The following is a list of significant lead guitarists, arranged in ascending alphabetical order of their last name. For rhythm guitarists see list of rhythm guitarists.
A
- Tosin Abasi ( Animals As Leaders)
- "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott ( Pantera, Damageplan, Rebel Meets Rebel)
- John Abercrombie
- Ryan Adams ( The Cardinals)
- Marcus Adoro ( Eraserheads)
- Mikael Åkerfeldt ( Opeth)
- Fredrik Åkesson ( Arch Enemy, Opeth)
- Jan Akkerman ( Focus)
- Doug Aldrich ( Whitesnake, Dio)
- Johnny Alegre
- Art Alexakis ( Everclear)
- Joey Allen ( Warrant)
- Paul Allender ( Cradle of Filth)
- Duane Allman ( The Allman Brothers Band)
- Lee Altus ( Exodus, Heathen)
- Dave Amato ( REO Speedwagon)
- Christopher Amott ( Arch Enemy, Armageddon, Dark Tranquillity)
- Michael Amott ( Arch Enemy, Carcass)
- Trey Anastasio ( Phish)
- Al Anderson ( Bob Marley and the Wailers)
- Emma Anderson ( Lush)
- Rusty Anderson ( Paul McCartney)
- Christian Andreu ( Gojira)
- Apostolis Anthimos ( SBB)
- Daniel Antonsson ( Dimension Zero, Soilwork)
- Redouane Aouameur
- Billie Joe Armstrong ( Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder)
- Tim Armstrong ( Operation Ivy, Transplants, Rancid)
- Rob Arnold ( Chimaira)
- DJ Ashba ( Sixx:A.M., Guns N' Roses)
- Ron Asheton ( The Stooges)
- Chet Atkins
- Berton Averre ( The Knack)
B
- Ayub Bachchu ( Love Runs Blind)
- Randy Bachman ( The Guess Who, Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
- Dave Bainbridge ( Iona)
- Dave Baksh ( Sum 41, Brown Brigade)
- Russ Ballard ( Argent)
- Terry Balsamo ( Evanescence)
- Perry Bamonte ( The Cure)
- Peter Banks ( Yes, Flash)
- Carl Barat ( The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
- Marcelo Barbosa ( Angra)
- Martin Barre ( Jethro Tull)
- Syd Barrett ( Pink Floyd)
- Steve Bartek ( Oingo Boingo)
- Michael Angelo Batio
- Reb Beach ( Winger, Dokken, Whitesnake)
- Norman Beaker
- Corey Beaulieu ( Trivium)
- Jan Bechtum
- Jeff Beck ( The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice)
- Jason Becker ( David Lee Roth, Cacophony)
- Franny Beecher ( Bill Haley & His Comets)
- Adrian Belew
- Andy Bell ( Ride, Hurricane #1, Oasis, Beady Eye)
- Carl Bell ( Fuel)
- Eric Bell ( Thin Lizzy)
- Matthew Bellamy ( Muse)
- George Benson
- Chuck Berry
- Nuno Bettencourt ( Extreme, Rihanna)
- Dickey Betts ( The Allman Brothers Band)
- Jason Bieler ( Saigon Kick)
- Simon Binks ( Australian Crawl)
- Jón Þór Birgisson ( Sigur Rós)
- Anders Björler ( At the Gates, The Haunted)
- Ira Black ( Vio-lence)
- Frank Blackfire ( Kreator, Sodom)
- Ritchie Blackmore ( Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
- Doug Blair ( W.A.S.P.)
- Nate Blasdell ( I Set My Friends on Fire)
- Mike Bloomfield
- Marc Bolan ( T. Rex)
- Tommy Bolin ( Zephyr, The James Gang, Deep Purple)
- Joe Bonamassa
- D. Boon ( Minutemen)
- Wes Borland ( Limp Bizkit, Black Light Burns)
- Johnny Borrell ( Razorlight)
- Carlton Bost ( Orgy)
- Tony Bourge ( Budgie)
- Mick Box ( Uriah Heep)
- James Dean Bradfield ( Manic Street Preachers)
- Tony Bradley ( The Distillers, Spinnerette)
- Vito Bratta ( White Lion)
- Creed Bratton ( The Grass Roots)
- Chris Broderick ( Megadeth, Nevermore, Jag Panzer)
- Devin Bronson
- Joel Bogen ( Toyah)
- Carrie Brownstein ( Sleater-Kinney)
- Ben Bruce ( Asking Alexandria)
- Roy Buchanan
- Peter Buck ( R.E.M.)
