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. The core of the pedal is a handselected 12ax7 tube which gives you a lovely sort of fuzzdrive sound than can sound amazingly smooth and. The persuader is a tube preamp pedal built around a 12ax7 dualtriode tube to go from clean, warm tone to smooth, real tube overdrive. If youre looking for tube tone without the hassle and cost of a tube amp, check out the donner tube drive pedal. Almost every pedal company going has their own screamer version, which is good for you, the guitarplaying consumer. Classic british 18w tube guitar amp kit 1x12 combo. Diy klone overdrive guitar pedal boutique professional. Butler real tube overdrive the tube driver is a boosteroverdrive pedal with an ic and vacuum tube driven preamp circuit inside, used by guitarists such as david gilmour of pink floyd, eric johnson, billy gibbons, joe bonamassa, joe satriani, kenny wayne shepherd, j mascis, david holt, keith urban, and others.
So when guitar kit builder asked me to build and evaluate the mod persuader k930 tube preamp pedal photo 1, i jumped at the chance. Th custom effects musikding diy tube driver sound demo. The tube driver kit is for those who find their ds1 to be very harsh and would like to give their pedal the sound of fat, tubelike assymetric distortion. This is a clone of the hustle drive, which is a clone of the fulltone ocd, its a heavy distortion that cleans up well, its harsh if u compare it to overdrives,but still great. Skip to main content skip to footer site514050031843 site51405025236709810572 new j12580 boss bd2w blues driver waza craft guitar effects pedal site514050031843. The tube driver was one of the first tube overdrives to enter the effects pedal market in the late 1970s. Butler started making the 4 knob tube drivers again as a production model under the tube works brand around 199394. The erratic clutch deluxe is a unique effect pedal kit that gives you fuzzy. Boss ds1 tube driver mod from pedaldoc guitarkitbuilder. The wave is a standalone, tube driven analog spring reverb that can be used in front of your guitar amp or as a linelevel analog reverb effect for the recording studio. See details diy overdrive golden boost guitar effects pedal kit free shipping. Unlike typical effect pedals, the tube driver includes a built in power cord, as it uses an internal transformer, which can be noisy for certain users. Besides, the bk butler tube driver could be a good pedal to boost a rams head version of the big muff like the byoc large beaver to make it sound full and not boomy and without any harshness even at bedroom volumes and to make it cut through the mix.
Effects pedal kit mod kits, the persuader, tube drive antique. From these humble beginnings, jj presently manufacturers close to 30 different tube as well as capacitors and amplifiers in a stateoftheart facility in the picturesque western carpathian mountains of the slovak. Here at jeds peds we offer a comprehensive line of quality effect pedal kits, available to order from pcb only to a full kit. Build your own tube preamp pedal built around a 12ax7 tube. In the diagram i showed the speaker wires in the guitar amp for clarity, there is no mod what so ever to your normal guitar amp. New overdrive pedal kit the thunderdrive guitarsite. The kit includes a predrilled, diecast aluminum enclosure with all parts and easy to follow instructions. With the compulsive distortion kit youll build a pedal that sounds like an overdriven tube amplifier at a room volume. Check out these unsolicited customer videos on youtube.
The persuader effects pedal kit is a 12ax7 tubedriven preamp that you build yourself. True vacuum tube overdrive pedals thetubestore blog. Butler tube driver famously used by david gilmour, eric johnson, billy gibbons and joe satriani to name a few. This kit is a creation by th custom effects in cooperation with. Get the tone of your favorite amp without having to crank it all the way up. Mod kits diy the persuader tube drive effects pedal kit. The wave is a standalone, tubedriven analog spring reverb that can be used in front of your guitar amp or as a linelevel analog reverb effect for the recording studio. Boss bd2w blues driver waza craft guitar effects pedal.
This kit includes all of the parts needed to build the guitarpcb guitarbass driver overdrive project. It operates from a 9volt power source and has a truebypass switching. The tube driver is a holy grail type pedal, but many people, especially younger players, have never heard of it. The persuader is a tubedrive distortion pedal kit sold by amplified parts. The bd2 blues driver delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. Well, more like over 200 so far, and hopefully well find more to add to the list of effect pedal clones. Go from clean, warm tone to smooth, real tube overdrive. Unfollow guitar pedal diy kit to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Mod kits diy the persuader tube drive effects pedal. Most of the od pedals out there are solid state devices that use clipping diodes or cascading gain through multiple transistor stages.
The unmistakable little green stomp box has been a perennial favorite, cherished by rocks most celebrated guitarists for its warm, creamy tone and unequivocal responsiveness. The persuader tube drive kit includes a predrilled, diecast aluminum enclosure and all necessary parts with easytofollow instructions. The kits are complete and include everything you need to build a fully working and great sounding effects pedal. Turn a solid state amplifier into a tube amp with a tube. Jeds peds has been a leading pedal kit supplier since 2012. The mosfet driver is based on the legendary bk butler tube driver. It offers a massive range of gain from a nearly perfect clean boost an almost fullon distortion. Buy mod kits diy the persuader tube drive effects pedal kit. This project is by pedalpcbs, in cooperation with musikding. This circuit started with one of the best bassguitar overdrives on the market, and added an extra boost stage at the end. The boss bd2 is one of the most loved current production pedals.
