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The Spynal Guitar: A Horror Story in Sound and Sight ?

by | March 6, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

Well, I bet this thing sounds as gory as it looks. Meet the Spynal guitar by Ikon Customs, a guitar that accurately reflects the state of my soul, and my fingers after hours of practicing. This guitar is like the love child of a Stratocaster-ish guitar and an Alien's...
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Casio EG-5 Cassette Guitar

by | February 15, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

The Casio EG-5 electric guitar from the 80s is a plastic-bodied six-string with a built-in stereo cassette recorder, amp and speaker. It sure looks like the perfect way to show everyone that you're a guitar player in the '80s but stuck in the future. Or the other way...
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The Ebow 3-String Bass

by | February 8, 2013 | Designs | 3 Comments

So, is it a real or fake instrument from Jens Ritter Instruments ? Although it looks like a sci fi movie prop there is something intriguing about the 3 ebows ! That must give a hell of a sound !
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Lazy Luthier !

by | July 18, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

That's the kind of guitars I would build if I were to be a luthier ! Why bother carving wood ? Luckily, this guitar does not exist. It is a an imaginary guitar found here.
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Crippled Guitarists Can Still Have Fun…

by | December 28, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

... Well, until they actually try to play this crutch guitar ! Just imagine what would happen if they do? Mosrite crutch-shaped guitar Source Semie Moseley of Mosrite Guitars built this electric lap-steel for his friend Barbara Mandrell. In 1984, she was involved in a...
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Paris Hilton Doesn’t Make it Look Better : the Epiphone Airscreamer Remains Ugly !

by | October 31, 2011 | Designs | 2 Comments

I know, I know... Some would say that Paris Hilton makes it even uglier ! The Epiphone Airscreamer is inspired an iconic symbols of Americana, the Airstream travel trailers. This guitar features a body shaped like the classic Airstream "Bambi" trailer, complete with a...
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Apple Now Building Guitars

by | February 22, 2013 | Designs | 0 Comments

And now I'm hungry ! I just hope it doesn't turn brown and mushy when you play it for too long.
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Sweet and Hot Peppers Guitar

by | June 11, 2014 | Designs | 1 Comment

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Josh Klinghoffer could use this guitar to spice up things a little... Or maybe not ! One thing for sure, the Sweet and Hot Peppers guitar has more varieties than a Chipotle menu. But can it plays as hot as it looks ? The Sweet and Hot Peppers by...
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Pointy and Weird !

by | October 31, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

I don't know what I'm looking at ! It looks like they wanted to make marble body guitar but they couldn't quite finish the job ! The logo on the neck plate indicates that it is a guitar from the brand Marina. Marina guitars produced both acoustic and electric guitars...
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Strato-can-ster

by | January 19, 2012 | Designs | 0 Comments

A 20-Litre Land Rover jerrycan makes a very nice and big cigar box guitar... or should I say gas can guitar ? And if you want it to be amazing, just go for a Strat pickguard loaded with HSS pickups ! Fill the can with gas... Light a match... Hell no ! Don't be crazy,...
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Museum of Misfits & Permanent Collection of Wrong… a.k.a the Guitar Fail archives!

Experimental Stratocaster

Experimental Stratocaster

Mar 24, 2015 |

Jean V. sent us this classified ad. It is supposed to be an experimental strat-like guitar. We wonder what kind of experiment though ! If the hole was...

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Butchered ’66 Jazzmaster

Butchered ’66 Jazzmaster

Mar 20, 2015 |

Sometimes, you just can't believe your eyes ! According to Ben who posted this picture on Guitar Fail's Facebook page, someone brought this '66 Jazzmaster as...

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