Andy’s curls seem to have some nice diode clipping going on themselves, since coming over Reverb. His complexion is now taking on a nice clean boost quality as well.
People always say I should use a pick and that my fingerpicking in wrong, but after seeing Andy playing exactly like me I feel like I've been doing the RIGHT thing my whole life. Thanks, Andy
Well,- it's going to be very different sounds.Andy sounds great, of course, but you can usually tell he is not using a pick.Nothing is wrong with using whichever works for that particular piece.
Got mine on Saturday and this pedal is so fantastic. Playing it through a Marshall DSL 40 with my EBMM Valentine. It made the amp jump to life. It might be an always on pedal and I might need another to use for other tones. For 99 bucks, this pedal is a no brainer.
Andy makes this face when he's trying out mode 2 that I just love, he's like "oh yeahhh that's nice." He's clearly a big fan of this pedal. I want one!
I may have to replace my Bad Horse, Klon clone, with this. But, of course, Andy could be playing through a metal lunch box, and I'd have to have that, too.
Whaattt!! He's playing through a metal lunch box? I'm on it! Will a Wal-Mart one work or do I need one of those fancy boutique (I'm ashamed that I even know how to spell that word) ones? But for sure you need some 2 gauge 24K gold cables right? Otherwise it'd be like demanding a virgin then using a condom made of alligator hide....WHAT??
Got mine yesterday!!!!.........this $99 pedal is badass!!!!!!.......best hundred bux iv spent in years on gear!!!!!........Andy nails the sweetness of this pedal perfectly......but it's really dark n punchy too!!!!.......this thing can get DARK!!!!!!.......it's 3 pedals in one - the latch effect on this pedal is worth $99 alone!!!!..........My prediction - this pedal is gonna b on everyonez board very soon ......I put her thru tubes and solid state ......both were excellent!!!!....... single coils chime - buckers crunch!!!!!.........iv got 40+ years in the game and this just might b the treasure people have been missing for decades!!!.....and it also cleans up really well when u just use tone and volume tweaks ........I had her quietn clipping ever so slightly and my wife asked me what was on the radio......it has that dimensional bandwidth sound .....like something extra is pushing it slightly over the top ........I own 25+ easily dirt pedals ......and all types n brands .....my fav had always been Euphoria by Wampler because it's 3 channels are so different it just rips thru the air ........that is $200 I believe.........so at $99 for 3 diff channels you would think one or two might b just blahblah .......nope......this pedal is worth $250 if I were doing a blind test ...........go find it - test with YOUR go to guitar......than buy it .......trust Andy on this one .....it's a pedal board monster!!!....
@@uss.chubmarine if your making fun of me in any way - it's uncool!!!!....... musicians I kno now for 4+ decades live in a community outside of the normal people .....we r all artistic in our own space and dimensions- and complimentary to those who are like minded........ you must not belong here or- your sorry for having a bad day and directing your angst towards me, a complete stranger who lives n loves music and playing guitar 24/7 and that's all! .....hell I rehearse more at 2-5am than most people even sleep- I put effort into everything I do ....but I gotta open my web account to find a guy stating to be a 'marionette' slandering me .....just not cool ....i hope life gets better for you - I really do!!!...... because if u knew me , you wouldnt b this way!......... just because i am different - and passionate about gear and artistry I have to be your target today - for what ???....... really ???.......why would you even respond to anything Iv written???......I never mean to offend - I wish only grand health and good will ........ please dispense your negativity elsewhere - or just have a nice open civil conversation and direct that darkness towards anyone who really deserves it - cuz I certainly don't !!!....and I was in a very bad life altering accident in 2006 and communicate not the same as any of u ....not a stroke!......much more damaging and took a huge pc of my identity n life away....but I try each n every day to b better than the previous , and hold onto the health I have - no matter what condition it is today ...good or bad....
