The first pedal I heard from Greer Amps was the Burning Goat Overdrive; after that, I knew I had to hear more. Which brings us to this little black beauty: the Tone Smuggler. A jack-of-all-trades overdrive pedal, this guy will excite, perplex and complicate you and your guitar tone, and you wouldn’t want it any other way.
Simple, 3-knob control design is great: sometimes, the less to think about, the better. Unfortunately, you’re gonna still have to use your brains on this guy, as there are a plethora of tonal options to be found within this small, well-built, tank-like enclosure. When I first turned it on, it felt like a nice, cleanish boost pedal, with the Gain setting around 9:00, and the Tone at about noon. A great little pick-me-up for my amp, it made the tones jump up a few notches and really sparkle, as a good boost should, and you can really push your amp just by cranking up the Volume knob, with the other controls backed off a bit. Once I started messing with the rest of the range in that Gain knob, though, it was ON. Clean boost to mild overdrive, to chunky, tube-y overdrive to almost a fuzz pedal, this box has got a big assortment of options to play with, and none that will leave you puzzled, dumbfounded or perplexed. You’ll just be more of a badass, is all, and so will your guitar and amp.
You’ll be playing with some fine company if you pick up a Tone Smuggler and rock it with your rig (see the list below). Nick and the fine folks at Greer Amps are sending some more great pedals our way for review here in a short minute, so they’ll be much more on tap for you guys to check out in the coming months. While you’re waiting, go see their site, and what they have to offer, ’cause they are making some fantastic effects pedals (oh yeah, and their amplifiers aren’t too shabby, either!).
Specs:
2 stages of Class A JFET gain!
Tones ranging from clean boost to distortion, bordering on fuzz!
Sounds like an extension of your current guitar and amp rig!
Sensitive to pick attack and volume control settings!
Clean amps tend to make this pedal sound cleaner, easily overdriven amps tend to make this pedal sound more gnarly!
True Bypass!
Uses 9Volt battery or standard neg. center, 2.1mm power supply.
Built with top quality components. Lifetime Warranty to the original owner!
Pedals are currently built to order, and ship within 1-2 weeks of the order being placed, and funds entering our account!
Users: Peter Stroud, Jay Gonzalez (Drive-By Truckers), Jake (Death on Two Wheels), Casey Meyer (Jim Quick and Coastline), Alex Weeden (Miranda Lambert)
Submitted by Mike B, Website
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