This is the best description of this pedal I have seen so far. I love the way the plumes interacts with humbuckers. I feel this interaction seems better than the TS style pedals that I have enjoyed in the past.
I sold my Tube Screamer (2nd one and I don't know why I bought it) and bought this pedal. I will never let go of it. You can get anything out of it. It's the anti-Tube Screamer.
Nice Review Jack. Just bought this pedal and played it through my Fender Deluxe, I found the Pedal had way too much highs for me and Setting 3 sounded more like a Fuzz. I was looking for a Bluesy Edge and this Pedal didn’t do that. I also play Classic Rock and Setting 1 I felt was a better Mach for that but still way too many Highs. I used several different guitars and had the same problem. When I turned the Tone back it seemed to also cut the Lows but boosted theLow Miss and gave it a real Boxy Sound. I’m going to play with it more but it maybe going back, don’t know? Please keep up the Good Work man! Love your Channel and Content! Cheers from Salem, Ohio!
Thank you! Yeah I don't disagree, this wasn't a pedal for me. I couldn't quite peg it for any use, it didn't give me the overdrive I wanted or the fuzz that I wanted.
Looks familiar ;) Nice playing, I think the first two clipping options sound best. Totally agree with the raspiness! I prefer blues driver for warmer tone, and I love my DOD 250 which is also "raspy" and "spitty" but sounds better to my ears. Go figure!
I bought this pedal because I played it through p90s and it had this sizzle to it, but I got home and the effect was not the same on my single coils and humbucks. Now I need a p90 guitar to sound good through this pedal. Does work for squeeling metal but I feel like a tube screamer would sound better in the long run keep this pedal for p90 I guess. It was a sizzle that could have cooked a steak. Really good p90 tone. If you have p90s you need this pedal!
I have one with a bunch of other overdrive pedals. I was going to be playing live and did a "shootout" with all of my overdrive/distortion pedals. My girlfriend and 2 neighbors all chose this one for me to play through live. It has bite and it's a great pedal.
Just pictured 2 people minding their own business sitting on their couch watching TV. You click on the Plumes and they both stop and look at eachother "Damn, neighbours tone got bite!" And they ran over to tell you.
Hi Jack...I’ve been checking out this pedal. Some videos I like the tone, other videos not as much. With the day in age we are living in, it’s hard to test out pedals before you buy them. I do like the tones of the SG through that pedal. So confused...haha blessings bro
@@JackFossett: I have a a fender super champ xd. My over drives are morning glory and mini tumnus. I really want a medium gain Marshall in a box. Possibly a mini pedal.
@@jbert7289 have you tried the Wampler Pantheon? That gets killer Marshall tones. Another one that I love is the One Control Dyna Red 4K - really great brown sound distortion.
It must be said that the amp sounds exceedingly bright and sparkly when pedal bypassed…albeit incredible. From what I read about the Plumes it would only add to this, so for a darker amp its probably just the ticket?
For what its worth (a year later) this is one of the most accurate Plumes reviews I have read (yes I own one). I bought it because I never quite got on with TS pedals and thought I should - then stayed with it because (after learning about it and dialing it in - didn't like it on first play) for my ears and in my rig IT WORKS. The rawk and brightness sounds great, it's versatile, has tons of gain and sounds unique. I found it best to control the sound with the guitar volume and tone controls (can't use it at full volume on any of my guitars). So, I still don't get on with TSs but the Plumes has stayed on my pedal board.
Great video! This has inspired me to go back and search for more sounds from my Plumes. I've had mine for a while now but gave up on it in favor of my Boss OD3 (I guess that's a TS also? idk) and Tumnus.
Think they ran a bunch of special editions. I have the silver and purple one. I've seen silver and black. And obviously the green and yellow is the main one. So my guess is just a special edition.
This pedal is great for boosting my marshall dsl and les paul combo. Using it with my fender strat and blues jr not so much. So I ordered the honey bee amps double trouble for use with my blues jr instead.
Just got this pedal. Wow. What a let down. Fizzy,raspy mess. Can't get a good sound out of it. Don't know where all the hype is coming from. I'm using it with a Vox AC30S1.
I cant quite place it, but it sounds almost like a cheap guitar and amp. Like your first guitar with a sears amp and a distortion pedal. I can usually find something I like about a pedal, but this one just doesnt do it for me. Your playing always does though.
Thanks! Appreciate that. I don’t disagree with that assessment - it’s tone is “unrefined” in a lot of ways, whereas the usual TS sound I consider very refined.
How did that cheap guitar sound get to be so attractive? :) We pay big bucks to sound like we have a $35 Montgomery Ward rig from 1972. It is awesome in the hands of great player though, isn’t it?!
This is the best description of this pedal I have seen so far. I love the way the plumes interacts with humbuckers. I feel this interaction seems better than the TS style pedals that I have enjoyed in the past.
Dude can really play. Great, natural, easy and actually musical.
I sold my Tube Screamer (2nd one and I don't know why I bought it) and bought this pedal. I will never let go of it. You can get anything out of it. It's the anti-Tube Screamer.
Definitely the anti-TS. The Bizzaro TS.
It’s not supposed to be an exact clone. It has many more uses than a typical tube screamer. It’s way better than a ts imo.
i use it as a boost/tone tightener for stoner doom before my Fuzz and distortion pedals, works like a dream.
I bought it to do that exact thing, but ended up going back to the ts9.
I enjoy watching your videos about different pedals, even though I don't use many at all myself. Thanks from Lord JS, the music samurai.
Glad you like them!
@@JackFossett I learn a lot from your videos about guitars, pedals and other gear.
