List of guitarists
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This list of guitarists includes guitarists for whom there is an article in Wikipedia, or who are mentioned in articles on bands.
(Please note that those that are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at List of bass guitarists.)
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[edit] A
- John Abercrombie
- Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull)
- Stuart Adamson (The Skids, Big Country)
- Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World)
- Willie Adler (Lamb of God)
- Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
- Jan Akkerman (Focus)
- Duane Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
- Quinn Allman (The Used)
- Carlos Alomar (David Bowie)
- Amen (Lordi)
- Trey Anastasio (Phish)
- Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
- Magnus Andersson
- Ace Andres (The X-15's)
- Faraz Anwar (Mizraab)
- Aoi (Gazette)
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
- Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid)
- Sergio Assad
- Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon)
- Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
- Chet Atkins
- Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)
[edit] B
- Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who)
- Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion)
- Dave Baksh (Sum 41, Brown Brigade)
- David Ball (Soft Cell)
- Balsac the Jaws of Death, GWAR
- Terry Balsamo (Evanescence)
- Perry Bamonte (The Cure)
- Paul Banks (Interpol)
- Carl Barat (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
- Mick Barr (Orthrelm)
- Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
- Aaron Barrett (Reel Big Fish)
- Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
- Agustín Barrios
- Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro, Holland)
- Jennifer Batten
- Roland Bautista (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
- Brendan Bayliss (Umphrey's McGee)
- Reb Beach (Winger)
- Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
- Beck
- Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group)
- Jason Becker (Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
- Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
- Adrian Belew
- Brian Bell (Weezer)
- Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
- Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs)
- Chuck Berry
- John Berry (Jacob's Dream)
- Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
- Dickey Betts (The Allman Brothers)
- Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland)
- Clint Black
- Jack Black (Tenacious D)
- Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
- Norman Blake
- Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub)
- Ron Block (Alison Krauss)
- Mike Bloomfield
- Marc Bolan (T.Rex)
- Tommy Bolin
- Ben Bolt
- Bono (U2)
- Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit)
- James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
- Laurent Brancowitz (Phoenix)
- Creed Bratton (The Grass Roots)
- Julian Bream
- Devin Bronson (Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson)
- Meredith Brooks
- Michael Bruce (Alice Cooper)
- Roy Buchanan
- Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
- Buckethead
- Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
- Jeff Buckley
- Vinny Burns (Ten)
- Bernard Butler (Suede, The Tears)
- John Butler (The John Butler Trio)
- Jonathan Butler
- Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper)
- David Byrne (Talking Heads)
[edit] C
- Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind)
- Chris Caffery (Trans Siberian Orchestra)
- Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's)
- J.J. Cale
- Randy California (Spirit)
- Jo Callis (The Rezillos, The Human League)
- Jeremy Camp
- Glen Campbell
- Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
- Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
- Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
- Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
- Chris Cappelli (It Dies Today)
- Larry Carlton
- Al Casey
- Johnny Cash
- Jeff Catania (Hall & Oates)
- Philip Catherine
- Nic Cester (Jet)
- Eugene Chadbourne
- António Chainho
- Bill Champlin (The Sons of Champlin)
- Chris Chasse (Rise Against)
- Chris Cheney (The Living End)
- Andrew Cheshire
- John Christ (Danzig)
- Charlie Christian (Benny Goodman)
- Stephen Christian (Anberlin)
- Jake Cinninger (Umphrey's McGee)
- Rama Claproth
- Eric Clapton (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos)
- Angus Clark (Trans Siberian Orchestra)
- Mike Clark (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Roy Clark
- Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
- "Fast" Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
- Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses)
- Dave Clo
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
- Eddie Cochran
- Jesse Colburn (Avril Lavigne)
- Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
- Albert Collins
- Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Paul Colman (Newsboys), Paul Colman Trio)
- Bill Connors
- Ry Cooder (Captain Beefheart, The Seeds)
- Jeff Cook (Alabama)
- Rusty Cooley (Dominion, Outworld)
