What is the difference between tube and solid state amps?
Technically speaking, nothing! Sonically speaking, everything! In the beginning, there were only tubes… and inside your amp you would find them glowing as they amplify your signal. Eventually they a found “better” way of making amps and tubes were replaced by things like operational amplifiers and transistors. From that point on, amps could be made smaller and cheaper, but not necessarily better. Tube amps sound warmer, smoother, and more musical for any style of music. Sadly, they are usually more expensive. Q: What exactly is the Buzz Feiten tuning system? A: In short… moving the nut about a millimeter closer to the first fret. You were expecting a long technical answer weren’t you? Now you know why they try to keep everything about it a secret… but wait, there is more! Once this modification is done, you must use a special electronic tuner that has built in Buzz Feiten offsets to tune your guitar. You’ll also have to learn a new method of string to string tuning for when you d
Technically speaking, nothing! Sonically speaking, everything! In the beginning, there were only tubes… and inside your amp you would find them glowing as they amplify your signal. Eventually they a found “better” way of making amps and tubes were replaced by things like operational amplifiers and transistors. From that point on, amps could be made smaller and cheaper, but not necessarily better. Tube amps sound warmer, smoother, and more musical for any style of music. Sadly, they are usually more expensive.
