List of bass guitarists

This is a list of electric bass guitar players. The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. Since the 1950s, the electric bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. Bass guitarists provide the low-pitched basslines and bass runs in many different styles of music ranging from rock and metal to blues and jazz. Bassists also use the bass guitar as a soloing instrument in jazz, fusion, Latin, funk, and in some rock styles. Musicians known mainly as guitarists are listed separately in the list of guitarists.

For double bass players, see:

• List of contemporary classical double bass players
• List of jazz bassists, which includes both double bass and electric bass players

A

• Barry Adamson (Magazine, Visage, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
• Gaye Advert (The Adverts)
• Martin Eric Ain (Celtic Frost, Hellhammer)
• Dominic Aitchison (Mogwai)
• Kianna Alarid (Tilly and the Wall)
• Juan Alderete (Racer X, The Mars Volta)
• Miša Aleksić (Riblja Čorba)
• Dave Alexander (The Stooges)
• Rustee Allen (Sly & the Family Stone)
• Merle Allin (The Murder Junkies)
• Karl Alvarez (Descendents)
• Thierry Amar (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Black Ox Orkestar)
• Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
• Migé Amour (HIM, Daniel Lioneye)
• Sean Anderson (Finger Eleven)
• Tai Anderson (Third Day)
• Marten Andersson (Lizzy Borden, George Lynch)
• Simon Andersson (Pain of Salvation)
• Mark Andes (Heart, Spirit)
• Felipe Andreoli (Angra)
• Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio)
• Tom Angelripper (Sodom)
• Josh Ansley (Catch 22, Streetlight Manifesto, HURT)
• Michael Anthony (Van Halen, Planet Us, Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas)
• James Anton
• Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies)
• Tom Araya (Slayer)
• John Archer (Hunters and Collectors)
• Jennifer Arroyo (Kittie)
• Reginald Arvizu (Korn)
• Talena Atfield (Kittie)
• Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins)
• Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)
• Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction, Alanis Morissette)
• John Avila (Oingo Boingo)
• Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine)
• Pedro Aznar (Serú Girán, The Pat Metheny Group)

B

• Bob Babbitt (The Funk Brothers)
• Pat Badger (Extreme, Tribe of Judah)
• Steve Bailey (Bass Extremes)
• Alec Baillie (Leftöver Crack)
• Harvey Bainbridge (Hawkwind)
• Brian Baker (Minor Threat)
• Peter Baltes (Accept)
• Michael "Flea" Balzary (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Tony Barber (The Buzzcocks)
• Lou Barlow, (Dinosaur Jr.)
• Aston Barrett, (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• Arthur Barrow (Frank Zappa)
• Glenn Barry (Kamelot)
• Mark Bedford (Madness, Voice of the Beehive)
• Robert Levon Been (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)
• Garry Gary Beers (INXS)
• Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo, Iona)
• Andy Bell (Oasis)
• Bryan Beller (Steve Vai, Mike Keneally, Dethklok)
• Frank Bello (Anthrax, Helmet)
• Carles Benavent (Paco de Lucía, Chick Corea, Miles Davis)
• Jo Bench (Bolt Thrower)
• Martin Bengtsson (Arch Enemy, Armageddon)
• Paco Benitez
• Pig Benis (Mushroomhead)
• Jay Bentley (Bad Religion)
• Glen Benton (Deicide)
• Stevie Benton (Drowning Pool)
• Jeff Berlin
• Guy Berryman (Coldplay)
• Stephane Bertrand
• Andy Billups (The Hamsters)
• Pete Birrell (Freddie and the Dreamers)
• Bob Birch (Elton John)
• Eric Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn)
• Mike Bishop (GWAR, Kepone)
• Matt Bissonette
• Bill Black (Elvis Presley)
• Lori Black (Clown Alley, The Melvins)
• Morty Black (TNT)
• John Blackburn (The Mescaleros, Skin)
• Ron Blair (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
• Blasko (Rob Zombie, Ozzy)
• Johan Blomqvist (Backyard Babies)
• Vicki Blue (The Runaways)
• Henry Bogdan (Helmet)
• Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge)
• Trevor Bolder (David Bowie's Spiders from Mars, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep)
• Richard Bona
• Doru "Boro" Borobeică (IRIS)
• Joe Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult)
• Zeta Bosio (Soda Stereo)
• Danny Bourgeois (Punch People)
• Will Boyd (Evanescence)
• Randy Bradbury (Pennywise)
• Beverly Breckenridge (Fifth Column, Phono-Comb)
• Eddie Breckenridge (Thrice)
• Andrés Bretel (TK, Madre Matilda)
• Dan Briggs (musician) (Between the Buried and Me)
• Brian Bromberg
• Dave Bronze (Eric Clapton, Procol Harem, The Hamsters)
• Brown Mark (Prince and the Revolution)
• Ray Brown (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Parker)
• Rex Brown (Pantera, Down)
• Chris Brubeck (The Dave Brubeck Quartet)
• Jack Bruce (Cream)
• Bunny Brunel (CAB)
• Francis Buchholz (Scorpions)
• Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers)
• Ian Burden (The Human League)
• Hunter Burgan (AFI)
• Mike Burkett (Nofx)
• J.J. Burnel (The Stranglers)
• Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
• Heinz Burt (The Tornados)
• Cliff Burton (Metallica)
• Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
• Tony Butler (Big Country)