Nice Review Jack. Just bought this pedal and played it through my Fender Deluxe, I found the Pedal had way too much highs for me and Setting 3 sounded more like a Fuzz. I was looking for a Bluesy Edge and this Pedal didn’t do that. I also play Classic Rock and Setting 1 I felt was a better Mach for that but still way too many Highs. I used several different guitars and had the same problem. When I turned the Tone back it seemed to also cut the Lows but boosted theLow Miss and gave it a real Boxy Sound. I’m going to play with it more but it maybe going back, don’t know? Please keep up the Good Work man! Love your Channel and Content! Cheers from Salem, Ohio!
Thank you! Yeah I don't disagree, this wasn't a pedal for me. I couldn't quite peg it for any use, it didn't give me the overdrive I wanted or the fuzz that I wanted.
Looks familiar ;) Nice playing, I think the first two clipping options sound best. Totally agree with the raspiness! I prefer blues driver for warmer tone, and I love my DOD 250 which is also "raspy" and "spitty" but sounds better to my ears. Go figure!
Haha I bet it does! Thank you -
Another great pedal at a very very great price.
Jack: “This pedal has a back palate of cigar box, and a first nose of gunflint with a hint of rosehips.” Lol
FINALLY. Someone else speaking my language. 😂
I bought this pedal because I played it through p90s and it had this sizzle to it, but I got home and the effect was not the same on my single coils and humbucks. Now I need a p90 guitar to sound good through this pedal. Does work for squeeling metal but I feel like a tube screamer would sound better in the long run keep this pedal for p90 I guess. It was a sizzle that could have cooked a steak. Really good p90 tone. If you have p90s you need this pedal!
I have one with a bunch of other overdrive pedals. I was going to be playing live and did a "shootout" with all of my overdrive/distortion pedals. My girlfriend and 2 neighbors all chose this one for me to play through live.
It has bite and it's a great pedal.
Just pictured 2 people minding their own business sitting on their couch watching TV. You click on the Plumes and they both stop and look at eachother "Damn, neighbours tone got bite!" And they ran over to tell you.
you're absolutely right when you call it a contrarian tube screamer
Best explanation of a plumes, it certainly sounds fuzzy
Hi Jack...I’ve been checking out this pedal. Some videos I like the tone, other videos not as much. With the day in age we are living in, it’s hard to test out pedals before you buy them.
I do like the tones of the SG through that pedal. So confused...haha
blessings bro
I can understand that - what sound are you looking for?
@@JackFossett: I have a a fender super champ xd. My over drives are morning glory and mini tumnus. I really want a medium gain Marshall in a box. Possibly a mini pedal.
@@jbert7289 have you tried the Wampler Pantheon? That gets killer Marshall tones. Another one that I love is the One Control Dyna Red 4K - really great brown sound distortion.
@@JackFossett I’ll check those pedals out. Thank you
Great review, very informative.
It must be said that the amp sounds exceedingly bright and sparkly when pedal bypassed…albeit incredible.
From what I read about the Plumes it would only add to this, so for a darker amp its probably just the ticket?
For what its worth (a year later) this is one of the most accurate Plumes reviews I have read (yes I own one). I bought it because I never quite got on with TS pedals and thought I should - then stayed with it because (after learning about it and dialing it in - didn't like it on first play) for my ears and in my rig IT WORKS. The rawk and brightness sounds great, it's versatile, has tons of gain and sounds unique. I found it best to control the sound with the guitar volume and tone controls (can't use it at full volume on any of my guitars). So, I still don't get on with TSs but the Plumes has stayed on my pedal board.
Very punchy ! Sounds great
You’re 100% right ! Great vid
Cheers Jack, great video, as always.....Mouthwash ha ha....
I picked up on that too.
Love your channel, awesome content :)
Great video! This has inspired me to go back and search for more sounds from my Plumes. I've had mine for a while now but gave up on it in favor of my Boss OD3 (I guess that's a TS also? idk) and Tumnus.
I love Earthquaker Devices. If I had to choose a pedal sponsor, they'd be in the running for #1.
Cool!
It sounds a bit like early smashing pumpkins, I hate my 808 and was considering an od-3 or maybe a phat mod
Sounds like an angry amp to me. I dig it!
Hey, noticed that you have a yellow LED just like me. Most of them have white LEDs. Does anyone have any idea why?
Think they ran a bunch of special editions. I have the silver and purple one. I've seen silver and black. And obviously the green and yellow is the main one. So my guess is just a special edition.
Hi Jack.
I really wanted to like mine, but it had way too much high end. Even with the tone all the way rolled back it was bright.
This one didn't suit me either. I can see it being a usable pedal but yeah - I got rid of it pretty quickly.
This pedal is great for boosting my marshall dsl and les paul combo. Using it with my fender strat and blues jr not so much.
So I ordered the honey bee amps double trouble for use with my blues jr instead.
Just got this pedal. Wow. What a let down. Fizzy,raspy mess. Can't get a good sound out of it. Don't know where all the hype is coming from. I'm using it with a Vox AC30S1.
Yeah. I didn't keep this one for very long.
I cant quite place it, but it sounds almost like a cheap guitar and amp. Like your first guitar with a sears amp and a distortion pedal. I can usually find something I like about a pedal, but this one just doesnt do it for me. Your playing always does though.
Thanks! Appreciate that. I don’t disagree with that assessment - it’s tone is “unrefined” in a lot of ways, whereas the usual TS sound I consider very refined.
How did that cheap guitar sound get to be so attractive? :) We pay big bucks to sound like we have a $35 Montgomery Ward rig from 1972. It is awesome in the hands of great player though, isn’t it?!
Why do you always insist on running great drive pedals so damn muddy. Smh