Tubesteader was born out of a simple obsession: that unmistakable feeling you get when your tone hits just right. The kind that grabs you by the soul, pulls you into the moment, and makes you want to keep playing long after you should've stopped.

I've always chased that feeling—the warmth, the sag, the bite of a good tube amp turned up just enough to bloom. Not just the sound, but the response. The way it pushes back. The way it breathes.

Tubesteader pedals are my way of bottling that experience. They're not just tools—they're little windows into the tones that inspired us to play in the first place. Every design starts with a question: Would this make me want to pick up my guitar and lose track of time?

Built by hand in our Montreal workshop, each pedal is tested, tweaked, and tuned with that goal in mind. I hope the result sparks something in you the way it does for me.

— Olly Balan, founder & designer