- #Bk butler tube works 2 preamp drivers#
- #Bk butler tube works 2 preamp driver#
- #Bk butler tube works 2 preamp full#
- #Bk butler tube works 2 preamp plus#
I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. Jul 31, 20 ej and gilmour, probably thousands of others too.īutler a keyboard player to sound like an overdriven hammond organ, think deep purple.
#Bk butler tube works 2 preamp driver#
According to gilmourish website, gilmour also uses chandler tube driver ped. I bought this unit new from guitar crazy in portland, oregon back in the day. Just now i was going back to my ts9 this one turns up. I used it on the clean channel of a fender hot rod deville.
Sounds very different from the original, not good to my ears. Boss hm2 heavy metal distortion and an original chandler tube driver. Its not like a tube screamer or any other overdrive pedal. This detailed guide will give you a good starting point to david gilmour s tones and effects. Ive only ever heard one, and it sounded good but i had nothing to ab it against. Davids elaborate pedal rack as seen in his new recording studio, medina. Chandler tube driver rack i know there is some controversy over the bk butler situation but that none withstanding the 1 up racks are reasonably rare to come by and have the famed bias control. Find out what gear david gilmour uses to produce his incredible tone and build your own rig to try and produce similar effects. There is no chandler tube driver never was a chandler tube driver. 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. Aww the memories of selling expensive gear before it ends up broken in a dusty old box somewhere in the garage. It features controls for out level, eq sometimes split into high and low eq, and tube drive level.
Mar 28, 20 i have an orginal chandler designed by b. This is a little different than the bk butler tube driver im told. Guitar pedal x gpx blog 6 of the best butler tube driver. You were making a limited run of 6 this year, any plans to mass produce them in the future. Butler tube driver rackmount, by tube works, and it. Hi yes i have scored a chandler tube driver 4 knobs now i almost have the collection complete, looking for the blue one. Each tube driver is set for different amounts of gain. It will be fun to compare with the 3 and 5 knobs and it wasnt that expensive.
#Bk butler tube works 2 preamp drivers#
Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. Long time users david gilmour and eric johnson were among the first. After i got the af2, i sold the bk tube driver for more than i paid originally. The tube driver offers lots of tight girthy gain and has an openness that sets it apart from other distortion boxes. My advice? If you can find one of these amps, by all means, 'buy it'.These later became known as tube works tube driver. Nowdays, I live on the island of Kauai, playing jazz, blues and hawaiian music. He tweaked it, threw in a couple of upgrades and sent it back to me, What did he charge me? Nothing.Not even shipping. He was 'amazingly nice' and after talking with him about my situation, he offered to do the repair himself. Dealing with him was on the other end of the spectrum from Genz Benz. The 3300 amp? Well, after collecting dust for 6 years, I finally traced down it's designer, the innovative 'BK Butler'. I would go as far to say, that they demonstrated the 'worst' customer service experience I had experienced up to that point, and I've dealt with some real A-holes in my lifetime.Ī word to the wise- 'AVOID GENZ BENZ', unless you truly enjoy dealing with thieves. I have to say that the person(s) I spoke with, were rude, insulting and overall unpleasant. I told them I was sending it back, as it was still not working, they stated at that point, that they will "no longer repair the Tube Works line." They inferred I was pretty much 'screwed', and would not even consider a refund. When I called them to ask why they did not repair it, they 'claimed' they had fixed the problem, which was of course, total crap.
#Bk butler tube works 2 preamp plus#
They billed me $200 plus shipping, for the repair and sent it back in the same condition (Dead). Now, in trying to have it repaired, I discovered that 'Genz Benz' had taken over the company. This Tube Works 3300 amp smoked them all.
#Bk butler tube works 2 preamp full#
As a full time 'working' musician, I've used SVT's, SWR's, A.M.P's GK's, Eden's, etc. This amp is a monster, that kicked ass with tons of great tone and volume, every single night I played. I used it 42 weeks a year- 6 nights a week, performing in all the major ( and minor) casinos in Nevada, for over 6 years. I've got a Tube Works 2x10 RT 3300 combo with the 1x15 ported Tube Works cabinet.