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😊😊😊

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@Defleshuary]

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

[@anibalresendezpulido]

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

[@Saycheeseanddie84]

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

[@Sandman60077]

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

[@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.

[@tomorrowsman]

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

[@joelkeane3160]

WTF (that's why not what) would you guys stop making the Speaker Cranker? Surely it was a good seller?

[@megas2807]

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

[@davidethangraham]

I got married on earthquaker day

[@rickc2102]

Merry marriage!

[@mikomusic1]

That St. Vincent music man is pretty sweet too!

[@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.

[@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

[@ibinTZY]

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

[@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...

[@kevymetal5817]

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

[@ampoll88]

Love my Palisades!

[@b-regsproductions]

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

[@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

[@karl1914]

Is that the guys dad?

[@saintjabroni]

lol

[@PookieQDB]

I was searching for this comment. They look just alike.

[@crackedblackpepperandrocksalt]

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

[@paraNOIAisntcool1]

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

[@alenac7269]

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

[@sweetwater]

😎👍

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@darrenc8776]

Erm father and son 😊😊😊

[@jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643]

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

[@broseph421]

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

[@devinftf]

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

[@jackarmistead5353]

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

[@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.

[@TheXxjmpxxx]

You can tell Jamie is a pedal designer from how long he looks/listens to the pedal after most of us think the demo is over.

[@paulcowart3174]

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

[@chrisfass]

Wow, they really look like father and son.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@chuffa1130]

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

[@MrDaigoRiki]

Stillman is a badass guy.

[@seankent1807]

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

[@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.

[@tattatatararira]

Where to buy the giant Transmisser?

[@bruzrkgro-malog2953]

Mitch is awesome. Well spoken and a great interviewer.

[@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

[@tenorhighc1]

GREAT!

[@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!!!!.....

[@Klocaine237]

Stillman is the gentlemen

[@davidcamiloquinterorestrep2162]

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

[@cs_mansion5480]

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

[@kodykindhart5644]

Jamie is the best

[@PeteJake100]

No afterneath?

[@ChrisLeRose]

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

[@TheJFrost1117]

I think I want to order some candy from Sweetwater now. I mean, Plumes.

[@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”

[@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.

[@bak1386]

Earthquaker and JHS are the absolute best imo

[@Zwidawurzn]

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

[@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

[@gwugluud]

I have the Data Corrupter, and mine never sounds like any demo of it I ever see on KZbin. When played here, there were defined notes. Mine is good for special effects only. Just a blast of pitchless generic computer/"synth" noise. Changing the settings changes the sound by I guess about 5% at most. And it's silly that there's no dry/wet mix. The synths included on my Line 6 bean are much more interesting and usable. Love the other EDs pedals I own, however.

[@xdoctorblindx]

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

[@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 😎

[@burresseffects]

I would love to have dinner with Jamie Stillman, Brian Wampler and Josh Scott.

[@metelegerald]

Proud of you Jamie!

[@underoath16v]

Very nice video and explanation of each pedal!👏🏻

[@kevinperry3639]

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

[@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.

[@pwhite102]

His delay playing is immaculate

[@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.

[@chrismoore7359]

Jamie needs volume boost on his mic! I can hear him at first when he speaks but his voice keeps trailing off to where I'm trying to read his lips. It's not my phone because I can hear the guy to the left just fine.

[@64north20west]

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

[@aaronready1]

AVALANCHE is the secret sauce. Stereo with two amps....oh man.

[@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

[@Squallkicks]

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

[@jonowev]

Genuinely likeable dude and some awesome sounding pedals! Earthquaker rocks

[@reverendg5937]

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

[@daveryan2148]

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

[@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!

[@Steeltoeshoegaze]

I got the rainbow machine today I'm very pleased

[@davidmiranda7937]

You two look like dad and son

[@robertfoster8025]

I can attest that the Hummingbird is an AMAZING pedal.

[@melkon1an]

Robert Foster thank you. Your opinion is very important.

[@tubularbill]

Earthquaker Oats...they can be in the cereal business!

[@RyexGTA]

these gadgets are responsible for earthquakes

[@gilmacevers253]

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

[@sweetwater]

🤘🤘🤘

[@Shabbar3]

What’s the guitar? Anyone know

[@theheadstock9079]

Jeez Mitch, you sure he isnt your long lost brother?

[@keithwillson8927]

And you can own them all for only 3 grand.

[@BorisBidjanSaberi11]

These guys gotta be related

[@andresbriceno73]

wish I had the money to test that guitar

[@Boomheyyou]

Jamie you’re the man

[@BillyMuircroft-wh3cu]

Shame ever avalanche run dies after about 20 hours use. You may have a unique pedal and patent but the things don’t last. :/

[@MacGriggle]

I own a v.1 and v.2 have had them for 4&5 years both run flawlessly. I use them at least 3 times a week for 3 hours at a time.

[@GeorgeMartinez-u2b]

Raynor Inlet

[@zachary963]

17:00 wait, can someone explain to me?? How come these things aren’t patented? How come all these circuits aren’t patented, ie TubeScreamer, Rat, etc etc? Why is it legal for pedal companies to straight up copy circuits from other folks? I mean, the Klon is famous, and everyone from Wampler to Wish has an exact circuit copy. How come that doesn’t create copyright issues? And does this mean that I can just copy JHS or EQD circuits and sell them as my own pedals? That seems like such an issue to me

[@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!