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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…

Darth Maul ESP

by Guitar Fail | July 4, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

The eyes and mouth are so creepy... I can't decide whether I like it or not ! This is a custom ESP guitar featuring Star Wars character Darth Maul. The guitar was originally a George Lynch model that was modified by carving Darth Maul's face into the body using 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 !

Frankenstein’s Monster had a Rough Halloween Jam

by Guitar Fail | November 1, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Looks like Frankenstein's been rockin' out a little too hard and now he's paying the price on that guitar. Makes you wonder about Frankenstein's guitar skills, right? I guess his guitar game is strong, but I bet his solos are a little stiff! Anyway, the guitar is the...

The Wollerman Monster Guitar

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

Read the full story of the Wollerman Monster Guitars, told by the builder Mark Wollerman - Source So a customer came to Wollerman's shop one day in search of something crazy and different. So he requested a unique design. Wollerman took a few days to come up with the...

The Weirdest Strat Ever ?

by Guitar Fail | February 27, 2014 | Designs | 3 Comments

Apparently made by the firm Grassroots by ESP

The Original Guitar Used on Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train ?

by Guitar Fail | October 21, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

Japanese artist Akihiro Morohoshi built miniature train models for years. Then he started installing them on everyday objects including on guitars. Hence this Crazy Train Stratocaster that was obviously not used by Randy Rhoads on Ozzy's Crazy Train. Too bad though,...

Spinner-Man, Spinner-Man Does Whatever a Spinner Can…

by Guitar Fail | July 31, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Who Wants To Play the Panjo ?

by Guitar Fail | December 14, 2012 | Designs | 1 Comment

If it doesn't sound great, you can still fry some eggs and bacon in this frying pan banjo.

The Wangcaster Has a Sister…

by Guitar Fail | November 8, 2013 | Designs | 2 Comments

You can see the making of this pink cock-rock guitar at Wheeler's Guitars blog. The client wanted his custom guitar to have a unique shape - what's more unique than a penis-shaped guitar, right ? - and no scratchplate, so the luthier had creative freedom in the...

A Tremolo Bar for an Acoustic Guitar

by Guitar Fail | August 18, 2011 | Designs | 3 Comments

A strangely-shaped acoustic guitar with a tremolo bar on a fixed bridge ? That's way too weird... This strange guitar is the creation from British guitar builder Brian Eastwood. It's fair to say that he has a lot of imagination and creativity. This unique guitar...

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.