Classic Soul Artists & the Gear They Use

Jimi Hendrix

Guitarist · The Isley Brothers

Stevie Wonder

Singer, Drummer · U.S.A. for Africa

Steve Cropper

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Ernie Isley

Guitarist · The Isley Brothers

Larry Graham

Bassist · Sly & the Family Stone

Steve Jordan

Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Laura Lee

Singer, Bassist · Khruangbin

Curtis Mayfield

Guitarist · Jerry Butler & The Impressions

Thomas Brenneck

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Budos Band

Leo Nocentelli

Guitarist, Composer · The Meters

Willie Weeks

Bassist · The Doobie Brothers

Sly Stone

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Sly & the Family Stone

Donald Dunn

Bassist · The Blues Brothers

Louis Johnson

Bassist · Michael Jackson (band)

Billy Preston

Singer, Keyboardist · The Beatles

Bob Babbitt

Bassist · MFSB

Alex Weir

Guitarist · Talking Heads

Ray Charles

Keyboardist · U.S.A. for Africa

Freddie Stone

Guitarist · Sly & the Family Stone

James Brown

Singer · James Brown & The Famous Flames

George Porter, Jr.

Singer, Bassist · Paul McCartney (Live Band)

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner

Singer, Guitarist · Ohio Players

Steve Ferrone

Drummer · Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Bosco Mann

Bassist, Composer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Neil Jason

Singer, Bassist · Dire Straits

Marvin Gaye

Singer, Keyboardist · Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

Ike Turner

Guitarist, Music Producer · Ike & Tina Turner

Pops Staples

Singer · The Staple Singers

George Johnson

Guitarist · The Brothers Johnson

Teddy Kumpel

Singer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

Eric Burdon

Singer · War

Anton Fig

Drummer · Kiss

Herb Fame

Singer · Peaches & Herb

Shuggie Otis

Singer, Guitarist

Aretha Franklin

Singer, Keyboardist · Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles

Leon Michels

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Menahan Street Band

Al Jackson, Jr.

Drummer · Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Lionel Richie

Singer, Keyboardist · Commodores

Larry Washington

Drummer, Music Producer · MFSB

Homer Steinweiss

Drummer, Composer · Silk Sonic

John "JR" Robinson

Drummer, Composer · Rufus

Tina Turner

Singer · Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm

Ronald LaPread

Bassist, Composer · Commodores

Lonnie Jordan

Keyboardist · War

Barry White

Composer, Music Producer · Love Unlimited Orchestra

Chaka Khan

Singer · Rufus

Bill Withers

Singer, Guitarist · Creative Source

Bobby Womack

Guitarist, Music Producer · Artists United Against Apartheid

T. Green

Guitarist, Bassist · The Dramatics

Tony Maiden

Singer, Guitarist · Rufus

Michael Henderson

Singer, Bassist

Nickolas Ashford

Composer, Music Producer · Ashford & Simpson

Wilson Pickett

Singer · The Falcons

Donny Hathaway

Singer, Keyboardist

Junie Morrison

Singer, Keyboardist · Funkadelic

Edwin Starr

Singer

Jorge Santana

Guitarist · Santana

Robert Wilson

Bassist · The Gap Band

Booker T. Jones

Keyboardist · Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Alvin Pazant

Singer · The Manhattans

Lee Oskar

Singer · War

Ticklah

Keyboardist · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Dave Guy

Trumpeter · Silk Sonic

Archie Bell

Singer · Archie Bell and The Drells

Isaac Hayes

Singer, Keyboardist · The Louisiana Gator Boys

Frankie Beverly

Guitarist · Maze

Ronnie McNeir

Singer · Four Tops

Tomohisa Yamashita

Singer · Four Tops

Ronnie Wilson

Singer, Keyboardist · The Gap Band

Kevin Murphy (2)

Keyboardist · Rufus

Phil Upchurch

Guitarist · Rotary Connection

Rose Stone

Singer, Keyboardist · Sly & the Family Stone

Irma Thomas

Singer

The Imperials

Little Anthony & The Imperials

Bobby Martin

Singer, Keyboardist · The Mothers of Invention

Shelly Clark

Singer · The Ikettes

Randy Crawford

Singer · Kingsmen Quartet

Norman Connors

James Williams

Drummer, Composer · Ohio Players

John Morgan

Strapping Young Lad

Jimmy Sampson

Bassist · Your Demise

Percy Sledge

Singer

Luther Rabb

Singer, Bassist · Santana

Tony Grant

Singer · The Temptations

Charlie Wilson

Singer · The Gap Band

Nathaniel Best

Singer · The O'Jays

Gladys Horton

Singer · The Marvelettes

Richard Carey Figuero

Chairmen of the Board

Billy Beck

Keyboardist, Composer · Zapp

Keith Killgo

Drummer · The Blackbyrds

Tramaine

Singer · Honey Cone

Anthony Reynard Watson

Singer · The Chi-Lites

Hawk Wolinski

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Shadows of Knight

Rosalind Ashford

Singer · Martha and the Vandellas

Dennis Edwards

Singer · The Temptations

Arthur Brooks

Jerry Butler & The Impressions