EarthQuaker Devices Founder - Jamie Stillman Plays His 6 Favorite EQD Pedals 🎸

[@sweetwater]

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[@PMTluke]

My favorite that i own is the Spatial Delivery!....i want a hummingbird V4 i think thats next on my EQD agenda. Plumes, transmisser, and westwood are also on my wishlist...

[@Antonio-nn5ot]

I just love the Westwood because I can use it to play everything I want with great tone!

[@nickolasecker9596]

So far, the Gray channel. Never owned a dod 250, took the plunge and wow. I’m sad that it was discontinued, was an extremely versatile overdrive with four different clipping options.

[@patrickr6505]

I have the Astral Destiny..it's magical...

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

Bit commander. The OC2 of the 21st century.

[@estrathmeyer]

0:56 Speaker Cranker 2:55 Plumes 6:23 Data Corrupter 10:12 Hummingbird 12:29 Grand Orbiter 15:36 Avalanche Run

[@mikomusic1]

Thank you!

[@adumbberg]

This is perfect for this vid, which is 99% chatter. I thought the timestamps might take you to where you could hear the pedal. They take you to where you can hear talking about the pedal.

[@luisgoregonzalez7394]

Gracias😊😊😊

[@Defleshuary]

He seems so genuine and down to earth in all of their videos. One of the best companies out there!

[@jackgreenwood1817]

What a great video. The host let's the guy talk, has intelligent comments to make, and seems genuinely interested. Thanks for a great video

[@mouthfulacoque3580]

In what world would a human not be amazed by Jamie?

[@loganknapp7694]

Mitch is a Lord.

[@p-mac5969]

Sweetwater is the absolute best

[@baxthered]

Mitch Gallagher is a good presenter, from which you can expect this

[@Peyote1312]

Too much yapping. Not enough playing.

[@KRE808]

I dunno, there's something about this guy that tickles the man crush vibes. Seems so grounded, plays a wicked ass guitar, and is doing the thing he loves and making a career out of it. Rock on.

[@bret6484]

absolutely, I bet he's a great friend

[@chaoticembrace6984]

Jamie is an icon ........ really........think of his contributions to us musicians............he truly is our brother who kept on raising the bar so we can be better guitarists.........thanx Jamie - have a great upcoming holiday!!!!.....

[@Saycheeseanddie84]

Mitch does really good interviews. This is one reason I support Sweetwater.

[@phantompenguin]

I spent this whole goddamn video tihnking there was a graphic of the transmisser digitally layered over jamie's shoulder, expecting him to talk about it, before I realized it's some kind of giant prop.

[@phogue1]

Joshua Lee Ha! Thought the same thing.

[@AnonymousBosch3158]

Me too...

[@christopherecatalano]

Likewise, me!

[@coreyw5981]

Haha at first i did for sure

[@EdglerVess]

SAME!

[@broseph421]

two of the most softspoken sweethearts in the same interview. could listen to mitch and jamie talk for hours.

[@seankent1807]

I always enjoy videos with Jamie...he seems like a genuine dude that just loves what he does.

[@rzk_audio]

Jamie Stillman has gotta be one of the coolest coolest of dude. Mad humble, an auditory wizard-druid-engineer-shaman, HANDSOME and STYLISH as if straight outta HELLIFORNIA.

[@skyviewdesign]

Always wondered why the reverse delay on the Avalanche Run was so magical & unique... Now I know. Never heard of a patent on a delay, so that's pretty special.

[@jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643]

2 legends in the electric music world. Great video. Avalanches sounds so good its just fantastic!

[@anibalresendezpulido]

Is Jamie speaking to himself form the future? or Mitch is talking to a younger version of himself?

[@bruzrkgro-malog2953]

Mitch is awesome. Well spoken and a great interviewer.

[@kevymetal5817]

Jamie Stillman's got a smile that could power the largest of pedalboards.

