Janelle Borg

Guitar World

“It feels overdue as they have been part of the story since the beginning”: Gibson pays homage to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ long legacy with ultra-limited Flying V 50th anniversary model

By: Janelle Borg

With only 250 guitars available worldwide and five attractive finishes, Gibson is celebrating the Heartbreakers' impact on the history of the Flying V

Gibson pays homage to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ legacy with ultra-limited Flying V 50th anniversary model

By: Janelle Borg

With only 250 guitars available worldwide and five attractive finishes, Gibson is celebrating the Heartbreakers' impact on the history of the Flying V

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The Jerry Cantrell advice that Ann Wilson still carries with her today: “It was rough language, but I knew what he meant”

By: Janelle Borg, Henry Yates

2 min read The Heart legend on her long-standing friendship with the Alice in Chains founder, and heady musician hangouts in the early-’90s

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Steve Lukather on the two players that nearly made him quit guitar: “When I heard those two guys, I was going, ‘This is it for me. I have no career. I should consider something else’”

By: Astrida Valigorsky

By Janelle Borg Contributions by Matt Resnicoff Published 2 minutes ago

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“He was as deaf as Beethoven. People would criticize him: ‘He’s playing in the wrong key. What’s he doing?’ It’s because he could not hear”: How Chuck Berry’s struggles with hearing loss shaped his playing

By: Janelle Borg, Jamie Dickson, Henry Yates

2 min read Berry’s son discusses his dad’s hearing troubles – and why he wasn’t obsessed with accuracy

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How Chuck Berry's struggles with hearing loss shaped his playing

By: Janelle Borg

Berry’s son discusses his dad’s hearing troubles – and why he wasn’t obsessed with accuracy

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“He called me up, saying, ‘Hey, I know you’re looking for something with snake bites… you gotta see this guitar’”: Guns N’ Roses’ Richard Fortus on his ultimate quest for a rare ’Burst

By: Janelle Borg, Andrew Daly

1 min read Much like his GNR brother Slash, Fortus is also a ’Burst aficionado

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Derek Trucks plays Lonnie Mack’s workhorse guitar – and the seventh Flying V ever produced – after it sold for over half a million dollars at auction

By: Janelle Borg

The Tedeschi Trucks guitarist wielded the 1958 Flying V in Chicago, and its new owner has also been revealed

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Guns N' Roses’ Richard Fortus on his ultimate quest for a rare ’Burst

By: Janelle Borg

Much like his GNR brother Slash, Fortus is also a ’Burst aficionado

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Steve Lukather on how he ended up getting a daily guitar lesson from one of his biggest heroes: “I got an hour every day before the show, where we’d sit in a room and warm up”

By: Larry Carlton

By Janelle Borg Contributions by Andrew Daly Published 4 minutes ago