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. This pedal is an awesome tool for adding life to your amp and for boosting fuzz. This time he used an original 1980s bk butlerchandler branded tube driver and two more recent b. View and download butler tube driver blue 275 owners information online. Guitar pedal directory favourite pedals by preferred pedalmakers. The tube driver houses a preamp tube and it generates distortion by overdriving the tube rather than conventional pedal methods. Take a look, its a nice article and simple project, its a must have tool if you are into building pedals. Tube driver with bias control original design by bk butler.
Btube is powered by onmedia spot, a product of dcts. It uses a 12ax7a im using a 12au7a in mine to get real tube overdrivedistortion. That cool joe, i also prefer a lower gain nos preamp tube in my tube driver. View some of the videos and multimedia showcasing butler technologies inc. Im surprised that more isnt said about this amp as its very detailed and dynamic. Learn more about the company and the people that make everything possible. Chandler tube driver rackmount tube works 902 real tube rackmount tube works 9 tube driver rackmount tube works 922 real tube ii rackmount.
It has evolved over the years and there are many versions a list can be found here. 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. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster. Here you can also share your thoughts and ideas about updates to livejournal. Again from the leading innovator of the modern tube overdrive, b. All listings current page auction buy it now classified ads. The earliest tube driver, hand made by bk butler in escondido, california, circa 19791980. The core of the pedal is a handselected 12ax7 tube which gives you a lovely. 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. Gmail is email thats intuitive, efficient, and useful. Also i do not own any pitchers that have or will be shone. About press copyright creators advertise developers. Click below to download a pdf of the quick setup guide for the butler ii transmitter. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler.
Okay, picked up for cheap a pedalworx tejas overdrive pedal made by pedalworx in the usa. Bluetube 903 bass driver the tubeworks bluetube was designed by bk butler. You can hear smooth singing sustain prs santana md,mercury magnetics,tran and choke mod, trex delay into a fender vibro. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock guitars greats david gilmour. During its long life the tube driver has appeared in many forms. This time he used an original 1980s bk butler chandler branded tube driver and two more recent b.
These questions are all best answered by the butler who would be master. 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. One super cool feature of the tube driver is that the level knob acts like a global master volume for the lead sound. Just let me know if you want to upgrade when you order. Bk butler tube driver perf and pcb effects layouts. Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric johnson, billy gibbons and joe satriani to name a few. 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 this thread. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin texas. Known the world over for creating the eric johnson violin tone and as one of two main pedals used by david gilmour. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne. Does that transform the bk in designer butlers initials into blue king. I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. Butler has been making since 2005 could be ordered with either voltage, so be sure you are buying a tube driver with the correct voltage for your country.
Tube driver blue 275 car amplifier pdf manual download. I know the fet driver was based on the butler design. Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric. Thanks to his early endorsement as the creator of his famous violin tone, my tube driver has become a. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler industries with the power supply built. The treble, mids and bass controls are basically a fender tone stack, and imo, its a great sounding bass overdrive. The stock tube that ships with the 911 tube driver made since 2006 is a golden dragon 12ax7 a low noise, hifi preamp tube.
But the blue tube will be part of my collection for years to come, its a. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. Mar 01, 20 stockingtease, the hunsyellow pages, kmart, msn, microsoft, noaa, diet, realtor,, hot, pof, kelly jeep, pichuntercom, gander. Around 1978 butler designed and began making an early version of the tube driver, one of the first tube overdrive pedals. The design with new technoligy, was also more relieable than the previous silicon. Download butler download butler automates the download process by capturing downloads directly from your browser and storing them in an explorer style layout for easy access. At some point butler started using a toroid transformer that runs from 120240vac which works with either mains power.
From what i can gather pedalworx is a small family business that produce some very nice handmade gear that is still very affordable. 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. With its unique manageralert feature, butler xp automatically pages the manager if there is any delay in service from your staff members. And at 150 wpc, these amps have all the dynamic power thats needed for both a serious home theater or a multichannel high end system. Find great deals on ebay for bk butler tube driver and bk butler tube driver bias. This gives you the opportunity to make sure all customer and staff pages are handled instantly no matter what. Find great deals on the tube driver on click here marketplace. These exams are intended to determine the proper course level for certain subjects and help ensure you arent placed in a class that is too easy or too difficult. It can be used as a clean boost all the way to a heavy overdrive. Shop by department, purchase cars, fashion apparel, collectibles, sporting goods, cameras, baby items, and everything else on ebay, the worlds online marketplace. Heres an overdrive pedal that uses an actual preamp tube, which is quite exciting.
