# List of bass guitarists

The following is a list of notable 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
* List of double bassists in popular music, which includes blues, folk, country, etc.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Barry Adamson (Magazine, Visage, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
* Paul Abrahams (The Reels)
* Gaye Advert (The Adverts)
* Martin Eric Ain (Celtic Frost, Hellhammer)
* Dominic Aitchison (Mogwai)
* Kianna Alarid (Tilly and the Wall)
* Mike de Albuquerque (Electric Light Orchestra)
* Arioch (Funeral Mist)
* Juan Alderete (Racer X, The Mars Volta)
* Miša Aleksić (Riblja Čorba)
* Dave Alexander (The Stooges)
* James Alexander (Bar-Kays)
* Lee Alexander (Norah Jones)
* Rustee Allen (Sly and the Family Stone)
* Merle Allin (The Murder Junkies)
* Karl Alvarez (Descendents)
* Thierry Amar (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Black Ox Orkestar)
* Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
* Mårten Andersson (Lizzy Borden, George Lynch)
* Mark Andes (Heart, Spirit)
* Felipe Andreoli (Angra)
* Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio)
* Josh Ansley (Catch 22, Streetlight Manifesto, HURT)
* Michael Anthony (Van Halen, Planet Us, Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas, Chickenfoot)
* Daniel Antonsson (Dark Tranquillity)
* Tom Araya (Slayer)
* Doug Ardito (Puddle of Mudd)
* Reginald Arvizu (Korn, L.A.P.D.)
* Brent Ashley (Combichrist, Violent New Breed)
* Talena Atfield (Kittie)
* Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins, Auf Der Maur)
* Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction, Alanis Morissette)
* John Avila (Oingo Boingo)
* Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine)
* Pedro Aznar (Serú Girán, Pat Metheny Group)
* Nathan Azarcon (Rivermaya, Bamboo (Filipino band))

## B

* Bob Babbitt (The Funk Brothers, MFSB)
* Matt Bachand (Act of Defiance)
* Johnny Bacolas (Alice N' Chains, Second Coming)
* Pat Badger (Extreme, Tribe of Judah)
* Steve Bailey (Bass Extremes)
* Victor Bailey (Weather Report)
* Alec Baillie (Leftöver Crack)
* Harvey Bainbridge (Hawkwind)
* Brian Baker (Minor Threat)
* Ronnie Baker (MFSB, The Trammps, Salsoul Orchestra)
* Carlos Balcells (The Dawn)
* Peter Baltes (Accept)
* Michael Balzary aka Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
* Hugh Banton (Van der Graaf Generator)
* Tony Barber (Buzzcocks)
* Paul Barker (The Blackouts, Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Lard, U.S.S.A.)
* Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr.)
* Tom Barney (The Honeydrippers)
* Aston "Family Man" Barrett (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
* Arthur Barrow (Frank Zappa)
* Wilbur Bascomb (Jeff Beck)
* Colin Bass (3 Mustaphas 3, Camel)
* Jens Becker (Grave Digger)
* Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
* 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)
* Robert Bell (Kool & the Gang)
* Matt Bellamy (The Jaded Hearts Club)
* 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)
* Max Bennett (L.A. Express, The Wrecking Crew)
* Jay Bentley (Bad Religion)
* Glen Benton (Deicide)
* Jeff Berlin
* Guy Berryman (Coldplay)
* Alonza Bevan (Kula Shaker)
* Davide Biale (Davie504)
* Owen Biddle (The Roots)
* Bob Birch (Elton John)
* Mike Bishop (Gwar, Kepone)
* Matt Bissonette (David Lee Roth, Ringo Starr, Elton John)
* Jonas Björler (At the Gates, The Haunted)
* Bill Black (Elvis Presley)
* Lori Black (Clown Alley, Melvins)
* Morty Black (TNT)
* John Blackburn (The Mescaleros, Skin)
* Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees, Shaw Blades)
* Ron Blair (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
* Johan Blomqvist (Backyard Babies)
* Vicki Blue (The Runaways)
* Bobzilla (Damageplan, Hellyeah)
* Andrew Bodnar (The Rumour, Graham Parker)
* Henry Bogdan (Helmet)
* Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge)
* Rachel Bolan (Skid Row, Prunella Scales [es])
* Trevor Bolder (David Bowie's The Spiders from Mars, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep)
* Richard Bona
* Zeta Bosio (Soda Stereo)
* Chris Bostock (JoBoxers, Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys, Subway Sect)
* Pierre Bouvier (Reset, Simple Plan)
* Randy Bradbury (Pennywise)
* Shanne Bradley (The Nipple Erectors, The Nips, The Men They Couldn't Hang)
* Jon Brant (Cheap Trick, Siren, Jason & the Scorchers)
* Beverly Breckenridge (Fifth Column, Phono-Comb)
* Andrés Bretel (TK, Madre Matilda, Space Bee, Carlos Salas)
* Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me)
* Eric Brittingham (Cinderella)
* Brian Bromberg
* Harvey Brooks (Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Mike Bloomfield)
* David Brown (Santana)
* Mark Brown (Prince and the Revolution)
* Phillipa 'Pip' Brown
* Ray Brown (Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, The L.A. Four)
* Rex Brown (Pantera, Down, Rebel Meets Rebel)
* Scott Brown (Trooper)
* Baron Browne (Jean-Luc Ponty, Billy Cobham, Vital Information)
* Chris Brubeck (The Dave Brubeck Quartet)
* Jack Bruce (Cream)
* Bunny Brunel (CAB)
* Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner
* Bob Brunning (Fleetwood Mac)
* Francis Buchholz (Scorpions)
* Sibyl Buck (The Lonely Astronauts)
* Nicholas Bullen (Napalm Death)
* Oteil Burbridge (The Allman Brothers Band)
* Ian Burden (The Human League)
* Hunter Burgan (AFI)
* Mike Burkett (NOFX)
* Jean-Jacques Burnel (The Stranglers)
* Rob Burns (Nucleus)
* Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
* Heinz Burt (The Tornados)
* Cliff Burton (Trauma, Metallica)
* Bob Bushnell
* Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell, GZR, Ozzy Osbourne)
* Tim Butler (The Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love)
* Tony Butler (Big Country)

