<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Sophie-lloyd ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/sophie-lloyd Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:24:18 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I was nervous playing in front of my mom and dad. I would avoid playing live at all costs”: How Sophie Lloyd got over her performance anxiety – thanks to an arena show with mgk ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-sophie-lloyd-got-over-her-performance-anxiety XUn7FXM8fQhhmbybhKdDQB Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:24:18 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:44:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the proudest moments of my life”: Sophie Lloyd shreds in front of 82,000 people to open the Women’s Rugby World Cup final ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sophie--lloyd-womens-rugby-world-cup-final rXURnCFhzhZDE6hnciKgLG Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:26:22 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:51:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I kept comparing myself to others and it just stopped being fun. I've been finding it harder to stand out”: Sophie Lloyd lifts the veil on being a successful guitarist in the era of social media ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sophie-lloyd-lifts-the-veil-on-being-a-successful-guitarist-in-the-era-of-social-media nRLBfP3Pq3KSNTAsAxCff4 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:52:13 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:39:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Things are changing very quickly, but at this time, we have decided to go forward with the show”: Sophie Lloyd confirms her debut U.S. show at Los Angeles' iconic Whisky a Go Go will go ahead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sophie-lloyd-debut-us-show-at-the-whisky-a-go-go-will-go-ahead Czk5kcZEXCyh7SoUbXvox9 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:57:40 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:11:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eruption was my phone alarm for a while – we have a love-hate relationship because it woke me up every morning”: Sophie Lloyd names 10 guitarists who shaped her sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sophie-lloyd-10-guitarists-who-shaped-my-sound 69XCyDfFNCeGpNrXTN8o2V Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:47:23 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:18:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got to go backstage at the Whisky, and Joe Bonamassa knew who I was! I immediately took a picture and texted it to my dad”: Sophie Lloyd on the time she met Joe Bonamassa – her childhood guitar hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sophie-lloyd-on-the-time-she-met-joe-bonamassa n7KrUFCBq7rub7L2vPr2eF Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:43:36 +0000 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Before studying his playing, I was doing a lot of ‘Look how fast I can play!’ There wasn’t that much feel behind my music”: Sophie Lloyd names the guitarist who overhauled her perspective on what makes a good solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sophie-lloyd-names-the-guitarist-who-transformed-her-perspective-on-what-makes-a-good-solo LKWbpt85ciLr6ZJxgoVKqQ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:13:25 +0000 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:58:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think a lot of this stuff is tailored towards big gearheads”: Sophie Lloyd shares her ambitions to make amp modelers “more accessible” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sophie-lloyd-ambitions-to-make-amp-modelers-more-accessible cnrtxgErPQEDQUXWfBCxjZ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:29:09 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m so grateful for the strong American audience I’ve gained online. It’s about time I rock out with them in person”: Sophie Lloyd announces her debut solo US show – and marks the occasion with a shred reimagining of Alice Cooper’s Poison ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-whisky-a-go-go-shjow-january-2025 7kHGzLftAmrJ5j4bMfPx4m Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:02:57 +0000 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:25:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My finger started swelling and going numb”: Sophie Lloyd almost lost a finger during a recent video shoot ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-nearly-loses-finger WrtFmTpQyt8K8v6iTVXhdN Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was not expecting that much demand!”: Sophie Lloyd announces her highly-anticipated first headline show – and sells it out in five minutes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-first-headline-show poT9nLspcgSoinfJDnHvSj Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:42:51 +0000 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:02:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd's pyrotechnic style will banish six-string imposter syndrome and teach you to shredify any song, any time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-shred-like-sophie-lloyd QkZmdUeVzrAgGd9YcYL56c Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:01:25 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:57:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Technical playing can get cleaner, and that’s possibly even more challenging than just being faster”: We met the academics who study shred guitar for a living – they explained why it’s changed dramatically since the ’80s, and the 3 ways it can develop ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rock-guitar-virtuosos-study-interview