Can also be used as a direct input to mixing console or recorder. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. Find great deals on ebay for tube works amplifiers. Get an all tube single ended class a amp and crank it up. View and download tube works td752 owners manual online. It was black and in yellow writing on the front had tube works and 300 watts written on. 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. Here we have a combo amp with a solid state power section, fed by two separate preamp circuits. Looks that can kill we cant stress this enough make sure proper care is taken whenever operating or making adjustments to your tube amplifier. Footswitch jack insertion rear panel cancels the operation of this switch. I want everybody to be satisfied at the end of transaction and will do what can make sure that it happens.
The clean channel is butlers solid state mosvalve amp. The following grades are available in all dual triode types. Preamp driver tubes vacuum tubes, capacitors, nixie tubes, sockets. This is a singleended triode amp that i built using the 8 transmitting pentode, connected as a triode. Also, in some cases, the driver tubes are providing alot of the gain in the amp. Vintage tube works tube driver td752 combo w carpet. The following guidelines should be taken into account. A tube based amp makes your guitar louder, sure, but tubes amplify your electric guitar so beautifully mainly because of the way they distort. Now here is some photos of the mustage with subminiature tubes. This unique supro circuit topology provides remarkable touch dynamics and. For 9 pin tubes, i think amperex 6dj8 is very good performer in mustage preamp.
Nov 11, 2017 for tube sound, which is more important. Modifications changing opamps as stated, most of the hard clipping distortion comes from the opamp, not the tube, and not all opamps clip the same way. Above is the shunt regulated push pull driver stage with single ended 2a3 output. Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences. A tube works magazine ad from the late 1980s, and the dean markley overlord, which was a.
By using modern components and innovative solidstate driver circuitry we are now able to make a valve amplifier that is considerably superior to the valve amps of the past. This is the least critical tube position in your amp and one where a microphonic tube will have no effect on the tone. Compatible with all electric guitars and amplifiers. If they are biased incorrectly or if there is a fault in one of the biasing components, it can cause a number of power supply and output section problems. A similar schematic uses the 6sl7 as a 2 stage driver, i might try it wired both ways. The addition of the third electrode in the triode vacuum tube opens up its operation making it a considerably more functional device.
The tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb. Td752 td752es tube driver amps front panel features left to right tube drive switch selects either tube channel up, or clean channel down. Browse tubeworks products and enjoy free shipping on thousands of. Tube works guitar tube amp repair, modification and. Comes with owners manual the tube driver td752 is a two channel 100 watt amp with spring reverb. It has an effect sendreceive and a footswitch for switching between the channels and turning onoff the reverb. I have always loved the tube sound warmth, midrange, soundstage.
I am of course referring to tube bias an important part of amp care that will increase tube life and the overall sonic performance of your stereo. At tube works a repair entails more than simply fixing an existing issue with your amp. Payment policy i expect within 48 hours of winning the offer. All ram tube works dual triodes are tested and graded using our proprietary tube testing computer developed by roger a. Chandler tube driver rackmount tube works 902 real tube rackmount tube works 9 tube driver rackmount tube works 922 real tube ii rackmount. Modifications changing opamps as stated, most of the hard clipping distortion comes from the op amp, not the tube, and not all opamps clip the same way. To get quickly to the heart of tube magic, stop thinking of them as amplification devices and start thinking of them as tonegenerating devices. Just another flavor of fizzy, buzzy, mosquito sounding square wave clipping diode distortion. If you want to build a tube amp, there are plenty of unwanted parts and tubes to use 6bq5 is good, russian ones are cheap. Thus many other triodes are evaluated in tube post. Oct 27, 2003 whatever the driver tubes give to the output tubes, then that is what youll get out to the speaker. The strat i used was a partscaster with texas special pick ups.