C

• Cone McCaslin (Sum 41)
• Chris Cain (We Are Scientists)
• John Cale (The Velvet Underground)
• Bernie Calvert (The Hollies)
• John Campbell (Lamb of God)
• Ben Campbell (Zed)
• Tony Campos (Static-X)
• Alain Caron (Uzeb)
• Julian Casablancas
• Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
• Gerald Casale (Devo)
• Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys)
• Martyn P. Casey (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grinderman, The Triffids)
• Louis Cennamo
• Peter Cetera (Chicago)
• Les Chadwick (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
• Clive Chaman (Jeff Beck, Brian Auger)
• Justin Chancellor (Tool)
• Chas Chandler (The Animals)
• Tim Chandler (Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies, The Choir)
• Chris Chaney (The Panic Channel)
• Stuart Chatwood (The Tea Party)
• Chi Cheng (Deftones)
• Sheila Chipperfield (Elastica)
• Tony Choy (Atheist)
• Chris #2 (Anti-Flag)
• Greg Christian (Testament)
• Sean Christians (Kamelot)
• Bill Church (Montrose, Van Morrison, Sammy Hagar)
• Dominic Cifarelli (Scars on Broadway)
• Mark Clarke (Colosseum, Uriah Heep)
• Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever)
• Les Claypool (Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Oysterhead, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains)
• Adam Clayton (U2)
• Rod Clements (Lindisfarne)
• Tommy Cogbill
• Bootsy Collins (James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band)
• Max Collins (Eve 6, The Sugi Tap)
• Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
• Van Conner, (Screaming Trees)
• Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• John Cooper (Skillet)
• Shaun Cooper (Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday)
• Glenn Cornick (Jethro Tull)
• Andy Cousin (All About Eve, The Lucy Nation, The Mission)
• Duncan Coutts (Our Lady Peace)
• Billy Cox (Jimi Hendrix, Band of Gypsys, Charlie Daniels Band)
• Robbie Crane (Ratt, Vince Neil Band, Adler's Appetite, Love/Hate, Vertex)
• Evan Cranley (Broken Social Scene, Stars)
• Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies)
• Chris Cross (Ultravox)
• Juan Croucier (Dokken, Ratt)
• Sheryl Crow
• Steve Currie (T.Rex)
• André Cymone (Prince & the Revolution)
• Holger Czukay (Can)

D

• Patrick Dahlheimer (Live)
• Bobby Dall (Poison)
• John Dalton (The Kinks)
• Mike Daly (Whiskeytown)
• Rick Danko (The Band)
• Sharlee d'Angelo (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Arch Enemy)
• Traa Daniels (P.O.D.)
• Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage, Overcast)
• Mike Davenport (The Ataris, Versus The World)
• Alan Davey (Hawkwind, Thunor)
• Stuart David (Belle & Sebastian, Looper)
• Patricia Day (Horrorpops)
• John Deacon (Queen)
• Kim Deal (Pixies, The Breeders)
• Matt Deis (CKY, All That Remains)
• Vance DeGeneres (The Cold)
• Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots, Army of Anyone)
• Jay Demarcus (Rascal Flatts)
• Joey DeMaio (Manowar)
• Carlos Dengler (Interpol)
• Mike de Albuquerque (Electric Light Orchestra)
• Paul De Lisle (Smash Mouth)
• David Desrosiers (Simple Plan)
• Mark Deutrom (The Melvins)
• James Dewar (Robin Trower)
• Bill "The Buddha" Dickens
• B. B. Dickerson (War)
• Marty Dieckmeyer (Daniel Amos)
• Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks)
• Steve DiGiorgio (Death, Testament, Iced Earth, Vintersorg, Autopsy, Sadus)
• Allie DiMeco (the Naked Brothers Band)
• Mike Dirnt (Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs,The Network,The Frustrators,Screeching Weasel)
• Jerry Dixon (Warrant)
• John Doe (X)
• Pat Donaldson (Fotheringay)
• Lawrence Donegan (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Bluebells)
• Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly)
• Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie)
• Chip Douglas (The Turtles, The Monkees)
• Dave Dreiwitz (Ween, Instant Death)
• Chris Dreja (The Yardbirds)
• Adam Duce (Machine Head)
• Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake, Lyrics Born, Christina Aguilera)
• Chuck Dukowski (Black Flag)
• Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper)
• Donald "Duck" Dunn (Mar-Keys, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Blues Brothers)
• Trevor Dunn (Mr Bungle, Fantômas)
• Garron DuPree (Eisley)

