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[[Image:Gitar.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The gitar in the image that won him $400 from [[GameStop Guitar Hero Contest|GameStop]] (''Guitar Hero III'' version)]]
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[[Image:CWCAdultChronicles.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Gitar of Fail is seen on Chris's back here.]]
[[File:Gitar.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The gitar in the image that won him $400 from [[GameStop Guitar Hero Contest|GameStop]] (''Guitar Hero III'' version).]]
The '''Gitar of Fail''' is the custom painted ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' controller Chris used in the [[GameStop Be A Star Sweepstakes]]. He's showed it off in a number of his videos, and it's on the cover of his mocked-up copy of [[Christian Weston Chandler's Adult Chronicles]]. He appears to think that it counts as an actual instrument and gives him the skill to really play guitar.


Chris apparently owns at least two Guitar Hero controllers, because the shape of the body in the contest photo is different from the one in his [[DVD]] slideshow. (One of them is the Gibson SG-styled model sold with the first two Guitar Hero games, while the other is the Les Paul sold with ''Guitar Hero III''.) He may have even owned a third controller at one point, another Guitar Hero III Les Paul, which he sold on [[eBay]] in September 2009. It's not clear why Chris would buy more than one controller, because he obviously has no friends to play with, but then common sense has never had much to do with his video game purchasing decisions.
The '''Gitars of Fail''' were Chris's custom-painted ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' controllers that made appearances in several videos. They were not mere game controllers, however; Chris liked to pose with the controllers, for example in [[GameStop Be A Star Sweepstakes]] as well as several videos.


<div style="text-align:center;">'''Fun Fact: He fails at using the guitar strap.'''</div>
The Gitars also made many appearances in the comics, for example [[Revive Zordon|when going Jericho on 4-Cent Garbage]], and also on the cover of his mocked-up copy of [[Christian Weston Chandler's Adult Chronicles]]. He appeared to think [[Chris and reality|that it counted as an actual instrument and gave him the skill to really play a guitar.]]
 
<div style="text-align:center;">'''Fun Fact: He failed at using the guitar strap.'''</div>
 
After the [[10 January 2014]] house fire, it was speculated for years that the Gitars had been destroyed. During a [[Christ Chan Live Stream: OG Cwcville (Cwcville)-60 Minecraft|livestream]] in [[June 2024]], however, Chris revealed that he was still in possession of at least one of the [[PS3]] renditions of the Gitar. The fate of the others is still unknown.
 
==Gitars through the ages==
[[File:Gitarr.jpg|thumb|How Chris sees himself.]]
 
Chris made [[wikipedia:Bobby Kotick|Bobby Kotick]] a ''very'' happy man. If the [[October 2010]] [[100 2278|room pictures]] were clear, Chris had ''at least'' 5 Gitars of Fail:
 
* The ''Guitar Hero 5'' version, which Chris never managed to mod to the extreme.
* The ''Guitar Hero III'' Les Paul version, with [[Sonichu]] paint job.
* The ''Guitar Hero I/II'' Gibson SG version, turquoise with the [[America]]n flag stripes and tons of stickers.
* A mostly [[black]] one.
* Lastly, the ''Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock'' version, seen in the [[Victory Rockout]] video in August 2011. Chris got this from a garage sale, bundled with an unspecified game.
 
It's not clear why Chris would buy more than 1 controller, as the controllers were mostly compatible with newer games and he obviously has no friends to play with. Why he kept collecting ''more'' of them after ''Guitar Hero'' went on hiatus is anyone's guess. But then again, common sense has never had much to do with his video game purchasing decisions--or [[Chris and money|any of his purchasing decisions]], really.
 
He may have had even more of them, as he sold another ''Guitar Hero III'' Les Paul on [[eBay]] in September 2009. He also had a customized ''Rock Band'' Stratocaster known as "[[Things Chris has ripped off|Meatwad's Shredwud]]" appear in a video he recorded in [[Old Time Rock and Roll on Shredwud|October 2009]]. Chris hocked this guitar on eBay around the same time, effectively [[Jimmy Hill|selling a product]] identical to another cartoonist's intellectual property.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
The Gitar appeared in the [[PS3 History Level]] video.


In Chris's [[CWC Music Video Holding Out For a Hero|music video]] for [[Ivy]], he uses the Gitar extensively to rock out for her. In this video, it appears that Chris has further decorated the Gitar since he first introduced it in October 2008.
[[File:Sonichu - Advertisement, Christian Weston Chandler's Adult Chronicles, Artwork.jpg|thumb|150px|In the [[Sonichu (comic)|comic]].]]
 
*The Gitar appeared in the [[PS3 History Level]] video.
*In [[Power]], the [[Nudes|half-naked]] Chris lifts it above his head in a show of [[I AM STRONG|strength]], before miming playing it, namely by wiggling his fingers and screeching.
*In Chris's [[CWC Music Video Holding Out For a Hero|music video]] for [[Ivy]], he uses the Gitar extensively to rock out for her. In this video, it appears that Chris has further decorated the Gitar since he [[Captain's Log, Stardate October 27th, 2008|first introduced it]] in October 2008.
*It appears again when Chris [[100 2266|cosplays as Grimace.]]
*He occasionally mimes out the main guitar riff in his [[CWC "Boyfriend"|"Boyfriend" video.]]


