Tube driver tube works pedal

Tube driver original by bk butler with bias control. You get all this along with our famous mosvalve power amplifier section for unparalleled tonality in a mediumpriced rig. Signal chain, fender stratocaster eric johnson, into the real tube then into the tube driver then into a 1974 marshall jmp 100w super lead. Each one is hand made and checked out carefully by bk himself. Mxr fet driver true bypass overdrive tube amplifier effect pedal m264 4. Tube works was butlers company, anyway, so this pedal is his product. We at butler audio bring you the latest in stateof. If you havent heard tube driver blue, you dont know how great sound can be in your car. This pedal works perfectly and is in used condition with some cosmetic wear from use. Do you you think this pedal is similar to tube driver. A tube works magazine ad from the late 1980s, and the dean markley overlord, which was a knockoff of the tube works real tube pedal. Tube driver pedals, real tube overdrive, tube works, etc. Bk butler tube works tube driver real tube overdrive guitar effect pedal vintage. Also, when using a tube pedal, the tube in the pedal essentially turns into your v1.

Tube works blue tube pedal discussion in effects bg started by watspan, jan 8, 2003. The tube driver is a legendary pedal used by players like eric johnson, david gilmour, kenny wayne. 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. I think tube works claims it uses exactly the same circuitry. Bk butler tube works tube driver real tube overdrive. For this particular shootout, we will focus on some very specific areas, which also means leaving out some features. I currently use the tube works real tube driver pedal. The chandler is a tad darker, while the bk is the most dynamic and open. Signed inside the pedal and on the box with a sharpie. Works perfectly, and the 12ax7 tube in there is fine and healthy and sounding incredible. The main thing is a better tube has less background noise. Heres your chance to own this legendary holy grail of overdrive pedals. 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.

Tube driver blue tdb275, tdb2150, tdb475 and tdb575 amplifiers are now available. There are a lot of versions of this pedal and its variants, but if you search the web, theres tons of good info to help identify the good ones. Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal. Chandler dynamo tube preamp for musical instruments. Seems to be in the same casing as their budget line, but i cant see them selling a tube overdrive as a budget pedal. Butler ended his relationship with chandler industries in 1987, but unfortunately chandler had trademarked the name tube driver and real tube overdrive the same year. Butler made in taiwan tube works on the botton it says it was made 041798 and it is black and tan in color. Works best with an already slightly breaking up amp to my ears. Tube works real tube overdrive bk butler rt 9 rack. It no longer functions correctly to change the gain. The tube driver kit is for those who find their ds1 to be very harsh and would like to give their pedal the sound of fat, tubelike assymetric distortion. Tube works tube driver musical instruments by owner sale. I found this tube works td752 in a pawn shop on the.

Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. Tc electronics tube pilot budget valve overdrive pedal. It can be quickly and easily transformed into a higain distortion beast, mellow blues driver or boost pedal by simply removing a tube. For overseas shipping,message me and we can figure it before sale. The finish has a few chips, it is a fairly old pedal from the 80s. The circuit is a bit more complex, but bascially the same design as the 911 tube driver only with a mid range knob added. Up for sale is a legendary overdrive pedal by tube works b. Each pedal takes me several hours of my personal time. Ive tried the 12ax7 tube and the 12au7 but i cant dial it in to my tone tastiness. Feb 27, 2018 the tube works real tube distortion overdrive pedal is near legendary, probably because eric johnson, billy gibbons, and joe satriani are known for using it. Now butler says that the real tube overdrive pedals made by tube works. Im looking to get more tube tone from my hartke 5000already has a tube preamp, which i use fullblastwould there be problems driving a tube pedal into a tube preamp on. Bk butler tube driver 910 schematicpot value telecaster. Tube driver is widely recognized as the only successful and practical highpowered vacuum tubedriven amplifier ever made.

It seems like the thunder gets lost and it wont come back until i turn off the pedal. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself controls. Bk butlers original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe satriani, kenny wayne shepherd, robbie krieger, and. Cant tell if its meant to be a kind of recreation of the tube driver, or its own thing. I suspect by the reference legendary that they are hinting at the tube driver by b.

