Liste von Gitarristen
Dies ist eine Liste bekannter Gitarristen, gruppiert nach Musikstil.
- Walter Abt (* 1953)
- Lily Afshar
- Pjotr Agafoschin (1874–1950)
- Dionisio Aguado (1784–1849)
- Albert Aigner
- Daniel Akiva (* 1953)
- Heinrich Albert (1870–1950)
- Laurindo Almeida (1917–1995)
- Tristan Angenendt (* 1985)
- María Luisa Anido (1907–1996)
- Alice Artzt (* 1943)
- Badi Assad (* 1966)
- Odair Assad (* 1956)1
- Sérgio Assad (* 1952)1
- Roberto Aussel (* 1954)
- Adriana Balboa (* 1966)
- Manuel Barrueco (* 1952)
- Angelo Michele Bartolotti (um 1615–1681)
- Siegfried Behrend (1933–1990)
- Johanna Beisteiner (* 1976)
- Attilio Bernardini (1888–1975)
- Gabriel Bianco
- Thomas Blumenthal (* 1958)
- Dušan Bogdanović (* 1955)
- Carlos Bonell (* 1949)
- Raúl Borges (1882–1967)
- Rémí Boucher (* 1964)
- Liona Boyd (* 1949)
- Frank Bungarten (* 1958)
- Julian Bream (* 1933)1
- Leo Brouwer (* 1939)
- Matteo Carcassi (1792–1853)
- William Carter
- Abel Carlevaro (1916–2001)
- Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841)
- Giovanni Caruso (* 1967)
- Ruggero Chiesa (1933–1993)
- Leif Christensen († 12. Januar 1988)
- Joaquín Clerch (* 1965)
- Lelio Colista (1629–1680)
- Francesco Corbetta (um 1615 – 1681)
- Duarte Costa (1926–2004)
- Napoléon Coste (1805–1883)
- Costas Cotsiolis (* 1957)
- Elizabeth Cromwell (1674–1709)
- Adam Darr (1811–1866)
- Gerd Michael Dausend
- Johann Decker-Schenk (1826–1899)
- Ries de Hilster (* 1914)
- Sascha Demand (* 1971)
- Aniello Desiderio (* 1971)
- Alirio Díaz (1923–2016)
- Carlo Domeniconi (* 1947)
- Roland Dyens (1955–2016)
- Margarita Escarpa
- József Eötvös (* 1962)
- Reinbert Evers (* 1949)
- Oliver Fartach-Naini (* 1964)
- Eduardo Fernández (* 1952)
- Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti (1801–1878)
- Eliot Fisk (* 1954)
- Alexander Frautschi (1954–2008)
- Shin-Ichi Fukuda (* 1955)
- Paul Galbraith (* 1964)
- Pablo Garibay (* 1978)
- Oscar Ghiglia (* 1938)
- Mauro Giuliani (1781–1829)
- Gerd Erich Gmelin (* 1951)
- Toni Götz
- Antigoni Goni (* 1969)
- Olaf Van Gonnissen (* 1954)
- Wolfgang Grassegger
- Slava Grigoryan (* 1976)
- Boris Guckelsberger (* 1968)
- María Esther Guzmán
- Steve Hackett (* 1950)
- Jürgen Happe (* 1952)
- Frank Hill (* 1957)
- Tilman Hoppstock (* 1961)
- Hans-Werner Huppertz (* 1967)
- Peter Isakow (1886–1958)
- Sharon Isbin (* 1956)
- Alexander Iwanow-Kramskoi (1912–1973)
- Andreas Kantenwein
- Dale Kavanagh (* 1958)1
- Hans Michael Koch (1947–2018)
- Nikita Koschkin (* 1956)
- Eleftheria Kotzia
- Norbert Kraft
- Alexander Kravtsov
- Dieter Kreidler (* 1943)
- Alexandre Lagoya (1929–1999)1
- Aldo Lagrutta (* 1962)
- Quincas Laranjeiras (1873–1935)
- Massimo Laura (* 1957)
- Antonio Lauro (1917–1986)
- Karl-Hermann Leeb (1906–1979)
- Luigi Rinaldo Legnani (1790–1877)
- Wolfgang Lendle (1948–2016)
- Moshe H. Levy (* 1923)
- Li Jie (* 1981)
- Miguel Llobet (1878–1938)
- Dang Ngoc Long (* 1957)
- Paco de Lucía (1947–2014)
- Celso Machado (* 1953)
- Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944)
- Carlo Marchione (* 1964)
- Pablo Marquez (* 1967)
- Kazufumi Matsunaga (* 1956)
- Heike Matthiesen (* 1969)
- Su Meng (* 1988)1
- Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856)
- Anders Miolin (* 1961)
- Luis Manuel Molina (* 1959)
- Jens Müller-Herrou (* 1966)
- Thomas Müller-Pering (* 1958)
- Kaori Muraji (* 1978)
- Santiago de Murcia (um 1682 – um 1732)
- Santiago Navascués (* 1933)
- Thomas Nennstiel (* 1954)
- Krzysztof Nieborak
- Volker Niehusmann (* 1963)1
- Jan Oberbek (* 1947)
- Thomas Offermann
- Corazón Otero, Mexiko
- Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)
- Jorgos Panetsos (* 1961)
- Álvaro Pierri (* 1953)
- Heiko Plank (* 1964)
- Konstantin Popov (* 1958)
- Arsenij Popow (1892–1977)
- Ida Presti (1924–1967)
- Sonja Prunnbauer (* 1948)
- Emilio Pujol (1886–1980)
- Máximo Diego Pujol (* 1957)
- Konrad Ragossnig (1932–2018)
- Štěpán Rak (* 1945)
- Christian Reichert (* 1971)
- Barbara Richter (* 1940)1
- Berta Rojas (* 1966)
- Ángel Romero (* 1946)1
- Celedonio Romero (1913–1996)1
- Pepe Romero (* 1944)1
- Emmanuel Rossfelder (* 1973)
- Monika Rost und Jürgen Rost
- Jürgen Ruck (* 1961)
- Dieter Rumstig (1928–2017)1
- Henrik Rung (1807–1871)
- David Russell (* 1953)
- Eduardo Sáinz de la Maza y Ruiz (1903–1982)
- Regino Sáinz de la Maza y Ruiz (1897–1981)
- Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710)
- Tadashi Sasaki (* 1943)
- Jukka Savijoki (* 1952)
- Karl Scheit (1909–1993)
- Leonhard Schulz (1814–1860)
- Andrés Segovia (1893–1987)
- Aaron Shearer (1919–2008)
- Mario Sicca (* 1930)
- Reginald Smith Brindle (1917–2003)
- Raphaëlla Smits (* 1957)
- Göran Söllscher (* 1955)
- Fernando Sor (1778–1839)
- Pavel Steidl (* 1961)
- Ulrich Steier (* 1964)
- Ichirō Suzuki (* 1948)
- Miroslav Tadić (* 1959)
- David Tanenbaum (* 1956)
- Lajos Tar (* 1957)
- Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
- Scott Tennant1
- Heinz Teuchert (1914–1998)
- José Tomás (* 1934)
- Michael Tröster (* 1956)
- İhsan Turnagöl (* 1957)
- James Tyler (1940–2010)
- Ana Vidović (* 1980)
- Victor Villadangos
- Robert de Visée (um 1660 – 1732)
- Jens Wagner
- Luise Walker (1910–1998)
- Magni Wentzel (* 1945)
- John Williams (* 1941)
- Kazuhito Yamashita (* 1961)
- Toyoko Yamashita (* 1942)
- Wang Yameng (* 1981)1
- Yang Xuefei (* 1977)
- Narciso Yepes (1927–1997)
- Andrew York (* 1958)1
- Baldomero Zapater (1883–1962)
- Jozef Zsapka (* 1947)
1 Mitglieder in bekannten Gitarrenduos / Gitarrenensembles
Aus Spanien
- Juan Rodriguez Vila (* 1960)
- Vicente Amigo (* 1967)
- Andres Batista
- Agustín de la Fuente (zeitgen.)
