Latest articles by Paul Riario
"I’m just gonna warn you – these are the LOUDEST pickups I’ve ever heard in a guitar": Bare Knuckle Halcyon humbucker pickup review
Could the Halcyon humbucker be the forceful sonic voice you've been seeking?
Do you put your capo on 'incorrectly'? Tommy Emmanuel says this is the correct way to do it - and it could save your tuning
Do it the wrong way and your tuning will suffer, Emmanuel warns
"Will it knock your socks off? For some, absolutely, but for me, I find it works admirably in a cranked rig and stacks nicely with other gain pedals": Warm Audio Tube Squealer overdrive pedal review
Warm Audio’s latest overdrive machine serves up the three greatest hits of the 'Green Screamer' overdrive in one stompbox
Guitar Center CEO reveals his favorite guitars he owns
Gabe Dalporto is a keen collector and player, as well as the CEO of the retail giant – and he’s got quite the collection
How Frank Hannon accidentally wrote one of Tesla's most iconic guitar solos
Wielding a Gibson EDS-1275, Hannon helped define this quintessentially ’80s power ballad with a very last-minute solo
"A Bluesbreaker and a King of Tone walk into a bar… and I went home with both of them": Warm Audio Throne of Tone pedal review
Could this be the finest drive and boost pedal of the year?
“Nearly impossible to produce a bad tone”: Xotic AC Booster V2 review
Xotic revamps its classic boost pedal after 23 years – and it’s all but guaranteed to improve the relationship between your guitar and amp
“A knockout instrument imbued with modern performance enhancements”: John Page Signature The DL review
He has made top-tier electrics for Eric Clapton, David Gilmour and Pete Townshend, and now John Page will make one for you, too
“It might be the smallest of the small, but it’s a Goliath in sound”: On-Stage Travel Guitar Amplifier review
It's the size of a Boss pedal and you could stick it in your pocket, but this little travel amp might be your best friend on vacation
“Its superpower is punching your guitar tone with presence, thickened gain and sustain”: SoloDallas SVDS Boost review
Angus Young's secret tone weapon in a mini-pedal format
“Flawlessly executed”: Heritage Guitars Custom Shop Core Collection H-137 review
There is something very Special about this retro electric from a Kalamazoo factory with some serious history
“You may never want to live without it on your pedalboard”: Abasi Concepts Micro-Aggressor review
Tosin Abasi's gear company drops a new type of compressor for 21st-century playing styles – and it could be the tone-sweetener you've been looking for
“This is no clichéd P.A.F.-repro pickup”: Bare Knuckle PolyPaf humbuckers review
Adam “Nolly” Getgood's signature humbucker redefines the O.G. classic for the 21st century
“From fit to finish, it’s staggering how good this guitar feels and sounds”: Cort G250 SE review
The ultimate budget-friendly double-cut? This HSS electric retails for just $349 but it may well just blow your mind
What's a bridge? What's a headstock? What do we mean by a 'cutaway'? All the parts of a guitar explained
We walk you through the different parts of the main electric guitar types, from Stratocaster to Les Paul
“I’m floored by its harmonically rich voice”: Xotic XSS Super S-Style review
With its dreamy flip-flop metallic finish and a super-serious humbucker, this might be the '80s-inspired S-style you've been dreaming of
“One of Supro’s finest combo offerings thus far”: Supro Black Magick Reverb TB review
Tyler Bryant's signature tube combo brings more power, blendable channels and headroom for pedals – but you might want to just crank it up for that sweet overdrive
“Allow you to focus on your technique rather than trying to hold onto the pick”: Bog Street Picks review
They’re the picks everyone is talking about – but can they make you a better player?
The best guitar songs of 2024 – as chosen by Guitar World editors and pro players
With the help of pals including Eric Gales and Vernon Reid, we run down the songs that lit up the guitar-o-sphere this year, including a remarkable hardcore breakthrough, a virtuoso collab for the ages and the prodigy that everyone’s talking about
“These guitars make Donner a firm competitor with other major brands in the sub-$500 category”: Donner DST-600 and DST-700 review
Donner Music might not be the first brand on everyone's lips when it comes to affordable electrics with impressive specs, but here are two reasons why that might change soon
“You almost forget it's a carbon fiber guitar”: Klōs Carbon Timber Grand Cutaway Mini review
With its superb feel and sounds, can this small-bodied, travel-friendly acoustic convert the carbon fiber acoustic purists?
“Garage and lo-fi pedal junkies are going to flip”: Anasounds La Grotte Analog Spring Reverb review
Jack White's maverick collaboration puts real mechanical spring reverb on your pedalboard and pairs it with a tone-sweetening preamp
“Supremely dynamic and touch-sensitive”: Interstellar Audio Machines Supernova Zoeldrive review
Greetings, Earthlings, here comes a boost/overdrive fresh from the final frontier bearing all the tonal hallmarks of the reassuringly terrestrial Fender Tweed drive
