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Who Wants a Slice of ESPizza ?

by Guitar Fail | July 18, 2012 | Designs | 0 Comments

Spotted this picture on Guitar World's facebook page... It seems totally made for a Ninja Turtle !! Makes me think that I'm hungry... Pizzaaaaaa ! For over 8 years, Andrew W.K. dreamed of creating a guitar made out of a slice of pizza. The dream finally came true...

See You Later Alligator…

by Guitar Fail | January 12, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

Or maybe it's a crocodile ! In any case it is a weird looking Telecaster ! Enregistrer

Chewbacca Had Intercourse With a Guitar…

by Guitar Fail | October 10, 2011 | Designs | 3 Comments

... And this is their love child !

Sweet and Hot Peppers Guitar

by Guitar Fail | June 11, 2014 | Designs | 1 Comment

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Josh Klinghoffer could use this guitar to spice up things a little... Or maybe not ! One thing for sure, the Sweet and Hot Peppers guitar has more varieties than a Chipotle menu. But can it plays as hot as it looks ? The Sweet and Hot Peppers by...

Headless Bass with a Headstock !

by Guitar Fail | May 19, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

The early-1970s Bunker Pro-Bass was a radical instrument for its time, even though it wasn't unusual for its inventor, Dave Bunker. Bunker was granted a patent on a headless guitar in May 1966 which he filed for in March 1965. source The ProStar series originated from...

Les Skulls Guitar

by Guitar Fail | October 31, 2016 | Designs | 0 Comments

As you may know, we love carved guitars at Guitar Fail. They never cease to amaze ! Our chuckles are always up to the amazing craftmanship involved in their making ! This one is some scary Les Paul guitar ! Even the knobs, the switch and the pickups rings are...

Now We Know What Really Happened to the Terminator !

by Guitar Fail | September 20, 2012 | Designs | 0 Comments

Once Sarah Connor blew his robot head off, they made a guitar out of it !

Now That’s a Pointy Guitar !

by Guitar Fail | August 4, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

It looks like a rather devilish photoshop guitar but if it is real or was to be made, I' wish'd like to see it in action. Not front row, from a safe distance, and I'd enjoy watching the massacre.

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 !

Yet Another Weird Guitar Headstock

by Guitar Fail | January 8, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Am I counting right ? There are 5 strings ? If someone has information about this guitar, we're interested to hear it ! Update : This Gibson guitar is not a guitar ! Duh ! This is a 5-strings Mandolin. Most probably one of the two prototypes of the Rock 'n' Roll...

Is it a Stratocaster from Outer Space ?

Is it some weird spaceship ? Is it a Stratocaster from outer space ? It looks like a Stratocaster went on a UFO ride and came back with some extra-terrestrial flair. The aliens must have been rockin' out to some Jimi Hendrix before they landed on Earth. No matter...

What Doorbell ? What we Need is More Cowbell !

Honestly, the world needs more cowbell, and less doorbell. But hey, that's just me ! Too bad Boss themselves didn't came out with this DB-2 Doorbell thing. After all, they've made a Boss pedal mouse in the past. But as of now, it looks like Gear Ant and Acorn...

Beauty in Imperfection ?

Who needs precision when you have a guitar that's close enough? Looks like the guitar maker ran out of supplies and just said 'Meh ! That's good enough!' The transparent pickguard that showcases the inner workings of the guitar is a good idea. At least, you can see...

An Ode to Creativity or Fertility ?

I heard that this guitar is really fertile. It's got plenty of seeds for making sweet music. I guess the giant sperm on the guitar represent the creative juices flowing into it. Or maybe it's just a reminder of where good ideas go to die. But, you know what they say :...

Guitar Innovation : Bridge Screws !

Screws... In case you lose your regular bridge pins ! Because why replace it when you can fix it ? If you still care enough about your acoustic guitar, you might want to replace the bridge pins instead of improvising a fix that could damage your beloved guitar....

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PICKUPS MADNESS

Help us Identify this Guitar Pickup

The OCB Premium guitar pickup, for that authentic "rockstar who doesn't give a damn" sound. Source

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STRINGS THEORY

Stringing Failure

Not entirely sure that this is good for your strings... From ebay

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AMPS & EFFECTS

Self-Delivering Amp

Cool ! You don't need to box this amplifier to send it ! We don't have much information about this thingy which is sad because we would like to know more.