E

• Robin "Graves" Eaglestone (Cradle of Filth, Nightbreed)
• Nathan East (Eric Clapton, Fourplay)
• Kai Eckhardt (Garaj Mahal)
• Shawn Economaki (Stone Sour)
• Leif Edling (Krux)
• Steve Edmondson (Paradise Lost)
• Bernard Edwards (Chic)
• John 'Rhino' Edwards (Status Quo)
• Richie Edwards (The Darkness)
• Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree)
• Steinar Eikum (TNT)
• Samer el Nahhal (Lordi)
• David Ellefson (Megadeth, Avian)
• Shane Embury (Napalm Death)
• Colin Emerle (Echo Orbiter)
• John Entwistle (The Who)
• Lennart Eriksson (Ebba Grön)
• Roy Estrada (Mothers of Invention)
• Ean Evans (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Mark Evans (AC/DC)
• Tom Evans (Badfinger)
• Jason Everman (Soundgarden, Nirvana)
• Tobias Exxel (Edguy)

F

• Falco (Drahdiwaberl)
• Bob Fairfoull (Idlewild)
• Pete Farndon (The Pretenders)
• Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet)
• Tracy Ferrie (Stryper)
• Jim Fielder (Buffalo Springfield, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• Ric Fierabracci (Chick Corea, Frank Gambale, Yanni)
• John Norwood Fisher (Fishbone)
• Klaus Flouride (Dead Kennedys)
• Herbie Flowers (Sky, Blue Mink)
• John Ford (Strawbs, The Monks)
• Maya Ford (The Donnas)
• Scott Ford (Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins, Camp Freddy)
• Tim Foreman (Switchfoot)
• Rayna Foss (Coal Chamber)
• Mo Foster
• Murray Foster (Great Big Sea, Moxy Früvous)
• Tom Fowler (Frank Zappa)
• Jackie Fox (The Runaways)
• Bruce Foxton (The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers)
• Andy Fraser (Free, Sharks)
• Matt Freeman (Rancid, Operation Ivy)
• Tomethy Furse (The Horrors)
• Nick Fyffe (Jamiroquai)

G

• Tim Gaines (Stryper, SinDizzy)
• Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
• Jon Gallant (Billy Talent)
• Simon Gallup (The Cure)
• Craig Gannon (Aztec Camera, The Bluebells, The Smiths)
• Juan Garcia-Herreros
• Paul Gardiner (Tubeway Army, Gary Numan)
• Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper)
• Rosko Gee (Can, Traffic)
• Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
• Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
• Derek Gibbs (The Forces of Evil, Reel Big Fish)
• Brian Gibson (Lightning Bolt)
• John Giblin
• Christian Giesler (Kreator)
• Peter Gifford (Midnight Oil)
• Josh Gilbert (As I Lay Dying)
• Kristoffer Gildenlöw (Dial, Pain of Salvation)
• Chad I Ginsburg (CKY)
• Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Avoid One Thing, Gang Green)
• John Glascock (Jethro Tull)
• Roger Glover (Deep Purple, Rainbow)
• Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
• Martin Gordon (Sparks, Radio Stars, Jet, John's Children)
• Mike Gordon (Phish)
• Billy Gould (Faith No More)
• Graham Gouldman (10cc)
• Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone, Graham Central Station)
• Paul Gray (Eddie & The Hot Rods, The Damned, UFO)
• Paul Gray (Slipknot)
• Ric Grech (Family)
• Karl Green (Herman's Hermits)
• Colin Greenwood (Radiohead)
• Billy Greer (Kansas)
• Paolo Gregoletto (Trivium)
• Markus Grosskopf (Helloween)
• Kelly Groucutt (Electric Light Orchestra)
• Patrice Guers (Rhapsody Of Fire)
• Trey Gunn (King Crimson)
• Jeremy Guns (Brides of Destruction)
• Erik Gustafsson (Therion, Dismember)

