List of guitarists
The following are famous guitarists, mostly in the fields of metal, rock, and jazz.
Please note that those that are known mainly as famous bass guitarists are listed separately under Famous Rock, Metal, and/or Jazz Bass Guitarists.
See also Famous Country Guitarists and Other Famous Guitarists for other famous guitarists.
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A
- Jan Akkerman
- Duane Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
- Trey Anastasio (Phish)
- Michael Angelo
- Magnus Andersson
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
- Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
B
- Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
- David Ball (Soft Cell)
- Perry Bamonte
- Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
- Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
- Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group)
- Chuck Berry
- Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
- Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland)
- Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow)
- Mike Bloomfield
- Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit)
- James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
- Michael Bruce(The original Alice Cooper band)
- Buckethead (Guns N' Roses)
- Lndsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
- Glen Buxton (The original Alice Cooper band)
C
- Randy California (Spirit)
- Glen Campbell
- Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
- Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
- Al Casey
- Bill Champlin (The Sons of Champlin)
- Eric Clapton (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Cream)
- Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
- "Fast" Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
- Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses)
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
- Eddie Cochran
- Ry Cooder (Captain Beefheart, The Seeds)
- Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (Mar-Keys)
D
- Dick Dale
- Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
- Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan)
- Donnie Dacus
- Bo Diddley
- K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
E
F
- Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N' Roses)
- Jon Finn (Jon Finn Group)
- John Floy
- John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Lita Ford (The Runaways)
- Richard Fortus (Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love, Guns N' Roses)
- Peter Frampton (The Herd)
- Ace Frehley (KISS)
- Marty Friedman (Megadeth)
- Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
- John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
G
- Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
- Rory Gallagher
- Frank Gambale
- Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
- Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
- Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big)
- David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
- Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
- Stone Gossard (Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam)
- Mick Grabham (Procol Harum)
- Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
- Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N' Roses, Brides Of Destruction)
- Buddy Guy
H
- Kirk Hammett (Metallicca)
- George Harrison (The Beatles)
- Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
- Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath (Reverend Horton Heath)
- Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- James Hetfield (Metallica)
- Joshua Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age)
- Steve Howe (Yes)
- Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
I
J
- Joan Jett (The Runaways)
- Eric Johnson (Mariani, The Electromagnets)
- Robert Johnson
- Adam Jones (Tool)
- Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
- Mick Jones (Foreigner)
- Mick Jones (The Clash)
- Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
K
- Terry Kath (Chicago)
- Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane)
- B.B. King
- Ken Kitamura (L'arc-en-Ciel)
- Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
- Wayne Kramer (MC5)
- Robby Krieger (The Doors)
- Chad Kroeger (Nickelback)
- Bruce Kulick (KISS)
L
- Shawn Lane
- Grégory Leclair
- Alvin Lee (Jaybirds, Ten Years After)
- John Lennon (The Beatles)
- Alex Lifeson (Rush)
- Steve Lukather ((band)|Toto)
M
- Kawabata Makoto
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen
- Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)
- Grady Martin
- Brian May (Queen)
- Carlo Marchione
- Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
- Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
- Ben Mink
- Kim Mitchell
- Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, Skid Row)
- Scotty Moore
- Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave)
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy
- Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
- Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
- Daron Malakian (System of a Down)
N
- Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Aaron North (The Icarus Line, Nine Inch Nails)
- Ted Nugent (The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees)
P
- Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin)
- Joe Pass
- Ryan Peake (Nickelback)
- Carl Perkins
- Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
- John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
- Alberto Ponce
- Prince
- Jade Puget (Redemption 87, AFI)
R
- Trevor Rabin (Yes)
- Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
- Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
- Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
- Vernon Reid (Living Colou)
- Sheldon Reynolds
- Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot)
- Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
- Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
- Allison Robertson
- Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
- Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
S
- David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap)
- Carlos Santana (Santana)
- Joe Satriani
- Neal Schon
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- Slash (Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver)
- Ivan Smirnov
- Erin Smith
- Fred Sonic Smith (MC5, Sonic's Rendezvous Band)
- G.E. Smith (Hall and Oates)
- Donita Sparks (L7)
- Paul Stanley (KISS)
- Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash snd Young)
- Izzy Stradlin' (Guns N' Roses, Ju Ju Hounds)
- Joe Strummer (The Clash)
- 'Big' Jim Sullivan
T
- Martin Taylor
- Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones)
- Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
- Johnny Thunders (The Heartbreakers)
- Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)
- Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
- Paul Tobias/Paul Huge (Guns N' Roses)
- Pete Townsend (The Who)
- Robin Trower (Procol Harum, Robin Trower Band)
- Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap)
- Corin Tucker (Heavens to Betsy, Sleater-Kinney)
V
- Steve Vai (Alcatrazz)
- Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (Double Trouble)
- Vinnie Vincent (KISS)
W
- Joe Walsh (James Gang, The Eagles)
- Clarence White (The Byrds, Kentucky Colonels)
- Jack White (The White Stripes)
- John Williams
- Pete Willis (Def Leppard)
- Johnny Winter
- Zakk Wylde