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@tubesandcodestudio.bsky.social
Writing about electric guitar technology and culture from an engineering-focused perspective
Helping artists w/ web + social media infrastructure
Nuerodivergent software engineer. Metalhead. I love Super Strats and Explorers
https://tubesandcode.studio/
Helping artists w/ web + social media infrastructure
Nuerodivergent software engineer. Metalhead. I love Super Strats and Explorers
https://tubesandcode.studio/
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Hey, I'm Alex. I'm really passionate about music, and I built a website where I am writing about guitar/bass gear and more!
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I did another open capture pack of my guitar amp, this time with a Lewitt condenser mic and the DSL "classic gain" channel. Even though NAM can't learn room reverb, I've still seen others use a room mic and get cool results
#guitar #musiciansky #rigcaptures
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitar #musiciansky #rigcaptures
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
Marshall DSL5CR w/ LCT 240 room mic NAM Profiles by @arkraieski · TONE3000
Check out arkraieski's neural full rig / combo capture for guitar, bass and recording: There's nothing special about this room except to me, but I wanted to capture it with my condenser while I'm stil...
www.tone3000.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
I did another open capture pack of my guitar amp, this time with a Lewitt condenser mic and the DSL "classic gain" channel. Even though NAM can't learn room reverb, I've still seen others use a room mic and get cool results
#guitar #musiciansky #rigcaptures
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitar #musiciansky #rigcaptures
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
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Why Electra One Feels Like the Future of MIDI Control: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY8W...
February 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Why Electra One Feels Like the Future of MIDI Control: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY8W...
I did some preamp-only captures of my amp. Check it out on T3k!
#guitar #amps #neuralampmodeler #t3k
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitar #amps #neuralampmodeler #t3k
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
Marshall DSL5CR Preamp Only NAM Profiles by @arkraieski · TONE3000
Check out arkraieski's neural amp head capture for guitar, bass and recording: This is the preamp tone of my Marshall DSL5CR combo captured from the FX loop. You can use this directly with an IR or pu...
www.tone3000.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I did some preamp-only captures of my amp. Check it out on T3k!
#guitar #amps #neuralampmodeler #t3k
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitar #amps #neuralampmodeler #t3k
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
Guitarists, did you know there's a way to try out what different (more powerful) power amps would sound like with your combo amp?
If you record your preamp-only tone from your FX loop, you can add in a power amp NAM capture for a more amp-like sound.
#guitar
tubesandcode.studio/posts/beef-u...
If you record your preamp-only tone from your FX loop, you can add in a power amp NAM capture for a more amp-like sound.
#guitar
tubesandcode.studio/posts/beef-u...
Tubes and Code .studio | Beef up your Combo Amp with NAM Power Amp Models
Combo amps aren’t limited. Add NAM power amp modeling to your FX loop + IR setup for true modular tone.
tubesandcode.studio
February 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Guitarists, did you know there's a way to try out what different (more powerful) power amps would sound like with your combo amp?
If you record your preamp-only tone from your FX loop, you can add in a power amp NAM capture for a more amp-like sound.
#guitar
tubesandcode.studio/posts/beef-u...
If you record your preamp-only tone from your FX loop, you can add in a power amp NAM capture for a more amp-like sound.
#guitar
tubesandcode.studio/posts/beef-u...
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Instagram New Rules 2026: What Creators Must Know
Instagram’s new rules are changing reach in 2026. Learn how recommendations, Reels, originality, and keywords impact creator visibility.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Instagram’s NEW rules for creators in 2026 will change how content gets seen and paid. Want to stay ahead and master the new algorithm game? Discover the key updates now:
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#CreatorTips
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As I've been dabbling more and more in NAM, I'm really starting to see that amps, mics, guitar pedals, etc. now have additional value for the models you can make with them
different players will still want tubes even with various digital options around
article 👇
tubesandcode.studio/posts/gear-i...
different players will still want tubes even with various digital options around
article 👇
tubesandcode.studio/posts/gear-i...