- Rob Buck ( 10,000 Maniacs)
- Buckethead ( Praxis, Guns N' Roses, C2B3)
- Lindsey Buckingham ( Fleetwood Mac)
- Jonny Buckland ( Coldplay)
- Bumblefoot ( Guns N' Roses)
- Vinny Burns ( Ten)
- James Burton
- John Butler ( The John Butler Trio)
- Glen Buxton ( Alice Cooper)
- Roddy Byers ( The Specials)
C
- Ernie C ( Body Count)
- Charlotte Caffey ( The Go-Go's)
- Al Caiola
- Randy California ( Spirit)
- Toy Caldwell ( The Marshall Tucker Band),
- Mike Campbell ( Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) [1]
- Phil Campbell ( Motörhead)
- Vivian Campbell ( Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
- Mike Campese
- Jerry Cantrell ( Alice in Chains)
- Captain Sensible ( The Damned)
- Chris Carrabba ( Dashboard Confessional)
- Perfecto de Castro ( Rivermaya)
- Carlos Cavazo ( Quiet Riot)
- Danny Cedrone ( Bill Haley & His Comets)
- Gustavo Cerati ( Soda Stereo)
- Nic Cester ( Jet)
- Ross Childress ( Collective Soul)
- Charlie Christian
- John Cipollina ( Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Dinosaurs)
- Eric Clapton ( The Yardbirds, Cream, Derek and the Dominos)
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Steve Clark ( Def Leppard)
- "Fast" Eddie Clarke ( Motörhead)
- Dave "Clem" Clempson ( Colosseum, Humble Pie)
- Michael Clifford ( 5 Seconds of Summer)
- Nels Cline ( Nels Cline Trio, The Nels Cline Singers, Banyan, Wilco)
- Kurt Cobain ( Nirvana)
- Phil Collen ( Def Leppard)
- Albert Collins
- Allen Collins ( Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Nathan Connolly ( Snow Patrol)
- Ry Cooder
- Kyle Cook ( Matchbox Twenty)
- Rusty Cooley
- John Corabi ( Ratt)
- Lanny Cordola ( Giuffria, House of Lords, Magdalen)
- Billy Corgan ( The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Hugh Cornwell ( The Stranglers)
- Graham Coxon ( Blur)
- Robert Cray
- Paul Crook ( Anthrax, Sebastian Bach, Meat Loaf, Marya Roxx)
- Steve Cropper ( Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
- Robbin Crosby ( Ratt)
- Rivers Cuomo ( Weezer)
- Marcos Curiel ( P.O.D.)