## C

* Tommy Caldwell (The Marshall Tucker Band)
* John Cale (The Velvet Underground)
* Emperor Magus Caligula (Dark Funeral)
* Juan Calleros (Maná)
* Bernie Calvert (The Hollies)
* Ben Campbell (Zed)
* Richard Campbell (Natalie Cole, Dave Mason, Three Dog Night, Chuck Negron, America)
* Tony Campos (Fear Factory, Ministry, Soulfly, Prong, Static-X)
* Marciano Cantero (Enanitos Verdes)
* Captain Sensible (The Damned)
* Alain Caron (Uzeb)
* Will Carruthers (The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Spacemen 3)
* 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
* Michael Cera (Mister Heavenly)
* 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, Jane's Addiction, Methods of Mayhem, AC/DC)
* Jeremy Chatelain (Jets to Brazil, Helmet)
* Stuart Chatwood (The Tea Party)
* Joe Chemay
* Chi Cheng (Deftones)
* Tony Choy (Atheist)
* Greg Christian (Testament)
* Don Ciccone (Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, The Critters)
* Al Cisneros (Sleep, Om)
* Annie Clark
* Mark Clarke (Colosseum, Uriah Heep, Mountain)
* Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever)
* Les Claypool (Primus, Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Oysterhead, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Blind Illusion, The Claypool Lennon Delirium)
* Adam Clayton (U2)
* Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords)
* Rod Clements (Lindisfarne)
* Jim Clench (April Wine, Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
* Bud Cockrell (Pablo Cruise)
* Tommy Cogbill (The Memphis Boys, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
* T. Michael Coleman (Doc Watson)
* Bootsy Collins (James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Science Faxtion)
* Max Collins (Eve 6, The Sugi Tap)
* Johnny Colt (The Black Crowes, Train)
* Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
* Van Conner (Screaming Trees)
* Norman Cook (The Housemartins)
* Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
* John Cooper (Skillet)
* 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)
* Mikey Craig (Culture Club)
* Robbie Crane (Ratt, Vince Neil Band, Adler's Appetite, Love/Hate, Vertex)
* Evan Cranley (Broken Social Scene, Stars)
* Bob Cranshaw (Sonny Rollins)
* Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies)
* Chris Cross (Ultravox)
* Juan Croucier (Dokken, Ratt)
* Sheryl Crow
* Rick Cua
* Sal Cuevas (Fania All-Stars)
* Justin Currie (Del Amitri)
* Steve Currie (T. Rex)
* André Cymone (Prince & the Revolution)
* Holger Czukay (Can)

## D

* Patrick Dahlheimer (Live)
* Bob Daisley (Gary Moore)
* Bobby Dall (Poison)
* John Dalton (The Kinks)
* George Daly (The Hangmen)
* Mike Daly (Whiskeytown, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals)
* Paul D'Amour (Tool)
* Sharlee D'Angelo (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Arch Enemy)
* Traa Daniels (P.O.D.)
* Rick Danko (The Band)
* Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage)
* Mike Davenport (The Ataris, Versus the World)
* Alan Davey (Hawkwind)
* Stuart David (Belle and Sebastian, Looper)
* Jeremy Davis (Paramore)
* Michael Davis (MC5)
* Steve Davy (Steamhammer)
* John Deacon (Queen)
* Kim Deal (Pixies, The Breeders)
* Mike Dean (Corrosion of Conformity)
* Victoria De Angelis (Måneskin)
* Chuck Deardorf (Jovino Santos-Neto)
* Johan De Farfalla
* Vance DeGeneres (The Cold)
* Matt Deis (CKY, All That Remains)
* Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots, Army of Anyone)
* Rob De Luca (Spread Eagle, UFO)
* Joey DeMaio (Manowar)
* Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts)
* Michael Dempsey (The Cure, Associates, Levinhurst)
* Carlos Dengler (Interpol)
* Paul Denman (Sade)
* Rob Derhak (moe.)
* John DeServio (Black Label Society)
* Dr. Matt Destruction (The Hives)
* Blu DeTiger
* Mark Deutrom (Melvins)
* James Dewar (Robin Trower)
* Mohini Dey
* Paul Di Leo (Nena, Adrenaline Mob, Fozzy)
* Bill "The Buddha" Dickens
* Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks)
* Allie DiMeco (the Naked Brothers Band)
* Mike Dirnt (Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network, The Frustrators, Screeching Weasel)
* John Doe (X)
* Lawrence Donegan (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Bluebells)
* Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly, Captain Beyond)
* Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie)
* Chip Douglas (The Turtles, The Monkees)
* Dave Dreiwitz (Ween, Instant Death)
* Chris Dreja (The Yardbirds)
* Tim Drummond
* Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake, Lyrics Born, Christina Aguilera)
* Chuck Dukowski (Black Flag)
* Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper)
* Donald "Duck" Dunn (The Bar-Kays, The Mar-Keys, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Blues Brothers)
* Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas)
* Joe Duplantier (Gojira, Cavalera Conspiracy)
* David Dyson (Brainstorm, New Kids on the Block, Pieces of a Dream)

## E

* Robin "Graves" Eaglestone (Cradle of Filth)
* Jimmy Earl (The Crusaders, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Pino Daniele, Robben Ford, Cleto and the Cletones)
* Nathan East (Fourplay, Toto, Eric Clapton)
* Kai Eckhardt (Garaj Mahal)
* Leif Edling (Krux)
* Bernard Edwards (Chic)
* John 'Rhino' Edwards (Status Quo)
* Richie Edwards (The Darkness)
* Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree)
* Mike Elizondo
* David Ellefson (Megadeth, Avian)
* Atom Ellis (Psychefunkapus, Dieselhed)
* Keith Ellis (The Koobas, Van der Graaf Generator)
* Ben Ely (Regurgitator)
* Shane Embury (Napalm Death)
* Bjorn Englen (Dio Disciples, Soul Sign, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Uli Jon Roth, Quiet Riot, Robin McAuley)
* John Entwistle (The Who)
* Howie Epstein (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
* Chris Eskola
* Roy Estrada (The Mothers of Invention, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band)
* Deon Estus
* Chris Ethridge (The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Family)
* Ean Evans (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
* Mark Evans (AC/DC)
* Tom Evans (Badfinger)
* Jason Everman (Soundgarden)
* Tobias Exxel (Edguy)

