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Third Man Hardware
Jack White tried to get a pedal kit off the ground with the Michigan company Heathkit in the late 1990s, but that project never shipped; Third Man Hardware, launched years later out of Third Man Records' Detroit and Nashville operations, is what eventually came from that idea. The Fuzz-a-tron, built loosely on the abandoned Heathkit design, was an early release, and White has stayed hands-on with development since, road- testing prototypes on tour before they reach production. Nearly every Third Man Hardware pedal is a collaboration — with MXR, Eventide, Beetronics, Donner and others — rather than something built entirely in-house, which makes each release a genuinely different circuit rather than a rebadge. We cover most of these collaborations as they're announced. Here's what we've written.
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- Effects pedals
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- Guitars
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- Bumble Buzz
- Triplegraph
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What is Third Man Hardware?
The guitar pedal and gear arm of Third Man Records, Jack White's independent label. The label was founded in 2001 by White with Ben Blackwell and Ben Swank and operates from Nashville, Detroit and Soho in London, running venues, a vinyl pressing plant, a film studio and a mastering studio alongside the record business.
Does Third Man make its own pedals?
It collaborates. Third Man Hardware works with established pedal builders — Union Tube & Transistor, Mantic, Eventide and others — on limited runs designed with Jack White, rather than operating its own factory. That is why each release looks and behaves like the partner's work with a Third Man specification.
What is the Triplegraph?
An octave pedal made with Eventide, designed with White, with three piano-key footswitches for octave up, octave down and a kill switch. It is the best-known Third Man Hardware product and a good example of the collaboration model.
Are Third Man pedals limited editions?
Usually. The releases tend to be finite runs in distinctive yellow, black and white finishes, which is consistent with how the label handles its records. That scarcity is part of the proposition and is reflected in used prices.