Ethos amp or 5 knob butler tube driver telecaster guitar. To me, the bk butler tube driver is one of the best around both for leads, taming a muff and for a clean volume boost that adds some bite. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster. He recommends the 5 knob model with the added bias control. Bottom row left to right a bk butler 911 tube driver reissue from 2007, a 911 reissue with bias knob on back from 2008, an original 911 tube driver from. The other is a newly made reissue with bias knob and builtin transformer, as endorsed by eric johnson. 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. 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. Special 5th knob bias mod information butler audio. Find great deals on ebay for butler tube driver and butler tube driver car amp.
Butler said eric johnson used to spend hours looking for the right tube for his tube driver so butler came up with an adjustable bias control to vary the voltage of the tube. The real tube includes a mid range knob, allowing for a wider range of. Overall in great shape considering the age of the pedal. He used 911 tube drivers extensively for his 2006 album on an island and the subsequent tour. When i first tried it i thought i remember the pedal. Butler automatic relay driver cc1852450 used cc1852450. Bk butler tube driver with bias knob the gear page. I ordered the bias modded tube driver from bk on monday the 2nd of feb. Eric johnson used to spend a lot of time looking for perfect tubes to use in his standard tube drivers, but now he can just set the bias easily with the stock tube. I expected to receive my tube driver in about ten days, but i received it on the 4th of febyesterday. Bk butler 911 tube driver beigeblack for sale online ebay. Just let me know if you want to upgrade when you order. The stomp box world has much more variety than what the kpa has in store when it comes to distortions and overdrives. The 5 knob butler tube driver with bias control and 12ax7 is used by gilmore, billly gibbons satriani.
Rigtalk view topic tube driver question 3knob vs 4. I run 12au7s in all of them except the baby, they just sound smoother throughout the gain knob. Tube driver with bias control original design by bk butler. May 02, 2019 i was looking around last night and saw that bk butler is making the real deal tube drivers, and they are on sale right now. I have owned several versions of butlers tube driver, including a few original chandlerbkb versions from the 1980s, a 1989 real tube with 5 knobs, a 911 models, a few 911 reissues with the bias knob, a 1996 ibanez tube king, and a tube works smooth pick pedal, among others. I really love it, it has been on my board for years but every article that i read about these pedals really craps on the 3 knob version. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock guitars. Used bk butler tube driver wbias knob effect pedal guitar. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. 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.
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. Its all over my friends last album, he loved it, the other guitarist loved it, his. For years, i thought the older one i had was quite different and inferior to the new stuff. He first used them for the recording sessions for pink floys division bell album in 1993.
Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster guitar. Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric johnson, billy gibbons and joe satriani to name a few. Ethos amp or 5 knob butler tube driver telecaster guitar forum. According to mr butlers website, the bias knob is supposed to change the potential on the tube and can make it sound like a range of gain options between 12au7 very low gain to 12at7 high gain. Apr 06, 2012 4 modify the stock component values to match the reissue b k butler tube driver. And i would definitely love to see it as a stomp model in the kpa. The bias control is very helpful as it adjusts the amount of current applied to the cathode of the tube. Do you know what the bias knob does as you take it from 1 to 10. Buy with complete confidence directly from bk please check my 100% positive feedback. I do agree that it is more of a distortionfuzz pedal than an overdrive pedal but i think the tone is great. Definitely get the bias knob upgrade as its the key to this already stellar platform.
The bk butler tube driver has a sordid manufacturing history, having been made at various times and various places under both the tube works and chandler names, before finally being produced in original form again by butler himself, via his company, butler audio. The tube driver is legendary mostly because of its association with david gilmour. My questionwho has directly compared the 3 knob tube works version to the 4 knob version. Butler started making the 4 knob tube drivers again as a production model under the tube works brand around 199394. Bk butler tube driver feature requests kemper profiler forum. Butler knob is a peak on the jacks mountain ridge in south central pennsylvania in the united states.
The standard negative voltage grid bias along with a negative 12 volts. So in the last month or two ive had an epiphany of my perfect toneand i ended up in my head with an eric johnson kind of toneso i did some surfing and trying out and i stumbled upon b. The knobs summit is underlain with weather resistant quartzite of the tuscarora formation silurian age. The bk butler tube driver is the quintessential overdrivebooster pedal and comes with an ic. Tube driver without tube driver, i simply cannot get my famous violin tone eric johnson. Butler driver for sale collectible pocketwatch shop.
Just go up or down a few clicks and he nails what he wants. Butler knob is accessible by a rough road, where there is a closed firetower on the summit. David gilmour of pink floyd was seen using two 1980s tube drivers in the studio and on tour in. So i caved and bought the one with the bias control on back. The bk butler 911 tube driver has been one of those items for me. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself controls.