Tubes and Code .studio | Gear is Data; Data is Gear
Does modeling threaten the amp industry, or do we need amps more than ever to train models on them? A look at our changing relationship with gear and utility
tubesandcode.studio
February 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
As I've been dabbling more and more in NAM, I'm really starting to see that amps, mics, guitar pedals, etc. now have additional value for the models you can make with them
different players will still want tubes even with various digital options around
article 👇
tubesandcode.studio/posts/gear-i...
different players will still want tubes even with various digital options around
article 👇
tubesandcode.studio/posts/gear-i...
I just took two pedals off my pedalboard, and it actually feels pretty good.
Got rid of my ML-2 distortion and a cheap delay that didn't have enough headroom to use in my FX loop. For now, I think I'm actually suppressing GAS... I can record with delay in my DAW if I want/need to
#guitarpedals
Got rid of my ML-2 distortion and a cheap delay that didn't have enough headroom to use in my FX loop. For now, I think I'm actually suppressing GAS... I can record with delay in my DAW if I want/need to
#guitarpedals
February 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I just took two pedals off my pedalboard, and it actually feels pretty good.
Got rid of my ML-2 distortion and a cheap delay that didn't have enough headroom to use in my FX loop. For now, I think I'm actually suppressing GAS... I can record with delay in my DAW if I want/need to
#guitarpedals
Got rid of my ML-2 distortion and a cheap delay that didn't have enough headroom to use in my FX loop. For now, I think I'm actually suppressing GAS... I can record with delay in my DAW if I want/need to
#guitarpedals
Don't want to name the specific brand, but I saw an instrument maker's website crash from Super Bowl exposure. Seems like aggressive caching could have helped a lot since they were already on Cloudflare (that's the part that struck me as weird)
Classic last mile problems
Classic last mile problems
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Don't want to name the specific brand, but I saw an instrument maker's website crash from Super Bowl exposure. Seems like aggressive caching could have helped a lot since they were already on Cloudflare (that's the part that struck me as weird)
Classic last mile problems
Classic last mile problems
Actually pretty happy with the high-gain pack I ended up with here! I captured my rig with various OD settings and mic placements.
gonna do cleans sometime and a version with room mic
NAM is really awesome tech
gonna do cleans sometime and a version with room mic
NAM is really awesome tech
Uploaded my first two NAM models! I captured my amp (Marshall DSL5CR) boosted by a TS-808 style circuit with a couple different mic positions
feedback is more than welcome
I might have cut a little too much bass trying to get rid of flub in the room
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitarpedals
feedback is more than welcome
I might have cut a little too much bass trying to get rid of flub in the room
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitarpedals
February 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Actually pretty happy with the high-gain pack I ended up with here! I captured my rig with various OD settings and mic placements.
gonna do cleans sometime and a version with room mic
NAM is really awesome tech
gonna do cleans sometime and a version with room mic
NAM is really awesome tech
For #bandcampfriday, I want to share my experimental edm EP from a few years back!
Minimal production almost entirely in the Tidalcycles music coding environment. Had lots of fun exploring sounds and rhythms
#musiciansky #livecoding #algorave #creativecoding
rthmhax.bandcamp.com/album/reopen...
Minimal production almost entirely in the Tidalcycles music coding environment. Had lots of fun exploring sounds and rhythms
#musiciansky #livecoding #algorave #creativecoding
rthmhax.bandcamp.com/album/reopen...
Reopen the Club EP, by rthmHax
4 track album
rthmhax.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:10 PM
For #bandcampfriday, I want to share my experimental edm EP from a few years back!
Minimal production almost entirely in the Tidalcycles music coding environment. Had lots of fun exploring sounds and rhythms
#musiciansky #livecoding #algorave #creativecoding
rthmhax.bandcamp.com/album/reopen...
Minimal production almost entirely in the Tidalcycles music coding environment. Had lots of fun exploring sounds and rhythms
#musiciansky #livecoding #algorave #creativecoding
rthmhax.bandcamp.com/album/reopen...
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Reject Spotify.
Reject a "feed."
Corporate art isn't real art. it's risk management.
Music is not just important, it's essential to a functioning society.
Don't leave your selection to perverse incentives of platforms.
#indiemusic #bandcampfriday #musicsky 4/5
Reject a "feed."