D
- Denis D'Amour ( Voivod)
- Dick Dale
- Brody Dalle ( The Distillers, Spinnerette)
- Adam "Nergal" Darski ( Behemoth)
- Dave Davies ( The Kinks)
- Mahyar Dean ( Angband)
- Paul Dean ( Loverboy)
- Gene Deer
- Chris DeGarmo ( Queensrÿche)
- Isaac Delahaye ( Epica)
- Tiago Della Vega
- Dean DeLeo ( Stone Temple Pilots)
- Tom DeLonge ( Blink-182, Box Car Racer, Angels & Airwaves)
- Brad Delson ( Linkin Park)
- Warren DeMartini ( Ratt)
- Leonard Dembo
- Phil Demmel ( Machine Head, Vio-lence)
- Britt "Lightning" Denaro ( Vixen)
- Rick Derringer ( The McCoys, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter)
- C.C. DeVille ( Poison)
- Don Devore ( Amazing Baby)
- Buck Dharma ( Blue Öyster Cult)
- Al Di Meola ( Go)
- Bo Diddley
- Carl Dixon
- Ian D'Sa ( Billy Talent)
- Dave Dobbyn ( Th' Dudes, DD Smash)
- Joe Dolce
- Dan Donegan ( Disturbed)
- Abbath Doom Occulta ( Immortal, I)
- Dr. Know ( Bad Brains)
- OL Drake ( Evile)
- Jake Dreyer ( Iced Earth)
- Oscar Dronjak ( Ceremonial Oath)
- Glen Drover ( King Diamond, Megadeth, Eidolon)
- Billy Duffy ( The Cult)
- Jeff "Mantas" Dunn ( Venom)
- Bob Dylan
- Teddy Diaz ( The Dawn)
E
- Ronnie Earl
- Elliot Easton ( The Cars)
- Duane Eddy
- The Edge ( U2)
- Lu Edmonds ( Public Image Limited)
- Nokie Edwards ( The Ventures)
- Mike Einziger ( Incubus)
- Tripp Eisen ( Dope, Static-X)
- Stefan Elmgren ( HammerFall)
- Matt Embree ( The Sound Of Animals Fighting, Rx Bandits)
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Rik Emmett ( Triumph)
- Niklas Engelin
- Thomas Erak ( The Fall Of Troy)
- Eric Erlandson ( Hole, RRIICCEE)
- Kevin Eubanks ( The Tonight Show Band)
F
- Mark Farner ( Grand Funk Railroad)
- Tim Farriss ( INXS)
- Josh Farro ( Paramore)
- Don Felder ( The Eagles)
- Neil Finn ( Split Enz, Crowded House, Finn Brothers)
- Roger Fisher ( Heart)
- Vic Flick ( John Barry Seven)
- John Fogerty ( Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Lita Ford ( The Runaways) [1]
- Jon Foreman ( Switchfoot)
- Dave Fortman ( Ugly Kid Joe)
- Oz Fox ( Stryper)
- Peter Frampton ( Humble Pie)
- Bruce Franklin ( Trouble)
- Lars Frederiksen ( Rancid)
- Ace Frehley ( Kiss)
- Glenn Frey ( The Eagles)
- Marty Friedman ( Megadeth, Cacophony)
- Robert Fripp ( King Crimson)
- Fred Frith
- Bill Frisell
- John Frusciante ( Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Vim Fuego ( Bad News)
- Koichi Fukuda ( Static-X)
- Jim Fuller ( Surfaris)
G
- Gus G. ( Dream Evil, Firewind, Nightrage, Ozzy Osbourne)
- Steve Gaines ( Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Galder ( Dimmu Borgir)
- Noel Gallagher ( Oasis)
- Rory Gallagher
- Anthony Gallo ( Suicidal Tendencies)
- Cliff Gallup
- Frank Gambale ( Chick Corea Elektric Band)
- Jerry Garcia ( Grateful Dead)
- Roopam Garg
- Kyle Gass ( Tenacious D)
- Synyster Gates ( Avenged Sevenfold, Pinkly Smooth)
- Björn Gelotte ( In Flames)
- Rocky George ( Cro-Mags, Suicidal Tendencies)
- Janick Gers ( Iron Maiden)
- Sascha Gerstner ( Helloween, ex- Freedom Call)
- Billy Gibbons ( ZZ Top)
- Chad Gilbert ( New Found Glory)
- Paul Gilbert ( Racer X, Mr. Big)
- Vince Gill
- Brad Gillis ( Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne)
- David Gilmour ( Pink Floyd)
- Greg Ginn ( Black Flag)
- Hamish Glencross ( My Dying Bride)
- Craig Goldy ( Giuffria, Dio, Rough Cutt)
