I used this setup with a blackface 64 super reverb, and the tone was heavenly. A100 monad amplifiers are simply unparalleled in the industry. This kit is a creation by th custom effects in cooperation with. I did try the amp with a pair of polk bookshelf as. Used bk butler tube works tube driver, vintage tube overdrive pedal from the 1980s. New listingbk butler tube works mosvalve amplifier mv962.
The tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb, an effects loop and a both a line out and a second speaker output to dri. Rackmount bk butler tube works blue tube ii rt924 tube works rt4001 di direct box wps bk butler tube works real tube overdrive 12ax7 stomp pedal but had never seen bk butlertube works all tube amp. Since chandler industries owned the trademark name tube driver, butler named this version the real tube. Hi bjorn, hope that the new year is going well for you. Although tube driven and sonically closer to a early marshall jtm type of amp, the tube driver and power boost do have some similarities and david often use the tube driver similar to how he would use the power boost both for boosting and overdrive. These pedals have to be dialed in for each individual amp and guitar combination as they are. Some overdrive pedals, such as the classic bk butler tube driver used by eric johnson, incorporate an actual tube in their circuitry. Overall in great shape considering the age of the pedal. Butler audio tube driver blue 2250 2 channel tube amp. Butler audio tube driver blue 2250 2 channel tube amp photo. I found this tube works td752 in a pawn shop on the way. It can go from super clean to slight breakup all the way to modern rock levels of gain.
Here we have a combo amp with a solid state power section, fed by two separate preamp circuits. Tube works td752 combo amp with 12 speaker and built in b. It has a tube preamp and a solid state power amp, so you get the tube tone without the ridiculously heavy weight. This rack is an updated and more costeffective design from the originator of the tube driver concept, b. Good ol stereo as much as the butler amp improved with another power cable, it further is enhanced by stepping up both the source, preamp, and assorted cabling. The swamp amp is max butlers modded version of the classic fender bassman circuit, and you can hear the incredible tone of the amp in that video. Butler built tube driver td752 100w 1x12 combo for sale. If you havent heard tube driver blue, you dont know how great sound can be in your car. The tube driver has been davids main overdrive unit since 1993 to present. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. It has an effect sendreceive and a footswitch for switching between the channels and turning onoff the reverb. Boss war w475 600 watt trimode,xover car audio power amplifier amp 1 boss war w475 600 watt trimode,xover car audio power amplifier amp. I just recently purchased it to see how well it would work with my magnepan speakers.
Tube driver blue amplifiers utilize natural vacuum tube thermionic emissions to automatically enhance biasing. The tube driver has an op amp to boost the signal into an ax7 running at low voltage. Carver crimson 275 tube amp for sale us audio mart. In typical power amplifiers the preamp tubes can easily last 15 years or more with moderate use and 10 years or more with very heavy use.
Butler then reworked the design again, combining an opamp operational amplifier. Get a great deal with this online auction for a car amplifier presented by property room on behalf of law enforcement or. This also completely eliminates one of the most inefficient. Robin wyatt, the exclusive butler audio dealer for north america, says the monad a100 monoblocks sound like neither a transistor amp or a tube amp. Tube driver blue tdb275, tdb2150, tdb475 and tdb575 amplifiers are now available. Shown above left to right the 1985 bk butler tube driver, the revised 198687 bk butler tube driver, the unauthorized 1988 knockoff made by chandler after butler parted ways with them, the 1990s tube works 911 tube driver, and a b. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. It is an understatement to say that this design works. Blaupunkt 4ch amplifier car audio stereo audio vw bmw mercedes. I found this tube works td752 in a pawn shop on the way to a gig 22 years ago, and it is still my main amp to this day. Classa version of bk butler s patented tube driver blue thermionic technology. Butler audio tube driver blue 2250 2 channel tube amp rated power all channels driven. This is my first tube amp, even though it is a hybrid design read. The chandler tube driver is a real tube based overdrive guitar pedal.
We at butler audio bring you the latest in stateoftheart vacuum tubedriven mobile audio. Routinely for tv and videos, the rsa haley feeds the amp via the voodoo gd power cord, using an elrod sig iii as its own supply pc. Ic integrated circuit small signal opamps are used in almost all audio preamplifiers and signal processing equipment. Butler audio 1500 tube driver amplifier original amp for. Butler audio inc tube driver car amplifier get a great deal with this online auction for a car amplifier presented by property room on behalf of law enforcement or. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock guitars greats david gilmour and eric johnson to name just two. Epos m22 speaker system and butler audio tdb 5150 amplifier. This carver crimson 275 tube amp is in excellent condition. There are few tube amps in the world that dont sound better with a. A tube is not included in the kit, you can select it suitably to your project.
Butler tube driver, xts custom pedals precision overdrive, and an early 80s pro co rat noisy, but boy does it sound good, notes miller. An overdrive pedals drive usually attempts to sound like the power tubes of an amp pushed into distortion, while a distortion pedal sounds more like. If you are into classic rock or blues, this is definitely an incredible sounding tube guitar amp you have to see in person to believe. Comes with owners manual the tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb. It is made in the usa has a 14 inch input and output and i believe is has a 12ax7 type tube. The tube driver is an overdrive with real tube sound. His tube driver blue has also found its way into upscale car audio. Singleended class a 300b triode tube response with over 100w rms of power. This circuit design is specially tailored to extract the ultimate in thermionic performance from the highly regarded family of 300b vacuum tubes. Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal valve. Utilization the general configuration of the tube driver is really easy to follow, and it is easy to get a good sound from this. Conversely, if you plug a tube driver with a 220240v transformer meant for the eurpoean market into a 110120v outlet. Actually the concept dates back to 1979 when he introduced the original tube driver pedal. The knobs shown on the photo are not included in the kit.
