Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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The World According To Dave Mustaine
David Scott Mustaine celebrates his landmark 50th birthday on September 13. A legend of thrash metal, Dave Mustaine has survived every challenge…
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Rolling Stones To Release Two New Songs
GRRR! is set for a November 13th release here in the US In honor of the legendary group’s 50 year anniversary, the Rolling…
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Way Huge Green Rhino MkII Overdrive Pedal Review
Review By Jordan Wagner Jeorge Tripps’ take on the classic green overdrive is back with two additional controls—100Hz level and Curve—to give…
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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,…
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The Top 5 Artist Series Fender Stratocasters
Eric Clapton Stratocaster @ $1,599.99 One of the top benefits of being the most popular instrument known to modern music is the…
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TC-Helicon VoiceTone Harmony G-XT Review
TC-Helicon VoiceTone Harmony G-XT @ $279.00 When it comes to stompboxes, we usually associate them with guitarists and bassists although it’s pretty…
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Soundaria’s Top Five MXR Pedals
Of all the things we love about guitars or modern music gear in general – one of our favorites is the vast…
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Dealing with Humidity and Temperature
A classic case of cracks due to low humidity. There are a lot of things that can go wrong with an electric…
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Fred Durst Definitely Not Boycotting America For Attention
Durst in 2008; PC:Wikimedia Commons While he may have originally done it all for the nookie, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst admits…
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The Anatomy of a Pickup and the Advantages of RWRP
The essential components of a single coil pickup Here at Soundaria, we like to give our customers the most accurate and helpful…
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The Beginnings of The Strokes and The Gear That Got Them There
From Left: Hammond Jr, Casablancas, Fraiture, Moretti and Valensi As any normal music fan, we sometimes aren’t satisfied with simply the songs…
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Ozzy Covers John Lennon
Ozzy Osbourne has covered John Lennon’s “How?” in celebration of what would have been Lennon’s 70th birthday. Osbourne rendition of this classic…