The Lost World of Tubes

摘要

Despite the popularity of the iPod and other svelte electronic music gadgets, the bulky, hot, temperamental tube amplifier is alive and well in the world of guitarists and bass players. Solid-state amplifiers can be had for about a dollar a watt, but you can pay $800 per watt or more for a quality tube amp. The difference is the 'tone' produced by a tube amp - the unique distortion that's created when a tube is driven near saturation.