- Matt Good ( From First to Last)
- Myles Goodwyn ( April Wine)
- Pier Gonella ( Mastercastle- Necrodeath)
- Scott Gorham ( Thin Lizzy, 21 Guns)
- The Great Kat
- Gary Green ( Gentle Giant)
- Grant Green
- Peter Green ( Fleetwood Mac)
- Brian Greenway ( April Wine, Mashmakhan)
- Jonny Greenwood ( Radiohead, The Smile)
- Luther Grosvenor ( Spooky Tooth, Mott the Hoople)
- Tracii Guns ( L.A. Guns, Brides of Destruction, Contraband)
- Buddy Guy
H
- Steve Hackett ( Genesis)
- Merle Haggard
- Danielle Haim ( Haim)
- Ollie Halsall ( Patto, Tempest)
- Kirk Hammett ( Exodus, Metallica)
- Albert Hammond, Jr. ( The Strokes)
- Jeff Hanneman ( Slayer)
- Kai Hansen ( Helloween, Gamma Ray)
- Blake Harnage ( VersaEmerge)
- George Harrison ( The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
- PJ Harvey
- Juliana Hatfield
- Dan Hawkins ( The Darkness, Stone Gods)
- Justin Hawkins ( The Darkness)
- Pete Haycock ( Climax Blues Band)
- Warren Haynes ( The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
- Justin Hayward ( The Moody Blues)
- Eddie Hazel ( Parliament-Funkadelic)
- Jeff Healey
- Helmuth
- Jimi Hendrix
- Leon Hendrix
- Jimmy Herring ( Widespread Panic)
- Greg Hetson ( Circle Jerks, Bad Religion)
- Tony Hicks ( The Hollies)
- hide ( X Japan)
- Dave Hill ( Slade)
- Brent Hinds ( Mastodon)
- Josh Homme ( Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss)
- Hisashi ( Glay)
- Hizaki ( Versailles, Jupiter)
- Terrance Hobbs ( Suffocation)
- Gary Hoey
- Wolf Hoffmann ( Accept)
- Susanna Hoffs ( The Bangles)
- Randy Holden
- Allan Holdsworth
- Buddy Holly
- Esa Holopainen ( Amorphis)
- Gary Holt ( Exodus)
- Jason Hook ( Five Finger Death Punch)
- John Lee Hooker
- Matt Hoopes ( Relient K)
- Jerry Horton ( Papa Roach)
- Tomoyasu Hotei ( Boøwy, Complex)
- Jimmy Hotz
- Rowland S. Howard
- Steve Howe ( Yes, Asia)
- Bill Hudson ( Cellador, Power Quest)
- Jon Hume ( Evermore)
- Charlie Hunter
I
- Chris Impellitteri
- Tony Iommi ( Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell)
- Ernie Isley ( The Isley Brothers)
- Poison Ivy ( The Cramps)
- Izzy Stradlin ( Guns N' Roses)
- Kenneth Ilagan ( The Dawn)
J
- Matthias Jabs ( Scorpions)
- Ramon Jacinto
- Tito Jackson ( The Jackson 5)
- Jakko M. Jakszyk
- Colin James
- Ron Jarzombek ( Watchtower, Spastic Ink, Blotted Science)
- John 5
- Bob Johnson ( Steeleye Span)
- Eric Johnson
- Kelly Johnson ( Girlschool)
- Lonnie Johnson
- Wilko Johnson ( Dr Feelgood)
- Ruud Jolie ( Within Temptation)
- Kevin Jonas ( Jonas Brothers)
- Adam Jones ( Tool)
- Brian Jones ( The Rolling Stones)
- Danny Jones ( McFly)
- Mick Jones ( The Clash)
- Mick Jones ( Foreigner, Spooky Tooth)
- Steve Jones ( Sex Pistols)
- Stanley Jordan
- Tyler Joseph ( Twenty One Pilots)
K
- Kapil Srivastava
- Alex Kapranos ( Franz Ferdinand)
- Terry Kath ( Chicago)
- Jorma Kaukonen ( Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
- Lenny Kaye ( Patti Smith Group)
- Phil Keaggy ( Glass Harp)
- Tom Keifer ( Cinderella)
- Tim Kelly ( Slaughter)
- Ken ( L'Arc-en-Ciel)
- Alan Kendall ( The Bee Gees)
- Myles Kennedy (The Mayfield Four)
- Albert King
- B. B. King
- Ben King ( The Yardbirds)
- Ed King ( Lynyrd Skynyrd, Strawberry Alarm Clock)
- Kerry King ( Slayer)
- Danny Kirwan ( Fleetwood Mac)
- Andreas Kisser ( Sepultura)
