What Electronic Audio Experiments does

Electronic Audio Experiments (EAE) is a privately held boutique audio electronics company founded in 2015 by John Snyder, a guitarist and electrical engineer with a PhD, operating from a small workshop in Boston, Massachusetts and legally organized under Hypertriangle Inc. The company designs, hand-assembles, and sells limited-batch effects pedals for electric guitar and bass under its own brand, with a product portfolio spanning drive, overdrive, fuzz, preamp, analog delay (MN3005-based bucket brigade devices), reverb, pitch modulation, and Karplus-Strong resonator pedals. Core technology is analog-first: hand-designed discrete transistor and op-amp gain stages drawn from vintage and obscure amplifier topologies (Sunn Model T, Intersound IVP, Music Man HD130, Traynor YBA-1), supplemented by DSP and digital control on select flagship products including Sending V2 and Prismatic Wall, with firmware-update capabilities delivered via MIDI sysex.

EAE sells primarily direct-to-consumer through its own webstore at electronicaudioexperiments.com and through a worldwide dealer network of 55+ independent retailers spanning North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, managed via a wholesale partnership with MAS Distro. Pricing ranges from $199 (entry-tier) to $649 (Sending V2 flagship), with most standard pedals priced at $249. A complementary set of revenue streams supports the core hardware business: DIY/open-source PCBs ($10-$12) for hobbyist builders, branded accessories (cables, apparel), a paid mail-in firmware update service ($15), and selective engineering consulting (analog circuit design, PCB layout, manufacturing support). All products carry a lifetime warranty for original owners, and distribution relies on small-batch production with deliberate scarcity and preorder windows promoted via newsletter and Instagram.

EAE's customer base centers on discerning studio professionals, touring indie/rock/post-hardcore/noise-rock musicians, and hobbyist pedal builders. The brand is endorsed by named artists including Kurt Ballou (Converge / God City Studio), Chelsea Wolfe, Touché Amoré, Beach Bunny, Pile, Foxing, and others, and has co-developed products with bands and fellow pedal makers including Benson Amps, Chase Bliss, Mask Audio Electronics, Obstructures, and Quartertone Coffee. Recent strategic direction includes expansion into amplification (announced Arcanist amplifier, May 2026) and continued DSP-augmented product introductions, alongside the wind-down of the 0xEAE collaborative line with Obstructures driven by custom enclosure tariff pressure.

Name

Electronic Audio Experiments

Legal name

Hypertriangle Inc

Website

https://electronicaudioexperiments.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Electronic Audio Experiments is a Boston-based boutique audio electronics company that designs, hand-assembles, and sells limited-batch analog and DSP-augmented effects pedals for electric guitar and bass players, plus an announced amplifier line, sold direct and through a 55+ dealer global network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Musical Effects Pedals

NAICS

Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (33431)

SIC

Musical Instruments (3931)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Sound & Stage Equipment (PA Systems, Amplification, Monitoring) (MPAIAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audio Accessories & Consumables (Cables, Stands, Cases, Strings, Picks, Heads) (MPAIAJAF), Musical Instruments (Acoustic & Electric) (MPAIAJAA)

Keywords

• Guitar effects pedals
• Bass effects pedals
• Analog signal processing
• Boutique audio electronics
• DIY pedal kits

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Guitar/Bass Effects Pedals: Core revenue stream from selling hand-assembled analog and digital effects pedals directly through the webstore and through a global dealer network. Products sold at fixed retail prices, typically in batches due to small-scale manufacturing.
2. Accessories and Merchandise: Sale of accessories including MIDI cables, TRS insert cables, CV cables, as well as branded merchandise (shirts, mugs, beanies).
3. Firmware Update Service: Paid firmware update service ($15) for customers who prefer not to use MIDI interfaces. Customers mail units to Waltham, MA shop for reprogramming.
4. Engineering Consulting Services: Offered to select clients; includes analog circuit development, simulation and prototyping, professional PCB design, manufacturing support, and rehabilitation/debugging of existing products. Rates determined on a case-by-case basis.
5. DIY PCBs and Open Source Designs: Sale of bare PCBs for DIY pedal building (e.g., Beholder, Mu Blaster, HD130, Fuzztain) with build guides and BOMs, for self-supporting builds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Electronic Audio Experiments designs and hand-assembles boutique analog and hybrid effects pedals for electric guitar and bass in Boston, MA. The product lineup includes overdrive, fuzz, delay, reverb, pitch modulation, and resonator pedals priced from $199 to $649, complemented by DIY PCBs, accessories (cables, gift certificates), a firmware update service, and select engineering consulting engagements. Sales occur direct-to-consumer via the company webstore and through a worldwide dealer network managed by MAS Distro.

