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“An excellent example ofthe genre’s shifting atmospheric soundscapes”: EarthQuaker Devices Towers review

EarthQuaker Devices’ latest pedal offers three filter modes toturn stereo reverb into meandering, hazy soundscapes

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“We have spent more than $100,000 in tariffs since April 2025”: EarthQuaker Devices CEO calls for musical instruments to be exempt from tariffs as industry continues to be negatively hit

Julie Robbins says money being spent on tariffs could be used to create “good jobs for Ohioans and provided our team with more resources to innovate”

Guitar World

“On our earlier recordings, we experimented with low tones that only dogs can hear”: Sunn O))) on the challenge of working with 130 guitar tracks and why their live shows are like jumping into a frozen lake

Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson on the drone pioneer's Sub Pop debut, the restorative but draining power of volume and the gear behind their sound

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“When it came out, there was no experimental reverb pedal category. Ifeel like it’s the first. Quote me on that!” How EarthQuaker Devices went beyond the boutique pedal boom and took left-field tones mainstream

EQD founder Jamie Stillman on the pedal that made the company famous, why the overcomplicated is not for him, and the stompbox that serves death metal and country guitarists alike

Guitar World

“It’s like a Christopher Nolan movie in a pedal. Don’t think – feel”: EarthQuaker Devices Towers review

The latest entry into EarthQuaker Device's range of revolutionary ambience machines will make you rethink your relationship with reverb

Guitar World

"The EF86 tube is often described as hi-fi, and honestly, that's the perfect way to describe what's coming out of this thing": EarthQuaker Devices EQD ZEQD-Pre review

This new collaboration is exactly what the doctor ordered for modern guitarists suffering from a serious case of digital fatigue

MusicRadar

“You don’t really see that a lot with competitors in other industries – throwing parties together, doing joint releases, supporting each other online”: The boutique pedal explosion and what comes next in this golden age of guitar effects

Jamie Stillman of EarthQuaker Devices gives GW a pulse check on the trends affecting what we see on our pedalboards

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Trump’s tariffs are choking small US manufacturers – even those making music magic

EarthQuaker Devices has served Smashing Pumpkins, PJ Harvey and Radiohead but says tariffs add costs up to 30%

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“An evolved Fuzz Face with an edge, this is no single-sound pedal”: EarthQuaker Devices Rancho de la Luna Dirt Transmitter Fuzz Driver review

The return of EarthQuaker Devices’ Dirt Transmitter fuzz features a compact format with new desert studio-inspired artwork

Guitar World

“Even without its connection to the studio, it's simply a killer fuzz pedal”: EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter – Rancho de la Luna Limited Edition review

An EarthQuaker Devices fan-favourite makes a return, with the backing of a famed studio

MusicRadar

“Your new best bud for silent shredding!” The Easy Listening from EarthQuaker Devices is an analogue amp simulator mini pedal designed for headphone practice – and it can do amp-less recording too

Easy Listening has a circuit inspired by a 65 Deluxe that is designed to work with your pedals

MusicRadar

“My employees are so valuable to me. They have this institutional knowledge and rely on their income from this job to support their families”: EarthQuaker Devices CEO reveals the Ohio-based business is at risk of going bankrupt amidst tariff uncertainty

The boutique pedal company has forecasted that, should the trade war persist, the cost per pedal would increase from 2 cents in April to $12.80 in December

Guitar World

“If your taste in fuzz leans toward the extreme, Gary has the personality to remain your lifelong best friend”: EarthQuaker Devices Gary review

Lee Kiernan of IDLES' signature pedal is a Jekyll and Mr Hyde drive/fuzz twofer inspired by EQD's legendary Gray Channel

Guitar World

“An ambitious foray into uncharted territory”: Tired of over-complicated delay pedals? EarthQuaker Devices’ Silos might just be the answer

Meet EQD’s Multi-Generational Time Reflection Device – the no-nonsense compact delay pedal with settings you’ll actually use

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Another delay pedal? But EarthQuaker Devices' Silos takes a best-of approach that has us very interested

A Multi-Generational Time Reflection Device that combines digital, analog and tape delay in a compact unit

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: “All the headroom you could ever desire” – EarthQuaker Devices’ Blumes brings chunked-up Plumes tones to the bass world, with the firm’s first ever bass overdrive pedal

With bipolar power and twice the gain, EQD’s first bass OD does not do things by halves – indeed, it doubles them, but keeps the same $99 price tag

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Looking for a Dynamic Audio Grinder distortion pedal? Earthquaker Devices has good news for you with its Zoar

A medium-high gain discrete transistor-based distortion

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Why Earthquaker Devices founder Jamie Stillman has an unbranded $200 'klone' Centaur from Ebay on his pedalboard

"It's made with garbage parts but it sounds just like it" says the guitarist and designer who's owned (and sold) two real Klons

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