Corporate art isn't real art. it's risk management.
Music is not just important, it's essential to a functioning society.
Don't leave your selection to perverse incentives of platforms.
#indiemusic #bandcampfriday #musicsky 4/5
February 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Reject Spotify.
Reject a "feed."
Corporate art isn't real art. it's risk management.
Music is not just important, it's essential to a functioning society.
Don't leave your selection to perverse incentives of platforms.
#indiemusic #bandcampfriday #musicsky 4/5
Reject a "feed."
Corporate art isn't real art. it's risk management.
Music is not just important, it's essential to a functioning society.
Don't leave your selection to perverse incentives of platforms.
#indiemusic #bandcampfriday #musicsky 4/5
Uploaded my first two NAM models! I captured my amp (Marshall DSL5CR) boosted by a TS-808 style circuit with a couple different mic positions
feedback is more than welcome
I might have cut a little too much bass trying to get rid of flub in the room
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitarpedals
feedback is more than welcome
I might have cut a little too much bass trying to get rid of flub in the room
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitarpedals
February 6, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Uploaded my first two NAM models! I captured my amp (Marshall DSL5CR) boosted by a TS-808 style circuit with a couple different mic positions
feedback is more than welcome
I might have cut a little too much bass trying to get rid of flub in the room
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitarpedals
feedback is more than welcome
I might have cut a little too much bass trying to get rid of flub in the room
www.tone3000.com/tones/marsha...
#guitarpedals
maybe it's partly just nostalgia, but a lot of songs off the album Death Magnetic (Metallica) are wicked fun to play on guitar
#guitar #metal #metalguitar
#guitar #metal #metalguitar
February 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
maybe it's partly just nostalgia, but a lot of songs off the album Death Magnetic (Metallica) are wicked fun to play on guitar
#guitar #metal #metalguitar
#guitar #metal #metalguitar
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TONE3000 confirmed some pricing details to me. $229.99 MAP
seems pretty attractive there tbh
updated my article with the quotes and pricing info they provided
seems pretty attractive there tbh
updated my article with the quotes and pricing info they provided
I was never going to be the target buyer for the Quad Cortex Mini, but I think this amp from Blackstar is actually the coolest thing announced at/around NAMM 2026
Native support for Neural Amp Modeler! And signature Blackstar tones too
tubesandcode.studio/posts/namm-2...
#guitar #musiciansky
Native support for Neural Amp Modeler! And signature Blackstar tones too
tubesandcode.studio/posts/namm-2...
#guitar #musiciansky
Tubes and Code .studio | NAMM 2026: Blackstar Calls out Tone
Blackstar's recently announced Beam Mini shows the strength of Neural Amp Modeler even as other brands continue to lean into proprietary digital tech.
tubesandcode.studio
February 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
TONE3000 confirmed some pricing details to me. $229.99 MAP
seems pretty attractive there tbh
updated my article with the quotes and pricing info they provided
seems pretty attractive there tbh
updated my article with the quotes and pricing info they provided
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I didn't anticipate Fender 150XL extra light guitar strings being in the Epstein files yet here we are
January 31, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I didn't anticipate Fender 150XL extra light guitar strings being in the Epstein files yet here we are
Strudel is a really cool way to make music with live coding! It is based on Tidalcycles, but you can try it in your browser without anything to install
It's super fun to keep learning new functions to keep modifying your sound
#creativecoding #musiciansky
strudel.cc
It's super fun to keep learning new functions to keep modifying your sound
#creativecoding #musiciansky
strudel.cc
Strudel REPL
Strudel is a music live coding environment for the browser, porting the TidalCycles pattern language to JavaScript.
strudel.cc
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Strudel is a really cool way to make music with live coding! It is based on Tidalcycles, but you can try it in your browser without anything to install
It's super fun to keep learning new functions to keep modifying your sound
#creativecoding #musiciansky
strudel.cc
It's super fun to keep learning new functions to keep modifying your sound
#creativecoding #musiciansky
strudel.cc
Brrrr it's like 0 degrees out this morning and my humidifier is losing the battle to keep my office stable 🥶
February 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Brrrr it's like 0 degrees out this morning and my humidifier is losing the battle to keep my office stable 🥶
I was never going to be the target buyer for the Quad Cortex Mini, but I think this amp from Blackstar is actually the coolest thing announced at/around NAMM 2026
Native support for Neural Amp Modeler! And signature Blackstar tones too
tubesandcode.studio/posts/namm-2...