[@shoegazer1298]

Love EQD stuff, I owned at one time, the Erupter, Hummingbird, Grand Orbiter, Space Spiral, loved the sounds that could be created by these little metal boxes, split and sold my board for various reasons, pretty unique pedals

[@reverendg5937]

Love EQD Pedals. Can't get enough of them!!!

[@watchassassin1014]

Evilly handsome and uses a St Vincent signature guitar, this is a guy comfortable with himself and his POWER.

[@valk67]

I'm a huge EQD addict. What I really miss is the Rainbow Machine. Nobody will ever know what the pedal should be for, it is so crazy cool. It's stuck on my board since day one.

[@jackarmistead5353]

Excellent video. And this earthquakes creator is awesome, not just his pedals, but you can tell he really loves the stuff.

[@4the0cean]

I have the Hoof, the Ghost Echo, and just recently traded my Full Drive 2 Mofset for the Plumes! Love them all! I use the Ghost echo with the attack all the way down to get more of an ambient reverb rather a delay. And having that position 2 on the plumes is such a nice boos with beautiful clarity.

[@robertfoster8025]

I think I'm gonna get a Ghost Echo next. Use it with my other reverbs. Show me how you use it...

[@metelegerald]

Proud of you Jamie!

[@alenamusic888]

This was so cool! Thank you for doing this!😊

[@sweetwater]

😎👍

[@Chris_music_channel]

Jamie seems like such a super nice guy. And what an amazing service & contribution to the music community as a whole. I’d love to get a Data corrupter, and the Aurelius! I’d like to try the special cranker and the Depths out too 🤙🏻 Awesome job Jamie.

[@ChrisLeRose]

How can you not like this guy? Great pedals too.

[@uncanny_telepathy]

This is when I fell in LOVE.

[@tomorrowsman]

Jamie, your amazing piece in Pedal Crush just cost me $1,000 in newly purchased EQD pedals...you ARE our Santa Claus.

[@andredegiant3876]

I just scored a V1 Grand Orbiter (picked it over the V3 for purely aesthetic reasons). I could never get Phase 90s to play well with fuzz and this answered all my prayers

[@chuffa1130]

Thank you thank you for being such a great creative engineer You're just making these electronic pedals so much better

[@Johnporteriv]

That was really awesome. The amount of insight into his pedals is insane. First pedal I got of theirs was an avalanche run version 2 and I love it. It’s been on my past three boards because it’s so versatile especially with an expression pedal hooked up to it. Great interview

[@zut25]

I got the same thing except I have a v1, the expression pedal just makes it so versatile I can have reverb only then delay with the expression pedal.

[@kodykindhart5644]

Jamie is the best

[@mikomusic1]

That St. Vincent music man is pretty sweet too!

[@gilmacevers253]

Tone Genius! All his pedals are so crisp and HIFI... great stuff.

[@sweetwater]

🤘🤘🤘

[@crackedblackpepperandrocksalt]

Earthquaker pedals are fantastic, they have the traditional tones, aling with their own creative wacky weird original tones added. Very very interesting

[@xdoctorblindx]

Jamie is amazing. Probably my favourite of the big American boutique pedal brand owners.

[@kevinperry3639]

A lot of really good stuff! Great video, thanks! 🤘

[@underoath16v]

Very nice video and explanation of each pedal!👏🏻

[@ibinTZY]

Mitch is surely among the best host in the industry... amazing video 👍

[@paulcowart3174]

Afterneath is one of my favorites Hummingbird is great too Want to hear the reverse delay capability on the AR

[@richardaaron4454]

I have the Hoof Reaper Fuzz, Westwood OD, Data Corrupter, Organizer, Avalanche Run, Disaster Transport SR, Pyramids and Afterneath. Expensive pedals but very unique.

[@MrDaigoRiki]

Stillman is a badass guy.

[@jonowev]

Genuinely likeable dude and some awesome sounding pedals! Earthquaker rocks

[@Squallkicks]

My home town!! Fantastic quality and great sounding pedals! Thanks for putting out these videos 👍🏻👍🏻

[@ampoll88]

Love my Palisades!

