Bob Burt Gr8t Distortion Pedal | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 50

Welcome back, friends! Today we’re diving into a seriously cool piece of boutique distortion history — the Bob Burt Gr9t Distortion, a pedal from one of the OG custom cabinet builders turned pedal-maker. This thing looks wild, sounds wild, and has one of the strangest compression controls we’ve ever used… in all the best (and sometimes weirdest) ways.

In classic Golden Age fashion, we go down the rabbit hole: RAT circuits, boutique builders from the ’90s, Alan Hinds’ tone secrets, compression controversies, used pedal bin glory, and even a little family history involving Derek, Luke, and budget-stretching Canadian Kijiji hauls.

What We Cover in This Episode

🎛️ Bob Burt Gr8t Distortion — Volume, tone, gain, and the bizarre-but-cool compression knob.
⚡ RAT vs. Gr8t — How close it gets, what’s different, and why it sounds the way it does.
🎸 Real-World Use — Slide tones, cleanup behavior, mix placement, and dynamic feel.
🧰 Boutique Pedal Quirks — Odd enclosures, one-off layouts, and why weird old pedals are often gems.

If you dig boutique distortion, RAT circuits, oddball vintage clones, or gear with real builder history behind it — you’re gonna love this one.

👇 Let us know in the comments:
Have you ever played a Bob Burt pedal? What’s your favorite RAT variant? And what weird, obscure pedal should we track down next?

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