BB Video: Inside Electro-Harmonix, guitar pedal engineers and vintage vacuum tubes
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... FX pedal from Electro-Harmonix, I noticed that they were based in Long Island City, just a short train ride away from my place in Brooklyn. Since I'm getting ready to move to Oregon—Hello, Eugene!—I figured I ought to get up there and check out one of the last family-owned music gear companies in America. ...
Inside the Electro-Harmonix factory
CrunchGear —
Joel at BBG got some great footage of the Electro-Harmonix factory, makers of the Voice Box that we showed you a few days ago.
Apparently this little Mom and Pop in Long Island City makes most of the vacuum tubes for the world; an amazing feat in today’s transistorized world. Great stuff from a great company.
BB Video: Inside Electro-Harmonix, guitar pedal engineers and vintage vacuum tubes
Boing Boing —
... FX pedal from Electro-Harmonix, I noticed that they were based in Long Island City, just a short train ride away from my place in Brooklyn. Since I'm getting ready to move to Oregon—Hello, Eugene!—I figured I ought to get up there and check out one of the last family-owned music gear companies in America. ...
"Hallelujah I'm a Bum" played on homemade ukulele
Boing Boing —
Scott Matthews says:
It's a hand-made ukulele built from an old Deluxe Memory Man box (the Deluxe Memory Man is a classic analog delay, and one of EHX's best-known pedals).
The song seems to be a 100-year-old hobo folk tune, and I can't get it out of my head!
Art Made From Guitar Effects Pedals: "Cypher"
Boing Boing —
Scott Matthews, whose family runs the guitar effects tech company Electro-Harmonix, featured in this previous Boing Boing Video episode, blogs:
Robin Rose is a long-established painter specializing in 'encaustic' works, but back in 1979 he played guitar and synth for new-wave/punk band Urban Verbs (Warner) and regularly performed at clubs like CBGB here in NYC.
For Robin's new exhibit, titled "Cypher" (April 7-May 17, American University Museum, Washington DC, info/pics), he changes gears and revisits those ...
Guitar + Voice Box Rendition of Beach Boys' "God Only Knows."
Boing Boing —
... made this awesome video using a Stratocaster + Guyatone Micro Octaver + SRB808 Overdrive + EHX Voice Box (Shure SM57 Mic) + Epiphone Valve Junior. Here's more about the voice box gizmo, from Electro Harmonix -- who we've covered ...
Guitar + Voice Box rendition of Beach Boys' "God Only Knows"
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... made this awesome video using a Stratocaster + Guyatone Micro Octaver + SRB808 Overdrive + EHX Voice Box (Shure SM57 Mic) + Epiphone Valve Junior. Here's more about the voice box gizmo, from Electro Harmonix -- who we've covered ...
Hands on with the new Electro-Harmonix Rock Band 2 stomp box
CrunchGear —
... Electro-Harmonix, pedal designers since 1968, have added a little of their effects magic to Rock Band 2 in the form of this cool new Overdrive pedal. Instead of shaking your guitar like a madman you calmly and professionally tap the main button on this effect, sending your riffs into the heavens with extra overdrive. ...
Electro-Harmonix and social media: You’re doing it right
CrunchGear —
... I just took a tour of the Electro-Harmonix factory in Queens, New York and came away with an interesting bit of information. Their lead web guy, Scott Matthews, has created a number of systems to connect musicians and ...
Autobahn using only effects pedals and guitars
CrunchGear —
Are you the operator on your pocket calculator? Electro-Harmonix has a new Effectology video out showing how to recreate Kraftwerk’s Autobahn with some pedals and an electric guitar. There are lots of loops and lots of great guitar work.

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