To keep it from being confusing for those reading their pcb s, since this is primarily a reference for vintage big muff owners, and to keep the eh tradition, we have used this order on all big muff schematics, including post 1980s big muffs and clones. Jan 26, 2011 hey, i have a butler blue tube pedal similar to the tube driver that runs off ac power. Oct 20, 2012 bk butler tube driver ecc82 siemens sx ecc82 mullard centre ecc83 yugo dx fender stratocaster cs heavy relic 56 wvoodoo 60 1972 hiwatt dr103. The mosfet driver is based on the legendary bk butler tube driver. Featuring a diehard metal chassis, intuitive control interface, and highlow eq control, the tube works tube driver overdrive captures magic in a box.
Each one is hand made and checked out carefully by bk himself. When i first tried it i thought i remember the pedal. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Butler built tube driver td752 100w 1x12 combo for sale. 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. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne. Tube driver amps 2 pages amplifier tube works 904 owners manual. Thanks to his early endorsement as the creator of his famous violin tone, my tube driver has become a standard of many pro musici. Bk butler tubeworks blue tube bass driver whos using.
You can configure for each channel individually or stack. Check out the transfer image library page for prescaled pdfs of every pcb transfer image on the site. Need help, bk butler tube driver discussion in the effect effect started by willeycaster000, jan 31, 2016. The first one had a light tan colored pcb with components of both. 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. These amps were made in denver, co usa and designed by bk butler of the tube driver pedal fame. This is a library of perfboard and singlesided pcb effect layouts for guitar. Digital delay, bk butler tube driver made in aurora, colorado, big muff by electro harmonix. Bk butler is the pioneer of lowvoltage designs for. Jul 07, 2015 okay, picked up for cheap a pedalworx tejas overdrive pedal made by pedalworx in the usa. Lower plate voltages insure greatly extended tube life. Its kind of like having a section of your amp right in a pedal. The baja tube driver is basically a replica reverse engineered bk butler tube. When i first tried it i thought i remember the pedal behaving like all my other od and boost pedals where i put the output or volume only at around 10 oclock and turning it on boosted the volume of my amp quite significantly.
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. 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. The official website for panama city beach spring break. 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. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster guitar. Is there anythig similar to a bk butler tube driver and. The real tube has knobs for output and drive, and controls for high, mid, and low boosts. Metal spring reverb pedal guitar bass effect pedal reverb and true bypass. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne shepherd, david gilmour, and many. The tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. I will say the box didnt make me able to play like eric johnson but i finally got that violin tone ive been. 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. I bought it because i was looking for a better amp than my gorilla practice amp that i borrowed from a friend. The tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb, an effects loop and a both a line out and a second.
Secrets revealedwhats inside this bk butler tube driver real. There are three different circuit boards used in the original bkbchandler 1985 87 tube drivers. The baja tube driver is basically a replica reverse engineered bk butler tube driver pedal. Tube works td752 combo amp with 12 speaker and built in b. The use of ultralinear architecture, the output of each channel cattle connected five lines, together with the feedback and the filament, the pcb wiring will appear much more, but does not affect its excellent replay. For the last 7 years or so all my pcb layouts have been done with sprint. This vintage pedal, designed and released in the 80s, has been used frequently by famous guitarists like j mascis and others.
Before building and operating any of the circuits shown on the following pages, you should be aware of tesla oscillator and fluorescent tube driver. Tube works td752 tube driver amp tube works td752 021202. List of guitar fuzz, preamp, opamp electronic circuits and electronic schematics for a variety of guitar. The tdb 2250 is the 2channel version of the companys own 5channel tdb 5150. Bk butlers original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe satriani, kenny wayne. Years ago i built a ggg tube driver useless, now after years being. Butler tube driver blue 2150 owners information pdf download. Bk butler tubeworks bluetube 2chan rt924 discussion in for sale. Panama city beach, florida is considered the spring break capital of the world as it is the number one choice for students wanting the ultimate spring break experience. Again from the leading innovator of the modern tube overdrive, b. Bk butler tubeworks blue tube bass driver whos using them. Bk butlers tube driver blue circuit combines smallsignal triodes and bipolar sanken transistors with outputload mirroring circuitry whilst his monad version loads 300b power triodes with transistor followers and backs it with a 2000000f power supply.
