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 four 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 US flag stripes and tons of stickers
- A mostly black one.
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, but then 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 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.
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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