Please take a moment to look over this brochure, and be sure to send in the owners registration and your comments. David did not use them to boostblend with his big muffs on this tour. 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 certifies that your new tube driver blue has been personally checked. I have 2 butler 3150 amps which is the same as the 5150 but i needed 6 channels, not 5. The distortion on my first td was a bit too rough at low drive settings for my taste, so i. 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. Used a low gain 6av6 or 12av6 tube for distortion and transistor stage for compression. Framework owasp testing guide framework with tools for owasp testing guide v3 brought to you by. It is unmarked, other than bk written on it with a sharpie. Butler xp helps enhance customer satisfaction, improve service and boost staff efficiency. All things to do with black butler go to the original creator. It was designed and built by audio electronics engineer b.
Voodoo 1, muff fuzz, keeley time machine boost, red witch phaser. Our database contains more than 1 million pdf manuals from more than 10,000 brands. They were only used as overdrives, blended with one of his three compressors. The bk butler 911 tube driver has been one of those items for me. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. Butler tube driver blue 275 owners information pdf. Our range of dvblink products for nas and for windows based pcs offers everything you need to enjoy your favorite satellite dvbss2, cable dvbc and qam, terrestrial dvbtt2 and atsc, iptv and analog tv channels and recordings within your home network and on the go. Chandler dynamo tube preamp for musical instruments. Heres your chance to own this legendary holy grail of overdrive pedals. I just picked up a new tube driver this week from bk himself. Bk butler is presently making the tube driver again. A bk butler tube driver fabbed board would be great handmade ones suck, really hard to get them right. The mini driver can either be used to boost other pedals, drive your tube amp or. Tube works 9 tube driver rackmount effects database.
Each one is hand made and checked out carefully by bk himself. Ive been looking for this sound for a long, long time. Ascii characters only characters found on a standard us keyboard. The tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. Bk butler tubeworks blue tube bass driver whos using. Now theres a sporting moniker that just so happens to be the correct one. Butler for youtube is an app that can download and convert online videos. Page 1 butler audio, inc tube driverd b l u eu owners information certification. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. Tis is the only handmade and authentic tube driver which i personally designed in 1983. Thanks to his early endorsement as the creator of his famous violin tone, my tube driver has become a standard of many pro musici.
Need help, bk butler tube driver discussion in the effect effect started by willeycaster000, jan 31, 2016. I designed it in the early 1980s and eric johnson was one of my early customers. When i first tried it i thought i remember the pedal. Bk butler, maker and original designer of the tubedriver made famous by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe satriani and many other pros. The fdp is made possible by the following companies and individual members like you. Tube works 910 tube driver 3 knobs tube works 911 tube driver 4 knobs b. Bk butler tube driver ecc82 siemens sx ecc82 mullard centre ecc83 yugo dx fender stratocaster cs heavy relic 56 wvoodoo 60 1972 hiwatt dr103. Pedal design 101 the boss colour chart and 40 shades of tone. Find great deals on the tube driver on click here bk bu. Its kind of like having a section of your amp right in a pedal. The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb.
My superlead is so loud that itll probably blow any. Completing your required placement exams is one of the most important tasks you need to do before registering for courses. You can either beam a preset from your phone or connect to the editor. I have a 4 knob bk tube driver with bias control that i bought is new condition. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Heres the tube driver made famous by david gilmour. Each was set for a slightly different tone and level of drive. Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and. Based on bajamans schematic i created a layout with wiring.
If you have any other questions or comments, you can add them to that request at any time. Keeley time machine boost, keeley compressor, keeleyd ds1, chandler tube driver. By 1872 he had changed from making textile machinery to machine tools. I used a bk butler tube driver for years but as i went from that mid rangy.
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