- Gaz Coombes (Supergrass)
- Korey Cooper (Skillet)
- John Corabi (Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union)
- Francesco Corbetta
- Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
- Larry Coryell
- Graham Coxon (Blur)
- Robert Cray
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (Mar-Keys)
- Josh Cunningham (The Waifs)
- Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
- Shannon Curfman
[edit] D
- Denis D'Amour (Voivod)
- Die (Dir en grey)
- Donnie Dacus
- Dick Dale
- Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
- Jean Pierre Danel
- Glenn Danzig (Danzig)
- Jol Dantzig (Wilson Pickett)
- Brad Delson (Linkin Park)
- Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan)
- Dave Davies (The Kinks)
- Ray Davies (The Kinks)
- Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
- Dean DeLeo (Talk Show, Stone Temple Pilots)
- Tom Delonge (Blink 182, Angels and Airwaves)
- C.C. DeVille (Poison)
- Bo Diddley
- Ani Difranco
- Al Di Meola
- Pete Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles)
- Dan Donegan (Disturbed)
- Jerry Douglas
- K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
- Dr. Know (Bad Brains)
- Roland Dyens
[edit] E
- The Edge (U2)
- Nokie Edwards (The Ventures)
- Mike Einziger (Incubus)
- Mattias Eklundh (Freak Kitchen)
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Thomas Erak (The Fall of Troy)
- Euronimous (Mayhem)
[edit] F
- Craig Fairbaugh (+44)
- Andrew Farriss (INXS)
- Tim Farriss (INXS)
- Don Felder (Eagles)
- Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N' Roses)
- Jon Finn (Jon Finn Group)
- Bradley Fish
- Eliot Fisk
- John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants)
- Flattus Maximus, GWAR
- John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five)
- Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot)
- Lita Ford (The Runaways)
- Robben Ford
- Chris Foreman (Madness)
- Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)
- Richard Fortus (Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love, Guns N' Roses)
- Oz Fox (Stryper, SinDizzy)
- Peter Frampton (The Herd)
- Black Francis (Pixies)
- Lars Frederiksen (Rancid,Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards)
- Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind)
- Ace Frehley (KISS)
- Glenn Frey (Eagles)
- Matthew Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces)
- Marty Friedman (Megadeth, Cacophony)
- Bill Frisell
- Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
- Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
- Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream)
- John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Bobby Fuller (The Bobby Fuller Four)
[edit] G
- Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
- Rory Gallagher
- Shane Gallagher (+44)
- Frank Gambale
- Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
- Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)
- Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Danny Gatton
- Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
- Dave Genn (Matthew Good Band)
- Lowell George (Little Feat)
- Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
- Andy Gibb
- Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees)
- Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, All-Time Quarterback, Pinwheel)
- Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
- Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X)
- David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
- Vince Gill (Pure Prarie League)
- Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
- Chad I. Ginsburg (CKY)
- Sander Gommans (After Forever)
- Dave Gonzalez (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
- Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
- Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)
- Stone Gossard (Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam)
- Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra)
- Mick Grabham (Procol Harum)
- Rocky Gray (Soul Embraced, Living Sacrifice)
- Dallas Green
- Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
- Steve Green (Play Dead)
- Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
- David Grier
- Carl Johan Grimmark (Narnia, Rob Rock, Saviour Machine, Beautiful Sin)
- Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
- Luther Grosvenor (Spooky Tooth)
- Todd Grubbs
- Aaron Guerra (Tourniquet)
- Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N' Roses, Brides of Destruction)
- Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, Error)
- Michael Gurley (Dada)
- Buddy Guy
[edit] H
- Steve Hackett (Genesis)
- Ollie Halsall (The Rutles, Kevin Ayers)
- Page Hamilton (Helmet)
- Chuck Hammer (Lou Reed, David Bowie, Guitarchitecture)
- Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
- Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes)
- Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
- Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)
- Joel Hanson (PFR)
- Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal)
- Dhani Harrison
- George Harrison (The Beatles)
- Mike Hatalak (It Dies Today)
- Charlotte Hatherley (Ash)
- Dan Hawkins (The Darkness)
- Justin Hawkins (The Darkness)
- Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
- Sean Hayter (Lucius Hunt)
- Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
- Matt Heafy (Trivium)
- Michael Hedges
- Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath
- Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows)
- Luc Hensill (The Klan (Mod Freakbeat Garage Psych), Tomahawk Blues Band, Flesh Colour)
- Ken Hensley
- James Hetfield (Metallica)
- Greg Hetson (Bad Religion, The Circle Jerks)
- Hide (X Japan)
- MJ Hibbett
- Steve Hillage
- Jules Hodgson (KMFDM)
- Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
- James Hogan (Left For Dead)
- Allan Holdsworth (UK)
- Buddy Holly
- Joshua Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age)
- James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders)
- Matt Hoopes (Relient K)
- Jerry Horton (Papa Roach)
- Tomoyasu Hotei (Boøwy)
- Michael Houser (Widespread Panic)
- Greg Howe
- Steve Howe (Yes, King Crimson, Asia)
- Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle)
- Keith Howland (Chicago)
- Brodie Foster Hubbard
- Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
[edit] I
- Scott Ian (Anthrax)
- Angel Ibarra (Aiden)
- Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance)
- James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle)
- Tony Iommi (Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath)
- Donnie Iris
[edit] J
- Tito Jackson (The Jackson 5)
- Dan Jacobs (Atreyu)
- Al Jardine (The Beach Boys)
- Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind)
- Joan Jett (The Runaways, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
- John 5 (Marilyn Manson)
- Eric Johnson
- Jack Johnson
- John Johnson (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
- Robert Johnson
- Adam Jones (Tool)
- Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
- Mick Jones (Foreigner)
- Mick Jones (The Clash)
- Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
- Stanley Jordan
- Juanes
[edit] K
- Kaoru (Dir en grey)
- Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand)
- Dr Nico Kasanda
- Ben Kasica (Skillet)
- Terry Kath (Chicago)
- Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane)
- Ryo Kawasaki
- John Kay (Steppenwolf)
- Phil Keaggy
- Tom Keeley (Thursday)
- David Kennedy (guitarist) (Angels & Airwaves)
- Daniel Kessler (Interpol)
- Dave Keuning (The Killers)
- Albert King
- B.B. King
- Freddie King
- Kerry King (Slayer)
- Bill Kirchen (Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen)
- Kôji Kiriki (Malice Mizer, Eve of Destiny)
- Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
- Peter Koppes (The Church)
- Leo Kottke
- Richie Kotzen
- Wayne Kramer (MC5)
- Robby Krieger (The Doors)
- Chad Kroeger (Nickelback)
- Mike Kroeger (Nickelback)
- Richard Kruspe (Rammstein)
[edit] L
- Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
- Denny Laine (Paul McCartney, Wings, The Moody Blues, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Colin Blunstone)
- Shawn Lane
- Ler LaLonde (Primus)
- Paul Landers (Rammstein)
- Yuri Landman
- Andrew Latimer (Camel)
- Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom)
- John LeCompt (Evanescence)
- Albert Lee
- Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)
- Jake E. Lee
- Sebastien Lefebvre (Simple Plan)
- Gary Lenaire (Tourniquet, Echo Hollow, Cripple Need Cane)
- John Lennon (The Beatles)
- Julian Lennon
- Sean Lennon
- Herman Li (DragonForce)
- Ottmar Liebert
- Alex Lifeson (Rush)
- Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica)
- David Lindley
- Mikko Viljami Lindström (HIM)
- Jeff Linsky
- Tom Linton (Jimmy Eat World)
- Russell Lissack (Bloc Party)
- Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
- Richard Lloyd (Television)
- Chuck Loeb
- Joe Long (The Four Seasons)
- Courtney Love
- Sami Lopakka (Sentenced)
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta)
- Steve Lukather (Toto)
- George Lynch (Dokken)
[edit] M
- Tony MacAlpine
- Wade MacNeil (Alexisonfire)
- Bob Marley (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
- Lee Mavers (The La's)
- Brian May (Queen)
- Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand)
- Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
- Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
- Jimmy McCulloch (Wings, Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows, Small Faces, The Dukes)
- John McGeoch (Magazine, Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, The Armoury Show)
- Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
- Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)
- Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Neurotic Outsiders)
- Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- John McLaughlin
- Dave McPherson (InMe)
- Greg McPherson (Centiment)
- Daron Malakian (System of a Down)
- Stephen Malkmus (Pavement)
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen
- Julian Mandrake, Canvas
- Kee Marcello (Europe)
- Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)
- Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
- Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
- Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
- Mike Martin (All That Remains)
- Hank Marvin (The Shadows)
- J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr)
- Brent Mason
- Tak Matsumoto (B'z)
- Brian May (Queen)
- John Mayer
