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- “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott (Pantera)
- Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull)
- Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band)
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder, Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network)
- Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid, Transplants)
- Joseph Arthur
- Paul Arthurs (Oasis)
- Jeff Arwadi (Altera Enigma, Kekal)
- Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets)
- DJ Ashba (BulletBoys, Beautiful Creatures, Sixx:A.M.)
- Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon)
- Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
- Gwyn Ashton
- John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs)
- Sérgio Assad
- Gustavo Assis-Brasil
- Chet Atkins
- Paul Atkinson (The Zombies)
- Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys)
- Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake)
B
- Jim Babjak (The Smithereens)
- Ayub Bachchu (Love Runs Blind)
- Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall)
- Randy Bachman (Bachman–Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who)
- Derek Bailey
- Dave Bainbridge (Iona)
- Ian Bairnson (Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, Kate Bush)
- Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion)
- Mickey Baker
- Dave Baksh (Sum 41, Brown Brigade)
- David Ball (Soft Cell)
- Balsac the Jaws of Death (GWAR)
- Bruce Bouillet (Racer X)
- Terry Balsamo (Evanescence)
- Perry Bamonte (The Cure)
- Devendra Banhart
- Benji Madden (Good Charlotte)
- Paul Banks (Interpol)
- Peter Banks (Yes)
- Carl Barât (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
- Barbecue Bob
- Warren Barfield
- Don Barnes (38 Special)
- Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
- Paul Barrere (Little Feat)
- Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
- Agustín Barrios
- Nicholas Barron
- Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo)
- Desireé Bassett
- Joshua Bassett
- Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro)
- Jennifer Batten
- Roland Bautista (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
- Brendan Bayliss (Umphrey’s McGee)
- Eric Bazilian (The Hooters)
- Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake)
- Michael Bearpark (Darkroom, No-Man)
- Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
- Beck
- Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice)
- Joe Beck
- Justin Beck (Glassjaw)
- Joe Becker
- Jason Becker (Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
- Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
- Peter Beckett (Player)
- Johanna Beisteiner
- Adrian Belew (King Crimson, The Bears; Talking Heads, David Bowie, Frank Zappa)
- Drake Bell
- Brian Bell (Weezer, Space Twins, The Relationship)
- Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy)
- J.J. Belle
- Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
- Dustin Belt (Heffron Drive)
- Roni Benise
- Bob Bennett
- Chester Bennington (Linkin Park)
- Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs)
- George Benson
- Miki Berenyi (Lush)
- Peter Bernstein
- Chuck Berry
- Guy Berryman (Coldplay)
- Gene Bertoncini
- Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
- Dickey Betts (The Allman Brothers Band)
- Randall Bewley (Pylon)
- Bo Bice
- Big Tom
- Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland)
- Anders Björler (At the Gates, The Haunted)
- Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved)
- Clint Black
- Jack Black (Tenacious D)
- Ryland Blackinton (Cobra Starship)
- Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore’s Night)
- Alfonzo Blackwell
- Tony Blair
- Zach Blair (Hagfish, GWAR, Only Crime, Rise Against)
- Blind Blake
- Norman Blake
- Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub)
- Ron Block (Alison Krauss)
- Conny Bloom (Hanoi Rocks)
- Mike Bloomfield
- Bob Bogle (The Ventures)
- John Bohlinger (musician)
- Marc Bolan (T.Rex)
- Marcie Bolen (The Von Bondies)
- Tommy Bolin (Deep Purple)
- Joe Bonamassa
- Bono (U2)
- Nicke Borg (Backyard Babies)
- Adrian Borland (The Sound)
- Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit)
- Mark Boston (Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band)
- Jean-Paul Bourelly
- Tony Bourge (Budgie (band))
- James Bourne (Son of Dork)
- Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan)
- Robert Bowlin
- James Bowman (Against Me!)
- Will Boyd (American Princes)
- Mick Box (Uriah Heep)
- James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
- Michelle Branch (The Wreckers)
- Laurent Brancowitz (Phoenix)
- Srđan Branković (Alogia)
- Vito Bratta (White Lion)
- Creed Bratton (The Grass Roots)
- Jacques Brautbar (Phantom Planet)
- Julian Bream
- Lenny Breau
- Thomas Bredahl (Volbeat)
- Thom Bresh
- Paul Brett
- Mike Brewer
- John Brewster (The Angels)’s
- Lincoln Brewster
- Vic Briggs (Eric Burdon & The Animals)
- Terry Britten
- Chris Broderick (Megadeth)
- Dave Brock (Hawkwind)
- Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse, Ugly Casanova)
- David Bromberg
- Devin Bronson (Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson)
- Michael Brook
- Garth Brooks
- Kix Brooks (Brooks & Dunn)
- Meredith Brooks
- Big Bill Broonzy
- Bobby Broom
- Ethan Brosh
- Eric Brosius (Tribe)
- Drew Brown (OneRepublic)
- Mike Brown
- Jackson Browne (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
- Bob Brozman
- Norman Brown
- Oli Brown (RavenEye)
- Michael Bruce (Alice Cooper)
- Jimmy Bruno
- Mark Bryan (Hootie & the Blowfish)
- Roy Buchanan
- Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
- Buckethead (Guns N’ Roses, Praxis, Deli Creeps, Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains)
- Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
- Jonny Buckland (Coldplay)
- Jeff Buckley
- Ely Buendia (Eraserheads Pupil)
- Jimmy Buffett
- Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds)
- Ben Burnley (Breaking Benjamin)
- Christian Burns (BBMak)
- Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers)
- Vinny Burns (Ten)
- R. L. Burnside
- Kenny Burrell
- James Burton (Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, John Denver)
- Kristian Bush (Sugarland)
- Bernard Butler (Suede, The Tears)
- John Butler (John Butler Trio)
- Jonathan Butler
- Damon Buxton
- Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper)
- Roddy “Radiation” Byers (The Specials)
- Charlie Byrd
- David Byrne (Talking Heads)
C
- Fito Cabrales (Platero y Tú, Fito & Fitipaldis)
- Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind)
- Chris Caffery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go’s)
- Paul Caiafa (The Misfits, Kryst the Conqueror, Gorgeous Frankenstein)
- Colbie Caillat
- Al Caiola
- J. J. Cale
- Randy California (Spirit)
- Jo Callis (The Rezillos, The Human League)
- Greg Camp (Smash Mouth)
- Jeremy Camp
- Glen Campbell
- Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
- Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
- Royce Campbell
- Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