- Josh Klinghoffer ( Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Bob Klose ( Pink Floyd)
- Mark Knopfler ( Dire Straits)
- Kaan Korad
- Joel Kosche ( Collective Soul)
- Paul Kossoff ( Free)
- Richie Kotzen
- Ivan Kral
- Rocky Kramer
- Wayne Kramer ( MC5)
- Robby Krieger ( The Doors)
- Richard Kruspe ( Rammstein)
- Tad Kubler
- Jan Kuehnemund ( Vixen)
- Bruce Kulick ( Kiss)
L
- Bernie LaBarge ( David Clayton-Thomas)
- Alexi Laiho ( Children of Bodom, Bodom After Midnight)
- Greg Lake ( Emerson Lake & Palmer, King Crimson)
- Larry LaLonde ( Possessed, Primus)
- Sonny Landreth
- Shawn Lane
- Jonny Lang
- Andy LaRocque ( King Diamond)
- Andrew Latimer ( Camel)
- Ronni Le Tekrø ( TNT)
- Bernie Leadon ( The Eagles)
- Alvin Lee ( Ten Years After)
- Jake E. Lee ( Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands)
- Duke Levine
- Matty Lewis ( Zebrahead)
- Herman Li ( DragonForce)
- Alex Lifeson ( Rush)
- Jani Liimatainen ( Sonata Arctica, Altaria)
- Peter Lindgren ( Opeth)
- Rudy Linka
- Lori Linstruth
- James Litherland ( Colosseum, Mogul Thrash)
- Kerry Livgren ( Kansas)
- Glenn Ljungström ( In Flames, HammerFall)
- Nils Lofgren ( E Street Band)
- Karl Logan ( Manowar)
- Jeff Loomis ( Arch Enemy, Nevermore)
- César "Vampiro" López ( Maná, Azul Violeta, Jaguares)
- Kiko Loureiro ( Megadeth, Angra)
- Clint Lowery ( Sevendust)
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen
- Paco de Lucía
- Jens Ludwig ( Edguy)
- Steve Lukather ( Toto)
- George Lynch ( Dokken, Lynch Mob)
- Steve Lynch ( Autograph)
- Jeff Lynne ( Electric Light Orchestra)
M
- Tony MacAlpine
- Lonnie Mack
- Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod ( Chilliwack, Headpins)
- Logan Mader ( Once Human, Soulfly, Machine Head)
- Wolf Mail
- Daron Malakian ( System of a Down, Scars on Broadway)
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Christofer Malmström
- Misha Mansoor ( Periphery)
- Kee Marcello ( Europe)
- Frank Marino ( Mahogany Rush)
- Johnny Marr ( The Smiths)
- Steve Marriott ( Small Faces, Humble Pie)
- Mick Mars ( Mötley Crüe)
- Vince Martell ( Vanilla Fudge)
- Billy Martin ( Good Charlotte)
- Jim Martin ( Faith No More)
- Hank Marvin ( The Shadows)
- Junior Marvin ( Bob Marley and The Wailers)
- J Mascis ( Dinosaur Jr)
- Hideto Matsumoto ( X Japan)
- Tak Matsumoto ( B'z)
- Brian May ( Queen)
- John Mayer ( John Mayer Trio)
- Nick McCabe ( The Verve)
- Andy McCoy ( Hanoi Rocks)
- Mike McCready ( Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season)
- Jimmy McCulloch ( Wings, Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows, Small Faces, The Dukes)
- Roger McGuinn ( The Byrds)
- John McLaughlin ( Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti)
- Richard McNamara ( Embrace)
- Tony McPhee ( The Groundhogs)
- Mickey Melchiondo aka Dean Ween ( Ween)
- Michelle Meldrum ( Phantom Blue, Meldrum)
- Barry Melton ( Country Joe & The Fish)
- Vince Melouney ( Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, The Bee Gees)
- Dave Meniketti ( Y&T)
- Jim Messina ( Poco, Buffalo Springfield, Loggins and Messina)
- Naser Mestarihi
- Pat Metheny
- Phil Miller
- Steve Miller
- Brian Molko ( Placebo)
- Wes Montgomery
- Ronnie Montrose ( Montrose, Gamma)
- Ben Moody ( Evanescence)
- Gary Moore ( Thin Lizzy)
- Scotty Moore
