Gitar of Fail
The Gitars of Fail are Chris's custom painted Guitar Hero guitar controllers that make appearances in several videos. They are no mere game controllers, however; Chris likes to pose with the controllers, for example in GameStop Be A Star Sweepstakes as well as several videos.
The Gitars also make 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 appears to think that it counts as an actual instrument and gives him the skill to really play guitar.
Gitars through the ages
Chris made Bobby Kotick a very happy man. Judging from the most recent photos from Chris's room from October 2010, Chris currently has at least five Gitars of Fail:
- The Guitar Hero 5 version, which Chris hasn't managed to mod to the extreme just yet.
- The Guitar Hero III Les Paul version, with Sonichu paintjob.
- The Guitar Hero I/II Gibson SG version, turquoise with the American flag stripes and tons of stickers.
- A mostly black one.
- A worn one, making its appearance in 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 one controller, as the controllers are mostly compatible with newer games and he obviously has no friends to play with. Why he keeps collecting more of them after the Guitar Hero line has been discontinued is anyone's guess. But then again, common sense has never had much to do with his video game purchasing decisions.
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," appeared in a video Chris 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
- The Gitar appeared in the PS3 History Level video.
- In Power, the half-naked Chris lifts it above his head in a show of strength, before miming playing it, namely by wiggling his fingers and screeching.
- In Chris's 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.
- It appears again when Chris cosplays as Grimace.
- He occasionally mimes out the main guitar riff in his "Boyfriend" video.
Guitar Hero III version
Chris seems a bit bored here, doesn't he?
The funny thing is, there are no guitar solos in the song "Holding Out For a Hero"... at all.
Not even guitar parts, I'm afraid.
Guitar Hero II version
Closeup of the body. Note how the paint looks like poster paint, since Chris's greasy hands would wipe off watercolor.
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.
Head. Notice the Sonichu sticker.
Chris showing it off (to himself, at least).
See also
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