Classic Blues Artists & the Gear They Use

Eric Clapton

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Singer, Guitarist · The Vaughan Brothers

Rory Gallagher

Singer, Guitarist · Taste

B.B. King

Guitarist · Various Artists for Children's Promise

Jack Bruce

Singer, Bassist · Cream

Peter Green

Singer, Guitarist · Fleetwood Mac

Mick Taylor

Guitarist · The Rolling Stones

Buddy Guy

Guitarist, Singer · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Roy Buchanan

Guitarist

Johnny Winter

Guitarist, Singer · Johnny & Edgar Winter

Ry Cooder

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Steve Cropper

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Albert King

Guitarist, Singer · Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan

Muddy Waters

Singer, Guitarist

John Lee Hooker

Guitarist · John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana

John McVie

Bassist · Fleetwood Mac

Bo Diddley

Guitarist · The Louisiana Gator Boys

Freddie King

Singer, Guitarist · Lula Reed & Freddie King

Robert Cray

Guitarist · The Robert Cray Band

R.L. Burnside

Guitarist · Blues Explosion

Jimmie Vaughan

Guitarist · The Vaughan Brothers

Mike Bloomfield

Guitarist · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Singer, Guitarist

Keb' Mo'

Guitarist, Singer

Howlin' Wolf

Singer, Guitarist

Brian Robertson

Guitarist · Motörhead

Elmore James

Guitarist

Charlie Watts

Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Hubert Sumlin

Guitarist · Savoy Brown

Albert Collins

Guitarist · Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Ronnie Earl

Guitarist · Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters

Lightnin' Hopkins

Singer, Guitarist · Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry

Junior Kimbrough

Singer, Guitarist

Alan Wilson

Guitarist · Canned Heat

Mick Fleetwood

Drummer · Fleetwood Mac

T-Bone Walker

Guitarist · T-Bone Walker Quintet

Luther Dickinson

Guitarist · The Black Crowes

Matt "Guitar" Murphy

Guitarist · The Blues Brothers

John Mayall

Singer, Guitarist · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Pat Travers

Guitarist

Walter Trout

Guitarist · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Sue Foley

Guitarist

Hound Dog Taylor

Singer, Guitarist · Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers

Otis Rush

Guitarist, Singer

Magic Sam

Guitarist

Taj Mahal

Guitarist · Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band

Duke Robillard

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Guitarist

Ginger Baker

Drummer · Cream

Harvey Mandel

Guitarist · The Rolling Stones

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Guitarist

Lonnie Johnson

Guitarist

Earl Hooker

Guitarist

Larry Taylor

Guitarist, Bassist · Canned Heat

Elvin Bishop

Guitarist · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Lead Belly

Singer, Guitarist

Lonnie Mack

Singer, Guitarist · Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughan

Mississippi John Hurt

Singer, Guitarist

Al Kooper

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Blood, Sweat & Tears

T-Model Ford

Guitarist

Luther Allison

Guitarist

Eric Bibb

Guitarist

Son House

Guitarist, Singer

David Sanborn

Saxophonist · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Jimmy Reed

Singer, Guitarist

Roscoe Beck

Bassist

Melvin Taylor

Guitarist

Fenton Robinson

Guitarist

Mark Abrahams

Guitarist · Wishbone Ash

Aynsley Dunbar

Drummer · Journey

Kim Wilson

Singer · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Mike Keller

Guitarist · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Magic Slim

Guitarist · Magic Slim and the Teardrops

Little Walter

Singer, Guitarist

J.B. Lenoir

Guitarist

Son Seals

Guitarist

Jimmy Johnson

Guitarist

Marcos Ottaviano

Guitarist

Cedric Burnside

Singer, Guitarist

Sam Chatmon

Guitarist · Mississippi Sheiks

Clyde Lawrence

Keyboardist, Composer · Lawrence

Paul Butterfield

Singer, Composer · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Memphis Minnie

Singer, Guitarist

Johnny Moeller

Guitarist · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Richard Cousins

Bassist · The Robert Cray Band

Lefty Dizz

Singer, Guitarist

Henry Vestine

Singer, Guitarist · The Mothers of Invention

Bob Margolin

Guitarist

Brownie McGhee

Composer · The Almanac Singers

Blind Blake

Guitarist

Robert Pete Williams

Guitarist

Keith Ferguson

Bassist · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Reverend Gary Davis

Guitarist

Coco Montoya

Guitarist · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Scrapper Blackwell

Guitarist

Guy Davis

Guitarist, Composer · Reuben