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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Carlton is part of a very select group of guitarists that's ever worked with the King of Pop and his elite team

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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”

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While Vai wasn’t his original choice, the Sheehan-Vai dynamic proved strong enough to outlast Roth’s project

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The heavy metal guitarist looks back on how the pop culture and subculture paradigm shift impacted Maiden

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Kulick’s ex-bandmate, Gene Simmons, offered words of support amid the guitarist’s recovery

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Cantrell opens up on the nearly-two decade search to find his Van Halen Music Man

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Corgan reveals the unconventional approach he took to learn the instrument

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Mustaine makes a compelling argument that he directly inspired the likes of Kerry King and Scott Ian

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In 1972, Quatro released her first single after she moved to England – and there are a couple of familiar names in the credits

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Released in 1992 as the second single from their sole studio album, What's Up? became 4 Non Blondes' biggest and most enduring hit

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With over 30 years of experience, Doug Redler lifts the veil on the day-to-day experience of guitar tech’ing for the stars

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The Haim and Phoebe Bridgers collaborator started out as an actress, moved on to the Californian indie project Whispertown, and is now stepping out on her own

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The Roland VG-8, released in 1995, was designed as “a toolbox filled with essentially every existing guitar sound” – and, over the past couple of years, has been given a new lease on life by modern-day tone hunters

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As the founder of one of the leading Japanese guitar manufacturers, FujiGen, Yokouchi changed the landscape of instrument manufacturing

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Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, and Oasis have all received inductions, but Jeff Buckley and Melissa Etheridge were notably snubbed

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The guitarist is currently preparing for No Doubt's Las Vegas Sphere residency

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Laney played with Robert Plant and John Bonham, then established Laney Amplification in 1967 – helping Tony Iommi to define the sound of metal guitar

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Alongside the Clapton/Harrison acoustic, one of Ace Frehley’s Les Pauls from Kiss’s peak popularity era is also included in the auction

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The band has since postponed at least two shows, citing “illness within the Journey band camp”

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The history-making guitar – which was only played by Elvis once and originally belonged to one of his session players – fetched $625,000 in 2021
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