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…

A-ha Guitar… Ahahahaha ! This Guitar is a Joke, Right?

by Guitar Fail | August 20, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

What's the deal with a a-ha shaped guitar? I mean, is it just me or is this just a ridiculous thing to make a guitar look like? What's next, a Schwarzenegger shaped barbell ?

Marie Osmond’s Bling Guitar

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

This guitar has over 2000 Swarovski crystals on the body & hematite On The "M" Logo! Way too bling... Find out a little bit more about the Marie Osmond bling guitar at Ed Roman's website (source)

This iPod Guitar Should Please Apple Fans

by Guitar Fail | December 6, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Recipe to make a promotional guitar : Take the item you want to promote Upscale the item to the size of a guitar body Build a guitar around the item-shaped body It doesn't work for every items but it works just fine for an iPod. This one was on sale on Ebay... I...

Strumming on the Wild Side on a Guitar with a Predator’s Smile!

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

It’s not just a guitar face. This superstrat’s got a super snarl! That grin is like a warning that it’s ready to bite the chart-toppers!

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.

Cardboard Stratocaster

by Guitar Fail | December 3, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

Yep... A guitar made of cardboard ! Definitely not a fail but it sure is a whacky funny guitar thingy ! Fender's Custom Shop has partnered with Ernest Packaging to create a cardboard Stratocaster as part of the company's Cardboard Chaos series. The project was a...

Dragons & Guitars Don’t Mix Well !

by Guitar Fail | April 10, 2012 | Designs | 2 Comments

Nope... They really don't ! Especially when you try mix a double dragon with a guitar ! The only maybe enjoyable thing, so to speak, is the headstock. One blade on each side, and you've got yourself a nice slicing machine ! Double Dragon guitar - Source

Strumming Picasso’s Nightmare: The Avant-Garde Guit-Art!

by Guitar Fail | October 27, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

Meet the avant-garde guit-artistry of the Abstracto-Masterpiece-O-Matic. It’s like Picasso met a luthier for a jam session… and this is their lovechild.

Can I Borrow Your Guitar ?

by Guitar Fail | March 19, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

And now, play a chord... Any chord ! Those microtonal guitars are crazy ! 16-note subharmonic series 'organic' guitar by Ron Sword - Source Enregistrer

You Can’t Tell the Female Form by Looking at the Butt

by Guitar Fail | November 14, 2011 | Designs | 2 Comments

Spotted at Etsy... It is supposed to be a female form acoustic guitar. You know... They had to add details, because the curvaceous shape of a guitar is not reminiscent enough of a fantasized woman's hourglass figure, hahaha ! You can watch and hear the guitar on...

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.