Machine Gun Kelly
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Machine Gun Kelly on the time he stole a cheap Martin from a hotel – and was billed $5,000
By Phil Weller published
The damaged instrument is inscribed with a message that echoes MGK’s guitar-playing mantra – and it’s one of his most cherished instruments

The highly anticipated Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary gets its first trailer – and an official Netflix release date
By Phil Weller published
The feature-length film about the legendary vintage gear shop is due to land before the end of the year – and it will star some huge names

Sophie Lloyd announces her highly-anticipated first headline show – and sells it out in five minutes
By Janelle Borg published
After touring the world with Machine Gun Kelly, the fast-rising guitar star celebrates her debut album with a special London headline

“Most of you constantly interpret it wrong and then blame me for your version of what you think my art is”: Machine Gun Kelly seemingly comes out in defense of his new Schecter Razorblade model – perhaps the most divisive signature guitar of recent times
By Matt Owen published
The bold design quickly caused a stir on social media, and not least because of its Chibson-like marketing

“NGL I thought this was a Chibson post at first”: Schecter’s utterly wild Machine Gun Kelly signature guitar, the Razor Blade, channels some familiar marketing – and the comedy brand is not taking it lying down
By Matt Parker published
The pop-punk signature model comes across like a blend of the Tom DeLonge Strat and Gene Simmons’ axe bass. We’ll leave you to add your own sharp tuning gags, though...

“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
By Joe Bosso published
This is the British shredder’s story so far, from YouTube guitar sensation to Kiesel signature artist, Machine Gun Kelly’s virtuoso-in-chief, and solo artist collaborating with some of rock and metal’s biggest names

Schecter Machine Gun Kelly PT review
By Paul Riario published
Machine Gun Kelly’s signature model is a Guitar Center exclusive that gives Schecter’s Tele-type a radical modern makeover

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
By Ellie Rogers published
He got his start in K-pop, and now “GuitarSlayer” has worked in just about every genre under the sun – he shares his tips on how to go pro, why he watches videos of Prince, Hendrix and SRV before he hits the stage, and how he divided up guitar parts with Sophie Lloyd in MGK's live band

What the Sophie Lloyd and Machine Gun Kelly non-scandal reminds us about how society views women who play guitar
By Pauline France published
It took nothing more than a Instagram comment to send the rumor mill into overdrive – and the baseless controversy is emblematic of a bigger problem facing the guitar world
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