And the tube pokes out the top? They don't get good reviews, and don't even get compared well to the gold TK999. So the US ones don't have the NR,and are in a weird diagonal layout case. But Ibanez also got nicked for copying/breaching US patent/copyright on Chandler's Tube Driver,or the NR part of the circuit. The US ones just aren't as good sounding apparently. There'll be a review somewhere like HC,or maybe someone on the Gear Page knows of another mod.maybe analog man could tweak it? I don't know.īut if yours is the gold MIJ one,you're in front. Even the metal guys gripe about that.Ĭheck out DiscoFreq's site. Haven't looked too far into modifying mine other than changing out the 12AX7. Sound's great into my Moody combo and 2w Valvetone. Nice mix and a bit more sustain & 'roundness'. So I'm basically using mine as a low/mid-gain boost/OD. I may have a 12 AU7 seven in mine too,will have to check.īut I usually don't turn the gain up much past halfway anyhow,for the same reasons you described. If it's the MIJ version with noise reduction. So this is why I ask if anyone has played with one of these, or if you have any experience with the circuit, and if you can share your experiences and thoughts on what could be a great front end pedal to dirty up a clean amp! There's also a bunch of slot-in IC's in there that I'm not sure what they do. Gear Acquisition Syndrome (sometimes Guitar Acquisition Syndrome, both abbreviated to GAS) is a term used to describe an urge to acquire and accumulate lots of gear.This term commonly associated with: Guitarists (tend to acquire guitars, guitar amplifiers, pedals, effects processors, etc.) Keyboard / synth players (keyboards, synthesizers, samplers, effects units, etc. This has me thinking that some of its 'distortion' is probably driven by a diode or a some other component before the signal hits the tube.
(this is with a les paul btw, so a strat/tele might have more play) I put a 12AU7 tube in there and it still seems to dirty up way too early, and the gain knob past 10-11 o'clock is not really usable. Learn something new everyday The ProValve 60-T seems perfect for what I am seeking. 2) Tube Works ProValve 60-T 60w amp head with spring reverb, driven by two 6L6 tubes. I've been playing with one of the older (square and tan coloured) versions today and am finding it sounds quite good, albeit a little too eager to saturate in a distortion sense. I have discovered that Tube Works make the ProValve series: 1) Tube Works ProValve 100 60w per channel, 2U rackmount driven by two 6L6 tubes. Mine are based on using Hiwatt and Fender amps with with single coil or EMG-SA loaded Strats.Quote from: AxlOz on October 15, 2011, 12:56:43 PM Hey gang,Īnyone here have any experience with the Ibanez Tube King pedals? They're a 12A_7 based OD/distortion pedal. The TD-X, Fet Drive, Lunar Module, ete cetera are also all good overdrives that can get something workable for the low gain TD sound - some better than others - but not the high gain sound.Īlso, opinions can vary wildly depending on the voice of the amp/speaker the person is feeding these through. Obviously the tone range is more limited, but at the settings I used on my Tube Drivers, it nails it.
#Bk butler tube driver schematic mods#
At low drive settings the tone is slightly different than a Tube Driver due to the active tone circuit, but it is still very close to the TD sound.Īs many have said, the next best thing is the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver (no mods needed). It's a variation on his Real Tube/Tube Driver circuits, only with NO internal transformer. Another alternative is the 1990s era Ibanez Tube King (TK999US), the US version, which Butler also designed. This practice is nothing new: the legendary BK Butler Tube Driver was. It's actually much more versatile than the 4 knob TD - goes from the mid scooped TD tone all the way into Tube Screamer territory. New and exciting tube amps are being made every year but one other usage tubes. It is basically Butler's 911 TD circuit (he designed both) with a mid range knob added, in an ugly box. There are some American patents about guitar pedals (ex: BK Butler Tube Driver), but they have a limited time validity.
The best alternative to BK Butler's Tube Driver is the old 5 knob Real Tube pedal, Tube Works model 901. Since this old thread is still going, I'll chime in since I have tried nearly all the pedals similar to the TD.
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