
If you’re a fan of the famous LM308 circuit from the 1980s’ original Rat, you know how powerful this little pedal can be.

TC Electronic Magus Pro guitar pedal delivers a full-bodied, rich tone that sounds like it was recorded in a live recording studio. The Magus Pro by TC Electronic is the best Rat clone pedal considering quality, sound, practicality, and versatility. We've not included the clones which are more expensive (a lot over £100).Check Price at Sweetwater Check Price at Amazon We started selling Electro Harmonix pedals and they often reissue their classic pedals just check the category to see them. Clicking on the links should bring you to the product page. Sources for the info is our own knowledge, contributions from readers of this article (thanks!), and straight up awkwardly asking the manufacturer who they're cloning.įull disclosure - we are an e-commerce site and sell some of these pedals to customers in the UK / Europe. So for a few of the below pedals, the manufacturer has put their own twist or improvement on it. It should be noted that some pedals are heavily influenced by the original, as opposed to being a 100% clone.

Please get in touch if you know of inexpensive clones which aren't on the list! It's certainly not complete and there's a fair bit of guess work in there.

So the ones we list here are clones, and don't try to hide that fact (and in some cases even make it obvious with a nod to the original in the name). These are all real clones, not pedals which pretend to be original and cost twice as much as the pedal they're cloning. This can be done legally because very few circuits are actually patented, and only brand names / designs can be copyrighted.īelow we've put together a list of popular pedals and their corresponding inexpensive clones, some of which we sell. Some of them can be relatively expensive which means there's a big market for guitar pedal clones. There are a lot of great pedals out there manufactured by some of the well known manufacturers.
