List of guitarists

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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A

• John Abercrombie
• Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull)
• Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World)
• Willie Adler (Lamb of God)
• Jan Akkerman (Focus)
• Duane Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
• Quinn Allman (The Used)
• Carlos Alomar (David Bowie)
• Amen (Lordi)
• Trey Anastasio (Phish)
• Anchang (Sex Machineguns)
• Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
• Magnus Andersson
• Ace Andres (The X-15's)
• Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro, Holland, solo)
• Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
• Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid)
• Sergio Assad
• Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon)
• Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
• Chet Atkins
• Berton Averre (The Knack)
• Akiya (Kagrra,)
• Aoi (Gazette)
• António Chainho
• Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)

B

• Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who)
• Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion)
• Dave Baksh (former Sum 41 lead guitarist, now in Brown Brigade)
• David Ball (Soft Cell)
• Balsac the Jaws of Death, GWAR
• Perry Bamonte (The Cure)
• Paul Banks (Interpol)
• Carl Barat (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
• Mick Barr (Orthrelm, Crom Tech)
• Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
• Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
• Agustín Barrios
• Jennifer Batten
• Roland Bautista (original Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist, rejoined group from 1981 to 1983)
• 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),solo
• Jason Becker (Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
• Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
• Adrian Belew
• Brian Bell (Weezer)
• Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
• Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) (Currently acting as Vocalist)
• Chuck Berry Solo
• John Berry (Jacob's Dream)
• Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
• Dickie Betts(The Allman Brothers)
• Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland)
• Clint Black
• Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
• Norman Blake
• Ron Block (Alison Krauss)
• Mike Bloomfield
• Marc Bolan (T.Rex)
• Ben Bolt
• Bono (U2)
• Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit)
• James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
• Julian Bream
• Devin Bronson (Avril Lavigne), (Kelly Clarkson)
• Meredith Brooks
• Michael Bruce(Alice Cooper)
• Buckethead (Guns N' Roses), (Giant Robot)
• Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
• Jeff Buckley
• Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
• Jonathan Butler
• Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper)
• David Byrne (Talking Heads, solo)

C

• Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's)
• Randy California (Spirit)
• Jo Callis (The Rezillos, The Human League [former member - both bands])
• Glen Campbell
• Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
• Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
• Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
• Pedro Caparros (Breed77)
• Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
• Larry Carlton
• Al Casey
• Jeff Catania (Hall & Oates)
• Philip Catherine
• Eugene Chadbourne
• Bill Champlin (The Sons of Champlin)
• Chris Chasse ([Rise Against])
• Chris Cheney (The Living End)
• John Christ (Danzig)
• Stephen Christian (Anberlin)
• Jake Cinninger (Umphrey's McGee)
• Circuit.V.Panther (Sex Machineguns)
• Rama Claproth
• Eric Clapton (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Cream,Blind faith, Derek and the Dominos, solo)
• Roy Clark
• Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
• "Fast" Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
• Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses, solo)
• Dave Clo
• Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
• Eddie Cochran
• Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind)
• Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides)
• Jesse Colburn (Avril Lavigne), (Closet Monsters)
• Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
• Albert Collins
• Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Paul Colman (Newsboys), (Paul Colman Trio)
• Ry Cooder (Captain Beefheart, The Seeds)
• Jeff Cook (Alabama)
• Rusty Cooley (Revolution, Dominion, Outworld, solo)
• Gaz Coombes (Supergrass)
• Korey Cooper (Skillet)
• Francesco Corbetta
• Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
• Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, solo)
• Larry Coryell
• Robert Cray
• Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (Mar-Keys)
• Josh Cunningham (The Waifs)
• Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)

D

• Denis D'Amour (Voivod)
• Die (Dir en grey)
• Donnie Dacus
• Dick Dale
• Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
• Jean Pierre Danel
• Glenn Danzig (Danzig)
• Brad Delson (Linkin Park)
• Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan)
• Lenny Davidson (The Dave Clark Five)
• Dave Davies (The Kinks)
• Ray Davies (The Kinks)
• Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
• Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots)
• Tom Delonge (Blink 182, Angels and Airwaves)
• C.C. DeVille (Poison)
• Bo Diddley
• Ani Difranco
• Pete Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles)
• Dan Donegan (Disturbed)
• Jerry Douglas
• "Captain" Kirk Douglas (The Roots)
• K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
• Dr. Know (Bad Brains)
• Roland Dyens
• Duff McKagan(Guns N' Roses)

