From the Sonic Boom to a full pedal line
The Sonic Boom, which Greer Amps describes as "a fat, glassy clean boost," was the company's starting point in 19992. From there the range expanded through the 2010s into drive pedals of every flavor:
- The Black Mountain Crunch Drive, a crunch drive pedal3
- The Super Hornet, a fuzz based on "one very special FOXX Tone Machine in Nick's collection"4
- The Royal Velvet, a drive pedal that "nails the feel and tone of two of Nick Greer's favorite amps"5
- The Gorilla Warfare MkII and Peacemaker67
- Preamps such as the Moonshot Germanium Pre, a Class A germanium treble and mid preamp8, and the SOMA 63 Vintage Preamp, the first pedal in Greer's XFR series9
Known for the Lightspeed Organic Overdrive
The Lightspeed Organic Overdrive is the pedal most players associate with the Greer Amps name. A GuitarPCB build document for the Black Mountain calls it "the acclaimed Lightspeed Overdrive" from "the same company that brought you" that circuit10. Pedal of the Day, revisiting the pedal in June 2025, noted it "first appeared on the scene over a decade ago" and remains a go-to overdrive across many genres11.
On how it sounds, the reviewer wrote:
"Blending with the tone of the guitar and amplifier, this pedal has rich harmonics and complex but smooth clipping11."
Pedal of the Day, June 202511
The same review found that "the Lightspeed Organic Overdrive becomes a staple unit on almost every pedalboard it gets added to," and noted it is available in a multitude of different color variations11. Greer Amps lists it at £189.001.
Nick Greer and the Athens, Georgia shop
Greer Amps pedals are built in Athens, Georgia; a 2016 Pedal of the Day review of the Relic Drive described it as a Tube Screamer-style overdrive with a warmer mid hump and more gain, true bypass, and built in Athens, GA12. Nick Greer designs the pedals himself, and the company's product pages repeatedly point back to his personal collection: the Super Hornet's fuzz circuit comes from a FOXX Tone Machine in Nick's collection13, and the Royal Velvet is voiced after two of his favorite amps13.
Collaborations and one-offs have been part of the story too. The Little Samson overdrive, which Pedal of the Day's Mike B described as "bumping up that great tone into the realm of a true high-gain overdrive/distortion pedal," was designed in collaboration with Andy from Elliott Guitars14. The Green Giant, a distortion pedal with a limiter between the output of the signal and the clipping section of the diodes, was formerly built by Greer Amplification for endorsers only, according to the Guitar FX Layouts blog15.
Greer Amps circuits are widely cloned by DIY PCB sellers such as PedalPCB, whose pages state plainly that their products are "not manufactured or distributed by Greer Amps" and that PedalPCB is in no way affiliated with the company. These are third-party build projects, not Greer Amps products.
What Greer Amps pedals cost
List prices from Greer Amps' own product pages, as of October 2026:
| Pedal | List price |
|---|---|
| Sonic Boom | £129.002 |
| Black Mountain Crunch Drive | £152.003 |
| Gorilla Warfare MkII | £152.006 |
| Moonshot Germanium Pre | £152.008 |
| Mizuki Blue (UK) | £152.0016 |
| Mizuki Blue (US) | $199.0016 |
| Peacemaker | £174.007 |
| Royal Velvet | £174.005 |
| Lightspeed Organic Overdrive | £189.001 |
| Super Hornet | £189.004 |
| Mori Drive | £189.00, or $249 in US pricing17 |
What reviewers say about the company
Pedal of the Day, which has covered Greer Amps pedals since the Burning Goat overdrive in 2014, wrote in its July 2017 Lamplighter review that it had been working with Nick and Greer Amps pretty much since the site started1819. The same review said the Lamplighter "takes that classic studio sound and brings it front and center to your pedalboard," and praised the quality and workmanship of the effects and the company's approach to the industry18.
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Questions
Where are Greer Amps pedals made?
Greer Amps pedals are built in Athens, Georgia. A 2016 Pedal of the Day review of the Relic Drive noted the pedal was true bypass and built in Athens, GA, and the company has remained a small Georgia shop rather than moving production overseas.
How much do Greer Amps pedals cost?
List prices on Greer Amps' own product pages run from £129 for the Sonic Boom clean boost to £189 for pedals like the Lightspeed, Super Hornet and Mori Drive. In US pricing, the Mori Drive lists at $249 and the Mizuki Blue at $199.
Who builds Greer Amps pedals?
Greer Amps is Nick Greer's company. Nick Greer designs the pedals, and product pages reference his personal amp and fuzz collection as the basis for circuits like the Royal Velvet and Super Hornet. Some pedals, such as the Little Samson, were collaborations.
What was the first Greer Amps delay pedal?
The Black Tiger Delay Device, announced in 2015, was Greer Amps' first delay pedal. It combined an analog signal path with a digital delay repeater circuit and offered vintage tape and oil-can voicings, with a Trails switch.
Does Greer Amps make a compressor?
Yes. The Lamplighter Optical Compressor was released in 2017. Pedal of the Day described it as taking a classic studio compressor sound and bringing it to the pedalboard, and praised the quality and workmanship of Greer's effects.
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- Lightspeed Organic Overdrive, Greer Amps
- Sonic Boom, Greer Amps
- Black Mountain Crunch Drive, Greer Amps
- Super Hornet, Greer Amps
- Royal Velvet, Greer Amps
- Gorilla Warfare MKII, Greer Amps
- Peacemaker, Greer Amps
- Moonshot Germanium Pre, Greer Amps
- SOMA 63 Vintage Preamp, Greer Amps
- Greer-Amps-Black-Mountain-Build-Document.pdf, GuitarPCB, 2025-10
- Greer Amps Lightspeed Organic Overdrive, Pedal of the Day (www.pedal-of-the-day.com), 2025-06-22
- Greer Amps Relic Drive, Pedal of the Day (www.pedal-of-the-day.com), 2016-01-14
- Greer Tarpit review, MusicRadar, 2017-05-20
- Greer Amps Little Samson Overdrive, Pedal of the Day, 2016-03-05
- Guitar FX Layouts: Nick Greer Green Giant, tagboardeffects.blogspot.com (Guitar FX Layouts), 2014-09-06
- Mizuki Blue, Greer Amps
- Mori Drive, Greer Amps
- Greer Amps Lamplighter Optical Compressor, Pedal of the Day, 2017-07-31
- Greer Amps Tone Smuggler Overdrive, Pedal of the Day, 2014-09-15