[@seangriffey8669]

I have a couple eqd pedals, but the disaster transport sr is head and shoulders above the rest. It is just the most vibey delay ever

[@paulj0557tonehead]

The Hummingbird is just like the Repeat Percussion on organs. My add-on Conn key-perc/ repeat perc I put on my Conn Classic 815 from 1958, it actually uses a physical mechanical relay suspended on soft rubber grommets. My '64-68 Wurlitzer 4500 and 4300 organs use an opto-isolator for perc/ repeat percussion not unlike the bulb and photocell in a plastic tube like on Fender amps.

My favorite pedal maker, favorite person in the pedal industry. Simply making human being and so funny!!

[@thisguy2973]

I just ordered an Avalanche Run V2 from Sweetwater. It came in today and it’s absolutely fantastic. What I look for in delay and reverb is present in this pedal, the audio/build quality is perfect, and it still went beyond what I was expecting in terms of possibilities. I think I’ll only buy Earthquaker Devices pedals from here on out. I love their mission statement of building things by hand and taking pride in doing so. I want to support them as a small outfit, and I’ll continue to use Sweetwater to make that happen.

[@kevinbate629]

I only have one earthquakes pedal and room for no more on my board but man this guy is a hero for the shit he comes up with

[@lunanimomusic]

Love the humming bird. Use it after all effects to cut the entire signal up. Or reamp synths through it. It’s one of my all time favorites.

[@64north20west]

Incredible army of pedals. Dude seems like a cool genius. Surprised not to see the Rainbow machine.

[@dreadPaxman]

Got to meet Jamie at a Brooklyn Fine Guitars Guitar Show. Nice guy and he gave me a hell of a deal on an Avalanche v2

[@jburdsinfuse]

Jamie, Josh from JHS, Brian Wampler, and Robert Keeley all seem like super good guys...like they just happened to fall into effect pedal building and went with it. I’ve chatted with Josh and Brian (via Gear Page) at various times and they were genuine and thoughtful in the communication. It’s expensive, but I will go out of my way to buy their pedals over knock off pedals made overseas.

[@drewg3087]

Same. 💯, Cheers!

[@b-regsproductions]

It’s like seeing two cousins meet up after years of not seeing each other.

[@MarkJohnsonJams]

The Speaker Cranker is my favorite pedal on my board.

[@tungtobak]

I like putting it in front of a Twin Reverb to get the right amount of breakup without destroying eardrums, apartment leases and relationships.

[@christofyre]

I have Afterneath, Transmisser, Grand Orbiter, and Spires so far. EQD is easily my favorite pedal maker, and I can’t wait until I can afford to get more!

[@NickZingo]

I always wanted to try a Transmisser. I have an afterneath, hoof, and speaker cranker. I actually love running the afterneath into the hoof, its shoegaze heaven

[@christofyre]

Nick Zingo Transmisser is definitely worth getting, especially if you’re into shoegaze. Be sure to get an expression pedal for it too!

[@bak1386]

Earthquaker and JHS are the absolute best imo

[@tenorhighc1]

GREAT!

[@Boomheyyou]

Jamie you’re the man

[@elwynsmiles]

I have Avalanche Run, Afterneath, Arpanoid, Grand Orbiter and Rainbow Machine. Jamie is a mad scientist and I love his pedals....Data Corrupter is next 😎

[@jasonprice9823]

Just bought my first. Ghost Echo. Plan on getting Plumes next. Great work.

[@richnewman]

Love EQD. Was lucky enough to snag a Black Ash and it's a permanent pedal for the board. Easily my favorite fuzz ever. It was also a gateway drug, because now I also have a Dirt Transmitter, Ghost Echo, and Rainbow Machine. Really looking forward to the small box version of the Life Pedal in 2020.

[@davidcamiloquinterorestrep2162]

I cannot perfectly describe this, but Jaime Stillman's voice sounds like he's eternally on speakerphone

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

I bought an Earthquaker Avalanche Run and I already had a Strymon Blue sky which I love. But I've gotta be honest,the Avalanche Run is better and much more versatile than the Strymon blue sky, at last in my opinion.

