The bk tube driver is an excellent overdrive ideal davidas 70as. Each one is hand made and checked out carefully by bk himself. The tube driver blue architecture merely lends itself to being packaged in 5channel guise to make the tdb 5150 the first hometheater tube amp thatll run cool to be left powered up indefinitely. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster guitar. 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. This butler ridge vent package is used on the butlerib ii roof. The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb.
His designs satisfy the most critical professional clients. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. It is unmarked, other than bk written on it with a sharpie. I cant tell you where it comes in the signal though. Set designs for theater and dance david butler designs. Jun 02, 2017 tubeworks real tube 903 modded tone stacks so as most of you guys know when im studying for exams i tend to do a bunch of layouts when taking breaks to keep my sanity. I am getting a kingsley minstrel 2 which is a tube overdrive and more controllable and subtle rather than the bk butler having talked with brent and now simon jarrett. A hand made reissue of butler s original 911 tube driver tube works design from the 1990s. I kept the power section from john ks version of the blue tube. Th custom effects diy boutique effects and little helpers. Lineage research library publications historical archives reference. Only marked with script chandler logo on the front, no bk butler.
Or you could build my baja real tube overdrive or dirk hendriks real tube screamer both in the ready to build projects section. The baja tube driver is basically a replica reverse engineered bk butler tube. I bought a bk butler tube driver 5 years ago with the intention of swapping out the stock tube. It can be a little harsh and raspy and i assume that is because i still have a 12ax7 in it. It uses a 12ax7a im using a 12au7a in mine to get real tube overdrivedistortion. All rights reserved to respective owners not for profit. Atari st xxx what is butler saw battler from shaolin masters adult menu disk.
Pedal design 101 the boss colour chart and 40 shades of tone. This is the only handmade and authentic tube driver. Butlerib ii ridge vent butler building parts online. The distortion on my first td was a bit too rough at low drive settings for my taste, so i swapped out several different 12au7 tubes. It can be used as a clean boost all the way to a heavy overdrive. The tube driver is our own creation following the bk butler or chandler models but taking it to new levels regarding flexibility and noise reduction. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. A large online repository or library of guitar pedal schematics, layouts, pcb transfers, and tagboard layouts.
I am recommended to dave gilmour as an upgrade to bk butler. So since i did a layout for the tubeworks 903 i thought to myself if its basically a tube preamp i thought why couldnt the tone stack be modded to that of some legendary amps. The cornish mode sounds more like something in between a bk butler tube driver and cornish g2 tone, but perhaps a bit too thin and nasally. Genius is not all about 99% perspiration, and 1% inspiration sometimes the.
Later some tube drivers and real tubes were made for the european market with transformers that ran on 220240vac. It ends with a finished product that achieves optimal performance at the lowest possible cost. Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric johnson, billy gibbons and joe satriani to name a few. I definitely need to try a 12at7 or a 12au7 in mine. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne. Midrange all the way up and treble bass off is flat for the blue tube bass driver or real tube enhancer both exactly the same. Butler ridge vents are available with optional operator packages that allow the ridge vents to be easily opened or. Pedals with separate ac power supplies or wall warts are not original and do not sound the same. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin texas.
It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan. Apparently he rejects over 60% of all new tubes he uses. Do notplug a tube driver made with a 110120v transformer into a 220240v power outlet. Tube driver blue continues the longstanding tradition of innovative design and performance excellence demanded by bk butler and his loyal customers. Sold tube works blue tube bass driver pedal new lower price here is a rare bk butler designed tube works bass driver. This latest patent pending creation of bk butler, promises to become a classic just as his former tube driver designs have. Unfollow bk butler tube driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The chandler tube driver is an overdrive pedal most famously used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons and joe satriani. Well, that stock tube is still in there and it sounds glorious.
Bk butler has been designing vacuum tube related musical equipment for over 25 years. Td752 tube driver amp, hybrid combo guitar amp from tube works. While many schools separate the study of art and design, we combine the disciplines to better prepare students for an adaptable career in a fastpaced world of everchanging creative needs. I replaced the original 12ax7 tube with a jj electronics 12au7. How to order a replacement seat cover first, we need to determine which seat you have and if it is a standardsize or custom seat. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock guitars greats david gilmour. Some used 4 knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. This project is a direct tracing from an actual b k butler tube driver. The next year brent decided he needed to put his name on his pedals so they were properly labeled tube driver, concept and design.
The distortion on my first td was a bit too rough at low drive settings for my taste, so i. Dont condemn this flexibility to spell unfitness for serious audiophile adventures. Through the strong liberal arts education that butler provides, students graduate with the creative, communication, and criticalthinking skills it takes to pursue multiple career options postgraduation. The core of the pedal is a handselected 12ax7 tube which gives you a lovely sort of fuzzdrive sound than can sound amazingly smooth and textured in the hands of masters like david gilmour who still features 2 of these within his rig. Michelle butler designs, gg collection, casa bonita, santangelo lighting, gallery design lighting, katherines collection, rrogers designs, feizy rugs, lucia designs, down inc. Butler tube driver real tube overdrive effects database. Btube is powered by onmedia spot, a product of dcts. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear. Were sharing these details for project planning purposes. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself controls.
Butler tube driver blue 275 owners information pdf. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock. It goes solitary places and ascends to where none have dared climb before. The stock tube that ships with the 911 tube driver made since 2006 is a golden dragon 12ax7 a low noise, hifi preamp tube. Pete cornish was one of the first people known though unkown to the public at the time to have been making modified versions of the big muff circuit, going as far back as the late 1970s with the. Each ventilator is 10 feet long and can be installed in a standalone or continuous fashion. A hand made reissue of butlers original 911 tube driver tube works design from the 1990s. Bluetube 903 bass driver the tubeworks bluetube was designed by bk butler. Butler university admits students of any race to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at butler university. David butler has designed over 50 sets for professional theaters in western, ny including irish classical theatrecopenhagen, school for wives, lady windimeres fan, accidental death of an anarchist, waiting for godot, and she stoops to conquer neglia ballet don quixote and sparticus, lockport city ballet mid summer nights dream, royal. Known the world over for creating the eric johnson violin tone and as one of two main pedals used by david gilmour. The original tube drivers were made with transformers that run on 110120vac for the north american market. Tube driver new direct from bk butler with bias covid.
Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. This is one of the premier drive units available for bass guitarists. Butler then reworked the design again, combining an opamp operational amplifier or integrated circuit chip and a pre amp tube running on starved voltage to. Another good one is the bk butler real tube overdriveblack pedal, just make sure its not the genz benz version or anything but a usa made one as the import ones terrible for bass. Fractal design focus g mid tower computer case atx high airflow 2x silent ll series 120mm white led fans included usb 3. They are available as outside and inside tube variations. Weve also included common roof and base condition details in. Its kind of like having a section of your amp right in a pedal. This is not a reissue of the original 1980s bkbchandler tube driver versions. Knockoff made by chandler after butler parted ways with them. 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. Remove your seat cover and look for a hand written number, a decal or a number engraved with an air pen on the inside of the seat below the shoulder belt holes. It uses a 12ax7 which is pushed by a dual opamp followed by a fenderstyle tone stack.
Tube driver original by bk butler with bias control. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster. Professional celebrity users include pink floyd, billy gibbons zz top, eric clapton, elton john, eric johnson and hundreds more. Bk butler tube driver perf and pcb effects layouts. Theses common crosssections and details include more than 100 typical sections that clearly demonstrate how our structural systems integrate with metal, tiltup, masonry or precast concrete walls. Bk butler tube driver txba gear index texas blues alley. Designing or replicating a tone isnt rocket science, but you need to have. The only other problem i have had is getting it to cut through in a band situation. With us patented technology, tube driver blue has proven worldwide to be the finest sounding car audio amplifiers available at any price. I am on again off again with my bk butler tube driver wbias mod. Distributors architectural hardware furnishings resources partnerships associations community. Butler tube driver blue 275 owners information pdf download.
The era of big muff mods and boutique clones in the mid 1990s the big muff mods that are common today were only just starting to be discussed worldwide on a few internet forums and chat rooms. If you build this, you will hear what a b k butler tube driver sounds like a lot different to those awful ggg and behringer failures. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler industries with the power supply built. The b k butler tube driver files tube driver label tube driver overlay tube driver top layer pcb. This is the ultimate bias model inspired by requests from eric johnson in 1985. The treble, mids and bass controls are basically a fender tone stack, and imo, its a great sounding bass overdrive. The tube driver houses a preamp tube and it generates distortion by overdriving the tube rather than conventional pedal methods. Sep 02, 2014 the tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne shepherd, david gilmour, and many. Beware of inferior clones and used worn out pedals. I purchased it back in 1994 at guitar center in san bernardino, ca. Heres the tube driver made famous by david gilmour.
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