Butler tube driver true bypass

Vintage bk butler tube driver overdrive, with real tube inside for true valve bite. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. I wrote to butler s company and a technician there verified it as a genuine butler pedal, as opposed to the chandler fakes. The truth about true bypass and buffered guitar pedals. Bk butler tube driver by tube works overdrive effect pedal it is in good overall condition with some cosmetic wear from use.

The basic idea of a true bypass box is to leave the original stompbox untouched and to add true bypass as a kind of add on function. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. Rattle that lock 2015 david gilmours latest solo album, rattle that lock, feature some beautiful guitar work and quite a lot of new sounds. While multieffects floor units allow the player to create, save and recall a multitude of effect combinations, many players still favour putting together their own pedalboard using separate pedals, even though. The circuit is a bit more complex, but bascially the same design as the 911 tube driver only with a mid range knob added. 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. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. Have you seen how much your original bk butler chandler tube driver units are getting on ebay. Th custom effects diy boutique effects and little helpers. David gilmour of pink floyd was seen using two 1980s tube drivers in the studio and on tour in.

I need true bypass, and i dont think the ts9dx has true bypass. Also dont overlook the effects of a non true bypass wah on the signal path. Compared to the amplifier models, information about the drive models is scarce. Butlerchandler tube driver 3 dallasarbiter fuzz face germanium. Apr 10, 2017 buffered bypass helps combat most of the issues that guitar players experienced with true bypass, mentioned above. Eric appears to use this stacked with the tubescreamer for an alternative to his fuzz face lead tone. Essentially, bk is the designer of the tube driver. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. Its kind of like having a section of your amp right in a pedal. The chandler tube driver in davidas rig from 19932006 has a slightly warmer tone than the new bk butler model in davidas rig from 2006.

True true bypass involves a mechanical switch most if not all mechanical footswitches have a solid click when theyre stomped on. An unusual pedal and unlike other pedals that run with a real preamp tube at only 9volts, the tube driver runs on full 240110volts mains power and is effectively a compact valve preamp similar to inside. David gilmour has been an avid tube driver user since around 1993. The studio setup is a departure from the familiar pete cornish boards and a return to experimenting with both old and new stompboxes, as well as a range of different amps and guitars. Potente eq ottimizzato per meno durezza e effervescenza a volumi inferiori. Butler and chandler tube driver pedals that have powered everything from david gilmours latemodel stadium sound to j masciss power jangle to eric johnsons violinlike tone. So the tube driver is one of those pedals like a ocd or eternity burst in that it doesnt have any output buffer. I found some schematics but they are for the chandlers, older butlers, and half show tb and half show a buffered bypass. I also have a realtube bk butler driver here to compare my build to, and it is silent. They then decided that they were the owners of the product and took butler to court where they promptly lost their suit. What external pedals are you using with your axefx.

Stacking bk butler tube driversbufferless output the. Thats all hearsay and i dont intend to find out firsthand. The tube driver is a boosteroverdrive pedal with a simple vacuum tube driven preamp circuit inside. Check out these unsolicited customer videos on youtube. Those same sessions also resulted in the division bell companion album, pink floyds the endless river, which was not completed until 2015.

Tube driver pedals, real tube overdrive, tube works, etc. Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and. It actuates a small switch mounted on the pcb that in turn controls some switching circuitry. Butler chandler tube driver 3 dallasarbiter fuzz face germanium. I get a way better violin tone when my vox wah is in my chain really helps mellow the sound. Im trying to make a decision between buying either the bk butler tube driver or the maxon tod9 true tube overdrive. So back when true bypass was an issue, most of the big manufacturers moved to buffered circuits. Heres your chance to own this legendary holy grail of overdrive pedals. Strat or les paul vox wah non true bypass bk butler tube driver tone knobs rolled completely off ala ej, level 9 oclock, gain 11 oclockmaestro.

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. They use hardwire bypass, not true bypass, so they might mess up your signal when off. I made the 903 which has the mid control and also made it true bypass. I know there is a lot of love for the ocd, and rightfully so. Is the bk butler tube driver out of your price range. Tube driver original by bk butler with bias control. Theyre both up there in price and seem like very good pedals. I would post a link here, but im pretty sure thats a nono. 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. The bk butler tube driver is the quintessential overdrivebooster pedal and comes with an ic.

Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and gear. Bk butler tube driver txba gear index texas blues alley. I wrote to butler s company and a technician there verified it as a genuine butler pedal. Differences between tube driver and real tube hi bk. Im not a fan of buffers after outputbufferless pedals. Unfollow butler tube driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. Butler started making the 4 knob tube drivers again as a production model under the tube works brand around 199394. The tube driver houses a preamp tube and it generates distortion by overdriving the tube rather than conventional pedal methods. The dover drives tube free design might mean it cant deliver all the magic of an original tube driver, but its got a unique.

