Paul Riario

Do you know the only time most guitarists change all their strings is when they break one? I know because I’m often guilty of that.

Considering Halloween is swiftly approaching as I write this, it seems fittingly creepy that a boutique pedal named the “Bloody Finger” has arrived on my desk.

The Fulltone OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Drive), has been kicking around for more than a decade.

For a long time I only knew Xotic to be an effects company that specializes in wickedly great preamp and boost pedals.

The KHDK Electronics Abyss is a brand-new bass overdrive that provides warm, tube-like boost and a subtle crunchy overdrive.

Made for working musicians, Martin Guitar introduces two new models in their solid mahogany 15 Series line with the D-15M StreetMaster and 000-15M StreetMaster.

I used to have a girlfriend who carried her small dog everywhere in her purse. And man, that dog had a bark that would make larger dogs scatter.

Some of the most highly regarded Gretsch guitar models were the ones released during the Fifties and Sixties, a time many guitar aficionados consider the company’s golden age.