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The Les Paul Guitar That Found a New Gig as a Lamp!

Let’s illuminate the peculiar trend of Les Pauls stepping off the stage and onto the lampstand.

When String Theory Meets Practice: A Creative Take on Restringing!

In the wacky world of guitar, sometimes you string it up not by the book, but by sheer audacity. Meet the guitar that threw out the manual!”

The Fork Tremolo Stopper Serving Up Stability!

Step into the DIY world where the kitchen drawer becomes the ultimate guitar toolkit. Behold the fork tremolo stopper, a fork in the road to perfect pitch!

KFC Guitar

by Guitar Fail | June 15, 2014 | Designs | 1 Comment

The rumor has it that Buckethead said "Now that's a finger-lickin' good guitar!" when presented with the KFC guitar ! Anyway, that may be not the best body shape ever but chicken picking should work very well on this instrument !

Dragon Guitar

by Guitar Fail | April 28, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Well, here is another proof that Dragons & Guitars don’t imx well, but still there is always someone to try ! I get it you want to practice your dragon scales to fire up your guitar playing ! I hate to break the news to you but dragon scales are too rough for your...

The Most Annoying Christmas Gift ? A Guitar Shaped Like Santa Claus !

by Guitar Fail | March 15, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

A guitar shaped like Santa and a built-in speaker. Let’s hope it doesn’t have a “ho ho ho” button to put that speaker to use !

I Guess you Play it With a Puck ?

by Guitar Fail | March 9, 2013 | Designs | 0 Comments

Another guess : Not the most comfortable bass out there !

Sweet and Hot Peppers Guitar

by Guitar Fail | 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...

Unleash Your Inner Mermaid with the Seahorse Guitar ! (Or Not.)

by Guitar Fail | October 3, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

A sea horse shaped guitar because sometimes you want to swim, not strum? Meet the $1200 sea creature that wants to be a guitar !

Budding Guitars ??

by Guitar Fail | December 20, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

I wish budding guitars would exist... It would be cheaper to change gear! However the budding process would make it quite hard to play I guess! Paul Kinny's Stereo acoustic guitar - Source

Only a Patrick Flying Starfish is Good Enough

by Guitar Fail | July 19, 2022 | Designs | 0 Comments

This is so wrong in so many ways that it escapes the realm of the guitar fail. The SpongeBob SquarePants' Patrick Starfish guitar is one of those rare guitars that make us say : It is so wrong that it must be right ! Source

Ready to Explore the Explorer ?

by Guitar Fail | March 1, 2012 | Designs | 1 Comment

I've seen simpler interfaces on a nuclear reactor. I'm pretty sure you could run a small city with all the controls on that guitar. Not sure what kind of music you can play with this guitar but it must require an engineers degree to operate it. How many knobs would...

Someone Should be Punished for the Flycaster Abomination

by Guitar Fail | September 29, 2011 | Designs | 15 Comments

It is hard to believe but as a matter of fact someone committed a crime against both the Telecaster, and the Flying V guitars ! Spotted by the guys at Guitar Blog.

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.

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 !

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LATEST GUITAR FAILS

The Les Paul Guitar That Found a New Gig as a Lamp!

When String Theory Meets Practice: A Creative Take on Restringing!

The Fork Tremolo Stopper Serving Up Stability!

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KFC Guitar

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The Most Annoying Christmas Gift ? A Guitar Shaped Like Santa Claus !

I Guess you Play it With a Puck ?

Sweet and Hot Peppers Guitar

Unleash Your Inner Mermaid with the Seahorse Guitar ! (Or Not.)

Budding Guitars ??

Only a Patrick Flying Starfish is Good Enough

Ready to Explore the Explorer ?

Someone Should be Punished for the Flycaster Abomination

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