Hi eq at 4, lo eq at 6, drive at approximately 1 to 1. A big muff, quite an early one would come in handy, a chandler tube driver, a few boss ge7s set for mid, treble or bass boost, some doppolas rotating speakers, a digitech diatonic pitch shifter aka rack whammy and various other devices. Chandler tube driver and bk butler real tube i have a rack mount chandler tube driver and a bk butler real tube pedal coming my way. He is mainly known for his work as the lead guitarist and singer of the progressive rock band pink floyd. Colorsound power boost my favourite david gilmour tones. Discussion in the stomp box started by elicross, mar 11, 20.
Vintage chandler tube driver bk butler original design. David gilmours chandler tube driver tube overdrive pedal. Lots of guys today have multiple different drive pedals on their pedalboards. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler. Anyone know how those pedals were set clean boost or od and before or after the muff. David often make adjustments and may not even be consequent in how hes using the equipment. He also ran an electric mistress flanger phase inverter that played a huge part in his tone. Known the world over for creating the eric johnson violin tone and as one of two main pedals used by david gilmour.
There is the chandler tube driver, its basically the same as the butler. What do each of the pedals david gilmour used do and how do you set them to get similar pink floyd tones. Gilmour used a colorsound for a long time before the tube driver. I love that song, but his nasa size rig really leaves me mystified. Its hard to find one in mint condition and even if you do theyre usually about 15 years old. The tube driver sounds great, makes the notes feedback and sustain, but the ocd will feedback the fifth note sometimes more than the root. Buffalo fx has boldly tackled the tube driver the overdrive that has defined the tone of david gilmour and eric. By sheer virtue of his expressive playing and songwriting, he should be mentioned in the same breath as clapton, page, townshend or beck. 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. Silver plate epns england serving entree dish with lid. The tube driver is a legendary pedal used by players like eric johnson.
Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. 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. I found the schematic for it but dont know how to read itlolim trying to find what eq settings to use to come close to the pedal. The tone feels very natural and cascading like a normal gain stage of a tube amp. The chandler tube driver is a real tube based overdrive guitar pedal. Overall in great shape considering the age of the pedal. Im trying to setup a tube driver vst to come close to the chandler pedal. Electro harmonix hot wax the ultimate dual overdrive for. They both have thier own thing, but the ocd cuts better in a mix. K butler sounds a little bit better, mostly because the lowhighknobs actually does something, the chandler beats the other tdstyle pedals i have owned, the tube works blue tube and dean markley overlord, by far.
About as close as you can get to the original chandler tube driver. If you place a microphone or guitar pickup close enough to the amplifier, and the amp is turned up high enough, feedback will begin to create a harmonic wail. Stacking big muff style fuzz w od and boost before, after, etc. In 77 i dont know if he used a mk 1 yet, id have to check the article that explains his gear. What do you like better for pf, chandler tube driver vs. If you can afford a rat that would be a great choice but as this is about saving money, the mooer is a great alternative. Additional pedals include a boss cs2 sustainer, mxr dyna comp, iba nez. One was set for overdrive, and one was set for light drive clean tones, and to use with the big muffs. The companys electronic servo and clutch motors are recognized as the premium motors on the market today, combining extreme power, low amperage draw, and exceptional balancing to provide the finest quality product. Gilmour uses but i have read on gilmourish that they are fickle. Tube driver bias with yugoslavia 12ax7 and tube driver chandler sylvania jan 12au7.
David gilmour tone on a budget guitar interactive magazine. Heart of the tube driver is a real handselected 12ax7 tube by bk butler himself. Used bk butler tube works tube driver, vintage tube overdrive pedal from the 1980s. David gilmours hiwatts vintage guitar amps, david gilmour. Mint felvetelvezeto rengeteg eloadoval dolgozott mar egyutt elete soran es sikeres szolokarriert tudhat maga mogott a pink floyd feloszlasa utan. We provide a safe community for finding the gear you want. The tube driver makes the amp sound like is farther away than it is, the ocd is more up front. David used two bk butler chandler tube drivers in his 1990s live rig. Tonewise, i would perhaps place the chandler somewhere between a tube screamer and a bk tube driver.