H

• Bruce Hall (REO Speedwagon)
• Billy Hamilton (Silverstein)
• Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith)
• Stuart Hamm (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Frank Gambale)
• Didz Hammond (The Cooper Temple Clause, Dirty Pretty Things)
• Fred Hammond (Commissioned)
• Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (Jethro Tull)
• Steve Hanley (The Fall, The Lovers)
• Timi Hansen (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
• Steve Hansgen (Minor Threat)
• Robert Hardy (Franz Ferdinand)
• Nick Harmer (Death Cab for Cutie)
• Douglas Hart (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
• Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down)
• Tim Harries (Steeleye Span)
• Jet Harris (The Shadows)
• Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
• Nigel Harrison (Blondie)
• Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets)
• John Hassall (The Libertines)
• "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff (Bloodhound Gang)
• Robin Hawkins (The Automatic)
• David Hayes
• Daryl Hayott
• Heath (X Japan)
• Brian Helicopter (The Shapes)
• Richard Hell (The Voidoids)
• Jonas Hellborg (Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane, Buckethead)
• Mike Herrera (MxPx)
• Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot, Sinergy)
• Dusty Hill (ZZ Top)
• Ian Hill (Judas Priest)
• Bones Hillman (Midnight Oil)
• Chris Hillman (The Byrds)
• Mike Hindert (The Bravery)
• Taka Hirose (Feeder)
• Annie Holland (Elastica)
• Peter Hook (New Order, Monaco, Joy Division)
• Dave Hope (Kansas)
• Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine)
• Mark Hoppus (blink-182, +44)
• Hub (The Roots)
• Mike Huckabee (Capitol Offense)
• Peter Hume (Evermore)
• Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath)
• Darryl Hunt (The Pogues)
• Carl Hunter (The Farm)

I

• Mark Ibold (Pavement)
• John Illsley (Dire Straits)
• Michael Inez (Alice in Chains, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Ricardo Iorio (V8, Hermética, Almafuerte)
• Jeff Irwin (Griffin House, Cerys Matthews, Mat Kearney, Eliot Morris)
• Fredrik Isaksson (Grave, Therion)
• Michael Ivins (The Flaming Lips)
• Anders Iwers (Tiamat, Cemetary, Mercury Tide)
• Peter Iwers (In Flames)

J

• J (Luna Sea)
• David J (Bauhaus)
• Adrian Jackson (My Dying Bride)
• Anthony Jackson (Chick Corea, Chaka Khan, O'Jays, Quincy Jones)
• Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche)
• Marcel Jacob (Europe, Talisman)
• Jermaine Jackson (Jackson 5)
• Lee Jackson (The Nice)
• Randy Jackson
• James Jamerson (Funk Brothers)
• Alex James (Blur)
• Rick James
• Tony James (Generation X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik)
• Steve Jay ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
• Jerry Jemmott
• Neely Jenkins (Tilly and the Wall, Park Ave.)
• Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains)
• Jerry Only (The Misfits)
• Chris Joannou (Silverchair)
• Phil Joel (Newsboys)
• Gordon Johnson
• Jimmy Johnson
• Louis Johnson (Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Brothers Johnson)
• Rick Johnson (Mustard Plug, Bomb the Music Industry!)
• Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys)
• James Johnston
• Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones)
• John Deacon (Queen (band))
• John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
• Percy Jones (Brand X, Tunnels Masami Tsuchiya, Melon)
• Richard Jones (The Feeling)
• Richard Jones (Stereophonics)
• Simon Jones (The Verve, The Shining)
• Eric Judy (Modest Mouse)
• Larry Junstrom (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special)

K

• John Kahn (Jerry Garcia Band)
• Jari Kainulainen (Stratovarius)
• Kalma (Lordi)
• Tony Kanal (No Doubt)
• Arthur Kane (New York Dolls)
• Mick Karn (Japan)
• Carol Kaye
• Jesse F. Keeler (Death from Above 1979)
• Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
• Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span)
• Ben Kenney (Incubus)
• Andy Kent (You Am I)
• Yûki Kikuzawa (Malice Mizer)
• Steve Kilbey (The Church)
• Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (Motörhead)
• Mark King (Level 42)
• Tim Kingsbury (Arcade Fire)
• Karl Kippenberger (Shihad)
• Kisaki (Phantasmagoria)
• Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved)
• Mark James Klepaski (Breaking Benjamin)
• Steve Kmak (Disturbed)
• David Knights (Procol Harum)
• Geoff Kresge (Tiger Army, AFI)
• Greg Kriesel (The Offspring)
• Mike Kroeger (Nickelback)
• Bakithi Kumalo (Paul Simon)
• Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
• Alexander Kutikov (Mashina Vremeni)