E

• The Edge (David Evans) (U2)
• Nokie Edwards (The Ventures)
• Mattias Eklundh (Freak Kitchen)
• Nathan Ellis (The Casket Lottery)
• Thomas Erak (The Fall of Troy)
• Euronimous (Mayhem)
• Mike Einziger (Incbus)

F

• Craig Fairbaugh (+44)
• Nick Falcon (The Young Werewolves)
• Andrew Farriss (INXS)
• Tim Farriss (INXS)
• Danny Felice (Breed 77)
• 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), Solo
• Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five), (solo)
• Jesse Follmer (Chasing 24)
• Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot)
• Lita Ford (The Runaways)
• Robben Ford
• Chris Foreman (Madness)
• Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)
• Richard Fortus (Pale Divine, Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love, Guns N' Roses)
• Oz Fox (Stryper, SinDizzy)
• Peter Frampton (The Herd)
• Black Francis (or Frank Black) (Pixies, solo)
• Lars Frederiksen (Rancid and Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards)
• Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind)
• Ace Frehley (KISS)
• Matthew Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces)
• Marty Friedman (Megadeth, Cacophony)
• 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)

G

• Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
• Rory Gallagher
• Shane Gallagher (+44)
• Frank Gambale
• Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) Solo
• Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
• Danny Gatton
• Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
• Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
• Andy Gibb
• Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees)
• Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
• Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X)
• David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
• Vince Gill (Pure Prarie League, Solo)
• Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
• Chad I. Ginsburg (CKY)
• Bobby Gonzales (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
• Dave Gonzalez (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
• 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)
• Johnny Graham (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• Dallas Green
• Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
• Steve Green (Play Dead)
• Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
• David Grier
• Carl Johan Grimmark (Narnia, Rob Rock, Saviour Machine)
• Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
• Todd Grubbs
• Aaron Guerra Tourniquet
• Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N' Roses, Brides of Destruction)
• Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion)
• Buddy Guy

H

• Steve Hackett (Genesis and solo work)
• Ollie Halsall (Patto, The Rutles, Kevin Ayers)
• Chuck Hammer (Lou Reed, David Bowie, Guitarchitecture)
• Kirk Hammett (Metallica), (Zodiac)
• Albert Hammond Jr (The Strokes, solo)
• Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
• Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)
• Joel Hanson (PFR)
• Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal)
• Dhani Harrison
• George Harrison (The Beatles)
• Charlotte Hatherley (Ash, solo)
• Sean Hayter (Lucius Hunt)
• Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
• Matt Heafy (Trivium)
• Michael Hedges
• Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath
• Marcus Henderson (Drist, solo)
• 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)
• Oli Herbert (All That Remains)
• James Hetfield (Metallica)
• Greg Hetson (Bad Religion, The Circle Jerks)
• Hide (X Japan)
• Hiroto (alice nine.)
• MJ Hibbett
• Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
• James Hogan (Left For Dead)
• Buddy Holly
• Joshua Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age)
• James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders)
• Matt Hoopes (Relient K)
• Tomoyasu Hotei (Boøwy)
• Michael Houser (Widespread Panic)
• Greg Howe
• [[Steve Howe (guitarist) ([[Yes, King Crimson, Asia)
• Porter Howell (Little Texas
• Keith Howland(Chicago)
• Brodie Foster Hubbard
• Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
• Heitor Teixeira Pereira (ex-Simply Red)
• Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle)

I

• James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle)
• Tony Iommi (Jethro Tull (minor member), Black Sabbath)
• Scott Ian (Anthrax)
• Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance)
• Izzy Stradlin' (Guns N' Roses)

J

• Tito Jackson (The Jackson 5)
• Dan Jacobs (Atreyu)
• Al Jardine (The Beach Boys)
• Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind)
• Joan Jett (The Runaways)
• John 5 (Marilyn Manson)
• Daniel Johns (Silverchair)
• 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)
• Juanes
• Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
• Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)

K

• Kaoru (Dir en grey)
• Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand)
• Dr Nico Kasanda
• Ben Kasica (Skillet)
• Terry Kath (Chicago)
• Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane)
• Ryo Kawasaki
• Phil Keaggy
• 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)
• Richard Kruspe-Bernstein (Rammstein)

