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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…

And Here Is The Olive !

by Guitar Fail | August 3, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Now the Pizza Guitar is complete ! This olive on a toothpick guitar actually is a custom 2-string bass guitar. The owner of this weird bass is Stig Pedersen from Danish band D-A-D. Stig Pedersen owns a lot of weird shaped basses. Don't be surprised to see more of him...

Unleash Your Inner Mermaid with the Seahorse Guitar ! (Or Not.)

by Guitar Fail | October 3, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

A sea horse shaped guitar because sometimes you want to swim, not strum? Meet the $1200 sea creature that wants to be a guitar !

Pizza Box Guitar… But Where is the Olive ?

by Guitar Fail | August 3, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

Promotional guitars are not that rare. The Original Grandiosa Metal Guitar is a one-of-a-kind instrument though. Why shape it like a pizza box and not like a pizza ? It certainly is to make sure to turn heads. Once your eyes are on it, you can't escape from the huge...

The Alpaca “Go-Anywhere Adventure” Guitar

by Guitar Fail | April 11, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

Yeah, it can go anywhere as long as it is far away from me ! via update : It appears that Alpaca Guitars experienced some difficulties with supplying their initial kickstarter investors with their promised Alpaca guitars. As a result, they are no longer producing or...

Frankensteinish SG Jazzmaster Guitar

by Guitar Fail | January 16, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

Weird Frankenstein guitar, right ? These Big G III guitars were made by Dillion Guitars. Obviously, they were discontinued at the request of Gibson Guitars !

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

Suit of Armor

by Guitar Fail | September 5, 2013 | Designs | 0 Comments

This one came from the Darwin Awards thread at the Ibanez Collectors site. Words fail.

The Stereo Acoustic Guitar… Win or Fail ?

by Guitar Fail | September 27, 2013 | Designs | 1 Comment

So... Win or fail ? Paul Kinny's Stereo Acoustic guitars feature two sound holes on its mammoth design. It's somewhat remiscent of a harp-guitar. The two holes are oddly positioned toward the musician, so the audience might get a little confused. But who cares?...

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...

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...

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.