L

• Abraham Laboriel
• Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
• Joe Lally (Fugazi)
• Adrian Lambert (Biomechanical, DragonForce)
• Alan Lancaster (Status Quo)
• Dirk Lance (Incubus)
• Teddy Landau (Michelle Branch, The Wreckers)
• Ronnie Lane (The Small Faces, Faces)
• Alora Lanzillotta (Lemon Demon)
• Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band)
• Tim Landers (Steve Smith, Vital Information)
• Chad Larson (The Aquabats)
• Bill Laswell
• Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P., New York Dolls)
• Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes, Blanche, The Raconteurs)
• Steve Lawson
• Jimmy Lea (Slade)
• Frédéric Leclercq (DragonForce)
• Brett Lee (Six & Out)
• Geddy Lee (Rush)
• Will Lee (The CBS Orchestra)
• Russell Leetch (Editors)
• Kelly LeMieux (Goldfinger)
• Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, Zwan)
• Julian Lennon
• Matthew Leone (Madina Lake)
• Michael Lepond (Symphony X)
• Phil Lesh (The Grateful Dead)
• Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band)
• John Levén (Europe, Brazen Abbot)
• Tony Levin (Chapman Stick, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Liquid Tension Experiment)
• Graham Lewis (Wire)
• Dan Lilker (Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death, Nuclear Assault)
• Brian Locking (The Shadows)
• Joe Loeffler (Chevelle)
• Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails)
• John Lodge (The Moody Blues)
• James Lomenzo (Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
• Joe Long (The Four Seasons)
• Alan Longmuir (Bay City Rollers)
• Nick Lowe (Brinsley Schwarz, Rockpile)
• Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos)
• Dave Luetkenhoelter (Kutless, Seven Places)
• Matt Lukin (The Melvins, Mudhoney)
• Ted Lundström (Amon Amarth)
• Geoffrey Lyall (Dead Kennedys)
• Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)

M

• Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, They Might Be Giants, Natalie Merchant)
• Bill MacCormick (Matching Mole)
• James MacDonough (Iced Earth, Megadeth)
• Ian MacKaye (Teen Idles)
• Steve Mackey (Pulp)
• Lawrie MacMillan (Stiltskin, Ray Wilson)
• Mickey Madden (Maroon 5)
• Matt Maginn (Cursive)
• Tony Maimone (Pere Ubu, They Might Be Giants)
• Matt Malley (Counting Crows)
• Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot)
• Olivier Manchion (Ulan Bator, Permanent Fatal Error)
• Aimee Mann (Til Tuesday)
• Roger Manganelli (Less Than Jake)
• Michael Manring
• Luís Mariutti (Shaaman, Angra)
• Brian Marshall (Creed, Alter Bridge)
• Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
• Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)
• Joe B. Mauldin (The Crickets)
• John Maurer (Social Distortion)
• Mark Hoppus (Blink-182)
• Gerry McAvoy (Rory Gallagher)
• Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
• Jason McCaslin (Sum 41)
• Mark McClelland (Snow Patrol)
• Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
• Drew McConnell (Babyshambles)
• Tim McCord (Evanescence)
• Danny McCormack (The Wildhearts, The Yo-Yos)
• Hugh McDonald (Bon Jovi)
• Ron McGovney (Metallica)
• Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan (Oasis)
• Tom McGuinness (Manfred Mann, McGuinness Flint)
• Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
• Ali McMordie (Stiff Little Fingers)
• Dugan McNeill (Chameleon)
• Greg McPherson (InMe)
• John McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
• Randy Meisner (The Eagles, Poco)
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck)
• Nate Mendel (Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters)
• Martin Mendez (Opeth)
• Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)
• Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister)
• Dave Meros (Spock's Beard)
• Johnny Lee Middleton (Savatage)
• Marcus Miller (Miles Davis, David Sanborn)
• Thomas Miller (Symphony X)
• Mike Mills (R.E.M.)
• Danny Miranda (Blue Öyster Cult, Queen + Paul Rodgers)
• Yoh Miyamori (Orange Range)
• Gordon Moakes (Bloc Party)
• John Mole (Colosseum II, Gary Moore)
• Charlie Moniz (Avril Lavigne)
• Monk Montgomery
• Craig Montoya (Everclear)
• Alex Moore
• Erik Mortensen (Communic)
• Rockette Morton (Captain Beefheart, Mallard, Mark Boston)
• Keith Moseley (The String Cheese Incident)
• Robin Moulder (TCR, Jack Off Jill)
• Colin Moulding (XTC)
• Gary Mounfield (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream)
• John Moyer (Disturbed)
• Dee Murray (Elton John)
• George Murray (David Bowie)
• John Myung (Dream Theater)