#guitar #musiciansky
Native support for Neural Amp Modeler! And signature Blackstar tones too
tubesandcode.studio/posts/namm-2...
#guitar #musiciansky
Tubes and Code .studio | NAMM 2026: Blackstar Calls out Tone
Blackstar's recently announced Beam Mini shows the strength of Neural Amp Modeler even as other brands continue to lean into proprietary digital tech.
tubesandcode.studio
February 1, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I was never going to be the target buyer for the Quad Cortex Mini, but I think this amp from Blackstar is actually the coolest thing announced at/around NAMM 2026
Native support for Neural Amp Modeler! And signature Blackstar tones too
tubesandcode.studio/posts/namm-2...
#guitar #musiciansky
Native support for Neural Amp Modeler! And signature Blackstar tones too
tubesandcode.studio/posts/namm-2...
#guitar #musiciansky
Excited to get into this history book. Found it diving Google scholar for an article I was writing, finally came today!
#booksky #musiciansky
#booksky #musiciansky
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Excited to get into this history book. Found it diving Google scholar for an article I was writing, finally came today!
#booksky #musiciansky
#booksky #musiciansky
Both of these seem to be true
1. Getting into guitar is now cheaper than ever
2. tariffs and chaos threaten the affordability/availability of physical music gear for working Americans
1. Getting into guitar is now cheaper than ever
2. tariffs and chaos threaten the affordability/availability of physical music gear for working Americans
January 30, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Both of these seem to be true
1. Getting into guitar is now cheaper than ever
2. tariffs and chaos threaten the affordability/availability of physical music gear for working Americans
1. Getting into guitar is now cheaper than ever
2. tariffs and chaos threaten the affordability/availability of physical music gear for working Americans
Just ordered a reamp box! I'm excited to start getting into doing NAM captures of my Marshall through my pedalboard
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Just ordered a reamp box! I'm excited to start getting into doing NAM captures of my Marshall through my pedalboard
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Enjoy a clip of a new demo I’ve been chipping away at for a while. It’s based on an old VM I found called “Crystal Vibes”. Got this as an intro lead idea for now. Who knows where the final tune will land?! 🔮✨🔥🎸 #guitarsky #melodicsky #musician #musicsky #guitars #guitareffects #rock #musiciansky
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Enjoy a clip of a new demo I’ve been chipping away at for a while. It’s based on an old VM I found called “Crystal Vibes”. Got this as an intro lead idea for now. Who knows where the final tune will land?! 🔮✨🔥🎸 #guitarsky #melodicsky #musician #musicsky #guitars #guitareffects #rock #musiciansky
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Guitars are much, much cooler than guns. Gavin Newsom should tell all those young, lonely males to stop being ammosexuals and try learning some Aerosmith, instead.
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Guitars are much, much cooler than guns. Gavin Newsom should tell all those young, lonely males to stop being ammosexuals and try learning some Aerosmith, instead.
If you are starting instagram from zero today, it seems like it is very much a search indexing game? People search for real stuff on insta??
Started an online magazine/studio for guitar/music technology and web design ~1 month ago. Leaned heavily on Bluesky integrations so far!
#buildinpublic #seo
Started an online magazine/studio for guitar/music technology and web design ~1 month ago. Leaned heavily on Bluesky integrations so far!
#buildinpublic #seo
January 27, 2026 at 11:33 PM
If you are starting instagram from zero today, it seems like it is very much a search indexing game? People search for real stuff on insta??
Started an online magazine/studio for guitar/music technology and web design ~1 month ago. Leaned heavily on Bluesky integrations so far!
#buildinpublic #seo
Started an online magazine/studio for guitar/music technology and web design ~1 month ago. Leaned heavily on Bluesky integrations so far!
#buildinpublic #seo