The tube glowing means youve got the heater up and running pins 4 and 5, and technically also 9,but were not using that. A bk butler tube driver fabbed board would be great handmade ones suck, really hard to get them right. The real tube includes a mid range knob, allowing for a wider range of tones to be dialed in. The tube amp library of information click the link above for tube amp info, schematics, board building information. This kit is a creation by th custom effects in cooperation with. This new pcb initiative is meant to recognize, acknowledge and honour pakistans prime cricketing talent that has consistently stood out on the field of play. A very thick, rich overdrive, with the added advantage that one can swap in various tubes for different tonal flavors and gain. The chandler tube driver is a real tube based overdrive guitar pedal. The distortion is smooth, clean and transparent, it really demonstrates why triodes are so popular. The buffalo tdx addressed those issues right away and i instantly swapped the two. While i would normally be fine with leaving the pcbs out in the open, this particular project involves high enough voltages that a nasty shock can occur if care is not taken when handling the clock when powered on.
The casing shows the age but as you can see the inners is in excellent condition. A thermal heat sink and a ceramic base are used to bond the chip. The tube driver is an overdrive with real tube sound. We are confident this unit will be a welcome addition to your tube. Since the interconnectsmarked layout was also on photobucket.
Soundwise, its quite a noisy pedal on lower driver settings but aside from that it has so much headroom. I used a bk butler tube driver for years but as i went from that mid rangy hiwatt setup to a slightly more scooped at least in comparison with the hiwattreeves with the laney lionheart, i found it a tad too bright and boomy. Good luck if you want to build it it uses a double sided circuit board. The pcb is pretty accurate to the original, with a few small improvements. I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. I would think it would play nice with just about any amp, since it has a full array of tone and level adjustments. I used one to build the 845se a 40 watt per channel single ended amplifier. The clever solution for your printed circuit board series with 1 to 10 layers. The first one had a light tan colored pcb with components of. By far the best tube driver i ever laid my hands on, and believe me i have laid my hands on many. I bought a bk butler tube driver 5 years ago with the intention of swapping out the stock tube.
Butler tube driver real tube overdrive effects database. It might not be identical to the tube driver but its in the same sort of area. Or you could build my baja real tube overdrive or dirk hendriks real tube screamer both in the ready to build projects section. Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric johnson, billy gibbons and joe satriani to name a few. The tube king is reputed to be a very similar circuit design to the tube driver and the patent there certainly backs that notion up. This board can be used for other bmp variants as well. The tube driver is a boosteroverdrive pedal with a simple vacuum tube driven preamp circuit inside.
Is there anythig similar to a bk butler tube driver and. The pcb replacement guide explains how to do this yourself. Heres the tube driver made famous by david gilmour. I can see that some components were replaced after the original build. Hard drive circuit board replacement guide or how to swap hdd pcb. 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. A pair of adjustablebias mosfet gain stages take the place of the 12ax7 vacuum tube, otherwise the. Im thinking about replacing the pcb and build this one but im afraid with.
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. Thesynthrotek ratatak pcb gets you that classic gritty tone with a lot of options for your own. A tube is not included in the kit, you can select it suitably to your project. Test nixie tube driver pcbs on a bed of nails hackster. Dec 17, 2015 this video is about our tarot 680pro hexacopter that will be used for video production. Our pcb calculator will show you the most economical price at any time. Chandler marketed his product for a while using their name. Find great deals on the tube driver on click here bk butler tube driver telecaster. Pakistan cricket board for the first time held inaugural awards in 2012. There are hundreds of pages of tube amp information on my library page.
I got a bk butler tube driver several weeks ago and either it just doesnt work with my equipment or ive got a bum one, i was wondering if you guys could help me decide. There are many schematics out there as well as a wealth of pcb. The bk butler tube drive circuit is based on a opamp gainstage driven into two triodestages of 12ax7 tube, using low plate voltage about 16volts there are lot of similar products, such as chandler tube driver, dean markley overlord classic tube overdrive and many others. The online automated quote provides detailed information about options and capabilities that many vendors dont provide. Butler tube driver rev 3 schematic or pcb pics help. Tube works real tube overdrive bk butler rt 9 rack.