L

• Shawn Lane
• Ler LaLonde (Primus)
• Paul Landers (Rammstein)
• Avril Lavigne
• Albert Lee
• Alvin Lee (Jaybirds, Ten Years After)
• Sebastien Lefebvre (Simple Plan)
• Gary Lenaire (Cripple Need Cane)
• John Lennon (The Beatles),Solo
• Julian Lennon
• Sean Lennon
• Herman Li (DragonForce)
• Ottmar Liebert
• Alex Lifeson (Rush)
• Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica)
• Mikko Viljami Lindström(HIM)
• Jeff Linsky
• Tom Linton (Jimmy Eat World)
• Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
• Richard Lloyd (Television)
• Chuck Loeb
• Joe Long (The Four Seasons (group))
• Courtney Love
• Sami Lopakka (Sentenced)
• Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta)
• Jörn Viggo Lofstad (Pagan's Mind)
• Steve Lukather (Toto)
• George Lynch (Dokken}
• Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
• Russell Lissack (Bloc Party)

M

• Dave McPherson (InMe)
• Greg McPherson (Centiment)
• Tony MacAlpine
• Daron Malakian (System of a Down)
• Stephen Malkmus (Pavement)
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen
• Kee Marcello (Europe)
• Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)
• Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
• Tak Matsumoto (B'z)
• John McGeoch (Magazine, Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, The Armoury Show)
• Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)
• Wade MacNeil (Alexisonfire)
• Julian Mandrake, Canvas
• Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
• Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
• Mike Marson (VaiN)
• Brent Mason
• Brian May (Queen)
• John Mayer
• Steve Mazur (Our Lady Peace)
• Carlo Marchione
• J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr)
• Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand)
• Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings), solo
• Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
• Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
• Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses), (Velvet Revolver), (Neurotic Outsiders)
• Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire, L.A. All Stars)
• 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
• Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, Skid Row)
• Greg "G-Mo" Moore (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
• Nathan Moore (ThaMuseMeant)
• Scotty Moore
• Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
• Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave)
• Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)
• Steve Morse (Deep Purple),Solo
• Mark Morton (Lamb of God)
• Derek "Chap Stique" Mount (Family Force 5)
• Alonso Mudarra
• James Murphy (Death, Testament)
• Matt "Guitar" Murphy
• Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
• Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
• 雅-miyavi-

N

• Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Nedelle (The Curtains)
• Joe Negri
• Graeme Nicholls (We Be The Echo, Voorhees, Break It Up)
• Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)
• Ricky Nelson
• Willie Nelson
• Jon Noble (Jacob's Dream)
• Aaron North (The Icarus Line, Nine Inch Nails)
• John Norum (Europe, Dokken)
• Bradley Nowell (Sublime)
• Ted Nugent (The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees) Solo

O

• Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)
• Mark O'Connor
• John Oates (Hall & Oates)
• Erkan Ogur (Telvin)
• Jimmy Olander (Diamond Rio)
• Mike Oldfield
• Solomon "Soul Glow Activator" Olds (Family Force 5)
• Criss Oliva (Savatage)
• Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)

P

• Christophe Pratiffi
• Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, [[Led Zeppelin],The Firm, Solo, Page and Plant
• Brad Paisley
• Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
• Joe Pass
• Ryan Peake (Nickelback)
• Andreas Paolo Perger
• Kirk Pengilly (INXS)
• Carl Perkins
• Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
• Tom Petty Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Solo, Traveling Wilburys
• Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
• John Petrucci (Dream Theater, solo)
• Al Pitrelli (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Asia, Megadeth)
• Chris Poland (Megadeth)
• Alberto Ponce
• Prince
• Jade Puget (Redemption 87, AFI)

R

• Trevor Rabin (Yes)
• Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
• Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
• Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
• Josh Rand (StoneSour)
• 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)
• Tony Rice
• Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones),Solo
• Max Richards (The Bonfire Of The Vanities)
• Mike Riggs (Rob Zombie, Scum of the Earth)
• Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Öyster Cult)
• Alison Robertson (The Donnas)
• Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
• Robbie Robertson (The Band)
• Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (At the Drive-In, De Facto, The Mars Volta)
• Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
• James Root (Slipknot, StoneSour)
• Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)
• Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
• Richard Rossi
• Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
• Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Terje Rypdal
• Johnny Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls)
• Antonio Rioseco

