We at butler audio bring you the latest in stateoftheart vacuum tubedriven mobile audio. I used tube drivers in the past in my cars and thought they were very musical and detailed. Bogen 1952 vintage ho10 vacuum tube amplifiers with rxpx control units duration. I have a 4 knob bk tube driver with bias control that i bought is new condition. Bk butler tube driver txba gear index texas blues alley. 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. But the blue tube will be part of my collection for years to come, its a great keeper the way it is stock imo. Coupled with a totally unique output load mirroring circuit, the hand selected 6sl7gt twin triode. Butler staff member kelli walker selected the allwhite female from the kings litter and agreed. I definitely need to try a 12at7 or a 12au7 in mine. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler industries with. He then made a 5knob version called the mini boogee in 1980, sold. User manuals, guides and specifications for your butler tube driver blue 475 car amplifier.
The tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. Tube driver blue eliminates global negative feedback entirely. If you havent heard tube driver blue, you dont know how great sound can be in your car. Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and. 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. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster. The first butler blue september 23, 2000 may 30, 2014 was a female english bulldog, unlike her successors. Database contains 1 butler tube driver blue 475 manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf. Bright blue is butler universitys studentrun marketing and communications agency. Known the world over for creating the eric johnson violin tone and as one of two main pedals used by david gilmour. The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne. Rackmount bk butler tube works blue tube rt904 rackmount bk butler tube works blue tube ii rt924 tube works rt4001 di direct box wps. We at butler audio bring you the latest in stateoftheart vacuum tube driven mobile audio.
The real tube includes a mid range knob, allowing for a wider range of tones to be dialed in. Butler tube driver blue 475 thermionic vacuum tube driven. 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. Bk butler tubeworks blue tube bass driver whos using. 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. The 5 knob blue tube enhancer model 903 and smooth pick pedal model 303 are lower gain versions of the same circuit, suitable for mid gain overdrive and. Tube driver blue 475 car amplifier pdf manual download. Butler blue iv, or blue, was born on october 30, 2019, at fall creek place animal clinic, delivered by dr.
Sounds ok, better after i changed the tube to a 12au7. The finish has a few chips, it is a fairly old pedal from the 80s. Kurt phillips 92 by way of breeders jodi and cameron madaj. Im no techie myself but after reading the material it does appear the butler is onto something somewhat novel, at least the driver tubes glowing blue does seem unique. Hey, i have a butler blue tube pedal similar to the tube driver that runs off ac power. Butler tube driver with malekko e600d delay by simplexiammine 20150204 r. Our storyin the summer of 2016, a committee made up of butler faculty, staff, and industry professionals got together to discuss creating a studentrun marketing and communications agency on butlers campus. I tried other amps at the time and came back to he bk amps. Looking for 60w80w amp head, all tube, less effects the better. Need help, bk butler tube driver discussion in the effect effect started by willeycaster000, jan 31, 2016. About as close as you can get to the original chandler tube driver.
Tube driver original by bk butler with bias control. Butler started making the 4 knob tube drivers again as a production model under the tube works brand around 199394. Butler audio tube driver blue 475 as for not having good speakers, the great thing with a tube amp is they can even make poor quality speakers sound nice and warm and smooth. Blue iv will train under butler blue iii, aka trip, until trip retires at the end of the 2020 academic year. With careful attention given to the attainment of all tube response characteristics in a. Its kind of like having a section of your amp right in a pedal. Butler tube driver blue 475 thermionic vacuum tube driven mobile power amplifier kondisi nossold design with authentic vacuum tube response and an openended design, zero global negative feedback, tube driver blue overcomes one of the most universally agreed upon sonic problems plaguing virtually all current amplifier designs. When i first tried it i thought i remember the pedal.
