Friday Fun: Funniest Guitar Faces

It's a fact that when a musician is 'in the zone' they temporarily lose control of other functions, like sight. That's why guitarists pull some seriously funny faces mid-solo, when all the world is shut out and nothing else matters.

And yeah, we have respect for that. But on this occasion - just once - we're going to take a light-hearted look at a gallery of gurning rock stars. It is Friday, after all.

One more thing - legend has it that when a guitarist pulls a face during a solo, it's his sex face. We have no idea if this is true, but if it is, a few of these guys have something to worry about.

Feel free to get creative with your own caption contest in the comments!

Joe Walsh (The Eagles)

Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)

Angus Young (AC/DC)

Alex Lifeson (Rush)

Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big)

Neal Schon (Journey)

Eddie Van Halen

Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake)

Bruce Springsteen

Thanks to Ultimate Classic Rock for the gallery.

Join our caption competition in the comments, we'll be looking out for the funniest entries!

Comments

[Javis425]

Hahaha, awesome. Gotta love the shred-face

[Imadeanaccount]

WHERE THE FUCK IS STEVE VAI?! HE' S THE KING OF THIS!

[EternalDeath666]

John Frusciante is totally missing in this list. His faces are just epic.

[bobt68021]

constant O-face

[robbie.thecloud]

they all look like there....do i really have to say it lol!?!?

[Wininacan]

wall biters?

[NarwhalG2G]

John looks like he just came in his pants during most of his solos, it's hilarious. Love the guy, though.

[sideslick]

I came here for John Frusciante and I left here with disappointment.

[sroze478]

Well I hate to see a disappointed UGer!
http://www.jftab.com/img/gear/guitar/fru...
Possibly my favorite guitarist of all time right there.

[J...Out]

the article is not "whats your all time favorite pic".... it is "funny faces"

[emptyshell]

That's a hilarious guitar playing face

[Pearl Jammer#1]

Especially when he drools all over himself and his guitar

[BjarnedeGraaf]

What about the faces Steve Vai makes...

[Mack888]

David Gilmour has pulled some of the most disturbing faces I've seen during a solo!

[RadioTape]

It's 50/50 this list


Some look like they are taking a finger up the arse and others look like they are giving one

[rokr258]

best comment

[joemac15]

Bruce is definitely pushing out a monster turd!

[spiff-corgi]

Even if you don't like John Mayer as an artist, he is the undisputed king of guitar player derp face.

[PoorePlaysBass]

Agreed. You could make this entire article strictly his faces and it possibly be even funnier.

[xplosive59]

Neal Schon = Orgasm Face.

[benonbass1]

Lifeson is the ultimate gurner, lets be honest.

[cryptic-writing]

Hell yea, I was hoping Paul Gilbert would make the list.

[KerNeL_KLuTcH]

hes on it

[Jesus_Dean]

Paul Gilbert is the shiznit! He always looks like his solo is getting him high.

[KerNeL_KLuTcH]

bruce is definitely the best, but marty friedman should be on here, go watch the hangar 18 vid for an ecample.

[Slash-96]

No Steve Vai!?

[[Azrael]]

I thought the exact same thing.

[J-Dawg158]

http://www.guitarontheedge.co.uk/images/...

[triface]

Steve Vai should take up all spots in this article.

[drmomsen]

Totally love Rush, and with their sense of humor, i would like to think Lifeson does it just to be tongue-in-cheek.

[The jazz Man]

Mark Tremonti's porn star faces are the best

[SIEGE312]

It's true

[CJSchecter96]

yeah he makes some wicked faces when soloing

[TheWindGypsy]

devin townsend

[sweatleafjones]

yyeeeesssss!!!

[Mind_Reader7]

https://twitpic.com/show/iphone/9t27t1

The man of a million faces.
Just watched By Your Command live at Tuska. The entire thing is amazing. Especially when Anekke makes does her small vocal part.

[henrihell]

"The sudden artificial harmonic face" at about 1:40 in the video is the best

[mitchbabineau]

I must thank you, you just introduced me to one amazing band!

[Denjario]

How you have not heard of Devin Townsend yet is a bit sad, but... You're in for a wild ride. Get the Epicloud Album (His newest album) and work your way backwards from there to Strapping Young Lad. Then maybe check out Steve Vai's "Sex

[baumaxx1]

Yeah, he full on gets into character.

