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GuitarChimp
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This is kind of a stupid question but I don't really know much on how tubes and solid states work and get confused when people talk about overdrive.
On tubes when you turn them up on their clean channel at the higher volumes do they eventually start to distort naturally? Meaning you really can't play higher volumes clean?
Conversely on Solid States when you crank them up what happens? I have a little 15 and on volume 10 it starts poping and making awfull crunchy farting noises. Is this the difference, and what people talk about when they are talking about harmonic clipping and stuff?
Also, is this the ONLY difference? I read some web pages and they were talking about Tubes and Transistors saying that if they both run at the same volume, below their clipping level they shouldn't sound any different (other than the fact they are made differently).
Some clarification would be hugely appreciated!
Thanks
On tubes when you turn them up on their clean channel at the higher volumes do they eventually start to distort naturally? Meaning you really can't play higher volumes clean?
Conversely on Solid States when you crank them up what happens? I have a little 15 and on volume 10 it starts poping and making awfull crunchy farting noises. Is this the difference, and what people talk about when they are talking about harmonic clipping and stuff?
Also, is this the ONLY difference? I read some web pages and they were talking about Tubes and Transistors saying that if they both run at the same volume, below their clipping level they shouldn't sound any different (other than the fact they are made differently).
Some clarification would be hugely appreciated!
Thanks