Tube driver bottom pcb layer parts placement and bias mod. You may want to have one hand on the edge of the circuit board to keep the board from moving too much. Because of this, a simple circuit board swap will not make a faulty hard drive operational. Real tube by tube works other than one being in super cool enclosure, and the other in a buttugly enclosure, the 4 knob 911 tube drivers and 5 knob real tube versions are basically the same patented b. Bk butler tube driver perf and pcb effects layouts. A pair of adjustablebias mosfet gain stages take the place of the 12ax7 vacuum tube, otherwise the circuit is true to the original schematic. There are a lot of versions of this pedal and its variants, but if you search the web, theres tons of good info to help identify the good ones. It may be necessary to transfer the pcb firmware onto a new pcb. This rack is an updated and more costeffective design from the originator of the tube driver concept, b. Slight changes to the circuit and pcb layout were made throughout production. If you want a tubedriver, then bk butler is the guy who you should be talking to. I recommend socketing the germanium transistors, both for ease of swapping and to avoid the heat of soldering.
The response rate and comments were invaluable to this process. This is required for the tube to operate properly, but you still need to provide the rest of the circuit, including some of the other tube pins, with power. Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences. For any technical problem relating to building this project, please contact thomas at diy here. Its based mostly on the rackmount single tube version with the black panel, but only loosely. My amplifier uses 845s or 211s to produce about 40 watts per channel. Feb 19, 2020 never tried an original bk butler tube driver but always wanted to give one a go.
Any experience with an original bk butler tube driver. I absolutely love the bk butler tube driver, it was and still is a staple in many famous guitar players distortion tone. The mosfet driver is based on the legendary bk butler tube driver. 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. This build is not simple, or easy so keep that in mind befo. Chandler dynamo tube preamp for musical instruments. I have the m stompbox modeler, and i need to find overdrive pedals that sound similar to the tube drive based off the chandlerbk butler tube driver and the overdrive based off the dod od250 preamp. The nixie tube driver test jig was designed using a series of ics that pull signals from the board being tested and sends them to an onboard atmega328pau microcontroller that analyzes them for errors and lets users know in under 10seconds what those errors are via leds. Mar 26, 2020 for pcb quickturn samples and volume products serve to online quotes and real customer service, finpo, inc.
Tube pilot is, according to tc electronic, a legendary tube overdrive modelled, but then further developed by them. The baja tube driver is basically a replica reverse engineered bk butler tube. It is made in the usa has a 14 inch input and output and i believe is has a 12ax7 type tube. Our goal is to make this copter as light as possible but also very re. When chandler copied the bk butler design they totally messed up the tone stack section all schematics to compare the different versions are here on this thread.
Tc electronics tube pilot budget valve overdrive pedal. I had several that were very close, but none that did it for me like the bk butler tube driver. Years ago i built a ggg tube driver useless, now after years being unused i. This is a library of perfboard and singlesided pcb effect layouts for guitar and bass. The company, product, and service names used in this web site are for comparative purposes only. There are many schematics out there as well as a wealth of pcb projects. Tube drive overdrive guitar effects pedal effectrode. Butler also known as built by tube works, chandler. Tube works tube driver bk butler rt 9 early version. Essentially, bk is the designer of the tube driver. Bk butler tube driver clone pcb and overlay photo by.
There are three different circuit boards used in the original bkbchandler 198587 tube drivers. Proco rat ii pete cornish p2 labeled big muff boss mz2 digital metalizer chandler tube driver sovtek big muff civil war chandler tube driver two tube drivers. The casing shows the age, slight deformation to rack ears, but as you can see, the inners is in excellent condition. Bk butler tube driver by tube works overdrive effect pedal it is in good overall condition with some cosmetic wear from use. 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. Synthrotek ratatak distortion pedal pcb rat clone overdrive. Ive looked to compile the best and most reliable for this post. In many cases, the rom or nvram chip is external, and can be physically transferred soldered onto a new circuit board.
Im not an electrical engineer by any stretch of the imagination, just a diyer who likes drawing layouts. The last component of this project involves the case or enclosure around the bottom half of the nixie tube clock. Stuff like that pisses me off so i guess he was tying to prevent cloning. A wide variety of pcb driver circuit board options are available to you, such as number of layers. This is an updated version of the popular srk fet driver pcb. Super quality board and a super easy build, especially with the 3pdt breakout board. If you build this, you will hear what a b k butler tube driver sounds like a lot different to those awful ggg and behringer failures. If youre wondering how these things sound heres a demo for you. Having the tube on a breakout board worked really well for me, i dont like the idea of it sticking out of the top as they are easily damaged. Buy products related to pcb circuit board products and see what customers say about pcb circuit board products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Butler tube driver the core circuit design on the 2000s reissue 911 tube driver is similar to the original 198587 versions, but there were several component value changes across the circuit that affect the way it sounds, as well as different pots.
