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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Thats cool. You have exactly the same amp as me. I am recording directly to the computer at the moment by using some cable from the amp to the computer. Its better if you can get a good quality mic to record. When you record directly you dont get the same sound because the sound isnt going through the air before its recorded. I'm not really sure how to get a good sound recording direct but i'm sure there are way. Most people record using mics though. I guess i need some more info on how to record because i always find it sounds really bad when i record anything.