A lesser Gitar of Fail, a customized ''Rock Band'' Stratocaster known as "Meatwad's Shredwud," appeared in a video Chris recorded in [[Old Time Rock and Roll on Shredwud|October 2009]]. Chris hocked this guitar on eBay around the same time, effectively [[Jimmy Hill|selling a product]] identical to another cartoonist's intellectual property.
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==Guitar Hero III version==
==Gallery==
<center>
<gallery>
Image:CWCGitarPlaying.jpg|Chris seems a bit bored here, doesn't he?
Image:CWCGitarPlaying2.jpg|The funny thing is, there are no guitar solos in the song "Holding On For a Hero"... at all.
Image:CWCShred.jpg|Not even guitar parts, I'm afraid.
</gallery>
</center>


== Guitar Hero II version ==
===''Guitar Hero II'' version===
<center>
<center><gallery>
<gallery>
Image:515-CustomGuitar2.JPG|Closeup of the body. Note how the paint looks like poster paint since Chris's greasy hands would wipe off watercolor.
Image:515-CustomGuitar2.JPG|Closeup of the body. Note how the paint looks like poster paint, since Chris's greasy hands would wipe off watercolor.
Image:516-CustomGuitar3.JPG|Neck of guitar controller. Notice Chris's pic of himself playing guitar is on his guitar on the body AND the fretboard. Also, the transformation sequence of [[Chris-chan Sonichu]].
Image:516-CustomGuitar3.JPG|Neck of guitar controller. Notice Chris's pic of himself playing guitar is on his guitar on the body AND the fret board. Also, transformation sequence of [[Chris-chan Sonichu]].
Image:517-CustomGuitar4.JPG|Head. Notice the Sonichu sticker.
Image:517-CustomGuitar4.JPG|Head. Notice the Sonichu sticker.
Image:514-CustomGuitar1.JPG|Chris showing it off (to himself, at least).
Image:514-CustomGuitar1.JPG|Chris showing it off (to himself, at least).
</gallery>
</gallery></center>
</center>


==See Also==
===''Guitar Hero III'' version===
[[File:GuitarOfFail.png|thumb|150px|The ''Guitar'' of Fail.]]
<center><gallery>
Image:Gitar3.png|From the 2010 [[100 2278|room pictures]]. Other than the stickers, this design looks decent.
Image:CWCGitarPlaying.jpg|Quietly confident.
Image:CWCGitarPlaying2.jpg|The funny thing is, there are no guitar solos in the song "Holding Out For a Hero"... at all.
Image:CWCShred.jpg|Not even guitar ''parts'', I'm afraid.
</gallery></center>


==See also==
* [[GameStop Guitar Hero Contest]]
* [[GameStop Guitar Hero Contest]]
* [[Captain's Log, Stardate October 27th, 2008]]
* [[Chris and music]]
* [[Guitar Hero]]


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The gitar in the image that won him $400 from GameStop (Guitar Hero III version).

The Gitars of Fail were Chris's custom-painted Guitar Hero controllers that made appearances in several videos. They were not mere game controllers, however; Chris liked to pose with the controllers, for example in GameStop Be A Star Sweepstakes as well as several videos.

The Gitars also made many appearances in the comics, for example when going Jericho on 4-Cent Garbage, and also on the cover of his mocked-up copy of Christian Weston Chandler's Adult Chronicles. He appeared to think that it counted as an actual instrument and gave him the skill to really play a guitar.

Fun Fact: He failed at using the guitar strap.

After the 10 January 2014 house fire, it was speculated for years that the Gitars had been destroyed. During a livestream in June 2024, however, Chris revealed that he was still in possession of at least one of the PS3 renditions of the Gitar. The fate of the others is still unknown.

Gitars through the ages

How Chris sees himself.

Chris made Bobby Kotick a very happy man. If the October 2010 room pictures were clear, Chris had at least 5 Gitars of Fail:

  • The Guitar Hero 5 version, which Chris never managed to mod to the extreme.
  • The Guitar Hero III Les Paul version, with Sonichu paint job.
  • The Guitar Hero I/II Gibson SG version, turquoise with the American flag stripes and tons of stickers.
  • A mostly black one.
  • Lastly, the Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock version, seen in the Victory Rockout video in August 2011. Chris got this from a garage sale, bundled with an unspecified game.

It's not clear why Chris would buy more than 1 controller, as the controllers were mostly compatible with newer games and he obviously has no friends to play with. Why he kept collecting more of them after Guitar Hero went on hiatus is anyone's guess. But then again, common sense has never had much to do with his video game purchasing decisions--or any of his purchasing decisions, really.

He may have had even more of them, as he sold another Guitar Hero III Les Paul on eBay in September 2009. He also had a customized Rock Band Stratocaster known as "Meatwad's Shredwud" appear in a video he recorded in October 2009. Chris hocked this guitar on eBay around the same time, effectively selling a product identical to another cartoonist's intellectual property.

Appearances

In the comic.

Gallery

Guitar Hero II version

Guitar Hero III version

The Guitar of Fail.

See also