- Pedro Bacán, Pedro Peña Peña (1951–1997)
- Peret (1935–2014)
- Manuel Cano (1926–1990)
- Paco Cepero (* 1942)
- Chicuelo, Juan Gómez (* 1968)
- Matilde Cuervas (* 1. April 1888; † 22. Dezember 1956)
- Diego del Gastor, Diego Amaya Flores (1908–1973)
- Pepe Habichuela, José Antonio Carmona Carmona (* 1944)
- Oscar Herrero (* 1959)
- Santiago Lara (* 1984)
- Paco de Lucía (1947–2014)
- Melchor de Marchena, Melchor Jiménez Torres (1907–1980)
- El Niño Miguel, Miguel Vega de la Cruz (1952–2013)
- Carlos Montoya (1903–1993)
- Ramón Montoya (1880–1949)
- Moraíto Chico, Manuel Moreno Junquera (1955–2011)
- Gerardo Núñez (* 1961)
- Paco Peña, Francisco Peña Pérez (* 1942)
- Parrilla de Jerez, Manuel Fernández Molina (* 1945)
- Pepe Romero (* 1944)
- Niño Ricardo, Manuel Serrapí Sánchez (1904–1972)
- Rafael Riqueni (zeitgen.)
- Sabicas, Agustín Castellón Campos (um 1912 – 1990)
- Esteban Sanlúcar, Esteban Delgado Bernal (1910–1989)
- Manolo Sanlúcar, Manuel Núñez Alcón (* 1945)
- Serranito, Víctor Monge Serrano (* 1942)
- Paco Serrano (* 1964)
- Pedro Sierra (zeitgen.)
- Pedro Soler (* 1938)
- Tomatito, José Fernández Torres (* 1958)
Aus Deutschland
- Miguel Iven (* 1957)
- Manolo Lohnes (* 1943)
- Gerhard Graf-Martinez (* 1952)
- Ottmar Liebert (* 1959)
- Michio, Michio Woirgardt (* 1971)
- Karl Wouda
Aus anderen Ländern
- Armik, Armik Dashchi (zeitgen.), Iran
- Manitas de Plata, Ricardo Baliardo (1921–2014), Frankreich
A
- John Abercrombie (1944–2017)
- Paul Abler (1957–2017)
- Werner Acker (* 1955)
- Jan Akkerman (* 1946)
- Eef Albers (* 1951)
- Howard Alden (* 1958)
- Peo Alfonsi (* 1967)
- Laurindo Almeida (1917–1995)
- Tuck Andress (* 1952)
- Bruce Arnold (* 1955)
- Peter Autschbach (* 1961)
B
- Gyula Babos (1949–2018)
- Elek Bacsik (1926–1993)
- George Barnes (1921–1977)
- Claude Barthélemy (* 1956)
- Billy Bauer (1915–2005)
- Billy Bean (1933–2012)
- Joe Beck (1945–2008)
- Dirk Bell (* 1958)
- Paulo Bellinati (* 1950)
- George Benson (* 1943)
- Peter Bernstein (* 1967)
- Franz Bilik (1937–1983)
- Toto Blanke (1936–2013)
- Michael Bocian (* 1953)
- Sebastian Böhlen (* 1986)
- Raymond Boni (* 1947)
- João Bosco (* 1946)
- Jean-Paul Bourelly (* 1960)
- Paul Brändle (* 1992)
- Thomas Brill (* 1957)
- Dennis Budimir (* 1938)
- Hiram Bullock (1955–2008)
- Fritz von Bülow (1933–1993)
- Bertram Burkert (* 1994)
- Kenny Burrell (* 1931)
- Charlie Byrd (1925–1999)
C
- Larry Carlton (* 1948)
- Philip Catherine (* 1942)
- Dori Caymmi (* 1943)
- Rémi Charmasson (* 1961)
- Charlie Christian (1916–1942)
- Eddy Christiani (1918–2016)
- Dave Cliff (* 1944)
- Max Clouth (* 1985)
- Manu Codjia (* 1975)
- Joe Cohn (* 1956)
- Eddie Condon (1905–1973)
- Robert Conti (* 1945)
- Larry Coryell (1943–2017)
- Giorgio Crobu (* 1959)
D
- Rudolf Dašek (1933–2013)
- Samy Daussat (* 1972)
- Bill De Arango (1921–2005)
- Irio De Paula (1939–2017)
- Philippe Deschepper (* 1949)
- Al Di Meola (* 1954)
- Manfred Dierkes (1966–2015)
- Joe Diorio (* 1936)
- Diz Disley (1931–2010)
- Lawrence Dixon (1895–1970)
- Andreas Dombert (* 1979)
- Ted Dunbar (1937–1998)
- Eddie Durham (1906–1987)
- Errol Dyers (1952–2017)
E
- Christian Eckert (1965)
- Kim Efert (* 1974)
- Bruce Eisenbeil (* 1963)
- Herb Ellis (1921–2010)
- Philipp van Endert (* 1969)
- Christian Escoudé (* 1947)
- John Etheridge (* 1948)
- Kevin Eubanks (* 1957)
F
- Tal Farlow (1921–1998)
- Boulou Ferré (* 1951)
- Elios Ferré (* 1956)
- Heiko Fischer (* 1982)
- Jacob Fischer (* 1967)
- David Fiuczynski (* 1964)
- Önder Focan (* 1955)
- Bruce Forman (* 1956)
- Marc Fosset (* 1949)
- Johnny Fourie (1937–2007)
- Mimi Fox (* 1956)
- Heiner Franz (* 1946)
- Bill Frisell (* 1951)
G
- Eric Gale (1938–1994)
- Lula Galvão (* 1962)
- Frank Gambale (* 1958)
- Garoto (1915–1955)
- Ro Gebhardt (* 1963)
- Grant Geissman (* 1953)
- Gene Gifford (1908–1970)
- Dave Gisler (* 1983)
- Mick Goodrick (* 1945)
- Torsten Goods (* 1980)
