Latest articles by Janelle Borg
Gibson sets the record straight on headstock breaks – and what the brand has been doing for the past 60 years to fix it
The guitar giant had been accused of “never changing” its headstock design to address breakages. Gibson’s Vice President of Product, Mat Koehler, explains what the brand has been doing to tweak and reinforce its design – and why many players still prefer the original
Dana Bourgeois celebrates 50 years of guitar making by reimagining the ever-popular Professional Series
Sponsored by Bourgeois Guitars
Bourgeois Guitars has expanded the Professional Series with a more affordable tier, featuring the brand’s new nitrocellulose satin finish, Schaller tuners and natural tops – all while remaining handcrafted in Lewiston, Maine
Fender has been forced to increase its prices to weather the tariff storm, according to new report
While sales to distributors have exceeded expectations, S&P Global suggests that consumers are leaning more towards the second-hand market amid increasing economic uncertainty
Foo Fighters super-producer Nick Raskulinecz on the most surprising thing about Dave Grohl's guitar playing
Raskulinecz credits Grohl with jumpstarting his career after the Foo Fighters frontman gave him the opportunity to produce and engineer the band's fourth album
Why Lita Ford is still partial to her Runaways-era Gibson SG – despite wielding B.C. Rich guitars for decades
Ford may now be associated with the B.C. Rich brand, but she still looks back fondly on the SG that kickstarted her career
Why Mark Knopfler’s guitar tech convinced him to play Les Pauls – and how they impacted his tone and playing
Knopfler is forever linked to the Fender Strat – however, to successfully convey the emotional weight required on Brothers in Arms, his tech pushed him towards Gibsons
Bryan Adams sold his Summer of ’69 guitar in the ’80s – but it found its way back to him
Adams had a 1980s Gibson Les Paul during his career-defining Reckless era, which he managed to reunite with decades later
Johnny Marr’s guitars have gone missing days before his tour
The Smiths legend has been pleading for the return of his lost gear – but UPS has told him that his guitars have been lost
Why Stephen Carpenter has returned to tube amps for Deftones’ latest tour
The Deftones guitarist was an early champion of amp modelers, but has re-embraced a more hybrid, amp-dependent setup
Tool’s Adam Jones and Danny Carey serve up surprise prog rock spar to open the Canelo vs. Crawford boxing match
The 75-second performance may have been short – but it came right after the band’s appearance at Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning extravaganza
Session guitarist extraordinaire Mike Scott on Prince’s critiques during soundchecks
Scott played in Prince’s New Power Generation, lending his guitar chops to Emancipation, Crystal Ball/The Truth, and Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
J.D. Simo’s advice that helped Jeremy Allen White play like the Boss
White is set to play the Boss in the upcoming Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere – and had to learn guitar for the role
Joe Bonamassa announces a landmark B.B. King tribute album with a jaw-dropping roster of collaborators
B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 features Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, George Benson, Slash, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Larkin Poe, and Warren Haynes
Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt on the pop star who helped kickstart his production career
Watt is now a first-call producer for the biggest names in music, including the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Iggy Pop and Lady Gaga
Paul Mescal had to learn guitar left-handed to play Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopic – but also got to jam with him
Mescal is set to star alongside Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison in the highly-anticipated four-part Beatles biopic
How Nile Rodgers and David Bowie accidentally wrote Let's Dance – with a 12-string that was missing 6 strings
The 1983 chart-topping hit features both Nile Rodgers and the then-unknown Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitars – and its demo was recorded at Queen’s studio in Switzerland
Mateus Asato has walked away from Bruno Mars, Jessie J and Tori Kelly to pursue a solo career – and his solo album is finally ready
After honing his craft with some of the world’s biggest pop stars, the social media phenom is branching out on his own with his upcoming solo record
Dave Mustaine first discovered the Flying V when he joined Metallica and wasn't a fan – this is what changed his mind
Mustaine is one of the Flying V’s poster boys, with several signature models under his belt
How Radiohead’s debut changed the way they thought about recording guitars – and set them up for two landmark albums
The game-changing band has just announced its first tour in seven years, alongside the release of a live album
Robert Fripp on that one time Robin Trower gave him a highly coveted Strat – and why he never ended up using it
Fripp proves he’s Gibson (and Fernandes) through and through...
How Yungblud bassist Silke Blansjaar got the gig of a lifetime – despite not playing bass
The Gibson Grabber-wielder was actually a drummer when she went from playing to a room of 100 to an arena of 6,000 overnight. She explains the golden rule of session work and why she likes to keep her rig old-fashioned
How Eddie Van Halen led to Les Claypool picking up the bass – and how he nearly joined Kirk Hammett’s band
The Primus bassist and Metallica lead guitarist attended the same high school – and very nearly ended up in the same band
A guitar once owned by Jimmy Page and given away in a magazine competition goes for over three times its estimate at auction
The 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 was originally bought by Page in 1972 and won by a New Music Express reader
