Southern gentleman and proud beard
owner Nick Greer has been crafting
quality tonal devices for several years now,
and the Sonic Boom is one of his earliest
creations. Like the other pedals on this list,
it features one knob, is made with care,
and provides an excellent augmentation
to your tone. It offers straightforward
clean boost and is an excellent companion
to its angry brother…
…the Sweetback Driver. This pedal is a
dirty boost with one knob labeled “Turn
n Burn.” Gotta love it. It adds a similar
amount of boost as the Sonic Boom, but
instead of being pure and clean, it gets a
little nasty. While it doesn’t add a significant
amount of distortion, it yields pleasing grit
and grime and makes an excellent second
gain channel to your favorite dirt boxes.
As a standalone pedal, it excels at rhythm
crunch and raw, Neil Young-style solo
boosting, in case you don’t have a Whizzer
on top of your amp. At one point in my
guitar playing career, I used a Greer Black
Fuzz and Sweetback Driver and had about
as much fun as Homer Simpson in the Duff
factory. From the looks of it, both pedals
are no longer in production, but can be
found in the used market.
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