The circuit is a bit more complex, but bascially the same design as the 911 tube driver only with a. Tfl tube driver salary, working conditions and benefits. Utilization the general configuration of the tube driver is really easy to follow, and it is easy to get a good sound from this. I have the real tube pedal and was hoping you can you shed some light on the differences between the real tube and the tube driver pedal. It is among a number of variations on the tube driver circuit out there that he designed and usually marketed himself the 911 in the tube works version which is the original 5knob tube driver design, the three knob 910 version, the tube works real tube 901, the ibanez tube king, the tube works 303 smooth. Several airway adjuncts are available for prehospital providers. On the new ri version it increased from 2,2k to 22k. Find great deals on these pedals on click here signal chain, fender stratocaster eric johnson, into the klon then. Tube driver original by bk butler with bias control.
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. Several people reported that the tone stack reacted different on the new version vs. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. I also have an old dean markley overlord tube overdrive and swapping out the tube in that made a big difference. Tube pilot is, according to tc electronic, a legendary tube overdrive modelled, but then further developed by them. 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.
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. 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. Ive read several threads on this, and nobody seems to ever really come to a conclusion. Id be willing to bet that at a minimum, 70% of the tube king s circuit matches stuff designed by butler.
The most significant differences compared to the new ri edition are. A page about gilmours tube drivers can be found here here david gilmour tones david gilmour has been an avid tube driver user since the 1990s. At no point have i claimed they were the same pedal. Each unit is hand built to my specs and i personally check out each tube driver to perfection. The chandler tube driver is an overdrive pedal most famously used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons and joe satriani. A comparison of the kinglt to endotracheal intubation and. Butler also known as built by tube works, chandler. The tube driver now conforms to international ul standards. I need input from you all about some tube pedals out there mainly for electro harmonixs hot tubes,lbp 2ube,chandler tube drive,ibanez tube king. The fulltone full drive 2 is also a nice pedal as well as the reverend train. I have a page about gilmours various tube drivers and settings here.
Tube drivers are not allowed to drink alcohol for eight hours before the shift starts. As promised here is the schematic of the early tube driver traced from the guts posted on this thread. 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. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. I need somebody to either explain or steer me to an explanation of the 12ax712at7 tube s purpose in my jolida jd502p power amp. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin, texas. Have you seen how much your original bk butler chandler tube driver units are getting on ebay. It is made in the usa has a 14 inch input and output and i believe is has a 12ax7 type tube. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. This tube driver was a lower cost, entry level version, housed in a smaller enclosure. The tube driver is more appropriate for what you are looking for used to own one wish i hadnt traded it a tube screamer is best suited to pushing the front end of a tube amp into a nice singing lead type overdrive think srv. That pedal show tube screamer, blues driver, king of tone youtube. Tube driver pedals, real tube overdrive, tube works, etc.
New tube pilot overdrive by tc electronic, their take on a. They are some times required to work as many as 17 weekends in a row. 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. Suhr riot vs ibanez tube king japan vs providence stampete dt duration. Ibanez tube king vs butler tube driver the gear page. The original 12ax7 in these can be a tad harsh, but swapping it out for a lower gain 12au7 or 12at7 makes a considerable improvement in the tube king s overall tone and noise floor. The tube king has a similarly big, amplike tone as butlers tube driver, with perhaps slightly more gain available. It was a big pain to even get to the tube and didnt even change the sound that much. For instance, the radial line of pedals use a simple dual parallel circuit for the tube, which means that its basically only capable of unity gain.
Is the real tube basically a tube driver with the addition of the midrange control to the tone stack or are they completely different. There is no chandler tube driver never was a chandler tube driver. 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. You were making a limited run of 6 this year, any plans to mass produce them in the future. The tube driver is a legendary pedal used by players like eric johnson, david gilmour, kenny wayne shepherd and many more. Signal chain, fender stratocaster eric johnson, into the klon then tube driver, then into a vox ac30.
New tube pilot overdrive by tc electronic, their take on a tube driver. 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. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. Excellent thread and info,my only tube driver was a real tube rackmount that i hardly remember it was the 80s lol,enough said just wondered if anyone here realized that voodoo labs sparkle drive mod in position 2 i believe was created to approximate a tube driver. Another alternative is bk butlers 1990s era ibanez tube king tk999us, which is a variation on his real tube tube driver circuits, only with no internal transformer. Bk butler tube driver vs ibanez ts808 tube screamer duration.
Differences between tube driver and real tube hi bk. The aim of this study was to determine if the king lt offers improved placement success and times over the combitube etc and endotracheal tube ett in a simulated difficult airway. Imo, as a pedal in front of a clean channel it sounds notsospecial. I tried swapping the tubes, replacing the stock tube with a 12at7. Its strong point is to add a bit of oomph to an overdrive channel. After chandlers trademark on the name tube driver lapsed in 1993, butler started making them again under his tube works brand. The chandler tube driver is a real tube based overdrive guitar pedal. I purchased it back in 1994 at guitar center in san bernardino, ca.
Buying a tube king will get you into the same sort of territory as the tube driver. I get preamp tubes in a preamp, but ive found it difficult to find a clear explanation of what the driver and input tubes are actually doing, and their relative importance to the sound of the amp. It features controls for out level, eq sometimes split into high and low eq, and tube drive level. A recent alternative is the king laryngeal tube lt approved for use by the fda in 2003. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. Best tube to replace stock tube in ibanez tube king. Cant tell if its meant to be a kind of recreation of the tube driver, or. I suspect by the reference legendary that they are hinting at the tube driver by b. Then i engrave my signature on the bottom of the case. That pedal show tube screamer, blues driver, king of tone. Bk butler tubeworks blue tube bass driver whos using.
The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. If i can get the sound from the tube driver from one. The tube screamer is a nice pedal and i think if it was between a stock bd2 and the tube screamer i would choose the tube screamer. There are similarities in the circuit and the tube king clearly borrows a lot from butlers original design. Butler tube driver the core circuit design on the 2000s reissue 911 tube driver is similar to the original 198587 versions, but there were several component value changes across the circuit that affect the way it sounds, as well as different pots. Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric johnson, billy gibbons and joe satriani to name a few. To get the real tube and tube king mid range to match the pre set mid eq in the 911 tube driver you have to dial the mid knob down to around 9. Tc electronics tube pilot budget valve overdrive pedal. Idk how many of you are familiar with this pedal tk999ht but its a pretty sweet drive pedal with a lot of power and a lot of controls on it. Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences.
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