- Mike Campese
- Jim Campilongo
- Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
- Joey Cape (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Bad Astronaut)
- Captain Sensible (The Damned)
- Matteo Carcassi
- Larry Carlton
- Jesse Carmichael (Kara’s Flowers)
- Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)
- Pete Carr
- Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever)
- Kim Carroll
- John Valentine Carruthers (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- Maybelle Carter (Carter Family)
- Ferdinando Carulli[1]
- Neko Case (The New Pornographers)
- Al Casey (jazz guitarist)
- Al Casey (rock guitarist)
- Johnny Cash
- Nick Catanese (Black Label Society)
- Philip Catherine
- Stephen Caudel
- Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Nailbomb)
- Dino Cazares (Fear Factory, Divine Heresy)
- Danny Cedrone (Bill Haley & His Comets)
- Gustavo Cerati (Soda Stereo)
- Franco Cerri
- Nic Cester (Jet)
- Yavuz Çetin
- Eugene Chadbourne
- António Chainho
- Bill Champlin (Sons of Champlin)
- Eason Chan
- Jaycee Chan
- Jerry Chang
- Gary Chapman
- Manny Charlton (Nazareth)
- Charo
- David Chastain (Chastain)
- Rhys Chatham
- Chris Cheney (The Living End)
- Andrew Cheshire
- Phil Chevron (The Pogues)
- Moraito Chico
- Michael Guy Chislett (The Academy Is…, Hillsong United)
- Jay Chou
- John Christ (Danzig)
- Charlie Christian (Benny Goodman)
- Stephen Christian (Anberlin)
- Popa Chubby
- Don Ciccone (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The Critters)
- Martin Cilia (The Atlantics)
- Jake Cinninger (Umphrey’s McGee)
- John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
- Liam Clancy (The Clancy Brothers, Makem and Clancy)
- Eric Clapton (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos)
- Angus Clark (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Mike Clark (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Roy Clark
- Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
- “Fast” Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
- Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses, Rock Star Supernova)
- Frank Claussen (Theatre of Tragedy)
- Zal Cleminson (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
- Henry Cluney (Stiff Little Fingers)
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
- Eddie Cochran
- Stephen Cochran
- Bruce Cockburn
- Leonard Cohen
- Sam Cohen
- Jesse Colburn (Avril Lavigne)
- Deborah Coleman
- Johnny Colla (Huey Lewis and the News)
- Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
- Ned Collette
- Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne)
- Albert Collins
- Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- John Collins (The New Pornographers, The Evaporators)
- Paul Collins (The Beat)
- Paul Colman (Newsboys, Paul Colman Trio)
- Gary Lee Conner (Screaming Trees)
- John Connolly (Sevendust)
- Bill Connors
- Nico Constantine (Madfly, Comes with the Fall)
- Steve Conte (New York Dolls), (Eric Burdon)
- Ry Cooder (Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, The Seeds)
- Jamie Cook (Arctic Monkeys)
- Jesse Cook
- Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty, The New Left)
- Mike Cooley (musician) (Drive-by Truckers)
- Rusty Cooley (Dominion, Outworld)
- Gaz Coombes (Supergrass)
- John Corabi (Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union)
- Francesco Corbetta
- Easton Corbin
- Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
- Gene Cornish (The Rascals, Fotomaker)
- Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers)
- Jim Corr (The Corrs)
- Larry Coryell
- Miranda Cosgrove
- Yamandu Costa
- Napoléon Coste
- Sean Costello
- Elizabeth Cotten
- Jeff Cotton (Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band)
- Andy Cox (The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals)
- Laura Cox
- Graham Coxon (Blur)
- Jonathan Coulton
- Steve Cradock
- Andrew Craighan (My Dying Bride)
- Philo Cramer (Fear)
- Dan Crary
- Robert Cray
- Marshall Crenshaw
- Jim Croce
- Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)
- Jason Cropper (Weezer)
- Steve “The Colonel” Cropper (The Mar-Keys, Booker T. & the M.G.’s)
- David Crosby (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Byrds)
- Robbin Crosby (Ratt)
- Sheryl Crow
- Allison Crowe
- András Csáki
- Josh Cunningham (The Waifs)
- Rivers Cuomo (Weezer, Avant Garde, Homie)
- Shannon Curfman
- John Curulewski (Styx)
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Miley Cyrus
- Trace Cyrus
D
- Britt Daniel (Spoon, Divine Fits)
- Dante DeCaro (Hot Hot Heat, Johnny and the Moon)
- Denis D’Amour (Voivod)
- Donnie Dacus
- Marcel Dadi
- Aaron Dalbec (Bane, Only Crime)
- Dick Dale
- Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
- Sean Danielsen (Smile Empty Soul, World Fire Brigade)
- Jol Dantzig (Wilson Pickett, Shaw Blades, Jim Carroll)
- Glenn Danzig (Danzig)
- Lenny Davidson (The Dave Clark Five)
- Dave Davies (The Kinks)
- Ray Davies (The Kinks)
- Brad Davis (musician)
- Reverend Gary Davis
- Jesse Ed Davis
- Keeley Davis (Denali, Engine Down)
- Maura Davis (Denali)
- Mike Davis (Nocturnus)
- Mike Dawes
- Christopher Dean
- Mahyar Dean (Angband)
- Nicolas de Angelis
- Chris de Burgh
- Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti
- Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
- Vance DeGeneres (Cowboy Mouth)
- Reina del Cid
- Dean DeLeo (Talk Show, Stone Temple Pilots)
- Tom DeLonge (Blink-182, Box Car Racer, Angels & Airwaves)
- Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
- Dave Dederer (The Presidents of the United States of America)
- Brad Delp (Boston)
- Brad Delson (Linkin Park)
- Paul Dempsey (Something for Kate)
- Tommy Denander (Michael Jackson, Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, Ricky Martin, Toto)
- Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard, Tomahawk, Firewater)
- Tom Denney (A Day To Remember)
- John Denver
- Johnny Depp
- Amir Derakh (Orgy, Julien-K, Rough Cutt)
- Rick Derringer (The McCoys)
- Jason De Ron (Altera Enigma, Paramaecium)
- Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult)
- C.C. DeVille (Poison)
- Mat Devine (Kill Hannah)
- Tommy DeVito (The Four Seasons)
- Roberto Diana
- Dennis “Denny” Dias, Steely Dan
- Alirio Díaz
- Diblo Dibala
- Bo Diddley
- Dido
- Ani DiFranco
- Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks)
- Al Di Meola
- Pete Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles)
- Peter Dolving (Mary Beats Jane, The Haunted)
- Dan Donegan (Disturbed)
- Donovan
- Edsel Dope (Dope)
- Paul Dorrington
- Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty)
- Captain Kirk Douglas (The Roots)
- Jerry Douglas
- K. K. Downing (Judas Priest)
- Dr. Know (Bad Brains)
- Nick Drake
- Pete Drake
- Dregen (Backyard Babies, The Hellacopters)
- Bruce Driscoll (Blondfire, Brookville)
- Glen Drover (Megadeth, King Diamond, Eidolon)
- Steven Drozd (The Flaming Lips)
- Ian D’Sa (Billy Talent)
- Chris Duarte
- Les Dudek
- Billy Duffy (The Cult)
- Jan Dumée (Focus, On the Rocks)
- Tom Dumont (No Doubt, Invincible Overlord)
- Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
- Andy Dunlop (Travis)
- Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn)
- Kyle Bobby Dunn
- Francis Dunnery (It Bites)
- Jesse James Dupree (Jackyl)
- Sherri DuPree (Eisley)
- William DuVall (Neon Christ, Madfly, Comes with the Fall, Alice in Chains)
- Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage)
- Roland Dyens
- Doyle Dykes
- Bob Dylan
- Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers)
- Jerry Donahue
E
F
- John Fahey
- Bruce Fairweather (Mother Love Bone, Green River)
- Nick Falcon (The Young Werewolves)
- Todd Fancey (The New Pornographers)
- Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger)
- Tal Farlow
- Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
- John Farrar (The Shadows)
- Andrew Farriss (INXS)
- Tim Farriss (INXS)
- Josh Farro (Paramore)
- Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers)
- Newton Faulkner
- Don Felder (Eagles)
- José Feliciano
- Jay Ferguson (Sloan)
- Jeremy “Jinxx” Ferguson (Black Veil Brides)
- Jim Ferguson
- Dean Fertita Queens of the Stone Age, The Waxwings The Dead Weather
- Roger C. Field
- Scott Fields
- Zach Filkins (OneRepublic)
- Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses)
- Jon Finn (Jon Finn Group)
- Michael Lee Firkins
- Jörg Fischer (Accept)
- Bradley Fish
- Samantha Fish
- Roger Fisher (Heart)
- Eliot Fisk
- Warren Fitzgerald (Oingo Boingo, The Vandals)
- John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants)
- Lester Flatt (Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, Foggy Mountain Boys, Nashville Grass)
- Flattus Maximus (GWAR)
- Tom Fletcher (McFly)
- Brandon Flowers (The Killers)
- Robb Flynn (Machine Head)
- William Foden
- John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five)
- Sue Foley
- Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot)
- Lita Ford (The Runaways)
- Marc Ford (The Black Crowes)
- Robben Ford
- Chris Foreman (Madness)
- Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)
- Richard Fortus (The Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love, Guns N’ Roses)
- François de Fossa
- Rick Foster
- Alex Fox
- Oz Fox (Stryper, SinDizzy)
- Les Fradkin (Beatlemania (musical))
- Peter Frampton (Humble Pie, The Herd)
- Black Francis (Pixies)
- Lars Frederiksen (Rancid, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards)
- Ace Frehley (KISS)
- Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister)
- 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)
- Uri Frost (Katamine)
- John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Koichi Fukuda (Static-X)
- Bobby Fuller (The Bobby Fuller Four)
- Jim Fuller (The Surfaris)
- Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October, The Last Wish)
- Nelly Furtado
- Magne Furuholmen (a-ha)
G
- Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Declan Galbraith
- Eric Gale
- Eric Gales
- Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
- Rory Gallagher
- Shane Gallagher (+44)
- Cliff Gallup
- Frank Gambale
- Tim Gane (Stereolab)
- Sunil Ganguly
- Charly García (Sui Generis, Porsuigieco, La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, Serú Girán)
- Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
- Ricardo Garcia
- Roopam Garg
- Chuck Garvey (moe.)
- Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)
- Diego del Gastor
- Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold, Pinkly Smooth)
- Danny Gatton
- Dick Gaughan
- Eelco Gelling (Cuby + Blizzards, Golden Earring)
- Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
- Joseph Genaro (The Dead Milkmen)
- Vicki Genfan
- Antony Genn (The Mescaleros, The Hours)
- Dave Genn (Matthew Good Band)
- Lowell George (The Mothers of Invention, Little Feat)
- Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
- Per Gessle (Gyllene Tider, Roxette)
- Andy Gibb
- Barry Gibb (Bee Gees)
- Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
- Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, ¡All-Time Quarterback!)
- Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
- Gilberto Gil
- Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X)
- João Gilberto
- Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation)
- Nick Gilder (Sweeney Todd)
- Brad Gillis (Night Ranger)
- David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
- Vince Gill (Pure Prairie League)
- Gordon Giltrap
- Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
- Chad I Ginsburg (CKY)
- Mauro Giuliani
- George Gobel
- Nicolas Godin (Air)
- Mircea Gogoncea
- Lynval Golding (The Specials)
- Sander Gommans (After Forever)
- Pier Gonella (Mastercastle–Necrodeath)
- Adam Gontier (Three Days Grace)
- Dave Gonzalez (The Paladins, Hacienda Brothers)
- José González
- Pedro Javier González
- Myles Goodwyn (April Wine)
- Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt)
- Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
- Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)
- Grisha Goryachev
- Chris Goss (Masters of Reality)
- Stone Gossard (Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam)
- Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel)
- Johnny Goudie (Goudie)
- Ellie Goulding
- Barry Goudreau (Boston)
- Guthrie Govan
- Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!)
- Gerhard Graf-Martinez
- Davey Graham
- Amy Grant
- James Grant (Love and Money)
- Rocky Gray (Soul Embraced)
- Jay Graydon
- Doug Grean
- Boris Grebenshchikov (Aquarium)
- Dallas Green (Alexisonfire, City and Colour)
- Freddie Green (Count Basie)
- Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
- Grant Green
- Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
- Ted Greene
- Norman Greenbaum
- Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet)
- Brian Greenway (April Wine, Mashmakhan)
- Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
- Dave Gregory (XTC)
- David Grier
- Ryan Griffiths (The Vines)
- Carl Johan Grimmark (Narnia, Rob Rock, Saviour Machine, Beautiful Sin)
- Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana)
- Stefan Grossman
- Luther Grosvenor (Spooky Tooth)
- Todd Grubbs
- Lalo Guerrero
- Guinga
- Michael Gulezian
- Trey Gunn (King Crimson), (David Sylvian)
- Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N’ Roses, Brides of Destruction)
- Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, Error)
- James Gurley (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
- Michael Gurley (Dada)
- Gus G (Firewind)
- Buddy Guy
H
- Steve Hackett (Genesis, GTR)
- Amir-John Haddad
- Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Chickenfoot, The Circle)
- Ivar Haglund
- Bill Haley (Bill Haley and His Comets)
- GP Hall
- Jim Hall
- Kristen Hall (Sugarland)
- Johan Hallgren (Pain of Salvation)
- Mary Halvorson
- Mike Hamilton (Kenny Loggins, Peter Kater, Jay Ferguson)
- Page Hamilton (Helmet)
- Shannon Hamm (Death, Control Denied)
- Chuck Hammer (Lou Reed, David Bowie, Guitarchitecture)
- Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
- Peter Hammill (Van der Graaf Generator)
- Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes)
- Michael Hampton (Funkadelic)
- Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
- Brian Haner Sr.