Build yourself a good sounding true bypass box or strip to convert your stompboxes into true bypass devices. They are available as outside and inside tube variations. This saved him from sorting through literally hundreds of tubes to find the exact one he wanted. 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. Simply put, a buffer is a unity gain amplifier meaning that it does make the signal any louder or softer that isolates the input from the output and transforms the signal from high impedance to low impedance. Butler audio inc is not responsible for customs charges, delays due to general delivery andor customs clearance issues. Dc pedal board yoke 5 true bypass loop switcher oct 21st. David uses two tube drivers in his rig but you could easily substitute one of them with a power boost for a hint of that vintage flavour.

But the unchartered territory of the drive models was too tempting and here we have it. Chandler marketed his product for a while using their name. Unfortunately, a lot of those classic pedals dont have true bypass switching. Mar 30, 2012 have you seen how much your original bk butler chandler tube driver units are getting on ebay. Known the world over for creating the eric johnson violin tone and as one of two main pedals used by david gilmour.

Bk butler tube driver vs ts9 tubescreamer vs sd1 lpd comparison duration. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne shepherd, david gilmour, and many. Butler tube driver true bypass metal zone carl martin compressorlimiter true bypass fx loop boss ge7 boss dd3 tc electronic flashback delay true bypass eventide time factor delay true bypass mxr microamp with the looper and true bypass pedals, i have a pretty small load on the tone, so i can still get the tone and dynamics of the amp. This type of switching was used because spdt switches are cheaper and easier to find than quality dpdt types required for true bypass. There is no chandler tube driver never was a chandler tube driver. Stacking bk butler tube driversbufferless output the gear page. David gilmour of pink floyd was seen using two 1980s tube drivers in the studio and on tour in 199394, which may have partly influenced the decision to bring these back to the market. These examples show you what some of our favorite classic pedals sound like when theyre bypassed using their internal circuitry. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin texas. I changed the tubes in the rest of them, converted them to true bypass and sold the lot. Need a tube screamer with less highs discussion in effects bg started by fantasticplanet, sep 6, 2014.

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. There is also the option of a keeley modded tube screamer. You were making a limited run of 6 this year, any plans to mass produce them in the future. What ive heard about behringer pedals is that they can be somewhat delicate tend to break. Mxr fet driver true bypass overdrive tube amplifier effect pedal m264. The sound im looking for is the one gilmour uses on shine on pulseremember that night. First of all, the pedal is housed in the now standard buffalo trexish casings, with a bright led, true bypass and 9v powering. After finishing the guide to the fractal audio amp models, i thought to myself.

Is the real tube basically a tube driver with the addition of the midrange control to the tone stack or are they completely different. Ocd vs sparkle drive mod fender stratocaster guitar forum. Dc pedal board yoke 5 true bypass loop switcher oct 21st, 2014. Strat or les paul vox wah non true bypass bk butler tube driver tone knobs rolled completely off ala ej, level 9 oclock, gain 11 oclockmaestro echoplex ep3. Super aggressive tones that bridge the gap between overdrive and fuzz. The sansamp has whats called an actuator for the footswitch. If you want a zendrive 2, you probably should grab a used one before prices go up further. Bk butler tube driver boss ds1 jhs muffletta keeley 4 knob compressor boss ce1 chorus pedal ehx electric mistress deluxe mxr phase 90 note. By paul white editorinchief of sound on sound magazine guitar players are a funny lot i should know as im one of them.

Ispirato dal bk butler tube driver utilizzato da molti artisti leggendari come david gilmour, eric johnson e j mascis. 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. Compare the true bypass to the more simple method shown below used in many vintage pedals where the input of the circuit is left connected to the signal path at all times. Gear index a listing of every piece of gear used in txba. The buffer is nice, but skipping the true bypass option to degrade the treble a bit. 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. My solution was to install a 5th control that controls the tube cathode current and enables him to dial in the tube characteristics he wanted. Alongside putting an end to the notorious popping issues and letting long delay and reverb trails soar even after the pedal is turned off, buffered bypass also helps combat the problem of quality loss. He first used them in the recording sessions for pink floys division bell album. Mine works well in my rig because i use a true bypass switching system.

Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. Depending on the pedal, such as those by tc electronic, mxr, and electroharmonix, you can get anything from a warm, rich overtone to a harsh and. Im aware that a bunch of these pedals are true bypass, but ive grouped them on the looper as well hence the colour coding so its easy to figure out what im using by looking at my looper. May 30, 2018 12ax7 tubepowered overdrive allanalog circuitry true bypass. The stock tube driver feature a 12ax7 tube, which provides a considerable amount of gain. Mine works well in my rig because i use a truebypass switching system. The switcher puts only the tube driver in the loop an runs it straight into the amp. The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency associated with tubes. Moreover, the tube driver comes with mpn tdp911 and is ideal for any guitarist seeking not only a light, smooth overdrive tone, but also a classicrockstyle heavy distortion. Im referring directly to the rt901 schematic on the revolutiondeux site in the dean markley overlord to b k butler tube driver article, which i am assuming is what this was based on.