By virtue of their electrical properties, tubes generate a special waveform when they're saturated, which is why tube engineering has tremendous tonal advantages over solid state or DSP solutions, particularly for crunch and lead sounds. Tubes enter the saturation zone gradually or softly, which lends tube-driven tone its trademark yet totally unique character.
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I really like speed but i am the only one out of my friends that is interested in shredding. Also my goal isnt 4353nps. Its to be able to play a variety of music very well and i would say speed is just something extra i can add into my music sometimes. As my teacher says, if you can play fast you can play slow and if you can only play slow you cant play fast.