Guitar

"Grabbing a guitar!"

- The Survivors

The Guitar is a close combat weapon found in Left 4 Dead 2.

It appears in the following campaigns:


 * Dark Carnival
 * The Parish
 * Dead Air (Left 4 Dead 2 only)

Official Description
Ready to shred some infected? This six-string melee weapon will let you make beautiful music on any nearby zombie skulls you happen to connect with.

Melee Mechanics
The Guitar is classified as a bludgeoning weapon and will throw blood up on the user's screen. It is capable of decapitating a Common Infected.

Pros

 * Has a wide sweep, allowing it to take down many Infected at once.
 * Very commonly encountered in Dark Carnival, especially at The Concert (among other chapters).
 * Predictable sideways swing animations make it easy to tell if one scores a hit with this weapon.
 * Hit detection is very consistent.

Cons

 * Long reset time after delivering a swing.
 * One of the slowest melee weapons.
 * Appears in the least number of (official) campaigns.
 * Cannot cut a Smoker's tongue.
 * Not recommended for killing Boomers due to bile showering attacker and any nearby Survivors.