Latest articles by Janelle Borg
Posthumous Steve Cropper album announced, featuring some of electric guitar’s biggest names
The late Stax guitar legend has touted the star-studded affair as “the best record he’d ever made”
What happened when Brian May recorded with Black Sabbath – and played through Tony Iommi’s rig
The Black Sabbath legend weighs in on the ‘gear versus player’ debate
Blur's Graham Coxon on how Damon Albarn rejecting his songs started his solo career
With eight solo records and four film scores under his belt, Coxon has looked back on the moment that led to his first solo record, 1998’s The Sky Is Too High
Dave Grohl on life in the aftermath of Kurt Cobain's death – and how his switch to guitar and songwriting marked a new chapter
Fresh from the release of Foo Fighters' 12th album, Grohl has looked back on the origins of the multi-decade project that stemmed from intense grief
St. Vincent has named her pick for the best guitar solo of all time – and says it should always be played note-for-note
Annie Clark has named a Steely Dan solo as her favorite – and explained why it's “sacrosanct”
Al Di Meola becomes the latest guitarist to play Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” on stage
Since going under the hammer for $11.56 million at the Jim Irsay auction, “Tiger” has also appeared on stage with Derek Trucks
Reb Beach on why crafting guitar solos with Whitesnake was more challenging than Winger
Beach looks back on his career and how he employed his guitar chops differently in his two major bands
A stage-used and tour-worn Les Paul becomes the most expensive Slash guitar ever sold at auction
The Gibson Les Paul ’59 Custom Shop guitar, used during the band's blockbuster Not in This Lifetime… Tour, went under the hammer for $307,692
Korn bassist Ra Díaz recovers 15 stolen bass guitars with help from the community
A musician in Henderson, Nevada, spotted some of Díaz's instruments at a local music store
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The supernatural experience Jared James Nichols had when he played through Gary Moore's old amp
Nichols looks back on the moment he and Joe Bonamassa fired up one of Moore’s prized amps – which the Nerdville owner recently acquired for $25,100
Larry Carlton on how he ended up playing on a Michael Jackson hit
Carlton is part of a very select group of guitarists that's ever worked with the King of Pop and his elite team
Heirs of Jimi Hendrix's bandmates lose years-long royalties dispute against the Hendrix Estate and Sony Music
The judge concluded that, as per the original contract, the musicians signed their rights away, and that “the first owners of the copyrights… were the producers”
How Steve Vai ended up joining David Lee Roth's post-Van Halen band – thanks to Billy Sheehan
While Vai wasn’t his original choice, the Sheehan-Vai dynamic proved strong enough to outlast Roth’s project
Adrian Smith on how Nirvana and grunge negatively impacted Iron Maiden's career trajectory in the ’90s
The heavy metal guitarist looks back on how the pop culture and subculture paradigm shift impacted Maiden
Former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick shares that he's recovering from heart valve surgery
Kulick’s ex-bandmate, Gene Simmons, offered words of support amid the guitarist’s recovery
Who is buying $15 million guitars? One of the world’s leading dealers lifts the veil on the collectible guitar market
At 32, Matthieu Lucas hosts guitars wielded by the likes of Slash, Eric Clapton and AC/DC at Parisian guitar emporium Matt’s Guitar Shop. He is driven by his core belief that vintage guitars, once owned by legendary musicians, are meant to be played on stage again
Suspect linked to organized crime ring targeting Guitar Center stores across the US arrested
Police in Redmond, Washington, confirmed that the crime at the Redmond Guitar Center location is part of a concerted effort spanning at least three states
Prince’s long-time bassist on teaching guitar to the Purple Rain hitmaker
In 1994, Prince changed his stage name to 'O(+>' due to contractual disputes with his label, and, amid the turbulence, he granted Guitar World access to his onstage inner sanctum
The story of Fanny, one of the world’s first all-female rock bands
Fanny never topped the charts, but they made fans of everyone from the Beatles to David Bowie – despite constantly having to prove they could play
Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing
Cantrell opens up on the nearly-two decade search to find his Van Halen Music Man
Billy Corgan trained himself to play in pitch black
Corgan reveals the unconventional approach he took to learn the instrument
Dave Mustaine reflects on the overarching influence he had on the guitarists of the Big Four of thrash metal
Mustaine makes a compelling argument that he directly inspired the likes of Kerry King and Scott Ian
