Mike Matthews, Founder & CEO:
“I founded Electro-Harmonix in 1968 so in ’71 we were barely out of our infancy with just a handful of analog effects like the LPB-1 Linear Power Booster and the Big Muff Pi. It’s incredible that 50 years later, with a product line packed with over 150 pedals, that those two are still as hot as ever with consistently strong sales!
“When I reflect on the past 50 years it’s obvious that competition has become much more intense. Both the range of different effect types and the number of companies creating them has exploded. Technology has advanced at an unprecedented rate and running our company has also become more complex because, in addition to effects pedals, we are now the largest manufacturer and supplier of vacuum tubes in the world!
“From faithful recreations of iconic pedals like the Ram’s Head Big Muff all the way to products no one has been able to duplicate like our original 9 Series which includes the B9 Organ Machine, SYNTH9 Synthesizer Machine, MEL9 Tape Replay Machine and more, our goal in 2021 hasn’t changed. We still work hard to deliver game-changing products at the most compelling prices!”
Looking Back on 2025: A Year of Controlled Chaos (Emphasis on “Controlled”)