Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Official Coachella Lineup Announced
Get ready to catch some of the biggest names in music whenCoachella kicks off on April 12, 2013. Well, after months of…
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MXR Custom Badass ‘78 Distortion! Pedal Review
Written By: Robert Cavuoto Who doesn’t want to be a Bad Ass? Now you can be…. or at least sound like one!…
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MXR M103 BlueBox Octave Fuzz Pedal Review
MXR M103 BlueBox Octave Fuzz Pedal @ $ 69.99 In the world of guitar effects pedals, few brands can command the respect…
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Mojo, Superstition and Tone
Here at Soundaria, We’re all about helping musicians get closer to living the dream and conquering their musical goals, therefore we love…
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Computers and Music Creation – Things to Think About
Computers have made it possible for just about anyone to make their own music – for better or worse I’m sure I…
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Introduction to the Banjo
Fender FB59 Banjo Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like nowadays everybody plays guitar. Whether it’s a classic acoustic or a…
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Introduction to Soldering
Yesterday, we brought our readers an article instructing them on how to either fix or replace an input jack. Not too long…
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Introducing the Fender Stratocaster Spring Break Sale-A-Bration!
The Fender Stratocaster is by far one of the most successful guitars ever created. From its signature sound to its equally signature…
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Home Studio Gear and Accessories
AVID Pro Tools 10 DAW software (Boxed) @ $699.99 Now, I know there are a lot of people out there who…
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Hatebreed Hate on CNN for “White Power Band” Mis-Label
Sikh Temple murderer Wade Page shown here killing a guitar solo PC: Photo obtained through suspect’s Myspace profile Few things in life are…
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Guitar Pickups 101 Series: Part 6 – Coil Tapping Explained
Guitar Pickups 101 Series: Part 6 – Coil Tapping Explained Don’t get it confused, coil-tapping is NOT the same as coil-splitting, make…
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Beginner’s Guide To Amp Settings
Fender Vintage Reissue ’65 Princeton Combo Amp @ $799.99 Yesterday, we here at Soundaria broke down the differences between preamplifiers versus power…