Tubes and Code
@tubesandcodestudio.bsky.social
Writing about electric guitar technology and culture from an engineering-focused perspective
Helping artists w/ web + social media infrastructure
Software engineer with ADHD. Metalhead. I love Super Strats and Explorers
https://tubesandcode.studio/
Helping artists w/ web + social media infrastructure
Software engineer with ADHD. Metalhead. I love Super Strats and Explorers
https://tubesandcode.studio/
It's actually kind of amazing how sloppy the music news ecosystem has gotten. Working on an article about Slipknot, and many sites have basically the same craptastic AI article that links to the wrong article for an interview!
Took some digging to b/c the wrong link is everywhere!
Took some digging to b/c the wrong link is everywhere!
January 11, 2026 at 6:46 AM
It's actually kind of amazing how sloppy the music news ecosystem has gotten. Working on an article about Slipknot, and many sites have basically the same craptastic AI article that links to the wrong article for an interview!
Took some digging to b/c the wrong link is everywhere!
Took some digging to b/c the wrong link is everywhere!
January 10, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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I've been informed it's #straturday
Sire S7 HSS with a transparent green burl.
Seymour Duncan flat strat pickups and a SH-4 hot humbucker.
Sire S7 HSS with a transparent green burl.
Seymour Duncan flat strat pickups and a SH-4 hot humbucker.
January 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I've been informed it's #straturday
Sire S7 HSS with a transparent green burl.
Seymour Duncan flat strat pickups and a SH-4 hot humbucker.
Sire S7 HSS with a transparent green burl.
Seymour Duncan flat strat pickups and a SH-4 hot humbucker.
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
When I wrote this article and made the post, I didn't realize that the price of the SP Compressor pedal had gone up $40 recently! Yikes!
Bet it's from tariffs on components. Xotic makes their pedals in the USA. Hopefully this kind of crap doesn't price us all out of music
#guitar #guitareffects
Bet it's from tariffs on components. Xotic makes their pedals in the USA. Hopefully this kind of crap doesn't price us all out of music
#guitar #guitareffects
Xotic's SP compressor has been a really solid guitar pedal purchase for me. It gets good reviews, but it has been a pleasant surprise how useful it is when practicing/recording with an interface. I posted about this and a couple more pedals
#guitar #guitarpedal
tubesandcode.studio/posts/3-peda...
#guitar #guitarpedal
tubesandcode.studio/posts/3-peda...
Tubes and Code .studio | 3 Pedals that are Great with both Amps and Interfaces
Three guitar pedals that work equally well with amps and audio interfaces, focusing on workflow, headroom, and control, not just tone.
tubesandcode.studio
January 10, 2026 at 5:38 AM
When I wrote this article and made the post, I didn't realize that the price of the SP Compressor pedal had gone up $40 recently! Yikes!
Bet it's from tariffs on components. Xotic makes their pedals in the USA. Hopefully this kind of crap doesn't price us all out of music
#guitar #guitareffects
Bet it's from tariffs on components. Xotic makes their pedals in the USA. Hopefully this kind of crap doesn't price us all out of music
#guitar #guitareffects
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Now that I’m learning about APIs I’m shocked that so many subscriptions services are basically just wrappers of a free API service.
#rstats
#rstats
January 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Now that I’m learning about APIs I’m shocked that so many subscriptions services are basically just wrappers of a free API service.
#rstats
#rstats
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husbando told me the other day that most guitarists don't use pedalboards anymore, just have the guitar tech do whatever effect they need and i feel like i just found out santa wasn't real.
January 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
husbando told me the other day that most guitarists don't use pedalboards anymore, just have the guitar tech do whatever effect they need and i feel like i just found out santa wasn't real.
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Notably, allowing for controlled, isolated extension through some *extremely* simple interface can be very robust. See kitchenaid mixer attachments, UNIX utility programs, guitar pedals, and more :P
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Notably, allowing for controlled, isolated extension through some *extremely* simple interface can be very robust. See kitchenaid mixer attachments, UNIX utility programs, guitar pedals, and more :P
As musicians, keeping the attention of an audience is as much a part of recording and performing music as keeping time. Now social media is a part of that.
wrote about how social media automation & analytics can help musicians save time for music!
#musiciansky
tubesandcode.studio/posts/youre-...
wrote about how social media automation & analytics can help musicians save time for music!
#musiciansky
tubesandcode.studio/posts/youre-...
Tubes and Code .studio | You’re Already Optimizing for Attention
Music is about winning the attention of an audience. Here are 2 pillars for strategizing for that when social media can be both an opportunity and a distraction
tubesandcode.studio
January 9, 2026 at 5:49 AM
As musicians, keeping the attention of an audience is as much a part of recording and performing music as keeping time. Now social media is a part of that.
wrote about how social media automation & analytics can help musicians save time for music!
#musiciansky
tubesandcode.studio/posts/youre-...
wrote about how social media automation & analytics can help musicians save time for music!
#musiciansky
tubesandcode.studio/posts/youre-...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
January 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
honestly, I am hitting a classic adhd trap. I've wanted to buy a mandolin to add some Appalachian flavor to my black metal environmentalist concept album. But it's a different tuning from guitar, bass, uke, so I hit real time/attention limits sometimes
Would a manditar be a solution or a cop-out?
Would a manditar be a solution or a cop-out?
January 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
honestly, I am hitting a classic adhd trap. I've wanted to buy a mandolin to add some Appalachian flavor to my black metal environmentalist concept album. But it's a different tuning from guitar, bass, uke, so I hit real time/attention limits sometimes
Would a manditar be a solution or a cop-out?
Would a manditar be a solution or a cop-out?
#NGD I gave into my urge to get something yellow and pointy lol
First Jackson, really liking it so far. We'll see how well the Jackson-licensed Floyd Rose holds up!
First Jackson, really liking it so far. We'll see how well the Jackson-licensed Floyd Rose holds up!
January 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM
#NGD I gave into my urge to get something yellow and pointy lol
First Jackson, really liking it so far. We'll see how well the Jackson-licensed Floyd Rose holds up!
First Jackson, really liking it so far. We'll see how well the Jackson-licensed Floyd Rose holds up!
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Self-gifting myself Archetype John Mayer X for Xmas worked out to be a W. I like the Neural DSP plugins a lot in general, but they offer enough of them at enough cost that you need to be picky.
Review up including a short clip mixed with bass and drums
tubesandcode.studio/posts/archet...
#guitar
Review up including a short clip mixed with bass and drums
tubesandcode.studio/posts/archet...
#guitar
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Self-gifting myself Archetype John Mayer X for Xmas worked out to be a W. I like the Neural DSP plugins a lot in general, but they offer enough of them at enough cost that you need to be picky.
Review up including a short clip mixed with bass and drums
tubesandcode.studio/posts/archet...
#guitar
Review up including a short clip mixed with bass and drums
tubesandcode.studio/posts/archet...
#guitar
Self-gifting myself Archetype John Mayer X for Xmas worked out to be a W. I like the Neural DSP plugins a lot in general, but they offer enough of them at enough cost that you need to be picky.
Review up including a short clip mixed with bass and drums
tubesandcode.studio/posts/archet...
#guitar
Review up including a short clip mixed with bass and drums
tubesandcode.studio/posts/archet...
#guitar
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Self-gifting myself Archetype John Mayer X for Xmas worked out to be a W. I like the Neural DSP plugins a lot in general, but they offer enough of them at enough cost that you need to be picky.
Review up including a short clip mixed with bass and drums
tubesandcode.studio/posts/archet...
#guitar
Review up including a short clip mixed with bass and drums
tubesandcode.studio/posts/archet...
#guitar
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Can this really be the first Boss pedal demo I've done? Online now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I4S...
Boss XS-1 Poly Shifter: Three great sounds that are totally non-Whammy
YouTube video by Dickie's 90-Second Pedal Demos
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Can this really be the first Boss pedal demo I've done? Online now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I4S...
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Any person or company (e.g. musician, artist, restaurant, web or brick and mortar retail store) that conducts business on one or more social media sites may significantly benefit from regular automated social media posting and interaction.
Social Media API Posting and Interactions
API Custom Coding and Hosting
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January 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Any person or company (e.g. musician, artist, restaurant, web or brick and mortar retail store) that conducts business on one or more social media sites may significantly benefit from regular automated social media posting and interaction.
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Everyone with ADHD knows how fast you ignore a reminder, whether digital or actual sticky note, after seeing it a few times. Your mind will glance right past it, almost immediately.
Todo list apps completely forget that this happens.
Todo list apps completely forget that this happens.
A cool audhd thing to do is make a lifescript to randomly pick shit for you to do: randomly spit out one of the books you're actively reading, things to study or a project you're working on, a room to clean, dish to make, etc.
