Classic Soul Artists & the Gear They Use

Jimi Hendrix

Guitarist · The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Stevie Wonder

Singer, Drummer · U.S.A. for Africa

Steve Cropper

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Laura Lee

Singer, Bassist · Khruangbin

Ernie Isley

Guitarist · The Isley Brothers

Steve Jordan

Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Larry Graham

Bassist · Sly & the Family Stone

Curtis Mayfield

Guitarist · The Impressions

Sly Stone

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Sly & the Family Stone

Leo Nocentelli

Guitarist, Composer · The Meters

Willie Weeks

Bassist · The Doobie Brothers

Thomas Brenneck

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Budos Band

Louis Johnson

Bassist · Michael Jackson (band)

Billy Preston

Singer, Keyboardist · The Beatles

Donald Dunn

Bassist · The Blues Brothers

Ray Charles

Keyboardist · U.S.A. for Africa

James Brown

Singer · Various Artists for Children's Promise

George Porter, Jr.

Singer, Bassist · Paul McCartney (Live Band)

Bob Babbitt

Bassist · MFSB

Ike Turner

Guitarist, Music Producer · Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm

Alex Weir

Guitarist · Talking Heads

Junie Morrison

Singer, Keyboardist · Funkadelic

Pops Staples

Singer · The Staple Singers

Neil Jason

Singer, Bassist · Michael Jackson (band)

Anton Fig

Drummer · Kiss

Marvin Gaye

Singer, Keyboardist · Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

Freddie Stone

Guitarist · Sly & the Family Stone

Ronald LaPread

Bassist, Composer · Commodores

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner

Singer, Guitarist · Ohio Players

Bobby Womack

Guitarist, Music Producer · Artists United Against Apartheid

Steve Ferrone

Drummer · Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Teddy Kumpel

Singer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

George Johnson

Guitarist · The Brothers Johnson

Bosco Mann

Bassist, Composer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Al Jackson, Jr.

Drummer · Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Lionel Richie

Singer, Keyboardist · Commodores

Shuggie Otis

Singer, Guitarist

John "JR" Robinson

Drummer, Composer · Rufus

Herb Fame

Singer · Peaches & Herb

Lonnie Jordan

Keyboardist · War

Larry Washington

Drummer, Music Producer · MFSB

Isaac Hayes

Singer, Keyboardist · The Louisiana Gator Boys

Leon Michels

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Menahan Street Band

Tony Maiden

Singer, Guitarist · Rufus

Aretha Franklin

Singer, Keyboardist · Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles

Tina Turner

Singer · Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm

Eric Burdon

Singer · War

Donny Hathaway

Singer, Keyboardist

Bill Withers

Singer, Guitarist · Creative Source

Chaka Khan

Singer · Rufus

T. Green

Guitarist, Bassist · The Dramatics

Nickolas Ashford

Composer, Music Producer · We Are Family Collective

Homer Steinweiss

Drummer, Composer · Silk Sonic

Wilson Pickett

Singer · The Falcons

Edwin Starr

Singer

Leon Ware

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Barry White

Composer, Music Producer · Love Unlimited Orchestra

Bobby Martin

Singer, Keyboardist · Orleans

Booker T. Jones

Keyboardist · Delaney & Bonnie and Friends

Howard E. Scott

Guitarist, Music Producer · War

Ticklah

Keyboardist · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Lee Oskar

Singer · War

Archie Bell

Singer · Archie Bell and The Drells

Rufus

Singer, Guitarist

Michael Henderson

Singer, Bassist

James Williams

Drummer, Composer · Ohio Players

Alvin Pazant

Singer · The Manhattans

Frankie Beverly

Guitarist · Maze

Shelly Clark

Singer · The Ikettes

Jimmy Sampson

Bassist · Your Demise

Raul Rekow

Singer, Drummer · Santana

Phil Upchurch

Guitarist · Rotary Connection

Tomohisa Yamashita

Singer · Four Tops

Ronnie McNeir

Singer · Four Tops

Willie Kitchens Jr.

Singer · The Impressions

The Imperials

Little Anthony & The Imperials

Ronald Isley

Composer · The Isley Brothers

Dave Guy

Trumpeter · Silk Sonic

Irma Thomas

Singer

Robert Wilson

Bassist · The Gap Band

Jorge Santana

Guitarist · Santana

George Staley, Sr.

Singer · The Main Ingredient

Luther Rabb

Singer, Bassist · Santana

Tony Grant

Singer · The Temptations

Teena Marie

Music Producer

Randy Crawford

Singer · Kingsmen Quartet

Norman Connors

Kevin Murphy (2)

Keyboardist · Rufus

Walter Orange

Singer, Drummer · Commodores

Percy Sledge

Singer

Willie Hall

Drummer · The Blues Brothers

Marvin Isley

Bassist · The Isley Brothers

Angelia Marie "Angie" Sylvers

Singer · The Sylvers

Fred Simon

Singer · The Chi-Lites

Gladys Knight

Singer · Gladys Knight & the Pips

Willis Draffen

Guitarist · Bloodstone