Union Tube & Transistor
33Also known as: Union Tube and Transistor, UTT
UnclaimedUnion Tube & Transistor is a boutique effects pedal company based in East Vancouver, BC, Canada, founded by designer Chris Young around 2007. Young started the company after searching for a vintage pedal he couldn't find, deciding instead to build his own. The company emphasizes durable, repairable construction and functional simplicity, with a design philosophy that favors classic aesthetics o...
$325.00
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Union Tube & Transistor is a boutique effects pedal company based in East Vancouver, BC, Canada, founded by designer Chris Young around 2007. Young started the company after searching for a vintage pedal he couldn't find, deciding instead to build his own. The company emphasizes durable, repairable construction and functional simplicity, with a design philosophy that favors classic aesthetics over gimmicky naming or unnecessary complexity.
The brand first gained wide recognition through its MORE clean boost pedal, a preamp capable of up to +40dB of clean gain. That relationship with high-headroom tone led to a landmark collaboration with Jack White's Third Man Records on the Bumble Buzz, a knob-free octave fuzz originally built for White's recordings on Blunderbuss. The company's lineup spans a range of dirt and utility pedals, including the Tone Druid overdrive, the germanium-based Sone Bender fuzz, its silicon sibling the Tour Bender, the Tsar Bomba muff-style fuzz, the Swindle distortion, the Snap treble booster, the LAB optical compressor, and the NeverMORE. Many models are also available in a stripped-down "Beancounter Edition" at a lower price point.
Union Tube & Transistor pedals have been used by artists including Jack White, Daniel Lanois, Marc Ribot, Colin Cripps, and Feist. The company's pedals are handcrafted in small batches and sold through a network of independent dealers across North America.
Union Tube & Transistor has 13 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Fuzz Effects Pedals, Overdrive Effects Pedals, and Boost Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 39 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Folk, World, & Country, and Blues. Notable users include Jack White, Ryan Dahle, and Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo).
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