VbQRUFu554TUUsckwtQnSh Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:41:51 +0000 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:32:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ News of the (guitar) world: the biggest, baddest, weirdest and saddest guitar news of 2023 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/biggest-guitar-news-2023 Z5s8BBorCHPSSrgNGLw88X Mon, 25 Dec 2023 10:47:14 +0000 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:21:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Big Cliffs Of Dover vibes”: Sophie Lloyd’s shred version of The Office theme takes the classic intro song into Eric Johnson territory – and we’re blown away by it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-the-office-theme-shred-version zGMPqH7CATYGCBnxFizZP9 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 19:37:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Welcome to Sophie Lloyd's melodic rock soloing masterclass – essential techniques to take your lead playing to the next level ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/sophie-lloyd-melodic-soloing-masterclass oKkpsTYvAW9tyCG8myuYpA Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:12:31 +0000 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:43:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s no replacement for picking up a guitar, feeling those strings under your fingers and building your calluses”: British shred hero Sophie Lloyd teaches you how to become a better player ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sophie-lloyd-how-to-become-a-better-player raNSdWMkY3WHviwmQBvYPb Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:37:33 +0000 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:07:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Yes, that’s a real spider”: Sophie Lloyd’s Enter Sandman (Shred Version) adds extra fretboard flair to Metallica’s thrash classic – alongside some snakes and a tarantula named Rosie ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-enter-sandman-shred-version Qqo8P7YZynUZLteJPe7Q8X Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:27:08 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:58:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Let me know if you like it or you think I ruined it!” Dire Straits’ Sultans of Swing becomes Sultans of Shred as Sophie Lloyd gives the guitar anthem a high-gain makeover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-sultans-of-swing-shred yACpTWPbddygCP5dXueZSa Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:30:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:25:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wolfgang Van Halen’s favorite guitarist tears it up while death metal has never sounded more alive: this week’s essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-wolfgang-van-halen-favorite-guitarist-death-metal-alive 3gcRaDJSPEVRXV7dHyVpYH Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:24:20 +0000 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:25:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dimebag is one of my biggest inspirations for lead guitar. He always knew how to think outside the box”: Sophie Lloyd names 10 records that changed her life ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sophie-lloyd-10-records-that-changed-my-life DTzxW2ozTeeKmsvbUGHWcA Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:31:09 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:06:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s all about your vibrato and phrasing”: Sophie Lloyd's shred version of Stairway To Heaven adds some fiery fretwork to the Led Zeppelin classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-stairway-to-heaven-shred-version 4xBei4t97D7t4hhDeYG9tP Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:08:59 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:31:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 diehard rock and blues guitarists who boarded the pop train ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/10-diehard-rock-and-blues-guitarists-who-boarded-the-pop-train 3TbryAZFGKLc6qDPRZNrAo Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:01:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I love anything with a killer solo you can jam out to”: Welcome to the Sophie Lloyd masterclass, where the Machine Gun Kelly guitarist and YouTube shred sensation will give your rock chops a serious workout ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/sophie-lloyd-masterclass AFPWxWSktJV7kCTENcFAUJ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:18:58 +0000 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:10:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the classic sob story in school – I was a bit of an outcast and didn’t make friends. The guitar was my release and my escape”: Sophie Lloyd went from filming YouTube covers to touring arenas with Machine Gun Kelly – she recounts her meteoric rise ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sophie-lloyd-imposter-syndrome 68kD3f6VCfyib7r7L6EkyS Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:11:25 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:17:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is going to sound so embarrassing…”: Sophie Lloyd says this kids cartoon –no, millennial icon – was responsible for her picking up the guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-kids-cartoon-inspired-guitar ke66KnzvunZSZh24hvjsyP Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:47:11 +0000 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:42:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd on the pros and cons of being 2023's reigning shred queen – only in the new Guitar World ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-world-september-2023 