- Jimmy Gourley (1926–2008)
- Freddie Green (1911–1987)
- Grant Green (1935–1979)
- Ted Greene (1946–2005)
- Maarten van der Grinten (* 1963)
- Gérard Guse (* 1972)
H
- Harald Haerter (* 1958)
- Jerry Hahn (* 1940)
- Jim Hall (1930–2013)
- Fred Harz (* 1926)
- Frank Haunschild (* 1958)
- Allan Holdsworth (1946–2017)
- Bill Horvitz (1947–2017)
- Diane Hubka (* 1957)
- Charlie Hunter (* 1967)
J
- Allan Jaffe (* 1950)
- Antonio Jasevoli (* 1963)
- Stanley Jordan (* 1959)
- Barbara Jungfer (* 1968)
- Vic Juris (* 1953)
- Darko Jurković (* 1965)
K
- Helmut Kagerer (* 1961)
- Sven Kerschek (* 1973)
- Barney Kessel (1923–2004)
- Riaz Khabirpour (* 1979)
- Steve Khan (* 1947)
- André Krengel
- Carl Kress (1907–1965)
- Volker Kriegel (1943–2003)
- Uwe Kropinski (* 1952)
- Leonhard Kuhn (* 1987)
- Jan Kuiper (* 1957)
- Frank Kuruc (* 1961)
L
- Biréli Lagrène (* 1966)
- Eddie Lang (1902–1933)
- Thomas Langer (* 1967)
- Ant Law (* 1983)
- Serge Lazarevitch (* 1957)
- Harry Leahey (1935–1990)
- Peter Leitch (* 1944)
- Chuck Loeb (1955–2017)
- Mundell Lowe (1922–2017)
M
- Johannes Maikranz (* 1988)
- Russell Malone (* 1963)
- Gérard Marais (* 1945)
- Pat Martino (* 1944)
- Pedro Martins (* 1993)
- Rolf Marx (* 1957)
- Carmen Mastren (1913–1981)
- Dick McDonough (1904–1938)
- John McLaughlin (* 1942)
- Richard McPartland (1905–1957)
- Ava Mendoza (* 1983)
- Pat Metheny (* 1954)
- Tim Miller (* 1973)
- Frank Möbus (* 1966)
- Wes Montgomery (1923–1968)
- Paulo Morello (* 1970)
- Jim Mullen (* 1945)
- Martin Müller (* 1956)
- Dirk Mündelein (* 1969)
- Michael Musillami (* 1953)
- Wolfgang Muthspiel (* 1965)
N
- Randy Napoleon (* 1977)
- Christoph Neuhaus (* 1986)
- Helmut Nieberle (* 1956)
- Bern Nix (1947–2017)
O
- Matthias Ockert (* 1970)
- Andreas Öberg (* 1978)
- Peter O’Mara (* 1957)
- Antonio Onorato (* 1964)
- Bernd K. Otto (* 1947)
- Wim Overgaauw (1929–1995)
P
- Julian Pajzs (* 1987)
- Jacques Palinckx (* 1959)
- Gérard Pansanel (* 1952)
- Joe Pass (1929–1994)
- Lino Patruno (* 1935)
- Harry Pepl (1945–2005)
- Michel Perez (* 1946)
- Philippe Petrucciani (* 1957)
- Tony Petrucciani (* 1936)
- John Pisano (* 1931)
- Tony Pitt (* 1940)
- Bucky Pizzarelli (* 1926)
- John Pizzarelli (* 1960)
- Andreas Polte (* 1958)
- Baden Powell (1937–2000)
- R. Prasanna (* 1970)
- Jeanfrançois Prins (* 1967)
- Joe Puma (1927–2000)
R
- Doug Raney (1956–2016)
- Jimmy Raney (1927–1995)
- Karl Ratzer (* 1950)
- Emily Remler (1957–1990)
- Gilles Renne (* 1954)
- Allan Reuss (1915–1988)
- Marc Ribot (* 1954)
- Lee Ritenour (* 1952)
- Howard Roberts (1929–1992)
- Dan Rose (* 1947)
- Kurt Rosenwinkel (* 1970)
- Jesse van Ruller (* 1972)
- Terje Rypdal (* 1947)
S
- Michael Sagmeister (* 1959)
- Samo Šalamon (* 1978)
- Henri Salvador (1917–2008)
- Sal Salvador (1925–1999)
- Dennis Sandole (1913–2000)
- Gray Sargent (* 1953)
- Rafał Sarnecki (* 1982)
- Shungo Sawada (1930–2006)
- Wolfgang Schalk (* 1961)
- Philipp Schaufelberger (* 1970)
- Coco Schumann (1924–2018)
- Reg Schwager (* 1962)
- John Scofield (* 1951)
- Sonny Sharrock (1940–1994)
- Brad Shepik (* 1966)
- Jimmy Shirley (1913–1989)
- Jarosław Śmietana (1953–2013)
- Johnny Smith (1922–2013)
- Ferenc Snétberger (* 1957)
- Philipp Stauber (* 1965)
- John Stein (1949)
- Leni Stern (* 1952)
- Mike Stern (* 1953)
- Matthew Stevens (* 1982)
- Louis Stewart (1944–2016)
- Harri Stojka (* 1957)
- John Stowell (* 1950)
- Bernard Struber (* 1950)
- Monnette Sudler (* 1952)
- Freddy Sunder (1931–2016)
- Frédéric Sylvestre (1953–2014)
- Gábor Szabó (1936–1982)
- Sándor Szabó (* 1956)
T
- Philip Tabane (1934–2018)
- Pedro Tagliani (* 1961)
- Martin Taylor (* 1956)
- Ximo Tebar (* 1963)
- Peter Tiehuis (* 1956)
- Bebop Sam Thomas (um 1927 – 1988)
- René Thomas (1927–1975)
- Darryl Thompson (1955–2014)
- Ralph Towner (* 1940)
U
- James Blood Ulmer (* 1942)
- Phil Upchurch (* 1941)
V
- George Van Eps (1913–1998)
- Frank Vignola (* 1965)
