These are extremely rare as only about of them were made, and approximately of those were made with the jacks mounted on the sides, according to Butler.
The pcb was tan colored with the marking 9 on the trace side. Components were mounted on both sides. Eric Johnson used one on his album Tones, and has been a user ever since. The jacks were later permanently moved to the the rear end and the graphics were modifed so the LED's were moved below the text. The front markings also changed but I have only ever seen one example like this:.
Butler trusted Chandler in the beginning, but later decided he needed his name on the pedal. He made a revised version in identical to the one above, but the front markings were changed to:. Approximately of those were made using tan colored pcbs with a slightly different trace pattern that the previous pcb.
I have seen two slightly different sets of component values on that board. On a few that I have owned there was no volume until the Drive pot was dialed above 2. The sound also seems to vary greatly from one pedal to another. Some sound the same as next version, some different. Part of this could simply be due to part values drifting due to component aging. Various B. Butler Tube Driver circuits - circuit on left, in middle, and on right.
Butler then had a firm in California manufacture a third version of the circuit board for him sometime in The pcb was dark green on the trace side and had no identifying numbers or letters.
Most components were soldered on the front side, but a few caps and resistors were on the trace side. Approximately were made, and I have seen two slightly different sets of component values on this pcb. The two that I own sound nearly identical to each other, and identical to one of the Tube Drivers I own with the first version of the pcb. These old model s Tube Drivers have a seven digit serial number engraved on the bottom. The first digit is the year made, next two digits are the month, next two digits are the day, and last two digits are the number in the batch.
So serial number would be:. Some of the v versions that were made for export have "EX" marked in front of the serial number thanks to Tom for the photo. Real Tube Users Manual. Designed in , but first made in under Butler's new Tube Works brand. Same op amp and 12AX7 Tube Driver circuit, but with a mid range knob added. Butler considered this version a superior pedal in some ways to his original 4 knob Tube Driver, which I agree with - the added mid range knob makes the tone much more versatile.
These can sound slightly harsher and more fuzzy than the later Tube Driver at high gain, depending on the tube used, but at medium to low overdrive settings they can sound identical to the No true bypass. These were made around Butler made a run of his Tube Driver car amplifiers with a gold anodized sheet metal enclosures. He had some of the gold stock left over and thought it would look cool to make some gold cased Real Tubes.
Some Tube drivers were made in gold as well. Butler says he made around 6 for Billy Gibbons, who used to give pedals away. There were probably more than 6 made, as I have seen several for sale, and own two myself. Unfortunately, over time the gold oxidizes and becomes spotted and rusted, but they are still a cool collectible.
The first version was marked on top:. A small number of these were made with gold tops. They were marked on top:. The ones made around are marked on top:. The pedals were made with several different pcb's in this period and had different graphics and knobs than the US versions. The country of origin was on the bottom. Some Genz Benz versions have a 9v or 12v power adpator jack on the back rather than an AC power cord.
These are easily identified by a solid yellow rectangle around the footswitch. They are marked on top:. A smoother, lower gain version of the Real Tube. Same pcb as the Real Tube. The primary difference from the circuit are a few different resistor values in the drive section and a smaller Hi pot value.
Early production was made in the USA throughout the s and s. A small number of those were made with gold colored tops and blue printing. After Genz Benz bought Tube Works in the late s a Taiwan made version with different knobs and graphics was produced throughout the s. Blue Tube Users Manual. It use the same pcb as the and According to Butler, the Overlord was copied by DM out of spite after he left his company.
It is housed in a nearly identical enclosure, with the same knobs, and similar graphics as the Tube Works original. No BKB Butler markings. Chandler trademarked and owned the names Tube Driver and Real Tube Overdrive , so after Butler stopped making Tube Drivers for Chandler to market and distribute in , they copied his circuit and made this cheaper, simpler version in the USA. Butler says this circuit is not his authentic design and includes mistakes.
Some owners would disagree, but I think they do not sound very good at all and are EQ'd badly compared to the ones Butler made. Some of these were built with an internal transformer like the original Tube Driver, but most were made with the power transformer on the outside. It was a plug in "wall wart" style transformer, but it was still hard wired to the Tube Driver by a long power cord. Chandler did this to prevent the hum noise associated with the transformer being inside the enclosure in proximity to the circuit, which is a common complaint among Tube Driver owners.
Tube Driver Users Manual. After Chandler's trademark on the name Tube Driver lapsed in , Butler started making them again under his Tube Works brand. This Tube Driver was a lower cost, entry level version, housed in a smaller enclosure. It had a slightly different voice and a simplified tone stage. Compared to the 4 knob version, it had less volume on tap, sounded more like a fuzz or distortion pedal at high gain, and sounded a little harsher at low gain.
Rather than the three-knob Fender style tone section of the Real Tube or four-knob Tube Driver, this version had a single Hi-Lo knob that dialed between bass and treble. At low drive settings it could sound very similar to the 4 knob version through many amplifiers, but obviously the single tone knob limited the possible EQ range so it could be difficult to get a good sound through some amplifiers.
It uses a 12Ax7 tube like the It's not exactly the same sound, but very close. Behringer VT Butler started making the 4 knob Tube Drivers again as a production model under the Tube Works brand around David Gilmour of Pink Floyd was seen using two s Tube Drivers in the studio and on tour in , which may have partly influenced the decision to bring these back to the market. I have seen s dated from The circuit layout and pathways were very similar, but there were several component value changes across the circuit that affect the way it sounds.
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