How one Ohio business is weathering shifting tariff winds

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM PDT

EarthQuaker Devices, based in Akron, Ohio, makes guitar pedals for musicians who want to create distortion effects in both live and recorded performances. It is among the world’s best-known pedal manufacturers.

But the ever-changing tariff policies are making it difficult to manufacture the company’s products and plan for the future.

J. Nungesser of Ideastream Public Media reports.

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