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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The two publicly fell out in 2018 and Buckingham subsequently left Fleetwood Mac

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Now in its seventh edition, the festival is set to take place in Austin, Texas – and features Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, and John Mayer, while Trey Anastasio, Tommy Emmanuel, Julian Lage and Pete Townshend are all making their Crossroads debut

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The duo previewed what fans can expect from their highly-anticipated Fifty Something reunion tour, which kicks off in June

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More than 300 pieces from the inner circle of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia are currently up for grabs – including Garcia’s studio‑ and video‑played pre‑war Gibson Super 400N

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The superstar actor reveals that the now-iconic performance wouldn't have happened without Slash's involvement

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The Stray Cats guitarist details his hard-fought journey to recovery, after an autoimmune disease stopped him in his tracks last year

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Sambora bought his original 1976 Gibson Explorer in his late teens, and it was stolen from a warehouse back in 1985

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Matthieu Lucas from Matt’s Guitar Shop in Paris gives Guitar World the lowdown on which guitars could likely break the Gilmour record one day

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Following decades of intense, non-stop touring, O'Brien was forced to face past traumas, and found a new way to cope through guitar playing, and unknowingly crafting a new solo record

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The wunderkind reveals she's currently crafting more rock- and punk-oriented music

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The 61-year-old vows to continue touring and writing new music during the time he has left

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Following the death of the sorely missed Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and co. auditioned the bassist of the then-emerging band Primus

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In her love letter to the ’90s – the last analog decade – the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist shares how she fell in love with the low-end and became an integral part of the noise-making generation

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Neal Schon's 1977 Gibson Les Paul Pro Deluxe was part of the historic Jim Irsay auction

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The Testament bassist has looked back on his experience recording on Megadeth's 2022 release, The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!

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The pair reflect on how a heckler at an early Pumpkins gig led to a decades-long friendship

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The former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist has been playing the affordable Epiphone – and he's impressed

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The short-lived build aimed to compete with one of Gibson's flagship models

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Between launching a new music label and studio album, Metheny spends his downtime transforming his Ibanez signatures into sculptures

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Diawara recently made history herself by becoming the first woman of color to collaborate with Epiphone on a signature guitar

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Despite calling it a “hot mess,” Samantha Fish says a volume pedal is her tried-and-tested approach to creating volume swells

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June Millington, one of the co-founders of the 1970s LA-based band Fanny, heard the Let It Be demo and was set on incorporating a Leslie speaker into her rig

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Auf der Maur joined the Pumpkins in October 1999 following a five-year stint with Hole
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