It features controls for out level, eq sometimes split into high and low eq, and tube drive level. Some used 4knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butle. Pedal galleries gilmourish voodoo lab pedal switcher. Fender forums view topic what effect does gilmour use.
Ibanez cp9 compressor, boss metalizer, boss hm2 heavy metal distortion and an original chandler tube driver. It is quite different from the original 4 knob pedal which i bought in 19867 but traded in a year later for the rackmount version. Feb 11, 2016 comparison between wampler plexi drive and bk butler tube driver settings. All of the above reduce mids, dg put them back with a boss ge7. It is made in the usa has a 14 inch input and output and i believe is has a 12ax7 type tube. Comparison between wampler plexi drive and bk butler tube driver settings. Obsviously, lots of cool pedals, amps and guitars came out last year but this being a david glmour related guitar site, well focus. The original marshall that comes supply with it is bery thin.
I created just a few days ago a couple of blocks to match my friends chandler tube driver, used a peq post drive and the tonematch block to tune the controls at various positions. This is a classic overdrive pedal used by professionals such as by eric johnson, joe satriani, david gilmour and many others. Gilmour has used a variety of drive and boosts, including chandler tube drivers, and an old colorsound drive. Find great deals on ebay for butler tube driver and butler tube driver car amp. Keep in mind that all effect settings and setups are based on pictures and video from a certain date andor interviews and 3rd hand transcriptions that are subject to interpretation. According to gilmourish website, gilmour also uses chandler tube driver pedal. Each unit is hand built to my specs and i personally check out each tube driver to perfection. These were off the market for a while, then manufactured under licence as chandler tube drivers but they are now being made to order in. 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. Our heavyduty chandler models are designed to handle heavy materials such as canvas, tarps and sail cloth. So, its time to look back at 2019 and some of my favourite david gilmour related music gear. David gilmours guitars and gear david jon gilmour was born on 6 march 1946 in cambridge, england. Reviews of the chandler tube driver overdrive only 1 available. Stacking big muff style fuzz w od and boost before.
It creates a very subtle difference to the big muff tone. Mar 10, 2017 tube driver bias with yugoslavia 12ax7 and tube driver chandler sylvania jan 12au7. The pedal itself is not so expensive if you find one. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. Jan 09, 2017 however it doesnt look like the 4k tube driver s eq has 1 to 1 matching to the actual pedal because when i change the knobs, things change way to dramatically compared to the real pedal. You were making a limited run of 6 this year, any plans to mass produce them in the future. One of the smoothest guitarists in rock, pink floyds david gilmour has built a reputation for great melodic control and an expressive soloing approach that has influenced millions. I have a chandler tube driver, but i need one more for different kind of overdrive in floyd pedalboard. I typically use my tube driver to drive the gain of the big muff. I used a bk butler tube driver for years but as i went from that mid rangy hiwatt setup to. Tube works and chandler tube driver s have been on the market at different times, and in different versions. How is the guitar manipulatedamplified in the intro to this. My favourite gilmourish pedals of 2019 posted on january 9, 2020. Bk butler tube driver guitar pedal overdrive used by dave gilmour, eric.
Mxr noise gateline driver mxr digital delay system ii colorsound power boost demeter compulator chandler tube driver bk butler tube driver boss cs2 compression sustainer boss ge6 eq pedal boss ge7 eq pedal boss mz2 digital metalizer boss hm2 heavy metal distortion boss ce2 chorus boss sd1 overdrive. Its based mostly on the rackmount single tube version with the black panel, but only loosely. Gilmour kept the muff sustain turned down, and boosted it with a colorsound or chandler tube driver pedal. His signature sound is a combination of mellow overdrive and clean tones, awash in combinations of delay, compression, phase, chorus and reverb. The 2006 bk model is delivered with a 12ax7 tube which is a bit too aggressive for my taste. Additional pedals include a boss cs2 sustainer, mxr dyna comp, iba nez cp9 compressorlimiter, boss hyperfuzz, electroharmonix big muff, two chandler industries tube drivers and three boss graphic equalizers. Chandler tube driver schematic help diy do it yourself. I suddenly dont like my tubescreamer anymore page 3. 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. Boss graphic eq for rat mxr dynacomp script logo ibanez compressor boss digital metalizer chandler tube driver.