- Vinz Vonlanthen (* 1959)
W
- Ulf Wakenius (* 1958)
- Titus Waldenfels (* 1969)
- Leonard Ware (1909–1974)
- Chuck Wayne (1923–1997)
- Ken Wessel (* 1956)
- Mark Whitfield (* 1966)
- Jack Wilkins (* 1944)
- Jonas Windscheid (* 1982)
- Tom Wörndl (* 1989)
Z
- Attila Zoller (1927–1998)
- Alfons Zschockelt (* 1935)
- Wawau Adler (* 1967)
- Christophe Astolfi (* 1977)
- Kamlo Barré (* 1968)
- Joe Bawelino (* 1946)
- Gonzalo Bergara (* 1980)
- Marcel Bianchi (1911–1998)
- Patotte Bousquet (1925–1998)
- Roger Chaput (1909–1995)
- Henri Crolla (1920–1960)
- Koen De Cauter (* 1950)
- Angelo Debarre (* 1962)
- Raphaël Faÿs (* 1959)
- Boulou Ferré (* 1951)
- Elios Ferré (* 1956)
- Baro Ferret (1908–1978)
- Challain Ferret (1914–1996)
- Matelo Ferret (1918–1989)
- Sarane Ferret (1912–1970)
- Mondine Garcia (1936–2010)
- Ninine Garcia (* 1956)
- Gismo Graf (* 1992)
- Fapy Lafertin (* 1950)
- Biréli Lagrène (* 1966)
- Jon Larsen (* 1959)
- Schmeling Lehmann (* 1936)
- Tcha Limberger (* 1977)
- Yorgui Loeffler (* 1979)
- Jean „Montagne“ Maille
- Jean „Nénène“ Maille (um 1910 – nach 1959)
- Jean „Serani“ Maille
- René Mailhes (* 1935)
- Pierre Manetti (* 1993)
- Richard Manetti (* 1986)
- Lollo Meier (* 1962)
- Adrien Moignard (* 1985)
- Babik Reinhardt (1944–2001)
- David Reinhardt (* 1986)
- Daweli Reinhardt (1932–2016),
- Django Reinhardt (1910–1953)
- Joseph Reinhardt (1912–1982)
- Lousson Baumgartner-Reinhardt (1929–1992)
- Lulo Reinhardt (* 1961)
- Lulu Reinhardt (1951–2014)
- Mike Reinhardt (* 1977)
- Noé Reinhardt (* 1979)
- Romane (* 1959)
- Jimmy Rosenberg (* 1980)
- Mozes Rosenberg (* 1983)
- Stochelo Rosenberg (* 1968)
- Tornado Rosenberg (* ≈1955)
- Patrick Saussois (1954–2012)
- Paulus Schäfer (* 1978)
- Dorado Schmitt (* 1957)
- Samson Schmitt (* 1979)
- Tchavolo Schmitt (* 1954)
- Diknu Schneeberger (* 1990)
- Martin Spitzer (* 1965)
- Joscho Stephan (* 1979)
- Harri Stojka (* 1957)
- Eugène Vées (1915–1977)
- Giovanni Weiss (* 1980)
- Häns’che Weiss (1951–2016)
- Lulu Weiss (* 1959)
- Martin Weiss (* 1961)
- Traubeli Weiss (1954–2012)
- Holzmanno Winterstein (* 1952)
- Hono Winterstein (* 1962)
- Moreno Winterstein (* 1963)
- Popots Winterstein (* 1964)
- Ziroli Winterstein (1954–2007)
- Bernard Allison (* 1965)
- Luther Allison (1939–1997)
- Duane Allman (1946–1971)
- Etta Baker (1913–2006)
- Barbecue Bob (1902–1931)
- Richard Bargel (* 1951)
- Lurrie Bell (* 1958)
- Tab Benoit (* 1967)
- Chuck Berry (1926–2017)
- Dickey Betts (* 1943)
- Elvin Bishop (* 1942)
- Scrapper Blackwell (1903–1962)
- Blind Blake (1896–1934)
- Rory Block (* 1949)
- Michael Bloomfield (1943–1981)
- Joe Bonamassa (* 1977)
- Lonnie Brooks (1933–2017)
- Clarence Gatemouth Brown (1924–2005)
- Bob Brozman (1954–2013)
- Roy Buchanan (1939–1988)
- Eddie „Guitar“ Burns (1928–2012)
- Eddie C. Campbell (* 1939)
- Bo Carter (1893–1964)
- Tommy Castro (* 1955)
- John Cephas (1930–2009)
- Eric Clapton (* 1945)
- Deborah Coleman (1956–2018)
- Albert Collins (1932–1993)
- Joanna Connor (* 1962)
- Johnny Copeland (1937–1997)
- Elizabeth Cotten (1895–1987)
- Robert Cray (* 1953)
- Pee Wee Crayton (1914–1985)
- Steve „The Colonel“ Cropper (* 1941)
- Kal David (* 1943)
- Debbie Davies (* 1952)
- Reverend Gary Davis (1896–1972)
- Bo Diddley (1928–2008)
- Frank Diez (* 1950)
- Ronnie Earl (* 1953)
- Honeyboy Edwards (1915–2011)
- Robben Ford (* 1951)
- T-Model Ford (≈1924–2013)
- Lowell Fulson (1921–1999)
- Anson Funderburgh (* 1954)
- Rory Gallagher (1948–1995)
- Billy Gibbons (* 1949)
- Joe Gooch (* 1977)
- Peter Green (* 1946)
- Stefan Grossman (* 1945)
- Buddy Guy (* 1936)
- John P. Hammond (* 1942)
- Corey Harris (* 1969)
- Earl Hooker (1929/30–1970)
- John Lee Hooker (1917–2001)
- Lightnin’ Hopkins (1912–1982)
- Son House (1902–1988)
- Frank Hovington (1919–1982)
- Peg Leg Howell (1888–1966)
- Howlin’ Wolf (1910–1976)
- Mississippi John Hurt (1892–1966)