A problem exists in all vacuum tube power amplifiers when the input signal reaches the point where the driver tube attempts to drive the grid of the output tube positive. The amp may be left on continuously or switched via internal relay as desired by the customer. The output power tube is certainly not common a gm100 power triode, intended for use in transmitters. You might or might not want to know that the tube driver uses an op amp solid state integrated circuit to create its distortion sound, and the tube is used after the distortion stage, in what is known as a starved plate circuit to color the sound of the op amp distortion. These pedals have to be dialed in for each individual amp and guitar combination as they are relatively low output and the tube drive tends to kick in at a lower level than some pedals. Unfortunately, this combination did not provide good synergy. It offers 100 watts of solid state power with a single. I found this tube works td752 in a pawn shop on the way to a. Our website and phones are open, but shipping may take a few extra days, for the safety of our team. Same op amp and 12ax7 tube driver circuit, but with a mid range knob added. This setup also turned me onto the wonders of power tube distortion via the cream. These amps were made in denver, co usa and designed by bk butler of the tube driver pedal fame. Blaupunkt amp1504 car audio 4channel amp amplifier 1500 watts max peak power. This power amplifier circuit using a transistor amplifier from the front, signal splitter, driver and power amplifier.
Therefore, the tubes are positioned to naturally and actively respond to the dynamic speaker load. Do not plug a tube driver made with a 110120v transformer into a 220240v power outlet. Unless the driver is carefully designed to clip before this can happen, it will. It depends on what tone youre looking for but it has a very narrow clean response and it can be a bit bassy and have that woofy boomy sound as well. The use of ultralinear architecture, the output of each channel cattle connected five lines, together with the feedback and the filament, the pcb wiring will appear much more, but does not affect its excellent replay. This embedded tube basically acts as a token, apparently intending tonal coloration but without real power amplification. I have a bk butler tube driver that im playing through a deluxe reverb, where should the volume on the tube driver be if im playing at around 1. The tdb 2250 is the 2channel version of the companys own 5channel tdb 5150.
Tube driver is widely recognized as the only successful and practical highpowered vacuum tubedriven amplifier ever made. The tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb. Mar 08, 2020 this embedded tube basically acts as a token, apparently intending tonal coloration but without real power amplification. Dc coupled through the output power devices to the speakers. The lifespan of korgs 6p1 nutube is 30,000 hours, significantly longer than conventional tubes found in overdrive pedals from b. It will draw 4x the power it needs, causing it to overheat and damage the circuit. The thermionic tube auto biasing reduces operating and standby idling temperatures to about the same or lower than solid state amps of similar power ratings. Currently, im using a lee jackson sp 1u rackmount power amp, a great rack amp, but am seeking the tube flavor. Bk butlers tube driver blue technology places the triodes exactly where they should be.
I pretty much agree with that statement, but i can. Sep, 2017 here we have a combo amp with a solid state power section, fed by two separate pre amp circuits. It has an effect sendreceive and a footswitch for switchi. Oh yeah, each monoblock weighs in at 3lb so youll want to invite your audiophile buds over to help with unpacking and setup. Tube driver blue 2150 amplifiers description 2 x 150watts rms, both channels driven true power tube heaters dc, fully regulated, delayed soft start output devices 12 x 15amps, sanken audiophile grade massive internalexternal heat exchanger with quiet, temperaturecontrolled fan. With this kit you can build both variants written in the docs. It uses a 12ax7 which is pushed by a dual opamp followed by a fenderstyle tone stack. Butler audio a100 monad fantastic tube hybrid monoblock.
Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. I was worried a lot about those tubes it had inside of it overtly affecting or tilting the audio of movies to that of euphony and thereby reducing the desired involvement to a. This is great sounding pedal with a warm tube compression and amplike response. Large driver opamps for power amplifiers are mostly made from discrete separate components and designed specifically for each application. Nov 2, 2016 bk butlerchandler tube driver current draw. Tube driver blue as an example, butlers tube driver blue utilizes the tube as a lowvoltage diode might be and not as an amplifying element i. The curse as popular notions go, the butler audio 2250 carries a certain stigma if not outright blood curse. Share butler audio 1500 tube driver amplifier original amp.
This is the big daddy of tube overdrive pedals the classic tube driver from b. Butler audio a100 monad fantastic tube hybrid monoblock amps. We are confident this unit will be a welcome addition to your tube sound. The 2006 bk model is delivered with a 12ax7 tube which is a bit too aggressive for my taste. We at butler audio bring you the latest in stateoftheart vacuum tube driven mobile audio. I kept the power section from john ks version of the blue tube. It also affects the overall gain of the power amp, and the frequency compensation provided by components within the feedback loop one or more caps or resistors to help keep the power amp stable. Ibanez updates its most iconic guitar pedal with new. So it has some tubey goodness, but not as much as something such as the effectrode td2a which is 100% high voltage tube clipping. You say that your amp operates in a1 and that wont happen.
Ive got an alembic f2b and a mesaboogie simul295 power amp and i can. View all results for tube power amp at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Butler audio inc tube driver car amplifier property room. Designed in 1986, but first made in 1987 under butlers new tube works brand. The power transformer was built internally, as on later tube driver models. Instead, it is used to introduce the sound of the 300b tube into the sound of the amp. Pedals with separate ac power supplies or wall warts are not original and do not sound the same. Butler audio tdb 475 car amplifier for sale online ebay. This proven new vacuum tube technology delivers as. Other members of urbans collection of overdrives include a wampler paisley drive, trex alberta overdrive which miller describes as a more refined tube screamer tone, b. The colorsound power boost and tube driver are very similar.