Avant Garde Artists & the Gear They Use

Wes Borland

Singer, Guitarist · Limp Bizkit

David Gilmour

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Synyster Gates

Singer, Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

George Harrison

Ukulele Player, Guitarist · The Beatles

John Lennon

Singer, Guitarist · The Beatles

Eric Clapton

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Dave Murray

Guitarist · Iron Maiden

Jeff Buckley

Singer, Guitarist · Jeff Buckley(band)

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo)

Singer, Guitarist · Melvins

Dean Ween

Guitarist · Ween

Frank Zappa

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Peter Buck

Guitarist · R.E.M.

Lee Ranaldo

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Bill Frisell

Guitarist · The Bill Frisell Band

Roger Waters

Singer, Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Scott Ian

Guitarist · Anthrax

Lenny Kravitz

Guitarist, Singer · The Plastic Ono Band

Sam Rivers

Bassist · Limp Bizkit

Reeves Gabrels

Guitarist · The Cure

Josh Klinghoffer

Singer, Guitarist · Pearl Jam

Autechre

Music Producer

Kim Gordon

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Marc Ribot

Guitarist · Asmodeus

Stephen O'Malley

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Anton Newcombe

Singer, Guitarist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Steve DiGiorgio

Bassist · Death (Metal Band)

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

The Rev

Singer, Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Sean Lennon

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Wacław Kiełtyka

Guitarist, Composer · Decapitated

Syd Barrett

Singer, Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Grimes

Singer, Keyboardist

Jamie Stewart

Singer, Guitarist · Xiu Xiu

Zach Hill

Drummer · Death Grips

Michael Gira

Singer, Guitarist · Swans

Kurt Rosenwinkel

Guitarist · Gary Burton & Friends

Dean Blunt

Singer, Guitarist · Hype Williams

Trey Anastasio

Guitarist · Phish

Richard Wright

Singer, Keyboardist · Pink Floyd

cEvin Key

Drummer, Keyboardist · Skinny Puppy

Air

Music Producer

Andy Morin

Bassist, Keyboardist · Death Grips

Mike Patton

Singer, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Trevor Dunn

Bassist · Melvins

Trey Spruance

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Paul Leary

Guitarist · Butthole Surfers

Rowland S. Howard

Guitarist, Singer · Einstürzende Neubauten

John Cale

Singer, Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Greg Anderson

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Bootsy Collins

Singer, Bassist · Funkadelic

Ihsahn

Singer, Guitarist · Emperor

Guy Pratt

Bassist · Pink Floyd

Norman Westberg

Guitarist · Swans

Duane Denison

Guitarist · Silver Jews

Mike Oldfield

Guitarist, Bassist · The Sallyangie

Jim O'Rourke

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Gene Ween

Singer, Guitarist · Ween

Ichirou Agata

Guitarist · Melt-Banana

Oren Ambarchi

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Ezra Koenig

Guitarist, Singer · Vampire Weekend

Mick Karn

Bassist · Japan

Anders Nystrom

Singer, Guitarist · Katatonia

Christopher Pravdica

Bassist · Swans

Adam Wiltzie

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Nick Mason

Drummer, Music Producer · Pink Floyd

Matt Cameron

Drummer · Queens of the Stone Age

Brian Chippendale

Singer, Drummer · Lightning bolt

John Dieterich

Guitarist, Music Producer · Deerhoof

Dave Lombardo

Drummer · Slayer

Bill Rieflin

Drummer, Keyboardist · Swans

Keiji Haino

Guitarist, Singer · Knead

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist · Ches Smith & These Arches

Blixa Bargeld

Guitarist, Singer · Einstürzende Neubauten

Peter Christopherson

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Coil

Puce Mary

Music Producer

Tomas Haake

Drummer · Meshuggah

Klaus Schulze

Guitarist, Bassist · Tangerine Dream

Brian McBride

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Masonna

Composer, Music Producer · Acid Eater

Dan Swanö

Guitarist, Audio Engineer · Bloodbath

David Rhodes

Guitarist · Talk Talk

The Residents

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Jonathan Hischke

Bassist · Hella

G. C. Green

Bassist · Godflesh

Cornelius

Singer, Guitarist · Yellow Magic Orchestra

Mika Vainio

Composer, Music Producer · Pan Sonic

Questlove

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Plastic Ono Band

Michael Hoggard

Guitarist · Ulcerate

Lowell George

Guitarist · The Mothers of Invention

Fred Frith

Guitarist, Composer · Henry Cow

Gylve Nagell

Singer, Guitarist · Darkthrone

Ed Rodríguez

Guitarist · Deerhoof

Christoph Hahn

Guitarist · Swans