List of rhythm guitarists
The following is a list of significant rhythm guitarists, arranged in ascending alphabetical order of last name. For a list of lead guitarists see List of lead guitarists.
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A
B
- Bobby Bandiera (Bon Jovi)
- Brian Bell (Weezer, Space Twins, The Relationship)
- Frank Black (The Pixies)
- Norman Blake (BMX Bandits, Teenage Fanclub)
- Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi)
- Bono (U2)
- James Bourne (Son of Dork, Busted)
- Ely Buendia (The Eraserheads)
- Beau Burchell (Saosin)
- Ben Burnley (Breaking Benjamin)
C
- Joey Cape (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes)
- Bob Casale (Devo)
- Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly)
- Dino Cazares (Fear Factory, Divine Heresy)
- Nic Cester (Jet)
- Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses,Rock Star Supernova)
- Jamie Cook (Arctic Monkeys)
- John Corabi (Mötley Crüe)
- Jason Cropper (Weezer)
- David Crosby (The Byrds)
D
- Ray Davies (The Kinks)
- John Deacon (Queen)
- Mamadou Diop (MAMADOU)
- Peter Doherty (The Libertines)
- Chris Dreja (The Yardbirds)
- Rick Dufay (Aerosmith)
- Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
E
- Richey James Edwards (Manic Street Preachers)
- Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo)
- Sam Endicott (The Bravery)
- Roky Erickson (13th Floor Elevators)
F
- Craig Fairbaugh (Transplants, +44)
- Andy Fairweather Low (Amen Corner, Roger Waters, The Who, Joe Satriani)
- Andrew Farriss (INXS)
- Tom Fletcher (McFly)
- Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Caleb Followill (Kings of Leon)
- Richard Fortus (Guns N' Roses)
- Glenn Frey (Eagles)
- Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
G
- Craig Gannon (Aztec Camera, The Bluebells, The Smiths)
- Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie)
- Lynval Golding (The Specials, Fun Boy Three)
- Adam Gontier (Three Days Grace)
- Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam)
- Freddie Green (Count Basie Orchestra)
- Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
H
- Mårten Hagström (Meshuggah)
- Bill Haley (Bill Haley & His Comets)
- Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes)
- Matt Heafy (Trivium)
- James Hetfield (Metallica)
- Charles Hedger (Cradle of Filth)
- Nick Hexum (311)
- Dexter Holland (The Offspring)
- Hyde (L'Arc-en-Ciel)
I
- Scott Ian (Anthrax)
- John Idan (The Yardbirds)
- James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance)
J
- Rick Jackett (Finger Eleven)
- Jim James (My Morning Jacket)
- Al Jardine (The Beach Boys)
- Joan Jett (Joan Jett and The Blackhearts)
- Martin Johnson (Boys Like Girls)
- Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
K
- Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
- Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand)
- Bill Kelliher (Mastodon)
- Mike Kennerty (The All-American Rejects)
- Ryan Key (Yellowcard)
- Joe King (The Fray)
- Scott Klopfenstein (Reel Big Fish)
- David Knopfler (Dire Straits)
- Alexander Kuoppala (Nickelback)
- Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver)
L
- Paul Landers (Rammstein)
- Paul Langlois (The Tragically Hip)
- Tito Larriva (Cruzados, Tito & Tarantula)
- Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.)
- Sébastien Lefebvre (Simple Plan)
- John Lennon (The Beatles)
- Jared Leto (30 Seconds to Mars)
- Aaron Lewis (Staind)
- Mike Lewis (Lostprophets)
- Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)
- Herman Li (DragonForce)
M
- Bryan MacLean (Love)
- Joel Madden (Good Charlotte)
- Billy Martin (Good Charlotte)
- Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Eric Melvin (NOFX)
- Sterling Morrison (Velvet Underground)
- Cameron Muncey (Jet)
- Munky (Korn)
N
O
- Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)
- John Oates (Hall & Oates)
- Ric Ocasek (The Cars)
- Kele Okereke (Bloc Party)
- Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory)
P
- Pata (X Japan)
- Kirk Pengilly (INXS)
- Peter Perrett (The Only Ones)
- Tom Petty (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
- Luke Pritchard (The Kooks)
- Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
R
- Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
- Josh Rand (Stone Sour)
- Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)
- Elias Reidy (The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus)
- Tim Reynolds
- Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
- Travis Richter (From First To Last)
- Nile Rodgers (Chic)
- Dean Roland (Collective Soul)
- James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
S
- Dirk Sauer (Edguy)
- Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth)
- Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions)
- Patti Scialfa (E Street Band)
- Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
- Phil Sgrosso (As I Lay Dying)
- Shagrath (Chrome Division)
- Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
- Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian)
- Pat Smear (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, The Germs)
- Fred "Sonic" Smith (MC5)
- Tom Smith (Editors)
- Silenoz (Dimmu Borgir)
- Skip Spence (Moby Grape)
- Bruce Springsteen (E Street Band)
- Layne Staley (Alice in Chains)
- Paul Stanley (Kiss)
- Wayne Static (Static-X)
- Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses)
- Joe Strummer (The Clash)
- Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)
- Sylvain Sylvain (New York Dolls)
T
- Ray Tabano (Aerosmith)
- Takuro (Glay)
- Serj Tankian (System of a Down)
- Evan Taubenfeld
- Roger Taylor (The Cross)
- Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones)
- Scott Thurston (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
- Paul Tobias (Guns N' Roses)
- Simon Tong (The Verve, The Shining, The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
- Matthew Tuck (Bullet for My Valentine)
V
- Nick Valensi (The Strokes)
- Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's)
- Steve Van Zandt (E Street Band)
- Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
- Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
W
- Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
- Bob Weir (The Grateful Dead)
- Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)
- Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
- Jason White (Green Day)
- Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
- Danny Whitten (Crazy Horse)
- Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's)
- Ron Wood (The Rolling Stones)
- Toki Wartooth (Dethklok)