The basic difference between a normal solid state and tube amplification is where solid state uses transistor to amplify the sound, tube amp uses vaccum tube that modulate the signal. In 1906, Lee De Forest invented the "audion," a triode vacuum tube capable of amplifying electrical signals. At early stage of invention it was use for Radio technology. There are different types of valves. We will talk about the mechanism of triodes which is use for guitar amplification. In addition to triodes, other common vacuum tube types include pentodes, diodes and tetrodes. A tube amplifier is made of vaccum tube and also called valve which is encased in a glass envelope. It's core components are - a cathode, annode / plate and at least one control grid. The cathode emits electrons when heated, which are then controlled by the grid and collected by the anode. The main process starts with a tiny light bulb type filament inside the vacuum. When electricity flows through filame...