I wouldn’t kick this dirt box out of bed for eating crackers. In fact, my biggest frustration with it is that I went so long without one. This late 80s ProCo Rat II has that LM308N chip in it that everyone loves so much, and that love is completely warranted. You can thank me later for cutting out most of the weirdly existential stuff about musical safety blankets. Trust me. 

Gear used:

2009 Gibson Les Paul Traditional

1992 American Telecaster

Marshall Bluesbreaker 

Shure SM57