[CollyOBrien]

Matt Heafy does this over-exaggerated singing at the audience face that makes for some fantastic pictures,& credit where it's due he puts them up on Twitter himself!

[SocksAndTrees]

Neal Schon looks like he's getting a blowjay...

[richie7410]

Pat Smear from the Foo Fighters.

His facial expressions during their live sets are worth the entry fee alone.

[pete-c]

Gary Moore = the ultimate in pulling extremely disturbing faces when soloing. I actually can't watch him play because it's just that weird.

[dewitt]

That's part of why I always loved watching him. On top of being a great guitar player, he could entertain you with his facial expressions alone!

[awesomeo4000]

the lack of Steve Vai on this list is disturbing
that dude makes some ridiculous faces

[ne14t]

Steve Vai is the best at faces I swear sometimes it looks like he is getting one amazingly blow job or something, best faces ever!

[mguitarb]

No Satriani? During his Solos he alwasy looks like he's on the verge of jacking off

[J...Out]

and those are the types of pics you like to see???

[Justin_43130]

This entire list could be filled with John Mayer

[Epi g-310]

I always crack up at Peter Frampton's face in some of the old videos.

[Mainer]

What? No Mark Tremonti?

[Ardolino_Cool]

the GUITARGASM

[evanfurillo]

what about stevie ray vaughan??

[tennesseehild]

SRV

[TombOfHorror]

I would throw in Devin Townsend for the ridiculous faces he makes when he plays- insane rage, childlike wonder, crazy joy...

And Mike McCready, the way he often sings along to his solos. Technically not a face, but still...

[LostLegion]

No BB King?

[EddieRowan]

Before I even clicked I knew Paul Gilbert would be on here

[CoolMcAwesome]

he doesn't play guitar, but Lars Ulrich makes the most whack faces when playing

[Venometal]

You should see Nico McBrain, he's also infinitely better.

[JMZ08]

Can't really see him over that kit

[Venometal]

@JMZ08 true :p but in the Flight 666 documentary they made quite a lot of shots of him. He always laughs while drumming and he laughs at the camera. Cool stuff to see, those guys really enjoy playing and entertaining.

[derek8520]

[derek8520]

Holy ****! Never expected it to be this big... sorry guys!

[a7xrocker201]

Lol sick video, but damn its HUGGEEE

[purplexing]

haha dat pucker face

[cjviper]

Yngwie Malmsteen

[Mike Quall]

u gotta put Adam D in there

[magarez]

check out Frusciante's face during solos

[tuggyt]

Jack White has a pretty great one:
[IMG]http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/b...

[TextOnTheScreen]

His drum faces are better.

[Camron62\m/]

LULZ

[VampireSpaceHog]

Alex Lifeson looks like he's taking a massive dump.

[PRS Fan 97]

Mark Tremonti?

[SergioA20]

Dave Murray always puts out hilarious faces during his solos

[Venometal]

I wondered if no one but I thought of him.

[Darth_Pietrus]

Satchel from Steel Panther!

[Brandon1993]

I don't make faces when I solo ._.
Never understood why people do that...
Hell I don't even head bang while I play, and I trust me I have the hair for it, 2 feet of thick dark brown hair :3

[RetroGunslinger]

Robin Trower?

[jackjb94]

Wow....No steve vai? :o

[carsnguitars92]

John Mayer's definitely in there too...just saying.

[Salvo416]

Keep these pictures cuming UG!

[leigh596]

WHERES BB KING?!

[Blew1]

I'd say that everyone's got their cum face on, apart from Sambora and Lifeson..who both look like they're taking a painful, massive dump!!!

[Chance888]

One of John Mayer's plethora of retarded faces didn't make it on here? Wow...

[travislausch]

Seconding Devin Townsend. That man is a beast!

[Scratcher17]

[kmitchell74]

OMG Where the hell is Gary Moore?

[Chronologo]

Yeah Gary has some of the most epic guitar faces

[Madferit420]

Antony Langdon from Spacehog. watch live videos of him baked and just laugh your ass off

[rebreh]

Are guitar faces intentional? I've been told that most of the time I don't make a face but when i play something really hard it looks like I'm holding my breath and my eyes get real big. Lol...its so hard to get groupies after that face

[peppersghost08]

Needs more Steve Vai, Devin Townsend, Gary Moore and Frederik Thordendal because all work and no play makes Fred a dull boy, he really does remind me of Nicholson in The Shining in this picture.
http://www.metallyrica.com/bandpics/fred...

