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Mike Olekshy
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Mike Olekshy
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 09/21/10
Posts: 1,051
03/22/2020 1:17 pm

Hey Mike --- this pedal does indeed sound very similar to the ProCo Rat distortion pedal that I mentioned in the tutorial for In Bloom. Kurt Cobain is also said to have used a Boss DS-1 on this record as well. So any of these pedals should get you close to the sound.

Hope this helps!

Mike

Originally Posted by: mikefsm

Hi Mike

Is this the distortion pedal used for playing In bloom?

https://www.amazon.com/Donner-Mouse-Distortion-Effect-Pedal/dp/B07P1ZLSG8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?__mk_es_US=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=ProCo+RAT&qid=1584840309&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUFU3Rk9LMzhSMklJJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODI1NDQ4M09UOFZKSVVRMDJGMyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNTg3OTExM0hUNzkzMUowQjRWOSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=


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Mike Olekshy
GT Guitar Coach