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Dave Grohl
- The Foo Fighters front man does his best impression of a beaver during a performance in Las Vegas in 2019.
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Chris Martin
- Coldplay headlined the Glastonbury Festival in England in 2016. Judging by Chris Martin's face, he was pretty excited about the band's performance!
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Robert Trujillo
- The Metallica bassist is known for his stage moves that resemble those of a basketball player, and for pulling a wide variety of faces while doing so. Here's one of those moments.
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Prince
- Here's Prince when he realized the rain was not purple enough, during the Super Bowl XLI Halftime Press Conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center in 2007.
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Angus Young
- You could say that AC/DC have a pretty electrifying sound, right?
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John Mayer
- John Mayer is a truly accomplished musician, and also one who pulls the most hilarious faces while playing guitar. Here's a good example back from 2004, during a performance in Mountain View, California.
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Eric Clapton
- The famous guitarist looking somewhat suspicious while playing in New York, circa 1990.
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Bruce Springsteen
- The Boss playing his guitar with swag as only he knows how to.
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Slash
- If you've ever wondered what would happen to Slash's face if it were too hot on stage and he started melting, here's your answer!
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Santana
- Carlos Santana's solos are truly amazing, and so are his guitar faces.
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Richie Sambora
- That's the face you pull at a Bon Jovi show, when you know you're leaving the band in a few years time...
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Flea
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist asks the audience for a kiss during a performance at the Meadows Music and Arts Festival in 2017 in New York City.
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Este Haim
- Este Haim of Haim pulls quite a guitar face during the band's performance at the Glastonbury Festival in 2014.
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Matt Bellamy
- This is what happens when you see an angel. Or when Muse play the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
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Keith Richards
- Richards, who was playing with his band, the X-pensive Winos, instead of the Rolling Stones, walks on stage with a rock 'n' roll attitude.
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Jimi Hendrix
- The legendary guitarist during his iconic performance at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 18, 1967 in Monterey, California.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
- The American guitarist does his best to join Dave Grohl's beavers crew.
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Lenny Kravitz
- Lenny Kravitz is definitely feeling it, right?
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Jimmy Page
- The Led Zeppelin axman in an intense moment live on stage in Germany in 1973.
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B.B. King
- The iconic guitarist plays his Lucille with all the emotion he had.
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C.C. Deville
- The Poison axman was definitely having a great time during a show from the Nothin' But a Good Time Tour in 2018 in Clarkston, Michigan.
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Mike Dirnt
- Ace Ventura, is that you? The Green Day bass player surely pulls off a great Jim Carrey impression.
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Joe Satriani
- Here's the guitar virtuoso, back when he had hair and seemed to be talking through his instrument.
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Steve Vai
- We too would make that face if we were asked to play that guitar, right?
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Mike McCready
- Despite Pearl Jam's huge success in the '90s, the guitarist seemed a bit overwhelmed by the magnitude of Wembley Arena in London in 1996.
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John Frusciante
- "Look mom, I'm a blowfish!" The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist in the zone during a show in London.
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Phil Collen
- Yes, playing the guitar is sexy, and the Def Leppard guitarist knows it.
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Randy Rhoads
- The legendary guitarist endured some of Ozzy Osbourne's craziest tours. Here he is in 1982 pulling an epic guitar face.
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Buddy Guy
- The bluesman doing what he does best at the Seminole Casino on November 11, 2012 in Coconut Creek, Florida.
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Gary Moore
- The iconic Irish guitarist is known for his emotional guitar solos, and is no stranger to pulling awesome guitar faces. See also: A brief history of how smashing instruments became cool
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Dave Grohl
- The Foo Fighters front man does his best impression of a beaver during a performance in Las Vegas in 2019.
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Chris Martin
- Coldplay headlined the Glastonbury Festival in England in 2016. Judging by Chris Martin's face, he was pretty excited about the band's performance!
© Getty Images
2 / 31 Fotos
Robert Trujillo
- The Metallica bassist is known for his stage moves that resemble those of a basketball player, and for pulling a wide variety of faces while doing so. Here's one of those moments.
© Getty Images
3 / 31 Fotos
Prince
- Here's Prince when he realized the rain was not purple enough, during the Super Bowl XLI Halftime Press Conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center in 2007.
© Getty Images
4 / 31 Fotos
Angus Young
- You could say that AC/DC have a pretty electrifying sound, right?
