The Greer Tomahawk is a Greer overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Greer Amps White Tomahawk Deluxe Drive and the Greer Southland. It pairs well with the Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12 and the Milkman Sound Half Pint 5W 1x12 Combo.
Greer Tomahawk
Greer · pedal
The Greer Amps Tomahawk Deluxe is a drive pedal voiced for an intentional mid-forward tweed character, delivering chunky, granular distortion with the barking, gritty edge of a narrow-panel tweed Pro or Super pushed into anger, without the unappealing low-end breakup that comes from overdriving a real tweed amp too hard. Running at 9 volts it compresses slightly like a big-box tweed amp; at 18 volts it opens up with more headroom and a stiffer, tighter feel. It ranges from a subtle tonal shift to full-on barking snarl, suiting Stonesy rhythm chording, twangy unison bends, and raucous garage rock. It suits players wanting an authentic, pushed-tweed-amp medium-gain overdrive character rather than a modern high-gain voicing.
- drive
- cutting
- rock
- blues
- boutique
- overdrive
- chunky
- distortion
Genres the Greer Tomahawk is commonly used in
- Rock
- Garage Rock
- Blues
- Alternative
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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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 Tomahawk
Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12
Blackstar
74% matchThe Tomahawk's cutting, boutique overdrive gives the HT-5R's quiet, headphone-friendly clean tone real bite to push into.
Milkman Sound Half Pint 5W 1x12 Combo
Milkman Sound
42% matchThe Half Pint's valve breakup gives the Tomahawk's cutting drive a warm, saturated amp voice to dig into.
Fender Twin Reverb Head
amplifier
38% matchInto the Twin Reverb's huge, tank-driven spring reverb headroom, the Tomahawk's cutting, boutique overdrive gets to be the only thing doing any dirty work.
Magnatone 280
Magnatone
38% matchThe Tomahawk's cutting, boutique rock drive pushes the Magnatone 280's own stereo, pitch-vibrato clean into real gain.
Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo
Magnatone
33% matchThe Tomahawk's cutting, boutique rock drive pushes the Super Fifteen's own vibrato-and-blues breakup into sharper territory.
Fender Bassman AB165 Amp
amplifier
26% matchStack Greer Tomahawk on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Milkman Sound One Watt Plus 10W 1x12 Combo
Milkman Sound
26% matchFeed a saturated signal into Greer Tomahawk and it comes out closer to tight
Fender Pro Junior III 15-Watt 1x10 Guitar Combo Amp
Fender
26% matchWhat Greer Tomahawk brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Pedals that stack with the Greer Tomahawk
Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2
Keeley
24% matchGreer Tomahawk takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Dophix Medici
Dophix
22% matchGreer Tomahawk pushes a saturated tone toward tight
MXR Mdu JHM8
MXR
21% matchGreer Tomahawk pushes a saturated tone toward tight
T-Rex Bloody Mary
T Rex
20% matchFeed a saturated signal into Greer Tomahawk and it comes out closer to tight
Klon Centaur
Klon
18% matchKlon Centaur's midrange boost stacks cleanly into Tomahawk's cutting, boutique overdrive for extra classic-rock breakup.
MXR Phase 90
MXR
18% matchPhase 90's psychedelic swirl colors Tomahawk's cutting overdrive after the gain stage rather than adding to it.
Catalinbread SuperCharged OD
Catalinbread
17% matchGreer Tomahawk pushes a saturated tone toward tight
Boss MD-2 Mega Distortion
Boss
17% matchStack Greer Tomahawk on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Greer Amps White Tomahawk Deluxe Drive
Greer
70% similarity“The White Tomahawk Deluxe voicing provides enhanced tonal control over the base Tomahawk character.”
Greer Southland
Greer
70% similarity“should look at the Southland or Mizuki Blue in the Greer lineup”
Greer Mizuki blue
Greer
70% similarity“should look at the Southland or Mizuki Blue in the Greer lineup”
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix
70% similarityShared character: warm, definition, mix
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
69% similarityShared character: each_note, full, mix
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
69% similarityShared character: warm, full, subtle
Maxon OD808
Maxon
69% similarityShared character: warm, distortion, blues_players
Catalinbread CB-Overdrive
Catalinbread
69% similarityShared character: warm, mix, subtle
Black Country Customs Monolith
Black Country Customs
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Dunlop MXR M104 Distortion+
Dunlop
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Caroline Guitar Company Wave Cannon Zero
Caroline Guitar Company
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz
Electro-Harmonix
95% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the Greer Tomahawk (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Greer Tomahawk?+
The closest matches in character are the Greer Amps White Tomahawk Deluxe Drive, the Greer Southland, the Greer Mizuki blue.
What pairs well with the Greer Tomahawk?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12, Milkman Sound Half Pint 5W 1x12 Combo, Fender Twin Reverb Head — The Tomahawk's cutting, boutique overdrive gives the HT-5R's quiet, headphone-friendly clean tone real bite to push into..
Compare
- vs Black Country Customs Monolith
- vs Dunlop MXR M104 Distortion+
- vs Caroline Guitar Company Wave Cannon Zero