Butler tube driver big muff fuzz face ibanez ts9 boss cs3. History macaris musical exchange is the longest running music instrument retailer in central london. Colorsound fuzz sound pigdog 2 knob park fuzz and siblings duration. He used tube drivers extensively for his 2006 album on an island and the subsequent tour. Vintage colorsound wah wah original sola sound 1980s guital pedal. This is a terrific pedal, but i just cant make it work with my setup. Effects heaven effect schematics mxr ibanez boss dod.
If youre wondering how these things sound heres a demo for you. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. Ive looked to compile the best and most reliable for this post. Its transparent and uncompressed, which i find works better as boost than a tube driver. The supa tonebender is a highly soughtafter four transistor fuzz based on the rams head big muff design. I have a colorsound power boost but didnt want to gig with it, so i went with. The colorsound power boost was one of the very first overdrive pedals available. Ive seen the other threads but still have questions. The 9v overdriver as stated above was designed for the us market initially as it was thought that the bright orange colour and 60s type lettering wouldnt go down well.
Ab switching pedals nobels ab1 nobels ab5 chorus boss ce1 boss ce2 boss cd300. There was an original vintage colorsound power boost versions of which are still available at macaris charing cross road, then there was the trufi color driver and electronic orange bananaboost all pretty much faithful reproductions of the original circuit two of them with the added master volume dial for better control. Tube driver original by bk butler with bias control. Butler started making the 4 knob tube drivers again as a production model under the tube works brand around 199394. The top 10 bluesapproved overdrivedistortion pedals. A i use the overdriver for much of the light overdrive tones and some fuzz tones.
Recently i was lucky enough to be presented with three, unused power boosts circa. Colorsound supa fuzz wah swell pedal demo by cpome7. Designed by gary hurst it was the british response to the american made gibson maestro fuzz tone fz1. I dont use the big muff or the fuzz face as much anymore. With separate overdrive and boost footswitches and mini toggle switches for selecting clean boost, midrange emphasis, mosfet. History has been kind to it, though, and today a vintage colorsound. So the boss bd can be used to simulate the tube driver and the colorsound powerboost. It can make any tube amp have a more hifi sound just using the clean setting. Colorsound power boost 18v effects pedal element14. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. The colorsound power boost and tube driver are very similar, which may be.
Line 6 helix effect models list with all effect models in helix. Tdx that im using, placed after the high gain pedals like muffs and fuzz. Colorsound tone bender distortion effects database. Colorsound wah wah with square wave lfo mod 90s red. Boost, overdrive and fuzz was somewhat overlapping in the late 60s. Guitar pedal x gpx blog 9 practical modern colorsound. He first used them in the recording sessions for pink floys division bell album. Well i got my bk butler tube driver wbias mod today and ive fiddled with it for a few hours and im still well in first. Sola sound colorsound fuzz box reverb demo video youtube. On the other hand, i use the colorsound overdriver to color the tone of my big muffs by. Around 19691970 sola sound launched their colorsound line of effects pedals and the 18v power boost was one of the first pedals in the colorsound line.
Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric johnson, billy gibbons and joe satriani to name a few. Sola sound tone bender mkii dam reissue green bastard. It is a highfidelity recreation of the overdriveboost pedal used by david gilmour on all pink floyd albums between obscured by clouds and animals yes, that includes dark side of the moon. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock guitars greats david gilmour and eric johnson to name just two. Colorsound overdriver a reissue of the old classic 1971 colorsound overdriver, still distributed by macaris of london, and hand made by jake rothman. The pedal was distributed by colorsound, a subsidiary created by sola sound. This is a short fast video with dslr microphone for the colordriver colorsound overdriver the legend pedal of david gilmour,nirvana and many more knobs. Fuzz colorsound tonebender colorsound tonebender mkii. The overdriver is a bass and treble boostoverdrive pedal that works great with tube amps. David gilmour has been an avid tube driver user since around 1993. For an idea of how it sounds jimmy page used one with his dragon telecaster from the led zeppelin 1 era, yes, its that tone. If used directly after the guitar it could be used in a host of ways to pushing fuzz pedals, boosting signal or just balls out rocking.
Chandler tube driver colorsound overdriver dod 250 dod fx102 blues ibanez od855 ibanez st1 supertube. David had previously used other boosters, such as the colorsound power boost, pete. Home colorsound wah wah and wah fuzz wah wah and wah fuzz. The sola sound colorsound tonebender mkii professional is probably the second most famous fuzz box after the fuzz face. Hudson electronics uk fuzz mk iv colorsound supa tonebender. Paying homage to the original circuitry designs of vox mastermind dick denney, the sola sound color sound fuzz box retains the fiery buzz that this fuzz type is known for, while leaving out the.
