Watch the great Rick Beato interview David Gilmour on the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, his latest…
Electro HarmonixDecember 4, 2024
EHX Blast from the Past
PAT IRWIN Recounts Good Times with Guitar Virtuoso ROBERT QUINE at Electro-Harmonix NYC Ex-B-52s member,…
Japanese punkers Otoboke Beaver stopped by Electro-Harmonix Headquarters in New York City before their big…
Electro HarmonixApril 3, 2024
Legendary Collaboration: The Story of Analog Man and the EHX East River Drive
Did you know? “Analog Man” Mike Piera is one of the reasons the EHX East…
Electro HarmonixFebruary 13, 2023
Straight from the Electro-Harmonix Sound Vault! Here’s the Bitter Seeds Blues Band doing their 1966 original…
Electro HarmonixMarch 28, 2022
Happy Pi Day
Happy Pi Day from Electro-Harmonix and the Grand Dad of all Muffs, Mike Matthews!
Electro HarmonixMarch 14, 2022
Cheers To You, Mike!
Music's elite artists celebrate the effects pedal pioneer on his milestone birthday An array of…
Electro HarmonixNovember 29, 2021
Give Us The Funk!
Give Us The Funk! P-Funk's George Clinton tells Mike Matthews, "We want the funk, give…
Trip SirnaNovember 22, 2021
Lars Mullen of Britain’s Rare Guitars does a trans-Atlantic sit-down with EHX’s own, Owen Matthews.…
Electro HarmonixJuly 8, 2021
Flashback to 1966 to hear Mike Matthews and The Bitter Seeds Blues Band groove to…
Electro HarmonixMarch 24, 2021
Rock & Roll Routs Racketeers
FROM RUSSIA WITH DREAD As the ‘90s gave way to the new millennium, Electro-Harmonix continued…
Electro HarmonixMarch 19, 2021
Mike Matthews Instagram Live Join Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews and host Dan Epstein, Stompbox Book…
Electro HarmonixFebruary 3, 2021
In Pursuit of the Perfect Tone
HISTORY OF BIG MUFF PI Sam Ash Music posted a comprehensive biography of the iconic…
adminApril 21, 2020
Happy Big Muff Pi Day from Electro-Harmonix! Check out this eye-popping Big Muff art from…
Electro HarmonixMarch 14, 2019
Big Muff Recon
EHX founder Mike Matthews visited the studio of Big Muff historian and aficionado Kit Rae…
Electro HarmonixSeptember 7, 2018
Muff Museum
J Mascis' Amherst Muff Museum, Massachusetts. ©️2018 Photo By O.
Electro HarmonixJuly 25, 2018
Learn about the origins of the Big Muff straight from EHX founder Mike Matthews as…
Electro HarmonixJuly 23, 2018
Ted Dwane Visits EHX
Ted Dwane (Mumford and Sons) visits EHX's NYC headquarters to check out the new 95000…
Electro HarmonixJuly 19, 2018
Peter Hook Performs in Style
Peter Hook donning an EHX tee at a recent performance. Photo: Patric Carver
Electro HarmonixJuly 11, 2018
When a Pedal Comes Along, You Must Tape It
Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) keeps his vintage EHX Frequency Analyzer within reach. Photo: Patric Carver Click…
Electro HarmonixJuly 10, 2018
EHX Awarded Prestigious NAMM Milesone Award
EHX Vice President Owen Matthews accepts the Milestone Award from NAMM President Joe Lamond for…
Electro HarmonixJune 29, 2018
Origin Story
Distortion LTD reveals the origins of the EHX POG and how "Electro-Harmonix dropped the octave…
Electro HarmonixMay 8, 2018
Fully Loaded
Check out the latest EHX print ad featuring the Superego+, Canyon and Platform.
