
Janelle Borg
Janelle is a staff writer at GuitarWorld.com. After a long stint in classical music, Janelle discovered the joys of playing guitar in dingy venues at the age of 13 and has never looked back. Janelle has written extensively about the intersection of music and technology, and how this is shaping the future of the music industry. She also had the pleasure of interviewing Dream Wife, K.Flay, Yīn Yīn, and Black Honey, among others. When she's not writing, you'll find her creating layers of delicious audio lasagna with her art-rock/psych-punk band ĠENN.
Latest articles by Janelle Borg

Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher issues first public statement following Brent Hinds' death
By Janelle Borg published
Hinds, Mastodon's co-founder and co-leader for a quarter century, died last week following a tragic motorcycle accident

How a rite of passage led Margo Price to etching her signature onto a guitar next to a country legend’s
By Janelle Borg published
Price recently collaborated with Gibson on a signature J-45 and is set to release her upcoming album, Hard Headed Woman, at the end of the month

Dimebag Darrell on the priceless playing advice he got from his father
By Janelle Borg published
The late Pantera guitar legend once reflected on his dad's key role in his guitar journey, and the importance of consistency

Steve Lacy reflects on his guitar origins – and how it all goes back to church and Guitar Hero
By Janelle Borg published
As the multi-hyphenate artist gears up for the follow-up to 2022’s acclaimed record Gemini Rights, he looks back on his roots and his love affair with the guitar

Jack White unveils Thinline version of his wild Triplecaster – which was specifically requested by Kirk Hammett
By Janelle Borg published
The new addition to White’s roster of ever-evolving Triplecasters was demoed by Detroit-style guitar slinger Olivia Jean

How Bob Dylan championed mgk – forming an unlikely friendship and artistic collaboration
By Janelle Borg published
Dylan even appears on the album teaser for Machine Gun Kelly's new album, Lost Americana...

Former members of Thin Lizzy and Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus set to celebrate Phil Lynott's life and legacy at upcoming Dublin show
By Janelle Borg published
The Dedication To Phil Lynott concert will take place on January 4, and marks 40 years since the Thin Lizzy frontman and bassist's untimely death

Ace Frehley sets the record straight on where things stand with Kiss
By Janelle Borg published
Frehley discusses why he’s not appearing at any of the band’s upcoming events – and on his often complicated relationship with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons

Isaiah Sharkey has acquired a one-of-a-kind guitar originally crafted for a jazz great
By Janelle Borg published
The John Mayer and D'Angelo collaborator discusses his budding friendship with the jazz legend, and how he ended up acquiring this one-of-a-kind jazz guitar

Just before his passing, Randy Rhoads was ready to leave the rock star life behind – and go back to school
By Janelle Borg published
His sister, Kathy Rhoads, reveals that their mom was already scouting schools before Randy broke the news to Ozzy

What's the secret behind the tone of Jimmy Page's legendary “Number One” Les Paul? Bare Knuckle founder Tim Mills had the chance to examine it and found out
By Janelle Borg published
Mills had the opportunity to analyze the highly-coveted guitar after Page sent the guitar to his workshop just before the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion

Seal is a secret tonehound – and he has great taste in gear
By Janelle Borg published
The Kiss from a Rose hitmaker reveals his penchant for boutique pedals and unique philosophy toward guitar gear

Staff at Ed Sheeran guitar builder Lowden Guitars reportedly slated for redundancy following “the natural end of the acoustic boom experienced during the Covid-19 period”
By Janelle Borg published
According to reports by the Belfast Telegraph and sources close to the staff, the Sheeran-endorsed brand is experiencing “ongoing losses due to a decline in demand”

How a $30 guitar shaped indie hero Mac DeMarco’s career
By Janelle Borg published
Now onto his 10th record, the aptly-titled Guitar, the king of lo-fi reflects on the off-kilter six-string that he is still inextricably linked to

Yvette Young on what it was like to record guitar for James Gunn's Superman
By Janelle Borg published
The virtuoso has recently been leaning into more soundtrack-adjacent work, with her guitar chops on full display in the soundtrack of the new DC Universe movie

Three Days Grace guitarist opens up after he suffered a heart attack mid-show – and kept going
By Janelle Borg published
At just 39 years old, Barry Stock experienced a life-threatening incident on stage

Mark Knopfler on why one of the Dire Straits' most iconic tracks hinges on this four-note guitar intro
By Janelle Borg published
The Dire Straits guitarist reflects on the songwriting process of some of the band’s classic tracks

Laura Lee Ochoa just got a signature Fender based on the first bass she ever bought – but it was a Jazz Bass copy
By Janelle Borg published
Ochoa always perceived Fender instruments as aspirational – now, her success with Khruangbin has just landed her with her own signature model

Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt opens up on the Black Sabbath legend’s passing
By Janelle Borg published
Watt worked with the Prince of Darkness on his final two albums, 2020’s Ordinary Man and 2022’s Patient Number 9

Robert Trujillo shares his experience of Ozzy Osbourne's “very, very beautiful” funeral
By Janelle Borg published
Osbourne’s private funeral service took place on July 31 at his family home in Buckinghamshire, England

How Jeff Beck inspired former Joan Jett and the Blackhearts guitarist Ricky Byrd to switch from Marshall stacks to Fender combos
By Janelle Borg published
Byrd was a total Marshall stan, but witnessing Jeff Beck at the Iridium in New York changed his mind

The Metropolitan Museum of Art claims to have solved the mystery of the Rolling Stones' 1959 Gibson Les Paul – which Mick Taylor alleges has been missing for decades
By Janelle Borg published
The guitar, which was famously played by Keith Richards on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, was thought to have been stolen in 1971 – a rock 'n' roll legend which the Met refutes

Isaiah Sharkey on what he learned about guitar soloing – after playing with the likes of John Mayer, D'Angelo and Paul Simon
By Janelle Borg published
The singer-songwriter and sideman to the stars insists it all starts with “taking the ego out of it”
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