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How one Ohio business is weathering shifting tariff winds

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM CDT

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.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Here & Now Newsroom