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'm at collage and there is a snack bar down the road which has some pool tables and i end up going there everytime i have some free time so i'm quite good. I can beat all my friends easily :) Even my friend who has his own pool table !