Greer Lamplighter Optical Compressor vs T-Rex Neo Comp Compressor

The Greer Lamplighter Optical Compressor and the T-Rex Neo Comp Compressor are both pedals sharing transparent. The Greer Lamplighter Optical Compressor leans smooth.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

55% — moderately similar

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • transparent
Citation fame
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Price
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$179via Reverb

Description

The Greer Amps Lamplighter is an optical compressor pedal from US boutique manufacturer Greer Amps (Athens, Georgia), delivering smooth, transparent optical compression with Level, Compress (sensitivity), and a Voicing switch for different compression characters. The Lamplighter uses an optical LDR compression circuit for natural, musical compression suited for clean playing, single-note passages, and dynamic control. Greer Amps handmade US boutique construction.

The T-Rex Neo Comp is a compressor pedal from T-Rex Effects (Silkeborg, Denmark), delivering transparent optical-style compression with simple Compress and Level controls for natural, musical dynamic control at T-Rex Danish boutique quality. The Neo Comp provides an accessible entry into T-Rex quality compression with a focused, simple control set.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Alternative Rock
  • Country
Tonal lean
  • smooth
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