Guitar Fail : The Funny Side of Guitar

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…

Phoenix Guitar

by Guitar Fail | August 1, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

This Charvel Phoenix was designed, built, and painted by Jim O'Connor in 1985 ! We burn it, and it keeps coming back to life by arising from the ashes ! Source

A Tremolo Bar for an Acoustic Guitar

by Guitar Fail | August 18, 2011 | Designs | 3 Comments

A strangely-shaped acoustic guitar with a tremolo bar on a fixed bridge ? That's way too weird... This strange guitar is the creation from British guitar builder Brian Eastwood. It's fair to say that he has a lot of imagination and creativity. This unique guitar...

Pizzar : First in a Series of Unexpected Designs…

by Guitar Fail | May 6, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

... I certainly hope this is the last one of the series !! Believe it or not, this one-of-a-kind creationt aka the Pizzar electric guitar was designed by Bob Benedetto. Yes, the Benedetto from Benedetto Guitars. Quite a departure from their famous jazz archtop...

Guitar or Sea Monster? The Confusing Creation That Nobody Wants to Talk About!

by Guitar Fail | March 10, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

When I first saw this guitar, it made think of a sea creature. It's like the designer said, "You know what would be great? If we combined a fish, or some sort of aquatic creature, and a guitar to confuse the hell out of everyone." I think this guitar is trying to tell...

The Illegitimate Child of an Explorer and a Flying V

by Guitar Fail | December 15, 2012 | Designs | 1 Comment

The Heritage X Terminator is a piece of guitar history. According to Heritage, there were only maybe a couple dozen made or less... Still, that V pickguard in that position is enough to qualify this guitar as a fail !! The Heritage X Terminator guitar is a rare and...

Cardboard Stratocaster

by Guitar Fail | December 3, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

Yep... A guitar made of cardboard ! Definitely not a fail but it sure is a whacky funny guitar thingy ! Fender's Custom Shop has partnered with Ernest Packaging to create a cardboard Stratocaster as part of the company's Cardboard Chaos series. The project was a...

Roto-Neck Guitar

by Guitar Fail | May 1, 2013 | Designs | 0 Comments

The Roberts Roto-neck electric Guitar is a rare and crazy invention ! I wonder how hard is it to use ? Developed by inventor Curt Roberts and his artist wife, Elizabeth, this guitar features a multi-sided neck that provides players with a variety of alternative tuning...

Who Wants To Play the Panjo ?

by Guitar Fail | December 14, 2012 | Designs | 1 Comment

If it doesn't sound great, you can still fry some eggs and bacon in this frying pan banjo.

Screws, Skulls, and Strings: The Mad Axe Guitar for Post-Apocalyptic Rockers

by Guitar Fail | May 2, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, hold onto your steering wheels because we’re about to take a ride into the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the Mad Axe guitar.

Worst Heart-Shaped Guitar ?

by Guitar Fail | February 14, 2013 | Designs | 0 Comments

It's Valentine's day, so here is a guitar that combines the romance of a heart-shaped guitar with the deadly accuracy of an arrow. The perfect guitar for Cupid's next gig. Custom-made, heart-shaped guitar crafted by a former student of instrument fabrication at...

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.