N

• Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
• Me'shell Ndegeocello
• Kim Nekroman (Nekromantix)
• Billy Bass Nelson (Parliament-Funkadelic)
• Jason Newsted (Flotsam and Jetsam, Voivod, Metallica, Echobrain, Rock Star Supernova, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Murdoc Niccals (Gorillaz)
• Rob Nicholson
• Kelly Nickels (Faster Pussycat)
• Johan Niemann (Therion, Demonoid)
• Tim Nordwind (Ok Go)
• Greg Norton (Hüsker Dü)
• Matt Noveskey (Blue October)
• Krist Novoselic (Nirvana, Eyes Adrift)
• Jonathan Noyce (Jethro Tull)

O

• Berry Oakley (The Allman Brothers Band)
• Brian "Big Hands" O'Conner (Eagles of Death Metal)
• Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)
• Bernard Odum (James Brown)
• Tetsuya Ogawa (L'Arc~en~Ciel, Tetsu69)
• Patrick O'Hearn (Frank Zappa)
• Mike Oldfield
• Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, The Dwarves, Mondo Generator, Queens of the Stone Age)
• Stefan Olsdal (Placebo)
• Peter Olsson (Europe)
• Nick O'Malley (Arctic Monkeys)
• Jerry Only (The Misfits)
• Cait O'Riordan (The Pogues)
• Benjamin Orr (The Cars)
• Joe Osborn (Session musician)
• Mat Osman (Suede)
• Franc O'Shea

P

• P-Nut (311)
• Marko Paasikoski (Sonata Arctica)
• Sascha Paeth (Luca Turilli's Dreamquest)
• Richard Page (Mr. Mister)
• Pino Palladino (John Mayer Trio, The Who)
• Bruce Palmer (Buffalo Springfield)
• Dave "Yorkie" Palmer (Space)
• Chuck Panozzo (Styx)
• Horace Panter (The Specials, General Public)
• Felix Pappalardi (Mountain)
• Drew Parsons (American Hi-Fi)
• Jaco Pastorius (Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell)
• John Patitucci (Chick Corea)
• David Paton (Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project)
• Roger Patterson (Atheist)
• Joe Payne (Divine Heresy)
• Tim Payne (Thursday)
• Jeff Pearce (Moist, David Usher)
• Justin Pearson (The Locust, Some Girls, Head Wound City)
• Bojan Pečar (EKV)
• Share Pedersen (Vixen)
• Dave Pegg (Jethro Tull)
• Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick)
• Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
• Nadja Peulen (Coal Chamber)
• Mauro Pezzente (Godspeed You! Black Emperor)
• Kristen Pfaff (Janitor Joe, Hole, Palm)
• Pig Benis (Mushroomhead)
• Jeff Pilson (War and Peace, Dokken)
• Jeff Pinkus (Butthole Surfers)
• Doug Pinnick (King's X)
• Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. (Sepultura)
• Brian Pittman (Relient K) (Inhale Exhale)
• Pekka Pohjola (Wigwam)
• Ms Zsa Zsa Poltergeist (The Hamsters)
• Robert "Pops" Popwell
• Mike Porcaro (Toto)
• Frankie Poullain (The Darkness)
• Dougie Poynter (McFly)
• Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Tower Of Power)
• Joe Preston (Sunn O))), Thrones, High on Fire, The Melvins)
• Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Roxy Music)
• Joe Principe (Rise Against)
• Dave "Herr Pubis" Pybus (Cradle of Filth, Anathema)

Q

• Peter Quaife (The Kinks)
• Suzi Quatro
• Mick Quinn (Supergrass)

R

• Carl Radle (Eric Clapton)
• Will Rahmer (Mortician)
• Chuck Rainey
• Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson)
• C.J. Ramone (The Ramones)
• Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones)
• Jimmie Randall (Jo Jo Gunne)
• Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
• Zoran Redžić (Bijelo Dugme)
• Scott Reeder (Kyuss, Unida, Bütcher)
• C'el Revuelta (Black Flag)
• Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
• Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane)
• Jim Richardson (If)
• Greg Ridley (Humble Pie, Spooky Tooth)
• Oliver Riedel (Rammstein)
• Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes)
• Tyson Ritter (The All-American Rejects)
• Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit)
• Johnny Rod (W.A.S.P., King Kobra)
• Steve Rodby (Pat Metheny)
• Jim Rodford (Argent, The Kinks)
• Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (DeFacto)
• Kira Roessler (Black Flag)
• Kenny Rogers (The First Edition)
• Magnus Rosén (HammerFall)
• Lars Rosenberg (Carbonized, Entombed, Serpent)
• Chris Ross (Wolfmother)
• John Rostill (The Shadows)
• Demis Roussos (Aphrodite's Child)
• Andy Rourke (The Smiths)
• Mike Rutherford (Genesis)
• Kevin Rutmanis (The Cows, The Melvins, Tomahawk)