[@aarcvault908]

Though a bit underwhelmed and frankly irritated at 1st with growling at the end of notes, after a bit of experimentation with the octave divisions and 3-way mixing I've come to really love my Data Corrupter; one trick is to put different pedals in front of it which can change the character and behavior in ways I wouldn't have thought possible. -It's FAR more than just a noise generator for spastics; you just have to put some time and love into it and it delivers in spades.

[@liamtahaney713]

I love the plumes...I hate the actual tube screamer, but the plumes has so much going for it. I leave it in the middle position and it absolutely pummels my amp. Not flubby like a tube screamer

[@theslayerofgoblins849]

Might be your amp...my screamer isnt clubby at all.

[@devinftf]

It's good to see that Buddy Garrity has diversified his revenue streams beyond car sales.

[@scottsweatshirt9753]

Throw an Afterneath in front of another ambient style design such as the Polymoon and watch your guitar immediately begin churning out b-side OK Computer riffs. Secondarily, I acquired a Data Corrupter after catching a test drive from the Locust’s synth player featured at the tail end of the Pedals and Effects demo vid. Get one and channel your inner Death Grips. Thank you for reading my comment.

[@Klocaine237]

Stillman is the gentlemen

[@vminator]

The studio we were working at had a full line up of these pedals. I tried a few but they all introduced unwanted noise. Idk, maybe it was my fault but my pedal board was super quiet comparatively.

[@robertfoster8025]

I can attest that the Hummingbird is an AMAZING pedal.

[@melkon1an]

Robert Foster thank you. Your opinion is very important.

[@tonepilot]

Mine’s the Black Ash. Too bad it stopped working after a few months. Need to send it in for repair.

[@pauldeatherage6112]

Ive never used or owned a tube screamer ive always used the amps gain. My newest head is the be 100 deluxe and it does everything

[@jordanpratt3821]

You can still use the amps gain.The tube screamer is for pushing it harder.Like a boost .

[@spieglass3211]

the Grand Orbiter is never leaving my board

[@robertfoster8025]

I love the Grand Orbiter, but the Interstellar Orbiter seems so much more able to fine tune things I guess it's because its two filters in one pedal. I'm torn. Convince me I want the Grand Orbiter over the Interstellar Orbiter...

[@spieglass3211]

@@robertfoster8025 That's one of the few EQD pedals I haven't played. But I love the Grand Orbiter because it sounds so good. The feature set is nice for a phaser though: fast mode, slow mode, and LFO kill mode so you can stop the LFO from moving and have a filtered tone, and set the filter where you want it. Then there's a vibrato switch. So there's a lot to mess with. But just listen to it in this video. Unless you're trying to get super wacky, that's the one. And honestly, EQD's demo video of it is what sold me on it. Listen to that.

[@rickc2102]

@@robertfoster8025 needs to convince himself...

[@robertfoster8025]

@@rickc2102 In that case, as I said before, I'll take the Interstellar Orbiter instead.

[@elderchildren]

@@spieglass3211 the Digitech Dirty Robot can pretty much get you to the same place for half the price, though it isn't quite as cool

[@chrisegg7936]

check out the band Relaxer if you heard that data corrupter/hummingbird/grand orbiter sound and thought “i need more of this right now”

[@paraNOIAisntcool1]

I want to see those Jazzmasters off to the side!!!

[@Steeltoeshoegaze]

I got the rainbow machine today I'm very pleased

[@daveryan2148]

I have so many EQD pedals that aren't on my regular board but don't want to get rid of them either.

[@pwhite102]

His delay playing is immaculate

[@Sandman60077]

The reason the Plumes is so popular is because it's actually affordable.

[@KneedleKnees]

I bought an Afterneath off my buddy for an absolute bargain ($100. I'll never be that lucky again). I also have the Acapulco Gold, which has become my favorite distortion box. LOVE Earthquaker!