Trufi has now produced a handmade recreation of the famous colorsound 9 volt overdriver used by the likes of jeff beck and david gilmour among the few. They run on a 9v battery or a negative tip power supply. Sola sound ltd tonebender mki hornby skewes zonk machine dam fz673 the sola sound tone bender mki was one of the first fuzz pedals available in the uk. Those same sessions also resulted in the division bell companion album, pink floyds the endless river, which was not completed until 2015. The crayon can also be tweaked for more vintage tones similar to the colorsound powerboost that david gilmour used during the mid 70s. Vintage colorsound wah fuzz swell original 1973 sola sound guitar pedal. It can also be set for a light drive and placed before or or after, depending on settings a fuzz face or big muff pedal to eq and increase the sustain and dynamics. Ehx big muff and colorsound power boost tone tutorial. Trufi pedal colordriver 9v version fuzz overdrive guitar. The colorsound power boost and tube driver are very similar, which may be one of the reasons why david chose the tube driver. The tube driver has been davids main overdrive unit since 1993 to present. David gilmour of pink floyd was seen using two 1980s tube drivers in the studio and on tour in. It offered a wide range of tones and soon became a favourite among guitarists like jeff beck and david gilmour. Fulltone makes an impressive variety of incredible overdrive, distortion and fuzz pedals, including the ocd, plimsoul and fatboost fb3, but when it comes to the blues, most guitarists choose the fulltone fulldrive 2.
This pre owned colorsound tonebender is in very good condition. Its a three transistor fuzz circuit that creates an unholy amount of gain and sustain. My favorites are the sms earth drive, bd2, bk butler four knob tube drivers, and the colorsound overdriver. Where fuzz can get lost in a live mix and sometimes sound flabby. Home colorsound power boosts and overdrivers power boosts and overdrivers items per page 12 24 36 all sort by default price low to high price high to low a to z z to a. The colorsound power boost or overdriver can be used for light to heavy orverdrive with the volume drive knob set anywhere from 12. Throbak has reproduced and improved the circuit of the original colorsound power boost guitar effects pedal also known by the name colorsound overdriver. The tube driver and tdx can be tricky to set up because its so much. Big knob pedals colour jumbo very close to a big muff. Contains the names in line 6 helix and the real effect pedal they are modeled after. Big muff vs fuzz factory vs tone bender vs shinei vs big cheese by reamp labs.
I rarely need to cascade any more drive when using the rat. Dean markley overlord to b k butler tube driver so, ive got one of these and ive got to admit i agree with the advert its ugly as sin but it does sure cook an amp nicely, but it could be better. Set the colorsound overdriver for a light drive and place it before or or after. Its an alloriginal colorsound supa tonebender fuzz pedal. The core of the pedal is a handselected 12ax7 tube which gives you a lovely sort of fuzz drive 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. Demo of a jake rothman built colorsound fuzz box,i used a squier j mascis jazzmaster tuned to b standard though a dutch glow dg18 18 watt matamp gt120 clone and into a two notes torpedo live. The dry treble and fuzz from the power boost are very distinct. I have tested using tube screamers, the boss bd2 blues driver, the colorsound overdriver, colorsound clones like the color drive, various tube driver models, and a variety of other overdrive pedals for boosting big muffs.
A tube driver, or similar overdrive pedal, can be used as a light boost before or after a. Like the tube driver, the crayon can deliver anything from clean boost to tube like overdrive and distortion and its two eq controls allow you to shape the tone to any amp. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. In the days before dedicated drive pedals and hot pickups, treble boosters were a. Skreddy pedals supa tone supa tonebender clone smitty pedals suppa bender supa tonebender clone stomp under foot rhinosaur based on colorsound bass fuzz vox v829 tone bender fuzz. Both using it to create their signature sounds in the early 70s. Gibson firebird v fender super reverb 65 reissue torpedo live tascam us 200. The difference isnt that big but ive always found the powerbooster to be easier to control and blend in as a booster. One of the knobs has the top part missing and the two screws that hold to the base plate on are also missing. So, it was rehoused in a grey hammerite case, called the overdriver, jeff beck made blow by blow with it, and the rest, as they say, is a mystery. The original was used by david gilmour, jeff beck and other pros to become an integral part of 70s. Throbak overdrive boost effects pedals, colorsound power. Speaker breakup and tube sag arent usually the preference for. Apart from those couple of parts, this pedal is clean with just.
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