S

• Jeanne Sagan (All That Remains)
• Tetsuo Sakurai (Casiopea)
• Arion Salazar (Third Eye Blind)
• Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia)
• Paul Samwell-Smith (The Yardbirds)
• Troy Sanders (Mastodon)
• Mark Sandman (Morphine)
• Gabe Saporta (Midtown)
• Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Manic Eden, Dio)
• Rick Savage (Def Leppard)
• Taiji Sawada (X Japan)
• Tony Scalzo (Fastball)
• Reggie Scanlan (The Radiators)
• Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad)
• Jason Scheff (Chicago)
• Jerry Scheff (Elvis Presley)
• Don Schiff (Chapman Stick)
• Dirk Schlächter (Gamma Ray)
• Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy)
• Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles, Poco)
• Dave Schools (Widespread Panic)
• Karl E. H. Seigfried (Thunor)
• Captain Sensible (The Damned)
• Henkka Seppälä (Children of Bodom)
• Steve Severin (Siouxsie & The Banshees)
• Carlo Von Sexron (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Desert Sessions)
• Nick Seymour (Crowded House)
• Matt Sharp (Weezer, The Rentals)
• Tommy Shannon (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Storyville)
• Billy Sheehan (Niacin, Mr. Big, Steve Vai, Talas, David Lee Roth)
• Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden)
• Andrew Shives (Fear Factory)
• Scott Shriner (Weezer)
• Michael Shuman (Queens of the Stone Age)
• Gene Simmons (Kiss)
• Paul Simonon (The Clash, Havana 3am, The Good, the Bad and the Queen)
• Eon Sinclair (Bedouin Soundclash)
• Gord Sinclair (The Tragically Hip)
• Richard Sinclair (Caravan)
• Ryan Sinn (Angels & Airwaves)
• Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, Brides of Destruction, Sixx:A.M.)
• Muzz Skillings (Living Colour)
• Leland Sklar (James Taylor)
• Tim Skold (Marilyn Manson, KMFDM)
• Captain Sky
• Spike Slawson (Swingin' Utters)
• Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five)
• Phil Small (Cold Chisel)
• Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap)
• Curt Smith (Tears for Fears)
• Fred Smith (Blondie, Television)
• Zach Smith (Pinback)
• Bryce Soderberg (Lifehouse)
• Scott Sorry (Brides of Destruction, The Wildhearts)
• Esperanza Spalding
• Phil Spalding (Toyah, GTR, Mike Oldfield)
• Joey Spampinato (NRBQ)
• Mark Spicoluk (Avril Lavigne)
• Chris Squire (Yes)
• Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
• Chris Steele (Alexisonfire)
• David Steele (The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals)
• Michael Steele (The Bangles)
• Peter Steele (Carnivore, Type O Negative)
• Kai Stephens (Hard Fi)
• Dale Stewart (Seether)
• Sting (The Police)
• Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses)
• Hamish Stuart (Average White Band, Paul McCartney)
• Gary Stonadge (Big Audio Dynamite)
• Byron Stroud (Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Zimmers Hole)
• Dana Strum (Slaughter, Vinnie Vincent Invasion)
• Neil Stubenhaus (Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones)
• Alec John Such (Bon Jovi)
• Kasim Sulton (Utopia, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, The New Cars)
• Stuart Sutcliffe (The Beatles)
• Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans)
• Steve Swallow
• Dan Swanö
• Leon Sylvers III (Sylvers, Dynasty)
• Jack Syperek (The Trews)

T

• Robby Takac (The Goo Goo Dolls)
• Garry Tallent (The E Street Band)
• Matt Taylor (Motion City Soundtrack)
• John Taylor (Duran Duran, Power Station, Neurotic Outsiders)
• Kavyen Temperley (Eskimo Joe)
• Jay Terrien
• Gary Thain (Keef Hartley, Uriah Heep)
• Bruce Thomas (The Attractions)
• Paul Thomas (Good Charlotte)
• Danny Thompson (Pentangle, Richard Thompson)
• Gunnar H. Thomsen (Týr)
• Dougie Thomson (Supertramp)
• Phil Thornalley (The Cure, Johnny Hates Jazz)
• Scott Thunes (Frank Zappa, The Waterboys, Andy Prieboy, FEAR, Steve Vai)
• Gary Tibbs (Roxy Music, Adam and the Ants, Hazel O'Connor)
• Garrett Tierney (Brand New)
• Michael Todd (Coheed and Cambria)
• Peter Tork (The Monkees)
• Toshiya (Dir en grey)
• Pete Trewavas (Marillion)
• Robert Trujillo (Infectious Grooves, Suicidal Tendencies, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica)
• Tundra (Taake)
• Fred Turner (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
• Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash)
• Pete Turner (Elbow)

