I've had this Green Rhino since the day they got released, put it on my board next to a Klon Centaur, and made it all work with my Bogner XTC rig.
I used my MXR Classic OD's as bounce around OD's, powered by batteries, on my other amps.
First of all the Green Rhino is a very different OD, in that it's all bass and low mids plus compression.....and you can get highs out of it as well, but no high mids like all other OD's. That's a good thing, since it's a good companion for most high/mid pedals.
My style is sorta like Bonamassa and Blues Saraceno, but I also play a lot of straight blues through clean amps with Gibsons and Fenders.
I just realized what the Green Rhino does best. It's got way too much compression to be used with gainy amps, and sounds best on hard clean amps. It creates a very Robben Ford-ish tone on clean amps. And I love that tone too, especially with my ES-335 and Matchless or Gibson Goldtone amps. So, I spent the evening with the Green Rhino on bold clean amps, and it's pure magic. Totally sucks and sounds congested on my Bogner and Jubilee, but excels on amps like Fender, Vox, Dr. Z, or Matchless.
Overall, the Klon kills on everything. The MXR Classic OD is amazing on gainy amps, and the Green Rhino is fusion heaven on clean amps.
So, now the Green Rhino is my floater....which I use in front of any clean amp I'm playing, and the Klon and Classic OD will be on the main board.
If you've got a few OD's, start experimenting on places that they sound the best. I'm curious to hear about it.
I used my MXR Classic OD's as bounce around OD's, powered by batteries, on my other amps.
First of all the Green Rhino is a very different OD, in that it's all bass and low mids plus compression.....and you can get highs out of it as well, but no high mids like all other OD's. That's a good thing, since it's a good companion for most high/mid pedals.
My style is sorta like Bonamassa and Blues Saraceno, but I also play a lot of straight blues through clean amps with Gibsons and Fenders.
I just realized what the Green Rhino does best. It's got way too much compression to be used with gainy amps, and sounds best on hard clean amps. It creates a very Robben Ford-ish tone on clean amps. And I love that tone too, especially with my ES-335 and Matchless or Gibson Goldtone amps. So, I spent the evening with the Green Rhino on bold clean amps, and it's pure magic. Totally sucks and sounds congested on my Bogner and Jubilee, but excels on amps like Fender, Vox, Dr. Z, or Matchless.
Overall, the Klon kills on everything. The MXR Classic OD is amazing on gainy amps, and the Green Rhino is fusion heaven on clean amps.
So, now the Green Rhino is my floater....which I use in front of any clean amp I'm playing, and the Klon and Classic OD will be on the main board.
If you've got a few OD's, start experimenting on places that they sound the best. I'm curious to hear about it.
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