Southland

[jimilee]

Greer Amps makes some great stuff. Lot of warmth in this bad boy. It’s super crunchy.

 

[swelchy]

heck yeah... awesome

 

[bluedmc777]

I’ve debated on building this one. Is this supposed to be the “tweed” one or how would you describe the sound?

 

[OD is Glorious]

Greer Amps makes some great stuff. Lot of warmth in this bad boy. It’s super crunchy.

I agree. Just built a Greer Precipice/Black Mountain Crunch and it sounds great.

 

[spi]

I’ve debated on building this one. Is this supposed to be the “tweed” one or how would you describe the sound?

I think the tweed one is the Tomahawk.

IIRC The Southland is pretty close to the Lightspeed but with hard clipping added. I don't like it as much as the Lightspeed though.

 

[MichaelW]

Try putting a couple of BAT41's in the Southland, or low vf GE diodes. Makes it a really nice alternative to the Lightspeed.

 

[MichaelW]

Greer Amps makes some great stuff. Lot of warmth in this bad boy. It’s super crunchy.

Love the graphics dude!

 

[jimilee]

I agree. Just built a Greer Precipice/Black Mountain Crunch and it sounds great.

Oh yeah. I really like the black mountain.

 

[jimilee]

Try putting a couple of BAT41's in the Southland, or low vf GE diodes. Makes it a really nice alternative to the Lightspeed.

I have Bat 41s in there now.

 

[jimilee]

I think the tweed one is the Tomahawk.

IIRC The Southland is pretty close to the Lightspeed but with hard clipping added. I don't like it as much as the Lightspeed though.

Yep. The circuit is almost identical.

 

[bluedmc777]

Oh yeah. I really like the black mountain.

Agreed. The Black Mountain is a great distortion for such a low parts count.

 

[genXslacker]

how would you describe the sound?

It's like a Lightspeed with an additional 180° of travel on the gain knob.

 

[genXslacker]

Greer Amps makes some great stuff. Lot of warmth in this bad boy. It’s super crunchy.

Yeah, I love their circuits. I won't buy anything from them as long as they're gooping though. I hate that shit on so many levels.

 

[Robert]

I won't buy anything from them as long as they're gooping though. I hate that shit on so many levels.

I don't think Greer is gooping stuff anymore, none of the newer ones I've seen have been gooped that I recall. (Soma, Royal Velvet, Black Mountain, Mizuki)

 

[jimilee]

Yeah, I love their circuits. I won't buy anything from them as long as they're gooping though. I hate that shit on so many levels.

Cloning them is essentially sticking it to them. I don’t buy any pedals anymore.

 

[genXslacker]

I don't think Greer is gooping stuff anymore, none of the newer ones I've seen have been gooped that I recall. (Soma, Royal Velvet, Black Mountain, Mizuki)

That's encouraging. I'll take it as a hopeful sign that there are still people who can change for the better.

 

[Feral Feline]

Awesome build/graphic, great colour-palette.

This inspired me to check out the circuit and it is indeed ssssooooho close to the Lightspeed — apart from the op-amp, a 4PDT on-on toggle could swap between the two circuits:
POLE 1: A1M DRIVE with switched 500k across it, gets the Lightspeed 500k
POLE 2: A250k VOL with switched 180k across it, gets super close to the LS' 100k
POLE 3: switch in 2xBAT41 anti-parallel to VREF; could be on a separate toggle with a third set of clippers
POLE 4: gain resistor on IC1.2 swappable between Southland's 22k and Lightspeeds 4k7.


4PDT could be a stomper, to make the changes and to swap between separate VOL pots for a "2-channel" build...

 

[MichaelW]

It's so close but sounds so different. I did not like the Southland stock. Which is why I modded mine with Ge clippers. The Lightspeed is still my #1 go to low gainer.

 

[Hirti]

This inspired me to check out the circuit and it is indeed ssssooooho close to the Lightspeed — apart from the op-amp, a 4PDT on-on toggle could swap between the two circuits:
POLE 1: A1M DRIVE with switched 500k across it, gets the Lightspeed 500k
POLE 2: A250k VOL with switched 180k across it, gets super close to the LS' 100k
POLE 3: switch in 2xBAT41 anti-parallel to VREF; could be on a separate toggle with a third set of clippers
POLE 4: gain resistor on IC1.2 swappable between Southland's 22k and Lightspeeds 4k7.

I really like this idea. Can we get a PCB like that, @Robert ?

 

[genXslacker]

The Lightspeed is still my #1 go to low gainer.

You and me both, brother. I use it always-on for clean tones (gain below noon) and the second stage of gain stacks.

The first time I plugged it in, I tried it straight to amp as a typical OD. I thought I'd never use it. Boy was I wrong about that.