My newest Overdrive! Greer Amps Lightspeed!

[@hekakain4108]

My Lightspeed arrives this friday...excellent demo Cody...subbed.

[@vladimirerfan7721]

You won’t be disappointed!

[@hawkeye166987]

So good to hear demo of a Lightspeed with a "room sound"... Great review!

[@guitarfreak585]

Thank you sir! That close mic sound probably gives more detail, but it's not always accurate to what you actually hear when you're playing. I wish it was an intentional thing, but honestly it's just a camera phone lol

[@hawkeye166987]

@@guitarfreak585 I wish more pedal demos or just part of them would include room mic... even if it's just phone mic. :)

[@paulstaffordcook8799]

Just bought a Lightspeed - should arrive shortly. So I thought I’d do some extra research on it, just to “get in the mood”. Great demo, loved your “first reactions” approach, and yes - I’m now “in the mood”. Thank you Sir, great demo, lovely playing, and gorgeous tones. 👍

[@guitarfreak585]

Thank you for watching! You won't be disappointed in it, I'm sure. It's basically on all the time for me now lol. That extra sparkle and squish are fantastic.

[@sassulusmagnus]

I've seen your demo of the Lightspeed and others. You are one killer guitarist, sir. Keep on.

[@paulstaffordcook8799]

@@sassulusmagnus Thanks man, that’s appreciated 👍

[@bille77]

How do you use it? Which amp do you use? Thanks!

[@paulstaffordcook8799]

@@bille77Hi 👋. I use it through my Cornell Romany 12. So basically I set the amp clean and the Lightspeed set to a mild breakup, for that lovely natural sound. Cheers

[@DrProgNerd]

Great playing. You sold me on the Lightspeed. Good job, man.

[@mckorczas7483]

Best demo of this pedal on yt! Great tone!

[@guitarfreak585]

Thanks man I appreciate that! I'll be putting out more soon.

[@lylecaine4833]

Great playing, great tone.

[@sassulusmagnus]

You've got many flavors of dirtbox goodness happening on that pedal board. The Lightspeed and the Tumnus make a good tag team, especially running into that T-Rex Mudhoney. Great playing too, must say.

[@guitarfreak585]

Thanks very much. Years later, a lot of stuff has come and gone, the drives have stayed mostly the same, I have a Duellist now instead of the EP booster now though

[@ribbonsofeuphoria5744]

I really really like your big clean amp tone. To my ears here the Lightspeed makes the Tumnus sound like just another tube screamer which of course it isn’t! Like a few of your commenters I have a Lightspeed in the mail. I’m feeling extra good about trying the Lightspeed for the third time. Thank you

[@dustinarnold79]

Damn the lightspeed sounds really good

[@dustinarnold79]

Great playing man ,I just ordered a lightspeed

[@guitarfreak585]

You'll love it!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Great demo man, I recently got the Lightspeed too and I’m the same as you - can’t find a bad sound on it. I particularly like how you switched the order up to see how it reacts to the Tummus and the SP Booster... cheers!

[@guitarfreak585]

I appreciate that man! It's stayed in the same spot forever! That and a tubescreamer in front of it (in place of the EP) is probably my favorite sound on the whole board. Sounds amazing.

[@EnmandsBand1]

thank you for playing a full chord, the turning on the pedal, This is the only way to really hear if the pedal affects the EQ of your tone. I have a Mad Professor Sweet Honey that is really neutral and great sounding. I have been through several Klon type overdrives and they all have a huge lower midrange boost that I don't want. But this one sounds like I will have to order one!

[@yungstaben7675]

Every Klon-e will have that mid boost btw. They’re meant to. I actually kinda love it with the Archer Ikon. Nice clean boost with a Jazzmaster.

[@michaelheinz3954]

Great demo of the Lightspeed, Cody, like it very much. I've owned this pedal for about a year now. For solos I like to push it with a RYRA Klon. Sounds killer.

[@guitarfreak585]

I bet it does! My favorite combo lately is the ep booster into the Lightspeed into the tumnus all on at once, and using my volume knob to control the dirt. So responsive, and gets nasty too. So good. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelheinz3954]

@@guitarfreak585 Interesting signal chain, sounds great to me :-) Right now I have an MXR MC-401 clean boost in front of the RYRA and the Lightspeed and I'm considering to try a Xotic Clean Buffer. What do you think: would it work as an always-on-pedal for a nicer clean sound without disturbing the sound of the RYRA and the Lightspeed?

