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In this installment, I address the relationship between volume and the different kinds of distortion you can get from your amp.

In the 4th video of this series, I spend some time illustrating with sound and graphics, what happens when you vary the different volume levels in your signal chain. It’s a very simple look at a 3 part signal chain: guitar -> preamp tube -> power tube, and you should understand after watching this video how those 3 things work together to create different kinds of distortion.

The third video in this series describes the difference between preamp and power tube distortion. I give an example of the differences in sound, although every amp has it’s own voice, so this video is only one example. What you should take away from it however is that there is a very distinct difference in sound, and the characteristics of each.

Part 2 of this video series explains the basic building blocks of tube amps and how they work together.

The first video in a series of gear lessons I’ll be doing called “Understanding Tube Amps.”  In this first installment, I do my best to explain why tube amps are considered by most to be better than solid state (transistor) amps.