[Metal-pro]

No B.B. King?

[D4CE]

No Mark Tremonti? Cmooone

[gquady09]

Love him or hate him, but Dave Mustaine has better guitar/soloing faces than anyone, in my opinion.

[evanstark]

[-Annihilation-]

Linde Lindstrom looks like he's taking a shit the size of a watermelon when he solos.

[Mr RafaelD]

Tremonti's face in his Blackbird solo in Wembley should be. And that must probably be his "shit-face"

[MagicGuitarist]

FUCKING STEVE VAI!!

[Niamorg]

No Buckethead? That's quite surprising.

[Reevo]

Matt Heafy? Even though hes screaming while doing it cmon hes got some awesome facials

[Kueller917]

Paul Gilbert's got some SHAFT headtilt going on there

[mitch311]

Ha since when were we able to post videos on UG comments

[megaluisdeth]

Guthrie Govan makes some pretty funny faces. Look up the video of him jamming to "Wonderful Slippery Thing" with a munch of asian guys.

[supersac]

lol munch of asian guys

[Scotty Evil]

carlos santana at woodstock http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs7...

[p_a_morgan]

Mark Tremonti should be a given...

but no John Mayer? LOL.

[feelthepain69]

Steve Vai definitely deserves to be on this list!

[Tarsplitter]

I thought Neal Schon was Bruce Springsteen.

[Mouloudo]

David Gilmour should be in there, his duckface is legendary

[AntwanL]

Why is Yngwie Malmsteen not on there?? His are epic

http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GL...

[Sinfinity000]

Someone needs to make a gallery of all of B.B. King's hilarious faces.

[Zeppfan69]

paul gilbert makes a funny face no matter what he is playing solo or not lol

[neversleeps84]

Eddie Van Haren teacha you how to pray da gee-tah!

[teknoman]

No Slash?... oh wait! he has the same facial expression all the time LoL

[jayhaze88]

I don't think I have contributed to any of these lists before, but I will no longer take them seriously if they do not include the face of one of my favorite artists: John Mayer. I know it's been said a few times on here, but it truly can't be said enough. One of his best solos is Covered in Rain and I can't get myself to watch it because the faces are too odd. He also does then when singing too. No John Mayer, no respect for these lists.

[chris619]

john frusciante has an awesome messed up face when he cums... i mean solos

[PapaKooLay]

No Vai or Fruciante...comeoooon UG

[TombOfHorror]

I like James Iha's vacant look when he plays.

[kojoto]

Galder - Dimmu Borgir

http://i.imgur.com/TXreE.jpg

[dragozan]

This is just beautiful!

[swave75]

I was totally expecting to him on the list!!!

[Archer250]

No Dave Murray?

[Pukka-VCU]

Ryan Martinie from Mudvayne does crazy faces
http://sp4.fotolog.com/photo/52/0/104/ry...

[simbe/]

hilariousssss....

[the_modfather]

Sorry but Mark Tremonti has some of the most brutal and hilarious faces, Steve Vai too pulls some classics

[Stevie.D_BCRich]

Dave Murray with his "I just shit myself" legato face in Sign of the Cross on the Rock In Rio DVD and Adrian Smith with his "I've eaten a fly" face from Rime of the Ancient Mariner on the Flight 666 DVD.

[MrAlienMachine]

I was expecting a better Angus Young face

[Pyro5139]

"Playing Guitar without making a face is like eating food without tasting it" - Paul Gilbert

[Malgefor]

Jimmy Page is missing
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/gotta-love-...

[dand666]

This list is missing Steve Vai and Gary Moore

[Woffelz]

Steve Vai's face is hilarious.

[minieme007]

Surprised at the lack of Bellamy from the pictures UG usually post of him...

[toxin9]

the funniest face is in 1:15!

[AlterTremonti]

Mark Tremonti

[DublinMetallica]

It's missing Froosh and Gary Moore!

[ihavetofindone]

steve vai!!!!!111

[BogdanP28]

no B.B king ?

