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…

Sweet Leaf : The Ultimate Stoner Guitar ?

by Guitar Fail | June 14, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

We definitely would like to see a guitar battle between Tommy Chong's Sweet Leaf guitar and Mike Edison's ChroniCaster bong guitar. That would be smooookin !

I Don’t Want to Know Where is the Jack on This Guitar

by Guitar Fail | September 19, 2011 | Designs | 2 Comments

In case your guitar solos needed a little touch of silk and lace, look no further... Electric Babes guitars might be for you. Find more of these lingerie guitars at Electric Babes.

Crippled Guitarists Can Still Have Fun…

by Guitar Fail | December 28, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

... Well, until they actually try to play this crutch guitar ! Just imagine what would happen if they do? Mosrite crutch-shaped guitar Source Semie Moseley of Mosrite Guitars built this electric lap-steel for his friend Barbara Mandrell. In 1984, she was involved in a...

You Don’t Wanna Mess With These Guys…

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

No you don't ! I wouldn't want to mess with them, they look like they can chop down a tree or a foe with equal ease. Looks like they're ready to rock the stage, and possibly conquer a planet or two. I'm pretty sure they're in the wrong band, they should be in a...

How Tasteful !

by Guitar Fail | April 22, 2015 | Designs | 1 Comment

I can't unsee the pickups selector switch placement. Now I'll just try to forget it !

The Old Crapper Bedpan Guitar

by Guitar Fail | September 22, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

The Old Crapper's axe really makes a statement, right? Sound like crap, and never be sorry anymore ! Old Crapper Bedpan Guitar - Source

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

Mannikin-tar!

by Guitar Fail | March 13, 2013 | Designs | 0 Comments

Got to be a perv to play that creepy one ! The Girl Guitar is a vintage mannequin transformed into an electric guitar made by Lou Reimuller in 1986.

The Bum Guitar

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

Everything is so wrong with this guitar... I guess it was supposed to be an hommage to the female body, it is hilariously creepy instead ! Butt cheeks on the front of the guitar. Boobs on the back of the guitar. A foot-shaped headstock ! If you want to know more about...

The Most Annoying Christmas Gift ? A Guitar Shaped Like Santa Claus !

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

A guitar shaped like Santa and a built-in speaker. Let’s hope it doesn’t have a “ho ho ho” button to put that speaker to use !

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.