I used to be a working musician, but these days I only get out to play at jam sessions hosted by my friend’s band every couple of weeks. If I set it up just right (drive at 10:00 to 10:30, output at 1:00 to 1:30) into the clean channel on my tube amp, it gives me a mostly clean, ever-so-slightly edgy overdrive sound that suits my needs perfectly. I just bought the TC Electronics Tube Driver earlier today, and I’m really happy with it. But maybe I am wrong and it will be great, we shall see. Yet at under €50 I suspect it will be compromised in its tone and build quality. Visually, the Tube Pilot definitely looks like the budget remake series and has huge hints to the Tube Driver by B.K.
I bought a few of the VT11 pedals to mod (as they were being sold off for a tenner each new) and when left as stock, they sounded terrible.
The difference is that the Tube Pilot does not have an EQ section, only the Gain and Volume controls, making this pedal slightly different, but exactly how much difference, we aren’t sure yet.Ĭould it still be a VT911 though just without an EQ section? Let’s hope not, as they were bloody awful. So is this a Behringer VT911 overdrive re-jigged? The pedal had already been used by Gilmour, Satriani, Bonamassa, J Mascis and many other great guitarists for their sound. Butler (also known as built by Tube Works, Chandler). I suspect by the reference “legendary” that they are hinting at the Tube Driver by B.K. Tube Pilot is, according to TC Electronic, a “legendary tube overdrive” modelled, but then further developed by them.