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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: Portrait of Mike Matthews, founder of high-end electronic audio processor company Electro-Harmonix, taken on February 16, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Joby Sessions/Guitarist Magazine/Future via Getty Images)

Electro-Harmonix wants to harness the magnetosphere’s energy to solve the AI power crisis

By Phil Weller published

Brand founder Mike Matthews has teamed up with a former Bell Labs scientist to shape his plans

Music Industry
Boss RC-5 Loop Station

I’d be a worse guitar player without a looper pedal. Here’s why I think every guitarist should own one – especially with deals starting at $59

By Michael Astley-Brown published

It will make you a better player and help you write songs. Here are this year’s best looper pedal deals

Guitar Pedals
Electro-Harmonix Pico Swello: the compact mini-pedal is finished in white and has black and white text, four knobs, and is photographed against a distressed wood floor.

“A really musical effect, perfectly implemented in a tiny footprint”: Electro-Harmonix Pico Swello review

By Trevor Curwen published

Electro-Harmonix takes one of the best-loved features of its POG2 and puts it into a standalone pedal

Effects & Pedals

Best headphone amps for guitar 2025: silent practice solutions

By Matt McCracken last updated

You don’t need to sacrifice tone to practice quietly with my expert pick of the best headphone amps for guitar players

Headphone Amps
A black and white image of Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews, plus vintage pedals, on a neon background

50 years ago, Electro-Harmonix set the template for the future of guitar stores – then it disappeared without a trace

By Matt Parker published

Mike Matthews, Josh Scott and key EHX staff reflect on the firm’s boldest idea, which came at the height of its late-’70s powers – and went way beyond pedals

Guitar Pedals
The Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss is described as an "Advanced Reverb Laboratory" and the green, triple-footswitch pedal has a comprehensive range of features, with sliders and dials for adjusting parameters.

“There’s something here for everyone”: Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss review

By Trevor Curwen published

Electro-Harmonix releases its most ambitious reverb pedal to date – and it goes way beyond ’verb to offer myriad sound-sculpting opportunities

Effects & Pedals

I track pedal deals year-round and the Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen octave fuzz for just $39.60 is next-level cheap

By Matt McCracken published

This Prime Day-beating pedal deal sees an awesome EHX octave fuzz with a massive discount at Guitar Center

Guitar Pedals
Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss

Electro-Harmonix launches the Oceans Abyss – taking on the likes of Strymon and Meris

By Phil Weller published

With two independently programmable reverb engines, 10 voices, and a bevy of effects, the Oceans Abyss is throwing its hat in the ring for 2025’s best one-stop ambience machine

Effects & Pedals
EHX founder Mike Matthews stands in a warehouse with his fists in the air. He wears a tan jacket and has a trademark cigar in his mouth.

Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews on befriending Hendrix, booking Chuck Berry and the birth of pedal culture

By Jacob Paul Nielsen published

The EHX pioneer is one of the guitar world's most colorful characters. He tells us what happened when Hendrix bought one of the first Big Muffs, how the Rolling Stones got him started in the pedal biz, and why the "overdesigned" POG3 is an unlikely triumph

Guitar Pedals
J Mascis

How a heckler helped J Mascis unlock his Dinosaur Jr. guitar tone

By Matt Owen published

Mascis first started playing guitar as a means to write and perform with Dinosaur Jr., but his tonal awakening came mid-gig thanks to a rather critical listener

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