The focus of amplified parts is on the musician who is not an electronic technician and who. Bk butlers original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric. Butler tubeworks td752es two channel mosvalve head with real tube overdrive. Electro harmonix ring thing modulator guitar pedal. Alternatives to the tube driver sound the best alternative to the popular 4 knob tube driver is actually the 5 knob real tube pedal, model 901, made by tube works and designed by bk butler. Utilization the general configuration of the tube driver is really easy to follow, and it is easy to get a good sound from this. Tube driver with bias control original design by bk butler. For sale is a vintage, original 1986 bk butlerchandler tube driver tube driven overdrive effects pedal. Heres your limited chance to get an original tube driver. Hi andrea, i have the bk butler tube driver with bias mod as well, i use a nos yugo real tube tho 12ax7. A four knob version of the tube works 901 real tube pedal, which was an improved tube driver. Signed on the bottom of the pedal with an engraver. This kit is a creation by th custom effects in cooperation with. David gilmour of pink floyd was seen using two 1980s tube drivers in the studio and on tour in.

Located in riverside, california we design, manufacture and assemble all of our tubeworks raceline and drivetrain products inhouse. Great piece of gear there i currently use the tube works real tube driver pedal. A tube is not included in the kit, you can select it suitably to your project. The knobs shown on the photo are not included in the kit. The persuader is a tubedrive distortion pedal kit sold by amplified parts of tempe, az. Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect. Amplified parts is a relatively new entity that is part of antique electronic supply, which has been operating for more than 25 years. In the late 80s and 90s, the tube works real tube overdrive used an actual tube inside the pedal to create a partial tube amp sound, or enhance a tube amp you already have. Sorry i forgot to ask if you know tube works tube driver rack rt9 works same as bk butler tube driver. Fulltone ocd obsessive compulsive drive overdrive guitar effects pedal. For sale raleigh durham, nc 2 3 knob built in 1996. The tube works real tube distortion overdrive pedal is near legendary, probably because eric johnson, billy gibbons, and joe satriani are known for using it.

It spins all the way around and pulls out some too. Pedaldocs goal was to produce tones similar to those heard on the first black sabbath alubms, or similar to early marshall amplifiers. This is one of the premier drive units available for bass guitarists. We decided it was high time to explore it by putting a gopro on one of the drivers. The tone and gain characteristics of the tube drive can be drastically altered by interchanging tubes in fact the pedal is designed for easy access to the tubes for this purpose. In the late 80s and 90s, the tube works real tube overdrive used an actual tube inside the pedal to create a partial tube amp sound. Chandler tube driver or tube works posted by seeker of rock on sat, 04172010 19.

Mesa boogie complained about the name chandler tube driver. Boss ds1 tube driver mod from pedaldoc guitarkitbuilder. Butler also known as built by tube works, chandler. Pages from a mid 1990s tube works catalog featuring the 901, 902 and 903 tube driver pedals. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. The pedals that i have loved most over the years are the ts808 and its many clones, the fuzz face great overdrive when you back off your volume slightly, the brown sound in a box, the rangemaster clones, the marshall guvnor original circuit, the fulldrive 2 similar to the ts, bk butler tube driver, blackstar htdrive, and of course. This amp uses a 12ax7 for preamp section and mosvalve power amp section which i think is similar to the mosvalve mv962 power amp. A four knob version of the tube works 901 real tube pedal, which was an improved tube. For the bias control my favorite settings are maximum for gilmour tones and 10 notches below maximum for my original tones, which is roughly 2. Ive been after one of these for a while, as i have an old tube works mosvalve halfstack amplifier purchased in 92 with the real tube rackmount preamp built in. The pedal had already been used by gilmour, satriani, bonamassa, j mascis and many other great.

