GUITAR FAIL STUDIES IN GUITAROLOGY
Department of Absurd Ideas & Guitar Mayhem !
Jazz Explained (Approximately) by Guitar Fail Math 101
Jazz = Improvisation / (Structure – Boundaries). A perfect equation that finally explains jazz… and why nobody knows where “one” is.
Guitar Fail Lexicon: Ghost-Noting (We’re Going in a Different Musical Direction.)
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
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
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.
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The Three-Point Anchoring System of Classical Guitar Immobility
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
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)
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?)
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…
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.
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THE SACRED GUITAR FAIL VAULT
Museum of Misfits & Permanent Collection of Wrong… a.k.a the Guitar Fail archives!
The Plankcaster: a Modernist Sculpture With String Tension Issues
It’s got strings, a bridge, and something that might have been a body in a past life. Maybe it’s an IKEA concept model gone wrong, maybe?
The “Wasp” Viking Relic You Didn’t Know You Needed
Possibly the weirdest thing to ever pop up on Reverb. Is it worth every cent? Absolutely! If you’re planning to lead a Viking band into glorious R’n’R conquest.
Jackson Kaiju Guitar: The Beast That Might Just Eat You
Sharp teeth? Check. Nose-horn that looks like it could pierce through your amplifier? Double-check. The Jackson Kaiju Custom is terrifying!
The Strat That Walked Away
Meet the foot-tastic travel guitar you disasemble and pack in your laptop bag. Unpack it, play it but please… Don’t step on it!
Flying V? More Like Flying… What?
Yellow body, red and green switches… Where’s the Reggae party? Meet the Flying V that decided to be a Y… sort of!
When a Cigar Box Guitar Dreams of Being a Strat!
Strap in for the tale of a cigar box guitar that strummed its way into a Strat’s body. It seems that the Blues just got boxier, and full of smoking hot tunes!