It is not uncommon to see the xotic bb, xotic ac booster, fulltone ocd, ratt, octavia, one or two tube screamers, and a boss ds1 on the same pedalboard. See the image below this one, to see what settings gilmour used for pulse live. Each tube driver is set for different amounts of gain, providing clean boost, overdrive and distortion. For this session i chose the mooer black secret pedal, which is similar in sound to a rat. These later became known as tube works tube driver. Does anyone here have experience or own these units. Gilmours pedalboard has included relatively common pedals over the years, including. I have a bk butler blue tube that i have altered to use an octal preamp tube and installed a 6sl7 tube.
Additional units placed aside the bradshaw foot board jim dunlopheil talk box digitech whammy 1 ernie ball volume pedal. Pulse tube drivers david used two original 198687 bk butlerchandler branded tube drivers in his 1994 division bell live rig. David gilmour holds a special place in the heart of many guitarists, let alone among the fans of pink floyds music. There is no chandler tube driver never was a chandler tube driver.
This is the big daddy of tube overdrive pedals the classic tube driver. David gilmour tone building this website is about the guitar tones of my favorite guitarist, david gilmour of pink floyd. Chandler tube driver or tube works tube driver were the originals i think. I use it every sunday at church, mostly in front of a catalinbread dls but occasionally by itself. I replaced the valve with a 12au7 in my tube driver. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. Tube driver placed before the muff in signal chain. Note that the instructions above dont work for a 1990s era bkb chandler tube driver since the volume and tone post positions dont match the later version, so more tweaking is required. The crayon is a versatile full range overdrive very similar to the tube driver.
Tube driver original by bk butler with bias control. I was wondering if anyone has a schematic for the chandler rack mount tdr101 tube driver. I wrote to butlers company and a technician there verified it as a genuine butler pedal, as opposed to the chandler. Aug 05, 2019 just my personal take on the tube screamer and the blues driver, they sound so generic that there is no personality to them, and whats been done with them has already been done a million times over, i have found and again my personal take on it, i love the bk butler tube driver or even the chandler tube driver into a tube amp is a lot more creamy sounding, i dont however get that feel from. All listings current page auction buy it now classified ads. Tube driver eq settings fractal audio systems forum. Which pickups, amps, and speakers work best for those tones. Dec 31, 2011 chandler tube driver, both versions of tube screamers, fuzz face, octavia, xotic ac booster, and a ratt. While i do think that the much more expensive tubedriver made by b. Gilmourish is a fantastic website about daves gear. Feb 26, 2011 mxr noise gateline driver mxr digital delay system ii colorsound power boost demeter compulator analogman sun face chandler tube driver bk butler tube driver boss cs2 compression sustainer, ge6 eq pedal, ge7 eq pedal boss blues driver trex replica delay. It sounds every bit a tube driver, in fact it sounds quite a bit better than my old 4 knob one. This is a unique and classic tube driven style overdrive stomp box.
Also remember that the chandler tube driver had a 12au7 tube inside, while the bk butler usually has a 12ax7, which gives more gain. Utilization the general configuration of the tube driver is really easy to follow, and it is easy to get a good sound from this. I actually got it used on evilbay should have just bought a new one direct from bk. Then i engrave my signature on the bottom of the case. Jan 24, 20 bk butler tube overdrive pedal image courtesy of. Have you seen how much your original bk butler chandler tube driver units are getting on ebay. Too bad i dont have the real pedal anymore, but does anyone have any tips or sources i can refer to in terms of the knob settings of the 4k tube driver. Understanding xy blocks and your midi controller fractal. This seller is open to offers 26 watchers buy with confidence reverb protection has you covered. I was looking for a pedal that would be able to produce a full rich warm tone, reminiscent of the tube driver. The tube driver offers lots of tight girthy gain and has an openness that sets it apart from other distortion boxes. 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.
Bjorn from gilmourish has a nice vid on his youtube channel showing what a vintage rams head sounds like with and without the. 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. Dec 16, 2015 one of the smoothest guitarists in rock, pink floyds david gilmour has built a reputation for great melodic control and an expressive soloing approach that has influenced millions. They are like an appliance with an electrical cord. David would also use the guitar volume control to adjust the amount of gain further.
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