Recovery Effects

Recovery Effects

Also known as: Recovery, Recovery Effects and Devices, Recovery Effects & Devices

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Recovery Effects and Devices is a small-batch builder based in Seattle, Washington, producing hand-wired guitar effects pedals, Eurorack modules, synthesizers, and software plug-ins. The company was founded by Graig Markel, who also runs Recovery Room Studio, and builds its devices in-house using new old stock and U.S.-made parts where possible.

The brand is known for unusual and experimenta...

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Recovery Effects and Devices is a small-batch builder based in Seattle, Washington, producing hand-wired guitar effects pedals, Eurorack modules, synthesizers, and software plug-ins. The company was founded by Graig Markel, who also runs Recovery Room Studio, and builds its devices in-house using new old stock and U.S.-made parts where possible.

The brand is known for unusual and experimental designs rather than conventional stompbox fare. Notable pedals include the Bad Comrade, billed as a hand-wired glitch, pitch, slice and dice pedal; the Endless Summer, an all-analog real spring reverb with a built-in boost; the Couple Skate MKII square-wave fuzz/octave-down; the Mount Olympus overdrive/distortion/germanium treble boost; and the Phantom Operator random flux filter. Alongside pedals, Recovery offers Eurorack modules such as Motion Pictures and the Bad Comrade module, the Seven Sisters percussion synthesizer, and utility devices like the ExMic Deluxe microphone/preamp, Rhythm Machine drum pedal, and Ghost Writer audio-to-MIDI converter.

Recovery Effects has developed a niche following among players and producers interested in lo-fi textures, glitch-based sound design, and modular-adjacent processing, and its products are stocked by boutique-leaning retailers including Reverb, Vintage King, and Motor City Guitar.

Recovery Effects has 21 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Multi Effects Pedals, Reverb Effects Pedals, and Fuzz Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 5 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Electronic, and Jazz. Notable users include Merzbow, Mark Bowen, and Rhett Shull. Most Recovery Effects products fall in the mid-tier range — professional-grade without flagship pricing.

Artists Who Use Recovery Effects

Merzbow uses 1 Recovery Effects product

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

Mark Bowen uses 1 Recovery Effects product

Mark Bowen

Guitarist · IDLES

Rhett Shull uses 1 Recovery Effects product

Rhett Shull

Guitarist, Music Producer

Torsten Kinsella uses 1 Recovery Effects product

Torsten Kinsella

Guitarist · God Is an Astronaut

Ryan Waters uses 1 Recovery Effects product

Ryan Waters

Guitarist · Roadcase Royale

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