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Sophie Lloyd
“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

Guitarists
Schecter Diamond Series Machine Gun Kelly PT
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

Electric Guitars
Justin Lyons and Machine Gun Kelly perform during the 2022 Bonnaroo Music & Arts festival on June 19, 2022 in Manchester, Tennessee.
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

Guitarists
Machine Gun Kelly and Sophie Lloyd perform during 2022 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 19, 2022 in Manchester, Tennessee.
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

Guitarists
Machine Gun Kelly Schecter signature guitar
You can now buy Machine Gun Kelly’s Mainstream Sellout Schecter signature guitar

By Matt Owen Published

The cosmetically inverted six-string was first teased by MGK in March last year, and features on the artwork for his latest studio album

Electric Guitars
[L-R] Ichika Nito and Machine Gun Kelly
Ichika Nito features on Machine Gun Kelly's latest single, More Than Life

By Sam Roche Published

The new track – which also features 17-year-old pop prodigy Glaive – sees Ichika on main riff and production duties with Travis Barker

Music Releases
[L-R] Sophie Lloyd and Machine Gun Kelly
YouTube guitar phenom Sophie Lloyd joins Machine Gun Kelly's live band

By Sam Roche Published

The British shred sensation will join MGK for his upcoming Mainstream Sellout tour

Guitarists
Machine Gun Kelly
Machine Gun Kelly plans to revert to rap for his next album to make people “miss” his pop-punk material

By Sam Roche Published

MGK looks likely to hang up his signature Schecter for the time being

Music Releases
Def Leppard
From funk-leaning shred to blackgaze catharsis: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche, Matt Owen Published

Kickstart the weekend with new music from Joe Satriani, Def Leppard, Machine Gun Kelly, James LaBrie, Royal Blood, Arcade Fire and more

Music Releases
[L-R] Machine Gun Kelly and Oli Sykes
Machine Gun Kelly drops new single with Bring Me the Horizon – and hints at new signature Schecter with Mainstream Sellout artwork

By Sam Roche Published

Is a new version of MGK's trademark single-humbucker Schecter PT model on the way?

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