If you like Vox, Marshall and Matchless 🔥 Greer Amps Thunderbolt30 Gen2 & Smallblock 1x12" Cab
Greer Amps returns to the channel with the Thunderbolt30 Gen2 head paired with the Smallblock 1x12" cabinet — a genuinely huge-sounding rig in a remarkably compact and portable footprint. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
The Greer Amps Thunderbolt30 Gen2 and Smallblock 1x12" pair with the Gronlund Guitars SC18 — TV Jones TV Classic Filter'Trons — via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander for light attenuation and added reverb. The Effectrode Tube Vibe joins from 06:35.
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Nick Greer builds in Athens, Georgia. The Thunderbolt30 is Greer Amps' best-selling head — 30 watts blending AC-type, JTM-type, and Matchless-type circuit character into one coherent voice. Two EL34 power tubes, cathode biased, Class A. Two 12AX7 preamp tubes. 5AR4 rectifier. Custom Mercury Magnetics output transformer. Hand-wired throughout. Gen2 brings a new logo and small circuit refinements from Nick.
Paired here with the Greer Smallblock 1x12" — a compact extension cabinet that punches far above its size, giving the Thunderbolt30 a genuinely gig-ready footprint without sacrificing the amp's full tonal range.
Explored across the demo: the core amp tones from 02:16, modulation and Univibe textures from 06:35, volume knob cleanup from 09:45, the interaction of cranked Volume with a lower Master setting from 12:00 (maximizing gain while keeping output manageable), clean tones from 16:50 with modulation layered in from 18:30, and everything fully cranked from 19:25.
The TV Jones TV Classic Filter'Trons in the Gronlund SC18 give the Thunderbolt30's blended British/American voicing plenty of clarity and chime to work with, particularly noticeable in the clean and lightly modulated sections.
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🎸 Gronlund Guitars SC18 | TV Jones TV Classic Filter'Trons 🎛️ Effectrode Tube Vibe 🔊 Greer Amps Thunderbolt30 Gen2 | EL34 Class A | 5AR4 Rect. | Mercury Magnetics | Greer Smallblock 1x12" | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Ohma Ribbon | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R121 & R10 | Ableton Live 12