[the chalky one]

What about Paul Gilbert?

[Morphogenesis26]

I came expecting SeeneyJ...Disappointment.

[Northernmight]

Gary Moore! Because he was an ugly **** (Not to dis him, he really was. Godly though) He kinda looked like a Pug when he got a nice guitarface on.

I miss him

[5MinutesAlone]

There should be another article like this but for bassists. Im sure Trujilo would be on there. Him and his monkey faces. lol

[huskerdont]

john mayer has got to be on the list, he even acknowledges how ridiculous his solo faces are

[pcb1992the2nd]

These pics were stolen from a top 10 celebrity bowel movement faces list

[ScoobySteve]

I agree with some posters here. Steve Vai isn't on this list, and it's a travesty

Examine: 1:12, or just the damn whole song

[I.shower.naked]

where is Steve Vai?

[g2benji]

beside the funny face imo the ultimate-happy-face

[g2benji]

[stormpack]

Where is Buckethead?

[6-String_Madman]

Came here to say that! hahahahaha!

[Venometal]

You should see Nico McBrain, who is also infinitely better...

[Venometal]

This was a response to another comment but I wasn't logged in so apparantly it came down here after logging in. Might want to fix that UG. Ignore this.

[EpiExplorer]

I demand some Herman Ri!

[RylanThePotato]

Can't tell if typo, or veiled racism...

[G&L18]

This list is missing John "I just came!" Frusciante and Jimmy "fishlips" Page

[AeonOptic]

Jimmy Page: The Duckface Remains The Same

[spyrostsal]

Daron Malakian's faces during the "Psycho" solo in Big Day Out 2002. Just epic

[oldguy05]

So, this is what guitarists call news these days.

[GuitarFreak1387]

all the faces on the list remind me of one of two possible things. 1.constipation. 2.sexual climax.

[crissfoo06]

no B.B King?

[tyler_j]

It's probably been mentioned once before, but why does Gilbert wear those headphones? Was it to do with hearing loss?

[RJDfan666]

There is an unacceptable absence of Kyle Gass on this list.

[emptyshell]

that's a hilarious guitar playing face

[mralexforbes]

This man has the most priceless faces sometimes, but even better playing!

[rockacide]

Mikko Lindström from HIM!

[guitarplaya070]

Need john mayer.

[jjclaws]

Good mix of, I've just cum, I'm having a poo, and I've just smelled a pretty bad fart type faces. They need to get the face of Jake Summers from hit teen show California Dreams on here!

[Joost1795]

Hahaha this one is definitaly the best of all faces! Shame on u UG !

Gotta love the bassists red pants though..

[bmy]

what you couldnt find a nice dave mustain pic?

[amtorrance]

GARY MOORE!!!

[Spenner2810]

That's a good call - he was the king of it

[shatteredcore]

Jack Black?

[Djashbaa]

Well you see good sir, Jack Black ALWAYS looks like that. It has nothing to do with him playing guitar.

[Matt_E_Man]

I always like how UG puts their own opinion in the picture for the article, then has the rest of article's info. I mean, they're totally on the ball with BB King having a hilarious guitar face.

[Spaztikko]

Needs more Jay Seeney

[el tigre]

Bruce Springsteen isn't playing guitar. He's definitely pushing out a shit

[Shornifier]

Reminds me of Russel Peters' cumface.

[Djashbaa]

Common now, seriously no Satriani or Vai? How can this be?
And of course how can BB King not be here, someone didn't put enough thought into this post. Jus sayin'

[Lilwolf2005]

Joe Walsh looks like he's snoring. Richie Sambora is taking a piss. Angus Young looks like he is dead in a coffin. Alex Lifeson is thinking hard of one decent reason Rush isn't in the rock and roll hall of fame. Paul Gilbert looks like his dick got stuck in an electrical socket. Neal Schon is getting his dick sucked. Eddie Van Halen is trying to do a Bill Cinton face? Doug Aldrich I'm not sure and Bruce Springsteen is taking a dump.

[cptcomet]

John Meyer! Definitely ****ing John Meyer!

[Dimefromhell12]

Angus Young looks like a fish. Always.

[=w=eeze]

John Mayer missing is a cruel injustice.

[Beffyyy]

Gary Moore??