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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Most famous bands have earnt there success. I would say the darkness beat busted any day but i still dont like the way the darkness have gone mainstream. It just doesnt seem right. I mean they are being compared to a band that pretend they are playing their instruments.