Latest articles by Janelle Borg
Skunk Baxter on how he recorded his classic Hot Stuff solo on a cheap guitar he bought right before the session
Baxter reveals he very nearly didn't do the Donna Summer session – and how the producer's willingness to experiment clinched the deal
“More proof of the rude health guitar music is in right now”: August 2024 Guitar World editors' picks
Our rundown of the finest fretboard cuts from the past four weeks is here – and with it comes new efforts from fast-rising guitar stars, a potentially generational indie rock group, Eric Clapton's favorite contemporary player and much more
Jazz fusion virtuoso Matteo Mancuso on why he prefers baritones to seven-string guitars
Mancuso worked with famed Italian luthier Bruno Bacci to bring his baritone guitar concept to life
Grace Bowers trades her Gibson SG for a Fender Strat to cover Stevie Ray Vaughan classics
The young blues virtuoso and her band The Hodge Podge pay homage to Vaughan with their own takes on Lenny and Scuttle Buttin’
Carmen Vandenberg joins Jerry Cantrell to put her own twist on the iconic Alice in Chains solo
Vandenberg wielded a Duesenberg Julia, while the Alice In Chains guitarist opted for his trusty 'Blue Dress' G&L at the North Carolina concert
11-year-old metal guitarist nails Master of Puppets on America’s Got Talent – with Dave Mustaine’s signature model
Maya Neelakantan had previously covered Papa Roach's Last Resort on AGT and gone viral for her Tool covers
Marty Friedman recalls missing out on joining Kiss because of his height
Yngwie Malmsteen and White Lion's Vito Bratta were also rejected due to image-related reasons
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls recording guitar on Dolly Parton mega-hit 9 to 5
Baxter highlights the song's R&B feel as a key element that set it apart from the country songs being released at the time
Acclaimed jazz guitarist Russell Malone, known for his work with Harry Connick Jr. and Ron Carter, has died aged 60
Malone had just finished a performance at Blue Note Tokyo with The Golden Striker Trio when he suffered a fatal heart attack
Gibson pays homage to the Cash family legacy with Johnny Cash SJ-200 and Rosanne Cash J-185 acoustic guitars
The Johnny Cash SJ-200 is based on his late-1950s signature guitar, while the Rosanne Cash J-185 is an all-new model
Taylor Swift gifted custom Gibson acoustic guitar to celebrate breaking Michael Jackson's 36-year-old record
The turquoise and black acoustic appears to be a J-45, one of the models Swift has favored throughout her Eras Tour
Keith Urban and John Mayer agree – having fewer guitars can make you a better guitar player
Urban on the valuable lesson he learned from John Mayer
Carlos Alomar on how David Bowie financed one of the first-ever rack-mounted amplifiers
What began as a friendly competition with Bowie lead guitarist Earl Slick eventually inspired Alomar to develop an innovative new amp setup
Carmen Vandenburg recalls Jeff Beck’s ultimate tone test
Vandenberg discusses the invaluable lesson she learned from Beck about achieving your tone no matter what equipment you have at hand
Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show
The Beatles legend also revealed that he has written an as-yet-unreleased song with Watt
Gary Moore on how Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott helped shaped one of his most iconic guitar tracks
The two were regularly at loggerheads over personal and creative differences, but they did collaborate on Moore’s 1978 solo album Back on the Streets
Keith Urban reflects on rebuilding his entire guitar collection after Nashville's devastating 2010 flood
The country guitar icon had to scramble to buy new guitars just days before he was scheduled to record a new album
MXR's limited-edition Randy Rhoads Distortion+ is finally here
The highly-anticipated pedal is based on Rhoads' pedalboard, which was unveiled by the late guitarist's family for the first time in 42 years
Unmasking the Paris Olympics’ mystery guitar virtuoso, who shredded his way through the closing ceremony in front of millions
The internet furiously debated the identity of the hooded shredder, better known as Phoenix collaborator Noé Efira. He shares the hidden meaning behind his outfit, how he secured his ultra-rare aluminum guitar from another iconic French group – and why we wasn't nervous performing in front of the audience of a lifetime
Deftones' Stephen Carpenter absent from 50,000-strong San Francisco concert, headlined by System of a Down
In 2022, the guitarist announced he was sitting out any future international tours and has recently spoken out about touring-related anxiety
Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher's 1959 Esquire, calling him “one of my guitar heroes”
Bonamassa debunks the rumor that Gallagher only had one guitar throughout his career, namely, the '61 Fender Strat
Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga team up with Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt on unexpected new country-inspired single
The fast-rising single marks Mars' first single in half a decade under his own name
Ani DiFranco on how playing in bars shaped her percussive playing style – and taught her how to grab a noisy audience's attention
In a new interview with Guitarist, DiFranco also talked about exploring vintage guitars, and how this journey led her to Gibson
