Avant Garde Artists & the Gear They Use

David Gilmour

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Wes Borland

Singer, Guitarist · Marilyn Manson

Synyster Gates

Singer, Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

George Harrison

Singer, Guitarist · The Beatles

Eric Clapton

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

John Lennon

Singer, Guitarist · The Beatles

Jeff Buckley

Guitarist, Singer · Jeff Buckley(band)

Dave Murray

Guitarist · Iron Maiden

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo)

Singer, Guitarist · Melvins

Scott Ian

Guitarist · Anthrax

Frank Zappa

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Peter Buck

Guitarist · R.E.M.

Roger Waters

Singer, Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Dean Ween

Guitarist · Ween

Autechre

Music Producer

Bill Frisell

Guitarist · Naked City

Sam Rivers

Bassist · Limp Bizkit

Lee Ranaldo

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Josh Klinghoffer

Singer, Guitarist · Pearl Jam

Kim Gordon

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Lenny Kravitz

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Marc Ribot

Guitarist · The Lounge Lizards

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

Syd Barrett

Keyboardist, Composer · Pink Floyd

Anton Newcombe

Singer, Guitarist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Stephen O'Malley

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Zach Hill

Drummer · Death Grips

The Rev

Singer, Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Steve DiGiorgio

Bassist · Death (Metal Band)

Kurt Rosenwinkel

Guitarist · Kurt Rosenwinkel Group

Grimes

Singer, Keyboardist

Sean Lennon

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Reeves Gabrels

Guitarist · The Cure

Richard Wright

Singer, Keyboardist · Pink Floyd

John Cale

Singer, Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Wacław Kiełtyka

Guitarist, Composer · Decapitated

Dean Blunt

Singer, Guitarist · Hype Williams

Michael Gira

Singer, Guitarist · Swans

Jim O'Rourke

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Trey Anastasio

Guitarist · Phish

Andy Morin

Bassist, Keyboardist · Death Grips

Mike Oldfield

Guitarist, Bassist · The Sallyangie

Ihsahn

Singer, Guitarist · Emperor

Guy Pratt

Bassist · Pink Floyd

Rowland S. Howard

Guitarist, Singer · Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Mike Patton

Singer, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Trey Spruance

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Mick Karn

Bassist · Japan

Duane Denison

Guitarist · Silver Jews

Bootsy Collins

Singer, Bassist · Funkadelic

Trevor Dunn

Bassist · Melvins

Air

Music Producer

Norman Westberg

Guitarist · Swans

cEvin Key

Drummer, Keyboardist · Skinny Puppy

Ichirou Agata

Guitarist · Melt-Banana

Ezra Koenig

Guitarist, Singer · Vampire Weekend

Jamie Stewart

Singer, Guitarist · Xiu Xiu

Paul Leary

Guitarist · Butthole Surfers

Oren Ambarchi

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Greg Anderson

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Gene Ween

Singer, Guitarist · Ween

Dave Lombardo

Drummer · Slayer

Brian Chippendale

Singer, Drummer · Lightning bolt

Nick Mason

Drummer, Music Producer · Pink Floyd

Matt Cameron

Drummer · Queens of the Stone Age

Questlove

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Plastic Ono Band

Anders Nystrom

Singer, Guitarist · Bloodbath

Dan Swanö

Guitarist · Bloodbath

Klaus Schulze

Guitarist, Bassist · Tangerine Dream

Lowell George

Guitarist · The Mothers of Invention

Tomas Haake

Drummer · Meshuggah

G. C. Green

Bassist · Godflesh

Keiji Haino

Singer, Guitarist · Fushitsusha

Christoph Hahn

Guitarist · Swans

TwinSisterMoon

Singer, Guitarist · Natural Snow Buildings

David Rhodes

Guitarist · Talk Talk

The Residents

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Peter Christopherson

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Coil

Christopher Pravdica

Bassist · Swans

Isengrind

Singer, Guitarist · Natural Snow Buildings

Niko "Ikon" Lehdontie

Guitarist · Oranssi Pazuzu

Keith Moon

Drummer · The Who

Brian McBride

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist · Ches Smith & These Arches

Fred Frith

Guitarist, Composer · Naked City

Bill Orcutt

Guitarist · Harry Pussy

Michael Hoggard

Guitarist · Ulcerate

David Sylvian

Singer, Guitarist · Japan

Galder

Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Cornelius

Singer, Guitarist · Yellow Magic Orchestra

John Dieterich

Guitarist, Music Producer · Deerhoof

Jonathan Hischke

Bassist · Hella

Adam Wiltzie

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid