Tube driver pedal clone

But this one goes 2 steps farther with the addition of a toggle switch with a tube setting and an ultra setting. This is the only handmade and authentic tube driver. Italian company costalab offer clones of classic gilmour related pedals and their natural drive promise to be a faithful clone of the pete cornish ss2. Inside the pedal, youll find the very same 12ax7 tube that has been used in a host of vintage and iconic guitar amps.

Right now on my clone i use a 1960 nos general electrics 12au7, and i found it far superior to all the 12ax7 tubes that ive tried. Tube driver tube pilot is, according to tc electronic, a legendary tube overdrive modelled, but then further developed by them. Tube pilot is, according to tc electronic, a legendary tube overdrive modelled, but then further developed by them. Butler also known as built by tube works, chandler. Beware of inferior clones and used worn out pedals. The donner extreme driver analog turbo distortion guitar effect pedal is supposed to mimic the popular 1980s orange colored pedal with the normal setting. Some of them can be relatively expensive which means theres a big market for guitar pedal clones. Below weve put together a list of popular pedals and their corresponding inexpensive clones, some of which we sell. David main of dam pedals in the uk makes a clone of the original tube driver, id guess it comes closer than any of the replacementsreissues from tubeworks but if youre in the u. This pedal has a couple of solid stage amplifiers cascading into a tube configured as a cathode follower and running its plates at around 9v. This is a precise reincarnation made famous by a well known green pedal ts9 ts808.

Based on one of the first driver type pedals introduced in 1968, the lpb1 forms one leg of a trio of boosting pedals from ehx. Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric johnson, billy gibbons and joe satriani to name a few. The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb. Besides, the bk butler tube driver could be a good pedal to boost a rams head version of the big muff like the byoc large beaver to make it sound full and not boomy and without any harshness even at bedroom volumes and to make it cut through the mix. As the name implies, this is a linear or clean boost, meant to. Well, more like over 200 so far, and hopefully well find more to add to the list of effect pedal clones. Signal chain, fender stratocaster eric johnson, into the klon then tube driver. The tube driver was repackaged as the tube works real tube for a while and later picked up briefly by genzbenz. Heres your limited chance to get an original tube driver.

Now follows a very similar pedal called tube pilot that comes with a real 12ax7 valve as part of the circuit. The ultimate donner guitar pedal clone list tone start. In our post covering the best big muff pedals, we posited that the contest of the mostcloned pedal came down to a race between the muff and the ibanez tube screamer. Ts9 and ts808, but the difference is relatively small. The best diy guitar amplifier and effects pedal kits. The klon centaur is perhaps the most overhyped guitar transparent overdrive pedal of all time.

Unlike those pretend tube overdrive pedals, tube pilot overdrive isnt just a facsimile of a tube preamp being pushed into distortion its an old school tube preamp being pushed into true natural distortion. Bk butler tube driver vs ibanez ts808 tube screamer youtube. Ahead, youll find our pick of the best drive pedals available today. Another thing which booster i could use to boost the bk butler tube driver. I think behringers tube modeler pedal sucks when used did like its meant to. Tube driver new direct from bk butler with bias covid. The tube driver was one of the first tube overdrives to enter the effects pedal. I built a couple tube drivers back in the day and they do fine for 60v plates, but high voltage preamps are a different beast. Tube pilot overdrive stompboxes guitar tc electronic. I use a hotbox clone and a soldano gto clone as my main drive pedals on my board and both are excellent. Butler real tube overdrive the tube driver is a boosteroverdrive pedal with an ic and vacuum tube driven preamp circuit inside, used by guitarists. After chandlers trademark on the name tube driver lapsed in 1993, butler started making them again under his tube works brand. The original klon centaur pedal sells for thousands of dollars on the used market. Lets do this list by type rather than by brand edit actually thats only practical for the unique pedals so for things like the whole range of behringer ill.

The tube driver is an overdrive with real tube sound. Anyone triedmodded a tc tube pilot butler tube driver. Is there anythig similar to a bk butler tube driver and. The best klon centaur pedals clones guitar effects world. I have the real tube pedal and was hoping you can you shed some light on the differences between the real tube and the tube driver pedal. Tc electronics tube pilot budget valve overdrive pedal.

It is barely visible, but there is a power switch on the back and dean markley script above it. I should say clone, theres no word from tc on whether a clone of tube driver was the explicit intention. If anything goes wrong during that period, just send it to me and ill fix it. The pedal on the left is the dean markley overlord a knockoff of the real tube. Im trying to setup a tube driver vst to come close to the chandler pedal. This is the ultimate bias model inspired by requests from eric johnson in 1985. This kit contains all parts you need to build a fully functional effect pedal. I compared mine to a recent tube driver and thought it sounded great with my rig strat, carr rambler or bassman. My top tube screamer pedals and clones guitar effects. Bk butlers 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. Its the best of the bunch, otr it has that reputation. The enclosure is much smaller with top jacks and it does not use a wall wart, though it does require ac. On the far right are two198687 period bkbchandler tube drivers.

