About Wata's ELK Big Muff Sustainar and Hizumitas
Yuichiro Hosokawa
Yuichiro Hosokawa, who maintains Wata's board and all the band's stage gear, offers his unique perspective on Boris, the Elk BM, Big Muffs, and the Hizumitas.
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Compendium Distortium
Malcolm X Abram
Not sure which EQD drive or distortion to add to your board? We have a side-by-side comparison of all four of our drives and distortion, plus some indepth audio geekery to demonstrate what drives do to your instrument’s signal.
Read MoreASK 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.
Read MoreBoard to Death Ep. 14: Spotlights' Sarah Quintero
Aaron Rogers
Spotlights are loud. We caught up with bassist Sarah Quintero before the band’s performance at Mahall’s in Lakewood, OH, to shine a light on the deluge of distortion and fuzz pedals she uses to saturate the low frequencies which drive the trio’s sludgy shoegaze riffs straight into your skull.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session: Relaxer - "The Warlord"
Aaron Rogers
In addition to being the EarthQuaker Devices house band, Relaxer may very well be the world’s first (and only) “Passive Progressive” rock band. I don’t know what it means, either...
Read MoreBoard to Death Ep. 11: Pallbearer's Brett Campbell & Devin Holt
Aaron Rogers
“For live stuff, I stick with pedals that are going to be the most useful,” says Pallbearer’s Brett Campbell. As the frontman for the Arkansas sludgelords, Campbell’s ideal tone is much like his powerful vocal delivery, “heavy…warm, and clear.” To achieve his signature sound, Campbell needs gear that can keep up with his low A-E-A-D-F#-B tuning. “[The Hoof] is very controllable for a fuzz,” he says...
Read MoreAaron’s Bass Hole: Decoding the Data Corrupter
Aaron Rogers
The Data Corrupter’s analog circuitry gives it a rich, harmonically complex, and expressive musical voice with stable, instantaneous tracking, courtesy of its rock solid oscillators. How you use it is up to you. Below are audio examples of five cool sounds I’ve unlocked...
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session: Earthless - "Violence of the Red Sea"
Aaron Rogers
What a trip. We invited San Diego instrumental riff worshipers Earthless to EQD HQ to tear through this ripping performance of “Violence of the Red Sea” off their album From the Ages, and the sound was monumental...
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session: The Kandinsky Effect - "Loops"
Aaron Rogers
The brainchild of saxophonist Warren Walker, the Kandinsky Effect creates dark, groove-oriented, downtempo Jazz soundscapes anchored by the steady pulse of bassist Gael Petrina and drummer Caleb Dolister. The trio blends modern Jazz improvisation with electronic textures and beat-driven composition driven in part by Walker’s pioneering use of effects pedals with the saxophone...
Read MoreNorth Cackalacky Boy – A Conversation with Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound, the Oblivians)
Anna Blumenthal
After a string of Northeast solo tour dates last month, I met up with Greg Cartwright in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights, just down the block from Norton Records’ HQ where he was staying. If there’s such a thing as garage rock royalty, Cartwright is it. He formed The Compulsive Gamblers in Memphis in 1990 with Jack Yarber, and then The Oblivians just a few years later...
Read MorePedal Spiel with Nick Reinhart
Nick Reinhart
Hello pedal enthusiasts. Nick Reinhart here, doing some guest blogging for EarthQuaker Devices. Some of you may know me from my music, namely Tera Melos, or my work with Zach Hill, or possibly a new band I have with Nels Cline, Mike Watt, and Greg Saunier called Big Walnuts Yonder...
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