Chandler tube driver rackmount tube works 902 real tube. I have an old 3 knob tube driver by bk butlertube works which has a broken potentiometer in the tube gain position. The circuit is a bit more complex, but bascially the same design as the 911 tube driver only with a. Tubeworks 3 knob tube driver guitar pedal demo with kingbee strat. Since the design is no longer licensed to tube works or theyre no longer making it, the devices have become sought after guitar pedals. Sold tube works blue tube bass driver pedal new lower price here is a rare bk butler designed tube works bass driver. Tube driver is widely recognized as the only successful and practical highpowered vacuum tube driven amplifier ever made. True vacuum tube overdrive pedals thetubestore blog. Bk butler is still making these pedals today and his calls his real tube overdrive the tube driver pedal. For anyone unfamiliar with this pedal, heres a demo.

Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. To insure proper installation we offer tech support monday thursday from 85pm. Tube works 910 tube driver 3 knobs tube works 911 tube driver 4 knobs b. It works as a good clean boost with the tube drive lower and as you move it clock wise you will quickly get good overdrive. Butler started making the 4 knob tube drivers again as a production model under the tube works brand around 199394. Tube pilot is, according to tc electronic, a legendary tube overdrive modelled, but then further developed by them. Below are some by no means all of the various versions of. Since the design is no longer licensed to tube works or theyre no longer making it, the. Tube works tube driver 911 owners information pdf download. If anything goes wrong during that period, just send it to me and ill fix it. Tube works gear hasnt really become fashionable yet im sure its moment will come, but in my experience everyone goes nuts over the sound if they hear it without preconception.

There is some tonal variation between these early models, and this is a great sounding example. Bk butler tube driver guitar pedal overdrive used by dave gilmour, eric. Tube drive overdrive guitar effects pedal effectrode. Like the name implies, there is indeed a real tube inside of these pedalsprovides your sound with a tube w. Tube works real tube overdrive reverb demo video youtube. The tube has been a key transport network for london for more than 150 years. With this kit you can build both variants written in the docs. In my tube distortion devices, i have replaced all of the tubes, because everyone had a chinese tube in them.

Theres a reason why eric johnson and david gilmour use versions of these pedals. The chandler tube driver is a real tube based overdrive guitar pedal. Dec 01, 2010 the tube driver kit is for those who find their ds1 to be very harsh and would like to give their pedal the sound of fat, tubelike assymetric distortion. Your amp needs a little head room for this to work, but there is just nothing like it. The tube driver is an overdrive with real tube sound. The key focus is on comparing the basic tube sound of each pedal the actual tube in the eden glowplug versus the tube emulation circuit of the sansamp vt bass di there are two main parameters for each pedal that are named differently, but share somewhat similar. The focus of amplified parts is on the musician who is not an electronic technician and who wants to create hisher own sound or tone by modifying their existing amplifier. It is made in the usa has a 14 inch input and output and i believe is has a 12ax7 type tube. I found this tube works td752 in a pawn shop on the way to a gig 22 years ago, and it is still my main amp to this day. Unfollow tube driver pedal to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This pedal very close to the ibanez tube king delivers a very hot creamy wishes, take care, good nutrition has a 12ax7 and the original quality is to me a little light, if not with a lag roxanne i estimated guarantee it moves villain, the settings are very precise and notched which avoids any disruption on stage is a more significant.

The preamp section i think is similar to the tubedriver. They went on to have an inaccurate copy of the tube driver made around 1988. Known the world over for creating the eric johnson violin tone and as one of two main pedals used by david gilmour. Includes a real 12ax7 tube handselected by b k butler. Reverb is the buying and selling source for all things newusedvintage. Jul 08, 2016 in the late 80s and 90s, the tube works real tube overdrive used an actual tube inside the pedal to create a partial tube amp sound, or enhance a tube amp you already have. These amps were made in denver, co usa and designed by bk butler of the tube driver pedal fame. Here is a clean tube driver tube works amp built in the us. I have an old 3 knob tube driver by bk butler tube works which has a broken potentiometer in the tube gain position. May 25, 2011 the persuader is a tubedrive distortion pedal kit sold by amplified parts of tempe, az. Tube driver real tube overdrive concept and design. Tube works real tube overdrive bk butler rt 9 rack version. Tube works td752 combo amp with 12 speaker and built in b. I placed the pedal before my amp and in the effectes loop and it still loses the bottom end.