JHS Packrat Multi Rat Distortion Pedal ModelerIn 1978, the most versatile and influential distortion pedal of all time was invented in Kalamazoo, MI. Scott Burnham and Steve Kiraly first had the idea after playing, repairing and modifying all the available distortion pedals on the market. They wanted something that didnt exist in the then mainstream throes of MXR, DOD and even BOSSs product line; they wanted a pedal that could go from overdrive to distortion and then all the way to fuzz. By 1979