This can be done legally because very few circuits are actually patented, and only brand names designs can be ed. This pedal has a very wide gain range going from clean boost, to. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk. This pedal replicates all 9 unique tube screamer tones found throughout the years.

Im particularly a fan of basic analogue effect pedal clones simple circuits that for the. Anyone triedmodded a tc tube pilot butler tube driver clone yet. The highest quality components and the most thorough and easytofollow instructions. Tube driver pedals, real tube overdrive, tube works, etc. For example, i always though the tube overdrives wer muffs, but the big one is actually an ibanez tube king and the small one a tube driver. Check out these unsolicited customer videos on youtube. Butler and chandler tube driver pedals that have powered everything from david gilmours latemodel stadium sound to j masciss power jangle to eric johnsons violinlike tone.

The ones ive included here are those that are readily available off ebay. Does anyone have any idea of what kind of effect if any this might have. Havent seen much discussion on this pedal or its modification possibilities yet. The core of the pedal is a handselected 12ax7 tube which gives you a lovely sort of fuzzdrive sound than can sound amazingly smooth and textured in the hands of masters like david gilmour who still features 2 of these within his rig.

Boss blues driver vs clone mooer blues mood overdrive. The core of the pedal is a handselected 12ax7 tube which gives you a lovely sort of fuzzdrive sound than can sound amazingly smooth and. Inexpensive pedal clones a list january 05 2015, 3 comments. Chandler tube driver schematic help diy do it yourself. The pedal had already been used by gilmour, satriani, bonamassa, j mascis and many other great. Bk butlers original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric. Heres a comparison between a boss blues driver, and a mooer blues mood which is a clone of the keeley modded version.

For one thing, whether you go for the higherend waza version or the standard offering, the blues driver is a pedalboard staple. Keeley time machine boost, keeley compressor, keeleyd ds1, chandler tube driver amps. Ecc81 tubes give the pedal a boosterdistortion flavor with a better balanced tone, on the other hand ecc8312ax7 gives the pedal a distortionfuzz character. It is not an identical pedal, but you might try a butler designed real tube. I started looking into this after doing some makeovers to a couple of joyo pedals i had. Is the real tube basically a tube driver with the addition of the midrange control to the tone stack or are they completely. The ultimate donner guitar pedal clone list december 28, 2016 by alex kelly 2 comments filed under. One of the most unique things about this tube screamer clone from jhs is the 9way selection pot. The ultimate behringer guitar pedal clone list tone start. Dean markley overlord to b k butler tube driver so, ive got one of these and ive got to admit i agree with the advert its ugly as sin but it does sure cook an amp nicely, but it could be better. This tube driver was a lower cost, entry level version, housed in a smaller enclosure.

Then butlers former employer, dean markley, made an exact clone of butlers 5. Unfollow butler tube driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. It can be quickly and easily transformed into a higain distortion beast, mellow blues driver or boost pedal by simply removing a tube and replacing. All kits come with easy to follow instructions and use point to point wiring. Review updated 4 january 2009 david is often associated with his lead tones but heas a master creating the sweetest overdrive tones too. I suspect by the reference legendary that they are hinting at the tube driver by b. Tube driver alternatives ep 02 hiwatt tube distortion youtube. Depending on the pedal, such as those by tc electronic, mxr, and electroharmonix, you can get anything from a warm, rich overtone to a harsh and. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. He is still handbuilding tube driver pedals, and says he still does the occasional td with the eq points set for bass, as well as with lower gain. To me 12au7ecc81 is the way to go with this pedals. Knew the sf300 was a clone of the hz2, didnt know the hz2 was itself a clone.

If you wanted the most tonal versatility while remaining true to the vintage overdrive sound, this is a really great choice. Looks like this unit works with bipolar low voltage supply as the tube driver that were constructed after this line of pedals. To the right of that is a 1980s tube works 901 real tube. He recommends the 5 knob model with the added bias control. The tone and gain characteristics of the tube drive can be drastically altered by interchanging tubes in fact the pedal is designed for easy access to the tubes for this purpose. Mosky demon tube scream style vintage tube screamer overdrive. Blog behringer is a company founded by uli behringer back in 1989. The pedal uses a switch to choose between two effects. Ive read several threads on this, and nobody seems to ever really come to a conclusion. Each pedal takes me several hours of my personal time.