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Octave & Pitch

Malcolm X Abram

We're back with another look at an entire category of EQD pedals- octave and pitch. This category is perfect for the sonic adventurers and the knob tweakers looking to really weird out their signal and introduce different sounds into their music.

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Four Unobvious Gigging Essentials

Lane Sparber

It’s gig time! Sure you brought your instrument, your amp, your pedalboard and that scarf that makes you look super cool. But what if something goes wrong? Did you bring any replacement fuses? What happens to the show if your one of the vintage tubes in your vintage amp gets blown up by the venue’s imaginative but incorrrect wiring?

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Emily Retsas : From Subtle to Seismic With Phoebe Bridgers and Kim Gordon

Jon D’Auria

The very-much-in-demand bassist talks to EarthQuaker Devices about her current touring rig, traveling during a pandemic, and the pressure of performing on television way past her usual bedtime.

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Paul Riario - Guitar World Tech Editor: 25 Years of Teenaged Gear Glee

Malcolm X Abram

EQD asks Paul Riario a few questions about his job as Tech Editor for Guitar World magazine, his personal gear, not becoming jaded, and having to come up with groovy new licks to play for every damn video he makes.

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Chris Chaney : Everywhere at Once

Jon D’Auria

The studio legend and Jane’s Addiction rocker reveals his session secrets and takes us inside his life as one of the busiest and most trusted figures in bass.

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FUZZCYCLOPEDIA : A Side-by-Side Comparison of EQD Fuzz Boxes

Malcolm X Abram

Fuzzed-out guitars and basses have certainly been an integral part of the last 50 plus years of rock n’ roll, metal, and many other music genres. Today we offer this easy sonic comparison of the family of EQD fuzzes that will help you get an idea of which pedal (or pedals) may be perfect for your board.

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Ready For Pickup : Understanding and Appreciating Your Guitar’s Passive Pickups

Lane Sparber

Today I’d like to tackle the basics of a vital ingredient in your tone: the passive guitar pickup.

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TechKnow : Ask A Tech Nerd

Malcolm X Abram

You asked, he answered and now you lucky pedalheads shall receive some expert tech advice from EQD’s beloved tech blogger Lane Sparber, a.k.a Mr. TechKnow.

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ASK EQD : Jamie Stillman

Malcolm X Abram

To kick off our inaugural interactive missive, here are 10-ish questions from YOU answered by one of our Fearless Leaders; Founder, Lead Designer and President, Jamie Fuckin’ Stillman.

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Bully’s Alicia Bognanno is Winning

Anna Blumenthal

For someone who didn’t grow up with grunge or ‘90s alternative rock, Alicia and her bandmates in Bully have managed to make one of the most exciting, ‘90s grunge/alternative rock records I’ve heard since – well, the ‘90s. Maybe even before that…

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Board to Death Ep. 13: SQÜRL's Jim Jarmusch & Carter Logan

Aaron Rogers

In SQÜRL’s music, the twisted scraping of industrial wreckage (to my ears the byproduct of musician/filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s northeast Ohio upbringing) gives way to uneasy drones seemingly stuck in time like crestfallen Lake Erie tides fighting a losing battle against subzero temperatures before resolving at last into saturated but sparkling reverberated arpeggios. It’s what The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly might have sounded like if Ennio Morricone booked studio time with Steve Albini and hired Sunn O))) as session musicians...

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