EarthQuaker Devices Blumes Small Signal Shredder Overdrive Pedal for Bass

As the Plumes Small Signal Shredder
continues to defy the companys wildest sales expectations, EarthQuaker Devices
decided to crank it down a couple of notches and design a similar circuit that
is ideal for bass players and all purveyors of low end. Behold the mighty
EarthQuaker Devices Blumes Low Signal Shredder, the first EarthQuaker device
created specifically for bass players. The industrious Blumes is also the
perfect pedal for guitarists deep overdrive needs, especially for the
drop-tuned masters. While embodying most of the kick-ass characteristics and
features of the Plumes, EarthQuaker went ahead and modified this circuit with
double the gain and a deeper bass response to retain all the low ends. Lower
gain settings provide all the crunchy tone found in the Plumes, but once you
get above noon on the gain control, thats where the similarities stop. Now
youre in bass country, baby. This all-analog tri-mode overdrive with soft
clipping carries the torch of the classic screamer circuit but has a voice all
its own. And thanks to its bipolar power, youll get more dynamics, clarity,
and all the headroom you could ever desire. The result is a more
three-dimensional tone with added clarity that pushes a nice tube amp over the
edge. And much like the Plumes, this pedal offers three different clipping
options to meet all those low-end face melting needs.

Modes

Mode 1 is a symmetrical LED clipping that utilizes a pair of light-emitting
diodes. This is the crunchiest setting the Blumes has to offer. This signal is
less compressed and way more open with tons of output. Mode 2 is a clean pure
OpAmp gain boost mode. This eliminates the soft clipping diodes and leaves you
with a straight OpAmp drive. This will be the loudest output with the fullest
frequency response and can be used as a clean boost when the Gain control is
set below 11 oclock. Mode 3 is an asymmetrical silicon diode arrangement like
the stock screamer but with more output and clean clarity, which provides a
more transparent tone. Using this mode gives a warmer low-end response and
lower output. Its fuzzier with half the output and is the most compressed.
Each Blumes pedal is forged in the deepest, lowest caverns of Akron, Ohio, USA.