Longest Solo Guitar Marathon

Spain

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Villena, Alicante, Spain / August 3, 2026

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.

Tags: music, guitar, endurance, marathon

Rules

- one guitarist plays alone for the entire attempt; no other musician performs at any time
- no backing tracks, loops, metronome or other musical assistance
- breaks are earned at 5 minutes per hour played and may be saved up; every break is logged
- time runs from the first note to the last note, including breaks taken; a closing break is not added
- at least two independent witnesses must be on duty at all times and sign shift logs and witness statements
- must provide continuous, unedited video of the entire attempt with a running clock in view
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