Earthquaker Devices Avalanche Run Delay/Reverb

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Today, we're taking a ride with the Avalanche Run by EarthQuaker Devices. The Avalanche Run marks EarthQuaker's first entry into a high-powered DSP platform, giving players a supercharged delay and reverb hybrid. Virtually every parameter available in the world of spatial time-based effects is offered up and adjustable. A toggle switch in the center selects the mode of operation: Reverse, Normal or Swell. One the mode is selected, the sound can be fine-tuned with two mix knobs. The topmost Mix control adjusts the wet and dry balance of the delay signal, and the bottom Mix control adjusts the reverb level. The reverb algorithm is voiced to emulate classic plate reverb, the kind found on every classic rock record ever cut. The Avalanche Run truly excels in the control department, featuring a handful of tap tempo subdivisions and expression control, adjustable to almost every parameter. One extremely innovative feature of the EXP knob is the ability to control the toggle switch to seamlessly glide between the Normal and Reverse modes. The Avalanche Run also features true stereo ins and outs for signal routing junkies, as well as momentary oscillation blasts by holding the tap footswitch. And like all EarthQuaker Devices, the Avalanche Run is built atop a treacherous black diamond ski piste in Akron Ohio.

[@Reverb]

Amazing demo as usual, Andy - thanks!

[@patrickcarroll1754]

Even Reverb is a fan!

[@tbenitezg]

haha reverb demos are good too. keep trying guys

[@aaronabubo]

+Patrick Carroll I mean, it's a delay/REVERB pedal, so... ;)

[@TMAN3154]

lowkey tryin to bring andy to the reverb team

[@josephvaldivia7647]

take notes, reverb

[@invin7215]

Whatever they're paying Andy to do these demos, it's not enough.

[@pacolopez9577]

Not enough by far...dat playin' tho

[@JackFou]

I swear, Andy could sell me practically any pedal.

[@michaelmarton5483]

No kidding...

[@siavashmassoudi]

Andy could sell me a potato with an in/output jack

[@ryanwilson5936]

I pretty sure he compensates by being Paul Rudd's stunt double.

[@Kid_Convalescent]

You were the first to capture my attention with a Coldplay song in a long time!

[@coryfurlong5918]

Yeah man. Parachutes is fantastic.

[@roey6541]

the song is called 'Dont Panic' not parachutes..

[@coryfurlong5918]

+Roey Lubin I'm referring to the album as a whole.

[@roey6541]

Alrigjt

[@melissadebritto1270]

I was trying to figure out what music he was playing.... hahahaha. Cant believe I actually liked a Coldplay song

[@AnotherFishyMuffin]

If I had money for this I wouldn't have money

[@MikeHunt90731]

ZZ Sounds, no credit check, make payments like me!

[@cantina2425]

it's only 200 bucks, bi weekly paycheck can pay for this

[@piper2768]

Just get skyverb and behringer delay

[@cantina2425]

Nathan Lange not even 40 hours.. 20 hours of work on a $10 per hour job will cover this

[@patrickrosington1174]

@@cantina2425 2 weeks? Jesus man... one day will almost pay for this

[@sarothOCG]

Classic Coldplay... nice. Great tune to showcase this pedal's tones. Nicely done.

[@karlkinney2116]

I was not completely sold on this pedal until I heard Andy demonstrate it. The Tele with The Avalanche Run is simply sublime!

[@Mahdcat]

That Coldplay song brings me back to the first time I fell in love. I was 19. Always a good trip with you Andy.

[@bradenrodriguez5183]

You and Andy were a thing?

[@Hexendrucken]

Gay

[@tylerhale3878]

I constantly find myself coming back to this video just to watch Andy play that intro. Love it!

[@MartinFuckYeah182]

The magnificent seven!!!! Andy's song choices are always really on top :)

[@AlfredHugecokk]

We live in a beautiful world !

[@dunebillydave222]

Andy is the man! Somehow, when other reviewers fiddle around aimlessly or yammer on about some anecdotal happenstance, Andy gets right to the point and concisely identifies the core features. And these demos are about how to really use these exotic pedals in a truly musical context, not just, "Oooo, look what noises this weird device can make." Andy rules!