- Frank Hannon (Tesla)
- Andrew Hansen
- Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)
- Isaac Hanson (Hanson)
- Joel Hanson (PFR)
- Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal)
- Bob Hardy (Franz Ferdinand)
- Bill Harkleroad (Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band)
- Jessica Harp (The Wreckers)
- Ben Harper
- Nick Harper
- Roy Harper
- Dhani Harrison (thenewno2)
- George Harrison (The Beatles)
- Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
- Mark Hart (Supertramp, Crowded House)
- Bob Hartman (Petra)
- Les Harvey (Stone the Crows)
- PJ Harvey
- Pye Hastings (Caravan)
- Charlotte Hatherley (Ash)
- Ian Haug (Powderfinger)
- Dan Hawkins (The Darkness)
- Justin Hawkins (The Darkness)
- Nick Hawkins (Big Audio Dynamite II)
- Colin Hay (Men at Work)
- Hiroyuki Hayashi (Polysics)
- Peter Hayes (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)
- Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t Mule)
- Dave Haywood (Lady Antebellum)
- Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic)
- Pete Haycock (Climax Blues Band)
- Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
- Matt Heafy (Trivium)
- Jeff Healey
- Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle)
- Jim “Reverend Horton” Heath
- Charles Hedger (Cradle of Filth)
- Michael Hedges
- Christian Hejnal (Scarling.)
- Scott Henderson (Tribal Tech, Vital Tech Tones)
- Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows)
- Masato Hayakawa (Coldrain)
- Don Henley (Eagles)
- Ken Hensley
- James Hetfield (Metallica)
- Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Bad Religion)
- Nick Hexum (311)
- MJ Hibbett
- Tony Hicks
- hide (X Japan)
- Johnny Hiland
- Steve Hillage
- Tyler Hilton
- Brent Hinds (Mastodon)
- Robert “Bucket” Hingley (The Toasters)
- Tom Hingley (Too Much Texas, Inspiral Carpets)
- Paul Hinojos (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
- Taka Hirose (Feeder)
- Joel Hoekstra (Night Ranger, Whitesnake, Rock of Ages (musical))
- Jules Hodgson (KMFDM)
- Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)
- Gary Hoey
- Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
- Wolf Hoffmann (Accept)
- James Hogan
- Noel Hogan (The Cranberries)
- Randy Holden
- Allan Holdsworth (U.K.)
- Dexter Holland (The Offspring)
- Justin Holland
- Buddy Holly
- Joshua Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age)
- James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders)
- Matt Hoopes (Relient K)
- Mary Hopkin
- Doug Hopkins (Gin Blossoms)
- Lightnin’ Hopkins
- Mark Hoppus (Blink-182, +44)
- Keith Hopwood (Herman’s Hermits)
- Rita Hosking
- Tomoyasu Hotei (Boøwy)
- Jimmy Hotz
- Son House
- Michael Houser (Widespread Panic)
- Greg Howe
- Steve Howe (Yes, GTR, Asia)
- Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle)
- Keith Howland (Chicago)
- C. B. Hudson, (Blue October)
- Dann Huff
- Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal)
- Steve Hunter (Alice Cooper)
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Wayne Hussey (The Mission, The Sisters of Mercy)
- Eric Hutchinson
- Mick Hucknall (Simply Red)
- Eugene Hütz (Gogol Bordello)
- Hyde (L’Arc-en-Ciel, VAMPS)
- Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
I
- Scott Ian (Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death)
- Angel Ibarra (Aiden)
- Billy Idol
- Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance)
- James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle)
- Ihsahn (Emperor, Thou Shalt Suffer, Peccatum, Hardingrock)
- Chris Impellitteri (Impellitteri)
- Frank Infante (Blondie)
- Elliot Ingber (The Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band)
- Roberto Iniesta (Extremoduro)
- Inoran (Luna Sea, Fake?, Tourbillon)
- Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell)
- Donnie Iris
- Chris Isaak
- Sharon Isbin
- Arve Isdal (Enslaved)
- Ichiro Ito (Every Little Thing)
- Maja Ivarsson (The Sounds)
- Anders Iwers (Ceremonial Oath, In Flames, Cemetary, Lacuna Coil)
J
K
- Ledward Kaapana
- Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand)
- Andre “Virus” Karkos (Dope, Device)
- Billy Karren (Bikini Kill)
- Dr Nico Kasanda
- Terry Kath (Chicago)
- Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane)
- Ryo Kawasaki
- John Kay (Steppenwolf)
- Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group)
- Phil Keaggy
- Toby Keith
- Bill Kelliher (Mastodon)
- Dave Kelly (musician)
- Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
- Ken Kitamura (L’Arc-en-Ciel)
- Big Kenny (Big & Rich)
- Mike Kennerty (The All American Rejects)
- Barney Kessel
- Daniel Kessler (Interpol)
- Dave Keuning (The Killers)
- Ryan Key (Yellowcard)
- Herbert Khaury (Tiny Tim)
- Jewel Kilcher
- Cheyenne Kimball (Gloriana)
- Albert King
- B.B. King
- Ben King (The Yardbirds)
- Dave King (Flogging Molly)
- Ed King (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Freddie King
- Justin King
- Kaki King
- Kerry King (Slayer)
- Donald Kinsey (Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh)
- Bill Kirchen (Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen)
- Pat Kirtley
- Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend)
- Kôji Kiriki (Malice Mizer, Eve of Destiny)
- Jon Klein (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- Frank Klepacki (I AM, Home Cookin’
- Forrest Kline (hellogoodbye)
- Josh Klinghoffer (The Bicycle Thief, John Frusciante, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Scott Klopfenstein (Reel Big Fish, The Littlest Man Band)
- Earl Klugh
- Larry Knechtel
- David Knopfler
- Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
- Jeffrey Kollman (Bombastic Meatbats)
- George Kooymans (Golden Earring)
- Peter Koppes (The Church)
- Alexis Korner
- Pasi Koskinen (St. Mucus, Ajattara, To Separate the Flesh from the Bones)
- Paul Kostabi (White Zombie)
- Leo Kottke
- Richie Kotzen
- Rocky Kramer
- Wayne Kramer (MC5)
- Norbert Krief (Trust)
- Robby Krieger (The Doors)
- Chad Kroeger (Nickelback)
- Richard Kruspe (Rammstein)
- Andrei Krylov
- Jan Kuehnemund (Vixen)
- Damian Kulash (OK Go)
- Bruce Kulick (Kiss)
- Irina Kulikova
- Dave Kushner (Wasted Youth, Infectious Grooves, Zilch, Velvet Revolver)
- Paul Kossoff (Free)
L
- Jesse Lacey (Brand New)
- Patrick Lachman (Halford, Damageplan)
- Julian Lage
- Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
- Denny Laine (Paul McCartney, Wings, The Moody Blues, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Colin Blunstone)
- Shawn Lane, (Black Oak Arkansas)
- Ler LaLonde (Primus)
- Miranda Lambert
- Paul Landers (Rammstein)
- Yuri Landman
- Michael Landau
- Jonny Lang
- Tito Larriva (The Plugz, Cruzados, Tito & Tarantula)
- Marit Larsen
- Andrew Latimer (Camel)
- Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom)
- Hugh Laurie (Fry and Laurie)
- Antonio Lauro
- Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday)
- Bernie Leadon (Eagles)
- Fin Leavell (The Summer Obsession, Nightswim, Against All Authority)
- Derek Leckenby (Herman’s Hermits)
- John LeCompt ( Evanescence)
- Albert Lee
- Alex Lee (Placebo)
- Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)
- Jake E. Lee
- Shane Lee (Six & Out)
- Thomas Leeb
- Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age, A Perfect Circle)
- Sébastien Lefebvre (Simple Plan)
- Adrian Legg
- John Lennon (The Beatles)
- Julian Lennon
- Sean Lennon
- Stefano Lentini
- Deke Leonard (Man (band))
- Lettie
- Jared Leto (Thirty Seconds to Mars)
- Adam Levine (Maroon 5, Kara’s Flowers)
- Vaden Todd Lewis (Toadies)
- Aaron Lewis (Staind)
- Bob Lewis (Devo)
- Matty Lewis (Zebrahead)
- Herman Li (DragonForce)
- Ottmar Liebert
- Alex Lifeson (Rush)
- Jani Liimatainen (Cain’s Offering, Sonata Arctica)
- John Lilley (The Hooters)
- Rickey Lime (Scarling.)
