Those same sessions also resulted in pink floyds the endless river album, which was not completed until 2015. Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and. Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. This product is not manufactured or distributed by butler audio, inc. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear. A pair of adjustablebias mosfet gain stages take the place of the 12ax7 vacuum tube, otherwise the circuit is true to the original schematic.
I am on again off again with my bk butler tube driver wbias mod. It doesnt sound like a lot of gain in the video, but its more than enough at gigging volume. Guitar am std strat with neck fat50, middle suhr fl standard, bridge ssl5. Butler vs chandler tube driver by elswan64 20110401 chandler tube driver by elswan64 201209 chandler tube driver vintage by don felipe 20161122 chandler tube driver with guitarsystems sam. Butler 910911 tube driver, behringer vt911 vintage tube overdrive, overdrive. See the national section pcb management for additional information. This is a library of perfboard and singlesided pcb effect layouts for guitar and bass.
Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. 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. Well, that stock tube is still in there and it sounds glorious. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne. I bought a bk butler tube driver 5 years ago with the intention of swapping out the stock tube. But the blue tube will be part of my collection for years to come, its a.
Driver back when tube works made it it was a good sounding pedal you figure andy timmons still uses one but i dont think they are in production anymore the 4 knob does sound better though. Florida follows federal regulations for the storage and disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls pcbs and pcb items with additional soil treatment and drinking water monitoring requirements. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. Used bk butler tube works tube driver effect pedal. I definitely need to try a 12at7 or a 12au7 in mine. Ive got an 80s bk butler blue tube rack unit and the last time i pulled it out of my rack, i tried swapping about 4 or 5 tubes to see which sounded best. I also have a realtube bk butler driver here to compare my build to, and it is silent. With careful attention given to the attainment of all tube response characteristics in a mobile environment, tube driver blue will satisfy even the most critical audiophile. It is unkown which circuit was inside the 1980s tube driver, as butler stated shipped david four 911 td circuits in 2005, requested to replace the circuits in his old tube drivers.
Thanks to his early endorsement as the creator of his famous violin tone, my tube driver has become a standard of many pro musici. Order eaton bussmann electronics bkpcb 3r from sager, an authorized distributor of fuses product. Overall in great shape considering the age of the pedal. I have a small pedal board, where you can place only 5 pedals. It is unmarked, other than bk written on it with a sharpie. Ive just opened mine up and the circuit board quite clearly reads patented. Bk butler tube driver 910 schematicpot value telecaster. The bk tube driver is an excellent overdrive ideal davidas 70as and. I kept the power section from john ks version of the blue tube. Ive had a bk butler tube driver for quite a few years, love it.
Leading manufacturers of printed circuit boards pcbs in and around florida with product catalogs, literature, spec sheets, company capabilities, design info, and more. I have the bk butler version is a little easier to maneuver with a 12au7. I designed it in the early 1980s and eric johnson was one of my early customers. Eric johnsons pedal board sports a bk butler tube driver in this premier guitar interview at 2.
Allows me to go from dirty rhythm to soaring lead with a few knob twists. The tdb 2250 is the 2channel version of the companys own 5channel tdb 5150. Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences. Before competing in the inaugural season in the truck series, butler made one lone attempt to qualify for a winston cup series event at sonoma in 1994 driving for bill stroppe. This kit contains all parts you need to build a fully functional effect pedal. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock guitars greats david gilmour and eric johnson to name just two. He used 911 tube drivers extensively for his 2006 album on an island and the subsequent tour. The real tube includes a mid range knob, allowing for a wider range of tones to be dialed in. Butler real tube overdrive the tube driver is a boosteroverdrive pedal with an ic and vacuum tube driven preamp circuit inside, used by guitarists such as david gilmour of pink floyd, eric johnson, billy gibbons, joe bonamassa, joe satriani, kenny wayne shepherd, j mascis, david holt, keith urban, and others.
He finished in the top10 in points in the inaugural year of the craftsman truck series and then did a limited schedule. Apparently he rejects over 60% of all new tubes he uses. Any input on this amp, called the bk butler, tdb2250 highbred tube amp, i want to use my receiver as a preamp with the bk butler for two channel. Bk butler tube works tube driver early 3 knob modeloriginal yugoslavian 12ax7 tube includednever thought this day would come but i just dont use this pedal at all anymore. I personally autograph each tube driver on the bottoms side. Ive looked to compile the best and most reliable for this post. To me, the bk butler tube driver is one of the best around both for leads, taming a muff and for a clean volume boost that adds some bite. 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. 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. He first used them for the recording sessions for pink floys division bell album in 1993. Bk butler real tube blue tube tube driver tube works. Butler tube driver blue 2150 owners information pdf.
Gilmour used a colorsound for a long time before the tube driver. The first one had a light tan colored pcb with components of both. Skip to main content skip to footer site5112800493 used 112800493 in store used used bk butler tube works tube driver effect pedal. The tube driver is an overdrive with real tube sound.
The bk butler tube driver is the quintessential overdrivebooster pedal and comes with an ic. What do you guys know about the bk butler real tube driver. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster guitar. So in the last month or two ive had an epiphany of my perfect toneand i ended up in my head with an eric johnson kind of toneso i did some surfing and trying out and i stumbled upon b. Sep 02, 2014 the tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. Hello everyone, i am seriously considering the bk butler tube driver, but i would love to get a few other opinions. I have an old 3 knob tube driver by bk butlertube works which has a broken potentiometer in the. Decided to buy the spire, martinlogans, and depth i for sub, they are four ohm speakers that will give me 400x2 ohms. Ive been running the 904 as my preamp for 4 years now and i love it. Discussion in the effect effect started by jeepjones85, sep 10, 2011. This latest patent pending creation of bk butler, promises to become a classic just as his former tube driver designs have. Tube driver original by bk butler with bias control. Hi andrea, i have the bk butler tube driver with bias mod as well, i use a nos yugo real tube tho 12ax7. Butler, tube driver, distortion pedal, msm workshop by msm workshop 20150401 bk butler tube driver demo through marshall class 5 by laurelwood effects.