The 2006 bk model is delivered with a 12ax7 tube which is a bit too aggressive for my taste. 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. In the butler thermionic also called tube driver blue circuitry, high voltages are avoided and the transformer is replaced by currentmultiplying output devices, in this case, sanken multiemitter types. We exist to make both our clients brands and our students futures brighter. Butler, tube driver, distortion pedal, msm workshop by msm workshop 20150415 bk butler tube driver by shnobel tone.
The only other problem i have had is getting it to cut through in a band situation. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin texas. Pop applied epic client data structured preform checklists automated call activities call recordings in epic. The tube driver houses a preamp tube and it generates distortion by overdriving the tube rather than conventional pedal methods. We at butler audio bring you the latest in stateoftheart vacuum tube. Butler tube driver blue 475 manuals and user guides, car.
View online or download butler tube driver blue 475 owners information. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences. David gilmour of pink floyd was seen using two 1980s tube drivers in the studio and on tour in. I got the used to be store display amp tdb475 from butler, and actually it is producing nice sound for midrange and high. Check out these unsolicited customer videos on youtube.
The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. Butler tube driver blue 475 owners information pdf download. I designed it in the early 1980s and eric johnson was one of my early customers. 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. The tube works provalve 60t may be perfect if i can find one. Tube driver blue 2150 amplifiers description 2 x 150watts rms, both channels driven true power tube heaters dc, fully regulated, delayed soft start output devices 12 x 15amps, sanken audiophile grade massive internalexternal heat. View and download butler tube driver blue 475 owners information online. Tremster rc booster strymon brigadier strymon blue sky ts808bjfe folk fuzzwampler plexi drive. Want it to drive pedal chains or rackmount effects. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. Butler tube driver blue 475 owners information pdf. I dont use the blue tube much for drive but i do dial a little bit of dirt into the signal. They were housed in a blue metal box with 3 knobs and a 6av6 or 12av6 tube inside. Truth in car tube amp designs milbert articles milbert amplifiers.
Tube driverd blueu 475 congratulations thank you for choosing tube driver blue. Tube driver blue tdb275, tdb2150, tdb475 and tdb575 amplifiers are now available. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. It can be a little harsh and raspy and i assume that is because i still have a 12ax7 in it. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by. See who uses bk butler tube driver, including david gilmour, eric johnson, andy timmons and 3 others.
Butler designed tube overdrive 3 knob by taiji125 20140303 tubeworks 3 knob tube driver guitar pedal. I am on again off again with my bk butler tube driver wbias mod. Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal. Thanks to his early endorsement as the creator of his famous violin tone, my tube driver has become a standard of many pro musici. Definitely get the bias knob upgrade as its the key to this already stellar platform. The tone from this unit is so inspiring and diverse. Hi andrea, i have the bk butler tube driver with bias mod as well, i use a nos yugo real tube tho 12ax7. This latest patent pending creation of bk butler, promises to become a classic just as his former tube driver designs have. During its long life the tube driver has appeared in many forms. Others can be used, but sankens have shown extremely good linearity and consistency in. Butler audio tube driver blue 475 owners information owners information 17 pages clarion srk5 owners manual installationwire connection manual 2 pages crunch v2200 owners manual owners manual 21 pages.
The bk butler 911 tube driver has been one of those items for me. The tube driver blue architecture merely lends itself to being packaged in 5channel guise to make the tdb 5150 the first hometheater tube amp thatll run cool to be left powered up indefinitely. Butler audio tube driver blue 475 realm of excursion. This is a classic overdrive pedal used by professionals such as by eric johnson, joe satriani, david gilmour and many others. It depends on what tone youre looking for but it has a very narrow clean response and it can be a bit bassy and have that woofy boomy sound as well. Tdb 475 t h e r m i o n i c vacuum tube driven mobile power amplifier design with authentic vacuum tube response and an openended design, zero global negative feedback, tube driver blue overcomes one of the most universally agreed upon sonic problems plaguing virtually all current amplifier designs. As an example, butlers tube driver blue utilizes the tube as a lowvoltage. Truth in car tube amp designs a schematic comparison.