- Elmore James (1918–1963)
- Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893–1929)
- Lonnie Johnson (1899–1970)
- Robert Johnson (1911–1938)
- Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945)
- Chris Jones (1958–2005)
- Jorma Kaukonen (* 1940)
- Jo Ann Kelly (1944–1990)
- Albert King (1923–1992)
- B. B. King (1925–2015)
- Freddie King (1934–1976)
- John Kirkbride (* 1946)
- Laughing Charley Lincoln (1900–1963)
- Leadbelly (1889–1949)
- Alvin Lee (1944–2013)
- J. B. Lenoir (1929–1967)
- Furry Lewis (1893–1981)
- Lightnin’ Hopkins (1912–1982)
- Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976)
- Louisiana Red (1932–2012)
- Harvey Mandel (* 1945)
- Woody Mann (* 1953)
- Bob Margolin (* 1949)
- John Mayall (* 1933)
- John Mayer (* 1977)
- Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904–1972)
- Brownie McGhee (1915–1996)
- Blind Willie McTell (1901–1959)
- Memphis Minnie (1897–1973)
- Keb’ Mo’ (* 1951)
- Gary Moore (1952–2011)
- Muddy Waters (1913–1983)
- Matt „Guitar“ Murphy (1929–2018)
- Kenny Neal (* 1957)
- Charley Patton (1891–1934)
- John Primer (* 1946)
- Tom Principato (* 1952)
- Bonnie Raitt (* 1949)
- Kid Ramos (* 1959)
- Jimmy Reed (1925–1976)
- Paul Rishell (* 1950)
- Duke Robillard (* 1948)
- Robert Ross
- Mark Otis Selby (1960/61–2017)
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd (* 1977)
- Frank Stokes (1888–1955)
- Hubert Sumlin (1931–2011)
- Taj Mahal (* 1942)
- Hound Dog Taylor (1915–1975)
- Mick Taylor (* 1949)
- Susan Tedeschi (* 1970)
- Jimmy Thackery (* 1953)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973)
- George Thorogood (* 1950)
- Rob Tognoni (* 1960)
- Walter Trout (* 1951)
- Derek Trucks (* 1979)
- Luther Tucker (1936–1993)
- Ike Turner (1931–2007)
- Jimmie Vaughan (* 1951)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990)
- Henry Vestine (1944–1997)
- T-Bone Walker (1910–1975)
- Abi Wallenstein (* 1945)
- Watermelon Slim
- Johnny „Guitar“ Watson (1935–1996)
- Bukka White (1906–1977)
- Alan Wilson (1943–1970)
- Johnny Winter (1944–2014)
- Rusty Zinn (* 1970)
- Chet Atkins (1924–2001)
- Suzy Bogguss (* 1956)
- David Bromberg (* 1945)
- James Burton (* 1939)
- Glen Campbell (1936–2017)
- Maybelle Carter (1909–1978)
- Johnny Cash (1932–2003)
- Jerry Douglas (* 1956)
- Doyle Dykes (* 1954)
- Steve Earle (* 1955)
- Joe Ely (* 1947)
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore (* 1945)
- Waylon Jennings (1937–2002)
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow (1934–2007)
- Albert Lee (* 1943)
- Greg Leisz (* 1949)
- Brent Mason (* 1959)
- Buddy Miller (* 1952)
- Scotty Moore (1931–2016)
- Willie Nelson (* 1933)
- Roy Nichols (1932–2001)
- Brad Paisley (* 1972)
- Carl Perkins (1932–1998)
- Luther Perkins (1928–1968)
- Jerry Reed (1937–2008)
- Don Rich (1941–1974)
- Ricky Skaggs (* 1954)
- Marty Stuart (* 1958)
- Doc Watson (1923–2012)
- Hank Williams (1923–1953)
- Hank Williams, Jr. (* 1949)
- Hank Williams III (* 1972)
- Bob Wootton (1942–2017)
- Dwight Yoakam (* 1956)
- William Ackerman (* 1949)
- Agustin Amigo (* 1970)
- Pablo Ardouin (* 1951)
- Badi Assad (* 1966)
- Willy Astor (* 1961)
- Chet Atkins (1924–2001)
- Ray Austin (* 1943)
- Joan Baez (* 1941)
- Duck Baker (* 1949)
- Robbie Basho (1940–1986)
- Steffen Basho-Junghans (* 1953)
- Pierre Bensusan (* 1957)
- Norman Blake (* 1938)
- Claus Boesser-Ferrari (* 1952)
- Ulli Bögershausen (* 1954)
- David Bromberg (* 1945)
- Chris Burgmann (Morscheck & Burgmann)
- Peter Bursch (* 1949)
- Martin Carthy (* 1940)
- Johnny Cash (1932–2003)
- Michael Chapman (* 1941)
- Tracy Chapman (* 1964)
- Bruce Cockburn (* 1945)
- Larry Conklin
- Ry Cooder (* 1947)
- Jim Croce (1943–1973)
- Sheryl Crow (* 1962)
- Marcel Dadi (1951–1996)
- Manfred Dierkes (1966–2015)
- Reentko Dirks (* 1979)
- Pat Donohue (* 1953)
- Doyle Dykes (* 1954)
- Bob Dylan (* 1941)
- Tommy Emmanuel (* 1955)
- Mike Eulner (* 20. Jh.)
