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Brace Your Neck: The Metal Guitarist Stance Explained

Brace Your Neck: The Metal Guitarist Stance Explained

by Guitar Fail | Oct 29, 2025 | Guitarist Postures & Motions

Headbanging is just the start. Discover the disciplined stance of the metal guitarist: Mayhem outside, control inside.

Jazz Explained (Approximately) by Guitar Fail Math 101

Jazz Explained (Approximately) by Guitar Fail Math 101

by Guitar Fail | 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.

The Three-Point Anchoring System of Classical Guitar Immobility

The Three-Point Anchoring System of Classical Guitar Immobility

by Guitar Fail | 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

by Guitar Fail | 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)

How to Stand Like a Punk Rock Guitarist (Science Says So)

by Guitar Fail | 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!

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