Five Ways to Challenge Your Playing with Pedals
Michael Whiteside
When you’re stuck in a rut and stuck at home, here are five ways that effects pedals can help take even your most practiced ideas to the next level.
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EQD on Record: May 2020
Uri Garcia
Attention tone hounds: here are a few releases for this month. Please check out these albums in your desired format and support the artists that use our pedals!
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 26: Jaye Jayle “Cemetery Rain / Soline”s
Uri Garcia
Louisville’s own Jaye Jayle stopped by EarthQuaker Studios while they were playing Musica in a pre-pandemic utopian Akron a few months ago.
Read MoreAhmed Gallab and the Legend of Sinkane
Anna Blumenthal
We chat about his incredible journey - both geographical and musical, from playing in high school hardcore bands to the process of developing his solo project, Sinkane, all the while getting scooped up by bands like Caribou, Of Montreal and Yeasayer.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 25: TOKIE, Hirohisa Horie & Shigekazu Aida from LOSALIOS
Uri Garcia
The first EQD Session made in Japan is from TOKIE, Hirohisa Horie, and Shigekazu Aida from LOSALIOS!
Read MoreEQD on Record: March 2020
Uri Garcia
Attention tone hounds: here are a few releases for this month. Please check out these albums in your desired format and support the artists that use our pedals!
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session: Hot Snakes - "Death Doula"
Aaron Rogers
Ladies and gentlemen, it is our distinct and perverse pleasure to present newly resurrected Sub Pop recording artists and The World’s Greatest Living Rock ‘n Roll Band™, Hot Snakes, performing an extra special “wet & wiggly” rendition of their interdimensional #1 smash-hit, “Death Doula,” from the album Jericho Sirens...
Read MoreBoard to Death Ep. 12: Paramore's Taylor York
Aaron Rogers
“[Pedals] inspire me to do things differently. It’s such a big part of what I do and how I create,” says Paramore guitarist Taylor York.
We caught up with the guitarist of Nashville pop-punk sensations Paramore to check out the gear he uses to bring to life the band’s stadium-sized hooks stuffed with enough ear candy to make every day feel like Halloween.
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 MoreShow Us Your Junk! Ep. 5 - Eric Palmquist (CHON, Thrice, the Mars Volta)
Aaron Rogers
Palmquist Studios is a treasure trove of vintage gear. “When I collect gear . . . I collect very slowly,” he says. “I like to build up pieces that I know are gonna last and be the sounds that I want and sounds that make my job easier. . . The Warden gets used on a lot of records,” he says. “[On] clean guitars, it keeps them punchy and articulate . . . [and] a little bit of the Grand Orbiter always gives that sense of space . . . [it’s] a nice little bit of je ne sais quoi..."
Read MoreBoard To Death Ep. 4: CHON (pt. 1) - Mario Camarena
Aaron Rogers
“The Warden compression pedal . . . is kinda like, crucial to our tone,” says CHON guitarist Mario Camarena.
We met up with Mario prior to CHON’s incredible sold-out performance at Cleveland’s legendary Agora Ballroom to learn how his pedalboard has leveled-up from having only three pedals, to the final boss-worthy behemoth it is today...
Read MoreAaron's Bass Hole: Stupid Bass Tricks - Analog Sequencer Edition
Aaron Rogers
The idea behind this particular effects chain is to let the bass guitar take the lead by using effects pedals to simulate a sound similar to the sequencer module of an analog synthesizer...
Read MoreStudio Series - Norm Block (Happy Ending Studios)
Aaron Rogers
Norm Block is a Los Angeles based producer, mixer, engineer, and drummer. He operates the Cautionary Tail record label and is owner of Happy Ending studios, whose clients include jennylee (Warpaint), Greg Dulli / Mark Lanegan, Christian Death, and Spacehog.
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