EarthQuaker Devices Devices Plumes Signal Shredder

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar

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2 years ago

Nice low/mid gain overdrive

I use this overdrive mostly for low/mid gain rhythms. I love it. It sounds full and alive with tube amps. There are 3 mods but my favorite is the 3rd one. EQ has a great room, and this pedal is loud. You can get noise from it after the volume turned to half with high gains, but it is normal with this pedal. Just a remark, when you change the mod from mod 1 or 2 to mod 3, volume drops, I checked it and is not a defect. It is coming from product itself. But changing mods in the middle of the song is not a thing you would do in live situation, so it is fine. I saw some comparisons with TS9 but I think two pedals are very different. I have used them both. They are both great and I can't say one of them is better, but for my personal taste, I liked Plumes more :)

2 years ago

Ground Shaker

I’ve used this for my bass guitar and the 3 different settings are excellent. Setting 1 has a bit of compression which is handy for live bass. Used mainly on moog analog synth and dreadbox Medusa and would use mainly setting 1 because analog synths signals going into mixer can be hot so the compression tames the signal. I get a nice subtle drive. Well made. Knobs turn nicely. It’s a good brand. It’s a bit lite and can move about sometimes so maybe think about rubber pads, velcro or maybe pedal board

3 years ago

Impressive pedal

Not a bad pedal at all, has quite some gnarly but controlled tones. I guess "bite" is the most appropriate guitar-slang word I could use. The toggle switch allows to change between 3 modes, however 90% of the time I found myself using the 3rd mode, which has the most bite. It also has a respectable price tag, and is more affordable and has better tones than some alternative brands of similar repute but of higher price. Highly recommended.

3 years ago

Fantastic pedal

Adds a load of welly to your sound. Three great tone options - the clean boost (middle setting) is fantastic. Well made and solid, a worthy addition to any pedal board.

3 years ago

Great OD pedal

A low-to-medium-gain overdrive pedal partly inspired by the iconic Tube Screamer. Plumes’ headlining features are a modified, all-analogue OD circuit as well as three distinct clipping modes. Very quiet pedal, no unwanted noise. Stacks with other OD pedals very well.

A three-way switch onboard Plumes selects between these clipping options: Symmetrical LED (the crunchiest setting), Asymmetrical Silicon (clean boost), No Diode OpAmp drive responsible for transparent OD tones (similar to TubeScreamer).

4 years ago

Very good overdrive pedal

Very big fan. I tend to use as more of a clean boosting overdrive. Lots of options with the pedal, from the clean boost I use through to a heavier tone. Easy to use, all round great pedal for any board.

4 years ago

One of the best tube screamer types out there

The sound is clear and natural. There is little bit of that familiar mid hump in there, but the tone shaping options allow Plumes to be used as a more "transparent" drive. The three modes offer great versatility for "always on" use, boosting, overdrive and even relatively heavy (for a tube screamer type pedal) fuzzy drive tones.

Musical and touch sensitive overdrive suitable for any pedalboard. Highly recommended!

5 years ago

Great bang for buck, nice sound.

5 years ago

Not a Signal Shredder, in a good way

The name makes it sound like it will be extreme… the green color makes it seem like another TS clone or derivative. It isn’t really either. I find this to be a hugely versatile boost/od/distortion. The second position gives a full open sound while 1 and 3 give different levels of compression and slightly different behavior to the tone knob. I was able to match tones w my Tumnus. And stacked with another boost, it makes a nice harmonic distortion or fuzz. This knocked the Wampler Pantheon and Rats Bane off my board. Realty great pedal. 3 knobs means a simple guy like me can remember how to get the sounds he likes, as he cycles through different options.

5 years ago

wow,just wow

One of the best if not the best modern overdrive pedal that can finally put the old green box on the shelf. Super clean clarity and boost that sends the tubes to heaven.

Great for rock,blues and even to boost dirty amps to reach aggressive and heavy riffing madness.

Highly recommend

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Technical Data

  • Manufactured by EarthQuaker Devices
  • Released in 2019
  • Average price : $144
  • Low to Medium Gain Overdrive
  • Innovative development of the legendary green overdrive pedal with more headroom, less background noise and significantly better signal integrity
  • Improved working range of the tone controller
  • Harmonises with electric guitars, basses and synthesizers
  • Noiseless relay-based soft-touch circuit
  • Works as a latching and momentary switch
  • True bypass
  • Level, tone and gain controls
  • 3-Way toggle switch for the three clipping modes (Symmetrical LED / asymmetrical silicon / No Diode OpAmp Drive)
  • Bypass footswitch
  • Status LED
  • Metal housing
  • 6.3 mm Mono jack input / output
  • Power supply via optional 9 V DC power supply (not included in delivery) 2.1 x 5.5 mm coaxial connector, polarity (-) inside
  • Current consumption: 25 mA
  • Dimensions (L x W x H): 117 x 64 x 57 mm
  • Weight : 396g
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