Show Us Your Junk Ep. 35 Jamie Stillman President and Founder of Earth Quaker Devices
Across the years, weve delved into the junk accumulated by many artists and producers. But for this episode of Show Us Your Junk, were looking inward. In the latest episode, were staying right in our hometown of Akron, Ohio, and looking at some of the junk amassed by EarthQuaker Devices founder, lead designer, and president Jamie F. Stillman. Jamies gear collecting (or gear hoarding as he refers to it) began as a young teen and, through the years, has become extensive enough to fill his home basement and most of another building. Of course, that other home for the gear hoard doubles as the former EQD HQ and current practice space and studio. But still, its a lot of stuff. Jamie takes us through racks of vintage, classic, and some just old, cheap, and utterly oddball gear, from a pristine Roland Space Echo to an elaborate multipart pedalboard, spaceship, giant metal boomeranglooking rig with a Frank Zappa footswitch among its many settings. If youve ever wondered what kind of pe
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