Tube works tube driver butler

I got a bk butler tube driver several weeks ago and either it just doesnt work with my equipment or ive got a bum one, i was wondering if you guys could help me decide. Butler s company at the time was making the 5knob real tube and blue tube pedals. Hello, just joined the forum as i spending more time in music these days. After doing some research, i decided to order the parts for two builds.

Featuring a diehard metal chassis, intuitive control interface, and highlow eq control, the tube works tube driver overdrive captures magic in a box. Bk butler real tube blue tube tube driver tube works. Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric johnson, billy gibbons and joe satriani to name a few. Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal valve 3 knob. These pedals have to be dialed in for each individual amp and guitar combination as they are relatively low output and the tube drive tends to kick in at a lower level than some pedals. The tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well.

The combo takes first channel circuit pedal bk butler chandler tube 70s. But the blue tube will be part of my collection for years to come, its a great keeper the way it is stock imo. During its long life the tube driver has appeared in many forms. I currently use the tube works real tube driver pedal. Signal chain, fender stratocaster eric johnson, into the real tube then into the tube driver then into a 1974 marshall jmp 100w super lead. I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. Forgot to mention before, if you have a chandler wall mart tube driver you can easily convert it to a authentic tube driver by rebuilding the tone stack section. On butlers website it just advertises his home and car audio amps. These sound more like the 5 knob real tube circuit, minus the mids knob. Find great deals on ebay for butler tube driver and butler tube driver car amp. Whats your take on the bk butlertube worksmos valve. It was 9v powered, like most pedals, making it more marketable to a larger crowd. I personally autograph each tube driver on the bottoms side.

For greater savings check out our used bk butler tube works tube driver effect pedal and get a great deal today. On the second channel, are possible to add the stack, which is a clipping diode providing grain heavier distortion and more acute. K butler tubeworks tube driver real tube overdrive effects pedal. Tube driver pedals, real tube overdrive, tube works, etc. Butler a keyboard player to sound like an overdriven hammond organ, think deep purple. Any questions about tube driver, real tube, tube works. After chandlers trademark on the name tube driver lapsed in 1993, butler started making them again under his tube works brand. Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences. Overall in great shape considering the age of the pedal. Tube works valve distortion guitar bass keyboard pedal overdrive bk butler blue. Pedals with separate ac power supplies or wall warts are not original and do not sound the same. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers.

Some of the knobs were old and messed up, so i wrote to b. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. Bjorn, as a follow up, what gain settings are you using on your amp. Tube driver real tube overdrive bk butler chandler the original, classic 4 knob tube driver, made from 1985 to 1987, with the iconic case color and graphics. This amp uses a 12ax7 for preamp section and mosvalve power amp section which i think is similar to. Able to organically create the tone of a tube amp at the point of breakup, the tube driver has been loved by guitarists since its inception decades ago for that allnatural tone and feel. For those interested, my diamond memory lane settings. The second channel simply reproduces the real tube overdrive pedal to tubeworks. Heres the tube driver made famous by david gilmour. Made by bk butler who also made the chandler tube driver w paul chandler if im not mistaken.

Tube driver power requirements most tube drivers have an internal transformer that works with the mains voltage of the country it was made for. This is a 2channel amplifier and a half, developed by bk butler. Never tried an original bk butler tube driver but always wanted to give one a go. Used bk butler tube works tube driver effect pedal. Tube works real tube overdrive bk butler rt 9 rack version. Unfollow tube works tube driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This unit has some dings and scratches but sounds really sweet.

Tube pilot is, according to tc electronic, a legendary tube overdrive modelled, but then further developed by them. Tis is the only handmade and authentic tube driver which i personally designed in 1983. Some used 4 knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. After getting some practical work experience in electronics working for carvin amplification, butler refined the tube driver even more. The real tube includes a mid range knob, allowing for a wider range of tones to be dialed in. I found this tube works td752 in a pawn shop on the way. Pages from a mid s tube works catalog featuring theand tube driver. The tube driver is legendary mostly because of its association with david gilmour. Supposedly he gets inquiries to fix them all the time and wont.

