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

Singer, Guitarist · The Beatles

John Lennon

Singer, Guitarist · The Beatles

Eric Clapton

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Dave Murray

Guitarist · Iron Maiden

Jeff Buckley

Singer, Guitarist · Jeff Buckley(band)

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

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.

Scott Ian

Guitarist · Anthrax

Roger Waters

Singer, Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Sam Rivers

Bassist · Limp Bizkit

Josh Klinghoffer

Singer, Guitarist · Pearl Jam

Lee Ranaldo

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Bill Frisell

Guitarist · The Bill Frisell Band

Lenny Kravitz

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Autechre

Music Producer

Kim Gordon

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Reeves Gabrels

Guitarist · The Cure

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Steve DiGiorgio

Bassist · Death (Metal Band)

Anton Newcombe

Singer, Guitarist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Marc Ribot

Guitarist · Asmodeus

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

The Rev

Singer, Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Stephen O'Malley

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Sean Lennon

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Syd Barrett

Keyboardist, Composer · Pink Floyd

Grimes

Singer, Keyboardist

Wacław Kiełtyka

Guitarist, Composer · Decapitated

Zach Hill

Drummer · Death Grips

Kurt Rosenwinkel

Guitarist · Gary Burton & Friends

Richard Wright

Singer, Keyboardist · Pink Floyd

Michael Gira

Singer, Guitarist · Swans

Mike Patton

Singer, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Dean Blunt

Singer, Guitarist · Hype Williams

Jamie Stewart

Singer, Guitarist · Xiu Xiu

Trey Anastasio

Guitarist · Phish

Andy Morin

Bassist, Keyboardist · Death Grips

Trevor Dunn

Bassist · Melvins

Air

Music Producer

cEvin Key

Drummer, Keyboardist · Skinny Puppy

Trey Spruance

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Rowland S. Howard

Guitarist, Singer · Einstürzende Neubauten

Jim O'Rourke

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

John Cale

Singer, Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Duane Denison

Guitarist · Silver Jews

Paul Leary

Guitarist · Butthole Surfers

Ihsahn

Singer, Guitarist · Emperor

Norman Westberg

Guitarist · Swans

Mike Oldfield

Guitarist, Bassist · The Sallyangie

Guy Pratt

Bassist · Pink Floyd

Ichirou Agata

Guitarist · Melt-Banana

Bootsy Collins

Singer, Bassist · Funkadelic

Gene Ween

Singer, Guitarist · Ween

Oren Ambarchi

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Greg Anderson

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Mick Karn

Bassist · Japan

Ezra Koenig

Guitarist, Singer · Vampire Weekend

Nick Mason

Drummer, Music Producer · Pink Floyd

Klaus Schulze

Guitarist, Bassist · Tangerine Dream

Matt Cameron

Drummer · Queens of the Stone Age

Tomas Haake

Drummer · Meshuggah

Brian Chippendale

Singer, Drummer · Lightning bolt

Christopher Pravdica

Bassist · Swans

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist · Ches Smith & These Arches

Anders Nystrom

Singer, Guitarist · Katatonia

Questlove

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Plastic Ono Band

Lowell George

Guitarist · The Mothers of Invention

Keiji Haino

Guitarist, Singer · Knead

Adam Wiltzie

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Jonathan Hischke

Bassist · Hella

Dave Lombardo

Drummer · Slayer

Blixa Bargeld

Singer, Guitarist · Einstürzende Neubauten

The Residents

Guitarist, Keyboardist

John Dieterich

Guitarist, Music Producer · Deerhoof

Dan Swanö

Guitarist, Audio Engineer · Bloodbath

Michael Hoggard

Guitarist · Ulcerate

Brian McBride

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Masonna

Composer, Music Producer · Acid Eater

Mika Vainio

Composer, Music Producer · Pan Sonic

Keith Moon

Drummer · The Who

Christoph Hahn

Guitarist · Swans

David Rhodes

Guitarist · Talk Talk

Fred Frith

Guitarist, Composer · Henry Cow

Bill Rieflin

Drummer, Keyboardist · Swans

Puce Mary

Music Producer

Mark Ibold

Bassist · Sonic Youth

Cornelius

Singer, Guitarist · Yellow Magic Orchestra

Mick Barr

Guitarist · Krallice

Sean Reinert

Drummer · Death (Metal Band)