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List of guitarists
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "List_of_guitarists".
This list of guitarists includes guitarists for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. Only add names here if the person has their own article on Wikipedia, please. Anything else will be removed.
(Please note that those that are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at List of bass guitarists.)
See also: list of lead guitarists, list of rhythm guitarists.
A
- Johnny A.
- "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (Pantera)
- Drew Abbott
- John Abercrombie
- Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta (NOFX)
- Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull)
- Vincent Accardi (Brand New)
- William Ackerman
- Bryan Adams
- Stuart Adamson (The Skids, Big Country, The Raphaels)
- Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World)
- Willie Adler (Lamb of God)
- Marcus Adoro (Eraserheads)
- Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
- Fredrik Akesson (Opeth)
- Jan Akkerman (Focus)
- Khalid Al-Thawadi (Brothers)
- Nate Albert (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Kickovers)
- Steve Albini (Shellac)
- Nicolas de Angelis
- Art Alexakis (Everclear)
- Paul Allender (Cradle of Filth)
- Duane Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
- Carlos Alomar (David Bowie)
- Faraz Anwar (Mizraab)
- Niklas Almqvist (The Hives)
- Michael Amott (Arch Enemy)
- Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy)
- Trey Anastasio (Phish)
- Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
- Magnus Andersson
- Nicke Andersson (Hellacopters, Supershit 666)
- Aoi (The Gazette)
- Taylor Swift
- Gem Archer (Oasis)
- Jamie Arentzen (American Hi-Fi)
- Armik
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder, Foxboro Hot Tubs,The Network)
- Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid, Transplants)
- Paul Arthurs (Oasis)
- Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets)
- Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon)
- Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
- Gwyn Ashton
- John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs)
- Sergio Assad
- Chet Atkins
- Paul Atkinson (The Zombies)
- Brian Aubert (Silversun Pickups)
- Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys)
- Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)
- Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)
B
- Ayub Bachchu (Love Runs Blind)
- Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall)
- Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who)
- Ian Bairnson (Pilot, Alan Parsons Project)
- Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion)
- Dave Baksh (Sum 41, Brown Brigade)
- David Ball (Soft Cell)
- Balsac the Jaws of Death (GWAR)
- Terry Balsamo (Evanescence)
- Perry Bamonte (The Cure)
- Devendra Banhart
- Paul Banks (Interpol)
- Carl Barat (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
- Barbecue Bob
- Warren Barfield
- Mick Barr (Orthrelm)
- Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
- Aaron Barrett (Reel Big Fish)
- Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
- Agustín Barrios
- Nicholas Barron
- Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo)
- 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)
- Sam Beam (Iron & Wine)
- Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
- Beck
- Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group)
- Joe Beck
- Joe Becker
- Jason Becker (Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
- Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
- Peter Beckett (Player)
- Adrian Belew
- Brian Bell (Weezer, Space Twins, The Relationship)
- Drake Bell
- Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy)
- Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
- Roni Benise
- Bob Bennett
- Chester Bennington (Linkin Park)
- Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs)
- George Benson
- Miki Berenyi (Lush)
- Chuck Berry
- Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
- Dickey Betts (The Allman Brothers)
- Marco Biazzi (Lacuna Coil)
- Big Tom
- Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland)
- Anders Björler (At the Gates, The Haunted)
- Clint Black
- Jack Black (Tenacious D)
- Ryland Blackinton (Cobra Starship)
- Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
- Norman Blake
- Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub)
- Ron Block (Alison Krauss)
- Conny Bloom (Hanoi Rocks)
- Mike Bloomfield
- Marc Bolan (T.Rex)
- Marcie Bolen (The Von Bondies)
- Tommy Bolin
- Joe Bonamassa
- Bono (U2)
- Nicke Borg (Backyard Babies)
- Adrian Borland (The Sound)
- Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit)
- James Bourne (Son of Dork)
- Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan)
- Robert Bowlin
- Will Boyd (American Princes)
- Mick Box (Uriah Heep)
- James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
- Michelle Branch
- Laurent Brancowitz (Phoenix)
- Vito Bratta (White Lion)
- Creed Bratton (The Grass Roots)
- Jacques Brautbar (Phantom Planet)
- Julian Bream
- Lenny Breau
- Paul Brett
- Mike Brewer
- Vic Briggs (Eric Burdon & The Animals)
- Terry Britten
- David Bromberg
- Devin Bronson (Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson)
- Meredith Brooks
- Eric Brosius (Tribe)
- Jackson Browne (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
- Bob Brozman
- Michael Bruce (Alice Cooper)
- Mark Bryan (Hootie & the Blowfish)
- Roy Buchanan
- Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
- Buckethead (Deli Creeps, Alexi Laiho Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Praxis, Guns N' Roses)
- Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
- Jonny Buckland (Coldplay)
- Jeff Buckley
- Jimmy Buffett
- Bumblefoot (Guns N' Roses)
- Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds)
- Chris Burney (Bowling for Soup)
- Ben Burnley (Breaking Benjamin)
- Christian Burns (BBMak)
- Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers)
- Vinny Burns (Ten)
- R. L. Burnside
- Kenny Burrell
- James Burton (Rick Nelson, Elvis Presley, John Denver)
- Bernard Butler (Suede, The Tears)
- John Butler (The John Butler Trio)
- Jonathan Butler
- Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper)
- Roddy "Radiation" Byers (The Specials)
- David Byrne (Talking Heads)
C
- 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)
- J. J. Cale
- Randy California (Spirit)
- Jo Callis (The Rezillos, The Human League)
- Mateo Camargo (Madina Lake)
- Greg Camp (Smash Mouth)
- Jeremy Camp
- Glen Campbell
- Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
- Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
- Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
- Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
- Joey Cape (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Bad Astronaut)
- Chris Cappelli (It Dies Today)
- Mike Carden (The Academy Is...)
- Larry Carlton
- Jesse Carmichael (Kara's Flowers)
- Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)
- Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever)
- Maybelle Carter (Carter Family)
- Bob Casale (Devo)
- Neko Case (The New Pornographers)
- Al Casey
- Al Casey
- Johnny Cash
- Johnny Cashbox
- Nick Catanese (Black Label Society)
- Jeff Catania (Hall & Oates)
- Philip Catherine
- Gustavo Cerati (Soda Stereo)
- Nic Cester (Jet)
- Yavuz Çetin
- Eugene Chadbourne
- António Chainho
- Bill Champlin (The Sons of Champlin)
- Eason Chan
- Jaycee Chan
- Manny Charlton (Nazareth)
- Charo
- Chris Cheney (The Living End)
- Andrew Cheshire
- Phil Chevron (The Pogues)
- Michael Guy Chislett (The Academy Is..., Hillsong United)
- Jay Chou
- John Christ (Danzig)
- Charlie Christian (Benny Goodman)
- Stephen Christian (Anberlin)
- Doug Church (Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives)
- Martin Cilia (The Atlantics)
- Jake Cinninger (Umphrey's McGee)
- John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
- Rama Claproth
- Eric Clapton (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos)
- Angus Clark (Trans Siberian Orchestra)
- Kevin Clarke
- Mike Clark (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Roy Clark
- Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
- "Fast" Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
- Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses)
- Zal Cleminson (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
- Dave Clo
- Henry Cluney (Stiff Little Fingers)
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
- Eddie Cochran
- Bruce Cockburn
- Leonard Cohen
- Jesse Colburn (Avril Lavigne)
- Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
- Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne)
- Albert Collins
- Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- John Collins (The New Pornographers, The Evaporators)
- John Collura (The Ataris)
- Paul Colman (Newsboys, Paul Colman Trio)
- Tyler Connolly (Theory of a Deadman)
- Bill Connors
- Steve Conte (New York Dolls), (Eric Burdon)
- Ry Cooder (Captain Beefheart, The Seeds)
- Jamie Cook (Arctic Monkeys)
- Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty, The New Left)
- Rusty Cooley (Dominion, Outworld (band))
- Gaz Coombes (Supergrass)
- Korey Cooper (Skillet)
- John Corabi (Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union)
- Francesco Corbetta
- Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
- Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers)
- Jim Corr (The Corrs)
- Terry Corso (Alien Ant Farm, Powerman 5000)
- Pete Cortese (Killswitch Engage,Overcast,Seemless)
- Larry Coryell
- Sean Costello
- Andy Cox (The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals)
- Graham Coxon (Blur)
- Jonathan Coulton
- Steve Craddock
- Philo Cramer (Fear)
- Dan Crary
- Robert Cray
- Andras Csaki
- Hulon crayton
- Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)
- Jason Cropper (Weezer)
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (Mar-Keys)
- David Crosby (Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, The Byrds)
- Robbin Crosby (Ratt)
- Allison Crowe
- Josh Cunningham (The Waifs)
- Rivers Cuomo (Weezer, Avant Garde, Homie)
- Shannon Curfman
- John Curulewski (Styx)
- Billy Ray Cyrus
D
- Dante DeCaro (Hot Hot Heat, Johnny and the Moon)
- Denis D'Amour (Voivod)
- Donnie Dacus
- Dick Dale
- Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
- Jean Pierre Danel
- Glenn Danzig (Danzig)
- Jol Dantzig (Wilson Pickett)
- Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan)
- Dave Davies (The Kinks)
- Chris de Burgh
- Ray Davies (The Kinks)
- Brad Davis (musician)
- Jesse Ed Davis
- Mike Davis (Nocturnus)
- Christopher Dean
- PJ DeCicco (Armor for Sleep)
- Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
- Vance DeGeneres (Cowboy Mouth)
- Dean DeLeo (Talk Show, Stone Temple Pilots)
- Tom DeLonge (Blink-182, Angels & Airwaves)
- Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
- Dave Dederer (The Presidents of the United States of America)
- Brad Delson (Linkin Park)
- Jared Demeter (Cradle of Filth)
- Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard, Tomahawk, Firewater)
- Ryan "Judas" DePaolo (Matchbook Romance)
- Johnny Depp
- Amir Derakh (Orgy, Julien-K, Rough Cutt)
- Rick Derringer (The McCoys)
- C. C. DeVille (Poison)
- Mat Devine (Kill Hannah)
- Bo Diddley
- Die (Dir en grey)
- Ani Difranco
- Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks)
- Al Di Meola
- Pete Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles)
- Peter Dolving (Mary Beats Jane, The Haunted)
- Dan Donegan (Disturbed)
- Donovan
- 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, Hellacopters)
- Bruce Driscoll (Blondfire, Brookville)
- Glen Drover (Megadeth, King Diamond, Eidolon)
- Ian D'Sa (Billy Talent)
- 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)
- Chauntelle DuPree (Eisley)
- Sherri DuPree (Eisley)
- Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage)
- Roland Dyens
- Bob Dylan
- Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers)
E
F
- Jules Faife
- Brian Fair (Shadows Fall)
- Craig Fairbaugh (Transplants, +44)
- Nick Falcon (The Young Werewolves)
- Todd Fancey (The New Pornographers)
- Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger)
- Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
- Dave Farrell (Linkin Park)
- Andrew Farriss (INXS)
- Tim Farriss (INXS)
- Josh Farro (Paramore)
- Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers)
- Don Felder (Eagles)
- Zach Filkins (OneRepublic)
- Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N' Roses)
- Aaron Fink
- Jon Finn (Jon Finn Group)
- Jörg Fischer (Accept)
- Bradley Fish
- Eliot Fisk
- Warren Fitzgerald (Oingo Boingo, The Vandals)
- John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants)
- Flattus Maximus (GWAR)
- Tom Fletcher (McFly)
- Robert Flynn (Machine Head)
- John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five)
- Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot)
- Lita Ford (The Runaways)
- Marc Ford (The Black Crowes)
- Robben Ford
- Chris Foreman (Madness)
- Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)
- Richard Fortus (Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love, Guns N' Roses)
- 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)
- Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind)
- 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)
- John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Bobby Fuller (The Bobby Fuller Four)
- Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October, The Last Wish)
- Nelly Furtado
- Francisco Tarrega
- Fernando Sor
G
- Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Declan Galbraith
- Eric Gale
- Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
- Rory Gallagher
- Shane Gallagher (+44)
- Dann Gallucci (Modest Mouse, Murder City Devils)
- Frank Gambale
- Tim Gane (Stereolab)
- Charly García (Sui Generis, Porsuigieco, La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, Serú Girán)
- Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
- Chuck Garvey (moe.)
