EarthQuaker Devices

Rig Rundown: Shakey Graves

October 17, 2018

The Austin singer-songwriter generates a retro-hip vibe with ’60s-style guitars, small-but-mighty amps, and a pair of pedalboards.

Rig Rundown: FIDLAR

October 10, 2018

Perry Bean

These DIY punkers prove you don’t need custom axes and pyrotechnics to spark a mosh pit and a good time.

Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis and Andy Molholt: Guitar Heroes

September 4, 2018

Paul Kobylensky

With a fleet of overdrive pedals and workhorse guitars, this 6-string tag team shines an angular, abrasive—yet highly melodic—spotlight on rock’s possible future on the new album, Twerp Verse.

EarthQuaker Devices Announces the Aqueduct Vibrato

August 29, 2018

Press Release

The pedal includes a Flexi-Switch feature which allows users to select between momentary and traditional latching-style switching in the moment and on the fly.

First Look: EarthQuaker Devices Aqueduct

August 29, 2018

John Bohlinger

Witness John Bohlinger get trippy-hippy with the new ridiciuosly wonderful wobble box from EQD's lead wizard Jamie Stillman.

EarthQuaker Devices Aqueduct Review

August 29, 2018

Charles Saufley

An insane-to-elegant modulation tool that suits chaotic creators and control freaks alike.

Quick Hit: EarthQuaker Devices Westwood

August 16, 2018

Shawn Hammond

With the ability to dial in transparent boost or use the active EQ to summon radically voiced overdrive, what’s not to love?

Rig Rundown: Pelican

August 8, 2018

Chris Kies

See how the twin-guitar attack rocks SGs, classic tube heads, and strategically set delays that help birth epic post-metal jams.

Stephen Malkmus: The Unknowing Guitarist

July 3, 2018

Adam Perlmutter

The ex-Pavement frontman preserves the element of surprise in the solos and sounds he explores with his band, the Jicks, on their new album, Sparkle Hard.

Rig Rundown: Guided by Voices

June 20, 2018

John Bohlinger

Doug Gillard, Mark Shue, and Bobby Bare Jr. reveal how a few quirky vintage axes, some classic amps, and a few utilitarian pedals get the job done night after night.

EarthQuaker Devices Pyramids Review

June 15, 2018

Charles Saufley

There’s no end to the adventures in flanging made possible by this deep, DSP-driven modulator.

Rig Rundown: The Breeders

May 23, 2018

John Bohlinger

For nearly 30 years, these alt-rock pioneers have created gristly tones full of attitude and angst. Find out how guitarist Kelley Deal and bassist Josephine Wiggs craft their signature tones.

First Look: EarthQuaker Devices Pyramids

May 9, 2018

John Bohlinger

John Bohlinger grabs his triple-humbucker PRS and b-bender baritone to unravel the various flange sounds lurking inside that range from classic to crazy.

EarthQuaker Devices Releases the Pyramids Stereo Flanging Device

May 2, 2018

Press Release

The pedal uses five user-definable presets, eight flanger modes, tap tempo, tap subdivision via the rate and tap mini-toggle, and a multi-function modify control.

Rig Rundown: The Dear Hunter

April 18, 2018

Chris Kies

Explore the three keys that propel the band’s prog-rock orbit: custom axes, pedal-platform tube amps, and stompboxes strengthened with modeling tech from Line 6.

Tools for the Task: Clean Boosts

March 16, 2018

Rich Osweiler

Simple, yes, but a clean-boost pedal like the 10 here can do a lot more than a simple bump in dBs.

Rig Rundown: Screaming Females

March 14, 2018

Chris Kies

Guitarist/singer Marissa Paternoster and bassist “King” Mike Abbate worry little about instrument investments and instead focus on producing raw, energy-fueled, loud-as-hell jams.

Rig Rundown: Pallbearer

March 7, 2018

Chris Kies

Learn how these Arkansas rockers move beyond a wall of dark and heavy doom with various modulations, delays, and deep ’verbs to weave their own complex sonic architecture.