Latest articles by Janelle Borg
Black Friday guitar deals 2025: Don't miss out on the greatest savings for guitar players
Here are the best savings still live this Black Friday, from Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Positive Grid, and more
I've just unearthed the sweetest Black Friday deal on my favorite guitar string brand – and it's one that will cost you just $4 per string set
You don’t have to spend a fortune to get quality acoustic and electric guitar strings – and this D’Addario deal proves it
Joe Bonamassa’s recent hearing scare is a reminder that we should all be taking better care of our ears – and with big Black Friday deals on Loop earplugs, now is the time to make a change
As a touring musician, Loop's 3-in-1 earplugs, Switch 2, have been a lifesaver – and they're now available at a fraction of the usual price
“The perfect marriage of Aerosmith and the Cult. An Aerocult, if you will”: November 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks
The new guitar music that GW editors have been obsessed with this month: fresh names, old hands and trailblazing players
Been waiting to buy your dream guitar? Guitar Center has just introduced a 15% off coupon for Black Friday – for a limited time only
The musical instrument retail giant is one-upping itself by offering a coupon that's eligible to use on over 13,000 products
Cat lovers, rejoice – this bassist is creating custom pickguards in the shape of your cat
Julia, the owner of Etsy shop ThreeStools, is catering to guitar players who also happen to own a feline (or two) with her cat-themed pickguards
Joy Division co-founder Peter Hook on his friendship with Gary “Mani” Mounfield – and how groove defined his bass playing
The beloved Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist passed away on November 20 at the age of 63
Joe Bonamassa reveals temporary hearing loss diagnosis following an incident at one of his recent shows
The condition, Acute Acoustic Trauma (AAT), is characterized by sudden hearing loss due to an injury to the ear drum
Legendary Abbey Road record producer, Ken Scott, explains how Eric Clapton ended up playing an uncredited solo on a Beatles classic
Scott also reveals the recording technique the team used to make sure Clapton's solo sounded Beatles-esque
Polyphia's Tim Henson on the challenges he encountered while learning guitar after playing the violin for years
Long before he changed the progressive metal game with Polyphia, Henson struggled with transitioning from violin to the guitar
Jared James Nichols owns a few vintage amp gems – but here's why he still prefers Blackstars
Nichols and Blackstar have collaborated on a handful of signature amps over the years
Kiki Wong recalls her biggest amp bargain – when she found a vintage Marshall on Craigslist
At the time, Wong was touring with punk-rock supergroup She Demons and was in desperate need of an amp...
Joan Jett on the battles she faced to become a rock guitar icon
Growing up, Jett defied the norms and expectations that “girls don't play electric guitar” – and went on to become a bona fide trailblazer and legend
Bob Margolin had long admired Muddy Waters – then came a chance backstage encounter, and the gig of a lifetime
Margolin played with Waters for almost seven years and maintained their friendship until the blues icon's death in 1983
The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts reveals how she took a page from Van Halen’s book to craft the band's most popular track
Queen, Brian May and the theatricality of ‘70s rock is writ large in Roberts’ style, but she says she takes inspiration from all corners of the guitar world in search of a sound that’s uniquely hers
Charlie Sheen reveals the real story behind Eddie Van Halen's legendary Two and a Half Men cameo
The long-running sitcom featured a rotating roster of A-list cameos, including Elvis Costello, Steven Tyler, ZZ Top, but EVH ...
Ritchie Blackmore’s band cancels all remaining tour dates, citing medical reasons
Earlier this year, Candice Night, one of the co-founders of Blackmore's Night and the guitarist's wife, revealed that Blackmore was battling a series of health issues
John 5 discusses the loss of Ace Frehley – and confirms he was set to appear on the Kiss icon’s next album
5 previously lent his chops to Frehley’s Origins, Vol. 1 and Origins, Vol. 2 cover albums, and was set to play on the third before Frehley’s death
Joe Perry on how Aerosmith ended up collaborating with Yungblud
Yungblud recently teamed up with Perry and Steven Tyler to deliver a controversial tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the VMAs
Joe Bonamassa once called Eric Clapton his favorite guitar player of all time. Now, the two blues greats are set to collaborate on a B.B. King classic
Bonamassa's star-studded tribute project to B.B. King – B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 – is set to be released in February, with collaborators including Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Larkin Poe and Jimmie Vaughan
Johnny Marr on reinventing the Fender Jaguar (again), the “biggest reunion of all time” and why Nile Rodgers deserves more credit
Marr is one of guitar's most prolific collaborators, having played with The Smiths, The Pretenders, Modest Mouse, The Cribs, The The, and even Hans Zimmer – now, he’s pushing the limits of the Fender Jaguar’s design, all while keeping both eyes firmly on the evolution of the guitar world and its most exciting new generation of players
Phish's Trey Anastasio on why he ditched his vintage pedals in favor of digital modelers
Anastasio is the owner of some pretty rare vintage pedals but nowadays he prefers using his Line 6 multi-effects
Jared James Nichols was gifted a Klon Centaur by Joe Bonamassa – here’s how he kept it safe on the road
Nichols went from nearly having his borrowed Klon stolen to being given one of his own by the blues guitar icon
