OK - I was just being a dork!
I tried it again, and inserted the plugin *before* my amp sim (S-Gear), and it works fine.
It sounds nice - not "overblown" at all ;-)
 
NOTE: It certainly seemed unhappy running after the speaker emulator
(S-Gear -> Torpedo WOS 4)
Maybe the level was too high, or maybe it was annoyed because I had it set for mono (the guitar part is mono until it comes out of S-Gear, and then it is stereo) but it's working fine now ;-)

@The Grim
Thank you for the kind words about the plugin and my music! =) It's always inspiring to receive comments from the people you don't know. Re. influences... Very hard to say, as I listen to various music and bands. But Black Sabbath is actually not on my top list =)
 
@jbraner
I'll send you a PM with updated version. Hopefully it fixes the issue (would be cool if you check it out and let me know if the issue is solved).

jbraner
I'm gonna try it again today - I was just thinking, (as you do) that maybe I had put it *behind" the amp and speaker emulators, rather than before...
(I do this sometimes, and then realise - DOH! - when it sounds like crap) ;-)

sorry if i confused you with the 'behind' thing, reading and thinking about it now i got a little confused myself
i am meaning guitar - pedal - amp

Grim - I think I'm the one who was confusing you ;-)
I do this sometimes when I'm tired. (You will know all this) When you add a plugin to the SONAR FX bin, it goes at the bottom by default. The FX get processed from the top down, so you need to put something like this plugin at the "top" of the FX bin, so that the raw guitar part gets processed through
greed smasher -> amp sim -> speaker sim
 
The little "issue" I found only comes about when the input level is too high (ie when you put the plugin *after* the amp sim and speaker sim) AND you then set the input gain too high. Everything is fine when you use the plugin "normally" ;-) 

Hey everyone!
 
Wanted to let you know that we've updated Greed Smasher to v1.1! Feel free to grab it from http://www.mercuriall.com.
Release notes:
- Improved modeling
- Improved stability
- Fixed bug when Greed Smasher was automatically muted or did not produce any sound for some users

 
Check out Greed Smasher and U530 in action and subscribe to Alex's channel, if you dig his stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF62A-Xnx1o

There is still some time left to get Spark and U530 with a great discount - the destination is still same at http://www.mercuriall.com
 
Thank you everyone for your support!

Hey everyone!
 
We are pleased to announce a Summer Sale! From now until the end of September 1st PDT you can get Spark and U530 at a discounted price:
Spark: $99
U530: $49,99
 
Take your time, evaluate the free version of the U530 and the beta version of Spark. If you like what you hear, feel free to grab the full versions at http://www.mercuriall.com. And that's throughout the whole summer! =)

The greed smasher is really good. I'm liking it so far. Good work
 

Hi all!
Just wanted to remind you that we are currently running a Spark giveaway on our social networks. Head over to https://www.facebook.com/MercuriallAudioSoftware/ to participate! =)

 
 
 

Chandler
The greed smasher is really good. I'm liking it so far. Good work
 

 
Thanks a lot for this video! Well done! We should share it on our channels one day.

Hi everyone!
 
Hope summer is treating you well!
We at Mercuriall are in deep stages of developing our new cool sim - stay tuned for more news! We hope you will love it! =)
 
Also wanted to remind you that our Summer Sale is still running (until the end of August), so you can get Spark and U530 with a healthy discount at http://www.mercuriall.com
 
And, to bring some music to this post, check out this cool video of Greed Smasher (free at https://mercuriall.com/cms/details_freestuff) and the U530 (https://mercuriall.com/cms/details_u530) from our partner M&H Studio (https://www.facebook.com/MeHStd):
 

Hi all!
 
We at Mercuriall Audio value the opinion of musicians around the world, so we decided to create a poll and hear what everyone has to say.
https://goo.gl/forms/GhY4Gb1ySEizw1Ff2
 
The question is simple - which amp would you want us to model next? We will see which ones take the top spots and then decide what would be the best choice for the development (we need to find a good hardware prototype to make it happen).
 
It should not take you more than 30 seconds to vote. Thanks a lot for participating!