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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Fastest Guitar Solo On Doremi Scales Per Second
Norzamri Lagenda played the Doremi scales on his guitar for 23.67 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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Fastest Time To Play Every Note On A Bass Guitar
Eric Buffett played all 84 notes on his four string, 20-fret bass guitar in 14.18 seconds.
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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 Solve Two Rubik's Cubes While Playing Guitar Hero
Julian Aguirre solved two Rubik’s Cubesin five minutes and two seconds while playing Guitar Hero.
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Highest Concert Performed In The United States
Chris Carraba of Dashboard Confessional performed a concert on top of Pikes Peak Mountain in Colorado at 14,111 feet above sea level.
The concert was performed to raise funds for The Love Hope Strength Foundation[].
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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 Headstand While Playing The Guitar
Tai Star performed a head stand while playing the guitar for one minute, 34.44 seconds.
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Longest Time To Balance A Fiddle On Forehead, A Bow On Nose And A Miniature Guitar On Lips
Doug McManaman balanced a fiddle on his forehead, a fiddle bow on his nose and a miniature guitar on his lips for 44.22 seconds.
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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 Air Guitar Windmills In 30 Seconds
Jordan Johnston completed 91 air guitar windmills in 30 seconds.
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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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John Taylor 
Norzamri Lagenda 
Mike Gamble 
Eric Buffett 
Braden Harris 
Julian Aguirre 
Chris Carraba 
Zachary Mallicoat 
Tai Star 
Doug McManaman 
Jordan Johnston 
Joseph Gunderson