[@guitarfreak585]

@@michaelheinz3954 I'm not an expert on buffers, but odds are some of your pedals have some good ones in them already, but anything thats giving you a fairly clean boost should be doing the same thing I'm doing here. Even clean volume into another gain stage will creat dirt, and it acts more like a dirt pedal into a cranked amp, very responsive. I really like it. I think I have another video on here with some noodling with just the Tumnus and the EP booster if you want to get an idea. I think it's called Low Gain heaven or something like that.

[@michaelheinz3954]

@@guitarfreak585 Thank you for your kind reply, I'll check that one out.

[@FatBoy7.3Powerstroke]

I bet it’s a got a bit more bite and headroom with 18 volts, didn’t know it could take 18 volts, I just heard of this pedal about a week ago, along with the Nobels ODR1, I must be living under a rock, lol

[@gearmaestro]

Hey Cody, This is very timely. I've been looking at the Lightspeed for a very long time. My current boost pedal just died so I've been looking for a new one. I like that the Lightspeed is so transparent but has some flexibilty with the frequency knob. The fact that it has just a little bit of amp-like compression, as you noted, will work perfect into my amp which has a solid state rectifier. It will hopefully give it some of that Fender amp feel. Thanks for this excellent demo. I think you've finally sold me. By the way, that Tele sounds killer! I LOVE Tele neck pickups. That's THE quintessential blues tone for sure.

[@guitarfreak585]

Man I love this thing. The rectifier in this Mesa is also solid state, and the LS just gives it this very natural feeling squish. I use way too much gain as a general rule, but I felt really comfortable playing single note stuff with all the knobs at two o clock, and virtually no gain at all compared to what I'd normally use. I'm interested in trying it out with some humbuckers, might do that tomorrow. Thanks for watching!

[@gearmaestro]

@@guitarfreak585 Yeah, I'm trying to use less gain these days as well. The other thing that you noted, that the Lightspeed adds a touch of bottom end, will suit my purposes very well. My amp is a little lean, and since I will be using it as a mostly "always on" pedal, this will definitely help to fill out the tone. Just waiting for one to come up on Ebay at less than full price. If that doesn't happen soon, I will have to bite the bullet and just go for it. No doubt it will be worth it. It's no wonder you don't see them on sale too often!

[@guitarfreak585]

@@gearmaestro here's a helpful hint, I bought mine with affirm on Chicago Music exchange through reverb. They'll finance it for you with a light credit check (not one where they use your full SSN and that shows up on your report) and you can get a brand new one on a 6, 12, or 18 month payment plan. All the ones I found on reverb or ebay were only like 20 or 30 bucks off the new price, so I just did it this way.

[@guitarfreak585]

@@gearmaestro also, I'm not sure if the added bass necessarily comes from the pedal, or if it's because its pushing the preamp and/or the speaker a bit more. It's definitely there, but I'm not sure how it's achieving it.

[@gearmaestro]

@@guitarfreak585 Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out.

[@jsilvia1960]

The Greer sounds so much better than the Tumnus. Tumnus is muddy while Lightspeed is more articulate. I like the Southland from Greer too-same platform with more gain on tap.

[@guitarfreak585]

For me they're doing different jobs. The Lightspeed basically stays on the whole night, and the tumnus boosts my solos. The greer scoops mids, the tumnus adds.

[@bronwynmartin4147]

ĹOVE YOUR DEMO..JUST, AWSOME...🤙 GOING TO PAIR UP THE LIGHT SPEED WITH THE WALRUS 385..YOU SOLD THIS PEDAL..IM A FAN🤟

[@gilouch8975]

holy sh** it sounds amazing!

[@guitarfreak585]

I think so too! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@gilouch8975]

@@guitarfreak585 what setup did you end up with for your saturation? I am building mine and thinking about EP boost into tumnus deluxe into lightspeed. Extra question, have you tried with a compressor? I was considering throwing a Wampler mini ego or xotic sp.

[@guitarfreak585]

@@gilouch8975 final setup was Ep > Lightspeed > Tumnus. I like the fatness the tumnus gives at the end. I like compression, but I don't like compressors. With two or more of these pedals on though, you get plenty natural compression, without that quacky feeling they seem to give you. I hear people use them well and I always want one, but when I get one, they just never feel right to me.

