Founded by childhood friends and bandmates Sean Feeney and Ben Popp in 2023, Evil Eye FX hand-builds guitar pedals one at a time in Philadelphia. The company grew from their shared habit of modding Boss pedals and channels their love of fantasy, role-playing games and vintage circuits into distinctive effects such as the Warg Fuzz. Every pedal carries a lifetime warranty, including for subsequent owners.
EarthQuaker DevicesEarthQuaker Devices is an Akron, Ohio maker of guitar effects pedals and related electronic music devices, which it builds by hand. Founded in 2004 by musician Jamie Stillman, the company grew from his basement-built pedals into a 15,000-square-foot facility; its in-house research and development designs effects for musicians.AKRON, OH
PRS GuitarsPRS Guitars is a Maryland guitar maker founded by Paul Reed Smith, who began building instruments in 1976 and opened the company for business in 1985. Its Stevensville factory produces guitars and amplifiers, while the company also operates a dedicated facility in Surabaya, Indonesia for SE Series instruments. PRS describes a heritage of continual instrument development and offers both production models and individually customized Private Stock instruments.STEVENSVILLE, MD
Sparked InnovationsSparked Innovations began in the summer of 2017 when two high-school best friends turned their shared love of bass into a business in a Philadelphia garage. Today, the company invents 12-volt products for vehicle enthusiasts, including its compact Tiny Fannie cooling fan for equipment installed in tight spaces.COLMAR, PA
Gig Gear LLCFounded by Evan Grazi and Danny Shatzkes, Gig Gear LLC develops practical equipment for people working behind the scenes in live production. The company is best known for Gig Gloves, its first product line, and continues to create solutions intended to make demanding gig work safer, more efficient and easier on the people doing it.BROOKLYN, NY