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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…

Strumming on the Wild Side on a Guitar with a Predator’s Smile!

by Guitar Fail | December 15, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

It’s not just a guitar face. This superstrat’s got a super snarl! That grin is like a warning that it’s ready to bite the chart-toppers!

The Bugcaster

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

A Telecaster full of bugs ! Entomologists will like it... The rest of us will probably find it creepy ! It's kind of cool guitar but in a very creepy way ! At least these bugs won't attack you like that angry wasps that nested in this Stratocaster would !

Slutty Guitar

by Guitar Fail | December 13, 2011 | Designs | 2 Comments

I wonder who would buy this, and then play it ? Probably one of the Top 3 creepiest guitars you will ever see here !

7 Animal-Inspired Guitars That Will Leave You Howling with Laughter

by Guitar Fail | May 5, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

A safari through they untamed world of animal-shaped guitars. You never know what kind of beast you might find lurking in the depths of the guitar jungle!

The Ebow 3-String Bass

by Guitar Fail | February 8, 2013 | Designs | 3 Comments

So, is it a real or fake instrument from Jens Ritter Instruments ? Although it looks like a sci fi movie prop there is something intriguing about the 3 ebows ! That must give a hell of a sound !

Space Invaders Guitar

by Guitar Fail | September 8, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

I don't know which one is the weirdest : the guitar or the guitar player ? Here is a pic of the guitar itself made by French luthiers Jacobacci brothers. For some reason it really reminds me of Space Invaders characters!!

Dracula’s Guitar ?

by Guitar Fail | May 17, 2013 | Designs | 1 Comment

Skull guitars are always kind of funny. This one is even funnier with the pointy vampire teeth ! I guess it's perfect for that Goth-rock band you're in. Skulls and Bones ? The Tombstone Troubadours ? The Vampire Vibes ? Can't wait to see the drum set shaped like a...

Shonky Graffiti One Guitar

by Guitar Fail | December 4, 2012 | Designs | 9 Comments

What a weird guitar seen on ebay... That's a confusing one because I want to give props to the builder for building an original guitar but I also want to take a jigsaw and rectify the shape of the body and the headstock !!

This Guitar Tells you How Fast you Can Play ?

by Guitar Fail | December 8, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Use this guitar only if you're ready to rock...and roll at high speeds! Though shredders might like this speedometer guitar, they might end up frustrated when they'll realize they ain't as fast as they thought !

Les Paul Justin Bieber Signature?

by Guitar Fail | November 9, 2011 | Designs | 3 Comments

At least the portrait is more realistic than the Stratocaster Beyoncé Signature !

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.