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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!

SPIN THE GUITAR FAIL DISASTER WHEEL

Random Guitar Hall of Fail…

This Guitar Tells you How Fast you Can Play ?

by Guitar Fail | December 8, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Use this guitar only if you're ready to rock...and roll at high speeds! Though shredders might like this speedometer guitar, they might end up frustrated when they'll realize they ain't as fast as they thought !

But Does it Fly ?

by Guitar Fail | July 18, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

It would be fun to start a rumor saying that Lenny Kravitz used this guitar to record Fly Away ! Anyway, do you think that this Flying V could actually fly ? I bet that's what they wanted to test ! Source Enregistrer Enregistrer

A Fishy Four-Stringed Wonder: Slappin’ the Bass or Flappin’ the Fins?

by Guitar Fail | December 1, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

Let’s not ignore the elephant in the room. The neck of the bass sticks out of the fish’s butt… No biggie but I had to shed light on that disturbing fact!

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

Red Hot Chili Peppers Stratocaster

by Guitar Fail | August 26, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

Let's hope it will remain as a photoshop guitar for ever ! Introducing the newest addition to the guitar world: the Red Hot Chili Pepper Guitar! This guitar is not only a feast for the ears, but also for the eyes. Shaped as a giant red chili pepper, this instrument is...

Enough Strings is Enough !!

by Guitar Fail | July 7, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

24-string bass guitar madness... Meet Godzilla aka Prat Basses Godzilla C3-WTF-24 24-string Bass ! In 2014, Chris Cardone, owner of Kalium strings, asked for help in building the largest bass guitar possible. The luthiers at Prat Basses took on the challenge. Together...

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!

Too Much Pickguard Material?

by Guitar Fail | August 20, 2011 | Designs | 2 Comments

You're customizing your acoustic guitar. Say you want to add a pickguard because it will protect your guitar, and it will look cool. You proceed. You sculpt the coolest shape you can. Obviously, you'll screw the pickguard because glue is overrated. And then you think...

Mermaid Guitar

by Guitar Fail | March 18, 2014 | Designs | 1 Comment

We don't have much information about this mermaid guitar. We're still digging the web to find more !

That Bigsby is Confusing !

by Guitar Fail | February 24, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Must be the work of a Hendrix / SRV fan working at the assembly line ! We are quite sure that it's not the best setting for a Bigsby ! Based on the Bigsby and the upside down G, this guitar is most probably a knock-off of the Gretsch G6120 Eddie Cochran signature with...

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GUITAR GOOF CHRONICLES

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Behind the Smash: The Life of Dave Farrell’s Bass

The life of Dave Farrell’s bass is like exploring the wild world of onstage guitar annihilation ! Let’s debate about the controversial art of smashing guitars !