- Charley Lincoln
- Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)
- David Lindley
- Peter Lindgren (Opeth)
- Mikko Lindström (HIM)
- Buzzy Linhart
- Jeff Linsky
- Sead Lipovača (Divlje jagode)
- Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
- Duncan Lloyd (Maxïmo Park)
- Lazer Lloyd
- Richard Lloyd (Television)
- Robert Lockwood, Jr.
- Chuck Loeb
- Lisa Loeb
- Pete Loeffler (Chevelle)
- Nils Lofgren (E Street Band)
- Karl Logan (Manowar)
- Kenny Loggins
- John Lombardo (10,000 Maniacs, John & Mary)
- Jeff Loomis (Nevermore, Sanctuary)
- Dang Ngoc Long
- Joe Long (The Four Seasons)
- Sami Lopakka (Sentenced)
- Courtney Love (Hole)
- Demi Lovato
- Clint Lowery (Sevendust, Dark New Day)
- Scott Lucas (Local H)
- Paco de Lucía
- Steve Lukather (Toto)
- Jean-Baptiste Lully
- George Lynch (Dokken)
- Jeff Lynne (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys)
- Jimmy Lyon (Eddie Money, The Greg Kihn Band)
- Bob Log III
M
- Tony MacAlpine
- Alick Macheso
- Lonnie Mack
- Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod (Chilliwack, Headpins)
- Doug Macleod
- Wade MacNeil (Alexisonfire)
- Benji Madden (Good Charlotte)
- Madonna
- Jari Mäenpää (Wintersun, Ensiferum)
- Taj Mahal (musician)
- Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace)
- Wolf Mail
- Daron Malakian (System of a Down, Scars on Broadway)
- Stephen Malkmus (Pavement)
- Gui Mallon
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Russell Malone
- Mana Mana (Moi dix Mois, Malice Mizer)
- Harvey Mandel (Canned Heat)
- Julian Mandrake, (Canvas, Blue October)
- James Mankey (Concrete Blonde)
- Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music)
- Kee Marcello (Easy Action, Europe, Kee Marcello’s K2)
- Carlo Marchione
- Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)
- Steve Marker (Garbage)
- Bob Marley (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
- Del Marquis (Scissor Sisters)
- Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Modest Mouse)
- Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie)
- Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
- Bernie Marsden (UFO (band), Whitesnake)
- Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
- James Marsters
- Billy Martin (Good Charlotte)
- Chris Martin (Coldplay)
- Jeff Martin (The Tea Party)
- Jim Martin (Faith No More)
- Pat Martino
- Dave Martone
- John Martyn
- Hank Marvin (The Shadows)
- J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
- James Maslow
- Brent Mason
- Dave Mason
- Lucio Matarazzo
- Tak Matsumoto (B’z)
- Dave Matthews (Dave Matthews Band)
- Lee Mavers (The La’s)
- Brian May (Queen)
- John Mayer
- Sonny Mayo (Snot, Hed PE, Amen, Sevendust)
- Steve Mazur (Our Lady Peace)
- Nick McCabe (The Verve)
- Ian McCallum (Stiff Little Fingers)
- John McCarthy
- Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand)
- Paul McCartney (The Beatles), (Wings)
- Andy McCoy (Hanoi Rocks)
- Hugh McCracken
- Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
- Danny McCulloch (The Animals)
- Jimmy McCulloch (Wings, Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows, Small Faces, The Dukes)
- Henry McCullough (Éire Apparent, the Grease Band, Spooky Tooth, Wings)
- Jennette McCurdy
- Richie McDonald
- Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Eric McFadden (Eric Burdon)
- John McFee (The Doobie Brothers, Southern Pacific)
- John McGeoch (Magazine, Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, The Armoury Show)
- Tim McGraw
- Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
- Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)
- James McIlroy (Cradle of Filth)
- Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, Neurotic Outsiders)
- Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- John McKay (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- Andy McKee
- Sarah McLachlan
- John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
- Troy McLawhorn (Dark New Day, Evanescence)
- Tony McManus
- El McMeen
- John McNally (The Searchers)
- Tony McPhee (The Groundhogs)
- Dave McPherson (InMe)
- Michelle Meldrum (Phantom Blue, Meldrum)
- Colin Meloy (The Decemberists)
- Katie Melua
- Eric Melvin (NOFX)
- Wendy Melvoin
- Shawn Mendes
- Johann Kaspar Mertz
- Italo Meschi
- Memphis Minnie
- Eddie Mesa
- Naser Mestarihi
- Pat Metheny (Pat Metheny Group)
- Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy, Common Rider)
- Alyson Michalka (78violet)
- Amanda Michalka (78violet)
- Darren Middleton (Powderfinger)
- Qaasim Middleton (Nat & Alex Wolff)
- Radomir Mihailović (Smak)
- Tomo Miličević (Thirty Seconds to Mars)
- Amy Millan (Stars)
- Deron Miller (CKY)
- Dominic Miller (Phil Collins)
- Jerry Miller (Moby Grape)
- Marcus Miller
- Roger Miller (Mission of Burma)
- Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band)
- Nuno Mindelis
- Ben Mink
- Federico Miranda (Gandhi)
- Roman Miroshnichenko
- Tom Misch
- Joni Mitchell
- Kim Mitchell
- Miyavi (Skin)
- Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil)
- Brian Molko (Placebo)
- MonaLisa Twins
- Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf)
- Erik Mongrain
- Wes Montgomery
- Carlos Montoya
- Ronnie Montrose (Montrose, Gamma)
- Ben Moody (Evanescence)
- Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, Skid Row)
- Nathan Moore (Surprise Me Mr. Davis, ThaMuseMeant)
- Scotty Moore
- Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
- Vinnie Moore (UFO), (Vicious Rumors)
- Craig Morgan
- Shaun Morgan (Seether)
- Rafael Moreira
- Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman)
- Marc Moreland (Wall of Voodoo, The Skulls)
- Chino Moreno (Deftones)
- Ruthie Morris (Magnapop)
- Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)
- Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple)
- Howard Moss
- Jason Moss (Cherry Poppin’ Daddies)
- Bob Mothersbaugh (Devo)
- Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü)
- Xavier Moyano
- Jason Mraz
- Alonso Mudarra
- Maury Muehleisen
- Cameron Muncey (Jet)
- Billy Mure
- James Murphy (Death, Testament)
- Matt “Guitar” Murphy
- Dave Mustaine (Megadeth, Metallica)
- Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
- Brad Myers
- Zach Myers (Shinedown)
- Gary Myrick (Havana 3am)
N
- Jimmy Nail
- Miyu Nagase (Zone)
- Randy Napoleon
- Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
