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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…

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...

Not Your Typical Acoustic Guitar

by Guitar Fail | March 28, 2014 | Designs | 1 Comment

I love Gretsch guitars but this G5034TFT Rancher dreadnought with a Bigsby vibrato, and a Fideli'Tron™ pickup is a bit too much... Yet, I wish I could give it a try. Obviously !

Guitar Shapes Gone Wild: How to Turn a Classic Flying V into a Reverse Flying WTF ?

by Guitar Fail | March 29, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

The Black Rock Reverse Flying V should be perfect for any guitarist who wants to stand out from the flock.

Enough Strings is Enough !!

by Guitar Fail | July 7, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

24-string bass guitar madness... Meet Godzilla aka Prat Basses Godzilla C3-WTF-24 24-string Bass ! In 2014, Chris Cardone, owner of Kalium strings, asked for help in building the largest bass guitar possible. The luthiers at Prat Basses took on the challenge. Together...

A Fishy Four-Stringed Wonder: Slappin’ the Bass or Flappin’ the Fins?

by Guitar Fail | December 1, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

Let’s not ignore the elephant in the room. The neck of the bass sticks out of the fish’s butt… No biggie but I had to shed light on that disturbing fact!

A Woman, a Skull, and a Foot Carved on a Guitar

by Guitar Fail | December 7, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

I can see a nipplectomized woman, a skull, a foot shaped headstock... The lower part of the guitar looks like a blade... Again, there is not much information about this guitar but welcome to the magic of ebay anyway !

Mermaid Guitar

by Guitar Fail | March 18, 2014 | Designs | 1 Comment

We don't have much information about this mermaid guitar. We're still digging the web to find more !

Yet Another Rick Nielsen Crazy Guitar

by Guitar Fail | January 29, 2013 | Designs | 0 Comments

Rick Nielsen's guitars are so wild that there should be a Rick Nielsen museum somewhere... Really !

Pizzar : First in a Series of Unexpected Designs…

by Guitar Fail | May 6, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

... I certainly hope this is the last one of the series !! Believe it or not, this one-of-a-kind creationt aka the Pizzar electric guitar was designed by Bob Benedetto. Yes, the Benedetto from Benedetto Guitars. Quite a departure from their famous jazz archtop...

Chua Churam Pink Bat Guitar

by Guitar Fail | October 27, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

I guess it is just unplayable. That's why you never build a guitar after a manga or whatever this Chu x Chu Idol is !

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.