Guitar World Records

88 guitar world records, videos, and challenges

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.

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Records

00:31 Malaysia

Fastest Guitar Solo On Doremi Scales Per Second

Norzamri Lagenda

Norzamri Lagenda played the Doremi scales on his guitar for 23.67 seconds.

00:49 United States

Most Times Asking "Where Are My Glasses?" To Someone Tuning A Guitar In 30 Seconds

Mick Cullen

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[].

04:27 The Internet

Highest Score On 'Red Devil' While Playing Rock Band 2

Zachary Mallicoat

Zachary Mallicoat scored 218,447 points playing Red Devil by Yngwie Malmsteen[] in Rock Band 2.

03:01 Canada

Longest Time Balancing A Tin Guitar On Forehead

Doug McManaman

Doug McManaman balanced a tin guitar on his forehead for one minute, 43.14 seconds.

00:58 Canada

Longest Time Balancing A Six-String Bass Guitar On Chin While Holding A Seven-String Bass Guitar

Doug McManaman

Doug McManaman balanced a seven-string bass guitar on his chin for 23.75 seconds while holding a six-string bass guitar.

02:04 United States

Longest Time Balancing A Guitar On Finger While Balancing On A Slackline

Tai Star

Tai Star balanced a guitar on his finger while balancing on a slackline. He set the record as a submission for the #NanananaSubaru Challenge to win Daniel Tosh's Subaru.

China

Longest Continuous Blindfolded Electric Guitar Solo Performance

YAOHUA耀華(CHAOTAO) ZHANG

Yaohua Zhang performed a continuous 10-minute blindfolded electric guitar solo, linking his original composition "For the Love of You" with "For the Love of God" in a single take. The performance was completed standing, with the blindfold worn throughout and the transition between songs kept within the allowed window.

China

Youngest Person to Perform a Blindfolded Electric Guitar Solo

YUQUAN裕權 ZHANG張

Fifteen-year-old guitarist Yuquan Zhang played an electric guitar solo while blindfolded at home in Hubei, China, standing in front of an amp for the whole performance. A pale cloth blindfold covers the eyes from the first frame to the last of a single continuous take, with just over four minutes of playing over a backing track. The piece is "For the Love of You," composed by Yaohua Zhang, who holds the RecordSetter record for the longest blindfolded electric guitar solo. RecordSetter reviewed the full video for continuity and accepted the age stated in the submission.

01:38 United States

Most Metallica Guitar Riffs Played In One Minute

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

04:42

Highest Concert Performed In The United States

Chris Carraba

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.

01:14 United States

Most Jimi Hendrix Guitar Riffs Played In One Minute

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 [#WRAS19][]

02:14 Canada

Longest Time To Balance A Miniature Guitar On Forehead

Doug McManaman

Doug McManaman balanced a miniature guitar on his forehead for 37.43 seconds.

01:48 India

Most Consecutive Table Tennis Ball Bounces On An Acoustic Guitar Using Two Hands While Balancing On A Rola Bola

Suresh Gaur

Suresh Gaur bounced a table tennis ball on an acoustic guitar using his two hands 170 times while balancing on a rola bola.

03:18 United States

Longest Time To Balance A Ukulele On One Finger

Tai Star

Tai Star balanced a ukelele on one finger for 21 minutes, 36.00 seconds. NOTE: Portions of the video has been sped up.

01:21 United States

Most Noses "Picked" With A "Kate and Will" Guitar Pick in 30 Seconds

Urgent Genius

00:21 The Internet

Fastest Acoustic Guitar Rendition Of The Intro To "Hallowed Be Thy Name"

Jayanta

Jayanta played the intro to Iron Maiden's Hallowed Be Thy Name in 5.44 seconds.

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