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USELESS JUNK

It Takes a Geektarist to Play a gAtari !

He seems to have a lot of fun with this weird instrument... But from a guitar stand point, it's a fail ! cTrix is a musician and a developer. He creates and performs music with the home computers of the 80’s and 90’s. The gAtari is based on a video game console Atari...

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FUNNY STUFF

The Cost to be the World’s Greatest Guitar Player…

If you're not ready to sell your soul to be the greatest guitarist on earth, guess what you get for a dollar? Our bassist friends are gonna love this... not!

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GUITAR FAIL SHOP

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SIGNS, LABELS & NAMES

Givson Guitars : Why Be Original When You Can Copy Someone’s Name?

Givson Musical Industry is an Indian company based in Kolkata. We think their tagline should be something like, let's think a little... Alright, Got it ! "Only a Givson is gvood enougvh !" Sounds cool, right ? You gotta love the "Beware of imitation" sticker ! You'll...

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HACKS & GUIT-ART

Can You See the Light?

I say... Can you see the light?

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GUITAR FAIL QUOTES

Nothing is More Beautiful Than a Guitar…

"Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except, possibly two."Frederic Chopin Well, Chopin probably never said this but this so damn true anyway !

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ADS, CLASSIFIEDS & MEDIA

130SS or Boss ?

I have two 13OSS pedals for sale. 13OSS ? Yes, look 13OSS DS-1 and 13OSS SD-1 ... What ? HAHAHAHAHAH Enregistrer

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DISASTERS & MASSACRES

So Much Pain in One Picture !!

From Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong Instagram feed... "broken bits from the past 20 years"...

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PERFORMANCES

The Djentstick !!

OMG ! They made it ! Do you remember the fake Ibanez Djent Custom ? Now the Djentstick below isn't fake... Miguel Yepez created a musical instrument called the Djentstick using a piece of wood, an active EMG81 pickup, a string, and other components. All it needed was...

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STORIES

10 Acoustic Guitars Made of Wood Salvaged from Jimi Hendrix Childhood Home

The title says it all ! Let's introduce the Harmonic Hendrix Home Guitars™ ! This time Authentic Hendrix LLC is working with JOI Guitars to make a 10 acoustic guitars limited run. JOI Guitars will use "reclaimed wood, salvaged from the first Seattle home...

This is NOT a Guitar !

Ok ! The simple fact that a quadriplegic man can move his fingers to use a video game controller is awesome news ! But still... This is NOT a guitar, dammit !

Kirk Hammett’s Awkward Comment is… Very Awkward !

So, on the topic of KHDK guitar pedals he co-founded, Kirk thinks that "it's the first time you'll see a pedal company actually being driven by an actual guitar player." That comment is so awkward unless an "actual guitar player" can only be one who plays in a very...

Martin Guitar from the 1870s Accidentally Smashed in Tarantino’s Hateful Eight

No one told Kurt Russell that Jennifer Jason Leigh was using an authentic Martin guitars from the 1870s... So when the time came to destroy the guitar as scripted, he didn't wait for the double, and smashed the real one ! OUCH ! Martin Museum representatives only...

New Guitar Fail Tee-Shirts [Guitar Fail Shop News]

We've been asked many times to make these tee-shirts for sale on our Guitar Fail Shop at Spreadshirt... So we are glad to tell you that they are now available for the price of €18.90 (about $20).

“I See Dead Guitars” New T-shirts & Mugs [Guitar Fail Shop News]

You remember that picture of a guitar mass grave ? Heartbreaking isn't it ? We've seen a lot of heartbreaking guitar pictures on Guitar Fail... An awful lot ! Now, every time we look around it's like we see dead guitars every where ! If you're like us, you will buy...

“While My Guitar Gently Sweeps” New T-shirts & Mugs [Guitar Fail Shop News]

A few years back I found the picture of a dude playing a broom guitar on some forum. While looking at the pic, I started singing while my guitar gently sweeeeeps... Hence the caption ! That pun stuck in my mind... Like what would I do while my guitar gently sweeps ?...

“Stop Cruelty Against Guitars” New T-shirts & Mugs [Guitar Fail Shop News]

80% of the pictures we post on Guitar Fail screams one thing: STOP CRUELTY AGAINST GUITARS !! That could be the other name of Guitar Fail ... Though, for us that wouldn't be funny at all if people stopped hurting their guitars ! Anyway, if you want people to actually...

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