Overdriven To Distraction
Lane Sparber
For most guitarists, choosing an overdrive or distortion pedal is one of the most important decisions to be made, because a lot of us consider our distorted tones to be our signature sound.
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Black Belt In Boundaries: How Setting Boundaries Can Make You A Better Bandmate
Luke Jenner
How can you heal your band? Healing your band or healing anything has to start with the individual.
Read MoreEQD on Record : January 2023
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While December is generally not a popular time for new music releases, last month’s lack of quantity was more than made up for in QUALITY.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Devices Sunn O))) Life Pedal V3
Jon D’Auria
Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))) discuss the transformation and evolution of the latest Sunn O))) Life Pedal.
Read MoreIn Flux: More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Crafting Strong Solder Joints
Lane Sparber
Whilst soldering is not a particularly difficult skill to master, there IS an art to doing it correctly, and my goal here is to guide the beginners and intermediates as to the best ways to master excellent soldering skills.
Read MoreStephen O’Malley’s 5 + 1 Top Guitarists
Stephen O’Malley
Guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist Stephen O’Malley reveals his 5 (+1 bonus) most influential guitarists.
Read MoreEQD on Record : December 2022
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The past few months whizzed by at lightning speed, but still we found time to listen to some incredibly good albums and tracks from artists we are proud to have in our little EarthQuaker family: Tear Dungeon, featuring Josh Merry from Sweet Spirit, JT’s Electrik Blackout (Akron strong!), Bill Nace, Royal Thunder, The Linda Lindas and Katie Harkin.
Read MoreGreg Anderson’s “5 Musicians Who Influenced Me”
Greg Anderson
From Vertigo composer Bernard Herrmann to jazz icon Miles Davis, check out the top 5 musicians that have influenced Greg Anderson of Sunn O))).
Read MoreEQD on Record : November 2022
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Last month was - unsurprisingly - another banger for new releases from our incredible group of Artist Medallion Program members.
Read MoreStu Brooks : Modern Dub Master
Jon D’Auria
With a debut solo album on the way and the demand for his sideman and production magic greater than ever, this tone aficionado is diving deeper into unorthodox sounds than ever before.
Read MoreEQD on Record : October 2022
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Check out how these music creators use their EQD pedals and maybe you’ll inspired to stomp some new sounds with your stompboxes.
Read More7th Chords and the Blues
Gary Heimbauer
Do you dig the blues? Would you like to get better at playing the blues? Learn some of the basics of this great American music form and the chord shapes needed to get that familiar bluesy sound under your licks.
Read MoreEQ & Boost
Malcolm X Abram
If you're a regularly working and gigging musician you probably know how important an EQ or Boost can be to ensure your awesome sounds cut through or at least sit properly in any live mixing situation.
Read MoreSome Guitarists I’m Inspired By; Past and Current
Reba Meyers
it's Reba Meyers, guitarist of Code Orange, gives us an eclectic list of inspirational guitar players.
Read MoreKyle Ng Of Brain Dead Talks Of Art, Pedals And Collaboration
Malcolm X Abram
Kyle Ng was kind enough to answer a few questions about the Brain Dead ethos, his methods and inspirations, and why he digs the Ghost Echo Vintage Voice Reverb.
Read MoreEmployee Pedalboards : Jeff France's Audio / Visual Spectacular
Jeff France
During the pandemic, EQD Production Manager Jeff France built an amazing and amazingly complex basement wall-sized audio/visual/gear behemoth for a musical and video project. It features numerous pedals, mixers, samplers, and 11 televisions and VCRs. Yeah, really, VCRs!
Read MoreLimited Edition Ghost Echo by Brain Dead
Malcolm X Abram
EQD has joined forces with Brain Dead, the L.A.-based creative studio, for an ultra-cool collaboration featuring a special, limited colorway of the Ghost Echo Vintage Voiced Reverb available NOW!
Read MoreThe History of EarthQuaker Day
Malcolm X Abram
On Saturday, August 6, at EarthQuaker Devices headquarters in the heart of Akron, Ohio, your friendly pedal builders will play host to pedal lovers, gear heads, and all curious community members.
Read MoreLzzy Hale’s Top 5 : All Hale The Female!
Lzzy Hale
Our latest list comes from guitarist Lzzy Hale, lead singer, and guitarist of Halestorm.
Read MoreOctave & 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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