## F

* Bob Fairfoull (Idlewild)
* Falco
* Pete Farndon (The Pretenders)
* Dave Farrell (Linkin Park)
* Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet)
* Chris Feinstein (Ryan Adams & the Cardinals)
* Wilton Felder
* Nick Feldman (Wang Chung)
* Ricky Fenson (The Rolling Stones, Brian Auger and the Trinity, Steampacket)
* Tracy Ferrie (Stryper)
* Jim Fielder (Buffalo Springfield, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
* Ric Fierabracci (Chick Corea, Frank Gambale, Yanni)
* Jennifer Finch (L7)
* Richard Finch (KC and the Sunshine Band)
* Steve Firth (Embrace)
* Brent Fischer (Clare Fischer, Elvis Schoenberg's Orchestre Surreal)
* Harley Flanagan (Cro-Mags)
* Gary Fletcher (The Blues Band)
* Klaus Flouride (Dead Kennedys)
* Herbie Flowers (Sky, Blue Mink, T. Rex, David Bowie, Elton John, George Harrison, Lou Reed)
* Ben Folds (Majosha)
* Foley (Miles Davis)
* Sharin Foo (The Raveonettes)
* Derek Forbes (Simple Minds)
* John Ford (Strawbs, The Monks)
* Maya Ford (The Donnas)
* Scott Ford (The Twilight Singers, The Gutter Twins, Camp Freddy)
* Mo Foster (Cliff Richard, Phil Collins, Frida)
* Murray Foster (Great Big Sea, Moxy Früvous)
* Tom Fowler (Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention)
* Jackie Fox (The Runaways)
* Bruce Foxton (The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers)
* Nikolai Fraiture (The Strokes)
* Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder)
* Andy Fraser (Free, Sharks)
* Freebo (Bonnie Raitt)
* Matt Freeman (Rancid, Operation Ivy)
* Peter Freeman (Jon Hassell)
* Chosei Funahara (Plasmatics)
* Misia Furtak (Très.b)
* Miki Furukawa (Supercar)
* Nick Fyffe (Jamiroquai)

## G

* Tim Gaines (Stryper, SinDizzy)
* Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
* Simon Gallup (The Cure)
* Craig Gannon (Aztec Camera, The Bluebells, The Smiths)
* Greg Garbowsky (Jonas Brothers)
* Juan Garcia-Herreros
* Roberto García (WarCry)
* Paul Gardiner (Tubeway Army, Gary Numan)
* Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper)
* Matt Garrison
* Steve Garvey (Buzzcocks)
* Rosko Gee (Can, Traffic)
* Rinus Gerritsen (Golden Earring)
* Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
* Melvin Gibbs (Rollins Band)
* John Giblin (Phil Collins, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds)
* Brian Gibson (Lightning Bolt)
* Peter Gifford (Midnight Oil)
* Peter Giles (Giles, Giles and Fripp, King Crimson)
* Greg Ginn (Black Flag) Credited as Dale Nixon on My War
* Chad I Ginsburg (CKY)
* Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Avoid One Thing, Gang Green)
* John Glascock (Carmen, Jethro Tull)
* Bob Glaub
* Roger Glover (Deep Purple, Rainbow)
* Nicolas Godin (Air)
* Rodrigo González (Die Ärzte)
* Jimi Goodwin (Doves)
* Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine)
* Bruce Gordon (I Mother Earth)
* Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
* Martin Gordon (Sparks, Radio Stars, Jet, John's Children)
* Mike Gordon (Phish)
* Billy Gould (Faith No More)
* Graham Gouldman (10cc)
* Kenny Gradney (Little Feat, Delaney & Bonnie)
* Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone, Graham Central Station)
* Paul Gray (Eddie and the Hot Rods, The Damned, UFO)
* Paul Gray (Slipknot)
* Ric Grech (Family, Blind Faith, Traffic, Ginger Baker's Air Force)
* Edward Tony Green (The Dramatics, Death Row, G Funk )
* Max Green (Escape the Fate)
* Colin Greenwood (Radiohead)
* Billy Greer (Kansas)
* Paolo Gregoletto (Trivium)
* Mark Griffiths (The Shadows, Hank Marvin)
* Nigel Griggs (Split Enz)
* Markus Grosskopf (Helloween)
* Richard Grossman (Divinyls, Hoodoo Gurus)
* Kelly Groucutt (Electric Light Orchestra)
* Craig Gruber (Elf, Rainbow)
* Patrice Guers (Rhapsody of Fire)
* Trey Gunn (King Crimson)
* Rutger Gunnarsson (ABBA)
* Jeremy Guns (Brides of Destruction)
* Steve Gustafson (10,000 Maniacs)

