The wildey is a gasoperated, doubleactionsingleaction pistol designed by wildey j. There have been three bulldogs to bear the name, with a fourth set to assume the name in the 202021 school year. Pedals with separate ac power supplies or wall warts are not original and do not sound the same. It goes solitary places and ascends to where none have dared climb before. 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. 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. Find great deals on ebay for bk butler tube driver and bk butler tube driver bias. I currently have 4 butler amps in 2 cars each has butler tube line drivers converting to xlr cables.
Apparently he rejects over 60% of all new tubes he uses. Butler audio tube driver blue 475 for sale is a used butler audio tb475. Tube works 910 tube driver 3 knobs tube works 911 tube driver 4 knobs b. Bekas dijual power tube butler blue 475,sudah upgrade. This visit allows you to experience college life firsthand. Does that transform the bk in designer butlers initials into blue.
Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and gear. If you havent heard tube driver blue, you dont know how great sound can be in your car. Im still hunting around here for a tube driver but can only find a tube works real tube overdrive by bk butler and a tube works blue tube 903. Personally i think the older bk butler sounds more dynamic. We at butler audio bring you the latest in stateoftheart vacuum tube driven mobile audio. I tried other amps at the time and came back to he bk amps. New bluebutler realtime screen the rti automatically pops open at the start of every call.
This latest patent pending creation of bk butler, promises to become a classic just as his former tube driver designs have. Although not identical, i would go for either a hutsle drive or blues. The tdb 2250 is the 2channel version of the companys own 5channel tdb 5150. Bk butler tubeworks blue tube bass driver whos using them. Charles bronson made this gun famous and they are scarce. 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. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin texas. But the blue tube will be part of my collection for years to come, its a great keeper the way it is stock imo. I got the used to be store display amp tdb475 from butler, and actually it is producing nice sound for midrange and high. View online or download butler tube driver blue 475 owners information. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. I designed it in the early 1980s and eric johnson was one of my early customers. Butler tube driver real tube overdrive effects database. You will be paired with a butler firstyear student and shadow classes, meet future classmates, eat lunch in the dining hall, and get a glimpse of what next year will be like for you at butler.
The installation was performed by maximum threshold custom car audio here in canada. Trijicon accupower rifle scope 30mm tube 14x 24mm illuminated reticle. We know making a college decision is tough, and weve heard that it usually takes another campus visit or two to help you make up your mind. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster guitar. You can find pictures of eric johnsons settings for his marshall and his tube driver, and now that i have this good gear, i tried those settings and thought they sucked. I just added a butler tube driver blue 475 to the system and it made the midrange very lively compared to the cadence fxa5100 i have had running on them. It was designed to fire several highpressure proprietary cartridges including the. A bk butler tube driver fabbed board would be great handmade ones suck, really hard to get them right.
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 overdrive and many others. Butler tube driver blue 475 thermionic vacuum tube. I have the new butler blue td 475 and the older bk butler 475 running morel piccolos and dyns esotar2 430. We at butler audio bring you the latest in stateoftheart vacuum tube. View and download butler tube driver blue 475 owners information online. 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. Tdb 575 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.
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. Order here and get a real bk butler handmade tube driver. I used tube drivers in the past in my cars and thought they were very musical and detailed. David did not use them to boostblend with his big muffs on this tour. 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. I also have one of the tube drivers that bk butler is making on a oneoff basis now, the new ones with the optional bias control. K butler tube driver with bias knob youtube that pedal show thoughts on valve overdrive pedals, part 1 duration. I myself dont like overtly forward midrange, but many do, so imo it was about perfect. We are pleased to announce the release of the new and improved survivor semi automatic pistol. Thanks to his early endorsement as the creator of his famous violin tone, my tube driver has become a standard of many pro musici. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin, texas. The bk tube driver is an excellent overdrive ideal davidas 70as.
The curse as popular notions go, the butler audio 2250 carries a certain stigma if not outright blood curse. Sounds ok, better after i changed the tube to a 12au7. This time he used an original 1980s bk butler chandler branded tube driver and two more recent b. Its kind of like having a section of your amp right in a pedal. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler industries with the power supply built in. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear. The 3knob version was an entrylevel tube driver produced when tube works b. Butler s company at the time was making the 5knob real tube and blue tube pedals. Now theres a sporting moniker that just so happens to be the correct one. The tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. Chandler tube driver rackmount tube works 902 real tube rackmount tube works 9 tube driver rackmount tube works 922 real tube ii rackmount. 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 tube driver houses a preamp tube and it generates distortion by overdriving the tube rather than conventional pedal methods.
