in low end. So the Pharaoh can be used for giving fuzz tone a little more dimension. Well done, my friend! 🤘🏻

[troy]

Awesome tone man!
I have always ran the rat pedal after the fuzz,
to hit the amp hard,
But I’m going to try putting it in front of the fuzz like you have it!

[escalarealrecords_valparai]

Muchas gracias Desde Valparaiso, Chile

[jakobwheelhand]

Yeah so the ax turned out fucking sweet sounds good really appreciate your videos I feel that there's not a lot of people that enjoy the genre anymore curious and you don't have to answer of course are you a younger fella

[andrewmeeks]

Dude I love your videos I'm hooked!

[Psych]

There is nothing more gnarly than this demolishing combo. Especially paired with an Orange amp and the right SG. PHEW!!!

Edit: I now realize this was played through a Katana!? Insane...

[EasyHeat]

Blows my mind you get such a massive "base" pedal ready foundation tone from that Katana. I unfortunately had to sell my MKII (along with a bunch of pedals, and a handful of guitars) to cover some finances brought about by the plague. I did just recently score a Victory V4 "The Jack" preamp tho! It sounds wicked, and I'm eager to see how well pedals stack up in front of it! May need a hi-z to balanced DI box tho. The RF it picks up from my apartment at higher gain occasionally gets slightly annoying.
Freakin' sick AF tones you got going on tho amigo! Keep DooM'n man. Cheers!

[onerandombruh]

The oppressive, dark and nasty nature of this beautiful tone is a guilty pleasure of mine.

[delineuno]

Brutal sound!!! 🤘🏻🖤
My sound is a Musket Fuzz and Sovtek Mig100H

[CTripodi]

Nice tone. Since I don't have a Pharoah, I will try it with the EQD Hizumitas and BAT Crown of Horns.

[pwdrous]

weird observation but ive noticed that there are a lot of lefties in stoner doom

[erictallant]

I always despised the RAT, but it looks like I wasn’t blending it with the proper pedals.

[ElChadinotunes]

Love my Pharaoh! I think I have #58 (black with white knobs)

[Kennyfrluckaj]

So killer! Love my original RAT! What song is it?

[regdenee]

Goddamn, that tone along with your playing makes it sound so Damn! Does the RAT go into the Fuzz pedal or are they like separated and blended?

[SNAAAAAAAKE]

Fantastic tone mate! Can I ask a couple of things? What are the amp settings and are you using it as the audio interface via usb and also what DAW / software do you use. I'm just about to venture into recording but am a total noob😁keep up the great content, you and Does it Doom are my 2 favourite channels \m/

[davelanciani-dimaensionx]

That is a THICK and chewy tone. How do you have the tone knob on your guitar? I tend to roll off the tone knob to really thicken the sound.