Jamie Stillman, the mastermind behind EarthQuaker Devices, joins Justin Waterfield from Long & McQuade to show the brand new Chelsea Low End Fuzz Driver pedal.  The Chelsea is inspired by the vintage Big Muff fuzz pedal used by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem for his signature dirty bass tones.  Come for the pedal demo, stay for the colourful conversation!  Justin and Jamie follow the Chelsea feature with an in-depth interview about Jamie's pedal design philosophy, what makes EarthQuaker stand out from the pack, and some hints for future EQD creations.

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Chelsea Low End Fuzz Driver Demo
00:00 Intro
01:05 Chelsea Overview
02:42 Chelsea Controls
03:39 Chelsea Demo #1 (Bridge Pickup, Clean Channel)
04:54 Chelsea Demo #2 (Neck Pickup, Clean Channel)
07:01 Chelsea Demo #3 (Neck Pickup, Drive Channel)

Interview with Jamie Stillman
08:09 The LCD Soundsystem Bass Tone
09:06 Building the Chelsea
15:43 Jamie's Pedal Design Process
18:37 Finishing Your Work
19:39 Pedal Graphic Design
26:43 Pedal Physicality
29:55 Discrete Analog Circuitry vs DSP
34:17 Components
42:13 Oh, yeah, like wah wah pedals?
43:41 What Makes EQD Different
46:08 What’s Next for EQD
49:21 Sign Off & Outro

Other gear used in this video:
➤ Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Standard VOS Reissue
➤ Traynor YGL2 guitar amp
➤ Shure SM57 dynamic microphone
➤ Sennheiser EW 112P lavalier microphone
➤ Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun microphone
➤ Zoom H6 recorder