Product overview

Electronic Audio Experiments is a boutique guitar and bass effects pedal company founded in 2015, specializing in handcrafted stompboxes assembled in Boston, MA. The product lineup centers on distinctive drive, overdrive, and fuzz pedals, alongside time-based effects (delays, reverbs, pitch modulators), with occasional ventures into amplification and synthesis. Core products include the Longsword (op amp drive flagship), Model feT (JFET preamp), Citadel (British amp-inspired overdrive), Halberd (transistor overdrive), and newer digital offerings like Prismatic Wall (resonator) and Mirror House (pitch modulator). The company also offers DIY PCBs for select legacy designs (Beholder, Mu Blaster, Fuzztain, HD130), accessories (cables, firmware updates), and b-stock/blem units. A collaborative legacy line with Obstructures (0xEAE series) has concluded but circuits may return in new forms. Products are sold direct and through a worldwide dealer network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Greathammer A bass-focused drive pedal with roots in the TS50B, featuring reimagined tone controls capable of piano-like cleans or thunderous solid state grind. Designed for electric bassists seeking distinctive overdrive.
• Longsword The flagship op amp drive pedal dating back to 2015, featuring hybrid active/passive EQ, clear distortion character with thick low midrange. Aimed at guitarists seeking the company's signature drive tone.
• Model feT JFET-based preamp pedal emulating the Sunn Model T amplifier, featuring smooth, slightly mid-scooped overdrive with natural tube-like response. Targeted at bassists and guitarists who want vintage-style tube amp tones.
• Prismatic Wall A DSP-based resonator using Karplus-Strong synthesis that excites vibrations of imaginary sympathetic strings, creating reverb-like textures. Firmware updateable via MIDI sysex, targeting experimental guitarists seeking novel ambient textures.
• Glaive An octave fuzz pedal with modernist design, spanning ripping high gain to scrambled intermodulation using op amps operating at high voltage. Aimed at guitarists seeking aggressive fuzz tones.
• Halberd A discrete transistor overdrive built around a gain cell from Sending, featuring 24V internal headroom and Voice toggle for different drive characters. Designed for guitarists seeking versatile overdrive with high headroom.
• Sending The maximalist analog delay pedal combining a discrete preamplifier with MN3005 bucket brigade devices, tap tempo control, and insert loop. Available in V2 form with MIDI-controllable firmware.
• Limelight Dual channel overdrive developed in collaboration with Touché Amoré, based on Bluesbreaker lineage with independent boost and drive circuits. Targeted at guitarists seeking post-hardcore-style bright, clear overdrive tones.
• Surveyor Compact interpretation of the Intersound IVP Tube Voice preamp, featuring transformer-loaded distortion with pre-clipping EQ controls. Designed for guitarists and bassists seeking unique transformer-driven saturation.
• Mirror House Digital pitch modulator creating two pitch-shifted copies that move in opposite directions, featuring Shift, Flutter, and Detune modes. Co-developed with Rick Maguire of Pile. Targeted at experimental guitarists.
• Citadel Preamp-style overdrive inspired by British amplifiers from the 1960s and 1970s, featuring dual gain channels (Bright/Normal) with FMV-style tone stack. Aimed at guitarists seeking vintage British amp tones.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lifetime warranty on all pedals, covering materials and workmanship for the original owner
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chase BlisscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration on 'Big Time' pedal, announced in April 2026. Details and specs were not yet published at time of data collection.
• Benson AmpscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on the Halberd + Germanium Boost combo pedal, commemorating Benson Fest 2024. The Germanium Boost circuit is a Benson Amps design integrated into an EAE enclosure. Both sides are individually switchable with the Boost feeding into the Halberd by default. Artwork features a medieval reinterpretation of the iconic Benson floral tolex pattern by Bryan Aiken.
• Pile (Band)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Band collaboration originating the Mirror House pitch modulation pedal. Rick Maguire from Pile contributed to feature development (particularly Shift mode extending pitch bending to an octave). Mirror House was developed using Rick's approach to layering detuned synthesizer voices. Miranda (EAE tech) is Pile's longtime sound engineer. Mirror House V2 was officially added to the EAE catalog in 2025.
• ObstructurescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Design collective collaboration on the 0xEAE line of pedals (0xEAE Boost, 0xEAE Fuzz, 0xEAE Bass Driver). Obstructures (Evan Craig / skullservant, Matt) provided the neo-brutalist enclosure design and aesthetic vision. EAE provided circuit design and engineering. Development began 2017/2018. Collaboration ended with 0xEAE Bass Driver in Spring 2025 as the final installment due to rising metal costs and tariffs making custom enclosure casting unsustainable.
• Touché Amoré (Band)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration with LA-based post-hardcore band Touché Amoré on the Limelight dual-channel overdrive pedal. Guitarists Nick Steinhardt and Clayton Stevens provided input on tone goals, which were synthesized into the pedal design. Originally commemorated the release of their 2020 LP 'Lament' but has since become a steady part of the EAE catalog.
• Mask Audio Electronics (MAE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaboration with Mask Audio Electronics (Alec) to develop the Eldritch Blast fuzz pedal. MAE contributed to fleshing out and fine-tuning the design, which significantly diverged from the original Magic Missile Fuzz circuit. Eldritch Blast was produced in small batches approximately once per year from 2018 to 2025.
• MAS DistrocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorldwide distribution partnership managing the global dealer network for EAE products. MAS Distro coordinates representation across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
• Quartertone CoffeeminorOthersCo-branded 'Push Start' single-origin Ethiopian coffee commissioned by EAE to celebrate the Hypersleep V2 release. Sold through EAE's merchandise section.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Old Blood Noise Endeavors: Boutique effects pedal company focused on experimental modulation, reverb, and pitch effects. Comparable to EAE in boutique positioning, experimental-leaning customer base, and small-scale craft production.
• Dwarfcraft Devices: Boutique pedal manufacturer focused on experimental fuzz, noise, and modulation effects. Comparable to EAE in their appeal to noise rock and experimental music communities, small-scale production, and willingness to produce unconventional or limited-run designs.
• Hologram Electronics: Boutique pedal maker combining digital signal processing with analog circuitry for unique time-based and ambient effects. Comparable to EAE in their hybrid analog/digital approach (e.g., Prismatic Wall's FV-1 DSP) and premium niche positioning.
• Chase Bliss Audio: Premium boutique effects pedal manufacturer known for analog+digital hybrid designs and limited-edition collaborations. Direct collaboration partner with EAE on the 2026 'Big Time' pedal; comparable in customer overlap, premium pricing, and small-batch ethos.
• Empress Effects: Canadian boutique effects pedal maker with a strong focus on delays, reverbs, and compressors. Comparable to EAE in premium analog+digital hybrid products (Empress Echosystem is a direct analog to Sending V2) and small-team structure.
• Fairfield Circuitry: Boutique pedal builder specializing in experimental and unconventional effects, often with unique circuit topologies. Comparable to EAE in their focus on distinctive tone-shaping tools, boutique pricing, and small-batch craft production in a similar price band.
• Benson Amps: Boutique pedal and amplifier company known for its Germanium Boost and amplifier designs. Direct collaboration partner with EAE on the Halberd + Germanium Boost pedal; comparable in build quality, customer overlap, and small-batch manufacturing approach.
• Mask Audio Electronics: Small-batch boutique fuzz and effects pedal maker. Direct collaboration partner with EAE on the Eldritch Blast pedal from 2018-2025; highly comparable in scale, fuzz-focused niche, and small-team craft manufacturing model.

Broad incumbents

• Walrus Audio: Boutique pedal maker with a broad catalog spanning drives, modulation, reverb, and ambient effects. Comparable to EAE in product category and premium positioning, but with a larger team, broader product range, and more extensive marketing footprint.
• EarthQuaker Devices: Larger boutique effects pedal manufacturer offering a wide catalog of overdrives, fuzzes, and modulation pedals. Operates in the same boutique segment as EAE but with broader product breadth, larger employee base, and wider mainstream distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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