© Getty Images
5 / 31 Fotos
John Mayer
- John Mayer is a truly accomplished musician, and also one who pulls the most hilarious faces while playing guitar. Here's a good example back from 2004, during a performance in Mountain View, California.
© Getty Images
6 / 31 Fotos
Eric Clapton
- The famous guitarist looking somewhat suspicious while playing in New York, circa 1990.
© Getty Images
7 / 31 Fotos
Bruce Springsteen
- The Boss playing his guitar with swag as only he knows how to.
© Getty Images
8 / 31 Fotos
Slash
- If you've ever wondered what would happen to Slash's face if it were too hot on stage and he started melting, here's your answer!
© Getty Images
9 / 31 Fotos
Santana
- Carlos Santana's solos are truly amazing, and so are his guitar faces.
© Getty Images
10 / 31 Fotos
Richie Sambora
- That's the face you pull at a Bon Jovi show, when you know you're leaving the band in a few years time...
© Getty Images
11 / 31 Fotos
Flea
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist asks the audience for a kiss during a performance at the Meadows Music and Arts Festival in 2017 in New York City.
© Getty Images
12 / 31 Fotos
Este Haim
- Este Haim of Haim pulls quite a guitar face during the band's performance at the Glastonbury Festival in 2014.
© Getty Images
13 / 31 Fotos
Matt Bellamy
- This is what happens when you see an angel. Or when Muse play the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
© Getty Images
14 / 31 Fotos
Keith Richards
- Richards, who was playing with his band, the X-pensive Winos, instead of the Rolling Stones, walks on stage with a rock 'n' roll attitude.
© Getty Images
15 / 31 Fotos
Jimi Hendrix
- The legendary guitarist during his iconic performance at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 18, 1967 in Monterey, California.
© Getty Images
16 / 31 Fotos
Stevie Ray Vaughan
- The American guitarist does his best to join Dave Grohl's beavers crew.
© Getty Images
17 / 31 Fotos
Lenny Kravitz
- Lenny Kravitz is definitely feeling it, right?
© Getty Images
18 / 31 Fotos
Jimmy Page
- The Led Zeppelin axman in an intense moment live on stage in Germany in 1973.
© Getty Images
19 / 31 Fotos
B.B. King
- The iconic guitarist plays his Lucille with all the emotion he had.
© Getty Images
20 / 31 Fotos
C.C. Deville
- The Poison axman was definitely having a great time during a show from the Nothin' But a Good Time Tour in 2018 in Clarkston, Michigan.
© Getty Images
21 / 31 Fotos
Mike Dirnt
- Ace Ventura, is that you? The Green Day bass player surely pulls off a great Jim Carrey impression.
© Getty Images
22 / 31 Fotos
Joe Satriani
- Here's the guitar virtuoso, back when he had hair and seemed to be talking through his instrument.
© Getty Images
23 / 31 Fotos
Steve Vai
- We too would make that face if we were asked to play that guitar, right?
© Getty Images
24 / 31 Fotos
Mike McCready
- Despite Pearl Jam's huge success in the '90s, the guitarist seemed a bit overwhelmed by the magnitude of Wembley Arena in London in 1996.
© Getty Images
25 / 31 Fotos
John Frusciante
- "Look mom, I'm a blowfish!" The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist in the zone during a show in London.
© Getty Images
26 / 31 Fotos
Phil Collen
- Yes, playing the guitar is sexy, and the Def Leppard guitarist knows it.
© Getty Images
27 / 31 Fotos
Randy Rhoads
- The legendary guitarist endured some of Ozzy Osbourne's craziest tours. Here he is in 1982 pulling an epic guitar face.
© Getty Images
28 / 31 Fotos
Buddy Guy
- The bluesman doing what he does best at the Seminole Casino on November 11, 2012 in Coconut Creek, Florida.
© Getty Images
29 / 31 Fotos
Gary Moore
- The iconic Irish guitarist is known for his emotional guitar solos, and is no stranger to pulling awesome guitar faces. See also: A brief history of how smashing instruments became cool
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Hilarious "guitar faces" that can't be unseen
From expressions of ecstasy to faces of agony
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Playing an instrument can be an emotional journey, and sometimes that reflects in the player's facial expressions. When was the last time you saw a guitarist playing a solo with a straight face, right? While this is completely normal, sometimes it's also very funny! Some musicians pull the most hilarious "guitar faces," and in this gallery you'll find a selection of some of the funniest ever captured on camera.
Click through and pick your favorite!
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