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David Pajo (Slint, Papa M, Tortoise, Stereolab, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gang of Four) lists his guitar inspirations.
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On her fifth album, Poppy embraces her dance roots while exploring industrial tones and heavy effects in continuing her unpredictable musical evolution
Gina Gleason (lead shredder for Baroness) humbly commands you to check out this list of five crushing bands immediately!
From releasing a powerful album and then reimagining it entirely, to recording with Sting and touring with Bruce Springsteen, this Oakland soul visionary is just happy to be here.
David Pajo (Slint, Papa M, Tortoise, Stereolab, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gang of Four) lists his guitar inspirations.
In this guest blog post, PLANT Group co-founder / executive director Austin Arrington talks about their upcoming exhibition at Brooklyn gallery The Locker Room, and interviews composers Jesse Serrano, Wicked Rio, and Jo3yott on working with EarthQuaker Devices to help compose a nature-based soundscape for the show.
Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))) discuss the transformation and evolution of the latest Sunn O))) Life Pedal.
Guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist Stephen O’Malley reveals his 5 (+1 bonus) most influential guitarists.
From Vertigo composer Bernard Herrmann to jazz icon Miles Davis, check out the top 5 musicians that have influenced Greg Anderson of Sunn O))).
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.
it's Reba Meyers, guitarist of Code Orange, gives us an eclectic list of inspirational guitar players.
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.
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.
Our latest list comes from guitarist Lzzy Hale, lead singer, and guitarist of Halestorm.
This unique Plumes is part of a fundraising campaign spearheaded by the organizing committee of the Firestone High School Class of 1972, who wanted to do more for their 50th reunion than simply have a good party.
Filmmaker, musician, and Northeast Ohio native son, Jim Jarmusch, shares a list of guitar players that he loves.
Through the entirety of his three-decade career, bassist Brian Cook has made a name for himself by delivering brutal and powerfully effected tones while creating innovative music across heavy genres.
Hawaiian singer-songwriter-mom Isabeau Waia’u Walker talks about her Mexican made Stratocaster, writing and performing authentic Hawaiian music that doesn’t fit the comfortable stereotypes.
We asked Wata to share some of her favorite guitar players with us and she graciously agreed. Check out this list five of Wata’s favorite guitar slingers.
Aaron Espinoza discusses his early boombox overdub experiments, his favorite producers and mixers, how being self-taught is a challenging but rewarding road to take, and the importance of establishing and maintaining good relationships.
This week we head to Kingsize Soundlabs to check out Dave Trumfio (Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Sia) and his wide and interesting array of junk.
Manny discusses the positives of going off the grid in a foreign country to reclaim his love of recording music on his own terms, his love of analog gear in our digital world, the importance of learning from your failures and successes and the simple joys of real Chinese food and good Hong Kong coffee.
The very-much-in-demand bassist talks to EarthQuaker Devices about her current touring rig, traveling during a pandemic, and the pressure of performing on television way past her usual bedtime.
Reverb.com’s Tone Report star and longtime YouTube effect pedal demonstrator talks about his creative process, musical influences, and making every pedal he demos, look, and sound great.
Guitarist Robin Finck talks about his new and old gear and the challenge of creating music for the always-evolving gaming world.
Jonathan Pearce was kind enough to show EQD some of his junk, his recording methods, and what he’d ask of the Gear Genie.
EQD asks Paul Riario a few questions about his job as Tech Editor for Guitar World magazine, his personal gear, not becoming jaded, and having to come up with groovy new licks to play for every damn video he makes.
To combat the lack of diversity and inclusion, a group of black women joined forces in the summer of 2021 to form The Chromatic Brass Collective, a non-profit organization for racially and ethnically underrepresented women and gender non-binary brass musicians.