- Henry Garza (Los Lonely Boys)
- Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)
- Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Danny Gatton
- Lee Gaze (lostprophets)
- Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
- Vicki Genfan
- Antony Genn (The Mescaleros, The Hours)
- Dave Genn (Matthew Good Band)
- Lowell George (Little Feat)
- Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
- Per Gessle (Gyllene Tider, Roxette)
- Andy Gibb
- Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees)
- Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, All-Time Quarterback, Pinwheel)
- Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
- Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X)
- Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation)
- Nick Gilder (Sweeney Todd)
- David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
- Vince Gill (Pure Prarie League)
- Gordon Giltrap
- Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
- Chad I. Ginsburg (CKY)
- Nicolas Godin (Air)
- Mircea Gogoncea
- Lynval Golding (The Specials)
- Sander Gommans (After Forever)
- Adam Gontier (Three Days Grace)
- Dave Gonzalez (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
- José González
- Myles Goodwyn (April Wine)
- Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt)
- Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
- Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)
- 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)
- Guthrie Govan
- Mick Grabham (Procol Harum)
- Davey Graham
- Amy Grant
- Rocky Gray (Soul Embraced)
- Jay Graydon
- Doug Grean
- Dallas Green (Alexisonfire, City and Colour)
- Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
- Norman Greenbaum
- Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet)
- Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
- Dave Gregory (XTC)
- David Grier
- Ryan Griffiths (The Vines)
- Steve Grimes (The Farm)
- Carl Johan Grimmark (Narnia, Rob Rock, Saviour Machine, Beautiful Sin)
- Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana)
- Luther Grosvenor (Spooky Tooth)
- Todd Grubbs
- Aaron Guerra (Tourniquet)
- Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N' Roses, Brides of Destruction)
- Lalo Guerrero
- Michael Gulezian
- Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, Error)
- James Gurley (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
- Michael Gurley (Dada)
- Buddy Guy
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- Steve Hackett (Genesis)
- Johan Hallgren (Pain of Salvation)
- Page Hamilton (Helmet)
- Shannon Hamm (Death,Control Denied)
- Chuck Hammer (Lou Reed, David Bowie, Guitarchitecture)
- Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
- Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes)
- Michael Hampton (Funkadelic)
- Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
- Andrew Hansen
- Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)
- Isaac Hanson (Hanson)
- Joel Hanson (PFR)
- Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal)
- Jessica Harp
- Hugh Harris (The Kooks)
- Dhani Harrison
- George Harrison (The Beatles)
- Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
- Mike Hatalak (It Dies Today)
- 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)
- Kelly Hayes (Cold)
- Peter Hayes (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)
- Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
- Sean Hayter (Lucius Hunt)
- Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic)
- Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
- Matt Heafy (Trivium)
- Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle)
- Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath
- Charles Hedger (Cradle of Filth)
- Michael Hedges
- Christian Hejnal (Scarling.)
- Chris Henderson (3 Doors Down)
- Scott Henderson (Tribal Tech, Vital Tech Tones)
- Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows)
- Don Henley (Eagles)
- Mikey Heppner (Priestess)
- Luc Hensill (The Klan, Tomahawk Blues Band, Flesh Colour)
- Ken Hensley
- James Hetfield (Metallica)
- Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Bad Religion)
- Nick Hexum (311
- hide (X Japan)
- MJ Hibbett
- Ryan Higgins
- Steve Hillage
- Tyler Hilton
- Brent Hinds (Mastodon)
- Robert "Bucket" Hingley (The Toasters)
- Tom Hingley (Too Much Texas, Inspiral Carpets)
- Taka Hirose (Feeder)
- Jules Hodgson (KMFDM)
- Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
- Wolf Hoffmann (Accept)
- James Hogan
- Allan Holdsworth (UK)
- Dexter Holland (The Offspring)
- Buddy Holly
- Joshua Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age)
- James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders)
- Matt Hoopes (Relient K)
- Jerry Horton (Papa Roach)
- Tomoyasu Hotei (Boøwy)
- Michael Houser (Widespread Panic)
- Greg Howe
- Steve Howe (Yes, King Crimson, Asia)
- Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle)
- Keith Howland (Chicago)
- Brodie Foster Hubbard
- C.B. Hudson, (Blue October)
- Dann Huff
- Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal)
- Andy Huxley (The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Vile Imbeciles)
- Hyde (musician) (L'arc~en~ciel)
- Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
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