Guitar World Records
Guitar world records go beyond the standard rockstar posturing. Record holders have played the instrument at high speeds, shown off their riff repertoires with a little help from Led Zeppelin or Hendrix's back catalogs and even used their guitars as paddles for hitting table tennis balls. For those who are about to rock these records, we salute you.
31 Records
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John Taylor played "Flight of the Bumblebee" on his guitar at 600 BPM.
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Most Guitar Picks On A Guitar Neck
Wyatt Hayden placed 44 guitar picks on the neck of his guitar.
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Fastest Time To Play Every Note On A Five-String Bass Guitar
Eric Buffett played all 125 notes on a five string, 24-fret bass guitar in 22.62 seconds.
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Fastest Time To Drink A Beer Through A Cocktail Straw While Shredding The B String Of A Guitar
Mike Gamble drank a full bottle of beer through a cocktail straw while shredding on the B string of his electric guitar in 58.25 seconds. His bandmate helped refill the glass while the record was being set.
Gamble performed the feat on July 14, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness and time the record.
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Oldest Wood Used To Make An Electric Guitar
Joh Lang of Langcaster Guitars constructs guitars using wood that’s 35,000 years old. He’s used carbon dating methods to confirm the wood’s age.
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Most Articles Of Clothing Placed On A Guitar
Josh Graber placed 49 articles of clothing on his guitar.
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Highest Score On 'Red Devil' While Playing Rock Band 2
Zachary Mallicoat scored 218,447 points playing Red Devil by Yngwie Malmsteen[] in Rock Band 2.
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Longest Time To Balance A Miniature Guitar On Forehead
Doug McManaman balanced a miniature guitar on his forehead for 37.43 seconds.
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Most People Bending High Notes On Electric Guitars At Once In A Toyota Prius
This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself.
The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.
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Most Plates Spun On Feet While Playing Electric Guitar
Norzamri Bin spun one plate on his foot while playing the guitar.
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Most Air Guitar Windmills In One Minute
Joseph Gunderson completed 137 air guitar windmills in one minute. The windmills were done in the spirit of legendary guitarist Pete Townshend. Windmills can be clockwise or counter-clockwise, but must rotate in the same direction for the full minute.
The feat was achieved on July, 19, 2009 at the Pitchfork Music Festival[] in Chicago. Representatives from URDB.org were present to document the record.
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Most Times Asking "Where Are My Glasses?" To Someone Tuning A Guitar In 30 Seconds
Mick Cullenasked Carl Cutler “Where are my glasses?” 28 times during a live broadcast of WRLR 98.3 FM’sSubterraneanshow in Round Lake Heights, Illinois.
This record was one of 16 URDB records broken during the show’s attempt to set a new record for Most URDB World Records Broken During A Live Radio Show[].
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Most Consecutive Table Tennis Ball Bounces Using Acoustic Guitar As A Paddle Using Both Hands
Brian Pankey bounced a table tennis ball 523 times using his acoustic guitar as a paddle.
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Most Consecutive Table Tennis Ball Bounces Using An Electric Guitar
Mick Cullen bounced a table tennis ball 96 times using his electric guitar as a paddle. He used an Ibanez electric guitar to achieve the feat.
John Taylor 
Braden Harris 
Wyatt Hayden 
Eric Buffett 
Mike Gamble 
Joh Lang 
Josh Graber 
Zachary Mallicoat 
Doug McManaman 
Prius Records 
Norzamri Lagenda 
Joseph Gunderson 
Mick Cullen 
Brian Pankey