Electro HarmonixApril 17, 2018
Watch U2's The Edge talk about how "...suddenly, everything changed..." with the Deluxe Memory Man…
Electro HarmonixFebruary 21, 2018
Mike Matthews on Celebrating 50 Years of Electro-Harmonix
Guitar Player magazine has a candid discussion with EHX founder Mike Matthews, the man who's…
Electro HarmonixFebruary 7, 2018
Celebrating 50 Years of the Big Muff
Distortion Ltd. celebrates the Big Muff Pi thru its first 50 years. Click here to…
Electro HarmonixFebruary 5, 2018
Watch Mike Matthews sit down with Premier Guitar to discuss the experiences, stories and designs…
Electro HarmonixJanuary 29, 2018
Mike, Billy, and the Op-Amp Big Muff Pi
Mike Matthews and Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins celebrate the launch of the EHX…
Electro HarmonixDecember 20, 2017
1971: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp
"Free yourself from the bureaucratically dominated sources of electricity!" -Mike Matthews The Mike Matthews Freedom…
Electro HarmonixDecember 20, 2017
Electro-Harmonix has reissued their late-1970s era Op-Amp Big Muff Pi. Sometimes also referred to as…
Electro HarmonixDecember 11, 2017
Bass Player Magazine Interviews Mike Matthews
"Since he started his company in 1968, Mike has been one of the leaders in…
Electro HarmonixDecember 5, 2017
Tone Makers: Electro-Harmonix Founder Mike Matthews
Music Radar talks effects units old and new with Electro-Harmonix founder, Mike Matthews. Click here…
Electro HarmonixNovember 22, 2017
How the Big Muff Changed the Direction of Music
Red Bull Music Academy tells the story of the “Big Muff: The Effect Pedal That…
Electro HarmonixOctober 30, 2017
Crain’s New York Business interviewed Electro-Harmonix founder, Mike Matthews, to learn how an entrepreneuring kid…
Electro HarmonixMay 17, 2017
EHX Flashback: 1981 The Clone Theory, Memory Man, Deluxe Memory Man & Polychorus
Electro-Harmonix Chorus... and More print ad c. 1981 Previous Flashback Posts: EHX FLASHBACK
Electro HarmonixJuly 7, 2016
Ramones Dirt Road Special Amp on Display
Installation view of Johnny Ramone's Electro-Harmonix Dirt Road Special Amp from the exhibition Hey! Ho!…
Electro HarmonixMay 12, 2016
Mike Matthews delivers a prodigious keyboard groove in this session we unearthed from the vaults.…
Electro HarmonixApril 25, 2016
Mike Matthews, Electro-Harmonix Founder and President, was honored with Music & Sound Retailer magazine's Lifetime…
Electro HarmonixJanuary 28, 2016
Flea Live Looping In Paris
FLEA, the astounding bass player for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, uses an EHX 45000…
Electro HarmonixDecember 8, 2015
The History of Fuzz in Four Minutes
Where did the fuzz pedal come from and how did it get so popular? Watch…
Electro HarmonixNovember 12, 2015
EHX Flashback: 1980 Mini Synthesizer
Click here to see the ad: EHX Flashback Mini Synthesizer Previous Flashback Posts: EHX FLASHBACK:…
Electro HarmonixOctober 23, 2015
EHX Flashback: 1980 Space Drums
Click here to see the ad: EHX Flashback Space Drums Previous Flashback Posts: EHX FLASHBACK:…
Electro HarmonixOctober 21, 2015
EHX FLASHBACK: 1976 Y-Triggered Filter
Tweet For a sound never available on any amplified keyboard, electric piano, organ, clavinet, or…
Electro HarmonixOctober 6, 2015
Thanks for the Memories, Man
Tweet Tone Report takes a trip back in time to take a look at the…
Electro HarmonixSeptember 17, 2015
Funked Up
Tweet The original funk 'n' roll wild child, Bootsy Collins, puts bass in yer face…
Electro HarmonixSeptember 14, 2015
Rare footing of one of rock and roll's greatest legends has finally surfaced! Watch this…
Electro HarmonixMay 7, 2015
New Sensor (dba Electro-Harmonix) is one of the leading suppliers of vacuum tubes in the…
Electro HarmonixJanuary 14, 2015
We Got A Good Thing Goin'! Electro-Harmonix is one of the world's largest manufacturers of…
Electro HarmonixJanuary 2, 2015
