EarthQuaker Devices Plumes KGR Collector Limited #46/100 vs Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Distortion
The EarthQuaker Devices Plumes KGR Collector Limited #46/100 and the Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Distortion are both pedals. The Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Distortion leans dark and full.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.28% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.The EarthQuaker Devices x KGR Harmony Cast Iron Plumes is a 100-unit, individually numbered limited edition of the standard Plumes overdrive, distinguished entirely by its hand-cast iron enclosure. The casing was made by Oitomi Ironworks in Iwate, Japan using Nanbu-tekki, a centuries-old Japanese ironworking technique traditionally used for cast-iron teapots, in collaboration with pedal builder Keijiro "KG" Fukushima of KGR Harmony. The underlying circuit, the same all-analog Tube Screamer-style transparent overdrive with a three-way Clipping switch found on the standard Plumes, is unchanged; the edition's value is in its handcrafted enclosure and extreme scarcity.
The Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Distortion is a three-mode distortion pedal covering dark and doomy tones through sharp, cutting lead sounds. Three clipping voices are selectable: Dark uses asymmetric silicon clipping with an added high-frequency cut for a dark, dynamic character; Si uses classic silicon hard clipping for a compressed, crunchy sound; and LED uses LED hard clipping for a dynamic, crunchy and noticeably louder output. Slider controls cover volume, tone and gain in a compact, affordable enclosure. Reviewers place it as a straightforward, reliable distortion that trades some of the character of Walrus Audio's higher-end drives for simplicity and price, describing the voicing as clean and usable rather than distinctive.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Post-Punk
- Shoegaze
- Rock
- Indie Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Blues
- alternative
- punk
- grunge
- dark
- full