DSM & Humboldt Electronics Black Clouds vs Greer Amps Gorilla Warfare MkII
The DSM & Humboldt Electronics Black Clouds and the Greer Amps Gorilla Warfare MkII are both pedals. The DSM & Humboldt Electronics Black Clouds leans saturated and full. The Greer Amps Gorilla Warfare MkII leans fuzzy and aggressive. Current prices: $258.32 vs $199.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.47% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$258.32via Reverb
$199via Reverb
The DSM and Humboldt Electronics Black Clouds is a high-gain distortion and fuzz pedal providing massive, heavy saturation with the extreme gain density associated with doom, sludge, and high-wattage heavy amplifier sounds. Delivers thick, wall-of-gain character with heavy low-end weight and sustained harmonic saturation. Part of the DSM Humboldt Electronics collaborative boutique lineup of premium drive pedals. Made by DSM and Humboldt Electronics.
The Greer Amps Gorilla Warfare MkII is a high-gain fuzz and distortion pedal from Athens, Georgia boutique maker Greer Amplification, delivering an aggressive, heavy fuzz-distortion character suited to doom, sludge, and heavy rock applications. The MkII designation indicates a refined second version of the original Gorilla Warfare design, with circuit improvements that enhance the heavy, aggressive character while addressing the limitations of the first version. Greer builds handmade boutique effects in Athens, GA, and the Gorilla Warfare MkII represents their heaviest, most aggressive drive design.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Doom Metal
- Electronic
- Rock
- Stoner Rock
- saturated
- full
- sustaining
- fuzzy
- aggressive