- Thurston Moore ( Sonic Youth)
- Vinnie Moore ( UFO)
- Tom Morello ( Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
- Sterling Morrison ( The Velvet Underground)
- Steve Morse ( Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Deep Purple)
- Ian Moss ( Cold Chisel)
- Jason Moss ( Cherry Poppin' Daddies)
- Bob Mothersbaugh ( Devo)
- Cameron Muncey ( Jet)
- Christian Münzner ( Obscura)
- Billy Mure
- James Murphy ( Obituary)
- Dave Murray ( Iron Maiden)
- Dave Mustaine ( Megadeth, Metallica)
- Zach Myers ( Shinedown)
- Gary Myrick ( Havana 3am)
N
- Dave Navarro ( Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Mike Ness ( Social Distortion)
- Craig Nicholls ( The Vines)
- Rick Nielsen ( Cheap Trick)
- Jon Nödtveidt ( Dissection)
- John Nolan ( Taking Back Sunday)
- Noodle ( Gorillaz)
- Noodles ( The Offspring)
- Pontus Norgren ( The Poodles, HammerFall)
- John Norum ( Europe)
- Ted Nugent ( Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees)
- Anders Nyström ( Katatonia, Bloodbath)
O
- Jus Oborn ( Electric Wizard)
- Ed O'Brien ( Radiohead)
- Pat O'Brien ( Cannibal Corpse, Nevermore, Exhorder)
- Eddie Ojeda ( Twisted Sister)
- Dave Odlum ( The Frames)
- André Olbrich ( Blind Guardian)
- Mike Oldfield
- Criss Oliva ( Savatage)
- Juan Francisco Ordóñez
- Buzz Osborne ( Melvins)
P
- Jimmy Page ( Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, The Firm)
- Clive Painter ( Broken Dog, The 99 Call, Tram, The Real Tuesday Weld)
- Brad Paisley
- Orianthi Panagaris
- Joe Pass
- Les Paul
- Michal Pavlíček
- Axel Rudi Pell
- Tony Peluso ( The Carpenters)
- Carl Perkins
- Luther Perkins ( Johnny Cash)
- Joe Perry ( Aerosmith, The Joe Perry Project)
- Vicki Peterson ( The Bangles)
- John Petrucci ( Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment)
- Anthony Phillips ( Genesis)
- Matt Pike ( Sleep, High on Fire)
- Jake Pitts ( Black Veil Brides)
- Sergio Pizzorno ( Kasabian)
- Dean Pleasants ( Suicidal Tendencies)
- Chris Poland ( Megadeth)
- Andy Powell ( Wishbone Ash)
- Prince
- Rod Price ( Foghat)
- Jade Puget ( AFI)
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- Roddy Radiation ( The Specials)
- Mick Ralphs ( Bad Company, Mott the Hoople)
- Larry Ramos ( The Association)
- Lee Ranaldo ( Sonic Youth)
- Chris Rea
- Jerry Reed
- Lou Reed ( The Velvet Underground)
- Vernon Reid ( Living Colour)
- Django Reinhardt
- Arthur Rhames
- Randy Rhoads ( Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
- Keith Richards ( The Rolling Stones)
- Gary Richrath ( REO Speedwagon)
- Henjo Richter ( Gamma Ray)
- Michael Ricketts
- Chris Risola ( Steelheart)
- Marc Rizzo ( Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Ill Niño)
- Jason Roberts ( Norah Jones, Hymns, The Candles)
- Darrell Roberts ( Five Finger Death Punch)
- Allison Robertson ( The Donnas)
- Brian Robertson ( Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
- Robbie Robertson ( The Band)
- Janet Robin
- Omar Rodríguez-López ( At the Drive-In, Mars Volta)
- Tony Rombola ( Godsmack, Another Animal)
- Michael Romeo ( Symphony X)
- Mick Ronson ( David Bowie)
- Joe Don Rooney ( Rascal Flatts)
- Ryan Ross ( Panic! at the Disco)
- Francis Rossi ( Status Quo)
- Gary Rossington ( Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Uli Jon Roth ( Scorpions)
