EarthQuaker Devices

EarthQuaker Devices is an American effects-pedal manufacturer based in Akron, Ohio. Founded in 2004, it is known for a range that combines familiar effects such as overdrive, fuzz and tremolo with more unusual pitch-shifting, filtering and ambient sound-processing designs.

Its catalogue includes the Astral Destiny octave reverb, Special Cranker overdrive, Hummingbird tremolo and Bit Commander analogue guitar synthesiser. Artist collaborations are also part of its output: the Hizumitas fuzz sustainer was developed with Wata of Boris, while the Sunn O))) Life Pedal combines distortion, an octave effect and a boost.

On MyGear, 41 EarthQuaker Devices products are currently in stock at partner retailers, with prices ranging from £92 to £399. This places the listed range across mid-priced and higher-priced effects, from individual drive pedals to more elaborate sound-design units. Listings span guitar effect pedals, preamps and channel strips, and synthesizers, although effects pedals remain the brand’s principal focus.