The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb. The led is soldered to the circuit board and features a chip that produces the light when electrically connected. Sep 12, 2019 this is a library of perfboard and singlesided pcb effect layouts for guitar and bass. It is unkown which circuit was inside the 1980s tube driver, as butler stated shipped david four 911 td circuits in 2005, requested to replace the circuits in his old tube drivers. Forgot to mention before, if you have a chandler wall mart tube driver you can easily convert it to a authentic tube driver by rebuilding the tone stack section. With this kit you can build both variants written in the docs. We read every single comment and will incorporate the feedback into the next phase of the update. When chandler copied the bk butler design they totally messed up the tone stack section all schematics to compare the different versions are here on. Ive just opened mine up and the circuit board quite clearly reads patented.
Even more savings with our savingoption optional longer production time. Pcb staff and board of directors want to take this time to thank the almost 700 crss and stakeholders who completed the survey. According to, he had the following dirt pedals on his live board at the time. It sounds every bit a tube driver, in fact it sounds quite a bit better than my old 4 knob one. The knobs shown on the photo are not included in the kit. Please visit my tube amplifier forum heres the place you can go to ask tube amplifier questions. Layout pcb tone control apex apex tone preamp layout pcb tone. A printed circuit board pcb mechanically supports and electrically connects electrical or electronic components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from one or more sheet layers of copper laminated onto andor between sheet layers of a nonconductive substrate. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. Listen to the sound, and dont pay too much attention t. I play it with a strat into either a mesa boogie lonestar 2x12 or a lonestar special 1x12. It does not keep a permanent place on by board though because of size and powering. Utilization the general configuration of the tube driver is really easy to follow, and it is easy to get a good sound from this.
Projects, mods, transformer diagrams, photos, sound clips. Well, that stock tube is still in there and it sounds glorious. An led pcb board tends to generate a high volume of heat, making it difficult to cool via traditional. They then decided that they were the owners of the product and took butler to court where they promptly lost their suit. The tube driver has a somewhat unique design compared to other vaccuum. Buy products related to pcb board products and see what customers say about pcb board products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. After doing some research, i decided to order the parts for two builds. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Hard to find parts including dynakit original dropin replacement components typically ship within 24 hours of ordering. Can somebody please show me a few pedals plus utoob sound clips and. After i submitted my design the first time, the pcbway engineer responded back within a.
Jan 20, 2019 the baja tube driver is basically a replica reverse engineered bk butler tube driver pedal. I have used several pcb vendors for small projects, and pcbway is by far the best fabrication vendor i have used. The pedal had already been used by gilmour, satriani, bonamassa, j mascis and many other great. This project is a direct tracing from an actual b k butler tube driver.
Works best with an already slightly breaking up amp to my ears. Never tried an original bk butler tube driver but always wanted to give one a go. Pots are all board mounted with the tube off board. Synthroteks version of the classic rat pedal goes well beyond a clone, in fact we have included 3 of the most popular mods on board. Order here and get a real bk butler handmade tube driver. Clips circuit board hardware pcb are available at mouser electronics. Everything fits, it works well and was fun to build. There are three different circuit boards used in the original bkbchandler 1985 87 tube drivers. The layout included is for an off board tube socket not mounted on the pcb. Take advantage of economical prices with discounts for reorders as well as enhanced technical options.
Tube works 910 tube driver 3 knobs tube works 911 tube driver 4 knobs b. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock guitars greats david gilmour and eric johnson to name just two. I use it every sunday at church, mostly in front of a catalinbread dls but occasionally by itself. Here at dynakit you will find the right parts to restore, repair or upgrade your original dynaco vacuum tube amplifier. In this application the 45 or other tube becomes the driver for a larger tube. I am trying to change it back to its original configuration for use with guitar. Im only buying these pedals so i can use my m as my backup board. A pair of adjustablebias mosfet gain stages take the place of the 12ax7 vacuum tube. Tarot 680pro build production build 3dr battery sensor to. Ive had a bk butler tube driver for quite a few years, love it. Chandler tube driver rackmount tube works 902 real tube rackmount tube works 9 tube driver rackmount tube works 922 real tube ii rackmount. This product is not manufactured or distributed by butler audio, inc. I suspect by the reference legendary that they are hinting at the tube driver by b. Pedals with separate ac power supplies or wall warts are not original and do not sound the same.
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