The EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls is an EarthQuaker Devices overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi and the Vertex T Drive. It pairs well with the Fender Twin Reverb Head and the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier.
EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls
EarthQuaker Devices · pedal
The EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls is an envelope-controlled volume swell and dynamic shaper pedal from Akron, Ohio boutique manufacturer EarthQuaker Devices, providing a slow-attack volume swell effect that causes each note or chord to fade in gradually rather than attacking immediately. Controls allow adjustment of the swell attack time and the overall output level. Creates violin-bow and keyboard-like volume swells from guitar.
- swell
- attack
- envelope
- boutique
- ambient
- delay
- reverb
- expressive
Genres the EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Post-Rock
- Shoegaze
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Experimental
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls
Fender Twin Reverb Head
amplifier
13% matchFender Twin Reverb Head leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
13% matchSoldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Pedals that stack with the EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls
Xotic RC Booster
Xotic
9% matchXotic RC Booster's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
Zvex
9% matchWhat ZVEX Fuzz Factory brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
8% matchPut Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls's own gain stage
Ashdown Studio Compressor
Ashdown
7% matchAshdown Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Empress Echosystem
Empress
6% matchKeep EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls's ambient voice out front: Empress Echosystem goes after EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Keeley Halo
Keeley
6% matchKeep EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls's ambient voice out front: Keeley Halo goes after EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alternatives
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
64% similaritySimilar voicing: ambient, dynamic
Vertex T Drive
Vertex
64% similarityShared character: attack, guitar, boutique_stuff
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Boss
64% similaritySimilar voicing: ambient, dynamic
Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
64% similaritySimilar voicing: ambient, dynamic
Keeley Moon
Keeley
64% similarityShared character: ambient, reverb
Sonicake Rude Mouse Distortion
Sonicake
63% similarityShared character: boutique_stuff
Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive
pedal
63% similaritySimilar voicing: ambient, dynamic
Fender Hammertone Metal
Fender
63% similarityShared character: attack
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls?+
The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, the Vertex T Drive, the Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive.
What pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Twin Reverb Head, Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Xotic RC Booster — Fender Twin Reverb Head leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.