The EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal is an EarthQuaker Devices distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal V3 and the ProCo RAT 2. It pairs well with the Vox MV50-CE Rock and the Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head.
EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal
EarthQuaker Devices · pedal
The EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal is a high-gain distortion, octave, and boost from the Akron, Ohio boutique builder, created in collaboration with Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))). Based on a Rat-style distortion combined with an analog upper-octave generator and clean boost, the Life Pedal delivers extreme saturated distortion with synth-like octave harmonics and powerful boost capability. Used by Sunn O))) for drone and doom compositions, it is essential for drone metal, doom, and experimental heavy music applications.
- distortion
- octave
- clean boost
- doom
- drone
- gain
- synth
- metal
Genres the EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal is commonly used in
- Metal
- Experimental
- Doom Metal
- Stoner Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Noise Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal
Vox MV50-CE Rock
Vox
21% matchStack Vox MV50-CE Rock on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head
amplifier
20% matchStack Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchStack Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Traynor BB115
Traynor
tonal matchTraynor BB115 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Ceriatone HRM 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchCeriatone HRM 50 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Ampeg Micro CL Stack
Ampeg
tonal matchAmpeg Micro CL Stack pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchGallien-Krueger Legacy 212 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo
Phil Jones
tonal matchStack Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Pedals that stack with the EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal
JAM Pedals Chill
Jam Pedals
20% matchKeep JAM Pedals Chill after EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal's own gain stage
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
18% matchSuhr Shiba Drive takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Shin's Music Dumbloid
Shins Music
18% matchStack Shin's Music Dumbloid on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2
Hungry Robot
16% matchHungry Robot Moby Dick V2's ambient voice goes after EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal's own octave character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Horizon Devices Flux Echo
Horizon Devices
16% matchHorizon Devices Flux Echo's lush voice goes after EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal's own octave character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
Crazy Tube Circuits
16% matchCrazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Friedman Buxom Boost
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman Buxom Boost's own voicing points at a high-gain amp's front end, and EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal delivers it
Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects
Fortin Amplification
tonal matchInto EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal, Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects is right at home: it's built around a high-gain amp's front end
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal V3
EarthQuaker Devices
71% similarityShared character: one_octave, boost, pedal
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
70% similarity“Based on a Rat-style distortion combined with an analog upper-octave generator and clean boost”
Behringer Centaur Overdrive
Behringer
70% similarityShared character: boost, presence, high_gain_settings
Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion
pedal
70% similarityShared character: mono_synth, one_octave, pedal
Friedman BE-OD Deluxe
Friedman
69% similarityShared character: volume, presence, pedal
Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
Boss
69% similarityShared character: pedal, distortion, metal
Maxon OD808
Maxon
68% similarityShared character: boost, pedal, distortion
Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink
Catalinbread
68% similarityShared character: volume, boost, presence
Dunlop MXR SUB Machine
Dunlop
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer
Beetronics
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Fairfield Circuitry The Unpleasant Surprise
Fairfield Circuitry
94% similaritysimilar tone character
EarthQuaker Devices Eqd-Bit
EarthQuaker Devices
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal?+
The closest matches in character are the EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal V3, the ProCo RAT 2, the Behringer Centaur Overdrive.
What pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Vox MV50-CE Rock, Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head, Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 — Stack Vox MV50-CE Rock on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight.
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