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Greer lightspeed5/17/2023 ![]() On tour with Peter Stroud (Sheryl Crow, and others), Alex Weeden (Miranda Lambert), Drew Shirley (Switchfoot), J.B.The Lightspeed can be set to be “transparent,” but can also drive your signal to the edge. The Lightspeed Overdrive is sensitive to pick attack and has a different “feel” than other overdrives. Blending with the tone of the guitar and amplifier, this pedal has rich harmonics and complex but smooth clipping. ![]() Why “organic”? Well, simply put, it’s the clearest, most natural feeling, and best overdrive we’ve heard for the player looking for a natural drive tone. The name Organic Overdrive suits it very well. The Lightspeed Organic Overdrive is a very natural sounding overdrive. The Greer Amps Lightspeed Organic Overdrive is a transparent and natural sounding Overdrive Pedal. Greer Lightspeed Overdrive, Builder’s Notes We added the Greer Lightspeed to our comprehensive article about the best overdrive pedals. There isn’t much more to it than to hear how it sounds, in the videos below. It also has a rather wide palette of tones thanks to an unusual interaction between the Loudness and Drive knobs. ![]() ![]() This neutrality of tone makes it ideal for many applications because it works well with all other pedals, including all types of dirt boxes – before or after them. Also, it packs enough output volume to bring your amp to the edge of breakup, for an extra dose of harmonics and saturation. Greer Lightspeed Overdrive - £199 Greer Amps Lightspeed Overdrive Watch on Greer Amps Lightspeed Overdrive This is considered to be a great alternative to the Klone style pedals - not exactly the same circuit as such, but near enough in that same sort of territory - where I typically include it within that category. Rather ironically, what makes this pedal stands out it’s its lack – or rather subtlety – of sound: it’s a very transparent and touch-sensitive low gain overdrive that lets your original tone shine, adding rich harmonics and complex but smooth clipping. Enter the Greer Lightspeed overdrive, handmade in Athens, Georgia. When a pedal with just three knobs and a $200 price tag features in the chart of the top 10 best-selling overdrives on, you can be sure it’s there because of the way it sounds. Greer Amps Lightspeed Overdrive Pedal - Limited Edition Gameday Black. ![]()
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