Check out these unsolicited customer videos on youtube. I have a bunch of preamp tubes ive been wanting to swap around in it, but it just sounds so good asis that ive never gotten around to messing with it. The tube driver houses a preamp tube and it generates distortion by overdriving the tube rather than conventional pedal methods. Bk butler tube driver feature requests kemper profiler. The bk butler comes as a tube driver model and is available with a bias knob for 12ax7, 12at7, and 12au6 preamp tubes. The tube king is reputed to be a very similar circuit design to the tube driver and the patent there certainly backs that notion up. Btube is powered by onmedia spot, a product of dcts. There are three different circuit boards used in the original bkbchandler 1985 87 tube drivers. So the bk butler tube driver is great for those one pedal gig situations, it is all you need. Is there anythig similar to a bk butler tube driver and. I would think it would play nice with just about any amp, since it has a full array of tone and level adjustments. Printed circuit boards pcbs manufacturers serving florida. A very thick, rich overdrive, with the added advantage that one can swap in various tubes for different tonal flavors and gain.
Bk butler tube driver 910 schematicpot value discussion in burnt fingers diy effects started by tatittle, nov 17, 2011. I put the gain at 10 oclock and the guitar down for cleans if the tube driver is all i have. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. The knobs shown on the photo are not included in the kit. Used bk butler tube works tube driver, vintage tube overdrive pedal from the 1980s. Butler tube driver blue 2150 owners information pdf download. Cars are allowed to drive on the beach and there is a beach ramp here.
Discussion in the tone zone started by liquid, jan 26, 2011. Bk butler guitar effects pedals for sale in stock ebay. Hi guys, i will upload a schematic and pcb layout from a traced chandler tube driver soon. This kit is a creation by th custom effects in cooperation with. It was designed and built by audio electronics engineer b. The curse as popular notions go, the butler audio 2250 carries a certain stigma if not outright blood curse. I purchased it back in 1994 at guitar center in san bernardino, ca. The bk butler 911 tube driver has been one of those items for me. During its long life the tube driver has appeared in many forms. Bk butler tube driver pedal, some of the best sounds that. If youre wondering how these things sound heres a demo for you. There are many schematics out there as well as a wealth of pcb projects.
Pulse tube drivers david used two original 198687 bk butler chandler branded tube drivers in his 1994 division bell live rig. The stock tube that ships with the 911 tube driver made since 2006 is a golden dragon 12ax7 a low noise, hifi preamp tube. The only other problem i have had is getting it to cut through in a band situation. If you investigate the colorsound and similar, you might have a look at the basic audio futureman and the black arts toneworks black forest overdrive. The stomp box world has much more variety than what the kpa has in store when it comes to distortions and overdrives. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler industries with the power supply built.
The mosfet driver is based on the legendary bk butler tube driver. Maxon rtd800 real tube ovedrivedistortion guitar effects pedal. 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. The tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. Find great deals on ebay for bk butler tube driver and bk butler tube driver bias. It uses a 12ax7 which is pushed by a dual opamp followed by a fenderstyle tone stack. Its kind of like having a section of your amp right in a pedal. Not a lot of highrise hotels or resorts here, but there are plenty of beach houses. Featuring a diehard metal chassis, intuitive control interface, and highlow eq control, the tube works tube driver overdrive captures magic in a box. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin texas. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself controls. Seymour duncan fooz analog fuzz 2 day ship for sale. The baja tube driver is basically a replica reverse engineered bk butler.
The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. A bk butler tube driver fabbed board would be great handmade ones suck, really hard to get them right. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne shepherd, david gilmour, and many. A tube is not included in the kit, you can select it suitably to your project. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. David gilmour tones david gilmour has been an avid tube driver user since the 1990s.
Johnson uses it in the lead circuit of his signal chain. 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. It might not be identical to the tube driver but its in the same sort of area. Tube driver blue 2150 amplifiers description 2 x 150watts rms, both channels driven true power tube heaters dc, fully regulated, delayed soft start output devices 12 x 15amps, sanken audiophile grade massive internalexternal heat. Unfollow butler tube driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I have loads of drives hotcake, klon ktr, timmy, kot but theres something special about the driver. It can be a little harsh and raspy and i assume that is because i still have a 12ax7 in it. If you end up getting it, shoot bk an email im sure hell be glad to help. Any experience with an original bk butler tube driver. With this kit you can build both variants written in the docs. 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.
Butler beach is a very small community of a few thousand people located several miles south of saint augustine beach on highway a1a. 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. Those who want to reserve a unit, please contact me via email. Bk butler tube driver perf and pcb effects layouts. Jul 07, 2015 bk butler tube overdrive pedal image courtesy of ultra rare 1985 bk butler tube driver patent pending 1 of 1st 50. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. The distortion on my first td was a bit too rough at low drive settings for my taste, so i. In my experience, any of the bk butler tube designs, even the pedals, all sound phat. Im not an electrical engineer by any stretch of the imagination, just a diyer who likes drawing layouts. The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb. 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. 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.
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