U

• Takeshi Ueda (Mad Capsule Markets)
• Futoshi Uehara (Maximum the Hormone)

V

• Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's)
• Ross Valory (Journey, Steve Miller Band)
• Edward Van Halen (Van Halen, Sammy Hagar)
• Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen)
• Larry Van Kriedt (AC/DC)
• Steve Vantsis (Fish)
• Johan van Stratum (Stream of Passion)
• Jeroen van Veen (Within Temptation)
• Sami Vänskä (Nightwish)
• Jayen Varma
• Ken Vasoli (The Starting Line)
• Morten Veland (Sirenia)
• D.D. Verni (Overkill)
• Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols)
• Varg "Count Grishnackh" Vikernes (Burzum, Mayhem)
• David Vincent (Morbid Angel)
• Eerie Von (Samhain, Danzig)
• Klaus Voorman (Manfred Mann, Plastic Ono Band)
• ICS Vortex (Dimmu Borgir)

W

• Matt Wachter (30 Seconds to Mars, Angels and Airwaves)
• Andreas Wallan Wahl (Therion, Serpent)
• Jeffrey Walker (Carcass)
• Brad Walst (Three Days Grace)
• Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69)
• Tim Ward (The Fall of Troy)
• John Warne (Relient K, Guerilla Rodeo)
• Andy Warren (The Monochrome Set)
• Jared Warren (Karp, Big Business, The Melvins)
• Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
• Mike Watt (The Minutemen, The Stooges)
• Norman Watt-Roy (The Blockheads)
• Nathan Watts (Stevie Wonder)
• Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
• Willie Weeks (Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Eric Clapton)
• Danny Weinkauf (They Might Be Giants)
• Mikey Welsh (Weezer)
• Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy)
• Uwe Wessel (Gamma Ray)
• Bob Weston (Shellac)
• John Wetton (Asia, King Crimson)
• Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
• Chris White (The Zombies)
• Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson; A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails)
• Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• Nick Wiggins (Aiden)
• Tal Wilkenfeld (Jeff Beck)
• Leon Wilkeson (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Cliff Williams (AC/DC)
• Hank Williams III (Superjoint Ritual)
• Leo Williams (Big Audio Dynamite, Dreadzone, Carbon/Silicon)
• Trevor Williams (Audience, Jonathan Kelly's Outside)
• Gary Willis (Tribal Tech)
• Aaron Wills (311)
• Matt Willis (Busted)
• Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
• Eric Wilson (Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars)
• Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
• Mark Wilson (Jet)
• Paul Wilson (Snow Patrol)
• Doug Wimbish (Sugarhill Gang, Living Colour, Tackhead, Mick Jagger, Joe Satriani)
• Kip Winger (Alice Cooper, Winger)
• Matthew Winter (Rooney)
• Muff Winwood (Spencer Davis Group)
• Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Go Blind Faith)
• Nicky Wire (Manic Street Preachers)
• Jah Wobble (Public Image Limited)
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Carly Simon)
• Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)
• Stevie Wonder
• Matt Wong (Reel Big Fish)
• Chris Wood (Medeski, Martin and Wood)
• Craig Wood (Avril Lavigne), (Gob)
• Allen Woody (Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
• Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Bass Extremes, Vital Tech Tones)
• D'Arcy Wretzky (The Smashing Pumpkins)
• Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski (Behemoth)
• Rob Wright (Nomeansno)
• Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones)

Y

• Brian Yale (Matchbox Twenty)
• Takahiro Yamada (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
• Hiro Yamamoto (Soundgarden)
• Tetsu Yamauchi (Free, Faces)
• Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys)
• George Young (AC/DC)
• Sean Yseult (White Zombie)
• Yu~ki (Malice Mizer)
• Doug Yule (The Velvet Underground)

Mikey Way [My Chemical Romance]

Z

• David Z (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
• Buddy Zabala (The Eraserheads)
• Tye Zamora (Alien Ant Farm)
• Frank Zappa (The Mothers of Invention)
• Marco Coti Zelati (Lacuna Coil)
• Stuart Zender (Jamiroquai)
• Regina Zernay (Cowboy Mouth)
• Bob Zilla (Damageplan)