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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…

Gibson SG Eden of Coronet… Really ?

by Guitar Fail | March 30, 2015 | Designs | 4 Comments

“All along we’ve been striving to expand our business to different sectors of the consumer market and ‘Eden of CORONET®’ is definitely an important milestone for what we target to achieve.” Consumer market ? Milestone ? Really ? REALLY ? The SG Eden of Coronet is a...

Wood, Horns and Strings : Meet the Mighty Bull Guitar

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

Just be prepared for a workout if you plan on rocking out all night long. But hey, you’ll have arms like Schwarzenegger in no time.

Steampunk as Hell

by Guitar Fail | October 17, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

I have nothing against steampunk guitars though this one seems a bit overloaded to be easy to play ! It probably has a purely decorative role though. via quora Enregistrer

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...

What If Honda Made Guitars ?

by Guitar Fail | May 5, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

They would probably look like this ! The builder of this insane guitar had parts lying around in the garage that he put together : Telecaster-style hardware Red pearloid Stratocaster neck pickup Honda GX160 fan shroud, carb, coil and fuel tank Choke lever serves as...

The Telecrapster : Someone Pooped a Telecaster

by Guitar Fail | November 17, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

This is supposed to be a rattlesnake... You can see its head right above the neck pickup ! The carved poop rattlesnake is not the only weird thing about this guitar. It looks like the builder tried to mix the hardware and electronics of a Telecaster with the bottom...

How Weird it is ?

by Guitar Fail | July 13, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Too weird for me ! This guitar has some mushy squishy quality that definitely makes it look like it escaped from some David Cronenberg's nightmare. Source

That Middle Finger is a Bit Long!

by Guitar Fail | November 10, 2011 | Designs | 7 Comments

This tasteful guitar belongs to Alex Lora founder/frontman of Mexican rock band El Tri. The WIN is equal to the size of this middle finger, and as epic as that headcock oops headstock ! Jay Turser Alex Lora guitars and bass

Chainsaw Guitar to Slice some Bloody Riffs

by Guitar Fail | January 23, 2012 | Designs | 0 Comments

I'm hesitating... Fail ? Win ? Epic Win ? You decide !

Worst Headstock Ever ?

by Guitar Fail | December 23, 2013 | Designs | 2 Comments

This rather ugly headstock belongs to a Gibson 7 string steel semi-acoustic guitar. Only three of these guitars were hand-built in the 90s by luthier Roger Giffin when he worked for the Gibson Custom Shop. This guitar has such heavy-gauged strings on the bass side...

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.