GA5Dxjw6A3qi9vjW3DeEbH Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:30:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kiesel unveils the Sophie Lloyd Signature Series – signature guitars you can spec yourself ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kiesel-sophie-lloyd-signature-series CsYnNNbRXbYZEcHQETNY7e Thu, 04 May 2023 11:25:34 +0000 Thu, 04 May 2023 11:25:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Justin “GuitarSlayer” Lyons on designing a glow-in-the-dark guitar to bring session players into the limelight and the guitar lesson he learned from Machine Gun Kelly ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/justin-guitarslayer-lyons gWNNgk9CD8duS8SBmSG9Qh Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:11:36 +0000 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:50:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd recruits Matt Heafy for Fall of Man – the heavy-riffing second single from her first-ever studio album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-matt-heafy-fall-of-man AkD8tz7nvqKAPXE3cpqQ4n Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:50:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ What the Sophie Lloyd and Machine Gun Kelly non-scandal reminds us about how society views women who play guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sophie-lloyd-machine-gun-kelly-non-scandal mHxzqXmaSHsete6yXR68d7 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:33:36 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:41:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 10 best guitar solos of 2022 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-10-best-guitar-solos-of-2022 p8HwCFETjjCykZmzVfdMZm Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:43:45 +0000 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:16:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd announces first-ever studio album, shares fiery lead single, Do or Die ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-do-or-die FWb8YJSyBHzYGDnrgrmDSc Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:00:05 +0000 Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:15:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd on learning Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb: “It’s the precision of those bends that always blows me away” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sophie-lloyd-pink-floyd-comfortably-numb qnpkgUkYsJvhbYbeWzJqMY Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:09:46 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:33:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ YouTube guitar phenom Sophie Lloyd joins Machine Gun Kelly's live band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-joins-machine-gun-kelly-band ZCPKjb3H4dvVxPYW8XxdVC Wed, 25 May 2022 11:48:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd and Matt Heafy tease collaborative track ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-matt-heafy-collaboration rojDH6bnCB3fVoDDtx76Ee Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:41:05 +0000 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:02:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd and Cole Rolland join forces for monstrous, shred-heavy reinvention of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-cole-rolland-beethovens-fifth-symphony rs3L3pqwC4Bxi7efbYucc9 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Sophie Lloyd turn Britney Spears' Toxic into a certified shred-a-thon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-britney-spears-toxic RadBy7BLcii6DTgyQEVpdL Thu, 05 Aug 2021 11:09:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd received a guitar from Matt Bellamy – so she used it to record a shred cover of Muse's Plug In Baby ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-received-a-guitar-from-matt-bellamy-so-she-used-it-to-record-a-shred-cover-of-plug-in-baby ga8qr5namTKoWQXnfMr5T8 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:34:18 +0000 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:57:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sophie Lloyd: “Trolls got me down, so I made a ‘shredding to Justin Bieber‘ video as a retort. You can shred over anything you want!” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sophie-lloyd-trolls-got-me-down-so-i-made-a-shredding-to-justin-bieber-video-as-a-retort-you-can-shred-over-anything-you-want JCGLSZKhMZ8AKAZGVuAwYj Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:26:55 +0000 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:20:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Sophie Lloyd sleigh a shred guitar version of festive classic All I Want for Christmas is You ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-sophie-lloyd-sleigh-a-shred-guitar-version-of-festive-classic-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you qS8scRkupmS3ovEyorbeML Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:30:38 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:27:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kiesel teams up with Sophie Lloyd for Limited Artist Edition A6H Aries model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kiesel-teams-up-with-sophie-lloyd-for-limited-artist-edition-a6h-aries Q8jmRSJoLiL2Pvh8bTU6X8 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:56:58 +0000 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 13:29:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ This shred take on Bohemian Rhapsody is insanely over the top – even for a Queen song ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/this-shred-take-on-bohemian-rhapsody-is-insanely-over-the-top-even-for-a-queen-song g5MCmRVt5hJMJ8AdFA8NKZ Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:49:40 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 21:22:42 +0000