


The circut board in the LE is a lot like the circut the use for amps with spring reverb and a lot of them use 12au7 instead of the 12ax7. There are still a few that I own that I don't like but thats due to not liking the tube itself. The reason is that the tube that was most like the stock would be biased the closest and the other were getting to much or to little. Before I found this out I would switch in and out a bunch of tubes.

Biasing the tube allows any tube you put into the tone lab to work at optimum level. No amp, but it sounds like you've got that one you can't afford - to my ears.I am glad you have taken the time to try these out. You can use just the tonelab and a speaker (like a computer or turntable or PA speaker) so you can effectively just bring your tonelab and guitar and plug straight into the PA. I ran backing tracks, bypassed the pedal and watched movies with audio from the amp, listened to music from computer and Ipod, all without having to unplug anything (except for when I wanted to switch guitars!). I have even had it between my computer and SS amplifier, with input from computer and guitar plugged in separately to the Tonelab. Find the amp/cabinet combo you want to use, which output amp thing, add effects to taste, and get to playing.Īlso, I am not good with computers, so I haven't even tried programming or anything of the sort with it, but I did run it straight into garage band on my mac using the included USB cable. If you get one, just don't get too caught up in all of the settings or you will spend days just plucking notes and listening to little nuances. Also, you can bypass the pedal by switching to tuner (stomp both buttons at once) for an unadulterated guitar tone, and you can also use the tuner quietly, ideal for live situations. The volume knob drives the tube in a really earthy and badass way.

The ST is easy to use, and you can get whatever sound you have in your head somehow by playing around with the endless combinations of effects. I do not have any experience with the LE, nor have I gigged with my ST.
