Machine Gun Kelly fires back at TikTok user who accused him of not playing guitar on stage

Machine Gun Kelly onstage with his signature Schecter PT guitar
(Image credit: Kevin Winter / Getty)

Machine Gun Kelly has responded to accusations from a guitarist on TikTok that he doesn’t play his electric guitar live.

In a video captioned Machine Gun Kelly EXPOSED, TikTok user Gunnar DüGrey – who says he has a day job as a Guitar Center employee – initially illustrates the kill switch function of Kelly’s Schecter PT signature model.

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♬ original sound - Gunnar DüGrey
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♬ original sound - Gunnar DüGrey
@gunnar_dugrey

♬ original sound - Gunnar DüGrey

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Matt Parker
Features Editor, GuitarWorld.com

Matt is Features Editor for GuitarWorld.com. Before that he spent 10 years as a freelance music journalist, interviewing artists for the likes of Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, MusicRadar, NME.com, DJ Mag and Electronic Sound. In 2020, he launched CreativeMoney.co.uk, which aims to share the ideas that make creative lifestyles more sustainable. He plays guitar, but should not be allowed near your delay pedals.