Show Us Your Junk! Ep. 35 - Jamie Stillman - President and Founder of EarthQuaker Devices

Across the years, we’ve delved into the junk accumulated by many artists and producers. But for this episode of Show Us Your Junk, we’re looking inward. In the latest episode, we’re 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. Jamie’s 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, it’s 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 . multi-part pedalboard/spaceship/giant metal boomerang-looking rig with a “Frank Zappa” footswitch among its many settings. If you’ve ever wondered what kind of pe