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

Thanks Dave, those are points I always strive for. I appreciate it! -Andy

[@dunebillydave222]

ProGuitarShopDemos The pleasure is truly ours; the beneficiaries of your fine mind, firing on all pistons.

[@TheBlueskyson]

Agree Dave. Why don't you 2 move in together.....it's gittin' hot in here

[@aaronabubo]

I love the Goofy scream after the "ski piste" bit. :D

[@floristrynb7166]

Paul Rudd just killing it

[@rq2757]

EQD is on fire lately with these combo pedals. Grey Channel, Spires, Avalanche Run.

[@paniccleo]

Great rendition of Don't Panic. :) this pedal is ridiculously cool.

[@scotvanrice2988]

Man, Paul Rudd really knows how to sell a pedal. Also, Don't Panic is the only song I've ever liked by Coldplay.

[@saucybaka4439]

Man that joke is so original I've never heard it before. Also need to listen to more coldplay

[@3star2nr]

Listen to trouble from the same album

[@3star2nr]

And high speed

[@bicisnobombas]

Holy cow! With that jam at 3:10 I'm sold! It's like having a dub DJ mixing the guitar in real time. Beautiful!

[@slider3215]

The Clash - Magnificent Seven!!!

[@soundcloudsampy]

I thought he was playing Depreston at first and got really excited. Oh well. This still rules.

[@IElrekkaI]

same, lol. oh well

[@DJMcPlant]

I thought so too haha

[@christopherrusch]

Omfg he wasn’t ?! Haha

[@justmart4455]

We have all been cheated folks

[@26OY]

Ahhhhh yessssssss

[@ShazerThe]

Loved Don't Panic in the beginning! You're the best, Andy.

[@Blitzkrieg_Wolf]

That was a nifty (and AWESOME) Coldplay cover at the beginning.

[@Deriviado]

like how you put us straight into a song from the start, instant inspiration :D

[@betterdays259]

Man, The intro is Superb. Loved the sound, I wish I have the money to purchase this one or the GFI Specular Tempus 🤣.

[@marshwitch9610]

I just got one and and this demo makes it sound great in actual songs, not just knobbing around. Thanks!

[@evilwarnings2419]

Andy needs to release an album with his own songs or with all these sicks covers he does.

[@HairyScaryMark]

I just discovered the existance of this pedal. I already have a Dispatch Master, which is one of my favourite pedals and certainly my favourite reverb or delay pedal. I now have GAS for an Avalanche Run and can see it being ideal on the larger of my two pedal boards (with the Dispatch Master on the small one).

[@jlore6344]

The Clash in there was awesome! Nice choice! This pedal sounds really fun top. Great demo!

[@Gutenmorgenside]

Beautifully played cover. Showing off the Tele and pedal to its full effect.

[@TheBlueskyson]

I could listen to this fella on a balmy beach evening for hours. ty 4 vid

[@luisgoregonzalez7394]

Love The Intro! Coldplay!

[@richardjames6623]

Mazzy Star "Blue Light" one of my favorite albums in the 90s

[@DirtyDirkDiggler]

I’m a sucker for a good guitar effects pedal demo, but that riffing on the Short Volume Swell setting(s) at the end was amazing and had me grinning!

[@dohertyjamesp]

Magnificent Seven! Nicely done.

[@saint-cetacean]

Something tells me this would pair amazingly with the Afterneath?

[@larsvankoningsveld6179]

Oh my god dude that intro demo, lovely surprise!

[@MsAppassionata]

Your pedal demos are always very tastefully done. Thank you.

[@HenrySchecker]

the magnificent... SEVEN! ring ring 7am

[@rubenholliday3302]

Move y'self to go again

[@Revitandgo]

Ruben Holliday cold water in the face!

[@boosh90]

YOU LOT WAHHHHHH?????????

[@Revitandgo]

Connor Hutcheon brings you back to this awful place! Look up The Clash the Magnificent seven

[@goodnightgolddust]

The Clash - Magnificent Seven!!!