User manuals, guides and specifications for your butler tube driver blue 475 car amplifier. Bk butler real tube blue tube tube driver tube works. Butler audio tube driver blue 475 realm of excursion. Jan 26, 2011 hey, i have a butler blue tube pedal similar to the tube driver that runs off ac power. Shown above left to right the 1985 bk butler tube driver, the revised 198687 bk butler tube driver, the unauthorized 1988 knockoff made by chandler after butler parted ways with them, the 1990s tube works 911 tube driver, and a b.
Dangerous cut down the 300 year old tree in 10 minutes fastest skill cutting big tree chainsaw duration. Tube driver blue amplifiers utilize natural vacuum tube thermionic emissions to automatically enhance biasing of the audiophilequality sanken bipolar devices. Ncstar gen3 ado 39x42 42mm bluered ill p4 sniper wflip up red dot rifle. I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. Butler tube driver blue 475 manuals and user guides, car. I used to own an original and very old butler tube driver and im pretty sure it had a 10k mid resistor. With careful attention given to the attainment of all tube response characteristics in a. During its long life the tube driver has appeared in many forms. Another good one is the bk butler real tube overdriveblack pedal, just make sure its not the genz benz version or anything but a usa made one as the import ones terrible for bass. Tube driver blue 475 car amplifier pdf manual download. Welcome to the bluebutler call recording application. Overall in great shape considering the age of the pedal.
I dont think butler ever completely stopped making the 4knob tube drivers, but they would have been on the back burner during that period. Students can register for all listed visits on their student status page. Butler tube driver blue 475 owners information pdf download. Database contains 1 butler tube driver blue 475 manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf.
Tube driverd blueu 475 congratulations thank you for choosing tube driver blue. Used bk butler tube works tube driver, vintage tube overdrive pedal from the 1980s. They were only used as overdrives, blended with one of his three compressors. Bogen 1952 vintage ho10 vacuum tube amplifiers with rxpx control units duration. But the blue tube will be part of my collection for years to come, its a great keeper. Stainless finis for sale by lazydogarmory on gunsamerica 946360650. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. Well, i have maybe the best sq amp ever made for the car right now and that amp is the butler audio tube driver blue 475. Bk butler tubeworks blue tube bass driver whos using. 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 replaced it with a 25k pot that seemed to give me a lot more control and really improved the sound, especially because i used the pedal with the treble and bass controls set at the minimum. You can check it out at or you can ask bk butler original amp designer anything that you like about his amp at. Pure awesome sound can overheat if over driven but hard to do. Chandler dynamo tube preamp for musical instruments.
Each was set for a slightly different tone and level of drive. View online or download butler tube driver blue 575 owners information. 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. 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.
These were the original tube outboard guitar preamps and they still sound wonderful. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne shepherd, david gilmour, and many. View online or download butler tube driver blue 275 owners information. Thoughts on eric johnsons amp and tube driver settings. Featuring a diehard metal chassis, intuitive control interface, and highlow eq control, the tube works tube driver overdrive captures magic in a box. Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal.
The bk butler 911 tube driver has been one of those items for me. 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. 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. Is there anythig similar to a bk butler tube driver and. Taurus, tavor, thinwall, thompson center, tikka, traditions, truchoke, tru tube, uzi. Tube driver blue tdb275, tdb2150, tdb475 and tdb575 amplifiers are now available.
Tube driver blue overcomes one of the most universally agreed upon sonic problems plaguing virtually all current amplifier designs. Like idea to run tdb275 for tweeter tdb2150 run for 6. Yep midrange all the way up and treble bass off is flat for the blue tube bass driver or real tube enhancer both exactly the same. Just go to the tubedriver manufacturer forum and youre set. Dijual power tabung butler yang sudah di upgde elco power supply ganti 8 biji blackgate tube sdh ganti 2 dengan tube tungsol usa gain potensio ganti bekas dijual power tube butler blue 475,sudah upgrade blackgate dll. The rti provides content tags, scripts, checklists and guides in real time to help maximize every call, including revenue generation prompts. Bk butler tube driver 3 vs 4 knob version the gear page. Butler used an op amp stage to create the overdrivedistortion, which was followed by a 12ax7 pre amp tube stage to filter the sound. To bk butler staff, two weeks ago i purchased, from your co. Butler blue is the english bulldog mascot that serves as the official live mascot of butler university.