The kids enjoyed riding around the butler chain of lakes and it was fun for parents and grandparents also. Tube works 910 tube driver 3 knobs tube works 911 tube driver 4 knobs b. The boat butler understand your boat is an expensive prized possession, but with over 30 years boating experience on everything from house boats to 300ft super yachts, your boat is in the very experienced and capable hands of people who care about what they are doing. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin texas. In 1962 after 126 victory 21 boats were manufactured, the rights for the victory 21 were sold to frank butler who founded a second company he. View and download butler tube driver blue 2150 owners information online. Used bk butler tube works tube driver, vintage tube overdrive pedal from the 1980s. I have a bunch of preamp tubes ive been wanting to swap around in it, but it just sounds so good asis that ive never gotten around to messing with it. Easy to load and unload, whether youre hauling an 11 jon boat, a pontoon boat, personal watercraft, motorcycle, snowmobile, a 34 sport boat or even some garden mulch nothing makes the ride smoother, the launch and load easier than a load rite. We rented the pontoon boat for several hours and it was a blast.
Butler boats specialise in building high quality sailing dinghies with the reputation of winning the national classes. During its long life the tube driver has appeared in many forms. Butler boats builders of high quality racing dinghies. Jan 24, 20 bk butler tube overdrive pedal image courtesy of. Whether you enjoy leisure sailing, are an association member, youth group, boat club or dinghy racer you will be delighted with butler boats. All developments are being carefully considered in order to keep weight to a minimum without compromising the integrity of the boat.
One super cool feature of the tube driver is that the level knob acts like a global master volume for the lead sound. Another good one is the bk butler real tube overdriveblack pedal, just make sure its not the genz benz version or anything but a usa made one as the import ones terrible for bass. Thanks to his early endorsement as the creator of his famous violin tone, my tube driver has become a standard of many pro musici. I just picked up a new tube driver this week from bk himself. I designed it in the early 1980s and eric johnson was one of my early customers. You can hear smooth singing sustain prs santana md,mercury magnetics,tran and choke mod, trex delay into a fender vibro. We design and build vessels from petit lugrigged dinghies to oceangoing cruising yachts. 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. Some used 4 knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne. The boat s carbon fibre rig and stock help keep weight to a minimum.
Sep 30, 2010 bk butler tube driver pedal with bias control hit at about 1 minute in. The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. In my experience, any of the bk butler tube designs, even the pedals, all sound phat. A bk butler tube driver fabbed board would be great handmade ones suck, really hard to get them right. You can hear smooth singing sustain prs santana md,mercury magnetics,tran and choke mod, trex delay into a. It is very much eric johnsonlateera david gilmour lead tone in a box. Butler tube works real blue tube enhancer 903 free ship. Butler tube driver blue 2150 owners information pdf download. The shape is similar to the bateau design popular in the south, although this hull has slightly more rocker which adds stability when standing. 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. Since the tube driver is a starved plate design, the tube will last much longer even.
Allows me to go from dirty rhythm to soaring lead with a few knob twists. The perfect layout with its low profile design you will be amazed at how the ducks come in. Welcome to butler audios tube driver blue car audio site. With this kit you can build both variants written in the docs.
Its kind of like having a section of your amp right in a pedal. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. The fdp is made possible by the following companies and individual members like you. When i first tried it i thought i remember the pedal behaving like all my other od and boost pedals where i put the output or volume only at around 10 oclock and turning it on boosted the volume of my amp quite significantly. Due to the continuing requests for my limited production original design tube driver pedal, here are the details. My yearold daughter was a suitable person and as soon as rob helped them into the boat, they were off on their adventure. My superlead is so loud that itll probably blow any. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster guitar.
It is now possible to get the best vacuum tube home audio sound in your car. He then starts building it for you, tests it, and when satisfied, ships it. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. I have never seen one dated earlier than 1985, but butler said he first designed this version in 1983. Tube driver blue 2150 car amplifier pdf manual download. This pedal is legendary, used by eric johnson, kenny wayne shepherd, david gilmour, and many. Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and gear.
Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster. Discussion in the effect effect started by jeepjones85, sep 10, 2011. How to order a replacement seat cover first, we need to determine which seat you have and if it is a standardsize or custom seat. The bk butler 911 tube driver has been one of those items for me. Butler then reworked the design again, combining an opamp operational. The owner, daryl, is great to work with and made it safe, fun and easy. The tube driver houses a preamp tube and it generates distortion by overdriving the tube rather than conventional pedal methods. Each boat takes a maximum of 4 persons and children under 10 years need to be accompanied by an adult or suitable person. This kit is a creation by th custom effects in cooperation with. Why the forthcoming electro harmonix oceans 12 will be my next reverb ships end of march. The standard tube the reissues ship with is an unbranded 12ax7ecc83 tube. Butler boat rental orlando 2020 all you need to know.
