# Machine Gun Blues guitar solo

> Mike Ness's guitar solo on Machine Gun Blues by Social Distortion (2011) starts at about 1:45. From the album Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes.

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Social Distortion, 2011, from *Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes*. Solo by *Mike Ness*.

A bluesy, gangster-themed rocker with swaggering lead guitar.

Machine Gun Blues by Social Distortion is #12 in our ranking of the best Social Distortion guitar solos. The solo is played by Mike Ness and the song was released in 2011.

## In our lists

- [The Best Social Distortion Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/social-distortion-guitar-solos/) — #12

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Machine Gun Blues?

Mike Ness played the solo on Social Distortion's Machine Gun Blues (2011).

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