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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…

C-3PO Guitar

by Guitar Fail | April 11, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Ready for Shred Wars ? This is C-3PO action figure carrying case from Star Wars repurposed as a functional electric guitar with a Behringer neck. The case still opens and talks, with C-3PO saying three different phrases. That last feature must be so annoying ! C-3PO's...

The Best Guitar (Han) Solo Ever !!

by Guitar Fail | August 27, 2012 | Designs | 0 Comments

That's pure Star Wars fanatics material !! It's actually pretty awesome !! Music teacher Travis Stevens was commissioned to build a one-of-a-kind Han Solo in Carbonite guitar. The guitar's rectangular shape was inspired by the Bo Diddley signature Gretsch 'Twang...

Bosch Guitar

by Guitar Fail | April 22, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

For heavy metal demolition only... The Bosch Guitar was made by Specimen Products in 2008. The guitar features a 24-1/2 inch scale lengthmaple neck with an ebony fretboard. The body of the guitar is made of basswood, and it is equipped with a DiMarzio Fred pickup in...

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...

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

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

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...

Aurora Project Makes Frets and Pickguards Glow !

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

"The Aurora Project offers fret light markers as well as pick guard lights." (via D'Addario Strings Facebook Page)There is no feeling like the feeling of playing a guitar glowing like a christmas tree... Except maybe playing a guitar glowing like UFO in the sky !! ...

The Ramen Stratocaster: When Your Love for Food Meets Your Love for Music

by Guitar Fail | May 19, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

Let’s raise a fork…I mean, a pick…to the Ramen Stratocaster, the guitar that proves you can make music out of anything, even your favorite college snack.

The Flasher: The Most Disturbing Guitar You’ve Ever Seen?

by Guitar Fail | October 6, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

When art and guitars collide, results may be disturbing. Meet the Flasher Guitar: a masterpiece of awkwardness and confusion!

I’ve Been Hypnotized For 2 Hours by This Guitar

by Guitar Fail | September 8, 2011 | Designs | 2 Comments

Really... Clic the picture for a larger view then stare at it ! Bye Bye... See ya in 2 hours! The guitar is a Charvel that was exhibited at NAMM 2010 next to a Clockwork Orange movie label ! Source

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.