These ge 5654w are the mil spec version of the 5654 ef95 tube and sound amazing in little dot amplifiers as well as other headphone amps and tube microphones. It uses a single pentode as the driver a 12hg7 video amp tube, and a solidstate power supply with a microprocessor controller. 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. Featuring a diehard metal chassis, intuitive control interface, and highlow eq control, the tube works tube driver overdrive captures magic in a box. Youll never look at another distortion pedal again. It also affects the overall gain of the power amp, and the frequency compensation provided by components within the feedback loop one or more caps or resistors to help keep the power amp stable. Does anybody know anything about the tube works bass amps. Through the years since about 1975, i have owned many tube and solid state amps and preamps, in various combinations. I had a tube driver 6025 at one time, tube preamp and ss power amp, that was a really cool amp. It has an effect sendreceive and a footswitch for switchi. A failed biasing component that lets the grid assume the same voltage as the cathode will cause an output tube to act almost shorted. Some of these are fun, like the time we found an amp from a major amp maker with intermittent crackling. The 6025 has been designed as a unique high quality practice a mp with enough power and tone for small performance venues. Here is a longer dissertation of the amplifier theory that i wrote up.
The tube preamp section and the 25 watt mosvalve amp section combine to provide anything from a smooth, warm clean. The rig was a tube works bass amp and genz benz gb410txb2 cabinet. Everything you ever wanted to know about preamp tubes. 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. If the driver tubes arent getting it, then the output tubes wont either. You may notice that the opamp on the circuit board is mounted in a socket in the modern bkb tube driver, so you can swap out other higher quality opamps to see if you like the sound better. The connections to the output tube sockets had been made with the wires holding themselves in place in anticipation of soldering. But i have forty 6gk6s, for example which are the same tube with a different base. Tube works 910 tube driver 3 knobs tube works 911 tube driver 4 knobs b. Dec 16, 2008 to get quickly to the heart of tube magic, stop thinking of them as amplification devices and start thinking of them as tonegenerating devices.
It turned out that the output tube sockets had never been soldered. The way is to solder the small tube on the bottom of the. I just got a new mesa boogie venture 2x10 combo, so i was thinking about selling my tube works amp. I searched their site and all over the internet, i cannt find anything about this particular amp. You may notice that the op amp on the circuit board is mounted in a socket in the modern bkb tube driver, so you can swap out other higher quality opamps to see if you like the sound better.
A tubebased amp makes your guitar louder, sure, but tubes amplify your electric guitar so beautifully mainly because of the way they distort. 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. 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. The defining element of a supro amplifier is its classa cathodebias power section. Whatever the driver tubes give to the output tubes, then that is what youll get out to the speaker. It was built like a tank so i bet the amp will be tough too. Jan 30, 2018 short impression of the tube works tube driver. The triode valve or triode vacuum tube takes the basic concept of the diode and moves it on a significant stage further. 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. 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. Nov 28, 2009 many valve amps made today are replications of pre 1950 technology when valve amp designs and performance was restricted by limited knowledge and component technology. 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. Tube power amp solid state preamp my les paul forum.
Matched pairs available in original box tested on amplitrex at. Since tube amps and tubes themselves are certainly here to stay, i thought it would be appropriate to talk about vacuum tube basics. Tube works amplifiers solid state guitar amp forum. Antique radio forums view topic midland 6bm8 stereo tube amp. Page 1 operation manual 6025 tube driver practice combo. For those perfectionists who savor the warmth of tubes, this amp will. The tube preamp section and the 25 watt mosvalve amp section combin e to provide anything from a smooth, warm clean sound, all the way to a huge super overdrive crunch. Bk butler tube works tube driver 12ax7 overdrive effect pedal valve. Peavey, legend, music man and others were doing the hybrid thing long before the tube driver. Theres a lot of talk about driving power tubes for tones, but dont be fooled. You may resolve your noisy tube problem and it didnt cost you anything. 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.
Bk butler tube works 6150 guitar mosfet eric amplifier alexis. Some used 4 knob tube drivers marked chandler are not the original design by bk butler. This is the standalone head version of what andrew got, just with about double the output. To insure proper installation we offer tech support monday thursday from 85pm.
A good v1 using an ss power amp to boost its output can deliver the goods. 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 free shipping option allows tubedepot to choose the most appropriate carrier and service. Tube works was butlers company, anyway, so this pedal is his product. So, assuming both tubes are the same type usually 12ax7s, try swapping the noisy preamp tube with the tube in the tremolovibrato position. In fact, it is at loud volumes where tube amps really come alive, while solid state and digitally modeled amps will often become thin and have harsher highfrequency emphasized tones. Chandler dynamo tube preamp for musical instruments. I micd it using an sm57 close micd just off center. Guitars amp effects on up close album part 3 of 3 duration.