The Greer Super Hornet is a Greer fuzz pedal. Close alternatives include the Caroline Guitar Company Wave Cannon Zero and the Univox Super-Fuzz. It pairs well with the Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp and the Roland Cube Street.
Greer Super Hornet
Greer · pedal
The Greer Amps Super Hornet is a high-gain drive and distortion pedal from Athens, Georgia boutique maker Greer Amplification, delivering aggressive, saturated drive character suited to hard rock and heavy rock applications where more gain is needed than the Greer transparent OD designs provide. The Super Hornet name implies a powerful, aggressive character beyond the lighter Greer drive options. Greer builds handmade boutique effects in Athens, GA, and the Super Hornet represents their higher-gain drive offering for players who need more saturation density than the Southland or Soma provide.
What stands out
“The Super Hornet Drive delivers higher-gain, aggressive drive character with Greer Athens GA boutique quality, extending the Greer lineup into harder rock territory beyond the transparent OD designs”
— from the reviews
“saturated drive character suited to hard rock and heavy rock applications where more gain is needed than the greer transparent od designs provide”
— from the listing
“The Greer Amps Super Hornet is a high-gain drive and distortion pedal from Athens, Georgia boutique maker Greer Amplification, delivering aggressive, saturated drive character suited to hard rock and heavy rock applications where more gain …”
— from the listing
“Best suited for hard rock players who want more gain than lighter Greer OD designs provide while maintaining the Southern US boutique quality character”
— from the reviews
“The gain is higher than the Southland and Soma but , suiting hard rock and Southern rock most effectively”
— from the reviews
- aggressive
- hard rock
- gain
- transparent
- heavy rock
- distortion
- drive
- southern rock
Genres the Greer Super Hornet is commonly used in
- Metal
- Rock
- Southern Rock
- Hard Rock
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Punk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Greer Super Hornet
Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp
Laney
19% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Feed a high gain signal into Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Roland Cube Street
Roland
19% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Feed a high gain signal into Roland Cube Street and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited
Aguilar
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo
Ebs
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Feed a high gain signal into EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo and it comes out closer to tight
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Feed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410 and it comes out closer to tight
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Stack Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Phil Jones BG-400 Suitcase Compact Bass Combo
Phil Jones
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Phil Jones BG-400 Suitcase Compact Bass Combo pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Pedals that stack with the Greer Super Hornet
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
16% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Stack Suhr Shiba Drive on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Entrekin Pedals Abysm
Entrekin Pedals
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)
Put Entrekin Pedals Abysm after Greer Super Hornet in the signal chain, clear of Greer Super Hornet's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Soldano SLO
Soldano
14% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Stack Soldano SLO on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Comes later in the signal chain
Meris Mercury7 Reverb
Meris
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)
Keep Greer Super Hornet's aggressive voice out front: Meris Mercury7 Reverb goes after Greer Super Hornet in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Fathom
Walrus Audio
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)
Keep Greer Super Hornet's aggressive voice out front: Walrus Audio Fathom goes after Greer Super Hornet in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Pico Deep Freeze
Electro-Harmonix
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)
Electro-Harmonix Pico Deep Freeze leans toward ambient, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR CAE Wah
MXR
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put MXR CAE Wah in front of Greer Super Hornet: a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal
JAM Pedals RetroVibe Mk.4
Jam Pedals
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Feed a high gain signal into JAM Pedals RetroVibe Mk.4 and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Alternatives
Caroline Guitar Company Wave Cannon Zero
Caroline Guitar Company
56% similarityShared character: hard rock, gain, distortion
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
54% similarityShared character: hard rock, aggressive playing, lead
Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII
Sola Sound
53% similarityShared character: hard rock, gain, aggressive playing
EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz
EarthQuaker Devices
52% similarityShared character: hard rock, high gain settings, lead
Spaceman Rumblefuzz II
Spaceman
52% similarityShared character: transparent, distortion
Rocktron Sonic Glory
Rocktron
50% similarityShared character: distortion, aggressive playing, high gain settings
Dunlop JHW4 Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys Fuzz
Dunlop
49% similarityShared character: distortion, aggressive playing, lead
Dophix Medici
Dophix
49% similarityShared character: high gain settings, lead
EarthQuaker Devices Park Fuzz
EarthQuaker Devices
49% similarityShared character: distortion, high gain settings, lead
Lovepedal MK12 Super High Gain Dirt Box
Lovepedal
47% similarityShared character: hard rock, distortion, aggressive playing
Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz V2
Fuzzrocious
47% similarityShared character: hard rock, aggressive playing
Death By Audio Destruction
Death By Audio
46% similarityShared character: hard rock, gain, distortion
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Greer Super Hornet?+
The closest matches in character are the Caroline Guitar Company Wave Cannon Zero, the Univox Super-Fuzz, the Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII.
What pairs well with the Greer Super Hornet?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp, Roland Cube Street, Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited — Feed a high gain signal into Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp and it comes out closer to mid-forward.