EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder vs Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion
The EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder and the Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion are both pedals sharing silicon, compressed. The Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion leans crunchy and tight. Current prices: $99 vs $74.58.
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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.32% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Alternative Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- silicon
- compressed
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$99via Reverb
$74.58via Reverb
The EarthQuaker Devices Plumes is an affordable, refined take on the Tube Screamer-style transparent overdrive circuit, officially subtitled the Small Signal Shredder. It uses Gain, Volume, and Tone knobs alongside a three-position Clipping switch (LED, silicon, and no-clipping/buffered-boost options), giving it more tonal range than a typical single-mode transparent overdrive. Marketed as an entry point into EarthQuaker's lineup, it's built to stay musically transparent at lower gain settings while still pushing into thicker, more saturated territory as gain increases.
The Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion is a streamlined distortion pedal from Walrus Audio's Fundamental Series, using slider controls for Gain, Tone, and Volume alongside a 3-position mode switch (Dark, Si, LED) that fundamentally changes the clipping style and voice, effectively packing three distinct distortion circuits into one compact, pedalboard-friendly enclosure. Dark mode uses asymmetric silicon clipping with a high-frequency cut, Si mode delivers classic compressed, crunchy silicon hard clipping, and LED mode offers a more dynamic, articulate crunch via LED hard-clipping diodes.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Indie Rock
- Indie
- Rock
- Blues
- Country
- Blues Rock
- crunchy
- tight