That strong signal is fed into a vaccuum tube, which does not work to amplify the signal as it would in the pre amp stage of a typical amplifier. The hard clipping part of the distortion comes from the integrated circuit chip, or op-amp. Inside is a hybrid fuzz - pre amp circuit. The standard 4 knob version features a master volume, HI (treble), LO (bass), and drive control. The Tube Driver looks like something from the bridge of the Enterprise from the 1960s Star Trek television show. The TD has a very unique voice that I have never heard another overdrive replicate. It can be difficult dial in a tone setting that hits the sweet spot, and some people find it finicky and hard to get along with due to some design issues, but in the right setup, with the right amp, nothing sounds quite like it. It is not very versatile sounding through some amps, but exceptionally good with others. At low drive it can deliver a Fenderish smooth gain boost or a bluesy overdrive. At high gain, it is very reminiscent of the lead crunch tone of a Marshall JCM800 amplifier. It generates anything from a smooth, light overdrive tone, to a classic rock-style heavy distortion. It has evolved over the years and there are many versions (a list can be found HERE). Around 1978 Butler designed and began making an early version of the Tube Driver, one of the first tube overdrive pedals.
It was designed and built by audio electronics engineer B.K. BUTLER REAL TUBE OVERDRIVE - The Tube Driver is a booster/overdrive pedal with an IC and vacuum tube driven preamp circuit inside, used by guitarists such as David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Eric Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Satriani, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, J Mascis, David Holt, Keith Urban, and others. You can buy under $99 used, which is a really good bargain, compared to let's say Tonebones. Yesterday I bought Tube King and I believe that it is a perfection of the Real Tube. I recall having Tube Driver and giving it away, it sorta paled in comparison. Kudos to BK Butler, 2006 I had a Real Tube short out, or something, and he answered my email directly by calling my cell phone and sending me component free. This cookie is used to keep track of newsletter sign ups and client emails at checkout, Mailchimp utilises cookies to store information captured from user input for remarketing purposes.I've owned all three. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.Īdvertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. WordPress also sets a few wp-settings- cookies. Its use is limited to the Administration Screen area, /wp-admin/ After login, WordPress sets the wordpress_logged_in_ cookie, which indicates when you’re logged in, and who you are, for most interface use. On login, WordPress uses the wordpress_ cookie to store your authentication details. Users are those people who have registered an account with the WordPress site. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".Ĭookie used to allow the Worldpay payment gateway on the website to function. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
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