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

06:22 The Internet

Fastest Time To Solve Two Rubik's Cubes While Playing Guitar Hero

Julian Aguirre

Julian Aguirre solved two Rubik’s Cubes in five minutes and two seconds while playing Guitar Hero. tag:RecordSetterBook01

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.

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.

01:13 Canada

Largest Mandolin Guitar

Pim Zond

Pim Zond has a mandolin guitar with a body diameter of 22 inches.

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.

Spain

Longest Solo Guitar Marathon

Jotas

Spanish guitarist Jose Javier "Jotas" Segura Delgado set up in a booth at the Leyendas del Rock festival in Villena, Spain, and played electric guitar alone from 8:23 a.m. on Monday, August 3, 2026 until 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, working through 661 logged songs with no backing tracks, metronome or bandmates. Two fixed cameras and a running clock on a monitor recorded the whole attempt, and pairs of witnesses signed off every shift and every rest break, including a power cut that he kept playing through. The result of 55 hours and 52 minutes (3,352 minutes) runs from his first song to his last, and the music only stopped on his logged breaks.

United States

Longest Time Balancing A "Guitar Hero" Guitar On One Finger

Rob Knotts

Rob K. balanced a Guitar Hero Guitar on his finger for nine minutes, 41.00 seconds.

02:08 Canada

Longest Time Balancing A Fender Bass Guitar On Chin

Doug McManaman

Doug McManaman balanced a Fender four-string bass guitar on his chin for one minute, 23.60 seconds.

02:39 United States

Longest Time Balancing A Guitar On Chin While Hula Hooping

PeteM

Pete Moyer balanced a guitar on his chin for two minutes, 4.72 seconds while hula hooping.

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.

06:07 India

Longest Time Balancing A Guitar On Nose

Suresh Gaur

Suresh Gaur balanced a guitar on his nose for five minutes, 14.17 seconds.

14:46 India

Longest Time Balancing A Guitar On One Finger

Suresh Gaur

Suresh Gaur balanced a guitar on one finger for 14 minutes, 20.10 seconds.

Australia

Longest Time Balancing A Guitar On One Foot

Nick Fake

Nick Fake balanced a guitar on his foot for three minutes, 3.04 seconds.

02:51 Canada

Longest Time Balancing A Metal Wine Glass On Top Of An Acoustic Guitar On Chin While Kneeling

Doug McManaman

Doug McManaman balanced a metal wine glass on top of an acoustic guitar on his chin for one minute, 1.04 seconds while kneeling.

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.

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.

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