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

 * 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)
 * Jennifer Arroyo (Kittie)
 * 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 (band))
 * 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)
 * Jerry Dixon (Warrant)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Devin 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)
 * 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)
 * Andrew Shives (Fear Factory)
 * 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)
 * 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)