Greer Amps | Lightspeed Organic Overdrive

[@moviesuae]

What is so great about Rabea is he is equally adept at all genres of playing. Slays the heavy riffs with the best of them and can have the subtlety and space of Gilmour. I find this makes his reviews appeal to a broad variety of players as there is something for everyone. Always look forward to his videos. Keep it up man. Greetings from Canada.

[@sinjon]

Jaye G Agreed

[@SpiderMike29]

My lightspeed just came in and your video helped solidify my decision, and I couldn't be happier with it.

[@jjboogie1]

One of THE BEST sounding reviews I've heard to date of this awesome glorious pedal. I love mine. Excellent job Rabea! Thank you!

[@yurakolesnikov9725]

Dude, it's crazy. We can use just your pedal demos for learning how to play all styles. I've acquired so much licks from your videos. You're a genious. God bless you and other genious musicians.

[@TheGlobuleReturns]

20 minutes into netflix and chill and he gives you this look 12:09

[@TheSuprahuman]

Rabea, you are fast becoming my favourite KZbin guitar player. great riffs bud. Cheers

[@lmcf_gtr]

Holy crap that thing sounds phenomenal! It's that wonderful juicy saturation with none of that cheap fizz, sounds great!

[@Tonetwisters]

My problem is ... when I get something like this, it never sounds like this. I have a stack of disappointing OD pedals. Maybe I just don't NO what I'm doing. Or maybe there is other "magic" going on in these videos that I don't know about ...

[@riccardominuto]

Hearing Rabea playing guitar always remembers me why I love music so much. Thanks for the awesome rewiew!

[@bryanclarke1927]

Best low gain overdrive out there. Period. Great playing ever.

[@thecalling667]

100%

[@maxfrassine6889]

12:11 that grin killed me!

[@Budder99]

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[@MrVishnuu]

Baaaang..!!! You just made two of the best sounding reviews I have ever heard. Bravo to you Rabea, you seem to have a great heart, more than obviously have a great ear and great fingers, but the love is what comes the strongest through your playing and sounds and it feels good to hear someone that's all about vibration, not yet in a routine and doesn't seem about to fall into it. Anyway.. Just a huge bravo and thanks for the inspiration!! Wish you the absolute best that Light and Love can bring!!

[@echopark78]

This video is what made me buy one!!! Absolutely incredible pedal. I picked up the southern harmonics OD and it just complements it so well.

[@paultwiselton1996]

If Pete's recommendation isn't enough for anyone (heracy!!!) then this video isl testament to how TOTALLY BRILLIANT and uniquely AWESOME this pedal truly is. Thanks Bea.

[@DroneCorpse]

*heresy

[@SamAlexander14786]

Sold! This sounds phenomenal!

[@josiasalvarado2571]

Wow man , you're becoming my favorite KZbinr , I've stolen and learned so much from you.

[@MrGuitarfreak132]

Rabea your playing is insane. It’s fun to watching you play. You make extremely difficult things look effortless. I’m impressed too how accurate your right hand is transitioning through phrasing. Enjoyed the review and enjoy what I can pick up from watching you play.

[@aaronwiens9974]

Thanks for the video! Purchased this pedal today, and honestly it might be the best overdrive I've personally ever heard!

[@jonnorris419]

Always feel inspired when i hear rabea play

[@keoni927]

Thanks for a great review Rabea!!! That was fantastic! As you know, a lot of things guys put on KZbin aren't worth watching but this one was one of the best I've seen yet. Well done my friend!!!

[@MrAndersonmm]

Been wanting to get my hands on this pedal ever since I saw Pete using it a month or two ago. It's in my plans for bonus money coming up soon. I don't play out much but I love the idea of having an "always on" pedal, and this one is the best sounding one I've found.

[@sinjon]

I love this pedal. You can set it virtually anywhere and it sounds fantastic

[@supreme_klon]

i've had a lightspeed for about a year and it's for real my favorite drive in the entire world, literally nothing sounds better

[@j_laf9575]

The background music is from the 10 minute jam video!! I would watch that video nearly everyday when it came out... oh wait I still watch it everyday

[@lukepowell1201]

Rabea + Strat = Must watch.

[@andreweasombentley4703]

Your playing is always super tasteful , even when it's in a genre that i'm not really into i could listen to it all day

[@DVitGuitar]

6:34 man, you always play that scale so beautifully!

[@LocoDirewolf]

Fantastic sounding pedal! It takes what you have and just makes it better. Doesn't drastically alter your initial tone. Very transparent and organic.

[@mrkutzkee]

dude you can PLAY! great demo. debating if I should buy the pedal - this helped a lot

[@mikecushing1942]

Really liked this pedal with the humbuckers. The Fender was,what can I say, weak....... Humbuckers makes this pedal monstrous! At the price, it is a no brainer. Many thanks, Rabea

[@chris3383]

This actually might be a pedal worth the price sounds great with Pete or Bea using it !!

[@facetono]

One of the meanest right hands in the game!

[@MartyDadRiffs]

The note selection is superb! Always. My absolute favorite player right now..........Oh, cool pedal as well.