@@zachgormley1952 cool- thanx Zach ...looks like I was the target of another viewers darkness...it's what I hate about the internet - and wish one day the plug would just b pulled - long enough to rid it of those who use it - ineffectively!....
Sound great! Also glad to see it is asymmetrical clipping which is what the boss SD-1 has and is my preference over the Tube Screamers Symmetrical clipping!
I absolutely love these reviews and I love Andy’s playing to showcase the pedal. I know he does not use a pick, but a lot of us guitarists do and it would be really nice to get the chance to hear that pick attack from these demonstrations since it’s so important in the dynamic response.
It was magical! I can use a Kalimba and Plumes directly in the audio interface without an amp or Proco Rat 2 is more suitable for distortion. Thank you!
This thing's fucking great. As a bass player I don't have use for many pedals but I hardly play without this turned on now. The price for it is ridiculous too, an absolute steal.
Just bought one. It is a good pedal. On the TS mode the sound is mix of an 808 and a boss OD. U get the feel of a TS but with a bit more bite/edge that cuts through. Nice pedal, don’t really use the other two modes but a bonus if u use it as a boost. I have a real 808 in front and sounds great. Mid to low gain, not a hard rock pedal.
Such a great video. This one was what convinced me to buy a Plumes. I just rearranged my pedalboard and I don't seem to be getting the same gain from the 1 and 3 modes so I guess it's time to experiment again!
@@jezmez68 Nope, CEO of Jackson (ex military I think?) clean cut, science based engineer, Cliff Chase of the Fractal, once again long time electrical engineer, massive amount of SCIENCE and ENGINEERING, and TASTE. Not just copying the same old ass run of the mill "breadboard" shit fuzz box shit distortion box shit everything like "EQ" pedals. So yes I prefer these to that. Too bad really, since this is so cheap it would be great to pick up for $100-- but Id rather pay the $300 for a real quality, interesting, science based and wel engineered ecosystem than a "BYOC" pedal of the month EQ. Oh well ! At least they are making enougt money to make horrible videos to go with their pedals 🤣😂
@@SunshineHB I would totally recommend! This pedals interesting, I’ve found (from my 10 or so minutes of playing it) that it’s more of a boost pedal that goes into OD if you crank it a bit, but it also totally retains the tube screamer feel
Got this one last week. The most notable thing is how it trims the bass. It has some good options with the clipping toggle. Nice pedal, though I don't like the latching switch on something like this. I'd rather a standard switch.
Man if I didn't have a JHS Bonsai I'd totally pony up for one of these. I Have a Night Wire I love and thing EQD makes great stuff. I still may get one.
I bought this pedal to play indie rock type stuff but I’ve ended up using it for metal most of the time (more than my actual metal-oriented dirt pedals lol). This thing has no business djenting as hard as it does.
Wait can this thing actually chug?? I was looking at it more for post rock/ambient/shoegazey stuff but if it can do metal as well that might seal the deal.
4:55 Mark- It's nice to see even the pros have to deal with the issues of the everyman. When's that DeoxIT demo video coming? (jokes) I've got a Westwood, which I absolutely LOVE for pushing a dirty signal, but I haven't been able to dial in anything particularly inspiring on it as a stand-alone. The sales pitch on these seems to speak to all of the reasons I didn't fall in love with the 2 TS's I've taken a flyer on in the past- and at a price point that alleviates some of the guilt. I'll be giving this one a go.
Does anyone know what song Andy is playing in the beginning of this video? I tried to "Shazam" it and Shazam didn't identify it. In the past, I've recognized his playing of Queens of the Stone Age and really dug him playing those. I really dug that intro tune whatever it was :)
He alternates between using the flesh of his fingers and the hardness of his nail. What you should be asking instead is how in the hell does he get pinch harmonics with just his nail?
So is the Dispatch Master at most settings, and I simply cannot get rid of it. I always find little nuggets of playing using it at so many settings, it's a warm digital delay with a delicious reverb in it, a reverb I guess I would call "special hall". Never heard anything like it elsewhere. I want to get rid of it and get new pedals but it keeps me coming back for more, and because of that it's worth every single penny.
