The EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder is an EarthQuaker Devices overdrive pedal, currently around $119. Close alternatives include the Strymon Riverside and the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes KGR Collector Limited #46/100. It pairs well with the Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head and the Synergy SYN-50 2-Channel 50W Modular Preamp Head.
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder
EarthQuaker Devices · pedal
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.
- clipping
- boost
- buffered
- silicon
- transparent
- low gain
- compression
- saturation
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder
Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head
Revv
27% matchPush the Generator 100P's tight, articulate high-gain channel with the Plumes' transparent, silicon-clipped boost for extra definition.
Synergy SYN-50 2-Channel 50W Modular Preamp Head
Synergy
10% matchEarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder leans toward silicon, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Mesa Boogie Split Back 2x12
Mesa Boogie
10% matchEarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder's own silicon character is the real reason this is worth trying
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchEarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Ceriatone 2202H wants
Friedman Dirty Shirley
Friedman
tonal matchInto EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder, Friedman Dirty Shirley is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
3rd Power DRGN-100
3rd Power
tonal match3rd Power DRGN-100 is voiced for Marshall-style amps — EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder gives it exactly that
1977 Marshall 2203 JMP Master Volume
Marshall
tonal matchEarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform 1977 Marshall 2203 JMP Master Volume wants
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchRun Synergy SL2 Module into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Pedals that stack with the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder
JHS Smiley
JHS Pedals
30% matchStack the Smiley's clear, midrange-forward fuzz with the Plumes' own buffered, low-gain clipping and you get bite without losing definition.
Suhr Rufus Reloaded
Suhr
29% matchStack the Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz after the Plumes' transparent, low-gain boost for extra push without losing that open, articulate front end.
Electro-Harmonix Bad
Electro-Harmonix
21% matchRun the Bad's resonant, organic phase sweep after the Plumes' buffered, transparent low-gain clipping and the modulation has real body to color.
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
19% matchAhead of the Boonar, the Plumes' buffered, transparent low-gain clipping keeps the signal consistent before the delay ever repeats it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
19% matchThe Dyna Comp's transient squash evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Plumes' own buffered, low-gain clipping.
Mr. Black Bloodmoon
Mr Black
12% matchRun the Bloodmoon's dark, creamy reverb after the Plumes' transparent, low-gain clipping so the wash trails a clean, defined signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Catalinbread Epoch Bias
Catalinbread
9% matchWhat EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder brings here leans toward silicon — that's worth building a pairing around
NuX NPB-S Bumblebee Small Pedalboard
Nux
8% matchEarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder's own silicon character is the real reason this is worth trying
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Cheaper alternatives
Boutique & premium upgrades
Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive
Walrus Audio
75% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, pedal, compression
Tru-Fi The Newton
Tru Fi
71% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, compression, transparent
J. Rockett Archer
pedal
70% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, pedal, transparent
Walrus Audio 385 MkII Overdrive
Walrus Audio
69% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, pedal, transparent
Greer Amps Sure Shot Clipping Boost Mini
Greer
66% similarityShared character: transparent, boost
Suhr Dual Boost (Original Blue Enclosure)
Suhr
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Strymon Riverside
Strymon
73% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, pedal, transparent
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes KGR Collector Limited #46/100
EarthQuaker Devices
70% similarity“a 100-unit, individually numbered limited edition of the standard Plumes overdrive”
Klon KTR
Klon
70% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, transparent, boost
Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027
Dunlop
70% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, transparent, boost
Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion
Dunlop
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Dunlop MXR M294 Sugar Drive
Dunlop
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder?+
The closest matches in character are the Strymon Riverside, the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes KGR Collector Limited #46/100, the Klon KTR. Budget picks: Sonicake Trio Rider. Boutique upgrades: Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive, Tru-Fi The Newton, J. Rockett Archer.
What pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head, Synergy SYN-50 2-Channel 50W Modular Preamp Head, Mesa Boogie Split Back 2x12 — Push the Generator 100P's tight, articulate high-gain channel with the Plumes' transparent, silicon-clipped boost for extra definition..
How much does the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder cost?+
Around $119 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).