EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Small Signal Shredder Overdrive Guitar Pedal

This is an excellent pedal and extremely versatile. When I first put it on my pedal board, I used it in the right mode (clipping blended with amp tone) and set the gain at just past noon. I play mostly with a telecaster these days and it is perfect with that setup for blues. Lately, I find that I like to keep the Plumes in the boost function (middle mode) to drive my amp/and add color. The tone on this pedal is unique. It adds clarity and volume without being shrill. The full range is useful. It is also great for driving other pedals or the drive channel of an amp. I like to use a compressor into the Plumes to push a plexi pedal or any other gain setting. Using a guitar with humbuckers really pushes the pedal and produces a clear and articulate distortion. The Plumes may be a bit bright for some people but I don't like a dark and muddy sound. It basically makes whatever you have sound better. I keep it on most of the time now. Highly recommend.

Well, well, well. It is so nice to find a pedal that is actually useful and extremely musical. I have used so many overdrives over the years, and this is one of the best if not THE best. The three available settings each have different attributes and are equally useful, but I have found the middle setting to be my go-to, as this setting really fattens and lifts up the signal. This makes for a very useful lead-guitar tone, and you can really tell that it is doing the job of getting you over the din of the band. Lastly, this pedal is actually quite loud! Unlike a lot of other overdrives, the volume knob on this pedal actually works and doesn't merely get lost among the other two knobs. This pedal is worth the $100. Go for it!

Yes, this is Jamie's take on a tube screamer, but it is not all that close to a tube screamer. The tone knob is usable throughout its entire sweep. Counterclockwise gets you closer to your dry tone; clockwise increases the mids/highs and cuts low end. The pedal has 3 clipping options. In the middle is no clip--just pure volume and power. This is outstanding for using this pedal as a boost. Combine that with the tone and gain, you have a super powerful overdrive/boost that can turn any of your existing gain pedals--or your amp--into a saturated, harmonic beast. The other clipping options turn the plumes into an overdrive that's useful on its own. I'm not a big tube screamer guy, but the plumes really does a lot. Plus, it's $99 new. That's insane in the world of boutique guitar pedals. In closing, if you haven't been happy with the dirt pedals you have, get the plumes and breathe new life into your rig.

Just received the Plumes pedal today after watching all the videos on You Tube and all I can say is the Hype is real. Love this pedal. There are no bad settings on this pedal. All the 3 modes just sound fantastic. Mode 1 gives you a great crunchy old school amp sound. Mode 2 a clean boost that can also make a driven amp scream and finally mode 3 for that beloved tube Screamer 808 without losing any low and high end with the mid push.The clarity and dynamics I am getting are just great. Stacks great with other pedals as well. Built like a tank and the soft switch is a great touch with the option of the one touch release. Sounds fantastic on all my amps and different guitars.What's not to like? Great price and lifetime warranty 😃👍

I have had countless distortion/OD/fuzz pedals over the years (Rats, Tube Screamers, Big Muff, Danelectro 3699, Fulltone pedals (OCD, Fulldrive, Ult Octave, Boss pedals, DOD pedals, Maxon, you name it). This pedal is easily among the best and the most versatile. It has 3 gain modes, asymmetrical, symmetrical and a boost mode. I have yet to decide which of the higher gain modes I like (but I am leaning towards #3) and I honestly don't use the boost mode all that much. Both gain modes are very responsive to my guitar volume and when used to boost my Fulltone Fulldrive it give it a whole new level of grit. If I would fault this at all, its the fact that the volume between all 3 modes are SO out of balance. I don't understand why the designers did not try to fix this (because they obviously knew of it) Having said that, I still love this pedal and the added bonus which makes it an absolute steal. HIGHLY recommended!

I am one of the guys who can plug a pedal in & knows if I like it within 20-30 seconds. I have a collection of pedals. All the usual suspects Ibanez TS-10, Boss SD-1, OD-3, DS-1, BD-2, Pro Co Rat 2, You Dirty Rat, EHX green Russian, Ram’s Head, Ibanez Fat Cat, Distortion Charger, MOSFET Distortion Fulltone OCD, DOD Classic Tube & more. Get the idea.This pedal sounds great on various settings. Nice tone in tube screamer OD-3 realm. In other words nice mild to mid gain. Works well with my PV solid states & lol Bugera V5 tube amp. If you don’t have a tube screamer- fine alternative. People paying upwards of $300 for an Ibanez TS-10 should just get this pedal which is more versatile. Not saying the TS-10 isn’t good, just crazily overpriced!

Like the toggle drive options.

This think kicks butt, no noise, the 3 way switch give you 3 very desirable voices, beautiful dirt pedal. It's on all the time.

Si vous n'avez pas de TubeScreamer, la Plumes est une excellente alternative !! Elle a plus de Gain que la Ibanez/Maxon 808, et le bouton de Tone a une définition surprenante !!

El pedal es súper versátil y los tres modos de clipping suenan muy bien, mete muy poco ruido a altas ganancias pero eso fácilmente lo cortas con un noise gate. Recomendado

already received fast delivery ang good packaging

Sounds good, works nice. Happy times with this green little thingy.

Love the three modes you get with it, the option one which is clipping is awesome for heavy tones, two seems balanced, and setting three sounds like a traditional tube screamer like the TS9. Makes it very versatile and the subtle changes in "flavor" make it easy to fit into different mixes on the fly. I use it as a boost currently after my always on TS9 and it blends so nicely with it.