EarthQuaker Devices Meets David Pajo. The distinguished multi-instrumentalist from Louisville, KY was a founding member of Slint, and is also known for playing in bands like Tortoise, Stereolab, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, among many others, and is currently playing guitar in Gang of Four. Pajo welcomes us into his home outside of LA, where he spends much of his time working on guitars, recording music and being with his family.

Pajo gives us his first impressions on the Sunn O))) Life Pedal V3, demoing it through a Fender Strat, stating “The Sunn pedal really shines with humbuckers, but I purposely wanted to use a single coil Fender guitar with the Sunn pedal, and I didn’t even have the volume up. I wanted to show that it still sounds great with whatever setup you have. I’ve just never had a pedal that’s so overpowering. It's insane.”

Pajo describes how he got close with Sunn O)))'s Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley years ago. Anderson has been a big fan of Pajo’s music from early on. “Slint is one of my favorite bands of all time. His guitar playing throughout Spiderland is phenomenal; it’s completely inventive and dark and powerful and moody. It pushed all the right buttons for me. I especially like his solo stuff under the name Papa M or Aerial M,” Anderson says. Pajo was also a big fan of Sunn O))), so becoming friends and touring and recording music together felt natural. Anderson and Pajo released a track together titled “Nazarite” in December 2022.

In addition to stories of playing with Sunn O))), Pajo shares his guitar collection and gives us a retrospective of his musical career and how his sound and playing style changed over the years, based on the bands he was playing in and the musicians who inspired him. We are honored to get a glimpse into his legacy, musical philosophy and gear collection.

Directed & Edited by Vice Cooler
Director of Photography Ian Cone
Audio Engineer: Scott Cornish
PA: Stephi Duckula

Music Featured: "Nazarite" by The Lord & David Pajo

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