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AMT

AMT (Asia Music Technology) was the brand name used by AMT Electronics from 1991 until 2001. The company has its origins in Russia in 1982 when Sergie Marichev began building effects pedals, and then eventually electronic drum kits, and even MIDI instruments. In 1987, when private enterprise was permitted in Russia, Marichev launched his Asia company. In 1991 it was renamed Asia Music Technology company (AMT) and it was renamed again in 2001 to AMT Electronics.

There is also an AMT classical guitar brand - made in Asia. It is unclear whether this is related to AMT Electronics or not.

Source: AMT Electronics website (13 February 2022)

Sekova

Sekova was a brand name of U.S. Musical Merchandise Corp of New York who sold Sekova acoustic guitars. electric guitars, basses, folk instruments, amplifiers, effects and accessories in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Source: 1967 - 1973 Sekova catalogs

Catalinbread

Catalinbread Effects was founded in 2003 by Nicholas Harris in Portland, Oregon and has since become well known for its range of pedals including the Echorec and Belle Epoch delays the Dirty Little Secret overdrive. Nicholas Harris was killed in 2016 at the age of 37 when a tree fell on his car.

Source: Catalinbread website (16 October 2019)

Source: Reverb news (2016)

EarthQuaker Devices

EarthQuaker Devices was founded in 2004 by Jamie Stillman in Kent, Ohio. Stillman was a musician who began designing effects pedals after repairing his broken overdrive pedal. The first EarthQuaker production model was the Hoof Fuzz, released in 2007. Up to that point EarthQuaker was a one-man enterprise but the success of the Hoof meant Stillman was able to hire employees and concentrate more on designing new effects. At this point Stillman was operating a 9-person effects factory from his basement in West Akron, Ohio - the range included the Hoof, Grand Orbiter, Disaster Transport, Hummingbird, and Ghost Echo pedals. They moved out of the basement in 2011 and then again in 2015 into a two story factory employing 53 people making over 40 effects products.

Source: EarthQuaker Devices website (13 October 2019)

Sola Sound

Sola Sound is an effects and amplifier brand of Macaris Musical Instruments. In 1964 Larry and Joe Macari founded Sola Sounds Limited to develop a range of products made for and sold by the Macaris Musical Exchange shops, as well for distribution nationwide. The product range started with fuzz and effect pedals, but later grew to include amplifiers, mixers, spring reverbs, and microphones. Sola Sound also made Colorsound effects & amplifiers from 1967 onwards.

Source: The Tone Bender Timeline (10 November 2018)

Source: Macaris website (10 November 2018)

Colorsound

Colorsound is an effects and amplifier brand of Macaris Musical Instruments. In 1964 Larry and Joe Macari founded Sola Sounds Limited to develop a range of products made for and sold by the Macaris Musical Exchange shops, as well for distribution nationwide. The product range started with fuzz and effect pedals, but later grew to include amplifiers, mixers, spring reverbs, and microphones. The Macaris established the Colorsound brand in 1967. Larry and Joe Macari opened a factory to make Colorsound effects pedals and each type came in a different, brightly coloured enclosure.

Source: The Tone Bender Timeline (10 November 2018)

Source: Macaris website (10 November 2018)

Farfisa

Farfisa is an Italian electronics company established in 1946. Farfisa is best known for its organs made from the 1960s until the 1980s but they also produced guitar amplifiers and effects. Farfisa also sold acoustic and classical guitars under the Fuerstenberg and  L. Mozzani brand names. The musical division of Farfisa was bought by Bontempi.

Moollon

Moollon Musical Instruments is a Korean company that makes boutique guitar & bass effects as well guitars and basses. Moollon was founded in 2002 by Young Joon Park and CG Ji, guitar builders who studied sculpture at the same art school in the 1980s. Their first product was the Moollon Overdrive pedal soon followed by a few custom guitars. Moollon pedals often have metal cases etched with designs from traditional Korean art.  By 2010 they had a workforce of 5.

Source: Moollon website (19 June 2018)

Source: Guitar Jar Moollom interview (2010)

Multivox

Multivox was founded in 1946 as the guitar and amplifier manufacturing subsiduary of the Sorkin Music Company founded by Peter Sorkin in 1938. Multivox also made Premier brand amplifiers. After Sorkin Music closed in 1970, Multivox carried on until 1984 selling amplifers and Japanese made synthesizers and effects pedals.

Source: Sorkin catalogs 1950s to 1970

Source: Guitar Amplifier Encyclopedia. Brian Tarquin

 

Maestro (effects)

Maestro was a brand name of Chicago Musical Instrument Company (CMI).  In 1944, CMI took a controlling interest in Gibson. In 1969, ECL, a South American company, acquired a majority of CMI shares, and the two companies merged to form a new company called Norlin Corp. who owned Gibson until 1983.

Lafayette

Lafayette Radio Electronics Corporation was a radio manufacturer and retailer based in Syosset, New York. The company sold a wide range of electronics equipment and other items through their mail order catalog, including guitars and amplifiers. Lafayette instruments were typically imported from Japan - the electric guitars were often made by Guyatone. Lafayette also produced effects including: Echo-Verb, Fuzz and Rotovibe units.

Source: Lafayette Radio Electronics catalogs 1964 to 1973.

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