I have both pedals now. The Plumes has some low end loss when used on bass, Blumes has not. But the gain of the Blumes is definitely fuzzier, it has a different character.
@mykedrought9 ай бұрын
was actually looking for this kinda video, so massive thanks!
@robdelabassist4 ай бұрын
I actually prefer how plumes sounds on bass, alot more rounded in my opinion, the blumes to me just sounds like a fuzz pedal
@PorchBass9 ай бұрын
The low end is much improved on the blumes! Nice.
@JamesSeaberry9 ай бұрын
Very cool. ALWAYS glad to see a post from you Sir!!!
@Poparad9 ай бұрын
Always good to hear from you, James!
@beestew799 ай бұрын
Cool vid. Thanks for sharing. I was thinking about looking for a comparison video earlier today.
@Visceri_CSKTS9 ай бұрын
Out of curiosity what amp is used during the “drop tuned guitar into dirty amp” section? Thanks for your time and your video!
@Poparad9 ай бұрын
Here are what all of the amps and guitars were: Steinberger clone with Kiesel Allan Holdsworth bridge pickup Kiesel ZM8 Zeus 8-string multiscale with Kiesel Beryllium bridge pickup Kiesel ZM6 Zeus 6-string multiscale bass with Kiesel soapbar pickups (neck pickup used in video) Fractal FM9 used for amps: Clean guitar: Deluxe Reverb, Deluxe Reverb dynacab IR Dirty guitar: Marshall JTM45, 4x12 1960TV dynacab IR Clean drop tuned: Fender 5F8 Tweed Bright, Deluxe Reverb dynacab IR Dirty drop tuned: Marshall JTM45, 4x12 1960TV dynacab IR Heavy drop tuned: FAS 6160, OTTO M35A OS 800 IR Bass: FAS Bass, York Audio AMPG 410 HS Mix 07 IR
@bryanreed30219 ай бұрын
Love the Plumes for guitar, don't have a Blumes but it does sound killer with a bass from what I have heard. I have never been even a little bit disappointed with Earthquaker Devices. Every one that I have or have taste tested sounds great! Thank you Jamie and everyone at EqD!
@nedkent52399 ай бұрын
Blumes all day
@palesama9 ай бұрын
Very good man. I want the Blumes now. It appears it will work well with low guitar tunings and bass 🎉 Having both seems beneficial. One complement each other. Plumes will add some brightness to the Blumes, and the Blumes will give a bit of dark tone to the Plumes. 💥
@markferguson37459 ай бұрын
I was wondering how they would stack.I was also thinking that the Plumes would stack well with the White Light.
@chefleclef9 ай бұрын
Awesome video been wondering what the difference between different instruments sound like respectively on each of them in an a,b test. Regards 🙏
@markferguson37459 ай бұрын
I play mostly baritone and dropped tunings, so I was curious about this comparison.There are a lot of clipping circuits that aren't spectacular with guitar, but are excellent for full bass .As much as I like the regular Plumes, I don't hear the Blumes as an improvement for baritone ranges, - but I'm not looking for scoops, or mud, or high gain application.Seems,- okay ,-for standard bass, - but I think you could do better, and probably within the EQD long line of current and discontinued releases.
@jdjk79 ай бұрын
I like how they improved the low end, but I don't see why they needed to increase the gain. But, I don't see many Blumes demos with the gain set low, so it's hard to get a sense of if the Blumes can do the same nice lower gain sounds as the Plumes.
@Poparad9 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure the only difference in the Blumes circuit is the input capacitor is a different value that cuts less bass. When you have a bassier signal entering a distortion circuit, you get more distortion. It's inevitable. From my playing around with the pedal, it does clean up just as well as the Plumes. It just saturates faster as you turn up the gain knob and the highest setting sounds more distorted.
@jdjk79 ай бұрын
@@Poparad Maybe? Earthquaker's marketing says something about the gain being doubled. I don't know if that means "the Blumes has double the gain of the Plumes" or "Both the Blumes and Plumes have double the gain of the original TS".
@jdjk79 ай бұрын
Having gone back through the website and through the manuals, they definitely say that the Blumes has increased gain from the Plumes.
@macklehnertmusic9 ай бұрын
Blooms is mid scooped and more fuzzy. I much prefer the Plumes!
@skyviewdesign9 ай бұрын
On guitar, I think I’d agree for most typical applications. It definitely seems Blumes has a gain structure designed with bass in mind, and it actually seems to compliment Plumes on guitar well, as they each carve out room for each other on their respective instruments in the mix.
@michaeldellacroce13498 ай бұрын
forget the pedals, what are these riffs??
@Poparad8 ай бұрын
Haha, just something I improvised when recording the video.
@elevenade5 ай бұрын
Wish there would be more knob twisting and settings changing on bass.. Nobody else has done it on YT yet, can you believe it? Everybody just singing praises to blumes but i don't buy it...I believe it when i hear it in comparisson.
@scientificuppercut9 ай бұрын
the Blumes sounds more fuzzy to my ear!
@Poparad9 ай бұрын
I read your user name in the voice of Sagat from Street Fighter.