- Dave Navarro (Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, Camp Freddy)
- Joe Negri
- Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro, Marmaduke Duke)
- Ricky Nelson
- Willie Nelson
- Michael Nesmith (The Monkees)
- Mike Ness (Social Distortion)
- Ira Newborn
- Carl Newman (The New Pornographers)
- Grant Nicholas (Feeder)
- Craig Nicholls (The Vines)
- Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)
- Willie Nile
- John Nolan (Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday)
- Noodle (Gorillaz)
- Noodles (The Offspring)
- Paul Noonan (Bell X1)
- Aaron North (The Icarus Line, Nine Inch Nails)
- John Norum (Europe, Dokken)
- Bradley Nowell (Sublime)
- Ted Nugent (The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees)
O
P
- Niccolò Paganini
- Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm)
- Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies, The Vanity Project)
- Clive Painter (Broken Dog, The 99 Call, Tram (band), The Real Tuesday Weld)
- Brad Paisley
- John Paiva (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)
- Orianthi Panagaris
- Jett Pangan (The Dawn)
- Paulinho Nogueira
- Richard Palmer (Supertramp)
- Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
- Charlie Parra del Riego
- Russ Parrish (Steel Panther)
- Andy Partridge (XTC)
- Joe Pass
- Pata (X Japan)
- Ralph Patt
- Pappo
- Les Paul
- Tom Paxton
- Ryan Peake (Nickelback)
- Jeff Pearce (Hearts of Space, William Ackerman)
- Paco Peña
- Mike Pender (The Searchers)
- Kirk Pengilly (INXS)
- Patrick Pentland (Sloan)
- Raymond “East Bay Ray” Pepperell (Dead Kennedys)
- Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Simply Red)
- Franky Perez (Scars on Broadway)
- Andreas Paolo Perger
- Carl Perkins
- Luther Perkins (The Tennessee Three)
- Christina Perri
- Joe Perry (Aerosmith, The Joe Perry Project)
- Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes)
- Eric Peterson (Testament)
- Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
- Gregori Chad Petree (Shiny Toy Guns)
- John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
- Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys)
- Liz Phair
- River Phoenix (Aleka’s Attic)
- Jonny Phillips (musician) (Oriole)
- Anthony Phillips (Genesis)
- Yannis Philippakis (Foals)
- Yosi Piamenta (Yosi Piamenta)
- Dave Pino (Andrew W.K., Waltham (band), Damone (band), Powerman 5000)
- Al Pitrelli (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Asia, Megadeth)
- Jake Pitts (Black Veil Brides)
- Bucky Pizzarelli
- Sergio Pizzorno (Kasabian)
- Joel Plaskett (Thrush Hermit, Joel Plaskett Emergency)
- Dean Pleasants (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Morris Pleasure (Sideman)
- Chris Poland (Megadeth)
- Nick Pollock (Alice N’ Chains, My Sister’s Machine)
- Alberto Ponce
- Iggy Pop
- Ana Popović
- Jody Porter (Fountains of Wayne)
- Michael Poulsen (Dominus, Volbeat)
- Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash)
- Baden Powell
- Chet Powers (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
- Kid Congo Powers (The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
- Dougie Poynter (McFly)
- Christophe Pratiffi
- Sam Prekop (The Sea and Cake)
- Elvis Presley
- Igor Presnyakov (Iggypres)
- Prince
- Jade Puget (Redemption 87, AFI)
- Martin Pugh (Steamhammer, Armageddon, 7th Order)
- Gian Pyres (Cradle of Filth)
R
- Raphael Rabello
- Ronald Radford
- Eddie Rabbitt
- Trevor Rabin (Yes)
- Gerry Rafferty
- Melvin “Wah-Wah Watson” Ragin
- Bonnie Raitt
- Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
- Eros Ramazzotti
- Johnny Ramone (Ramones)
- Federico Ramos
- Val Ramos
- Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
- Elliott Randall
- Jimmy Raney
- Søren Rasted (Aqua)
- Marion Raven
- Chris Rea
- Ray Reach
- Jaret Reddick (Bowling for Soup)
- Dusty Redmon
- Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
- Preston Reed
- Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
- William Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
- Vini Reilly (The Durutti Column)
- Django Reinhardt
- Keith Relf (Renaissance)
- Emily Remler
- John Renbourn
- Tim Renwick (Al Stewart)
- Marco Restrepo
- Paul Reynolds (A Flock of Seagulls)
- Sheldon Reynolds (Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Tim Reynolds (TR3, Dave Matthews Band)
- Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
- Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
- Red Rhodes
- Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, The Lounge Lizards)
- Damien Rice
- Tony Rice
- John Rich (Lonestar, Big & Rich)
- Cliff Richard
- Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
- Max Richards (The Bonfire of the Vanities)
- Gary Richrath (REO Speedwagon)
- Michael Ricketts
- Mike Riggs (Rob Zombie, Scum of the Earth)
- Marc Riley (The Fall)
- Rafael Riqueni
- Lee Ritenour
- Jesse Rivest
- Janet Robin
- Jason Roberts (Norah Jones, Hymns (band), The Candles)
- Allison Robertson (The Donnas)
- Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
- Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies)
- Robbie Robertson (The Band)
- Rowan Robertson (Dio, Bang Tango)
- Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes)
- Andrea Rocca
- Nile Rodgers
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Flavio Rodrigues
- Silvio Rodríguez
- Omar Rodríguez-López (At the Drive-In, De Facto, The Mars Volta)
- Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser (Blue Öyster Cult)
- Roy Rogers (singing cowboy)
- Roy Rogers (slide guitarist)
- Lawson Rollins
- Tony Rombola (Godsmack)
- Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
- Pepe Romero
- Joe Romersa
- Ludovico Roncalli
- Patrick Rondat (Jean-Michel Jarre, Elegy)
- Mick Ronson (David Bowie)
- Joe Don Rooney (Rascal Flatts)
- Jim Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
- Axl Rose
- Kurt Rosenwinkel
- Andy Ross (OK Go)
- Don Ross
- Ryan Ross (The Young Veins, Panic! at the Disco)
- Gavin Rossdale (Bush, Institute)
- Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
- Gregory Doc Rossi
- Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Robert Roth (Truly)
- Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
- Steve Rothery (Marillion, The Wishing Tree)
- Martin Rotsey (Midnight Oil)
- Andy Rourke
- Spookey Ruben
- Darius Rucker (Hootie & the Blowfish)
