EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Small Signal Shredder Overdrive Pedal

AN OVERDRIVE BASED AROUND THAT CLASSICALLY OVERDONE TUBE-LIKE CIRCUIT YOU ALL KNOW, AND AMPS CRAVE

Prepared to cook a few tubes? The EarthQuaker Devices Plumes should then be in your signal chain. This high-headroom OD has JFET op-amps and is loaded with chime and clarity. With the help of three different settings, you may boost your amp with a wide-open op-amp clean boost, add grind to your playing by using symmetrical LED clipping, or give yourself a transparent dirty boost by using asymmetrical silicon diode clipping. And after dialing in your own voice, you can use a fine-tuned Tone control to shape it to perfection. Moreover, the Flexi-Switch from EarthQuaker Devices lets you switch between momentary and latching styles at the same time. The Earthquaker Devices Plumes is your one-way ticket to tonal nirvana if you want your amp to sing with well-sculpted lows, concentrated mids, and ultra-clear highs.

The Plumes is green. It’s an overdrive. Yet, it differs from the frequently imitated pedal guitar sounds that guitarists all over the world are familiar with for a number of reasons. First off, Earthquaker Devices Plumes substitutes JFET op-amps for the conventional JRC4558 circuit and bipolar transistor buffers. Moreover, it increases input impedance to almost 10 megaohms. The 9-volt input of Plumes is internally converted to +/- 9 volts to provide power. Overall, Plumes provides more headroom, more dimensionality, and greater clarity than its predecessor while also having less noise and better signal integrity. Moreover, it adds truckloads of sustain and a hearty dose of compression.

The Eathquaker Devices Plumes is one of the most diverse overdrive stompboxes available thanks to its three clipping modes, unlike many other overdrives which are one-trick ponies. You can get a ton of crunch and compression with Mode 1’s symmetrical LED clipping. This setting is ideal for gritty rock ‘n’ roll sounds. Mode 2 is a  wide-open op-amp clean boost. The soft-clipping diodes are completely eliminated in this setting, leaving you with a straight op-amp drive that is ideal for forcing your clean amp into controlled breakup. The asymmetrical silicon diode configuration in Mode 3 creates a drive that sounds familiar but with more transparency and clarity.