Greer Amps Royal Velvet vs MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg
The Greer Amps Royal Velvet and the MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg are both pedals sharing harmonically rich, transparent. The Greer Amps Royal Velvet leans smooth and clean boost. The MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg leans high gain and mid-forward.
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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.42% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- harmonically rich
- transparent
Greer Amps Royal Velvet
Greer · pedal
MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg
MXR · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$80.34via Reverb
The Greer Royal Velvet is a Class-A British drive and preamp pedal, not a fuzz, imagining a Vox-style 30-watt amp and Greer's own Thunderbolt30 combined into one voice. It delivers a superb British-flavored grind with sweet, chiming top end, sitting tonally between an AC-style amp and the Thunderbolt30. It shares the same transformer as Greer's SOMA63 but alters its loading for a distinct feel, and it can also work as a transparent clean boost that adds volume without changing the core tone. It runs on 9V or 18V for extra headroom and dynamics. It suits players wanting a British-voiced Class-A overdrive and preamp with real amp-like chime and grind, usable as both a drive and a boost.
The MXR Raw Dawg, designed in collaboration with Eric Gales, is a custom overdrive circuit based on a classic OD design but re-voiced with a more balanced midrange and boosted gain range for a sweeter, more organic sound even when the drive is maxed out, avoiding the harsher, boxier character some classic OD circuits can develop at high gain. Its simple three-knob Output, Tone, and Drive layout keeps it easy to dial in, and true bypass preserves tone when off. It suits players wanting a grittier, more gain-flexible take on a classic overdrive circuit, from tasteful crunch to fiery, saturated lead tones.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Indie Rock
- Country
- Alternative Rock
- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Rock
- smooth
- clean boost
- dynamic
- glassy
- bright
- high gain
- mid-forward
- tight