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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…

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!

Budding Guitars ??

by Guitar Fail | December 20, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

I wish budding guitars would exist... It would be cheaper to change gear! However the budding process would make it quite hard to play I guess! Paul Kinny's Stereo acoustic guitar - Source

Yummy Full Breakfast Guitar

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

Why settle for just playing breakfast songs when you can have breakfast on your guitar? Imagine a world where every guitar comes with a side of bacon and eggs. Yummy ! I bet this one smells delicious. Too bad you can't cook with it. One thing though, do you have to...

Gibson SG or T Bone Steak ?

by Guitar Fail | February 14, 2012 | Designs | 5 Comments

For some reason, this piece-of-art makes me think of a T-bone steak ! Pretty sure that some carnivorous shredders would find a way to make it the ultimate tool for musical meatiness. Source : Gibson Italy Facebook page

Strato-can-ster

by Guitar Fail | January 19, 2012 | Designs | 0 Comments

A 20-Litre Land Rover jerrycan makes a very nice and big cigar box guitar... or should I say gas can guitar ? And if you want it to be amazing, just go for a Strat pickguard loaded with HSS pickups ! Fill the can with gas... Light a match... Hell no ! Don't be crazy,...

The Six-String Seductress That Combines Rock ‘n’ Roll with Pinup Soul

by Guitar Fail | February 23, 2024 | Designs | 0 Comments

When you hear the word ‘pinup,’ your mind might wander to vintage posters. It probablly won’t picture a pinup shaped guitar with a Floyd Rose!

Get a Grip on the Gorgon Guitar with a Stone-Cold Stare

by Guitar Fail | January 5, 2024 | Designs | 0 Comments

The Medusa guitar that rocks to tone! Its riffs are so deadly, they turn the audience to stone! Ain’t that a mythical riff-maker?

A-ha Guitar… Ahahahaha ! This Guitar is a Joke, Right?

by Guitar Fail | August 20, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

What's the deal with a a-ha shaped guitar? I mean, is it just me or is this just a ridiculous thing to make a guitar look like? What's next, a Schwarzenegger shaped barbell ?

But Does it Fly ?

by Guitar Fail | July 18, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

It would be fun to start a rumor saying that Lenny Kravitz used this guitar to record Fly Away ! Anyway, do you think that this Flying V could actually fly ? I bet that's what they wanted to test ! Source Enregistrer Enregistrer

Ibanez Djent Special Custom Guitar

by Guitar Fail | October 3, 2012 | Designs | 4 Comments

Finally a guitar I could use easily ! One very low string, 5 frets, two active humbuckers... What else do you need to djent ? Source

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.