I used a bk butler tube driver for years but as i went from that mid rangy. Spring break 2017 in panama city beach was much stronger in numbers than the previous year, as a rebuild is in the works. Bk butler real tube blue tube tube driver tube works. Amps, preamps, and cabinets started by elephanttalk, may 10, 2011. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin texas. Bk butler tube driver with bias knob, get that awesome violin tone lead best tube driver ive ever played through the delivery man dropped off my brand new bk butler tube driver about 4 hours ago 11 am and im still going, 3 pm.
A pair of adjustablebias mosfet gain stages take the place of the 12ax7 vacuum tube. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. It does away with the tube and replaces it with solid state circuitry. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock. Spring reverb stomp box stage center reverb tube, guitar. Spring break news and updates panama city beach spring break. Page 1 butler audio, inc tube driverd b l u eu 2150 owners information certification. There are three different circuit boards used in the original bkbchandler 198587 tube drivers. The first i build on a pcb for the amz dual booster almost the same circuit and i thought i made a mistake. This product is not manufactured or distributed by butler audio, inc.
Allows me to go from dirty rhythm to soaring lead with a few knob twists. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler industries with the power supply built in. 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. Btube is powered by onmedia spot, a product of dcts. This ones inspired by the bk butler tube driver made famous by david gilmour and a few others. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. The bk butler 911 tube driver has been one of those items for me. I have a 4 knob bk tube driver with bias control that i bought is new condition. Find spring contacts pcb related suppliers, manufacturers, products and specifications on globalspec a trusted source of spring contacts pcb information. During its long life the tube driver has appeared in many forms. 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. Discussion in the effect effect started by jeepjones85, sep 10, 2011.
It uses a 12ax7 which is pushed by a dual opamp followed by a fenderstyle tone stack. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. Tube driver real tube overdrive bk butler chandler the original, classic 4 knob tube driver, made from 1985 to 1987, with the iconic case color and graphics. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear. Tubes typically will not have to be replaced for 23 years under normal conditions. That cool joe, i also prefer a lower gain nos preamp tube in my tube driver. Due to the continuing requests for my limited production original design tube driver pedal, here are the details. Bk butlers original signature below certifies that your new tube driver blue has been personally checked for proper performance. Resistors are soldered on the back side, capacitors and other components on the front. Please take a moment to look over this brochure, and be sure to send in the owners registration and your comments. I designed it in the early 1980s and eric johnson was one of my early customers. Its essentially a rat with soft clipping and a 2band eq stuck between a buffer and an extra gain stage.
The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb. Order eaton bussmann electronics bkpcb 3r from sager, an authorized distributor of fuses product. From what i can gather pedalworx is a small family business that produce some very nice handmade gear that is still very affordable. I have also tried to keep the part numbers consistent from schematic to schematic.
Bk butler 911 tube driver beigeblack for sale online ebay. 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. This unit has 2channels, one clean the other with additional gaindirt. 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.
The curse as popular notions go, the butler audio 2250 carries a certain stigma if not outright blood curse. Sporting five simple knobs, the tube works real tube overdrive, designed by b. Heres the tube driver made famous by david gilmour. I purchased it back in 1994 at guitar center in san bernardino, ca. The company, product and service names used in this web site are for identification purposes only. A large online repository or library of guitar pedal schematics, layouts, pcb transfers, and tagboard layouts. They are available as outside and inside tube variations.
Heres your chance to own this legendary holy grail of overdrive pedals. I allready ordered a pighoof, delivery of the pedal not before spring 2015. Circuit board hardware pcb are available at mouser electronics. I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. 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. Butler used an op amp stage to create the overdrivedistortion, which was followed by a 12ax7 pre amp tube stage to filter the sound. Before building and operating any of the circuits shown on the following pages, you should be aware of. 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. Jul 14, 2017 panama city beach spring break plans for 2018 have begun and theres promising news that big things are in the works.
There are many schematics out there as well as a wealth of pcb projects. It is a very nice booster but no srvdumble magic for me. 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. Yup, just my opinion that the pedal i have the bk butler version is a little easier to maneuver with a 12au7. Bk butler tube driver perf and pcb effects layouts. Im thinking about replacing the pcb and build this one but im afraid. Bk butler tube driver clone pcb and overlay photo by. The tube driver houses a preamp tube and it generates distortion by overdriving the tube rather than conventional pedal methods. A bk butler tube driver fabbed board would be great handmade ones suck, really hard to get them right. Sounds ok, better after i changed the tube to a 12au7.
370 1269 1090 369 1200 338 1444 317 1528 548 316 802 1535 977 190 1408 514 1309 1486 334 499 559 1150 196 90 634 194 1158 107 656 1283