Highly recommend outsourcing your executive function to dicerolls.
Highly recommend outsourcing your executive function to dicerolls.
January 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Everyone with ADHD knows how fast you ignore a reminder, whether digital or actual sticky note, after seeing it a few times. Your mind will glance right past it, almost immediately.
Todo list apps completely forget that this happens.
Todo list apps completely forget that this happens.
Xotic's SP compressor has been a really solid guitar pedal purchase for me. It gets good reviews, but it has been a pleasant surprise how useful it is when practicing/recording with an interface. I posted about this and a couple more pedals
#guitar #guitarpedal
tubesandcode.studio/posts/3-peda...
#guitar #guitarpedal
tubesandcode.studio/posts/3-peda...
Tubes and Code .studio | 3 Pedals that are Great with both Amps and Interfaces
Three guitar pedals that work equally well with amps and audio interfaces, focusing on workflow, headroom, and control, not just tone.
tubesandcode.studio
December 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Xotic's SP compressor has been a really solid guitar pedal purchase for me. It gets good reviews, but it has been a pleasant surprise how useful it is when practicing/recording with an interface. I posted about this and a couple more pedals
#guitar #guitarpedal
tubesandcode.studio/posts/3-peda...
#guitar #guitarpedal
tubesandcode.studio/posts/3-peda...
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HOLY HOT PEDALBOARD!
The average summer temperature for urban churches in the organ books sample was 17.2C during the late 1960s. By the 2020s, it had reached 19.8C.
The average summer temperature for urban churches in the organ books sample was 17.2C during the late 1960s. By the 2020s, it had reached 19.8C.
NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
Church organ tuning records mirror our warming climate
The records appear to reflect climate change, as well as the increased heating of churches in winter
www.thereengineer.pro
December 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
HOLY HOT PEDALBOARD!
The average summer temperature for urban churches in the organ books sample was 17.2C during the late 1960s. By the 2020s, it had reached 19.8C.
The average summer temperature for urban churches in the organ books sample was 17.2C during the late 1960s. By the 2020s, it had reached 19.8C.
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Just added dark mode! might have been questionable to launch without it given audience, but I was trying to get to writing quickly
I'm very happy that I launched my new blog that I've been working on for a bit!
It's about guitars, amps, creative workflows, and how software sits at the intersection of all it now.
Feel free to check it out!
#musiciansky
tubesandcode.studio/posts/dlc-gu...
It's about guitars, amps, creative workflows, and how software sits at the intersection of all it now.
Feel free to check it out!
#musiciansky
tubesandcode.studio/posts/dlc-gu...
Tubes and Code .studio | DLC Guitar Pedals, AI, and Tube Amps: Where Does Technology Leave the Modern Guitarist?
The guitar world feels like it is thriving and facing existential threats at the same time. What gives?
tubesandcode.studio
December 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Just added dark mode! might have been questionable to launch without it given audience, but I was trying to get to writing quickly
surprisingly, I didn't buy any effects pedals for myself for Christmas, but I did spend like all morning noodling with Archetype John Mayer from neural DSP! lots of fun!
seems pretty versatile, covers a lot of sonic ground for me that isn't strictly my comfort zone (as a metal player)
seems pretty versatile, covers a lot of sonic ground for me that isn't strictly my comfort zone (as a metal player)
December 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
surprisingly, I didn't buy any effects pedals for myself for Christmas, but I did spend like all morning noodling with Archetype John Mayer from neural DSP! lots of fun!
seems pretty versatile, covers a lot of sonic ground for me that isn't strictly my comfort zone (as a metal player)
seems pretty versatile, covers a lot of sonic ground for me that isn't strictly my comfort zone (as a metal player)
I wasn't trying to buy more amp sims, but I guess I'm going to have to take the plunge again with Archetype John Mayer.
Good thing I got a guitar back from the tech with single coils recently
will put a review up on my site at some point!
#guitar #musicproduction
Good thing I got a guitar back from the tech with single coils recently
will put a review up on my site at some point!
#guitar #musicproduction
December 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I wasn't trying to buy more amp sims, but I guess I'm going to have to take the plunge again with Archetype John Mayer.
Good thing I got a guitar back from the tech with single coils recently
will put a review up on my site at some point!
#guitar #musicproduction
Good thing I got a guitar back from the tech with single coils recently
will put a review up on my site at some point!
#guitar #musicproduction