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Bloomberg
21-03-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Electro-Harmonix Founder on Tariff Impact for Small Businesses
When the Trump Tariffs come into play may hurt small businesses more than large corporations. Electro-Harmonix Founder Mike Matthews, who has worked with very famous musicians, imports parts for musical instruments from all over the world that are hard to find in the US and expects the tariffs to significantly increase prices for parts. He speaks with Matt Miller and Sonali Basak on "Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
12-03-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Maker of Nirvana's Guitar Sound Copes With Trump's Tariff Chaos
President Donald Trump's noisy and frenetic trade wars are colliding with the industry that pioneered another form of distortion — the rock 'n' roll kind. Just ask Mike Matthews, who founded New York's Electro-Harmonix in 1968. The company makes equipment that alters the sound from electric guitars, creating effects used by the likes of the White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Smashing Pumpkins. Kurt Cobain's guitar riff on Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit?' That's EHX's Small Clone chorus pedal.