[@craig4fsu]

Love mine, Rabea. Their Little Samson is outstanding too. They make great amps as well.

[@Cluless02]

Yeh, this one and the "Southland" have that subtle but lively response. Really cool stuff!!

[@blottoinchcago]

Love the sound of that pedal Rabea! Thanks man!

[@willwetherington]

Nick is a really cool cat. I went to highschool with him. He lives in Athens, Georgia right now but we went to school in South Georgia.

[@thaddeusfields4360]

Your playing and that pedal provide some lit tone with note separation - something we should aspire to achieve.

[@willanderson571]

Anyone else just notice how enormous Bea's hands are?

[@shea_o_keith]

I've thought that in the past. Actually I've noticed a lot of great guitar players have big hands or long fingers.

[@colinmitchell6006]

he gots tha daddy hands

[@mjallenuk]

All the better for playing with my dear... #Beaisthewolf!

[@jamesryder8946]

Will Anderson no. Rabea I noticed u keep head banging. Especially, when in stage. If u have time read Jason Newsted former Metallica bassist did that for yrs and now can barely move his neck. It catches up with u.

[@horsetoothedjac]

what other drive pedal would you compare this with please? Thanks!

[@zerorelaxx]

Bea playing a strat is perfect. He should make a video on how to play those great licks and riffs. ^^

[@tonefingerz2021]

i think bea prolly is a killer singer. man i played 20 years and never sang and played. now i cant play without singing its way way more rewarding. hes prolly got a killer voice as well especially man those tc helicon vocal pedals the auto tune tone and harmony pedal man are absolutley killer.

[@nightmission]

No doubt.. I own a Lightspeed...Nothing more to say than get the pedal put it on your board , It's in a Stellar class all of its own...No Hype it's that dang good

[@dustinarnold79]

Dude can play ,one of the better reviewers on you tube

[@benspinks342]

Fantastic pedal! I’m having a huge amount of fun stacking it with their new Tomahawk Drive!!!

[@xeroblade012]

Even with everything at 12, the sound just became clearer.

[@GigglingDickhead]

Why don't you sing Rabea? That husky voice ooooohh and your partner is a singing teacher. no brainer

[@richardsim7]

Because he makes the guitar sing. Why have a dog and bark yourself?

[@LeviBulger]

Yeah man, I agree. When I get sick, I do white zombie covers

[@samuelxavier2473]

Cracking review. This sounds exactly the sort of OD I've been waiting for.

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

5:22 Oh man that tone !!

[@jamesnortonofficial1566]

Sounds great with the Strat 👍

[@riviere123]

Sounds like a great pedal The playing is top-notch; tasteful and precise.

[@edadpops1709]

You and Andy are the best👊🏻👊🏻

[@nileshnaran6257]

I really recommend you check out the Barber Gain Changer. Such a great pedal!

[@ArticLight14]

Do not deny it. You was getting lost in that pedal and it was bliss. 🤘

[@64thBuck]

The harmonics that is provides seem to really just liven up the over all sound. Sounds fantastic!

[@nachomad8431]

versatile overdrive, amazing sound!!!! greetings from Argentina!!!

[@Wuben]

Sounds massive. Excited to see you with Toska tomorrow at Complexity!

[@colaboytje]

Wow, that is a great overdrive pedal. I want it!

[@grimblesqueem2291]

It does sound a lot like an Archer. The difference I'm hearing is with single coils. It does so much to thicken up a strat tone that they should seriously consider marketing it in that direction!

[@edadpops1709]

Love that neck pickup.

[@jsscrom]

Thanks for the review... I’m sold!

[@JoshuaLTRyan]

I have this pedal, it's awesome. Bea does a great job demo'ing it but you have to feel it too when you play.

[@MattGarwood777]

If I were building a pedalboard today this would absolutely be my first buy. It’s all subjective, yeah, but this is the kind of overdrive I hear in my ideal imaginary uber-rig

[@blee3621]

Definitely sounds great. But when you increase just the volume into an amp at breakup what you hear is just the amp further breaking up ie any boost could do that.

[@johns4751]

Outstanding Bea!

[@sarova2000]

3:21 just saving this part for later, love this lick he always plays. 5:08 loved that part too lol 7:38 just looking for inspiration here

[@hankrocks7504]

Well Bea! This made up my mind for what overdrive I should replace my slightly dying OD1 with . Wicked playing as always brother !Cheers from canada !

[@galeliyahlevi9635]

wish I could hear this pedal with that black 78 Paul...

[@darvinclement3250]

That is the most musical sounding overdrive I've ever heard! I was going to get a Klon clone but after hearing this I'm getting a Lightspeed instead.

[@YaYa-ke1zr]

Yup. I’d recommend getting the klone too. That’s what I did… running my klone into the lightspeed. Sounds like lil angels singing…

[@chrishepburn1503]

I just put the J Rockett Archer on my pedal board. It was between that or the Lightspeed. I'm curious if you have tried the Archer and if you think they sound similar.

[@caioantonio0001]

Lightspeed or Morning Glory. They sounds very similar to me. What u think?