## H

* Mikey Hachey (Suburban Legends)
* Kenny Håkansson (The Hellacopters)
* Paige Haley (Orgy)
* Bruce Hall (REO Speedwagon)
* Janine Hall (The Saints, Weddings Parties Anything, Young Charlatans)
* 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)
* Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill)
* Gerry Hannah (Subhumans)
* Timi Hansen (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
* Steve Hansgen (Minor Threat)
* Robert Hardy (Franz Ferdinand)
* Tim Harries (Steeleye Span)
* Jet Harris (The Shadows)
* Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
* Nigel Harrison (Blondie)
* Douglas Hart (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
* Gordon Haskell (The Fleur de Lys, King Crimson)
* Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets, Gino Vannelli)
* John Hassall (The Libertines)
* "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff (Bloodhound Gang)
* Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies, Some Girls)
* Michel Hatzigeorgiou (Aka Moon)
* Robin Hawkins (The Automatic)
* David Hayes (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes)
* Heath (X Japan)
* Andrew Heermans (John Cale)
* Brian Helicopter (The Shapes)
* Richard Hell (The Voidoids)
* Jonas Hellborg (Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane, Buckethead)
* Svante Henryson (Yngwie Malmsteen)
* Mike Herrera (MxPx)
* Marko Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot, Sinergy)
* Yutaka Higuchi (Buck-Tick)
* Dusty Hill (ZZ Top)
* Ian Hill (Judas Priest)
* Bones Hillman (Midnight Oil)
* Chris Hillman (The Byrds)
* Taka Hirose (Feeder)
* Derrick Hodge
* Leroy Hodges (Hi Rhythm Section)
* Colin Hodgkinson (Back Door, Whitesnake)
* Devra Hoff (Good for Cows)
* Annie Holland (Elastica)
* Matt Hollywood (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
* Georg Hólm (Sigur Rós)
* Calum Hood ( 5 Seconds of Summer)
* David Hood (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Traffic)
* Peter Hook (New Order, Monaco, Joy Division)
* Dave Hope (Kansas)
* Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine)
* Mark Hoppus (Blink-182, +44)
* Trevor Horn (The Buggles)
* Vinnie Hornsby (Sevendust)
* Brad Houser (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians)
* Hub (The Roots)
* Mike Huckabee (Capitol Offense)
* Mick Hucknall (Simply Red)
* Jim Hughart
* Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath)
* Jimmy Hughes (The Banned, Cowboys International, Original Mirrors, Department S)
* Peter Hughes (The Mountain Goats, DiskothiQ, Nothing Painted Blue)
* Peter Hume (Evermore)
* David Hungate (Toto)
* Carl Hunter (The Farm)
* Ashley Hutchings (Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, The Albion Band)

## I

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

## J

* J (Luna Sea)
* David J (Bauhaus)
* Anthony Jackson (Chick Corea, Paul Simon, MFSB, Quincy Jones)
* Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche)
* Jackie Jackson (Toots and the Maytals)
* Jermaine Jackson (The Jackson 5)
* Lee Jackson (The Nice)
* Randy Jackson (Journey)
* Randy Jackson (The Jacksons)
* Marcel Jacob (Europe, Talisman)
* James Jamerson Sr. (The Funk Brothers)
* James Jamerson Jr. (Teena Marie)
* Alex James (Blur)
* Rick James
* Tony James (Generation X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik)
* Michael Janisch
* Álvaro Jardón (Darna, WarCry)
* Neil Jason (Cyndi Lauper, Dire Straits, Brecker Brothers, Roxy Music, Paul Simon, John Lennon, David Sanborn, Saturday Night Live Band, CBS Orchestra)
* Steve Jay ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
* Jerry Jemmott
* Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains)
* Neely Jenkins (Tilly and the Wall, Park Ave.)
* Tom Jenkinson
* Todd Jensen, (Journey)
* Jiro (Glay, The Predators)
* Chris Joannou (Silverchair)
* Phil Joel (Newsboys)
* Prakash John
* Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report, Santana, Phil Collins)
* Gordon Johnson
* Jimmy Johnson
* Louis Johnson (Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, The Brothers Johnson)
* Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys)
* James Johnston
* Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones)
* John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin, Them Crooked Vultures)
* Percy Jones (Brand X, Melon)
* Richard Jones (The Feeling, Sophie Ellis Bextor)
* Richard Jones (Stereophonics)
* Simon Jones (The Verve, The Shining)
* Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
* Tyler Joseph (Twenty One Pilots)
* Eric Judy (Modest Mouse)
* Ju-ken (Gackt, Anna Tsuchiya, Vamps)
* Larry Junstrom (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special)

## K

* Greg K. (The Offspring)
* Young K (Day6)
* John Kahn (Jerry Garcia Band)
* Jari Kainulainen (Stratovarius)
* Jim Kale (The Guess Who)
* Tony Kanal (No Doubt)
* Arthur Kane (New York Dolls)
* Mick Karn (Japan)
* Junnosuke Kawaguchi (The Blue Hearts)
* Carol Kaye
* Dylan Keefe (Marcy Playground)
* Jesse F. Keeler (Death from Above 1979)
* Ace Kefford (The Move)
* Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
* Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span)
* Ben Kenney (Incubus)
* Andy Kent (You Am I)
* Pierre Kezdy (Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Strike Under)
* Steve Kilbey (The Church)
* Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (Motörhead)
* Tad Kinchla (Blues Traveler)
* King ov Hell
* Gary King
* Mark King (Level 42)
* Stove King (Mansun)
* Tim Kingsbury (Arcade Fire)
* Karl Kippenberger (Shihad)
* Cris Kirkwood (Meat Puppets)
* Kisaki (Phantasmagoria)
* Jonas Kjellgren (Raubtier)
* Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved)
* Anders Kjølholm (Volbeat)
* Larry Knechtel (The Wrecking Crew)
* Holly Knight (Device)
* Jerry Knight (Raydio, Ollie & Jerry)
* Ryota Kohama (One Ok Rock)
* Ivan Kral (Patti Smith)
* Geoff Kresge (Tiger Army, AFI)
* Chris Kringel (Æon Spoke)
* Bakithi Kumalo (Paul Simon)
* Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
* Adam Kury (Candlebox, Legs Diamond, The Kings Royal)
* Alexander Kutikov (Mashina Vremeni)
* Brent Kutzle (OneRepublic)