- Carlo Marchione
- James Mead (Kutless)
- Wendy Melvoin
- Pat Metheny (Pat Metheny Group)
- Alyson Michalka (Aly & AJ)
- Amanda Michalka (Aly & AJ)
- Joseph Milligan (Anberlin)
- Amy Millan (Stars)
- Dan Miller (They Might Be Giants)
- Deron Miller (CKY)
- Nuno Mindelis
- Ben Mink
- Roman Miroshnichenko
- Kim Mitchell
- 雅-miyavi-
- Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf)
- Wes Montgomery
- Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, Skid Row)
- Greg "G-Mo" Moore (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
- Scotty Moore
- Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
- Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
- Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)
- Steve Morse (Deep Purple)
- Mark Morton (Lamb of God)
- Derek "Chap Stique" Mount (Family Force 5)
- Alonso Mudarra
- Cameron Muncey (Jet)
- James Murphy (Death, Testament)
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy
- Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
- Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
[edit] N
- Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel )
- Joe Negri
- Grant Nicholas (Feeder)
- Graeme Nicholls (We Be the Echo, Voorhees, Break It Up)
- Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)
- Ricky Nelson
- Willie Nelson
- Aaron North (The Icarus Line, Nine Inch Nails)
- Noodle (The Gorillaz)
- John Norum (Europe, Dokken)
- Bradley Nowell (Sublime)
- Ted Nugent (The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees)
[edit] O
- Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)
- Mark O'Connor
- Richard Oakes (Suede)
- John Oates (Hall & Oates)
- Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)
- Erkan Ogur
- Mike Oldfield
- Solomon "Soul Glow Activator" Olds (Family Force 5)
- Criss Oliva (Savatage)
[edit] P
- Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm)
- Brad Paisley
- Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
- Joe Pass
- Ryan Peake (Nickelback)
- Steve Pedulla (Thursday)
- Andreas Paolo Perger
- Kirk Pengilly (INXS)
- Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Simply Red)
- Carl Perkins
- Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
- Tom Petty Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys)
- Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
- John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
- Anthony Phillips
- Al Pitrelli (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Asia, Megadeth)
- Dean Pleasants (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Chris Poland (Megadeth)
- Alberto Ponce
- Christophe Pratiffi
- Prince
- Jade Puget (Redemption 87, AFI)
[edit] R
- Trevor Rabin (Yes)
- Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
- Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
- Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
- Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
- Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
- Django Reinhardt
- Rick Renstrom (Rob Rock)
- Sheldon Reynolds (The Commodores, Earth, Wind, & Fire)
- Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
- Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Lounge Lizards)
- Tony Rice
- Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
- Max Richards (The Bonfire Of The Vanities)
- Mike Riggs (Rob Zombie, Scum of the Earth)
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Öyster Cult)
- Allison Robertson (The Donnas)
- Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
- Robbie Robertson (The Band)
- Darren Robinson (Phantom Planet)
- Rodrigo Rodriguez
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (At the Drive-In, De Facto, The Mars Volta)
- Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
- James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
- Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)
- Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
- Richard Rossi
- Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
- Andy Rourke
- Terje Rypdal
- Johnny Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls)
[edit] S
- David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap)
- Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
- Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
- Carlos Santana (Santana)
- Joey Santiago (Pixies, The Martinis)
- Yağmur Sarıgül (maNga)
- Manabu Satô (Malice Mizer, Moi Dix Mois)
- Joe Satriani
- Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth)
- Michael Schenker
- Tom Scholz (Boston)
- Neal Schon
- Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
- Jon Schneck (Relient K, Audio Adrenaline)
- Andrés Segovia
- Brian Setzer (The Stray Cats, Brian Setzer Orchestra)
- Charlie Sexton
- Del Shannon
- Tommy Shannon
- Rodney Sheppard (Sugar Ray)
- Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
- Shin (Kagrra)
- Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
- Drew Shirley (Switchfoot)
- Ryan Shrout (Kutless)
- Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio)
- Tim Skipper (House of Heroes)
- Alex Skolnick (Testament, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Dethklok)
- Slash (Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver, Slash's Blues Ball, Road Crew)
- Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers, What Is This?)