No....I know I find that annoying as well...the notorious RAT pedal does the muddiness/fuzzy tone as you crank the distortion similar to the fulltone ocd
Andy’s curls seem to have some nice diode clipping going on themselves, since coming over Reverb. His complexion is now taking on a nice clean boost quality as well.
Woah lol
How do I "like" this more than once?
Asymmetrical clipping
😂
People always say I should use a pick and that my fingerpicking in wrong, but after seeing Andy playing exactly like me I feel like I've been doing the RIGHT thing my whole life.
Thanks, Andy
IMO there's no correct way. Hit the notes with your own feel man!
Jeez your playing has gotten good Andy. It was always beautiful, but do I not sense it tightening up?
Watching him makes me feel like using a pick is incorrect
Well,- it's going to be very different sounds.Andy sounds great, of course, but you can usually tell he is not using a pick.Nothing is wrong with using whichever works for that particular piece.
Picks provide some benefits as well, like more brightness and easier tremolo picking if you are into that
Andy's playing is the only reason I watch these overdrive and distortion demos.
It's crazy but true. His enthusiasm is contagious.
Absolutely monster player.
Can confirm, Akron Ohio features warm, natural breakup
From the cows, right?
Dumb, I went to Akron and only got the break-up
Earthquaker is going to sell a billion of these. Nice playing as always, Andy!
Yeah, they totally are
You could not have been more correct. These fuckers are on so many boards.
They will and they have. I don't think that many will stay on boards. Not really all that.
No joke, Andy is my favorite reviewer out there. What an amazing guitarist. Best demos on TH-cam! Style for dayzzzzzz
Andy, it was great to meet you at Earthquaker Day. Thanks for coming to Akron Ohio.
Every time there is a EQD pedal I wait to hear what Andy has to say about Akron Ohio
Same lol
@@SuperSpecialWorld r u okay should I call the police
Got mine on Saturday and this pedal is so fantastic. Playing it through a Marshall DSL 40 with my EBMM Valentine. It made the amp jump to life. It might be an always on pedal and I might need another to use for other tones. For 99 bucks, this pedal is a no brainer.
Just hang on, while I turn on my 100 Watt Marshall. Heck those neighbours!
i've been using a TS9DX for years and recently switched to this thing and could not be happier with the choice.
Andy makes this face when he's trying out mode 2 that I just love, he's like "oh yeahhh that's nice." He's clearly a big fan of this pedal. I want one!
Love my Plumes! Having fun with it when rocking out classic 70s rock tunes from Kiss and Black Sabbath. Amazing stuff from Andy as usual.
Picked one of these up recently, works great as a boost for my fuzz face and as a standalone overdrive
I may have to replace my Bad Horse, Klon clone, with this. But, of course, Andy could be playing through a metal lunch box, and I'd have to have that, too.
Whaattt!! He's playing through a metal lunch box? I'm on it! Will a Wal-Mart one work or do I need one of those fancy boutique (I'm ashamed that I even know how to spell that word) ones? But for sure you need some 2 gauge 24K gold cables right? Otherwise it'd be like demanding a virgin then using a condom made of alligator hide....WHAT??
Pretty sure I bought a fender DRRI in part because of old Andy here. TH-cam is dangerous.
My absolute fave OD! Great demo as always Andy!
Sounds like a great pedal at a great price point. EQD does it again!
Andy is the man for his time and place.