## L

* Jean-Michel Labadie (Gojira)
* Abraham Laboriel (Garifuna)
* Göran Lagerberg (Tages, Kebnekajse)
* Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
* Olli-Pekka Laine (Mannhai, Barren Earth, Amorphis)
* Joe Lally (Fugazi, Ataxia)
* Adrian Lambert (Biomechanical, DragonForce)
* Alan Lancaster (Status Quo)
* Dirk Lance (Incubus)
* Ronnie Lane (Small Faces, Faces)
* Steve Lang (April Wine, Mashmakhan)
* Chad Larson (The Aquabats)
* Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band)
* Bill Laswell
* Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P., New York Dolls)
* Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes, Blanche, The Raconteurs The Dead Weather)
* Steve Lawson
* Jim Lea (Slade)
* Michael League (Snarky Puppy)
* Frédéric Leclercq (Kreator)
* Bill Lee
* Brett Lee (Six & Out)
* Geddy Lee (Rush)
* Sara Lee (The B-52's, Gang of Four, Indigo Girls)
* Will Lee (The CBS Orchestra)
* Russell Leetch (Editors)
* Brian Leiser (Fun Lovin' Criminals)
* Kelly LeMieux (Goldfinger)
* Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, Zwan, Pixies)
* Julian Lennon
* Martyn LeNoble (Thelonious Monster, Porno for Pyros, The Cult)
* Michael Lepond (Symphony X)
* Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) and now currently with Phil Lesh and Friends
* Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band)
* John Levén (Europe, Brazen Abbot)
* Jim Leverton (Blodwyn Pig, Caravan, Fat Mattress)
* Tony Levin (King Crimson, John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Liquid Tension Experiment)
* Daniel Vee Lewis (World Entertainment War)
* Graham Lewis (Wire)
* Mike Lewis (Lostprophets)
* Tony Lewis (The Outfield)
* Steve "The Gangsta Rabbi" Lieberman
* Dan Lilker (Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death, Nuclear Assault)
* Peter Lindgren (Opeth, Steel)
* Jenny Lee Lindberg (Warpaint)
* Brian Locking (The Shadows, Marty Wilde)
* John Lodge (The Moody Blues)
* Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails)
* Tony Lombardo (Descendents)
* James LoMenzo (Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
* Peter London (Crashdïet)
* Joe Long (The Four Seasons)
* Alan Longmuir (Bay City Rollers)
* Nick Lowe (Brinsley Schwarz, Rockpile)
* Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos)
* Doug Lubahn (The Doors)
* Matt Lukin (Melvins, Mudhoney)
* Bruce Lynch (Cat Stevens)
* Riker Lynch (R5 (band))
* Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
* Ken Lyons (38 Special, The Lemonheads)

## M

* Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, They Might Be Giants, Natalie Merchant)
* Bill MacCormick (Matching Mole)
* James MacDonough (Iced Earth, Megadeth)
* Alick Macheso, (Orchestra Mberikwazvo)
* Ian MacKaye (The 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)
* Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks)
* Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot)
* Olivier Manchion (Ulan Bator, Permanent Fatal Error)
* Roger Manganelli (Less Than Jake)
* Aimee Mann ('Til Tuesday)
* Michael Manring
* Brian Marshall (Creed, Alter Bridge)
* Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
* Nick Massi (The Four Seasons)
* Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)
* Joe B. Mauldin (The Crickets)
* Chris Maurer (Suburban Legends)
* John Maurer (Social Distortion)
* Jim Mayer (Coral Reefer Band)
* Ricky Maymi (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
* Gerry McAvoy (Rory Gallagher)
* Christian McBride
* Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
* Jason McCaslin (Sum 41)
* Mark McClelland (Snow Patrol)
* Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
* Doug McCombs (Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day)
* Drew McConnell (Babyshambles)
* Tim McCord (Evanescence)
* Danny McCormack (The Wildhearts, The Yo-Yos)
* Jeremy McCoy
* Chris McCusker
* Hugh McDonald (Bon Jovi)
* Ron McGovney (Metallica)
* Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan (Oasis)
* Tom McGuinness (Manfred Mann, McGuinness Flint)
* Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded, Neurotic Outsiders, Fastbacks)
* Ben McKee (Imagine Dragons)
* Allen McKenzie (FireHouse)
* John McKenzie (Man, Eurythmics, Bob Dylan, The Pretenders)
* Ali McMordie (Stiff Little Fingers)
* 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)
* Buwi Meneses (Parokya ni Edgar)
* Dave Meros (Spock's Beard)
* Bryn Merrick (The Damned)
* Robbie Merrill (Godsmack)
* Alan Merrill (The Arrows)
* Mike Merritt (Johnny Copeland)
* Johnny Lee Middleton (Savatage)
* Marcus Miller (Miles Davis, Grover Washington Jr., Bill Withers, Stuff, David Sanborn)
* Mike Mills (R.E.M.)
* Roger Miret (Agnostic Front, Madball)
* Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas (Mutemath)
* Naoshi Mizuta (The Star Onions)
* Gordon Moakes (Bloc Party)
* Thiago Modesto (Quimere)
* Ole Moe (Immortal, Aura Noir)
* A. J. Mogis (Criteria)
* Billy Mohler (Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, The Calling)
* John Mole (Colosseum II, Gary Moore)
* John Monte (M.O.D., Mind Funk, Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Human Waste Project)
* Monk Montgomery
* Craig Montoya (Everclear)
* Bob Moore (The Nashville A-Team)
* R. Stevie Moore
* Tom Morello (Street Sweeper Social Club)
* Patricia Morrison (The Gun Club, The Sisters of Mercy, The Damned)
* Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)
* Rockette Morton (Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, Mallard)
* Keith Moseley (The String Cheese Incident)
* Peter Mosely (Inspection 12, Yellowcard)
* Cordell Mosson (Parliament-Funkadelic )
* Robin Moulder (TCR, Jack Off Jill)
* Colin Moulding (XTC)
* Gary Mounfield aka Mani (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream)
* John Moyer (Disturbed)
* John Munson (Semisonic)
* Derrick Murdock (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno)
* William Murderface (Dethklok)
* Chris Murphy (Sloan)
* Dee Murray (Elton John)
* George Murray (David Bowie)
* Neil Murray (Black Sabbath, Michael Schenker Group, Whitesnake)
* John Myung (Dream Theater)

## N

* Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
* Meshell Ndegeocello
* Kim Nekroman (Nekromantix)
* Billy Bass Nelson (Parliament-Funkadelic)
* Gabe Nelson (Cake)
* Ida Kristine Nielsen (Zap Mama, MLTR, 3rdeyegirl, The New Power Generation)
* Les Nemes (Haircut One Hundred)
* Jason Newsted (Flotsam and Jetsam, Voivod, Metallica, Echobrain, Rock Star Supernova, Ozzy Osbourne)
* Danielle Nicole (Trampled Under Foot)
* Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (Rob Zombie, Ozzy Osbourne)
* Kelly Nickels (L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat)
* Johan Niemann (Therion, Demonoid)
* Prescott Niles (The Knack)
* Greg Norton (Hüsker Dü)
* Matt Noveskey (Blue October)
* Krist Novoselic (Nirvana, Eyes Adrift)
* Jonathan Noyce (Jethro Tull)

