How EAE Became One of The Most Distinctive Pedal Brands | John Snyder

Welcome to Products of Music, a podcast sharing Inside stories and expert insights on product innovation in music technology.

In this episode:

Host Adam Wakeling speaks with John Snyder, Founder of Electronic Audio Experiments (EAE), about his journey, approach to product development at the company, tips for aspiring pedal builders, as well as his new reverb pedal with a pre-amp in the works.

To learn more about the company, visit: https://www.electronicaudioexperiments.com

Chapters:

00:00 Preview

01:10 Intro

02:10 EAE founder story

05:35 Dude Incredible V1

06:32 Sending V1

07:00 EAE's unique value proposition

07:40 Longsword pedal

08:53 Prismatic Wall pedal

09:45 Where ideas come from

10:45 Book recommendations for pedal design

13:15 Tips for beginner pedal builders

16:07 How to find out why a pedal sounds good

18:55 Art versus engineering

20:10 Chase Bliss sponsor feat. Big Time

21:10 How the Halberd was developed

24:47 Through hole versus surface mount

25:30 Noisy pedals

29:31 Sunn O))) in concert experience

30:32 New tube amp in development

36:30 New Hypersleep successor Reverb pedal

40:40 Big Time Chase Bliss collab story

46:15 Thoughts on trends and digital modelers 

51:03 Favorite EAE pedal

54:20 Most underrated EAE pedal

55:26 John's top 3 pedals of all time

58:50 New reverb pedal visual reveal

59:20 Plans on bringing back the Dude Incredible

01:01:54 Other pedal company shout-outs

01:07:02 Favorite Pile song

01:08:40 Outro

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