- Fred Sonic Smith (MC5, Sonic's Rendezvous Band)
- Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
- Matt Smith (Theocracy)
- G.E. Smith (Hall & Oates)
- Robert Smith (The Cure)
- Donita Sparks (L7)
- Kevin Spencer (Rymes With Orange)
- John Squire (The Stone Roses)
- Paul Stanley (KISS)
- Jack Starr
- Leigh Stephens (Blue Cheer, Foxtrot)
- Cat Stevens
- Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
- James Stevenson
- Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield), (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)
- Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan)
- Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother)
- Mike Stone (Queensrÿche)
- Izzy Stradlin' (Guns N' Roses)
- Nathan Strayer (Anberlin)
- Jesper Strömblad (In Flames)
- Joe Strummer (The Clash)
- Daryl Stuermer (Genesis, Phil Collins)
- Joe Stump
- Muhammed Suiçmez (Necrophagist)
- Frankie Sullivan (Survivor)
- 'Big' Jim Sullivan
- Andy Summers (The Police)
- Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order)
- Bryan Sutton
- Matthew Sweet
- Michael Sweet (Stryper)
- John Sykes
[edit] T
- Ty Tabor (King's X)
- Chris Tait
- Evan Taubenfeld (Avril Lavigne, Black List Club)
- Corey Taylor (Stone Sour)
- Martin Taylor
- Melvin Taylor
- Miika Tenkula (Sentenced)
- Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
- Graeme Taylor (Gryphon)
- John Taylor (Duran Duran)
- Mick Taylor (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones)
- Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
- Tommy Thayer (KISS)
- Matt Thiessen (Relient K, Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes)
- Porl Thompson (The Cure)
- Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)
- Mick Thomson (Slipknot)
- George Thorogood
- Lüpüs Thünder (Bloodhound Gang)
- Johnny Thunders (The Heartbreakers)
- Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
- Paul Tobias/Paul Huge (Guns N' Roses)
- Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)
- Simon Tong (The Verve, The Good, the Bad and the Queen)
- Tora (alice nine.)
- Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance)
- Sam Totman (DragonForce)
- Ralph Towner (Oregon)
- Mark Lee Townsend (dc Talk)
- Pete Townshend (The Who)
- Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge)
- Joseph Trohman (Fall Out Boy)
- Robin Trower (Procol Harum)
- Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers Band), (Derek Trucks Band)
- Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap)
- Corin Tucker (Heavens to Betsy, Sleater-Kinney)
- Luca Turilli (Rhapsody of Fire)
- Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss, O Brother Where Art Thou?)
[edit] U
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban (The Ranch)
- Midge Ure (Slik, The Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Visage)
[edit] V
- Vito Bratta (White Lion)
- Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, Whitesnake)
- Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
- Jimmie Vaughan
- Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
- Ritchie Valens
- Nick Valensi (The Strokes)
- Hilton Valentine (The Animals)
- Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
- John Verity (Argent, Charlie)
- Tom Verlaine (Television)
- Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
- Vinnie Vincent (KISS)
[edit] W
- Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (a-ha)
- Dave Wakeling (The Beat)
- Patrick Walden (Babyshambles)
- Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie)
- Gordon Waller (Peter and Gordon)
- Joe Walsh (James Gang, The Eagles)
- Toki Wartooth (Dethklok)
- Muddy Waters
- Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek)
- Doc Watson
- Michael Weber
- Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac)
- Brian Welch (Korn)
- Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council)
- Leslie West (Mountain)
- Tim Wheeler (Ash)
- Clarence White (The Byrds, Kentucky Colonels)
- Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
- Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
- Jason White (Green Day)
- Steve White (PIG, KMFDM)
- Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
- Slim Whitman
- Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's)
- John Williams
- Rich Williams (Kansas)
- Pete Willis (Def Leppard)
- Marty Willson-Piper (The Church)
- Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys)
- Nancy Wilson (Heart)
- Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche)
- Johnny Winter
- Howlin' Wolf
- Craig Wood (Avril Lavigne, Gob)
- Ron Wood (The Small Faces, The Jeff Beck Group, The Rolling Stones)
- Tom Wright (Slipstream)
- Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne)
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
- Roy Z (Rob Rock, Bruce Dickinson)
- Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)
- Dweezil Zappa
- Frank Zappa
- Vadim Zilberstein (Earth, Wind, & Fire, Chaka Khan)
