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GUITAR FAIL STUDIES IN GUITAROLOGY

Department of Absurd Ideas & Guitar Mayhem !

GUITAR FAIL MATH 101

$Jazz Explained (Approximately) by Guitar Fail Math 101$

Jazz Explained (Approximately) by Guitar Fail Math 101

Oct 22, 2025 | Guitar Fail Math 101

Jazz = Improvisation / (Structure – Boundaries). A perfect equation that finally explains jazz… and why nobody knows where “one” is.

Ghost-Noting (We’re Going in a Different Musical Direction.)

Jun 16, 2026 | Guitar Fail Lexicon

Ghost-Noting : A Proven Method for Harmonic Decluttering? A gentle way to tell a note “Thank you for your Interest in This chord”? Let’s find out !

Brace Your Neck: The Metal Guitarist Stance Explained

Oct 29, 2025 | Guitarist Postures & Motions

Headbanging is just the start. Discover the disciplined stance of the metal guitarist: Mayhem outside, control inside.

Guitar Fail Geometry 101: The Perfect Rocking Angles

Sep 25, 2025 | Guitar Fail Geometry 101

Welcome to Guitar Fail Geometry 101! Discover why the right angles aren’t just for math class… They’re the key to rocking out without falling flat.

The Three-Point Anchoring System of Classical Guitar Immobility

Oct 15, 2025 | Guitarist Postures & Motions

Lesson 2 of Guitarist Postures & Motions: the Classical stance. Anchoring, tension, and the eternal battle between precision and panic.

$Country Music Explained (Badly) by Guitar Fail Math 101$

Country Music Explained (Badly) by Guitar Fail Math 101

Oct 8, 2025 | Guitar Fail Math 101

Lesson Two of Guitar Fail Math 101: the Country Equation. Trucks, heartbreak, Telecasters, steel guitars… and Ulysses discovering twang.

How to Stand Like a Punk Rock Guitarist (Science Says So)

Oct 1, 2025 | Guitarist Postures & Motions

Master the art of punk rock guitar stances: downstrokes, headbanging, low-slung guitars, and a high risk of chaos (and injury). Class dismissed!

Guitar Fail Lexicon: Guitired (And Proud of It?)

Sep 26, 2025 | Guitar Fail Lexicon

Guitired: when you scroll through guitar memes and tutorials instead of practicing. A real guitarist condition, now officially defined.

SPIN THE GUITAR FAIL DISASTER WHEEL

Random Guitar Hall of Fail…

They Say Guitar Has a Feminine Body Shape…

by Guitar Fail | April 24, 2012 | Designs | 16 Comments

Kozm guitars took it way too literally !! This guitar not only has a feminine body shape but it also has nipples, and a clit !! This guitar by Jeff Kosmoski aka Kozm Guitars is the SB-3. This is the first design he came up with using 3D CAD solid-modeling programs....

Frankenstein’s Monster had a Rough Halloween Jam

by Guitar Fail | November 1, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Looks like Frankenstein's been rockin' out a little too hard and now he's paying the price on that guitar. Makes you wonder about Frankenstein's guitar skills, right? I guess his guitar game is strong, but I bet his solos are a little stiff! Anyway, the guitar is the...

Meet The Telequartzer Guitar

by Guitar Fail | December 2, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

There probably were some esoteric considerations behind the making of this Telecaster transformed into a Telequartzer guitar ! Overall

This iPod Guitar Should Please Apple Fans

by Guitar Fail | December 6, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Recipe to make a promotional guitar : Take the item you want to promote Upscale the item to the size of a guitar body Build a guitar around the item-shaped body It doesn't work for every items but it works just fine for an iPod. This one was on sale on Ebay... I...

The Wollerman Monster Guitar

by Guitar Fail | February 24, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

Read the full story of the Wollerman Monster Guitars, told by the builder Mark Wollerman - Source So a customer came to Wollerman's shop one day in search of something crazy and different. So he requested a unique design. Wollerman took a few days to come up with the...

Chua Churam Pink Bat Guitar

by Guitar Fail | October 27, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

I guess it is just unplayable. That's why you never build a guitar after a manga or whatever this Chu x Chu Idol is !

Get a Grip: This Guitar is All Hands on Deck!

by Guitar Fail | March 8, 2024 | Designs | 0 Comments

This is probably the handiest guitar in history. It takes ‘handmade’ to new extremes! High five to the guitar that’s never short of applause!

Alien Guitar

by Guitar Fail | November 12, 2012 | Designs | 0 Comments

Now that's a bizarre alien wood grain on this guitar spotted on ebay. The guitar is an Ibanez EW35 ABE NT. It is part of the Exotic Wood Series. The body of the guitar is made of olive, ash and nyatoh wood.

Once Upon a Time, a Telecaster Met a Flyrig…

by Guitar Fail | March 23, 2016 | Designs | 1 Comment

... and BAM ! Introducing the Telecaster-Flyrig hybrid, the ultimate choice for musicians who can't decide whether investing in a guitar or a pedalboard. Just make sure you have an extra set of legs or hands to use the board. I wonder if it is easy to use !

Steampunk as Hell

by Guitar Fail | October 17, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

I have nothing against steampunk guitars though this one seems a bit overloaded to be easy to play ! It probably has a purely decorative role though. via quora Enregistrer

BLUNDER-BUSTING GUIDES

Practical How (Not) To Guides To Hack It ‘Til You Make It Or Break It!

String Theory : How to Choose Your Guitar Strings Gauge ? A Quick Guide for the Plucking Perplexed

A simple guide that will help you search inside the Pandora’s Box of string gauges, and strum your way to string success.

A Simple Few-Steps Guide on How to Clean Your Guitar’s Fretboard

A dirty fretboard can negatively impact the sound of your guitar and make it more difficult to play. Here are the few steps you need to clean your fretboard.

GUITAR GOOF CHRONICLES

Guitar Tales & Stories No One Asked For…

Blast from the Past: The Curious Case of the Stratosphere Guitar!

What if the Stratosphere took over the Fender Stratocaster? Maybe the guitar world would’ve been a different place… A look back at an almost-legendary guitar.

Jeff Beck’s Guitar That Almost Was: The Ibanez Strat-a-Paul Misfire

This is the story of Jeff Beck and Ibanez, and a guitar that almost was: a hybrid dream prototype that combined two guitars and has since faded into oblivion.