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…

Bosch Guitar

by Guitar Fail | April 22, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

For heavy metal demolition only... The Bosch Guitar was made by Specimen Products in 2008. The guitar features a 24-1/2 inch scale lengthmaple neck with an ebony fretboard. The body of the guitar is made of basswood, and it is equipped with a DiMarzio Fred pickup in...

Swing That Riff With a Tennis Racket Guitar

by Guitar Fail | April 10, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Do you remember when you were a kid pretending to play guitar with a tennis racket ? I know you did because I did it too ! Well now you can do that with an actual tennis racket guitar from Swinger Guitars... Not sure I want one but it sure looks funny !

Ready to Explore the Explorer ?

by Guitar Fail | March 1, 2012 | Designs | 1 Comment

I've seen simpler interfaces on a nuclear reactor. I'm pretty sure you could run a small city with all the controls on that guitar. Not sure what kind of music you can play with this guitar but it must require an engineers degree to operate it. How many knobs would...

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....

Unleash Your Inner Mermaid with the Seahorse Guitar ! (Or Not.)

by Guitar Fail | October 3, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

A sea horse shaped guitar because sometimes you want to swim, not strum? Meet the $1200 sea creature that wants to be a guitar !

Guitar for Shrek

by Guitar Fail | December 7, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Not shred... Shrek! This guitar was on ebay... Not much information about it though.

Guitar fail ? Photoshop fail ? Acne ?

by Guitar Fail | January 20, 2016 | Designs | 0 Comments

What's with these weird 12th & 13th frets double dots on this Squier Vintage Modified Cabronita Telecaster reviewed by Guitar Player ? If you forget about the bad case of acne, it's still a nice guitar !

Like a Guitar in the Wind

by Guitar Fail | September 30, 2016 | Designs | 0 Comments

This Ibanez Biz Moon - yup that's her name - is as incredibly rare as it is incredibly funny to watch. The Ibanez 1966 Biz Moon is an incredibly rare guitar that is prized by collectors. The Bizarre series "Biz Moon" is one of the rarest Ibanez guitars out from Japan....

Gibson SG Eden of Coronet… Really ?

by Guitar Fail | March 30, 2015 | Designs | 4 Comments

“All along we’ve been striving to expand our business to different sectors of the consumer market and ‘Eden of CORONET®’ is definitely an important milestone for what we target to achieve.” Consumer market ? Milestone ? Really ? REALLY ? The SG Eden of Coronet is a...

The Alpaca “Go-Anywhere Adventure” Guitar

by Guitar Fail | April 11, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

Yeah, it can go anywhere as long as it is far away from me ! via update : It appears that Alpaca Guitars experienced some difficulties with supplying their initial kickstarter investors with their promised Alpaca guitars. As a result, they are no longer producing or...

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.