This is a demo of the much hailed and much sought butler tube driver with added bias knob. It was designed and built by audio electronics engineer b. Used bk butler tube works tube driver, vintage tube overdrive pedal from the 1980s. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. The bk butler tube driver is the quintessential overdrivebooster pedal and. 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. Bias mod which allows you alter the voltages seen on the tubes grid. Butler tube driver 5knob w bias control youtube eric johnson interview guitars amp effects on up close album part 3 of 3 duration. Anything i add will just be more of the same praise. Used bk butler tube driver wbias knob effect pedal. Not sure why it does not say 12ax7 instead of 12at7 on the website for bias turned all the way up. Jul 04, 2018 butler audio tube driver with bias knob.
Tis is the only handmade and authentic tube driver which i personally designed in 1983. The mids control will be sacrificed and replaced by the bias control. Hi andrea, i have the bk butler tube driver with bias mod as well, i use a nos yugo real tube tho 12ax7. David gilmour, joe satriani, billy gibbons and many other pros now use the bias mod. Bk butler tube driver 5knob demo original bias mod vs diy bias. Jul 02, 2016 i own the 3 knob version of the tube driver. Jan 20, 20 i spent some time with a vintage 4 knob butler tube driver and it rocked soo fn hard with my mark. The firetower presently hold a weather station that gives current forecasts for the area see. This is a classic overdrive pedal used by professionals such as by eric johnson, joe satriani, david gilmour and many others. This is the real deal personally handmade by designer bk butler. 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.
These pedals have to be dialed in for each individual amp and guitar combination as they are relatively low output and the tube drive tends to kick in at a lower level than some pedals. Tube driver original by bk butler with bias control. Butler a keyboard player to sound like an overdriven hammond organ, think deep purple. I will say the box didnt make me able to play like eric johnson but i finally got that violin tone ive been. I wrote to butlers company and a technician there verified it as a genuine butler pedal, as opposed to the chandler fakes. He is still handbuilding tube driver pedals, and says he still does the occasional td with the eq points set for bass, as well as with lower gain. Unfollow butler tube driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Long sessions are no longer a balancing act of time versus ear ringing. 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. I was looking around last night and saw that bk butler is making the real deal tube drivers, and they are on sale right now. Those same sessions also resulted in pink floyds the endless river album, which was not completed until 2015.
For the bias control my favorite settings are maximum for gilmour tones and 10 notches below maximum for my original tones, which is roughly 2. This saved him from sorting through literally hundreds of tubes to find the exact one he wanted. Ethos amp or 5 knob butler tube driver discussion in the stomp box started by mabley123, aug 2. The bk butler comes as a tube driver model and is available with a bias knob for 12ax7, 12at7, and 12au6 preamp tubes. I wrote to butler s company and a technician there verified it as a genuine butler pedal, as opposed to the chandler fakes. I like the idea of the voltage regulating pot for the tubes on the 5 knob tube driver. 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. K butler tube driver with bias knob youtube that pedal show thoughts on valve overdrive pedals, part 1 duration. Tube works valve distortion guitar bass keyboard pedal.
Limited quantities and limited time offerdont delay this is the holy grail of pedalsships directly from bks lab. Butler tube driver to be the finest gain pedal ever designed and built to this date. Jul 02, 2016 i have owned several versions of butler s tube driver, including a few original chandlerbkb versions from the 1980s, a 1989 real tube with 5 knobs, a 911 models, a few 911 reissues with the bias knob, a 1996 ibanez tube king, and a tube works smooth pick pedal, among others. Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences. There are videos but nothing that shows you or elaborates the sound difference with bias turned up or down or in mid. I spent some time with a vintage 4knob butler tube driver and it rocked soo fn hard with my mark. Need help, bk butler tube driver discussion in the effect effect started by willeycaster000, jan 31, 2016. The real tube includes a mid range knob, allowing for a wider range of tones to be dialed in. David gilmour tones david gilmour has been an avid tube driver user since the 1990s. I have a 4 knob bk tube driver with bias control that i bought is new condition. Butler tube driver with bias pot very handy, even the baby 9v. Sounded great with my tube screamer, octafuzz and it stacks so well with a compressor. So, i started hunting for some videos or any info on bias knob.
The bias control is your key to this type of adjustment. Dallas arbiter fuzz face,tone bender professional mk 3,tone bender 3knob,baja bk butler tube driver,baja real tube overdrive,roger mayer octavia,eh soul preacher,tech 21 xxl distortion,mfos weird sound generator. Skip to main content skip to footer site51244472 used 1244472 in store used used bk butler tube driver wbias knob effect pedal. The one gilmour did use was a white one, i am not sure exactly what the differences, probably tubes and.
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