[@siavashmassoudi]

This is one of the most beautiful looking and sounding pedals I've ever seen, wish I could afford one / find one for cheap 😩

[@Charitypayne06]

Andy is just so damn good

[@obiplays5270]

UUGGHHHHHH That intro jam is just incredible. I will throw money at you Andy to release a full length song just like that

[@MaDMaRk4Life]

that would be a coldplay song called don't panic

[@scottpeacher7495]

+BassNBeards that intro jam is a Coldplay song called Don't Panic.

[@kentuckychromedesign]

I detect some Rainbow Machine in those weird laggy bits.

[@yurymiy]

Andy rules. The Clash is magnificent.

[@YKing1]

Starting this review with coldplay to show the reverb on the original song, brilliant choice.

[@boilingaction]

Hey Andy, it's "Coldplay - Don't Panic", right!? :)

[@jondubb35]

Definitely need more than one video Andy

[@MrUltraworld]

There are so many great tones in that pedal.

[@Brayden329]

What a cool use of the pedal! Thanks again, Andy.

[@agathalake]

this guy is AMAzING. thanks for your hard work, man. i am subscribed. i am SO glad to have found you.

[@ahmedvaldes5690]

Yo, I tough was Steve vai for a second 😅 sounds good 👌🏾

[@seang4]

Love your take on the Magnificent Seven

[@SynthoidSounds]

As always, excellent demo. Any time I'm considering yet another effects pedal, your demos are the first I look for.

[@veerchasm1]

How did you make Coldplay sound good???

[@chuwy2k]

Excellent demo, amazing play! The song at the beginning is so appropriate. Thanks for share this video.

[@danboylan2449]

Beautiful work I just had to go out and buy one of these after I heard this!

[@orange-rv9ek]

You are my favorite demo person. I buy pedals based on your review almost always.

[@AndyDemos]

Hey thanks so much, I'm happy these demos help you out! Andy

[@ellisroundy3792]

Back when Coldplay were good

[@unclebigkid1020]

Ellis Roundy they’re still good 😀

[@theotherhands]

EXACTLY

[@vivaelparaguay]

They've never been good :)

[@ryansomething1732]

Such a time never existed.

[@hanger9083]

@@ryansomething1732 Nah, early Coldplay was actually pretty good, I still love their more Orchestral stuff like Daylight and Yes, if you don't know those check em out. I agree tho their new Stuff is absolute shite..

[@dennyvandermeulen]

great demo andy! awesome pedal too, perhaps the best reverb/delay pedal i've ever heard/seen...

[@caseyj.william4971]

I really like how weird this pedal can get and so far the other demos I've watched haven't touched on that at all. The weirdness is why I'm getting this pedal.

[@HiAttJeffrey]

One day, I hope to be as cool as Andy. Is there any song he can't absolutely nail? I love this pedal so much! I'll have to wait for it second hand, or if it ever goes on sale, cause it's a bit out of my budget. Beautiful sounds & so many options for sound. Thank you guys! I never buy a pedal without checking your demos first.

[@eyeshandy]

The only man who can make me listen to Coldplay.

[@saucybaka4439]

That's a shame. You're probably not a good musician

[@eyeshandy]

Watson Delmick Lol.

[@aeodian]

that riff at 3:09 oh my goodness that gave me chills, magnificent seven but on the electric guitar :o youre a genius

[@GrandpaJean]

Wow I think you're right... damn that's neat.

[@rubenholliday3302]

The Magnificent, Seveeeenn!!

[@nickbuchwald1332]

First pedal to get me really excited in awhile. Super dope. Love it.

[@williamwinn948]

5:55 Sounded great.

[@3star2nr]

We live in a beautiful woooorrrrllldddd

[@theneohippie8927]

Good job on that don’t panic guitar at the begining!!!

[@Prosteelpickguards]

Dig the lagging pitch bender setting, and your G&L, cool pedal, cheers for the demo.

[@bartni]

good old coldplay, you always have nice riffs to play

[@TheJofrica]

2:49 sounds super clean!