Got mine yesterday!!!!.........this $99 pedal is badass!!!!!!.......best hundred bux iv spent in years on gear!!!!!........Andy nails the sweetness of this pedal perfectly......but it's really dark n punchy too!!!!.......this thing can get DARK!!!!!!.......it's 3 pedals in one - the latch effect on this pedal is worth $99 alone!!!!..........My prediction - this pedal is gonna b on everyonez board very soon ......I put her thru tubes and solid state ......both were excellent!!!!....... single coils chime - buckers crunch!!!!!.........iv got 40+ years in the game and this just might b the treasure people have been missing for decades!!!.....and it also cleans up really well when u just use tone and volume tweaks ........I had her quietn clipping ever so slightly and my wife asked me what was on the radio......it has that dimensional bandwidth sound .....like something extra is pushing it slightly over the top ........I own 25+ easily dirt pedals ......and all types n brands .....my fav had always been Euphoria by Wampler because it's 3 channels are so different it just rips thru the air ........that is $200 I believe.........so at $99 for 3 diff channels you would think one or two might b just blahblah .......nope......this pedal is worth $250 if I were doing a blind test ...........go find it - test with YOUR go to guitar......than buy it .......trust Andy on this one .....it's a pedal board monster!!!....
Thanks for the real-world review :)
Are you having a stroke?
@@uss.chubmarine if your making fun of me in any way - it's uncool!!!!....... musicians I kno now for 4+ decades live in a community outside of the normal people .....we r all artistic in our own space and dimensions- and complimentary to those who are like minded........ you must not belong here or- your sorry for having a bad day and directing your angst towards me, a complete stranger who lives n loves music and playing guitar 24/7 and that's all! .....hell I rehearse more at 2-5am than most people even sleep- I put effort into everything I do ....but I gotta open my web account to find a guy stating to be a 'marionette' slandering me .....just not cool ....i hope life gets better for you - I really do!!!...... because if u knew me , you wouldnt b this way!......... just because i am different - and passionate about gear and artistry I have to be your target today - for what ???....... really ???.......why would you even respond to anything Iv written???......I never mean to offend - I wish only grand health and good will ........ please dispense your negativity elsewhere - or just have a nice open civil conversation and direct that darkness towards anyone who really deserves it - cuz I certainly don't !!!....and I was in a very bad life altering accident in 2006 and communicate not the same as any of u ....not a stroke!......much more damaging and took a huge pc of my identity n life away....but I try each n every day to b better than the previous , and hold onto the health I have - no matter what condition it is today ...good or bad....
@@zachgormley1952 cool- thanx Zach ...looks like I was the target of another viewers darkness...it's what I hate about the internet - and wish one day the plug would just b pulled - long enough to rid it of those who use it - ineffectively!....
@@chaoticembrace6984 It was more a comment on your... interesting writing style than making fun of you I think
These are always my favorite gear demos
I love this pedal definitely one of the best of the year by far
This pedal right here is gonna be big time. Definitely grabbing one of these.
Another inspiring demo Andy. Love the pick-free style.
Dude the playing was spot on as always
The Mike Watt bass!
I’ve watched enough Andy demos to know he likes this pedal a lot
Sound great! Also glad to see it is asymmetrical clipping which is what the boss SD-1 has and is my preference over the Tube Screamers Symmetrical clipping!
Nice pedal, nice bass, nice hair, nice EVERYTHING.
The only demo I needed to see to convince me to buy. Sold!
Andy has the best taste in music, I think I heard a riff from Wire in there.
I absolutely love these reviews and I love Andy’s playing to showcase the pedal. I know he does not use a pick, but a lot of us guitarists do and it would be really nice to get the chance to hear that pick attack from these demonstrations since it’s so important in the dynamic response.
Thanks Andy, Cheers!
Andy is experienced!
Andy is one my favorite presenters !
Sounds great. That Mike Watt bass is cool; I challenge you to work some DBoon riffs into a demo :)
That was some pretty slick right hand work there in the intro!
What a magical place, Akron
It was magical!
I can use a Kalimba and Plumes directly in the audio interface without an amp or Proco Rat 2 is more suitable for distortion.
Thank you!
Damn, you hit that pickup toggle so hard! Respect
This thing's fucking great. As a bass player I don't have use for many pedals but I hardly play without this turned on now. The price for it is ridiculous too, an absolute steal.