S

• Liam Snell (Twice Told Tales)
• 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
• Eric Schermerhorn (David Bowie, Iggy Pop, They Might Be Giants)
• Neal Schon
• Jon Schneck (Relient K, formerly of Audio Adrenaline)
• Andrés Segovia
• Brian Setzer (The Stray Cats, Brian Setzer Orchestra)
• Del Shannon
• Tommy Shannon
• Rodney Sheppard (Sugar Ray)
• Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd Solo
• Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
• Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
• Drew Shirley (Switchfoot)
• Ryan Shrout (Kutless)
• Donna Simpson (The Waifs)
• Vikki Simpson (The Waifs)
• 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)
• Zach Shapiro (Twice Told Tales)
• 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)
• John Squire (The Stone Roses)
• Tim Stafford (Blue Highway)
• Keith Stalcup (Statler Brothers, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jerry Lee Lewis)
• Paul Stanley (KISS)
• Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
• Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, [[Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)
• Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan)
• Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother)
• Mike Stone (Queensrÿche)
• Izzy Stradlin' (Guns N' Roses, Izzy Stradlin' & Ju Ju Hounds)
• Nathan Strayer (Anberlin)
• Jesper Strömblad (In Flames)
• Joe Strummer (The Clash)
• 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
• Shin (Kagrra)

T

• Ty Tabor (King's X)
• Evan Taubenfeld (Avril Lavigne), (Ditch Ruxton), (Black List Club)
• Corey Taylor (occasional guitarist for Stone Sour)
• Martin Taylor
• Miika Tenkula (Sentenced)
• Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones)
• Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
• Tommy Thayer (KISS)
• Matt Thiessen (Relient K, Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes)
• Mick Thompson (Slipknot)
• Porl Thompson (The Cure)
• George Thorogood
• Eidan Thorr (Valient Thorr)
• Odinn Thorr (Valient Thorr)
• Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)
• Lüpüs Thünder (Bloodhound Gang)
• Johnny Thunders (The Heartbreakers)
• Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
• Paul Tobias/Paul Huge (Guns N' Roses)
• Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)
• Tora (alice nine.)
• Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance)
• Sam Totman (Dragonforce)
• Ralph Towner (Oregon)
• Mark Lee Townsend (dc Talk)
• Pete Townshend (The Who),Solo
• Joseph Trohman (Fall Out Boy)
• Robin Trower (Procol Harum, Robin Trower Band)
• Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap)
• Corin Tucker (Heavens to Betsy, Sleater-Kinney)
• Luca Turilli (Rhapsody of Fire)
• Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss, Lonesome River Band, O Brother Where Art Thou?)

U

• Keith Urban (The Ranch, Solo)
• Midge Ure (Slik, The Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Visage)

V

• Vito Bratta (White Lion)
• Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, Whitesnake, solo)
• Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
• Jimmie Vaughan (Stevie Ray's brother, Fabulous Thunderbirds)
• Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
• Ritchie Valens
• Nick Valensi (The Strokes)
• Hilton Valentine (The Animals)
• Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
• Tom Verlaine (Television)
• Vinnie Vincent (KISS)

W

• Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (a-ha)
• Patrick Walden (Babyshambles, Fluid and the White Sport)
• Gordon Waller (Peter and Gordon)
• Joe Walsh (James Gang, The Eagles) Solo
• Toki Wartooth (Dethklok)
• Muddy Waters Solo
• Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek)
• Doc Watson
• Gentry Webb (The Cooters)
• Michael Weber (The Seminal Rats) 1966-1999
• Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council, solo)
• Howard Werth (Audience)
• Tim Wheeler (Ash)
• Clarence White (The Byrds, Kentucky Colonels)
• Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
• Jack White (The White Stripes), (Raconteurs)
• Jason White (Green Day)
• 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 (Bass) The Rolling Stones)
• Tom Wright (Slipstream)
• Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)
• Brian Welch (Korn)

Y

• Narciso Yepes
• Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
• Pete Yorn
• Angus Young (AC/DC)
• Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
• Neil Young Crosby,Stills,Nash,Young, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Solo

Z

• Roy Z (Rob Rock, Bruce Dickinson)
• Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)
• Dweezil Zappa
• Frank Zappa
• Vadim Zilberstein (Earth, Wind, & Fire, Chaka Khan)

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