The “Real Tube Overdrive” is a BK Butler guitar pedal manufactured by “Tube Works” back in the 70’s and 80’s. The image above shows my recently purchased Real Tube pedal case (disassembled), because in the video below I’m about to show you how to clean it.
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Some used 4-knob Tube Drivers marked ‘Chandler’ are NOT the original design by BK BUTLER! All authentic Tube Drivers have “Concept & Design: ” on them. Pedals with separate AC power supplies or ‘wall warts’ are NOT original and do NOT sound the same! Order here and get a REAL BK Butler hand-made Tube Driver! 1-16 of 108 results for 'bk butler tube driver' 'bk butler tube driver'. 3 knob tube driver as shown works great just trying to get something different. BK Butler Tube Driver Guitar Effects Pedal P-11323. Boyd's Guitar Warehouse.
The 911 Tube Drivers that B.K. Butler has been making since 2005 could be ordered with either voltage, so be sure you are buying a Tube Driver with the correct voltage for your country. Akkurat font free mac. At some point Butler started using a toroid transformer that runs from 120-240VAC which works with either mains power. The Tube Driver TD-752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb. It has an effect send/receive and a footswitch for switching between the channels and turning on/off the reverb.
The Tube Works Real Tube distortion overdrive pedal is near “legendary”, probably because Eric Johnson, Billy Gibbons, and Joe Satriani are known for using it. Since the design is no longer licensed to Tube Works (or they’re no longer making it), the devices have become sought after guitar pedals. Mr. Naruto shippuden english dubbed episode 128. BK Butler is still making these pedals today and his calls his real tube overdrive the “Tube Driver” pedal. You can find it here directly from him on Amazon.
Now Butler says that the Real Tube overdrive pedals made by Tube Works from back in the day are unreliable. Supposedly he gets inquiries to fix them all the time – and won’t. I wouldn’t either if I was selling them new for $300-400 a pop. There were several models made, you might find the “Blue Tube” by Tube works, or the “limited Gold Tube Works overdrive” (I don’t know how limited that really was). How to install pypdf2 python for mac. I admit, there can be problems with pedals 20-30 years old, but the original ones that they made (like my picture) are built practically out of solid cast iron and wired to last a century. Unless it was dropped from a 10 story building, or put in a lake – I can’t see you having any problems with it (used), or being something minor you couldn’t fix on your own.
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Cctalk serial interface. Here’s the thing – the Tube Works BK Butler Real Tube Overdrive guitar pedal was built with a 12AX7 tube inside for a British tone. A very heavy, very distorted, and in my opinion very muddy tone. It’s nice, if you want that 70’s “Black Sabbath” sound – but IMHO, that’s all you’re gonna get. In the video you’ll see I purchased a NOS 12AU7 tube online, and installed it in the pedal. While I had it apart – I used DeOxit to clean all the volume pots, and the thing is stellar! Error loading add ins word for mac 2016. It sings for blues, with a few adjustments on either the pedal or guitar volume, I can be SRV, Tom Petty, AC/DC – the thing is simply amazing! The most beautiful thing of all is that you can get this sound on any amp solid state, or tube – and at any volume! I have a lot of pedals, but I can tell that the Real Tube Overdrive will be in my collection for many years to come!
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Real Tube is also now on Amazon!
As I mentioned earlier, you might be surprised to find that you can actually buy an original B.K. Butler Real Tube pedal on Amazon now. I think largely because the original old school versions have been selling on eBay for big bucks for so long now, that B.K. Butler himself has decided to start making them again (with original specs and parts) for under $300 brand new. I can tell you what a great deal this is, considering I purchased one from eBay myself years back. I paid too much, and it was dirty and in need of repair. I only wish there were new versions available back then.
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