- Javier Ruibal
- Todd Rundgren (Nazz, Utopia, The New Cars)
- Otis Rush
- David Russell
- Kamil Rustam
- Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal)
- Mike Rutherford (Genesis, Mike + The Mechanics)
- Paul Ryan (Origin)
- Terje Rypdal
- Johnny Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls)
S
- Sabicas
- Greg Sage (Wipers)
- Maggie Sajak
- Flavio Sala
- Stevie Salas (George Clinton)
- Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
- Samoth (Emperor, Thou Shalt Suffer, Arcturus, Satyricon, Zyklon-B, Zyklon, Scum)
- Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
- Justin Sandercoe
- Justin Sane (Anti-Flag)
- Manolo Sanlúcar
- Carlos Santana (Santana)
- Adam Sandler
- Tommy Sands (American singer)
- Tommy Sands (Irish singer)
- Giuliano Sangiorgi (Negramaro)
- Joey Santiago (Pixies, The Martinis)
- Blues Saraceno
- Yağmur Sarıgül (maNga)
- Satchel (Steel Panther)
- Manabu Satô (Malice Mizer, Moi dix Mois)
- Joe Satriani (Chickenfoot)
- Boz Scaggs (Steve Miller Band)
- Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon)
- Craig Scanlon (The Fall)
- Roger Scannura
- Wes Scantlin (Puddle of Mudd)
- Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth)
- Kendall Schmidt
- Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian)
- Michael Schenker
- Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions)
- Helge Schneider
- Al Schnier (moe.)
- Tom Scholz (Boston)
- Neal Schon (Journey, Santana, Bad English)
- Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied, Voodoocult)
- Knut Schreiner (Euroboy)
- Robert Schwartzman (Rooney)
- Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker, Jets to Brazil)
- John Scofield
- Andy Scott (Sweet)
- Dominic Scott (Keane)
- Howard E. Scott (War)
- Keith Scott (Bryan Adams)
- Bob Seger
- Andrés Segovia
- John Sekula (Mushroomhead, State of Conviction)
- Anna Sentina
- Gabe Serbian (Cattle Decapitation, Holy Molar)
- Wayne Sermon (Imagine Dragons)
- Juan Serrano
- Leo Setiawan (Kekal)
- Brian Setzer (Stray Cats, The Brian Setzer Orchestra)
- Charlie Sexton
- James Shaffer (Korn)
- Del Shannon
- Tommy Shannon
- Dave Sharp (The Alarm, Stiff Little Fingers)
- Elliott Sharp
- Todd Sharpville
- Kim Shattuck (The Muffs, The Pandoras)
- Tommy Shaw (Styx, Damn Yankees)
- Ed Sheeran
- Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks)
- Blake Shelton
- Louis Shelton
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- Nick Sheppard (The Cortinas, The Clash, Head)
- Rodney Sheppard (Sugar Ray)
- Rabbi Shergill
- Jeff Sherman (Glass)
- Billy Sherwood
- Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
- Scott Shields (The Mescaleros)
- Chris Shiflett (No Use for a Name, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Foo Fighters)
- Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
- Drew Shirley (Switchfoot)
- Jon Siebels (Eve 6)
- Alejandro Silva
- Patrick Simmons (The Doobie Brothers)
- Charlie Simpson (Fightstar)
- Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio)
- Tim Sköld (Marilyn Manson)
- Alex Skolnick (Testament, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Dethklok)
- Acey Slade (Trashlight Vision, Dope, Murderdolls)
- Mike Slamer (City Boy)
- Slash (Guns N’ Roses, Slash’s Snakepit, Velvet Revolver, Slash’s Blues Ball, Road Crew)
- Martin Slattery (The Mescaleros)
- Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers, What Is This?)
- Brendon Small
- Pat Smear (Germs, Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
- Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
- Bennie Smith
- Elliott Smith
- Fred “Sonic” Smith (MC5, Sonic’s Rendezvous Band)
- G. E. Smith (Hall & Oates)
- Johnny Smith
- Keith Smith (Anarchy Club)
- Kenn Smith
- Mindy Smith
- Patti Smith
- Paul Smith (Maxïmo Park)
- Robert Smith (The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- Tom Smothers
- Toti Soler
- Fernando Sor
- Donita Sparks (L7)
- Jordin Sparks
- Larry Sparks (The Stanley Brothers, Clinch Mountain Boys)
- Tim Sparks
- Chris Spedding
- Bob Spencer (Skyhooks), (The Angels)
- Mary Spender
- Spirit
- Dan Spitz (Anthrax)
- Bill Spooner (The Tubes)
- Rick Springfield
- Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band)
- Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3, Faith No More)
- Lester Square (The Monochrome Set)
- Billy Squier
- John Squire (The Stone Roses)
- Kapil Srivastava
- David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap)
- Layne Staley (Alice in Chains)
- Mark Stanley
- Paul Stanley (KISS)
- Mikael Stanne)
- Jack Starr
- Wayne Static (Static-X)
- Tommy Steele
- Vlatko Stefanovski (Leb i sol)
- Chris Stein (Blondie)
- Ken Steorts (Skillet)
- Leigh Stephens (Blue Cheer, Foxtrot)
- Edward Stephenson
- Mike Stern (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
- Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria)
- Cat Stevens
- Rogers Stevens (Blind Melon)
- Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
- James Stevenson
- Al Stewart
- Allan Stewart (Idlewild)
- Eric Stewart (10cc, The Mindbenders, Hotlegs)
- John Stewart (The Kingston Trio)
- Rod Stewart (The Jeff Beck Group, The Faces)
- Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
- Bob Stinson (The Replacements)
- Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother)
- Barry Stock (Three Days Grace)
- Jason Stollsteimer (The Von Bondies)
- Freddie Stone (Sly and the Family Stone)
- Mike Stone (Queensrÿche)
- Izzy Stradlin (Guns N’ Roses)
- George Strait
- Emily Strayer (The Chicks)
- Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage)
- Jesper Strömblad (In Flames)
- Joe Strummer (The Clash)
- Daryl Stuermer (Genesis, Phil Collins)
- Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)
- Ron Strykert (Men at Work)
- Alex Suarez (Cobra Starship)
- Sugizo (Luna Sea, S.K.I.N., X Japan)
- Frankie Sullivan (Survivor)
- Big Jim Sullivan
- Hubert Sumlin (Howlin’ Wolf)
- Andy Summers (Eric Burdon & The Animals), (The Police)
- Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order)
- Øystein Sunde
- Niklas Sundin (Dark Tranquillity)
- Bryan Sutton
- Peter Svensson (The Cardigans)
- Dan Swanö
- Steve Swanson
- Matthew Sweet
- Michael Sweet (Stryper)
- Taylor Swift
- Rob Swire (Pendulum, Knife Party)
- Jussi Sydänmaa (Lordi)
- John Sykes (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)
- Ken Sykora
