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  1. Voodoo Lab 'Giggity' Ovedrive/Boost Pedal Review

    Voodoo Lab Giggity Overdrive Pedal @ $149 Good afternoon, music fans! We are fast approaching the holiday season but before we all get ready for the upcoming four day weekend – at least here in the states anyway – and camp out in front of our local Wal-Mart for a $50 flat screen, we’d like to quickly introduce all of...
  2. Player Profile: U2's The Edge

    The Edge during the War album period of the mid '80s Here at PAL, we like to give our audience the best possible resources to get the most out of their gear. Whether it’s through our multiple product reviews, several how-to guides or our in depth articles on some of the basics of modern music, we believe that the best way...
  3. Amp Simulators: Software and Hardware

    Amplifier modelers have come a long way on both the hardware and software fronts. Alright, today we’re going to start where we left off yesterday talking all about amplifier modeling, also known as amp simulation or amp emulation. Essentially, it is the process in which the tone of a “real” amplifier is emulated to sound like the real thing &ndash...
  4. The Gear and The Glory: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Before they were big… What would eventually become Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers pretty much began with the man himself, Tom Petty, and his early love of rock and roll music. Born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, Petty first developed a lifelong love for the art of rocking out when he met the one and only Elvis Presley at the...
  5. For Beginners: Single Coil versus Humbuckers

    TV JONES TV Classic Plus-HB Humbucker Mount Guitar Pickup Bridge Nickel @ $133.00 How’s it been, music fans? For our guests coming in from the east coast, hopefully everything is going smoothly after the devastation that was brought by Sandy and life can get a bit easier once again. Alright, this one is going to be for all of the...