[@knekfreak]

Dont´t Panic!! Yes!! .. Nice pedal

[@felicet425]

Omg beautiful demo and song choice

[@marjeziorny924]

This Hype, the never-ending story

[@neilkrishantha4199]

this gadget and demo made my day

[@cry2love]

Andy, I love your reviews & playing style

[@alexisalescio1562]

parachute!!great song and good playing

[@Jaaaackjack]

at 4:18 the walls start to shift, immediate vertigo, total sensory malfunction as colors swell in my vision and body turns into some formless puddle. Fully vibrant visual hallucination taking place just behind my eye lids with a completely lucid body feeling sweeping me through what could only be described as a cosmic wind.

[@joakeen]

Absolutely epic intro.

[@brianmbremer]

The current draw is listed at 425mA. Do I really need that or will it work with my Pedal Power Digital on one of the 400mA channels? Andy, how are you powering it here?

[@dunebillydave222]

Brian Bremer From what the techs at VooDoo Labs told me, more amperage is OK; insufficient amperage is not desirable.

[@sunburststratocaster]

You're a legend andy

[@rg2027x]

Let's hear it for Andy! 👍🏻 Great pedal too...heh heh

[@coyoteserranoband]

My pedal feeds back when I turn it off... Why? Rather not have that sound interfere sometimes.

[@zach4snow]

Goofy Over Sports! Also, as always, great review/demo/playing.

[@timothymckane6362]

2:30 - 2:32 That Goofy yell. lol

[@BadlCompany]

Andy, what song is it you play from 6:35 on? Thanks and amazing demo as always!

[@jay2xtremefy]

Cold play intro. 😻

[@wulyf4lyf]

I love this pedal. I was running my ambient board last night with a Chase Bliss mood>walrus kangra>Earthquaker tentacle >Chase Bliss Gravitas>Earthquaker Afterneath V2>walrus Fathom> Walrus Slo> walrus Audio Descent >Earthquaker Avalanche Run V2> MXR Carbon Copy to finally a Walrus Mako D-1 delay starts the end of my board, and it’s just an ambient beast. The Avalanche Run is amazing.

[@SteveKrantz]

Where do u live

[@marjeziorny924]

@@SteveKrantz just the dream....

[@jasonmcelveen6295]

Love that intro song

[@UncleBillyBob732]

Your demos are always tasty. Makes me want that pedal bad!

[@Janosh112]

Does anyone have any opinions on using this pedal strictly for reverb without delay and vice versa? I've been looking at getting a delay and a reverb pedal but I'd get this instead if it can do each effect independently as well as pedals that are devoted to each individual effect

[@JimboKennedy]

Great riff choices 🤘 Did you play for Helio Sequence?

[@lambrusco1970]

Have I mentioned that I think Andy is a kick-ass guitarist?

[@BuildYourOwnBass]

Rainbow Machine was their FIRST foray into high powered DSP machines, actually.

[@Kessellish]

wow, amazing pedal, need this one

[@alvido]

Hello, thanks for this awesome demo, i have a question, i can see that you have an exp pedal plugged in the left input, but i can also see that you have 3 more jack cables plugged in. can you tell me how is this set up??? which one comes from your guitar and which one goes to your amp???? thanks again and sorry about my english...

[@ananasie1211]

You just started with good ol'Coldplay. What am I supposed to do? I can hear my credit card screaming.

[@rodolfolarrea8493]

awesome Andy

[@RichardJamesificatio]

Clash, Over Powered By Funk for Subtle Reverb Modulation. That's pulling a rabbit out of the hat.

[@fonzybrookestone727]

Rad pedal. You should do some NoiseKickFX videos, they have really cool stuff!

[@magnanamus8659]

My problem is, I watch Andy play em, then I but them, and they never sound a fraction as good. For 300$ I'ma need a pocket Andy to come with it!

[@SteveKrantz]

Not the case with this pedal. Just plug it in and play naturally. What comes next is half the fun. Like I love playing it with the mix way up so I get this shimmering swell-like soun...I described it as "Angels playing violins with bows made of diamonds. Lol.

[@eeeejcicjn]

Great musical feeling.