If I had to go with just one, I would do a Rat, but not the one you list. It would be the Rabid Rodent, as DVM built (and someone he is associated with still does I believe) from the BYOC rat clone kit. It has some sweet distortions settings, and some sweet OD settings, and the reutz mod. A really nice "swiss army knife" of an OD/Distortion. Some claim that OD and Distortion are the same thing, just a matter of degree. If so, the Rabid Rodent has plenty of range.
The ZYS and the Bad Monkey are awesome too, but not as versatile as the Rabid Rodent.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
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