## O

* Berry Oakley (The Allman Brothers Band)
* Marty O'Brien (We Are the Fallen)
* 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)
* Tomomi (musician) (Scandal (Japanese band))
* Patrick O'Hearn (Frank Zappa)
* Mike Oldfield
* Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, The Dwarves, Mondo Generator, Queens of the Stone Age)
* Stefan Olsdal (Placebo)
* Jerry Only (The Misfits)
* Cait O'Riordan (The Pogues)
* Benjamin Orr (The Cars)
* Jackie Orszaczky
* Joe Osborn (The Wrecking Crew, The Nashville A-Team)
* Franc O'Shea
* Mat Osman (Suede)
* Merrill Osmond (The Osmonds)
* Mark Owen (Take That)
* Scott Owen (The Living End)

## P

* Mikko Paananen (HIM)
* Sascha Paeth (Luca Turilli's Dreamquest)
* Richard Page (Mr. Mister)
* Alec Palao (The Sting-rays, The Sneetches, Mushroom)
* Pino Palladino (John Mayer Trio, The Who, Phil Collins, The Pussycat Dolls)
* Bruce Palmer (Buffalo Springfield)
* Del Palmer (Kate Bush)
* Chuck Panozzo (Styx)
* Horace Panter (The Specials, General Public)
* Felix Pappalardi (Mountain)
* Dave Parsons (Bush, The Partisans, Transvision Vamp)
* Drew Parsons (American Hi-Fi)
* Kenny Passarelli (Barnstorm, Elton John)
* Jaco Pastorius (Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell)
* John Patitucci (Chick Corea)
* David Paton (Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project)
* Roger Patterson (Atheist)
* Aaron Pauley (Of Mice & Men)
* Dougie Payne (Travis)
* Joe Payne (Divine Heresy)
* Justin Pearson (The Locust, Some Girls, Head Wound City)
* Bojan Pečar (EKV)
* Mark Peddle
* Wayne Pedzwater (Buddy Rich, Michael Jackson, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
* Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
* Matt Pegg (Procol Harum)
* Wendy Penney (Bermuda Triangle Band)
* Jesse Peretz (The Lemonheads)
* George "Chocolate" Perry
* Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick)
* Tracy Pew (The Birthday Party)
* Mauro Pezzente (Godspeed You! Black Emperor)
* Kristen Pfaff (Janitor Joe, Hole)
* Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Foreigner)
* David Piltch (k.d. lang, Joe Henry, Holly Cole)
* Jeff Pinkus (Butthole Surfers)
* Doug Pinnick (King's X)
* Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. (Sepultura)
* Brian Pittman (Relient K, Inhale Exhale)
* Morris Pleasure (Sideman, Earth, Wind & Fire)
* Pekka Pohjola (Wigwam)
* Ray Pohlman (The Wrecking Crew)
* Dave Pomeroy
* Jim Pons (The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention)
* Catherine Popper (Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals)
* Robert "Pops" Popwell (The Crusaders, The Rascals)
* Mike Porcaro (Toto)
* Lauri Porra (Stratovarius)
* George Porter Jr. (The Meters)
* Tiran Porter (The Doobie Brothers)
* Nic Potter (Van der Graaf Generator)
* Frankie Poullain (The Darkness)
* John Power (The La's)
* Millard Powers (Majosha, Counting Crows)
* Dougie Poynter (McFly)
* Bondan Prakoso
* Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Roxy Music)
* Pino Presti (Mina, Wilson Pickett, Shirley Bassey, Gerry Mulligan, Astor Piazzolla)
* Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Tower of Power)
* Joe Preston (Sunn O))), Thrones, High on Fire, Melvins)
* Rick Price (The Move, ELO, Wizzard)
* Steve Priest (Sweet)
* Prince
* Joe Principe (Rise Against)
* Joe Puerta (Ambrosia, Bruce Hornsby and the Range)
* Norbert Putnam (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Area Code 615, Elvis Presley, The Nashville A-Team)
* Dave "Herr Pubis" Pybus (Cradle of Filth, Anathema)
* Howie Pyro (D Generation, Danzig)

## Q

* Pete Quaife (The Kinks)
* Suzi Quatro
* Nate Query (The Decemberists)
* Jesse Quin (Keane)
* Mick Quinn (Supergrass)

## R

* Carl Radle (Eric Clapton)
* Will Rahmer (Mortician)
* Chuck Rainey
* C. J. Ramone (The Ramones)
* Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones)
* Jimmie Randall (Jo Jo Gunne)
* Paul Raven (Killing Joke, Prong, Ministry)
* Brian Ray (Paul McCartney)
* Jozef Ráž (Elán)
* Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
* Zoran Redžić (Bijelo Dugme)
* Scott Reeder (Kyuss, Unida)
* Greg Reeves
* Keanu Reeves (Dogstar)
* Tony Reeves (Colosseum, Greenslade)
* Julianne Regan (Gene Loves Jezebel)
* Jonas Renkse (Bloodbath)
* Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
* Michael Rhodes (The Notorious Cherry Bombs, The Nashville A-Team, The Beach Boys, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals)
* Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane)
* John Rich (Lonestar)
* Jim Richardson (If)
* Matt Riddle (Face to Face)
* Greg Ridley (Humble Pie, Spooky Tooth)
* Oliver Riedel (Rammstein)
* Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes)
* Tyson Ritter (The All American Rejects)
* Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit)
* Dan Roberts (Crash Test Dummies)
* Tom Robinson (Tom Robinson Band)
* Johnny Rod (W.A.S.P., King Kobra)
* Steve Rodby (Pat Metheny)
* Jim Rodford (Argent, The Kinks)
* Omar Rodríguez-López (De Facto)
* Kira Roessler (Black Flag)
* Kenny Rogers (Kenny Rogers and The First Edition)
* Marc Rogers (The Philosopher Kings)
* Carmine Rojas (David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Joe Bonamassa)
* Rick Rosas (Neil Young, Etta James)
* Leaton Rose (The Hot Lies, I Killed the Prom Queen)
* Magnus Rosén (HammerFall)
* Lars Rosenberg (Carbonized, Entombed, Serpent)
* Chris Ross (Wolfmother)
* Share Ross (Vixen, Contraband)
* John Rostill (The Shadows)
* Andy Rourke (The Smiths)
* Demis Roussos (Aphrodite's Child)
* Divinity Roxx (Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Mark Batson, B.o.B., Victor Wooten)
* Robb Royer (Bread)
* Ilan Rubin (The New Regime)
* Mike Rutherford (Genesis, Mike + The Mechanics)
* Kevin Rutmanis (Cows, Melvins, Tomahawk)
* Greg Rzab (Buddy Guy)

