Machine Gun Kelly Jams a Guitar Solo on Alpha Omega Tour

Here's an audio/video clip from our jam session in Charlotte (mashed up with a couple other video clips during jams from the Alpha Omega Tour)

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[l-vmc]

The way he changes outfits so easily while playing that solo is really impressive, never seen a guitarist do something like that before

[travisjaso]

Me in my bedroom when I first learned the pentatonic scale

[millmanhives]

Remember getting your first effects pedal and learning your first scale? Decent times

[bradenharris]

Dude. This guys guitar playing reminds me of when your friend in high school first learned the guitar and insists they're really good and make you listen to them.

[jaredanderson]

Incredible!! He literally just played the exact same solo my 3 year old daughter played on guitar hero last night

[josuesamaniego]

"MGK learns how to use a wah pedal"

[robaxl]

I gotta say MGK is the king of ONE STRING/wah wah pedal solos. 😂
I gotta give his back up guitar player full credit tho.

[NateAnderson]

Okay, so while this isn't very great, I'll give the dude the benefit and say that even learning how to play a solo with pentatonic scales is not something that comes easy for a lot of people playing guitar. Being able to play like this does take a couple years of practice, and sure, while he is no Joe Pass, we guitarists shouldn't be discouraging people from learning, or not being able to jump modes and hear chord changes and do all of the stuff people who are more advanced take for granted.

This isn't pro level, but it's not trash either. It's just beginner-intermediate improv.

[TheRustedShackleford]

Lol this guy is the gift that keeps in giving. Dude couldn't be lamer if he was trying.

[theoutlet]

That mic is dope is af.. Shotgun baah baah baah

[MarkDeMeloMusic]

0% nudity
0% drugs
10% croud cheering
90% electric guitar screaming "WOW WOW"

[juliusdrakos]

I've been playing for my whole life, teach guitar, work in a guitar shop etc. That wasn't terrible at all, can't really hate on that. It was simple, and he isn't an amazing player, but it was far from bad.

[ImproveYourMagic]

Good stuff. MGK's lead here includes a variety of techniques, vibrato, alternate picking, hammer on, pull off, open string use, solid tempo, wah wah, vibrato, adds a little run, and he's not over playing what the song is calling for to get a laid back semi psychedelic vibe. Ain't nothing to hate. Every pro guitar player jams stuff like this now and then.

[voteZDLR]

He's not great, he's not horrible either. I actually don't really like MGK but I respect that he is a rap act that decided to do some kind of a guitar solo act to enhance the performance of his concert. That's a really cool idea. And he wasn't doing the most difficult shit on the planet no but I just respect him attempting to branch out and grow and do something slightly different without being a complete phony about it like Lil Wayne managed to do with a guitar.

[brunomarques]

With that atitude, style and technique, if he train very hard, maybe in 10 years he'll be able to play smoke on the water.

[DemiLeFlame]

I would have been so bored if I had to play this on guitar but he was having a great time 😂😂😂😂

[spencerbentley]

Honestly, he killed it. It was simple, it was effective, it had feeling, he enjoyed himself, it was fun for everybody. Wasn't perfect but honestly I was impressed.

[socialreject]

MGK is truly something speacial, a real rapper with a real personality.

[uned]

Anyone else noticed the guy behind him actually playing the guitar not just a single chord

[jacobsparks]

MGK FAN SINCE DAY ONE TILL THE DAY MY FUCKING HEART STOPS BEATING
#EST19XX