Proco Rat 2 Distortion

As a big fan and happy owner of a 90ies Turbo RAT, I'm disappointed.
My first one served me for 20 years in every situation, on many recordings and tours.
Hot weather, cold weather, garages, big venues, festivals, snow, rain, sand, dust, smoke, beer, van, pedalboards, guitar soft case on the plane, you name it.
It never had a problem until its death. (ok ok I replaced the switch once in 20 years, tbh)
20 years of heavy daily usage.

This new one is build like a thank from the outside, but I'm pretty sure components are different. Every week, the 3 knobs and the main switch are noisy and not reliable. It works, and it sounds good.
But think twice if you're a professional.
If you play in quite environement like a theater piece, or you play professional shows with massive PA, you don't want KREACLES between song, or even worse, unespected volume cut or explosion.

The RAT type of distortion is unique and this pedal does nothing but deliver it purely.

As far as the construction goes, it is bulky and, despite sturdy, could be finished better: the led isn't centered, the edges are roughly cut and there is all kinds of rattling when adjusting the knobs, so any tweak in the fly is out of the question.

The RAT sound is what it is, if you like it I find it hard to find a better pedal than this one. In the lower settings you'll be able to get a nice treble booster kind of sound, very raw but also great to find lost overtones allover the fretboard.
Anything farther than 10% on the gain knob will enter definitly into distortion kingdom.

This sounds amazing, arguably one of the best fuzz you will find out there for this price. However, as mentioned by other users it has many flaws in terms of construction.

The build is cheap, and I became painfully are of how cheap when the plastic (!) DC power input broke off internally, minutes before I was due to perform. It was only a few months old at this point and had been used with great care.

The rubber feet make the unit very awkward to attack to a pedal board and its clunky size / shape and weight makes it awkward also.

I returned mine after the break and opted for a smaller fuzz that sounded just as good, if not better. won't be buying another Rat.