## S

* Igor Saavedra
* Jeanne Sagan (The Acacia Strain, All That Remains)
* Tetsuo Sakurai (Casiopea)
* Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia)
* Samoth (Thou Shalt Suffer, Satyricon, Gorgoroth & Zyklon-B)
* Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel (CSNY, Manassas)
* Ian Samwell (The Drifters)
* Paul Samwell-Smith (The Yardbirds)
* Troy Sanders (Mastodon)
* Mark Sandman (Morphine)
* Max Santos (Aventura)
* Gabe Saporta (Midtown)
* Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Manic Eden, Dio)
* Louis Satterfield (Chess Records, Earth, Wind & Fire)
* John Baker Saunders (Mad Season)
* Brad Savage (Band from TV)
* Rick Savage (Def Leppard)
* Russ Savakus (Bob Dylan, Van Morrison)
* Taiji Sawada (X Japan)
* Patrick Scales (Klaus Doldinger, Pee Wee Ellis, Chuck Loeb)
* Tony Scalzo (Fastball)
* Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad)
* Jason Scheff (Chicago)
* Jerry Scheff (Elvis Presley, The Doors, The Association)
* Richard Scheufler
* Don Schiff
* Dirk Schlächter (Gamma Ray)
* Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, Tinted Windows)
* Zander Schloss (The Circle Jerks, The Weirdos)
* Dan Schmid (Cherry Poppin' Daddies, The Visible Men, Black Francis)
* Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
* Dave Schulthise (Dead Milkmen)
* Dave Schools (Widespread Panic)
* Joseph "Lucky" Scott (Curtom Records)
* Derf Scratch (Fear)
* Karl E. H. Seigfried
* Anna Sentina
* Henkka Seppälä (Children of Bodom)
* Steve Severin (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
* Carlo Von Sexron (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, The Desert Sessions)
* Nick Seymour (Crowded House)
* Robbie Shakespeare (Sly and Robbie, The Revolutionaries, The Aggrovators, Compass Point All Stars)
* Tommy Shannon (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Storyville)
* Matt Sharp (Weezer, The Rentals)
* Kim Shattuck (Pixies)
* Snowy Shaw (Dimmu Borgir)
* Billy Sheehan (Niacin, Mr. Big, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth)
* Fran Sheehan (Boston)
* Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden)
* Jeff Sherman (Glass)
* Scott Shiflett (Face to Face, Viva Death, Jackson United)
* Natasha Shneider (Eleven)
* Scott Shriner (Weezer)
* Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
* Michael Shuman (Queens of the Stone Age)
* Azharlevi Sianturi (Kekal)
* Gene Simmons (Kiss)
* Jeff Simmons (The Mothers of Invention)
* Paul Simonon (The Clash, Havana 3am, The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
* David Wm. Sims (Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard)
* Richard Sinclair (Caravan)
* Ryan Sinn (Angels & Airwaves)
* Ken Sinnaeve (Streetheart, Tom Cochrane, Red Rider, Loverboy)
* Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, Brides of Destruction, Sixx:A.M.)
* Muzz Skillings (Living Colour)
* Tim Sköld (Marilyn Manson, KMFDM)
* Captain Sky
* Leland Sklar (Toto, The Section, Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, Genesis, James Taylor)
* Spike Slawson (Swingin' Utters)
* Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five)
* Jimmie Lee Sloas
* Phil Small (Cold Chisel)
* Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap)
* Curt Smith (Tears for Fears)
* Fred Smith (Blondie, Television)
* Jim Smith (Cardiacs)
* Kenn Smith
* Scott Smith (Loverboy)
* Zach Smith (Pinback)
* Bryce Soderberg (Lifehouse)
* Scott Sorry (Brides of Destruction, The Wildhearts)
* Ville Sorvali (Moonsorrow)
* Esperanza Spalding
* Phil Spalding (Toyah, GTR, Mike Oldfield)
* Joey Spampinato (NRBQ)
* Barry Sparks (Dokken)
* Mark Spicoluk (Avril Lavigne)
* Chris Squire (Yes)
* Adam Stanger (Comes with the Fall)
* Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
* Doug Stegmeyer (Billy Joel)
* David Steele (The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals)
* Jeffrey Steele (Boy Howdy)
* Michael Steele (The Bangles)
* Peter Steele (Carnivore, Type O Negative)
* Lewie Steinberg (Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
* Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing)
* Dan Stevens (Dead Milkmen)
* Tony Stevens (Foghat, Savoy Brown)
* T. M. Stevens (The Pretenders, The Headhunters)
* Brad Stewart (Fuel)
* Dale Stewart (Seether)
* Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
* Chris Stillwell (The Greyboy Allstars)
* Sting (The Police)
* Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses)
* Mark Stoermer (The Killers)
* Gary Stonadge (Big Audio Dynamite)
* Henry Strzelecki (The Nashville A-Team)
* Björn Strid (Terror 2000)
* Jesper Strömblad (Dimension Zero)
* Byron Stroud (Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Zimmers Hole)
* Dana Strum (Slaughter, Vinnie Vincent Invasion)
* Hamish Stuart (Average White Band, Paul McCartney)
* Neil Stubenhaus (Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones)
* Daryl Stuermer (Genesis)
* Kasim Sulton (Utopia, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, The New Cars)
* Sumon
* Sunmi (Wonder Girls)
* Stuart Sutcliffe (The Beatles)
* Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans)
* Steve Swallow
* Dan Swanö (Pan.Thy.Monium)
* Leon Sylvers III (The Sylvers, Dynasty)

