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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luckily i have someone i can play who is my standard which makes me impove. I hate it when everyone you know is rubbish and you can win easily. It always makes it boring. I suppose its kind of cool knowing you can beat all your friends.