[@gilouch8975]

@@guitarfreak585 is this your whole gain chain ? I am asking because I am tempted by this route (EP, Lightspeed, tumnus) but I also have a tube screamer, a ds1 and a fuzz and wondering which I should keep. Wondering if the tumnus can act as a tube screamer by boosting the mids, then I could use it like that when I want a ts sound and get rid of my ts. If so my chain would be ep->lightspeed->tumnus->ds1-->fuzz

[@guitarfreak585]

@@gilouch8975 i would do fuzz - ds1, then this chain. The tumnus does boost the mids, but they're higher mids than a ts would. It's the same idea, but it's different. Usually anything that's boosty (which these 3 pedals are), I tend to like after my distortion, because you won't get any volume boost from them if they're before. The Mudhoney is my main gain pedal, but these three together can get nasty in a different way

[@prestonmoss4498]

I don’t even play guitar, but I love that pedal!

[@kosmicwizard]

Great playing! I have a lightspeed in the mail, I think it is the missing level 1 od that I'm looking for. I use a MXR mini booster (it's an EP and a Micro boost in one) that is an always on tone sweetener into a Ceriatone Horsebreaker (Bluesbreaker and Klone) and finally into a rat clone. I think the lightspeed will be after the EP and before the Horsebreaker, it should be fantastic! As I find it reassuring that the tones that I liked the best in this video align with what I have in mind. :)

[@guitarfreak585]

Sounds like you'll have a pretty similar setup to mine. The Mudhoney is a modified rat, and now I have a Kingtone Duellist instead of the EP booster, which I love. They're all a lot of fun!

[@KipCount]

Love the tone in that room. Great demo. Lightspeed rules. Love mine to death.

[@guitarfreak585]

Yeah man it's killer! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@alicendavid]

Great player, great tone!! 😆

[@guitarfreak585]

Thank you very much!

[@CalebPeavy]

Great demo. I definitely think with a Tele with a lower output boosting into the lightspeed makes a HUGE difference. I'm in between using the lightspeed first or the Tumnus deluxe first. Either way is a win. Two fantastic pedals and very different. Now adding the Steel String before... 🙌🏻🎸

[@ArticLight14]

To me when you was strictly going back and forth from the Tumnus to the lightspeed it was as if the tumnus responded like a pedal. The lightspeed responded like an amp.

[@guitarfreak585]

Thats pretty accurate. That's what the Lightspeed feels like, it feels like your amp is turned up to where it's juuuuuust driving. You get that easy to play feel without a ton of gain. I never turn it off anymore.

[@ArticLight14]

@@guitarfreak585 the lightspeed is a hidden gem. Not a ton of people know about it. But your other pedals sounded great as well.

[@guitarfreak585]

@@ArticLight14 thank you! I just put a new video out today about my new drives, the Duellist in particular.

[@ArticLight14]

@@guitarfreak585 nice. I’ll check it out

[@johnhodge3676]

I got the Lightspeed a month ago. I use it as a boost with drive about 9:30 o'clock w single coils. Love it.

[@guitarfreak585]

Me too. Has a great crisp sound to it.

[@alguitarchristie]

The last setup was the best, thats how to do it. For a good level boost!

[@dustinarnold79]

I'm using a keeley katana as my clean boost

[@josephfink1077]

Cody...it sounds great,got a little taste of SRV in it...joe

[@koolkat808hawaii]

Quite a difference in the LEVEL controls of the Tumnus & the Lightspeed. Also, you never changed the tone on the Tumnus vs the Lightspeed you changed quite a bit. Great demo and playing I have 2 Tumnus 1 for overdrive, 1 for Boost.

[@guitarfreak585]

Yeah I have the tumnus set like I want it. It's not changing any, I was just seeing how the Lightspeed worked.

[@greggalbraith2842]

You have just firmly tipped a purchase in favor of the Lightspeed. I've made myself cuckoo here on YT trying to discern whether I want a Lightspeed or a Wampler Belle (Eric's take on an ODR-1). You are a great player. What's more, you hear true "volume unity" like I do. So often, when people try to get a clean vs. effected sound, they have the apparent volume on the clean sound noticeably below that of the effected sound. You however, seem quite adept at the volume details! That Said, our preferences may not be identical. I had a Tumnus for about a year or so and although I certainly like it, it colored the tone of my amp too much. I swear, the Lightspeed seems to be a true "overtone enhancer," rather than a "tone-definer." Other than the overtones I hear, it might have a bit of high-end sheen. Still, it doesn't seem to get in the way of the amp's tone to me. Then again, I'm a fan of blonde and brown Fender amps, which are occasionally a bridge from Fender to early Marshall tones. Consequently, I'm thinking this pedal will fit just fine.

[@marcosrodriguez4467]

The lightspeed sounds amazing!!!