- Red Symons (Skyhooks)
- Gábor Szabó
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- Ty Tabor (King’s X)
- Toquinho
- Fred Tackett (Little Feat)
- Joey Tafolla (Jag Panzer)
- Akira Takasaki (Loudness)
- Serj Tankian
- Marv Tarplin (The Supremes, The Miracles)
- Francisco Tárrega
- Evan Taubenfeld (Avril Lavigne)
- Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
- Corey Taylor (Stone Sour)
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor (The Dandy Warhols)
- Graeme Taylor (Gryphon)
- Joanne Shaw Taylor
- John Taylor (Duran Duran)
- Martin Taylor
- Melvin Taylor
- Mick Taylor (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones)
- Otis Taylor
- Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic)
- Susan Tedeschi
- Bobby Tench (Hummingbird A&M)
- Miika Tenkula (Sentenced)
- Octave Octavian Teodorescu
- Teye
- Thomas Thacker (Gob, Sum 41)
- Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses)
- Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Tommy Thayer (Kiss)
- Toots Thielemans
- Amy Thiessen
- Matt Thiessen (Relient K, Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes)
- Lynda Thomas
- Randy Thomas (musician) (Sweet Comfort Band, Allies)
- Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
- Hughie Thomasson (Outlaws)
- Porl Thompson (The Cure)
- Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)
- Mick Thomson (Slipknot)
- Ian Thornley (Thornley, Big Wreck)
- Blair Thornton (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
- George Thorogood
- Johnny Thunders (The Heartbreakers)
- Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze)
- Andy Timmons (Danger Danger)
- Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
- Paul Tobias (Guns N’ Roses)
- Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)
- Tomatito
- Simon Tong (The Verve, The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
- Peter Tork (The Monkees)
- Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance)
- Sam Totman (DragonForce)
- Ralph Towner (Oregon)
- Mark Lee Townsend (DC Talk)
- Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad, The Devin Townsend Band)
- Pete Townshend (The Who)
- Simon Townshend (The Who, Casbah Club)
- Pat Travers
- Merle Travis
- Randy Travis
- Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Creed)
- Joseph Trohman (Fall Out Boy)
- John Tropea
- Robin Trower (Procol Harum)
- Derek Trucks (The Allman Brothers Band, The Derek Trucks Band)
- Nicholas Tse
- Corin Tucker (Heavens to Betsy, Sleater-Kinney)
- Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap)
- KT Tunstall
- Luca Turilli (Rhapsody of Fire)
- John Turnbull (The Blockheads)
- Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
- Ike Turner (Kings of Rhythm, Ike & Tina Turner Revue)
- Mike Turner (Our Lady Peace, Fair Ground)
- Josh Turner
- Joshua Lee Turner
- Steve Turner (Mudhoney, Green River)
- Tweet (singer)
- Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss)
- Olli Tukiainen (Poets of the Fall)
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- Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (a-ha)
- Waddy Wachtel
- Jason Wade (Lifehouse)
- Paul Waggoner (Between the Buried and Me)
- Rufus Wainwright
- Dave Wakeling (The Beat, General Public)
- Patrick Walden (Babyshambles)
- Billy Walker
- Butch Walker
- David T. Walker
- Geordie Walker (Killing Joke)
- Jon Walker (The Young Veins, Panic! at the Disco)
- T-Bone Walker
- Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie)
- John Bruce Wallace
- Gordon Waller (Peter and Gordon)
- Denny Walley (The Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Frank Zappa)
- Joe Walsh (James Gang, Eagles)
- Rich Ward (Fozzy)
- Baz Warne (The Stranglers)
- Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek)
- Doc Watson
- Jeff Watson (Night Ranger)
- Stan Webb (Chicken Shack)
- Michael Weber
- Tim Weed
- Dean Ween (Ween)
- Gene Ween (Ween)
- John Weider (Eric Burdon & The Animals)
- Dave Weiner (Steve Vai)
- Jona Weinhofen (I Killed The Prom Queen, Bring Me The Horizon, Bleeding Through)
- Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
- Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac)
- Brian Welch (Korn)
- Bruce Welch (The Shadows)
- Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council)
- John Wesley (Porcupine Tree)
- Leslie West (Mountain)
- Jim West (“Weird Al” Yankovic)
- Robert Westerholt (Within Temptation)
- Tim Wheeler (Ash)
- Clarence White (The Kentucky Colonels, Nashville West, The Byrds, Muleskinner)
- Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
- Andrew White (Kaiser Chiefs)
- Bukka White
- Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
- Jason White (Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder)
- Josh White
- Peter White
- Snowy White (Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Gilmour)
- Steve White (PIG, KMFDM)
- Vince White (The Clash)
- Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
- Slim Whitman
- John “Charlie” Whitney (Family, Streetwalkers)
- Buddy Whittington (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
- Jonny Wickersham (Youth Brigade, U.S. Bombs, Social Distortion)
- Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go’s)
- Clarence Wijewardena
- David Wilcox
- Harlow Wilcox
- Webb Wilder
- Jack Wilkins
- Brad Allen Williams
- Bernie Williams
- Hayley Williams (Paramore)
- Jody Williams
- John Williams
- Mason Williams
- Rich Williams (Kansas)
- Pete Willis (Def Leppard)
- Marty Willson-Piper (The Church)
- Alan Wilson (Canned Heat)
- Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys)
- Nancy Wilson (Heart)
- Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, No-Man, Blackfield)
- Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche, Soulbender)
- Johnny Winter
- Steve Winwood (Traffic, Blind Faith, The Spencer Davis Group)
- Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory)
- Howlin’ Wolf
- Bobby Womack
- Wong Ka Kui (Beyond)
- Paul Wong (Beyond)
- Sigurd Wongraven (Satyricon)
- Craig Wood (Avril Lavigne, Gob)
- Ronnie Wood (Small Faces, The Jeff Beck Group, The Rolling Stones)
- Bob Wootton (The Tennessee Three)
- Link Wray
- Owen Wright (Mistrust, My Sister’s Machine)
- Zakk Wylde (Pride & Glory, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne)
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