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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…

Chewbacca Had Intercourse With a Guitar…

by Guitar Fail | October 10, 2011 | Designs | 3 Comments

... And this is their love child !

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...

7 Animal-Inspired Guitars That Will Leave You Howling with Laughter

by Guitar Fail | May 5, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

A safari through they untamed world of animal-shaped guitars. You never know what kind of beast you might find lurking in the depths of the guitar jungle!

Darth Maul ESP

by Guitar Fail | July 4, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

The eyes and mouth are so creepy... I can't decide whether I like it or not ! This is a custom ESP guitar featuring Star Wars character Darth Maul. The guitar was originally a George Lynch model that was modified by carving Darth Maul's face into the body using a...

Dracula’s Guitar ?

by Guitar Fail | May 17, 2013 | Designs | 1 Comment

Skull guitars are always kind of funny. This one is even funnier with the pointy vampire teeth ! I guess it's perfect for that Goth-rock band you're in. Skulls and Bones ? The Tombstone Troubadours ? The Vampire Vibes ? Can't wait to see the drum set shaped like a...

Elvis “Love Me Tender” Tribute Guitar

by Guitar Fail | October 15, 2013 | Designs | 0 Comments

Yet another carved guitar that won't change our minds about carved guitars ! They are freaking hilarious despite the craftmanship involved ! The face of Elvis at the top of the guitar is strangely reminiscent Kuato's face - yes, the rebels leader mutant growing out of...

A Woman, a Skull, and a Foot Carved on a Guitar

by Guitar Fail | December 7, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

I can see a nipplectomized woman, a skull, a foot shaped headstock... The lower part of the guitar looks like a blade... Again, there is not much information about this guitar but welcome to the magic of ebay anyway !

Dreamland Guitar

by Guitar Fail | February 8, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

Dreamland is the actual name of the guitar. Let's put the art aside - some may like it, some may not - but what's with the pickups placement !? Aesthetic choice, probably. But it only gets better when you look at the back of the guitar... The Dreamland guitar seems to...

Roach Lapsteel

by Guitar Fail | July 25, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Probably not the easiest bodyshape to play either as a standard guitar or a lapsteel guitar. Good craftmanship though ! The roach lap steel is built around the salvaged neck off a Yamaha acoustic guitar. The body, wings and legs are yellow pine. It has one humbucker...

Swing That Riff With a Tennis Racket Guitar

by Guitar Fail | April 10, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Do you remember when you were a kid pretending to play guitar with a tennis racket ? I know you did because I did it too ! Well now you can do that with an actual tennis racket guitar from Swinger Guitars... Not sure I want one but it sure looks funny !

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.