Guitarbass driver kit top quality diy guitar pedal kits. Please only add real tube pedals with high anode voltage, no starved tube pedals like the butler tube driver or the ibanez tube king, or alibi tube like in vox multieffect pedals. I started looking into this after doing some makeovers to a couple of joyo pedals i had. Since its introduction in 1963, the super reverb has remained highly sought. The kit contains a sustainer driver which replaces neck pickup on guitar and a circuit board that contains the electronics. I will list all the tube pedals i know, and i invite you to add more. We have kits that will suit all abilities and requirements. The tube driver is an overdrive with real tube sound. Like all mod kits diy products, the wave comes in a very affordable kit form, which most diyinclined guitarists with a little soldering experience should be able to build in just 5 or 6 hours. Reverb pedal guitar effects pedals guitar pedals diy guitar pedal pedalboard audio electronics projects guitar amp music fv1 digital processor ic which includes onboard effects like. Use it to push your preamp into overdrive or as a line driver if you are experiencing signal degradation from your effects chain. Ready to solder kits for effect pedals for guitar and bass.
You can always begin with the toprated items, and the amt electronics tube guitar series ss20 is a popular choice. Neil is running his pedal off a 12vdc power supply. Phil gates takes you on a guided tour of the bd2 blues driver. Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences. Incredibly dynamicresponsive thanks to its mosfet clipping, the compulsive distortion reacts nicely to how hard you pick the strings the compulsive distortion kit has four knobs that let you set. The best diy guitar amplifier and effects pedal kits. This unit will plug in between your guitar and amp, just like any other effects pedal. With 100% pure analog goodness for guitar tone needs, the tube drive gives you all the dialingin and shaping control you want and makes it easy. The core of the pedal is a handselected 12ax7 tube which gives you a lovely sort of fuzzdrive 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.
Altering the values of the resistor and capacitor shown here inside the large oval can yield a wide variety of tones with a tube screamer. This component combination aka the feedback to ground, or 4. The highest quality components and the most thorough and easytofollow instructions. And looks like the boss, but the manual classifies it as distortion,not od. A tube is not included in the kit, you can select it suitably to your project. Donner tube drive overdrive guitar effect pedal super mini.
A tfilter pedal kit the tea philter pedal produces a fixed wah tone allowing you to lock it in without rocking the pedal back and forth. Effects pedal kit mod kits, the persuader, tube drive amplified. Resistors, capacitors, pcb, phone jacks, footswitch for truebypass. The knobs shown on the photo are not included in the kit. Stewmac jhs 808 overdrive pedal kit for sale online ebay. It became a very popular pedal among guitarists for the next 35 years, and onwards. Today i wanted to find out what would happen if i ran a valvetube pedal into the front end and fx loop of a solid state amplifier. This kit contains all parts you need to build a fully functional effect pedal. The original fernandes sustainer also has an active pickup which can be used as a conventional neck pickup when sustainer is not used, but this project does not include that feature. The tube boost circuit requires a minimum of 12vdc to operate efficiently. Every guitarwah combination has a certain sweet spot that is perfect for lead and chord work.
The real tube includes a mid range knob, allowing for a wider range of tones to be dialed in. This is not a blues driver or bluesy overdrive, its blue. Neil used a 12at7 preamp tube and omitted the tone control from the original valvecaster design. The ones ive included here are those that are readily available off ebay. Would the tone change to be more of a valve sound or does it do. From the klon centaur to the tube screamer to the maxon tod9 and all of the clones and reissues, there are hundreds of options for the guitar player who wants to explore the wonderful world of overdrive. The tea philter lets you dial in everything from your favorite vocal midrange tone to thick lows. The piledriver is a cleanboost kit that will provide up to 38db of gain to your guitar signal. It is a fet based overdrive that offers a nice alternative to all the tube screamer and klon based clones. Unfollow tube driver pedal to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Pedaldocs goal was to produce tones similar to those heard on the first black sabbath alubms, or similar to early marshall amplifiers. With this kit you can build both variants written in the docs. David gilmour of pink floyd was seen using two 1980s tube drivers in the studio and on tour in. This popular pedal provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30yearold tube amps.
The thunderdrive is a new overdrive pedal kit from mod kits diy the thunderdrive provides a strong clean signal boost in the early gain settings and smooth distortion at maximum gain settings adjusting volume and gain controls provides a wide variety of tones in spite of its simple construction its capable of overdriving the preamp section of your guitar amp or adding its own layer of. Bk butler tube driver 1989 guitar pedals, electronics. Mod 101 guitar amp kit the mod101 is a guitar amplifier that gives you 60w of tube power using your choice of either 6l6s or el34s. It became a very popular pedal among guitarists for the. An unending list of guitar gods have used this amp over time, including but certainly not limited to, alex lifeson of rush, robben ford, derek trucks, and johnny marr of the smiths fame. Some short sound samples of the tube driver diy kit. You can find all documents linked inside the article description, in the tab documents and schematics. We offer top quality kits at very fair prices and we give free build guidance. An incredible unit that packs clean, overdrive, distortion and lead tones into one compact tube valve driven pedal, the ss20s dynamics are farreaching and ideal for any genre.
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