- Steve Rothery ( Marillion, The Wishing Tree)
- Erik Rutan ( Ripping Corpse, Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse)
- Johnny Rzeznik ( Goo Goo Dolls)
- Francis Reyes ( The Dawn)
S
- Dave "The Snake" Sabo ( Skid Row)
- Richie Sambora ( Bon Jovi)
- Karl Sanders ( Nile)
- Justin Sane ( Anti-Flag)
- Carlos Santana ( Santana)
- Joey Santiago ( Pixies)
- Ralph Santolla ( Obituary, Deicide)
- Satchel ( Steel Panther)
- Joe Satriani
- Matt Scannell ( Vertical Horizon)
- Michael Schenker ( Scorpions, UFO, Michael Schenker Group, Contraband)
- Tom Scholz ( Boston)
- Neal Schon ( Journey)
- Jeff Schroeder ( The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Chuck Schuldiner ( Death, Control Denied)
- John Scofield
- Andy Scott ( Sweet)
- Keith Scott ( Bryan Adams)
- Tim Scott
- Sek Loso ( Loso)
- Darius Semaña ( Parokya ni Edgar)
- Brian Setzer ( The Stray Cats)
- Charlie Sexton ( Charlie Sexton)
- James "Munky" Shaffer ( Korn)
- Dave Sharman
- Todd Sharpville
- Sonny Sharrock
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- Kevin Shields ( My Bloody Valentine)
- Chris Shiflett ( Foo Fighters)
- George Shuffler ( The Stanley Brothers)
- Charlie Simpson ( Fightstar, Busted)
- Sami Sirviö ( Kent)
- Matt Skiba ( Alkaline Trio)
- Alex Skolnick ( Testament, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Skwisgaar Skwigelf ( Dethklok)
- Slash ( Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Slash's Snakepit)
- Martin Slattery ( The Mescaleros)
- Earl Slick
- Hillel Slovak ( Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Brendon Small ( Dethklok)
- Adrian Smith ( Iron Maiden)
- Fred "Sonic" Smith ( MC-5)
- Robert Smith ( The Cure)
- Bruce Springsteen ( E Street Band)
- Billy Squier
- John Squire ( The Stone Roses, The Seahorses)
- Mark St. John ( Kiss)
- Bill Steer ( Carcass)
- Leigh Stephens ( Blue Cheer, Sister Ray)
- Steve Stevens ( Billy Idol)
- Travis Stever ( Coheed and Cambria)
- Gina Stile ( Vixen)
- Stephen Stills ( Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) [2]
- Barry Stock ( Three Days Grace)
- Andrew Stockdale ( Wolfmother)
- Nita Strauss ( The Iron Maidens, Femme Fatale)
- Patrick Stump ( Fall Out Boy)
- Sugizo ( Luna Sea, X Japan)
- Frankie Sullivan ( Survivor)
- Tim Sult ( Clutch)
- Hubert Sumlin
- Andy Summers ( The Police)
- Bernard Sumner ( Joy Division, New Order)
- Niklas Sundin ( Dark Tranquillity)
- Roman Surman ( Wednesday 13, Murderdolls)
- Michael Sweet ( Stryper)
- John Sykes ( Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)
- Red Symons ( Skyhooks)
- Syu ( Galneryus, Animetal)
T
- Ty Tabor ( King's X)
- Joey Tafolla
- Akira Takasaki ( Loudness)
- Marv Tarplin ( Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Smokey Robinson)
- Andy Taylor ( Duran Duran)
- Mick Taylor ( John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones)
- Bobby Tench ( Streetwalkers, Hummingbird, Van Morrison, Topper Headon)
- Octave Octavian Teodorescu
- Thomas Thacker ( Sum 41)
- Tommy Thayer ( Black 'N' Blue, Kiss)
- Kim Thayil ( Soundgarden)
- Hughie Thomasson ( Outlaws)
- Mick Thomson ( Slipknot)
- Porl Thompson ( The Cure)
- Richard Thompson
- Fredrik Thordendal ( Meshuggah)
- George Thorogood
- Johnny Thunders ( New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers)
- Steve Tibbetts
