The key with these units is to run the Output up fairly high (usually not past 3' is the limit) and Drive fairly low (in the neighborhood of 8'+- 11' at best) to get the best usage out of it depending on the 12A- type being used. The original one did not at all thin the tone out of the BE just thickened it up and added another layer of gain to an already gainy amp. If you decide to pick one up, let me know. 10:00 on the gain is about its sweet spot. Its strong point is to add a bit of oomph to an overdrive channel. IMO, as a pedal in front of a clean channel it sounds not-so-special.
#Bk butler real tube tube mod
The bias mod allows you to control the 'bite'.
#Bk butler real tube tube driver
It was not until I went to take the pic of them side-by-side that I noticed the settings. Ive got the BK Tube Driver with the bias mod. Edwardsville, IL, United States (121) Sales. I ran the original one through my Friedman BE in BE mode with master set to around 10-11' and gain around 7-8 through a Marshall 4x12 with stock quad of Heritage Celestion G12H30 (55c/s) speakers that sounds good! The one to the left has a chinese 12AU7 in it. 2 Tube Works BK Butler Real Tube Direct Boxes - Handmade in USA. Note: the knob settings on the one I just purchased were what I generally decided on. 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.
A few years ago I discovered the trick of swapping out the 12AX7 with a 12AU7. It was always too crunchy and brittle for my tastes and sat packed away forever.
This vintage pedal, designed and released in the '80s, has been used frequently by. Ive got one of the US made BK Butler Tube Works Real Tube ODs on my board. The Real Tube has knobs for output and drive, and controls for high, mid, and low boosts. Butler, is an intuitive, easy-to-use pedal. To the point earlier about the Real Tube OD one sounding thin, I recently purchased the one to the right (an original one) and have had the one on the left for some time. Sporting five simple knobs, the Tube Works Real Tube overdrive, designed by B.K.
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