If you need help outside of those hours, please leave a message via voicemail or email and our tubeworks service tech will return your call as soon as possible. When chandler copied the bk butler design they totally messed up the tone stack section all schematics to compare the different versions are here on. Now butler says that the real tube overdrive pedals made by tube works from back in the day are unreliable. Make offer tube works valve distortion guitar bass keyboard pedal overdrive bk butler blue. Butler s company just to see if they had any spare parts and they had. The bk butler tube driver has a sordid manufacturing history, having been made at various times and various places under both the tube works and chandler names, before finally being produced in original form again by butler himself, via his company, butler audio.

This is a pedal that has been around for over thirty years and has become a longstanding favorite amongst some of the most elite players in the business for its smooth distortion and boost capabilities. Tube works and chandler tube driver s have been on the market at different times, and in different versions. The tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb, an effects loop and a both a line out and a second speaker output to dri. The pcb is pretty accurate to the original, with a few small improvements. Bk butler tube driver 3 vs 4 knob version the gear page. Those who want to reserve a unit, please contact me via email.

Chandler tube driver vs tube works 911 telecaster guitar. The bk tube driver is an excellent overdrive ideal davidas 70as and. Whats your take on the bk butler tube works mos valve design amps. Due to the continuing requests for my limited production original design tube driver pedal, here are the details. We are confident this unit will be a welcome addition to your tube. The pedal had already been used by gilmour, satriani, bonamassa, j mascis and many other great. This tube driver was a lower cost, entry level version, housed in a smaller enclosure. Butler used an op amp stage to create the overdrivedistortion, which was followed by a 12ax7 pre amp tube stage to filter the sound.

Dean markley overlord to b k butler tube driver so, ive got one of these and ive got to admit i agree with the advert its ugly as sin but it does sure cook an amp nicely, but it could be better. If it says tube driver on it as a model name, its one way or the other supposed to be under the auspices of or royalties to one mr. Bk butler is still making these pedals today and his calls his real tube overdrive the tube driver pedal. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by. This rack is an updated and more costeffective design from the originator of the tube driver concept, b. Visit the site if you are interested in tube works, mosvalve, tube driver product manuals, or. Its a great tube drive and im very happy i happened upon it, thanks duke i dont use the blue tube much for drive but i do dial a little bit of dirt into the signal.

Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. The bk butler tube works tube driver is a favorite among many legendary guitarist like david gilmour and eric johnson. To insure proper installation we offer tech support monday thursday from 85pm. Anyways i got a bass driver, real tube tube overdrive, and tube enhancer, all the older versionsthe blue boxnot the fancy 80s ones, and i spent a good few days experimenting with settings, and writing down my faves, one thing i noticed is that on all 3 the controls are highly interactive with each other, the bass driver and real tube the. Bk butler tube works tube driver download could i ask for your opinion on whether replacing bd2 with a tube driver would result in some qualitative improvement. Tc electronics tube pilot budget valve overdrive pedal. I dont think butler ever completely stopped making the 4knob tube drivers, but they would have been on the back burner during that period.

Real tube by tube works other than one being in super cool enclosure, and the other in a buttugly enclosure, the 4 knob 911 tube drivers and 5 knob real tube versions are basically the same patented b. Whats your take on the bk butler tube works mos valve design amps sign in to follow this. The reissue my words, not bk butlers, is the new bk butler tube driver, which is the original design. It uses a 12ax7 which is pushed by a dual opamp followed by a fenderstyle tone stack. This video is about the tube works tube driver 3 knob real tube overdrive model 910 by b. Tube works td752 combo amp with 12 speaker and built in b. Make offer bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal valve 3 knob. A four knob version of the tube works 901 real tube pedal, which was an improved tube. Im hand building only limited production numbers every week.

The 3knob version was an entrylevel tube driver produced when tube works b. The bk butler 911 tube driver has been one of those items for me. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. Order here and get a real bk butler handmade tube driver. Bk butler tubeworks blue tube bass driver whos using. Used bk butler tube works tube driver, vintage tube overdrive pedal from the 1980s. View and download tube works 1160 owners manual online. Tube works 7050 combo amplifier bk butler usa made 12ax7 preamp.