Paul Riario
Paul Riario has been the tech/gear editor and online video presence for Guitar World for over 25 years. Paul is one of the few gear editors who has actually played and owned nearly all the original gear that most guitarists wax poetically about, and has survived this long by knowing every useless musical tidbit of classic rock, new wave, hair metal, grunge, and alternative genres. When Paul is not riding his road bike at any given moment, he remains a working musician, playing in two bands called SuperTrans Am and Radio Nashville.
Latest articles by Paul Riario

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A whopping 171 sounds and a compact 200 Series enclosure makes this Boss unit a guitar synth to be reckoned with

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Jordan Ziff’s signature overdrive is a TS-style unit with a couple of juicy twists...

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With Seymour Duncan humbuckers and a Floyd Rose 1000, does this head-turning S-style have the tones and performance to go with that hot Vintage Orange finish?

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Like a Fitbit for your beloved acoustic guitar, this clever device from Taylor checks in on on its vital signs to alert you to temperature, humidity and physical impact incidents

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It's super-quick, super-accurate, and the size of a bar of soap... Oh, and you can wind your strings with it, too

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A budget and couch-friendly small-bodied acoustic with a classy finish and a serious voice

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A high-performance shreddable electric with killswitch, heaps of features and at a very attractive price, too

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Like an Octavia but different, this octave fuzz is one monster you'd want on your side

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A compact combo with three flavors of Black-panel tube tone, onboard attenuation, and no sting in the tail

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With its multi-voiced Fishman humbuckers and stay-in-tune hardware, this state-of-the-art Jackson is built to shred hard

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This British boutique amp is holding a royal flush of exceptional tone

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Studio-quality compression in a mini-pedal format

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The J’s have it when it comes to bringing plenty of high-end Gibson vibes to Epiphone's flagship acoustics

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Rabea Massaad's signature 'buckers might just achieve the perfect balance for the modern progressive metal player

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Equipped with C-Class bracing and Taylor's phenomenal ES-2 electronics, this compact acoustic is a heavyweight performer

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The future of PA systems? This portable and powerful unit lets you take your performance anywhere

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An ultra-affordable guitar amp that defies expectations

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Pause, play, slow-down and loop internet video for epic practice sessions with this ever-so-modern take on the looper

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The latest coffee-colored octave pedal from Boss is the best yet...

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Is this Susumu Tamura-designed drive pedal the finest Tube Screamer on the market?

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The ultimate Eddie Van Halen guitar with the go-faster stripes and the go-faster neck

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With its two-channel design, onboard effects and powerful design, this acoustic amp could add some magic to your next show

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A blast from the past that may or may not bring out that late-'80s shred instructor vibe in your playing
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