Are You Experienced. Nice, Andy!
This sounds remarkably like a boss sd-1 with the “blanket mod” done!
The sd-1 and tube screamer are supposed to be pretty similar internally so that makes sense
Just bought one. It is a good pedal. On the TS mode the sound is mix of an 808 and a boss OD. U get the feel of a TS but with a bit more bite/edge that cuts through. Nice pedal, don’t really use the other two modes but a bonus if u use it as a boost. I have a real 808 in front and sounds great. Mid to low gain, not a hard rock pedal.
Such a great video. This one was what convinced me to buy a Plumes. I just rearranged my pedalboard and I don't seem to be getting the same gain from the 1 and 3 modes so I guess it's time to experiment again!
Thats why the company is so hipster... the peadals sould like shit !
@@John-e4p1x Nah, they actually don't. This is probably one of my "always on" pedals.
@@jezmez68 Ill stick with my Jackson Golden Boy, or Fractal. Or Tumnus Deluxe...
@@John-e4p1x Which are not totally hipster...LOL.
@@jezmez68 Nope, CEO of Jackson (ex military I think?) clean cut, science based engineer, Cliff Chase of the Fractal, once again long time electrical engineer, massive amount of SCIENCE and ENGINEERING, and TASTE. Not just copying the same old ass run of the mill "breadboard" shit fuzz box shit distortion box shit everything like "EQ" pedals. So yes I prefer these to that. Too bad really, since this is so cheap it would be great to pick up for $100-- but Id rather pay the $300 for a real quality, interesting, science based and wel engineered ecosystem than a "BYOC" pedal of the month EQ. Oh well ! At least they are making enougt money to make horrible videos to go with their pedals 🤣😂
Can’t tell if pedal good or player make sound good. Seriously, this dude makes everything sound amazing. I do think this is a great pedal tho.
I'm not on this dude's level at all, but I can vouch for the pedal's quality. Sound great and is very versatile.
I recently played this into a silverface princeton reverb at a shop, that's a tone everyone has to play
I just bought a Princeton and am on the hunt for an OD pedal. This is sounding real nice!
@@SunshineHB I would totally recommend! This pedals interesting, I’ve found (from my 10 or so minutes of playing it) that it’s more of a boost pedal that goes into OD if you crank it a bit, but it also totally retains the tube screamer feel
Cool tune!
3:16 that Country-ish thing you did there.... I dig it! (y)
You rock Andy.
Akron is the flavor capital of the world😂
The Ekko 616 in the background gets me every time
Got this one last week. The most notable thing is how it trims the bass. It has some good options with the clipping toggle. Nice pedal, though I don't like the latching switch on something like this. I'd rather a standard switch.
Man if I didn't have a JHS Bonsai I'd totally pony up for one of these. I Have a Night Wire I love and thing EQD makes great stuff. I still may get one.
Sounds really really nice.
Awesome demo! Thx.
My c chord doesn't sound like his c chord
its drop d tuning
For some reason I thought he'd be playing the Smashing Pumpkins song plume
Already out its called The Elements!
Scored an open-box Plumes for $70 this week, can’t wait to try to get my Andy on with it!
Sounds real gnarly! I kinda like it!
Respect Andy.
I bought a used Mojo Mojo for $40 Canadian. Hard to justify getting something else but this pedal would be on the list for a reasonable price.
Great demo
Someone needs to make an Andy pedal.
From all the videos of Andy I’ve seen, I think every pedal is an Andy pedal. He’s a beast.
Sold
Finally someone who plays a 6 string fingerstyle like i do, it’s got a fucking gnarly sound. Thanks lol
Because it's asymmetrical doesn't that make it a take on the SD-1 rather than the TS808? That's really the only major difference between them.
basically an improved screamer and sd1 plus a clean boost in one box
Andy, I always enjoy your reviews. This one in particular has been most persuasive... I'm definitely considering buying this peddle. Sounds excellent
Nice pedal
Andy, damned you're good.
