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. But it helps to have a good bit of volume and the marshall cooking. Tube driver new direct from bk butler with bias covid. Tubedriver, tubedriver blue, thermionic, mosvalve, butler audio, blue tube.
Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal valve 3 knob. At some point butler started using a toroid transformer that runs from 120240vac which works with either mains power. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. We are confident this unit will be a welcome addition to your tube. Used bk butler tube works tube driver, vintage tube overdrive pedal from the 1980s. 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.
Bk butler has been designing vacuum tube audio for over 25 years. 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. Due to the continuing requests for my limited production original design tube driver pedal, here are the details. Joseph butler of the firm of ellis late and butlei and james hoskins having purchased on tho business carried previously by mr. Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal. Butler audio inc is not responsible for customs charges, delays due to general delivery andor customs clearance issues. The only thing i liked about it was how much it sold for on. Post a new topic by using start a discussion on one of our product forums or reply to an existing topic. The bk butler comes as a tube driver model and is available with a bias knob for 12ax7, 12at7, and 12au6 preamp tubes. A hand made reissue of butler s original 911 tube driver tube works design from the 1990s. It is now possible to enjoy the best vacuum tube home audio sound in your home theater system.
I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. Overall in great shape considering the age of the pedal. That pedal show thoughts on valve overdrive pedals, part. I personally autograph each tube driver on the bottoms side. Below is an interview with bk that explains the whole butler vs. I think of the mxr and lovepedal as doing good impressions of the pushed marshall and tube driver tone at lower, more reasonable volumes, whereas if you just compared a real. I wrote to butler s company and a technician there verified it as a genuine butler pedal. Bk butler is still making these pedals today and his calls his real tube overdrive the tube driver pedal.
These have become known as the pulse tube drivers, as that is the name of pink floyds popular live concert video and album from the 1994 tour. Bk butler has been designing and building vacuum tube related musical products for over 25 years. They then decided that they were the owners of the product and took butler. Bk butler s original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe satriani, kenny wayne shepherd. 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. The pedal had already been used by gilmour, satriani, bonamassa, j mascis and many other great. I kept the power section from john ks version of the blue tube.
Known the world over for creating the eric johnson violin tone and as one of two main pedals used by david gilmour. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. A pair of adjustablebias mosfet gain stages take the place of the 12ax7 vacuum tube, otherwise the. This item tube driver original by bk butler with bias control. The circuit layout and pathways were very similar to the 1980s circuits, but there. Tube pilot is, according to tc electronic, a legendary tube overdrive modelled, but then further developed by them. The sydney morning herald 14091867 pdf free download. The bk butler tube driver is the quintessential overdrivebooster pedal and comes with an ic. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself controls.
This rack is an updated and more costeffective design from the originator of the tube driver concept, b. Shown above left to right the 1985 bk butler tube driver, the revised 198687 bk butler tube driver, the unauthorized 1988 knockoff made by chandler after butler parted ways with them, the 1990s tube works 911 tube driver, and a b. This is the big daddy of tube overdrive pedals the classic tube driver from b. This is not a reissue of the original 1980s bkbchandler tube driver versions. Access additional resources like state guidelines, user guides and videos. Welcome to butler audios tube driver blue home audio site. Butlers tube driver circuit patent was granted in 1991 patent number. Im hand building only limited production numbers every week. Selfhosted customers can download the latest updates for your student and financial. Beware of inferior clones and used worn out pedals. Bk butler tube works tube driver, vintage effects pedal. 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. 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 many other pros.
This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler industries with the power supply built. Professional celebrity users include billy gibbons zz top, david gilmour pink floyd, eric clapton, elton john, eric johnson and hundreds more. Chandler marketed his product for a while using their name. William inglis, at tho railway auction mart, 793, georgostroct south, a continuance solicit of the patron igo so liborally accorded to their predecessors. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. Tube works and chandler tube drivers have been on the market at different times, and in different versions. Those who want to reserve a unit, please contact me via email. Make offer bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal valve 3 knob. Essentially, bk is the designer of the tube driver. Bk butler s original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe satriani, kenny wayne shepherd, robbie krieger, and many other pros. The mosfet driver is based on the legendary bk butler tube driver.
Heres the tube driver made famous by david gilmour. This is the only handmade and authentic tube driver. Ive got all three bonk, a bk butler, jb fet and the dover drive and the bk butler cant be beat for ej tone at volume going into a pushed marshall, etc. Supposedly he gets inquiries to fix them all the time and wont. Bk s designs and products have satisfied the most critical professional clients. Butler also known as built by tube works, chandler. Now butler says that the real tube overdrive pedals made by tube works from back in the day are unreliable. The tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. I suspect by the reference legendary that they are hinting at the tube driver by b. Is there anythig similar to a bk butler tube driver and. But the blue tube will be part of my collection for years to come, its a great keeper the way it is stock imo. 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. By bk butler original design hand made by bk butler.
Tube works valve distortion guitar bass keyboard pedal overdrive bk butler blue. The bk butler tube drive circuit is based on a opamp gainstage driven into two triodestages of 12ax7 tube, using low plate voltage about 16volts there are lot of similar products, such as chandler tube driver, dean markley overlord classic tube overdrive and many others. Pulse tube drivers david used two original 198687 bk butler chandler branded tube drivers in his 1994 division bell live rig. It uses a 12ax7 which is pushed by a dual opamp followed by a fenderstyle tone stack. 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. Check out these unsolicited customer videos on youtube. Tc electronics tube pilot budget valve overdrive pedal.
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