EarthQuaker Devices Devices Plumes Signal Shredder Reviews

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 :)

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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!

Great bang for buck, nice sound.

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.

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

Best green overdrive at this price range

For a sort of a tube screamer spinoff, I can say that this is marvelous. Very verstaile, You can tune in everything from stoner rock almost fuzz-like tones to brilliant clean boost with a lot of sweet spots in between. Every sound that comes out of this is amazing.

Awesome product

I bought this pedal on the recommendation of a friend. I use it together with the lead channel of a PRS MT-15 and it sounds awesome!

It is also one of the first pedals I bought and I'm super happy with it :D

Amazing

This pedal sounds amazing. The 3 modes are really useful. you can use it as a clean boost or some kind of a marshall gain structure.

Perfect overdrive for metal!

I use this pedal with my EVH5150 III 5OW. The 3 modes are awsome but i only use mode 2 (clean boost). It is the only overdrive i know of that really keeps the low end in my signal intact.

Nice pedal

Nice overdrive, the three modes make it very flexible, and it's hard to make it sound bad.

The construction of the pedal feels top quality, but my unit presents some flaws: the LED appears to be slightly crooked and the power input isn't perfecly centered. But it's a matter of aesthetical imperfections, probably a sign that the pedal is handmade.

Too much hype

It's a fine pedal at best. Doesn't deserve the praise it gets imo. It sounds more like an OCD than a TS-styled pedal and it's quite harsh. It's pretty versatile though. Might be a good choice for a dark sounding guitar and amp, but definitely not my cup of tea.

Over-priced but sounds good

Good pedal, sounds good. Nice range of tones. Does not work with 9V battery which means you are stuck using a PSU.

So in my opinion not very flexible use wise, not suitable for a small simple setups. Always means you will need a power block and PSU when using the pedal.

One of the best i've played

This overdrive is one of the best i've played.The clarity of the sound is amazing,i don't think i've ever played something like this,really hi-fi sound.It has three modes,a marshall type,a clean boost which is an unbelievable boost with lots of power,and a tubescreamer like mode which is really warm and friendly.There is difference in volume between modes.I don't mind.I play with a strat and i love it!I own pedals by xotic,wampler,fulltone,mad professor,cmat mods,and they are all great but i don't know this has something that makes it so special!And with the price it has it's a steal! Really impressed earthquaker devices!

Great pedal for a great price

This is one of the better ones out there. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a tube screamer type of pedal overdrive/distortion. It's cheap and sounds awesome. There is a noticable jump in volume when using the little switch and setting it in the middle position, but that it not something you would do while playing anyway. Highly recommended. I use it on guitar and bass. Bought it for my bass pedalboard but I am finding it hard to not plug my guitar into it when playing guitar.

As you could expect

What an amazing pedal! Three different modes and all of them are usable. Earthquaker Devices delivers nothing more than astounding quality and at this price it truly is unbeatable. Dare I say better than the pedal the modes are inspired on. Don't hesitate and get yourself one of these!