- Andy Timmons ( Danger Danger)
- Glenn Tipton ( Judas Priest)
- Timo Tolkki ( Stratovarius)
- Simon Tong ( The Verve, The Shining, The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
- Ray Toro ( My Chemical Romance)
- Sam Totman ( DragonForce)
- Devin Townsend ( Strapping Young Lad)
- Pete Townshend ( The Who)
- Mark Tremonti ( Alter Bridge, Creed)
- Greg Tribbett ( Mudvayne, Hellyeah)
- Joe Trohman ( Fall Out Boy)
- Robin Trower ( Procol Harum)
- Derek Trucks ( The Allman Brothers Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band)
- Nigel Tufnel ( Lenny and the Squigtones, Spinal Tap)
- Luca Turilli
- Alex Turner ( Arctic Monkeys)
- Steve Turner ( Mudhoney)
- Ted Turner ( Wishbone Ash)
U
V
- Steve Vai
- Nick Valensi ( The Strokes)
- James Valentine ( Maroon 5)
- Sergio Vallín ( Maná)
- Eddie Van Halen ( Van Halen)
- Troy Van Leeuwen ( Queens of the Stone Age)
- Steve Van Zandt ( E Street Band)
- Adrian Vandenberg ( Vandenberg, Whitesnake, Manic Eden)
- Jimmie Vaughan
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Suzanne Vega
- Tom Verlaine ( Television)
- Jacky Vincent ( Falling in Reverse)
- Vinnie Vincent ( Kiss)
- Virus ( Dope, Lords of Acid, Device)
- Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein ( Misfits, Kryst The Conqueror, Gorgeous Frankenstein)
- Emppu Vuorinen ( Nightwish)
W
- Paul Waggoner ( Between the Buried and Me)
- Dick Wagner
- Butch Walker ( SouthGang)
- Chris Walla ( Death Cab for Cutie)
- Joe Walsh ( James Gang, The Eagles)
- Rich Ward ( Stuck Mojo, Fozzy)
- Steve Wariner
- Baz Warne ( The Stranglers)
- Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman ( The Offspring)
- Jeff Waters ( Annihilator)
- Muddy Waters
- Jeff Watson ( Night Ranger)
- Mike Wead ( King Diamond)
- Chris Weber ( Hollywood Rose, U.P.O.)
- Michael Weikath ( Helloween)
- Carl Weingarten
- Ben Weinman ( The Dillinger Escape Plan)
- Scott Weinrich ( The Obsessed)
- Brian "Head" Welch ( Korn)
- Paul Weller ( The Jam, The Style Council)
- Allen West ( Obituary)
- Leslie West ( Mountain)
- Bob Weston ( Fleetwood Mac)
- Emil Werstler ( Chimaira, Dååth)
- Alex Westaway ( Fightstar)
- Deryck Whibley ( Sum 41)
- Andrew White ( Kaiser Chiefs)
- Clarence White ( The Kentucky Colonels, Nashville West, The Byrds)
- Jack White ( The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
- Jason White ( Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs)
- John "Charlie" Whitney ( Family, Streetwalkers)
- Snowy White ( Thin Lizzy)
- Peter Wichers ( Soilwork)
- Carl Wilson ( The Beach Boys)
- Nancy Wilson ( Heart)
- Ricky Wilson ( The B-52's)
- Steven Wilson ( Porcupine Tree)
- Michael Wilton ( Queensrÿche)
- Johnny Winter
- Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek ( Vader)
- Ronnie Wood ( The Faces, The Rolling Stones)
- Link Wray
- Zakk Wylde ( Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
Y
- Jim Yester ( The Association)
- Sami Yli-Sirniö ( Kreator)
- Angus Young ( AC/DC)
- James Young ( Styx)
- Jeff Young ( Megadeth)
- Neil Young ( Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
- Thomas Youngblood ( Kamelot)
Z
References
- ^ a b Stone, Rolling (2023-10-13). "The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Stone, Rolling (2023-10-13). "The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-02-28.