Before founding Electro-Harmonix and pioneering guitar effects pedals and before promoting concerts by rock deities…
Electro HarmonixJune 23, 2014
Reverb.com Big Muff Pi Article
Reverb.com wrote a great article on the EHX Big Muff Pi. Enjoy! http://reverb.com/blog/fuzzy-memories-a-profile-of-a-big-muff-master
Electro HarmonixApril 4, 2014
Tone Report Mike Matthews Interview | 2014
Tone Report Weekly interviews Mike Matthews at EHX headquarters in New York City. Read the…
Electro HarmonixMarch 26, 2014
EHX FLASHBACK: 1977 Clone Theory Chorus
Tweet 1977. In the USA, Jimmy Carter is president. Feature films include Saturday Night Fever,…
Electro HarmonixDecember 3, 2013
EHX Phase Shifters
Over the years, EHX phase shifters have come in different configurations, but they all deliver…
Electro HarmonixJune 21, 2013
EHX Founder interview by Music and Sound Retailer Editor | 2013
Tweet EHX Founder and President, Mike Matthews, talks with Music & Sound Retailer Editor, Dan…
Electro HarmonixMay 24, 2013
1970s EHX Catalog
Tweet Back in the 1970s, EHX occupied two floors on West 23rd Street in NYC…
Electro HarmonixApril 8, 2013
EHX FLASHBACK: 1968 Mike and the LPB1
Tweet 1968. George Foreman wins a Gold Medal at the Olympics in Mexico City. Charlton…
Electro HarmonixMarch 26, 2013
Vintage Guitar Hall of Fame 2012
Vintage Guitar magazine just announced their 2012 inductees to the VG Hall of Fame. Each…
Electro HarmonixJanuary 14, 2013
Sound City and EHX tubes
Tweet Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) has made a documentary about Sound City Studios, which…
Electro HarmonixJanuary 9, 2013
EHX FLASHBACK: 1978 Screaming Tree and HOG’s Foot
Tweet 1978. Disco fever. A gallon of gas cost about 63 cents. Muhammad Ali loses…
Electro HarmonixNovember 20, 2012
EHX Factory Tour by The Music Zoo
Tweet The Music Zoo visits Mike Matthews at EHX headquarters. Take a peak inside!
Electro HarmonixAugust 24, 2012
Tweet In 1978 Electro-Harmonix intoduced the dynamic touch sensitive overdrive pedal called the “Hot Tubes”.…
Electro HarmonixJuly 10, 2012
Tweet Premier Guitar recently visited our new headquarters in New York City. While here, PG’s…
Electro HarmonixMay 17, 2012
EHX FLASHBACK: 1978 Deluxe Memory Man
Tweet It’s 1978, The Bee Gees’ soundtrack to the movie “Saturday Night Fever” is flying…
Electro HarmonixApril 3, 2012
EHX FLASHBACK: 1978 Deluxe Electric Mistress
Tweet In 1978 there were no smart phones, in fact there were no cell phones!…
Electro HarmonixFebruary 17, 2012
EHX FLASHBACK: 1977 Soul Preacher
Tweet 1977. The Eagles tell us about “Life in the Fast Lane.” Stevie Wonder pays…
Electro HarmonixDecember 12, 2011
EHX and Mike Matthews in Music Trades magazine | 2011
EHX and Mike Matthews are the focus of a feature article in the music business…
Electro HarmonixNovember 28, 2011
Mike Matthews Interviewed by Vintage Guitar | 2011
EHX’s, Mike Matthews, was the subject of an in depth interview in the December 2011…
Electro HarmonixNovember 4, 2011
EHX FLASHBACK: 1976 Memory Man
Tweet This ad dates back to December of 1976 and features the “new” Electro-Harmonix Memory…
Electro HarmonixOctober 17, 2011
EHX FLASHBACK: 1977 Echoflanger
Tweet The year is 1977 The New York Yankees win the World Series (again). In…
Electro HarmonixSeptember 14, 2011
EHX FLASHBACK: 1997 Scientific American
Tweet July 1997 and the iconic magazine SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN consults with EHX about sound effects!…
Electro HarmonixJuly 27, 2011
EHX Vacuum Tube factory
Tweet Mike Matthews addressing staff members on a recent visit to the ExpoPul vacuum tube…
Electro HarmonixJuly 11, 2011
Comfortably Numb and the Big Muff Pi
Tweet August Guitar World magazine’s featured cover story is the “100 Greatest Classic Rock Guitar…
Electro HarmonixJuly 8, 2011
EHX FLASHBACK: 1978 Slave Amp
Tweet All things are as they were, except you are there (well…kind of). 1978, Apple…