[@robertfoster8025]

So far, I have 6 Earthquaker pedals... Palisades Acupulco Gold Erupter Hummingbird Sea Machine Space Spiral

[@abrahamkinard803]

Awesome man. Whats your favorite?

[@robertfoster8025]

@@abrahamkinard803 Honestly, I love them all. Earthquaker Devices just makes amazing everythings. That said... I'd have to say, right now, the Palisades is my favorite, because lately I've been stacking it with a Way Huge Conspiracy Theory, and I can get almost any type overdive/distortion I want. It just sounds killer. I'm an overdrive junkie (and EQD fanboy), so I'll be getting the Plumes soon.

[@gilbertrockstv8557]

@@robertfoster8025 the plumes is amazing!

[@robertfoster8025]

@@gilbertrockstv8557 From what I've seen and heard, I agree!

[@abrahamkinard803]

@@robertfoster8025 Thats awesome bro. I really want an avalanche run and swiss things.

[@maxxkarma]

Hey, I want that Monstrous Mega Transmisser. I need more transmission. There is never enough transmission.

[@EpicStuffMan1000]

at first i thought it was a graphic of what he was playing and i was thinking "the transmisser doesnt sound like that" lmao

[@leevitalone]

Hands down "Ghost Echo" nothing else comes close for me.

[@wolfman92097]

I love my ghost echo. I just wish it had more headroom. It will clip with a boost pedal infront.

[@megas2807]

I thought the Hoof, the Arpanoid and the Afterneath would be top 6...

[@Falk0209]

Love love love my Terminal, that thing is a beast with a sound from hell!!!

[@proletar-ian]

Love the St. Vincent guitar

[@Zwidawurzn]

I got Afterneath and Dunes. Dunes is my favorite Overdrive, works better than Plumes for the stuff i play.

[@alejandroadams3535]

I’ve got the same amp and a couple of EQD pedals so this was really good to hear:-)

[@Ramiroocampo]

I had an early version of the Hummingbird and loved it. Soldnit for the JHS Kodiak though, which is way more versatile. Too bad, I liked the EQ design so much more...

[@bobsablack8562]

Nice video. The Plumes is definitely my next acquisition. Hey, there was a improvisational jam band called Speaker Cranker up in Cleveland @ the early 2000s. Coincidence?

[@dickvalentinesillegitimate1059]

I’m fairly new to Guitar but I’m already obsessed with pedals and I really wish I would have bought a Plumes a long time ago. It’s excellent and by far the best overdrive I’ve heard/used. It improves my other pedals as well

[@TheFarout69]

The amp sounds freakin' amazing too. I usually swap off pedals a bit but I can't seem to want to part with my EQD pedals. Incredible sounds! Afterneath, Avalanche. Likely get a Grand Orbiter one day. I wonder if MIDI changing stuff is in the future for EQD.

[@cs_mansion5480]

I like chill people who focus rather than gaudy stars who impose

[@scottvalk]

Patent on the Avalanche Run, smart!!! It must be unique enough circuit and component-wise to warrant it, sound-wise there just isn't another pedal I know of that is like it... so it makes sense. Avalanche Run is my fav followed by these fuzz monsters: Hoof and Black Ash. I had and loved an Afterneath but in a band context it seemed to dissappear in the mix as if it wasn't at unity volume when "on", I liked the Sea Machine but moved it on since I'm not a fan of chorus pedals in general.

[@thisguy2973]

Real question: how is all of that board being powered? I have an Avalanche Run v2, and I can’t find a box that will power it at a big box music store because it has a power draw of 410mA. With that in mind, I would have to use dedicated power for it.

[@rob1996ization]

just give me all of them, jeeeez. sweet sounds

[@moonglimmers]

Love the Nightwire.

[@pauldeatherage6112]

Sweet water called me soon as the be 100 deluxe was available and i got it

[@Kranscher1]

Very sympathic guy. I love my plumes and hoof reaper v2, auch amazing pedals