- John Fahey (1939–2001)
- José Feliciano (* 1945)
- Silke Fell
- Guntmar Feuerstein (* 1956)
- Roger Field (* 1945)
- Peter Finger (* 1954)
- Michael Fix
- Dick Gaughan (* 1948)
- Vicki Genfan (* 1959)
- Gordon Giltrap (* 1948)
- Davey Graham (1940–2008)
- Alex de Grassi (* 1952)
- Stefan Grossman (* 1945)
- Michael Gulezian (* 1957)
- Arlo Guthrie (* 1947)
- Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)
- Michel Haumont (* 1957)
- Michael Hedges (1953–1997)
- Martin C. Herberg (* 1953)
- Phil Heywood
- Peter Horton (* 1941)
- Frank Hovington (1919–1982)
- Ralf Illenberger (* 1956)
- Allan Jaffe (* 1950)
- Bert Jansch (1943–2011)
- Jack Johnson (* 1975)
- Wizz Jones (* 1939)
- Laurence Juber (* 1952)
- Sungha Jung (* 1996)
- Roland Kalus (* 1960)
- Pat Kirtley (* 1952)
- David Knopfler (* 1952)
- Martin Kolbe (* 1957)
- Jens Kommnick (* 1966)
- Leo Kottke (* 1945)
- Werner Lämmerhirt (1949–2016)
- Peter Lang (* 1948)
- Michael Langer (* 1959)
- Max Lässer (* 1950)
- Thomas Leeb (* 1977)
- Ottmar Liebert (* 1959)
- Eric Lugosch
- Dean Magraw
- Woody Mann (* 1953)
- John Martyn (1948–2009)
- Dave Matthews (* 1967)
- Andy McKee (* 1979)
- Tony McManus (* 1965)
- Ian Melrose
- Joni Mitchell (* 1943)
- Stefan Mönkemeyer (* 1971)
- Martin Moro (* 1968)
- Franco Morone (* 1956)
- Peter Morscheck (Morscheck & Burgmann)
- Marcus Mumford (* 1987)
- Milton Nascimento (* 1942)
- Jörg Nassler (* 1961)
- Al Perkins (* 1944)
- João Pernambuco (1883–1947)
- Heiko Plank (* 1964)
- Igor Presnyakov (* 1960)
- David Qualey (* 1947)
- Peter Ratzenbeck (* 1955)
- Leon Redbone (* 1949)
- Preston Reed (* 1955)
- John Renbourn (1944–2015)
- Eric Roche (1967–2005)
- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Don Ross (* 1960)
- Harry Sacksioni (* 1950)
- Paul Schlosser
- Silvio Schneider (* 1969)
- Axel Schultheiß (* 1960)
- Sigi Schwab (* 1940)
- Paul Simon (* 1941)
- Martin Simpson (* 1953)
- Elliott Smith (1969–2003)
- Tim Sparks (* 1954)
- Stephen Stills (* 1945)
- Jacques Stotzem (* 1959)
- Luca Stricagnoli (* 1991)
- James Taylor (* 1948)
- Martin Taylor (* 1956)
- Richard Thompson (* 1949)
- Suzanne Vega (* 1959)
- Sammy Vomáčka (* 1946)
- Hannes Wader (* 1942)
- Doc Watson (1923–2012)
- Klaus Weiland (* 1947)
- Hans Westermeier
- Mason Williams (* 1938)
- Friedemann Witecka (* 1951)
- Al Anderson (* 1950)
- Tom Bennecke (* 1959)
- Eric Gale (1938–1994)
- Bob Marley (1945–1981)
- Junior Marvin (* 1949)
- Al McKay (* 1948)
- Gary „Moses Mo“ Moore (Mother’s Finest)
- Prince (1958–2016)
- Bonnie Raitt (* 1949)
- Nile Rodgers (* 1952)
- Howard E. Scott (* 1946)
- Darryl Thompson (1955–2014)
- Peter Tosh (1944–1987)
- Johnny Guitar Watson (1935–1996)
A
- Bryan Adams
- Stuart Adamson (Big Country)
- Jan Akkerman (Focus)
- Steve Albini (Shellac)
- Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band)
- Trey Anastasio
- Aoi (The Gazette)
- Gem Archer (Oasis)
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
- DJ Ashba (Guns N’ Roses, Sixx:A.M.)
