Npd-EarthQuaker plumes

Had me at mention of the purple sparkle enclosure

EQD makes a plethora of fine pedals, and i feel like i should have something of theirs on my board(s), but so far nada. Probably should remedy that eventually.

 

I absolutely love the Plumes. It does l

Acapulco Gold is a good one if you turn down the volume knob on your bass. At one point I was running my bass volume at like 10% and blasting it the rest of the way with the AG. It was a super cool sound and I really liked it, but ultimately it didn't gel with the rest of my board having to run it that way. My band also noticed some low end loss that I, funnily enough, didn't particularly notice or care about.

Plumes I absolutely love but more for guitar. On bass it cuts a bit too much low end to be used as a normal overdrive (for me), but I do run it after my fuzz as a sort of HPF for solos and atmospheric stuff. It's a brilliant pedal. Mode 2, max gain, done.

I would have to say of all the EQD pedals I've owned and tried, the best by FAR for bass is the Afterneath. Not what you'd expect maybe but believe me you can build worlds with this pedal. Especially with a midrangey fuzz or low cut before it, ie: Plumes!

 

Like the OP, I also recently bought the limited edition purple sparkle Plumes as well. I’m looking for something between my always on Fairfield Modele B (set to edge of breakup so when I dig in I get some nice grit) and The EHX Green Russian Reissue. I have limited board space so wanted something that could do something in the low to medium overdrive.

I got the Plumes to test against the Timmy and TC Spark Booster I already have. The Timmy and TC Spark are rather transparent but wanted to try something a little different either in the Rat or TS flavor preserving a bit more bottom end. The Plumes isn’t exactly a TS circuit which I felt was a plus. I read through the bass reviews and they seemed to be mixed about the low end of the Plumes so thought I would give it a try to let my ears be the judge.

After comparing the three pedals for about an hour, I’m on the fence with the Plumes using Mode 2. I’m running an HPF before my OD’s so I don’t hear much low end loss when compared to the Timmy and Spark...but there is some but I consider it negligible.

I’m going to keep it on my board for a while to test drive it before I make a final decision.

I will say that it gives a lot of drive options and, an added plus is....it definitely has more headroom than the Timmy or Spark.

 

I bought one for my guitar board, then replaced it with a Precision Drive. The Plumes is now on my bass board and sounds great for lower gain sounds and treble/mid boosting. It's my main drive sound for my Bass VI, and I stack it with my other drives and fuzzes with my regular basses.

 

I love the Plumes on bass! Mode 2 was my favorite and had the most low end

 

+1 Mode 2

 

I just got one as well... I'm liking it a lot. I don't think it has quite enough oomph on its own, but putting it before my Pork Loin in full preamp mode is exactly the sound I've been looking for.