[@guitarfreak585]

It really does man, thanks. I gigged it Saturday and it was just awesome. It makes everything so crisp feeling.

[@otaviomelo2036]

Nice video! Considering ep - lightspeed - tumnus (that order) as your main light mid overdrive, where do you prefer your mudhoney? Before the Ep? Post Tumnus? Tks man!

[@guitarfreak585]

Thanks man! I don't like the EP Booster with the Mudhoney, it makes them too muddy, too much bass in there, so it doesn't matter what order those two are in. But I use them in this order; EP - Mudhoney - Lightspeed - and Tumnus. The tumnus is used as a solo boost, the Lightspeed is basically on all the time, it's not adding much drive, but it gives me that natural feeling compression that I like. So either I'll have the Mudhoney + LS for high gain, then boost with tumnus, or I'll kick the EP LS and tumnus all on at once and ride the volume control a lot. I've also recently been using a mini Tubescreamer in place of the EP, and I like that too. I'm gonna make an updated video this weekend of my drive section (and a break down of the whole board soon too). Thanks for watching!

[@otaviomelo2036]

CodyMBB nice! Tks!

[@stanjohnston4175]

I'd like to hear it with the Super Reverb

[@stanjohnston4175]

And a maple neck Strat

[@timwatsonphotography]

That’s a great demo. I’m just about to order a Lightspeed. At the moment I use a Boss GE-7 to push my Marshall Plexi’s front end. I’m thinking I’ll put the GE-7 into the Lightspeed, into the amp and have the Lightspeed always on. Obviously I’ll try all combinations of pedal order, but will putting the GE-7 before the Lightspeed boost the gain or is it likely to just give me more volume?

[@guitarfreak585]

With the GE first I would think it would push the Lightspeed and your amp, but! The Lightspeed seems to have a ton of headroom, so you might also get a volume jump. My favorite combo right now is to have the EP boost into the Lightspeed into the tumnus, all on at once and man it's great. Super touch sensitive, can be pretty snarly, but also cleans up really well. And it seem like I'm still getting a volume boost at each stage.

[@guitarfreak585]

Thanks for watching man! I love pedal talks

[@timwatsonphotography]

No probs! Watching your video was 33 mins well spent. Yeah it seems to have lots of headroom. In time, I’ll be stacking a Tone City Sweet Cream I’m there too but I think I’ll have me some fun in the meantime just with the Lightspeed. Keep playing, man. Thanks for the reply.

[@guitarfreak585]

@@timwatsonphotography no problem, happy to do it! Subscribe and you'll see whenever I put out a new one!

[@johnhodge3676]

Where do you get those colored knobs extenders? What are they called?

[@guitarfreak585]

Barefootbuttons.com! They're great! I use the normal buttons on most of my pedals, and the tallboys on the ones on the second row.

[@rickthomas393]

Barefoot Buttons.

[@stevencohen5116]

Thanks!

[@stollentroll6558]

This thing is kind of subtile BUT SOOOO COOOL! :O)

[@guitarfreak585]

Since this video I've moved it to the front of my drives, and it stays on all the time. It gives everything such a good feel to it. Just enough squeeze to make it feel like your amp is working more than it is.

[@daveclinton4945]

Lightspeed into Tumnus on my board 😀

[@koenroels4549]

Will this work on a Fender blues junior? ( i know the ep boost will not work that well)

[@guitarfreak585]

Why wouldn't it? The thing with boost pedals is remembering that into a clean amp, it's just going to give you volume. BUT, if you use a clean boost like the EP, into an overdrive like the Tumnus or Lightspeed, it'll add gain and compression. This should work with anything clean, but it might take two pedals to do it.

[@koenroels4549]

Thank You!! Ps: Nice playing and cool good video! Greatz from Belgium! ;)

[@guitarfreak585]

@@koenroels4549 thank you very much!

[@koenroels4549]

@@guitarfreak585 I will let you know how it works out with my blues junior III if I have the pedals!

[@guitarfreak585]

@@koenroels4549 please do!

[@BkBk-gy6vr]

Which did you end up keeping?

[@guitarfreak585]

I've had them all on and off the board for the last few years. The tumnus never left though, I use it for a solo boost now. The Lightspeed is there now too, but the EP just came off again the other day. It's fun to have choices.

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

All you need to do now is call Nick order a Tomahawk and stack it with the Lightspeed. Holy Sheep dip you will be flying

[@markvanloon3015]

the lightspeed sound like the "real thing"