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 it is shaping the future of the music industry, and has a special interest in shining a spotlight on traditionally underrepresented artists and global guitar sounds. She also had the pleasure of interviewing Melissa Auf der Maur, Yvette Young, Danielle Haim, Fanny, and Karan Katiyar from Bloodywood, among others. When she's not writing, you'll find her creating layers of delicious audio lasagna with her Anglo-Maltese, art-rock band ĠENN.
Latest articles by Janelle Borg

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Armed with a Harley Benton eight-string, genre-stretching Fr Dionysios Tabakis sent the music world into an unlikely frenzy with debut album Paradise Metal

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Recorded in London and New York, Hendrix's version of the Bob Dylan track would become the Experience's best-selling single – but it took many takes to get there

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Belew would serve as Bowie’s lead guitarist between 1978 and 1979, before returning as his musical director in 1990

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Whether it was fun, frustrating, or forced us to think differently, these are the 12 pedals that GW staffers say have actually changed the way they play

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The current members of the legendary band – Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer, and Eric Singer – are also set to perform

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At just 19, Cara was scouted by Cooper's longtime guitarist, Tommy Henriksen, on social media, and immediately flown out to Los Angeles

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The band, together with Finch’s family and friends, have set up a crowdfunding campaign to help cover her urgent medical expenses

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With Celebrity Skin, Love shifted Hole's musical direction and created their final opus, in the midst of great tragedy

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The virtuoso and online phenom reveals how she managed to get her prized PRS model – and why she doesn't name her guitars

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Turns out, Otis Redding's rendition was the right one all along…

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Teenage Thai talent Nene Royal went big on the riffs and licks during her explosive AGT audition

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Nearly one year on from his tragic death, Bill Kelliher, Troy Sanders, and Brann Dailor discuss the highs and lows of their 25-year relationship with Hinds

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Robert Sarzo – Rudy Sarzo's brother – found himself in the unenviable position of lending his guitar chops to Ozzy Osbourne right after Rhoads' tragic death

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All roads – or stairways – lead to a scene from a certain 1990s comedy classic

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Campbell's guitar noodling and Petty's ear for a good hook resulted in their first Top 40 hit

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Metallica wrapped up their mammoth M72 World Tour in London this weekend with two stadium shows – and Gojira as support on the first night

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Last year, the AI band went viral on streaming – now, human musicians are battling their machine counterparts by re-recording the Velvet Sundown's tracks

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Alex Van Halen largely preferred his brother Eddie to remain the band's chief songwriter – but couldn't resist this Hagar-penned track after it appeared on the frontman's solo album

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The Beatles bassist lent his chops to Covered in You, a track featured on the Stones' forthcoming twenty-fifth studio album, Foreign Tongues

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Following recent speculation about his health and show cancellations, Foxton has publicly talked about his life-changing condition

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Session player Dominic Davis has lent his chops to tunes by Pharrell Williams, Adele, and Beyoncé, and he has Jack White partially to thank for it…

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After long-time guitarist Bob Britt quit Dylan's band with “Sayonara Bobby,” the Bard hastily recruited Joel Paterson, who's been active in the Chicago roots music scene for over 20 years

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After a friend gave his demo tapes to Art Garfunkel, singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop somehow ended up in the same room as his guitar hero from Cream

By Michael Astley-Brown, Janelle Borg, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker Published
This month's hottest guitar tracks, all in one place

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As AI-generated content continues to be churned out at a rapid speed, guitar players and content creators are bearing the brunt of a system that does little to safeguard their interests
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