This is a pedal that has been around for over thirty years and has become a longstanding favorite amongst some of the most elite players in the business for its smooth distortion and boost capabilities. Please take a moment to look over this brochure, and be sure to send in the owners registration and your comments. We have constructed the hull with framing and girder fitted into position and are now developing the strengthening aspects of the floor and decks. 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 tube driver is an overdrive with real tube sound. Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and.
Bk butler tube driver perf and pcb effects layouts. M40 layout layout boats and gear, diver and sea duck hunting. Oct 27, 2008 20190208 bk butler tube driver gibson les paul standard prs pickups freidman mini dirty shirley by jokeandrazz 20190319 bk butler tube driver heritage h150 bogner goldfinger 45w by jokeandrazz. The tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock guitars greats david gilmour. This time he used an original 1980s bk butler chandler branded tube driver and two more recent b. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler industries with the power supply built in. Yup, just my opinion that the pedal i have the bk butler version is a little easier to maneuver with a 12au7. That cool joe, i also prefer a lower gain nos preamp tube in my tube driver. Chandler dynamo tube preamp for musical instruments. 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.
Bk butler real tube blue tube tube driver tube works. Its not like a tube screamer or any other overdrive pedal. Bk butler tube driver page 2 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. They were only used as overdrives, blended with one of his three compressors. I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. Its stability and performance in all weather conditions is unlike any other layout boat out there.
The core of the pedal is a handselected 12ax7 tube which gives. Heres the tube driver made famous by david gilmour. I replaced the original 12ax7 tube with a jj electronics 12au7. David did not use them to boostblend with his big muffs on this tour. Every day we add the latest manuals so that you will always find the product you are looking for. The 2006 bk model is delivered with a 12ax7 tube which is a bit too aggressive for my taste. Bk butler tube driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. Yep midrange all the way up and treble bass off is flat for the blue tube bass driver or real tube enhancer both exactly the same. Featuring a diehard metal chassis, intuitive control interface, and highlow eq control, the tube works tube driver overdrive captures magic in a box. Ive been running the 904 as my preamp for 4 years now and i love it. When i first tried it i thought i remember the pedal. Backpack boat rock creek drift boat norwegian gunning dory clark fork drifter maximac montana guide boat johnboat duckboat montana pram minimac gun dory row dory 19 sailing dory 18 cruising sloop 8 norwegian pram 10 norwegian pram pacific troller dory freight canoe. The baja tube driver is basically a replica reverse engineered bk butler tube. This time he used an original 1980s bk butlerchandler branded tube driver and two more recent b.
Pedal design 101 the boss colour chart and 40 shades of tone. Driver back when tube works made it it was a good sounding pedal you figure andy timmons still uses one but i dont think they are in production anymore the 4 knob does sound better though. I have a 4 knob bk tube driver with bias control that i bought is new condition. Again from the leading innovator of the modern tube overdrive, b. I found this one at guitar resurrection in austin, texas. This type of boat was known variously as a scullboat, sneakboat, a poke boat, and a layout boat when reclining or crouching to put the sneak on the birds. Our database contains more than 1 million pdf manuals from more than 10,000 brands. I have a newer bk butler built model with his signature etched on the bottom i like it quite a bit, but since i live in a small space i rarely get to use its real potential. Each was set for a slightly different tone and level of drive.
Remove your seat cover and look for a hand written number, a decal or a number engraved with an air pen on the inside of the seat below the shoulder belt holes. Butler tube driver real tube overdrive effects database. Tube driver real tube overdrive bk butler chandler the original, classic 4 knob tube driver with the iconic case color and graphics, made circa 1985 to 1987. Need help, bk butler tube driver discussion in the effect effect started by willeycaster000, jan 31, 2016. Ive been looking for this sound for a long, long time. The knobs shown on the photo are not included in the kit. Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal. Bk butler has been designing vacuum tube related musical. With careful attention given to the attainment of all tube response characteristics. The boat butler 0418 754 385 professional marine detailing. Covid19 update i ship from home, so as long as usps is running, i am still. This latest patent pending creation of bk butler, promises to become a classic just as his former tube driver designs have. Unable to repay the debt, the builder gave butler the tooling to continue building the boat himself.
Chandler tube driver rackmount tube works 902 real tube rackmount tube works 9 tube driver rackmount tube works 922 real tube ii rackmount. Secrets revealedwhats inside this bk butler tube driver real. Able to organically create the tone of a tube amp at the point of breakup, the tube driver has been loved by guitarists since its inception decades ago for that allnatural tone and feel. Find great deals on ebay for bk butler tube driver and bk butler tube driver bias. A tube is not included in the kit, you can select it suitably to your project. All listings current page auction buy it now classified ads.
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