[@MykelObvious]

When are you and Danish Pete gonna cut a song?? Keep up the awesome work and keep making me a better guitarist! Thanks for being an awesome human being!

[@Inca_Rhodes]

I run a lightspeed after a jackson audio prism, and the boost into the lightspeed gets more out of it, so i can play with volume on the guitar for subtle and pushed tones.

[@bryanclarke1927]

Just for once the hype is correct about a pedal. This thing really is one of the best low gain overdrive pedals there is. Liven's and sparkles up any guitar.

[@willxpancake]

Beautiful progression at 9:30

[@pjsalty]

Buying one. Thanks Rabea.

[@KRayxKodessA]

I passed on this pedal vs the Xotic BBP-AT this weekend... just couldn't swing them both. And then I stumble across this video. WHAT HAVE I DONE?!

[@robertrosejr1]

Greer pedals are stellar

[@ernieandbert190202]

Great play Great sound 😎

[@volkerlinzer844]

I wonder how this compares to the DOD/Shoe Pedal "Looking Glass". I think another OD Pedal Pete was using (I might be wrong) - however, another pedal that totally let your amp "live", sweetens everything just so! The problem for a demo though is that it has (too?) many adjustments and you have to dial alot until you really understand what it all does (pre gain filter, post gain bass cut, treble...). So, I recommend to first dial in what it uniquely does for your tone, before one should do a demo - there are quite a few demos around but they just capture what the pedal can do technically - not organically ;). Would be a great comparison.

[@huskvarsm]

I’m gonna get me one rabea......cheers mate nice unbiased test.

[@emreemre369]

It seems like there is a certain fizz that becomes more irritationg higher the gain on the amp and the pedal. Am I missing something? I still have high hopes for this pedal but the competition is tough with the Gain Changer, the Imperial overdrive, and even maybe Timmy, I have on my mind as of present.

[@LeviBulger]

Sounds just like the Durham Zia Drive. Even has that slight compression right after the attack.

[@brotendo]

Looks like the key to getting amazing overdrive Strat sounds is tuning it down like in this video, or like SRV did.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Sounds great through that amp. I doubt it would sound as Yuge through my little combos. The Greer Little Samson works for my rig, it's a good pedal.

[@steveymoon]

Holy shite on a stick... that Strat sounds so good.

[@rosskrause3926]

Rabea,I am so glad that I saw this video demo of the Greer Amps-Lightspeed Organic Overdrive pedal today,I always look online for overdrive pedals,but not the most common favorites lots of people use,I like the ones that get skipped over,and this is exactly what I am looking for,just a pedal that goes along with the amp being used to just boost the amps natural frequencies to bring the best possible sound out of the amplifier(s) used.i have to admit I have seen this one on ebay before but passed it up,well I will find one and order one probably Monday,I believe this is the one I need..You sure know how to set your gear up for the kill,and your playing blows me away ! I liked this whole video,from the clean to the filth the Greer OD pedal sounds amazing,and doesn't color the tone like most others..Thanks for a great presentation of an awesome pedal !

[@RealMNeutral31]

OWNED!!!!

[@eddlabel]

Bea, have you ever tried out the Southland Harmonic Overdrive from Greer Amps? As they say it has a 2nd stage of gain with the same characteristics of Lightspeed. Wanted to hear your thoughts on their differences. Thanks! Greetings from Brazil

[@jamesryder8946]

Edgar Soares that’s a good one.

[@joshnorris5547]

When you record these videos, is what you're hearing in the room the IR through your monitors? Or are you splitting the signal into a real cab also for your own listening pleasure? Just curious.

[@squidwardjtentacles]

2 o'clock baby!

[@AndrewBontempi]

So you increase the loudness knob which essentially causes the signal to hit your amp harder. I wonder how much of your sound (with loudness knob up) is caused by your amp.

[@ssmetalrulz]

Hey Rabea ! Great review as always ! But would you recommend this or the JHS Bonsai for a modern metal tone.. I’m looking to use it in front of my Peavey 6505+ combo hoping to tighten it up.. Thanks !

[@Tubedriver42]

Man, savage riffery in this demo

[@GuitarPlayer4561]

Wassup Beeaa! Hi from Brasil!

[@frankgerrits]

You should really try the OKKO King Krunch and compare it to the Lightspeed. I'd expect them to be really close and I even think you'd prefer the OKKO...

[@fredmanteghian5913]

I thought your clean Kraken had just the right amount of breakup for my tastes before you turned on the lightspeed. I do like the lightspeed for your slow solo playing, but not for chords. Too “tube screamy” Thanks for the review

[@Kidzelda0]

Very much channeling David Gilmour on that Strat. Dig it.

[@KTGHATS]

Pretty damn soulful! Where'd u get all dat soul,bro.. ?? Thing is SO open sounding .sick. getting.

[@kosmicwizard]

199? Wow, crazy what 5 years can do.

[@Matt-1d]

Recently bought a Tumnus Deluxe and love it. Similar price (and sound?) to the lightspeed. Since you’ve reviewed both, Rabea, how do you think they compare?

[@pauloalexandre-dd4nl]

andy james using that and five finger dead punch using that too