## T

* Jamaaladeen Tacuma
* Robby Takac (Goo Goo Dolls)
* Billy Talbot (Crazy Horse)
* Garry Tallent (E Street Band)
* Janis Tanaka (L7)
* Pepsi Tate (Tigertailz)
* John Taylor (Duran Duran, Power Station, Neurotic Outsiders)
* Larry Taylor (Canned Heat, The Monkees, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mayall, Tom Waits)
* Kavyen Temperley (Eskimo Joe)
* Robert Tench (The Gass)
* Gary Thain (Keef Hartley, Uriah Heep)
* Jean-Yves Thériault (Voivod, Coeur Atomique)
* Jeroen Paul Thesseling (Obscura, Pestilence)
* Bruce Thomas (The Attractions)
* Fred Thomas (James Brown)
* Danny Thompson (Pentangle, Richard Thompson)
* 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)
* Jan Erik Tiwaz (Borknagar)
* Michael Todd (Coheed and Cambria)
* Peter Tork (The Monkees)
* Devin Townsend (Bent Sea)
* Sisely Treasure (Shiny Toy Guns)
* Iracema Trevisan (Cansei de Ser Sexy)
* Pete Trewavas (Marillion)
* Derrick Tribbett (Dope)
* Robert Trujillo (Infectious Grooves, Suicidal Tendencies, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica)
* S. J. Tucker
* Fred Turner (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
* Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash)

## U

* Takeshi Ueda (The Mad Capsule Markets)
* Chad Urmston (Dispatch)

## V

* Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's)
* Ross Valory (Journey, Steve Miller Band)
* Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen, Sammy Hagar)
* Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen. Mammoth WVH)
* Larry Van Kriedt (AC/DC)
* Sami Vänskä (Nightwish)
* Gerald Veasley
* Jayen Varma
* Ken Vasoli (The Starting Line)
* Sergio Vega (Deftones)
* Morten Veland (Sirenia)
* D. D. Verni (Overkill)
* Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols)
* Varg "Count Grishnackh" Vikernes (Burzum, Mayhem)
* Alejandra Villarreal (The Warning)
* Rico Villasenor (downset.)
* David Vincent (Morbid Angel)
* Phil Volk (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
* Eerie Von (Samhain, Danzig)
* Klaus Voormann (Manfred Mann, Plastic Ono Band)
* ICS Vortex (Dimmu Borgir)

## W

* Matt Wachter (Thirty Seconds to Mars, Angels & Airwaves)
* Greg T. Walker (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot)
* Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
* Jon Walker (Panic! at the Disco, The Young Veins)
* Scott Walker (The Walker Brothers)
* Algy Ward (The Damned)
* 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, Melvins)
* Clint Warwick (The Moody Blues)
* Don Was (Was (Not Was), The B-52's, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones)
* Freddie Washington (Patrice Rushen), (Steely Dan)
* Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
* Frank Watkins (Gorgoroth)
* Mike Watt (The Minutemen, Firehose, The Stooges)
* Norman Watt-Roy (The Blockheads)
* Nathan Watts (Stevie Wonder)
* Peter Watts (Mott the Hoople)
* Mikey Way (My Chemical Romance, Electric Century)
* Paul Webb (Talk Talk, .O.rang)
* Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
* Dallon Weekes (Panic! at the Disco, The Brobecks, I Dont Know How But They Found Me)
* Willie Weeks (Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Donny Hathaway, Vince Gill, Wynonna Judd)
* Danny Weinkauf (They Might Be Giants)
* Andrew Weiss (Ween, Gone, Rollins Band, Regressive Aid)
* Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (Machine Gun)
* Mikey Welsh (Weezer)
* Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy)
* Wess
* Bob Weston (Shellac)
* John Wetton (King Crimson, UK, Asia)
* Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club)
* Ken Whaley (Help Yourself, Ducks Deluxe, Man}
* 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, Keith Urban, Jackson Browne, Toto)
* Leon Wilkeson (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
* Cliff Williams (AC/DC)
* Hank Williams III (Superjoint Ritual)
* Lamar Williams (The Allman Brothers Band)
* Leo Williams (Big Audio Dynamite, Dreadzone, Carbon/Silicon)
* Trevor Williams (Audience, Jonathan Kelly's Outside)
* Edgar Willis (Ray Charles)
* Gary Willis (Tribal Tech)
* Matt Willis (Busted)
* Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
* Eric Wilson (Sublime, Sublime with Rome, Long Beach Dub Allstars)
* Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
* Mark Wilson (Jet)
* Paul Wilson (Snow Patrol)
* Doug Wimbish (The Sugarhill Gang, Living Colour, Tackhead, Mick Jagger, Joe Satriani)
* Kip Winger (Alice Cooper, Winger)
* Muff Winwood (The Spencer Davis Group)
* Steve Winwood (The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Go, Blind Faith)
* Nicky Wire (Manic Street Preachers)
* Jason Wisdom (Becoming the Archetype)
* Jah Wobble (Public Image Ltd)
* Anka Wolbert (Clan of Xymox/Xymox)
* Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Carly Simon)
* Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)
* Harry Womack (The Valentinos, Bobby Womack)
* Steve Wong (Beyond)
* Chris Wood (Medeski Martin & Wood)
* Stuart Wood (Bay City Rollers)
* Allen Woody (The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
* Victor Wooten (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Bass Extremes, Vital Tech Tones)
* Glenn Worf (Mark Knopfler)
* D'arcy Wretzky (The Smashing Pumpkins)
* Chuck Wright (Giuffria, Quiet Riot, House of Lords)
* Rob Wright (Nomeansno)
* Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski (Behemoth)
* Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones)

## Y

* Sami Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Murphy's Law)
* Brian Yale (Matchbox Twenty)
* Takahiro Yamada (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
* Hiro Yamamoto (Soundgarden, Truly)
* Tetsu Yamauchi (Free, Faces)
* Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys)
* Jennifer York (Rachel Rachel)
* Thom Yorke (Radiohead, Atoms for Peace)
* Jasmine You (Versailles)
* Young K (Day6)
* Sean Yseult (White Zombie)
* Doug Yule (The Velvet Underground)

## Z

* Buddy Zabala (Eraserheads, The Dawn, Cambio, Moonstar88)
* Stuart Zender (Jamiroquai)
* Regina Zernay (Cowboy Mouth)