- Richard Ashcroft
- Chet Atkins
B
- Randy Bachman (The Guess Who), (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
- Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
- Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
- Jennifer Batten
- Fred Baumert (Music-Stromers, Günther Fischer)
- Eric Bazilian (The Hooters)
- Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds)
- Brian Bell (Weezer)
- Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
- Randy Bernsen
- Dickey Betts (The Allman Brothers Band)
- Frank Black (Pixies)
- Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
- Ruben Block (Triggerfinger)
- Mike Bloomfield
- Tommy Bolin
- Dieter Bornschlegel (Atlantis, Guru Guru)
- Wes Borland (Ex-Goat Slayer, Limp Bizkit, Black Light Burns)
- Uwe Bossert (Reamonn)
- Bou (An Cafe)
- Gary Boyle
- Jacob Bunton (Lynam, Mars Electric, Adler)
- Pierre Charles Bouvier (Simple Plan)
- Klaus Brendel
- Dave Brenner (Theory of a Deadman)
- Michael Brettner (Matthias Reim)
- Evert Brettschneider
- Jason Brown (The Lovers)
- Peter S. Brugger (Sportfreunde Stiller)
- Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
- Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
- Roman Bunka (Embryo, Dissidenten, Mohamed Mounir)
- Philipp Burger (Frei.Wild)
- Bernard Butler (Suede)
C
- Randy California
- Captain Poon (eigentlich Arne Skagen) (Bloodlights, Gluecifer)
- Carl Carlton (Carl Carlton and the Songdogs, Peter Maffay)
- Brian Carroll (Guns N’ Roses)
- Khalil Chahine
- Chris Cheney (The Living End)
- John Cippolina (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
- Eric Clapton (Cream, The Yardbirds, Derek and the Dominos)
- Zal Cleminson (Sensational Alex Harvey Band), Nazareth
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
- Allen Collin (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Tyler Connolly (Theory of a Deadman)
- Ry Cooder
- Lanny Cordola (Giuffria, Studiomusiker)
- Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Ian Crichton (Saga)
- Sheryl Crow
- Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
D
- Christian Datsun (The Datsuns)
- Tom DeLonge (blink-182)
- Brad Delson (Linkin Park)
- Nick Didkovsky
- Die (Dir en grey)
- Björn Dixgård (Mando Diao)
- Andreas Dombert
- Francis Dunnery (It Bites)
E
- Duane Eddy
- Dirk Edelhoff
- Mike Einziger (Incubus)
- David Howell Evans aka The Edge (U2)
- Mark Oliver Everett (Eels)
F
- Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
- Robin Finck (Guns N’ Roses, Nine Inch Nails)
- Heiko Fischer (Stanfour)
- Peter Fischer
- John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Peter Frampton (The Herd, Humble Pie)
- Ace Frehley (Kiss, Frehley’s Comet)
- Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
- John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
G
- Eric Gale
- Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
- Rory Gallagher
- Jerry García (Grateful Dead)
- Brett Garsed
- Rea Garvey (Reamonn)
- Pierrejean Gaucher
- Lee Gaze (Lostprophets)
- J. Geils † (The J. Geils Band)
- Lowell George (Little Feat)
- Per Gessle (Roxette, Gyllene Tider)
- Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
- David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
- Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam)
- Guthrie Govan
- Gerald Gradwohl (Hallucination Company)
- Ben Granfelt (Leningrad Cowboys, Wishbone Ash)
- Ivan Graziani
- Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
- Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
- Alex Gunia
H
- Steve Hackett (Genesis)
- Isaac Hanson (Hanson)
- George Harrison (The Beatles)
- Warren Haynes
- Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
- Jeff Healey
- El Hefe (NOFX)
- Scott Henderson (Tribal Tech)
- Jimi Hendrix
- Klaus Heuser (BAP)
- hide (X Japan)
- Dave Hill (Slade)
- Steve Hillage
- Radim Hladík (Blue Effect)
- Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)
- Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
- Buddy Holly
- Joshua (Josh) Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age)
- James Honeyman-Scott
- Jeremy Hora (Default)
- Steve Howe (Yes)
- Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle)
- Dann Huff (Giant)
- Charlie Hunter
- Chrissie Hynde
I
J
- Piret Järvis (Vanilla Ninja)
- Joan Jett
- Eric Johnson
- Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
- Malcolm Jones (Runrig)
K
- Kaoru (Dir en grey)
- Chris Karrer (Amon Düül)
- Karyu (D’espairsRay)
- Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
- Tom Kaulitz (Tokio Hotel)
- Phil Keaggy
- Joey Kelly (The Kelly Family)
- Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
- Freddy Koella (Bob Dylan, Willy DeVille)
- Danny Kortchmar (James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Don Henley)
- Antonio Koudele
- Robby Krieger (The Doors)
- Chad Kroeger (Nickelback)
- Helmut Krumminga (BAP)
- Lenna Kuurmaa (Vanilla Ninja)
L
- Michael Landau
- Paul Landers (Rammstein)
- Shawn Lane
- Sebastian Lange (In Extremo)
- Andrew Latimer (Camel)
- Avril Lavigne
- John Lennon (The Beatles)
- Mike Lewis (Lostprophets)
- Alex Lifeson (Rush)
- Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)
- Nils Lofgren (E Street Band)
- John William Lowery aka John 5 (Rob Zombie), (Ex-Marilyn Manson)
- Steve Lukather (Toto)
- Billy Lunn (The Subways)
- Jeff Lynne
M
- Muddy Manninen (Gringos Locos, Wishbone Ash)
- Phil Manzanera (Quiet Sun, Roxy Music)
- Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
- Steve Marriott (Humble Pie)
- Chris Martin (Coldplay)
- Doug Martsch (Built to Spill)
- Hank B. Marvin (The Shadows)
- J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
- Brian May (Queen)
- Nick McCabe (The Verve)
- Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
- John McGeoch
- Alex Merck
- Patrice Meyer
- Tomislav „Tomo“ Miličević (30 Seconds to Mars)
- Brian Molko (Placebo)
- Hedvig Mollestad
- Steve Morse
- Alan Morse (Spock’s Beard)
- Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü)
- Donnie Munro (Runrig)
N
O
- Mike Oldfield
- Orianthi (Panagaris)
P
- Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds)
- Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
- Alan Parsons
- Les Paul
- Lonny Paul (Lynam, Adler)
- Michal Pavlíček (Pražský výběr)
- Ryan Peake (Nickelback)
- Florian Peil (Kasalla)
- Axel Rudi Pell
- Harry Pepl
- Carl Perkins
- Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
- Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
- Zoltan Pito
- Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash, Blue Law)
- R. Prasanna
- Nigel Pulsford (Ex-Bush)
R
- Travor Rabin (Yes)
- Riku Juhani Rajamaa (Sunrise Avenue)
- Pauli Rantasalmi (The Rasmus)
- Chris Rea
- Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
- Dominique Répécaud
- Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
- Omar Alfredo Rodriguez-Lopez (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
- Michael Rodach
- Matthias Röhr (Böhse Onkelz)
- Bernd Römer (Karat)
- Mick Ronson
- Gavin Rossdale (Bush, Institute)
- Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
- Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
- Steve Rothery (Marillion)
- Hervé Rozoum
- Mike Rutherford (Genesis)
S
- Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
- Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
- Carlos Santana
- Joe Satriani
- Andy Scott (The Sweet)
- Keith Scott (Bryan Adams)
- Brian Setzer (Stray Cats)
- Tony Sheridan
- Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
- Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
- Alan Silson (Smokie)
- Slash (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver)
- Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Mike Smith (Limp Bizkit, Snot)
- Chris Spedding
- Tony Spinner (Toto)
- Bruce Springsteen (E Street Band)
- Moritz Stahl (Dennis Lisk, Stefanie Heinzmann, Johannes Oerding)
- Luke Steele (Empire of the Sun)
- Vlatko Stefanovski
- Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
- David A. Stewart (Eurythmics)
- Stephen Stills (auch Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Manassas, Buffalo Springfield)
- Daryl Stuermer (u. a. Genesis)
- Andy Summers (The Police, Kevin Coyne)
T
- Juha Tapio
- Ronnie Le Tekrø
- Colin Tench (CTP, Corvus Stone)
- Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß (Beatsteaks)
- Ron Thal (Guns N’ Roses)
- Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance)
- Pete Townshend (The Who)
- Mark Tremonti (Creed, Alter Bridge)
- David Tronzo
- KT Tunstall
- Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
- Ted Turner (Wishbone Ash)
- Nils Tuxen
U
- Kazuhisa Uchihashi
- Uruha (The Gazette)
- Raldo Useless (eigentlich Rolf Yngve Uggen) (Gluecifer, Smoke Mohawk)
V
W
- Waddy Wachtel
- Patrick Walden (Ex-Babyshambles)
- Joe Walsh (James Gang, Eagles)
- John Weider (The Animals, Family)
- Peter Weihe
- Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
- Markus Wienstroer
- Steve Winwood
- Laurie Wisefield (Wishbone Ash)
- Ron Wood (The Rolling Stones)
- Roy Wood
- Paul Würges
- Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society und Pride & Glory)
Y
- Angus Young (AC/DC)
- Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
- Neil Young (auch Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Buffalo Springfield)
Z
- Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy)
- Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, Carcass, Carnage)
- Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
- Jason Becker
- Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Mourning Widows, DramaGods)
- Alexander Beyrodt (Voodoo Circle, Primal Fear, Sinner)
- Buckethead (Buckethead/solo, u. a. Guns N’ Roses)
- Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Nailbomb, Soulfly)
- Dino Cazares (Fear Factory, Brujeria)
- Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
- Tony Clarkin (Magnum)
- Lanny Cordola (Giuffria, House of Lords, Studiomusiker)
- Dale Crover (Altamont)
- Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan)
- C.C. DeVille (Poison)
- Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage)
- K. K. Downing (Judas Priest)
- Oscar Dronjak (Hammerfall)
- Stefan Elmgren (Hammerfall)
- Robert Flynn (Machine Head)
- Tracy G (Dio)
- Daisuke (Dir en grey)
- Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
- Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
- Sascha Gerstner (Helloween)
- Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X)
- Billy Grey (Fozzy)
- Eric Griffin (Wednesday 13)
- Craig Goldy (Dio, Giuffria)
- Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
- Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
- Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray, Helloween)
- Matthew Heafy (Trivium)
- James Hetfield (Metallica)
- Jules Hodgson (KMFDM)
- Wolf Hoffmann (Accept)
- Jon Hudson (Faith No More)
- Dann Huff (Giant, White Heart, Studiomusiker)
- Scott Ian (Anthrax)
- Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
- Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)
- Ron Jarzombek (Spastic Ink, Watchtower)
- Jinxx (Black Veil Brides)
- Adam Jones (Tool)
- Joey Jordison (Murderdolls)
- Kaoru (Dir en grey)
- Rolf Kasparek (Rock’n’Rolf) (Running Wild)
- Kerry King (Slayer)
- Andreas Kisser (Sepultura)
- Richard Kruspe (Rammstein, Emigrate)
- Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
- Paul Landers (Rammstein)
- Mikko Viljami Lindström (HIM)
- Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne)
- Herman Li (DragonForce)
- Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica)
- Sead Lipovača (Divlje Jagode)
- Karl Logan (Manowar)
- Daron Malakian (System of a Down, Scars on Broadway)
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
- Jim Martin (Faith No More)
- Tom Morello (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine)
- Majk Moti (Running Wild)
- Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
- Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
- Aaron North (Ex-The Icarus Line, Nine Inch Nails)
- André Olbrich (Blind Guardian)
- Buzz „King Buzzo“ Osborne (The Melvins, Fantômas)
- Michael „Padge“ Padget (Bullet for My Valentine)
- Alex Parche
- John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
- Piggy D. (Wednesday 13)
- Jake Pitts (Black Veil Brides)
- Dean Restum (Eric Burdon)
- Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
- Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
- Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray)
- James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
- Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth)
- Michael Schenker (Scorpions, UFO, Michael Schenker Group)
- Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions)
- Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied)
- James Shaffer (KoRn)
- Benjamin Burnley (Breaking Benjamin)
- Acey Slade (Murderdolls)
- Pat Smear
- Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
- Victor Smolski (Rage)
- Dan Spitz (Anthrax)
- Vinnie Stigma (Agnostic Front)
- Dennis Stratton (Iron Maiden)
- Jesper Strömblad (In Flames)
- Joe Stump
- Syu (Galneryus)
- Mick Thomson (Slipknot)
- Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
- Sam Totman (DragonForce)
- Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad)
- Matt Tuck (Bullet for My Valentine)
- Luca Turilli (Rhapsody of Fire, Luca Turilli’s Dreamquest, Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody)
- Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake)
- Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
- Erno „Emppu“ Vuorinen (Nightwish)
- Rich Ward (Fozzy, Stuck Mojo, Adrenaline Mob)
- Brian Welch (Ex-KoRn, Head2Christ)
- Steve White (KMFDM)
- Larry Wilkins (Eric Burdon)
- Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne)
- Jeff Waters (Annihilator)
- Michael Weikath (Helloween)
- Ai (Deathgaze)
- Takaki (Deathgaze)
- Muhammed Suicmez (Necrophagist)
- Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Michael „Olga“ Algar (Toy Dolls)
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
- Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)
- Dave „Brownsound“ Baksh (Sum 41)
- Michael Breitkopf (Die Toten Hosen)
- Steve Conte (New York Dolls, Eric Burdon)
- Tom DeLonge (blink-182/Angels & Airwaves)
- Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise)
- Ian D’Sa (Billy Talent)
- Mathias Färm (Millencolin)
- Rodrigo González (Die Ärzte und Abwaerts)
- Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion)
- Dexter Holland (The Offspring)
- Andreas von Holst (Die Toten Hosen)
- Mick Jones (The Clash)
- Eric Melvin (NOFX)
- Erik Ohlsson (Millencolin)
- Johnny Ramone (Ramones)
- Rio Reiser (Ton Steine Scherben)
- Justin Sane (Anti-Flag)
- Joe Strummer (The Clash)
- Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy)
- Farin Urlaub (Die Ärzte)
- Kevin „Noodles“ Wasserman (The Offspring)
- Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
- Zach Blair (Rise Against)