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 · The Louisiana Gator Boys

Jack Bruce

Singer, Bassist · Cream

Peter Green

Singer, Guitarist · Fleetwood Mac

Mick Taylor

Guitarist · The Rolling Stones

Roy Buchanan

Guitarist

Johnny Winter

Guitarist, Singer · Johnny & Edgar Winter

Steve Cropper

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Buddy Guy

Guitarist, Singer · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Ry Cooder

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

John McVie

Bassist · Fleetwood Mac

Muddy Waters

Guitarist, Singer

Freddie King

Guitarist, Singer · Lula Reed & Freddie King

Albert King

Guitarist, Singer · Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan

R.L. Burnside

Guitarist · Blues Explosion

John Lee Hooker

Guitarist · John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana

Junior Kimbrough

Singer, Guitarist

Bo Diddley

Guitarist · The Louisiana Gator Boys

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Singer, Guitarist

Robert Cray

Guitarist · The Robert Cray Band

Elmore James

Guitarist

Mike Bloomfield

Guitarist · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Brian Robertson

Guitarist · Thin Lizzy

Jimmie Vaughan

Guitarist · The Vaughan Brothers

Albert Collins

Guitarist · Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Alan Wilson

Guitarist · Canned Heat

Lightnin' Hopkins

Singer, Guitarist · Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry

Keb' Mo'

Guitarist, Singer

Charlie Watts

Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Mick Fleetwood

Drummer · Fleetwood Mac

Hubert Sumlin

Guitarist · Savoy Brown

Howlin' Wolf

Guitarist, Singer

Ronnie Earl

Guitarist · Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters

Matt "Guitar" Murphy

Guitarist · The Blues Brothers

Luther Dickinson

Guitarist · The Black Crowes

Duke Robillard

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Walter Trout

Guitarist · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Taj Mahal

Guitarist · Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Guitarist

John Mayall

Guitarist, Singer · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Otis Rush

Guitarist, Singer

Sue Foley

Guitarist

Magic Sam

Guitarist

T-Bone Walker

Guitarist · T-Bone Walker Quintet

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Guitarist

Mark Abrahams

Guitarist · Wishbone Ash

Hound Dog Taylor

Singer, Guitarist · Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers

Pat Travers

Guitarist

Harvey Mandel

Guitarist · The Rolling Stones

Ginger Baker

Drummer · Cream

Elvin Bishop

Guitarist · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

T-Model Ford

Guitarist

Son House

Guitarist, Singer

Lonnie Johnson

Guitarist

Lead Belly

Singer, Guitarist

Lonnie Mack

Composer, Guitarist · Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughan

Luther Allison

Guitarist

Cedric Burnside

Singer, Guitarist

Earl Hooker

Guitarist

Jimmy Reed

Singer, Guitarist

Clyde Lawrence

Keyboardist, Composer · Lawrence

Coco Montoya

Guitarist · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Magic Slim

Guitarist · Magic Slim and the Teardrops

Mississippi John Hurt

Guitarist, Singer

Melvin Taylor

Guitarist

Robert Belfour

Guitarist

Johnny Copeland

Guitarist

Henry Vestine

Singer, Guitarist · Canned Heat

Jimmy Dawkins

Guitarist

Aynsley Dunbar

Drummer · Journey

David Sanborn

Saxophonist · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Fenton Robinson

Guitarist

Roscoe Beck

Bassist

Son Seals

Guitarist

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

Guitarist

RJ Kaye Kaneao

Guitarist, Music Producer

Little Walter

Singer, Guitarist

Brownie McGhee

Composer · The Almanac Singers

Robert Nighthawk

Mike Keller

Guitarist · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

King Solomon Hicks

Singer, Guitarist

Eric Bibb

Guitarist

Larry Taylor

Guitarist, Bassist · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Johnny Moeller

Guitarist · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Mance Lipscomb

Guitarist

Skip James

Guitarist

Corey Harris

Guitarist

Paul Butterfield

Singer, Composer · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Bob Margolin

Guitarist

Robert Pete Williams

Guitarist

Scrapper Blackwell

Guitarist

Robert Britt

Guitarist, Music Producer · Delbert McClinton & Self‐Made Men

Memphis Minnie

Singer, Guitarist

Al Kooper

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills