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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/
Oh yeah, that Big Sky MX is not easy to fit physically or financially lol. It's interesting they did a Big Sky plugin a while back. My amp's reverb knob feels so inadequate after looking at this level of control
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
lots of very cool pedals there! How are you liking those Strymon pedals? Had my eye on that bluesky, but I would have to kick something equally big out of my FX loop I think
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 AM
AI is such a nonspecific term; seems like a good habit to try to use the most specific term that will be understood (ML, DL, genAI, LLM). Not that much more chars. Historically AI has even referred to things that aren't ML (old school TTS, video game AI, etc.)
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
This article is basically why I wanted a longer cable, I'm starting to mess around with recording straight out of my FX loop to my interface and adding an IR. Needed a longer cable to do that without swapping stuff around constantly!

tubesandcode.studio/posts/record...
Tubes and Code .studio | Record out of Your Amp's FX Loop with an Interface
Learn about using the FX loop of an amp to record guitar without a microphone, giving you the flexibility to try out different impulse responses.
tubesandcode.studio
January 12, 2026 at 10:18 AM
*starter pack
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Also, Bluesky exposes an RSS feed for profiles. just add /rss to the profile URL!

Also, check out the starter kit in my profile to follow various accounts/brands related to guitars and music gears/software!
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
This is sweet! Def useful! perfect example of what I love about Bluesky

Thanks!
January 12, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Yeah that was a great tour that I really only have scratched the surface of. Did not know about the McCoy Tyner influence. Interesting! Thanks for sharing that!
January 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A bunch of different sites ran articles with quotes about Clown using AI from this article, but then they linked to a different article.

Pure slop. I wonder how often this happens with more consequential news and we just don't notice the broken info chain?

www.escapistmagazine.com/news-shawn-c...
Slipknot’s Clown on Games, Grief, and Vernearth
Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan discusses gaming, Minecraft, grief, AI, and building Vernearth as his most personal art project yet.
www.escapistmagazine.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
wow, sweet pickguard!
January 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM