Joh Lang

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.

Mick Cullen

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.

Justin Nguyen

Justin Nyugen played 13 chords on his Fender Squire Stratocaster with another guitar in 30 seconds, a new world record. Chords played: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, F#, G#, Bb, Am, Em, A7.

Owen Biddle

Owen Biddle of The Rootsplayed a bass guitar that was wired through two wah-wah pedals. He attempted to plug in six, but a faulty cable led to an unsuccessful attempt.

Biddle set the recordat a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. He was accompanied by Blast Off!!!. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

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Norzamri Lagenda

Norzamri Bin spun one plate on his foot while playing the guitar.

Prius Records

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.

Braden Harris

Braden Harris played eight Metallica guitar riffs in one minute.

Riffs performed:
1. Through the Never
2. Blackened
3. Holier Than Thou
4. Enter Sandman
5. Seek amp; Destroy
6. For Whom The Bell Tolls
7. That Was Just Your Life
8. One

Jon Shriver

Jon Shriver played 14 Led Zeppelin guitar riffs in one minute. He used a Gibson SG to accomplish the feat.

Shriver set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

Riffs performed:
1. Stairway to Heaven
2. Thank You
3. Over the Hills and Far Away
4. Dazed and Confused
5. The Lemon Song
6. How Many More Times
7. Moby Dick
8. The Rover
9. Bring It On Home
10. Communication Breakdown
11. Whole Lotta Love
12. Immigrant Song
13. Heartbreaker
14. The Ocean

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Jon Shriver

Jon Shriver played 11 Jimi Hendrix guitar riffs in one minute.

Shriver set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

Riffs performed:
1. Purple Haze
2. Voodoo Chile
3. Machine Gun
4. Who Knows
5. Hey Baby
6. Hear My Train
7. Midnight Lightning
8. Little Wing
9. Spanish Castle Magic
10. Freedom
11. In From The Storm

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Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey bounced a table tennis ball 523 times using his acoustic guitar as a paddle.

Team Maroon

20 members of Wieden Kennedy’s Team Maroon played the middle C note on 23 different pianos at once.

The record was set in Portland, Oregon on April 1, 2010 at the agency’s 28th annual Founders’ Dayparty.RecordSetter co-foundersDan Rollman and Corey Henderson were on hand to preside over the event.

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Steven

Steven placed 54 articles of clothing on his guitar.

Drew Anderson

Drew Anderson and five of his friends played slide whistles at once, a new world record.

Antton Curutchet

Antton Curutchet performed a double flip, played the intro riff to “Thunderstruck”[]on an accordion and solved a Rubik’s Cube[] in 48.37 seconds.