Andy f**kin shreds
Nice to see Bisbal going 90s
I bought this pedal to play indie rock type stuff but I’ve ended up using it for metal most of the time (more than my actual metal-oriented dirt pedals lol). This thing has no business djenting as hard as it does.
Wait can this thing actually chug?? I was looking at it more for post rock/ambient/shoegazey stuff but if it can do metal as well that might seal the deal.
@@Planthoarderr I mean it’s not gonna make a twin reverb chug, but if you put in front of a dirty amp then yes it can definitely chug imo
Why the fuck do you play so good Andy AHHHH
I’m sold
What band is Andy in? Someone please tell me there is an LP with Andy on guitar. Such a great player!
Which mode would be more suitable to tighten up the low end for metal riffs? Thanks!
4:55 Mark- It's nice to see even the pros have to deal with the issues of the everyman. When's that DeoxIT demo video coming? (jokes) I've got a Westwood, which I absolutely LOVE for pushing a dirty signal, but I haven't been able to dial in anything particularly inspiring on it as a stand-alone. The sales pitch on these seems to speak to all of the reasons I didn't fall in love with the 2 TS's I've taken a flyer on in the past- and at a price point that alleviates some of the guilt. I'll be giving this one a go.
The drums sound amazing.... i wish that was a thing in today's modern music
We may not beappreciated. But with out percussion, most music would just be boring.
Does this pedal still have that squishy compression of a tube-screamer whilst being more transparent/clean than a tube screamer?
Does anyone know what song Andy is playing in the beginning of this video? I tried to "Shazam" it and Shazam didn't identify it. In the past, I've recognized his playing of Queens of the Stone Age and really dug him playing those. I really dug that intro tune whatever it was :)
This pedal stacks very well:
EP Booster>>Plumes>>>Plimsoul
Great Value!!!
The EP is sooo good. I wasn’t sold at first but now I never turn it off. Good to know it stacks well with this!
This seems similar to their Dunes pedal. Any chance you could compare the two? I've always wanted to buy a Dunes but other pedals were a priority.
Anyone know this song he plays in the intro? I can't place it and it's driving me crazy!
How does he get so much attack with his notes without a pick? What is going on here? Does anybody have an explanation? I've been asking for years.
He alternates between using the flesh of his fingers and the hardness of his nail. What you should be asking instead is how in the hell does he get pinch harmonics with just his nail?
Is mode 2 similar to the Speaker Cranker then? I know the SP is transistor based instead of op amp
Woah!
I only come here for Andy at this point
This is surprisingly normal for EQD
ThornInTheEye still basically makes all other screamers obsolete
So is the Dispatch Master at most settings, and I simply cannot get rid of it. I always find little nuggets of playing using it at so many settings, it's a warm digital delay with a delicious reverb in it, a reverb I guess I would call "special hall". Never heard anything like it elsewhere. I want to get rid of it and get new pedals but it keeps me coming back for more, and because of that it's worth every single penny.
Does this pedal have that weird low end muddiness (almost makes it sound like a fuzz sometimes) that I find a lot of dist pedals have?
No....I know I find that annoying as well...the notorious RAT pedal does the muddiness/fuzzy tone as you crank the distortion similar to the fulltone ocd
Whats your favorite setting?
Love the way he plays without using a pick
god tier guitarist
does this sound alright thru a clean amp?
Yes
Came for the pedal
Blown away by the playing
Nighce
Is this pedal good to stack over marshall amps to make a good metal tone?
Just get a metal zone obvs
These pedal companies sure know how to go down the rabbit hole,dont they?
I wonder if this would be ok for worship music
I should have picked one of these up at Earthquaker Day. My buddy did and after jamming on it back at his house I realized I made a mistake :(
Wonder how this compares to the Rev G2
Which one Plumes or the 805.?