You might or might not want to know that the tube driver uses an op amp solid state integrated circuit to create its distortion sound, and the tube is used after the distortion stage, in what is known as a starved plate circuit to color the sound of the op amp distortion. Find great deals on ebay for tube works amplifiers. The rig was a tube works bass amp and genz benz gb410txb2 cabinet. Never touch the amplifier chassis with one hand while probing with the other hand because a lethal shock can run between your arms through your heart. This is the standalone head version of what andrew got, just with about double the output. See how to draw tube load lines for more insight into how tubes work. I have a tubeworks rt3300 head that ive been using at church for about two years matched up with a low down sound 5x8 cabinet. Featuring a diehard metal chassis, intuitive control interface, and highlow eq control, the tube works tube driver overdrive captures magic in a box. Tube drive adjusts the amount of gain that drives the tube. If you need help outside of those hours, please leave a message via voicemail or email and our tubeworks service tech will return your call as soon as possible. Also, in some cases, the driver tubes are providing alot of the gain in the amp.
Cutting down the number of tube choices to a single tube. The original tube drivers were made with transformers that run on 110120vac for the north american market. Vintage tube works tube driver td752 combo w carpet. I needed to find a tube that works as good, but doesnt cost a. I just got a new mesa boogie venture 2x10 combo, so i was thinking about selling my tube works amp. See tube guitar amplifier overdrive for specific information on how overdrive distortion is created. Tc electronics tube pilot budget valve overdrive pedal. Although some people refer to them as power tubes, i feel output is far more fitting. Everything you ever wanted to know about output tubes.
Tube works amplifiers solid state guitar amp forum. Real tube by tube works other than one being in super cool enclosure, and the other in a buttugly enclosure, the 4 knob 911 tube drivers and 5 knob real tube versions are basically the same patented b. Class a amplifiers are very linear and the grid current in a properly operating class a amplifier is zero. Following are facts and some subjective impressions about the blue tube preamp from tubeworks, which i have owned and used with my hammondsuzuki xb2 and pro3 for many months. The one i used to use had a power rating something like that. Tube works guitar tube amp repair, modification and. Adirondack guitar is one of the largest lefthanded guitar stores in the country.
Td742 tube driver combo amp tube works a 60w combo amp version of the tube driver with 12 eminence speaker. I micd it using an sm57 close micd just off center. Pedals with separate ac power supplies or wall warts are not original and do not sound the same. Butler tube works td742 real tube overdrive is a two channel mosvalve head with real tube overdrive and reverb. At tube works a repair entails more than simply fixing an existing issue with your amp. Tube pilot is, according to tc electronic, a legendary tube overdrive modelled, but then further developed by them.
The four knob tube driver sounds best with amps that have a moderate mid range. Ive been after one of these for a while, as i have an old tube works mosvalve halfstack amplifier purchased in 92 with the real tube rackmount preamp built in. Browse tubeworks products and enjoy free shipping on thousands of. Its not powerful, but can play a tiny transistor radiowalkmanipod from their headphone jacks loudly into a big speaker, works great as an amp for your computer output into a big speaker, but needs a preamp for a turntable. Comes with owners manual the tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb. The mosvalve power amps are designed to distort like a tube power amp when driven hard. Footswitch jack insertion rear panel cancels the operation of this switch. The gm70 needs a quite strong driver, capable of a large voltage swing. Now, returning to our amplifier, the small amount of drive available from the vfo means that a voltage class a amplifier will have to be used. The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb. Low to medium power valve amplifiers for frequencies below the microwaves were largely replaced by solid state amplifiers in the 1960s and 1970s. Tube works td752 combo amp with 12 speaker and built in b.
Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences. It has an effect sendreceive and a footswitch for switching between the channels and turning onoff the reverb. The tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb. You say that your amp operates in a1 and that wont happen.
Butler built tube driver td752 100w 1x12 combo for sale. We buy and sell the best new and used guitars, basses, amplifiers and. A tube amplifier chassis contains lethal high voltage even when unpluggedsometimes over 700 volts ac and 500 volts dc. A problem exists in all vacuum tube power amplifiers when the input signal reaches the point where the driver tube attempts to drive the grid of the output tube positive. It has an effect sendreceive and a footswitch for switchi. Used tube works tube driver td742 combo amp tube works. Normally, two stages of preamplification would be needed to achieve this. In this amp, the power tubes are biased at between 80 and 120 volts, depending on the tube type graphitecopper.
I searched their site and all over the internet, i cannt find anything about this particular amp. The strat i used was a partscaster with texas special pick ups. It was black and in yellow writing on the front had tube works and 300 watts written on. Put your hand in front of an empty electric socket, and you wont get a shock because electrons just dont fly through space, right. Page 1 operation manual 6025 tube driver practice combo page 2 dual voltage switch operation the 6025 has been designed as a unique high quality practice amp with enough power and tone for small performance venues. Spring reverb rob robinettes car and tube amp website. It includes additional maintenance and checks, confirmation that everything is working properly and a final listening evaluation ensuring that your amp sounds as good as it was designed to sound. The pedal had already been used by gilmour, satriani, bonamassa, j mascis and many other great.
The tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb, an effects loop and a both a line out and a second speaker output to dri. The filament is heated by a small ac voltage, for example 6. The 5842 can deliver 150 volts peak to peak with distortion below 12 % when operated with a ccs load. Here were going to take a look at the inner workings of standard amplifier circuitsthe tubes, transformers, resistors, and capacitors that work together to create the amazing. The clean channel is butlers solid state mosvalve amp. Does anybody know anything about the tube works bass amps.
If you have not been trained to work with high voltage then have an amp technician service your amp. They are also designed to colour the sound the way a tube power amp designed for guitar colours the sound. Tube works was butlers company, anyway, so this pedal is his product. Butler also known as built by tube works, chandler. Tube master adjusts the amount of output volume from the tube drive channel. How tubes work rob robinettes car and tube amp website. Well they will under the right conditionslike inside a vacuum tube. Blackstar unity u500 unity series 500w bass combo amp blackstar. I bought it because i was looking for a better amp than my gorilla practice amp that i borrowed from a friend.
In the champ amp tube v1a is the first preamp and v1b functions as the output stage driver. The 5842 has been my driver tube of choice ever since, but my supply is getting very low, and they have gotten far too expensive. It has an effect sendreceive and a footswitch for switching between. If the driver tubes arent getting it, then the output tubes wont either. Some used 4 knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. The real tube includes a mid range knob, allowing for a wider range of tones to be dialed in. These amps were made in denver, co usa and designed by bk butler of the tube driver pedal fame.
The tube preamp section and the 25 watt mosvalve amp section combine to provide anything from a smooth, warm clean. The first vacuum tubes had just two elements, a heater or filament and a plate, and were called diodes. A vacuum tube is a small tube from which all the air has been removed. To insure proper installation we offer tech support monday thursday from 85pm. Peavey, legend, music man and others were doing the hybrid thing long before the tube driver. A valve amplifier or tube amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier that uses vacuum tubes to increase the amplitude or power of a signal. 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. Td742 tube driver combo amp tube works a 60w combo amp version of the tube driver with 12 eminence speaker, effects loop, clean channel, tube drive overdrive channel with 12ax7 tube, reverb, and a singlebutton footswitch to switch the overdrive on and off. It was built like a tank so i bet the amp will be tough too. Ive been after one of these for a while, as i have an old tube works mosvalve halfstack amplifier purchased in 92 with the real tube rackmount pre amp built in.