GREEN RHINO

[DET1973]

What can you wonderful people tell me about the Green Rhino? I'm thinking of picking one up to boost my Jubilee

 

[ratter]

Have one - nice pedal. A refined/expanded Tube Screamer. Nothing groundbreaking, but good.

 

[glassjaw7]

Just played one of these again recently. I agree, they have the starting point of a good TS, but are so much more versatile. More open, a bit more dirty and with more bark. Tube Screamers always sounded a bit thin, flat and squashed when used for a stand-alone overdrive whereas the GR sounds more robust and has a lot more detail in the overdrive sounds. It works well as a boost too.

 

[DET1973]

I've heard great things about them boosting marshalls

 

[glassjaw7]

I've heard great things about them boosting marshalls

I didn't spend a ton of time boosting with it, just boosted a Roadster and an Egnater at GC. Having owned a Recto for years and several 808s and TS9s, I'd still say the real 808 has the slight advantage for boosting. The fact that it is a more "greasy" and squashed tone by nature seems to work perfect when boosting a tube amp. The Green Rhino is sort of like the MXR GT-OD, in that it's more amp-like and gritty/dry than a TS and when boosting it gives the amp a little more of a hard feel. Just depends on what you're going for but I like an 808 (or my Xotic BB+) for boosting and bringing out the best of my amp's gain sounds, and I prefer the Green Rhino for its overdrive sounds through a clean channel.

 

[D-Rock]

The GR was my fav booster when I was using them. They have that great ability to contour the mids and lows which is fantastic. I also love the casing and switch. Makes me want to plug it in tonight just talking about it.

 

[thiswaythatway]

They're very smooth sounding and you can add or lower bottom end with it. Yeah, nothing groundbreaking but a very good TS type boost pedal.

 

[DET1973]

Thank you so much guys now i just need to sell the pedals i don't want

 

[Zap]

I don't think I've ever read a bad thing about them. Way Huge and Dunlop make good stuff. Like what everyone else said, it's a modified tube screamer. I've had a few WH/Dunlop pedals, and they're extremely durable too. I think the casing is aluminum?

 

[ratter]

I don't think I've ever read a bad thing about them. Way Huge and Dunlop make good stuff. Like what everyone else said, it's a modified tube screamer. I've had a few WH/Dunlop pedals, and they're extremely durable too. I think the casing is aluminum?

Yep the case is anodized aluminum. Feels pretty sturdy. Also has a flip open battery compartment, which is nice. Don't have to unscrew anything to get at the battery.

 

[atrox]

It's my main boost for both my 2203 and DSL. Perfect Marshall booster. TS's usually drop low end. This thing has a dial to add it back in. Ditched the Keeley SD1 I used for 10 years after i got the Green Rhino

 

[Shask]

Yep, they are very nice... I agree with above.

Lots of volume, lots of control over the bass....