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  1. The Amps of NAMM 2013

    Pictured here is the LoudBox Perfomer 180 Watt. A new year means new gear! And that’s especially true when you take into account the entire catalog of brand-spanking new unveils at this year’s Winter NAMM Convention. Of course, there were plenty of awesome guitars and basses from the biggest names to get out dirty little hands on along with the...
  2. Distortion and Overdrive

    This Keeley MOD DS-1 is a popular distortion pedal.   Good afternoon,  music fans! Earlier this week, we here at the PAL blog tried to clear up one of music’s most prevalent and annoying misnomers – the mixed-up use of the terms Vibrato and Tremolo. And when you think about it, you really can’t blame people for thinking they’re one...
  3. The Difference Between Vibrato and Tremolo

    KEELEY Mod TR-2 Tremolo Mod Guitar Effects Pedal Much like distortion and overdrive, one of the biggest misuses of terms in the world of electric guitar effects is the use of vibrato and tremolo. But unlike distortion and overdrive which are close enough that a mistake is only natural, vibrato and tremolo are worlds apart! Well – maybe not...
  4. *UPDATED* Essential Effects for the Electric Guitar

    One of my personal favorite distortion pedals - the Way Huge Fat Sandwich  There are few things in life as satisfying as rocking out on your favorite guitar but before any of us could wail out a Marley tune with great ease or pull off some of Clapton’s signature licks like child’s play, we had to start from the very beginning...
  5. The Benefits of an Amp Simulator

       Line 6 is one of the many manufacturers of    hardware amp modelers such as this baby How’s it going music fans? Today, I want to talk with you guys about one of the more promising up and coming aspects of music – the amp simulator, also known as the amplifier modeler or amplifier emulator, but more on that...

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