Yesterday I bought Tube King and I believe that it is a perfection of the Real Tube. I recall having Tube Driver and giving it away, it sorta paled in comparison. Kudos to BK Butler, 2006 I had a Real Tube short out, or something, and he answered my email directly by calling my cell phone and sending me component free.

In all my years I've bought probably 10 of these, searching for 'that' tone and never found it., But with the changes I've made I am so happy I sold 2 Cornish pedals for the TDs.I've owned all three. You can get virtually every drive sound you'll ever need, from Muff to boost., The range of harmonics are quite staggering as is the rumble and sustain, and the compression you get is wonderful. Stacking 2 together into a cleanish amp: this is magical. I always run the treble boost after them now.Ħ. I am using my Cornish ST2 set to the shimmer setting for this. If you run a treble booster after, the results are incredible- harmonics, mids and clarity like you'd not believe. Getting rid of the mush: OK, this might sound a bit OTT but the warmth can easily morph into a mushiness. Great Boost is Vol 60%, EQ the same and Gain at 30%.ĥ. Great OD is with Vol at 50%, Bass 60%, Treble 40% Gain 60%. Set all at 12 noon and then just gently tweak. Controls: they're very sensitive- the gain will change dramatically over one detent notch on the pot. Result: endless sustain, no noise, more control over drive levels, compression to die for and harmonics to light the night sky.Ĥ. How wrong was I? I managed to find some Mullard CV4003 12AU7's which I had heard Eric Johnson favoured in his TD's. Tubes: I thought this was all snake oil and that every 12AX7 or 12AU7 would sound identical in the pedal. The key is shove the TD away from everything by at least 3 inches all around the casing and then do not put the mains lead parallel or too close to the signal lead.

Placement: the 911 model has an internal 240v tranny which is particularly useful if you want to hear the local mini cabs or of you want hum and noise everywhere. The other models, esp Tube Works, are a different circuit and, IMO, not as dynamic or clear.Ģ. Models: there are many versions out there but the best ones are the BK/Chandler branded walwart ones, the '911' version (current) and, IMO, the dual-branded BK/Chandler Rack Version with middle, bias and contours. This is not a simple thing and what I've arrived at is via luck rather than good intent.ġ. I've finally managed to make it all work after 10 years of trying so I thought it would be worth sharing. They can be mushy, they can be noisy, they can be glorious and unmatched and a lot of it is down to which one, what valve and where you chain it. I have long had a love hate relationship with BKTD's. This is sort of a review and a guide of my recent experiences.hope it's useful.

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