The Team
Player:
Greer
AmpS 390
Vintage
OD Preamp
I’m not sure why Greer chose to name
their homage to the 250 “390,” but I
like to think it’s because they shifted
the center frequency of their pedal up
about 140Hz. Like the 250, the 390
has remarkably open mids. However,
unlike the 250, the 390’s top end
doesn’t end in an amp-like squelch; it
extends into an open airiness . . . but
with hair. Meanwhile, the low end isn’t
as robust as the 250s, it’s leaner but
still muscular. Given the 250’s bare
bones feature set (not necessarily
a bad thing), the 390 answers the
question “What do you do when
the 250’s stout sound doesn’t fit the
band?” Like the reissue, the 390 is
true bypass, and imparts a really
lovely “bigness” to the tone that
I’ve come to associate with Greer
in general.
“...unlike the 250,
the 390’s top end
doesn’t end in an
amp-like squelch;
it extends into
an open airiness...
but with hair.”
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