I typically have it set in-between 5 and 7 and.
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My favorite thing was the feel of it, which cannot be duplicated by regular pedals. Price paid: 424 Purchased from: BK Butler Sound 10 I think the key to this pedal and to getting the Vintage Tube Driver sound is the bass knob. I wouldn't call it high gain by any means, maybe medium gain. Those who want to reserve a unit, please contact me via email:.The gain range goes from semi-clean to moderate overdrive. Due to the interest generated lately regarding my limited production of original 4-knob Tube. It sounds pretty sweet with a 5751 or 12au7 in there. I do wish it was a bit smaller, but I guess I have overpacked my board (which is why I am selling mine).Īs others here have said, you can change the tube to a 5751, 12at7 or 12 au7 for differing tone and gain structures. It is easy to get those liquidy lead tones. I found the Tube Driver to be very fun to play. However, it sounds great and remember that most of our favorite sounds have come from (even solid state) pedals like the Fuzz Face and Tube Screamer. The pedal uses an Opamp as a gain stage (volume boost) to overdrive the tube which is running at a low voltage. Both the bias and non-bias versions I have had sounded identical and I ran both in the regular bias setting for maximum punch. The bias control sags the sound a lot, and in my opinion is not really usable very far outside of the "stock" non-bias knob settings, especially if you use it to boost your amp. It didnt start feeling right until I turned the knobs over to the. Those sound different and will not get you the classic EJ and Gilmour tones.īoth new ones I have had sound great. As stated before, the BK Butler Tube Driver is available once again directly from B. After that they produced their version along with a rackmount version. Chandler merely distributed the early ones (must say B.K. BK Butler has specifically stated that those were faulty copies of his original design. The Chandler ones with the wall wart end are different sounding. I've had a handful of new and vintage Tube Drivers.