Electro HarmonixJune 2, 2011
EHX FLASHBACK: 1977 Frequency Analyzer
Tweet 1977. A gallon of gas cost about 62 cents. In Hollywood, Rocky wins the…
Electro HarmonixApril 19, 2011
EHX FLASHBACK: 1976 Big Muff Pi and Muff Fuzz
Tweet 1976. A gallon of gas costs about .59 cents. The USA celebrates its Bicentennial…
Electro HarmonixMarch 2, 2011
EHX FLASHBACK: 1977 Zipper Envelope Follower
Tweet 1977. Apple introduces the Apple II computer. The King passes away in Graceland. The…
Electro HarmonixFebruary 2, 2011
EHX FLASHBACK: 1978 Vocoder
Tweet Well before the advent of products like the new V256 Vocoder, Voice Box and…
Electro HarmonixDecember 8, 2010
Mike Matthews Interview by Music Trades Magazine | 2010
Mike Matthews, Electro-Harmonix founder and president, is the subject of an interview in the current…
Electro HarmonixDecember 2, 2010
EHX Tone Tips – The Sound of Nirvana
Nirvana was one of the most successful alternative rock bands in the 1990s. The band…
Electro HarmonixNovember 19, 2010
EHX FLASHBACK: 1979 Micro-Synthesizer
1979, a first class U.S. postage stamp costs 15 cents, a loaf of bread 43…
Electro HarmonixNovember 1, 2010
EHX FLASHBACK: 1981 2Second Digital Delay and 16Second Digital Delay
The year is 1981: Lady Diana Spencer marries Charles, Prince of Wales. MTV is launched…
Electro HarmonixSeptember 24, 2010
The History of Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Renowned artist, fantasy knife and sword designer, and self-avowed Electro-Harmonix historian, Kit Rae, has created…
Electro HarmonixSeptember 8, 2010
EHX FLASHBACK: 1977 Electric Mistress Flanger
1977. Elvis Presley, the King of rock ‘n’ roll, dies at 42. In New York…
Electro HarmonixAugust 19, 2010
EHX FLASHBACK: 1968 LPB1
In 1968, the LPB1 Linear Power Booster spawned the genesis of Electro-Harmonix. Designed and built…
Electro HarmonixJuly 14, 2010
Guitar World Magazine with Phil Taylor, David Gilmour’s guitar tech
This is part of an interview in Guitar World Magazine with Phil Taylor, David Gilmour’s…
Electro HarmonixJune 3, 2010
EHX FLASHBACK: 1977 Memory Man
It was the spring of 1977. The Eagles “Hotel California” was vying for air time…
Electro HarmonixJune 2, 2010
EHX Written in the Rolling Stone 1978
From Rolling Stone Magazine 1978 Musical Mystery Tour: Life in a Rock and Roll Factory…
Electro HarmonixMay 7, 2010
Mike Matthews and Vernon Reid
Living Colour legend and ace studio guitarist, Vernon Reid, stops by to see his long…
Electro HarmonixJanuary 18, 2010
Electro-Harmonix Interview with Jeff Tuttle from Dillinger Escape Plan
It has been over ten years since mathcore pioneers Dillinger Escape Plan released their debut…
Electro HarmonixDecember 14, 2009
Billy Corgan “first recognition of Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi”
Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins discusses his “first recognition of the power that the…
Electro HarmonixNovember 6, 2009
With thanks to Michael-in-Paris we just discovered the Pommery Champagne house in Reims, France (photo…
Electro HarmonixJune 26, 2009
This summer, look for the new documentary film "It Might Get Loud" featuring Jimmy Page…
Electro HarmonixJune 22, 2009
Last Friday (April 24) Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews surprised everyone by shutting down the factory…
Electro HarmonixApril 30, 2009
EHX Vault: Earth Day, 1980
In honor of Earth Day, we jump back to Earth Day 1980 to tell the…
Electro HarmonixApril 22, 2009
In 1981, Jean Michel Jarre -- considered a pioneer of Electronic, Synthpop and New Age…
Electro HarmonixFebruary 26, 2009
EHX to Music-Hating Thugs: Up Yours!
MSNBC called it the "Battle for the Soul of Rock." The New York Times titled…
Electro HarmonixFebruary 10, 2009
The Dark Secret of Our Success
YouTuber ToastmachineIdiot reveals, for the very first time, the dark secret of our success. Obey…
Electro HarmonixOctober 30, 2008
