Experimental Music Artists & the Gear They Use

Wes Dearth (John Wesley)

Guitarist · Porcupine Tree

Roy Estrada

Bassist · The Mothers of Invention

Kevin Rutmanis

Bassist · Melvins

Clive Deamer

Drummer · Radiohead

Christopher Franke

Keyboardist · Tangerine Dream

Tim Rice-Oxley

Keyboardist · Keane

Thomas Pridgen

Drummer · Suicidal Tendencies

Nick Beard

Bassist · Circa Survive

Matt Hollywood

Guitarist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Bryan Mantia

Drummer · Guns N' Roses

Angela Seo

Singer, Keyboardist · Xiu Xiu

Lori Black

Bassist · Melvins

Bernie Worrell

Keyboardist, Composer · Talking Heads

Tom Chaplin

Singer, Guitarist · Keane

Christopher Crisci

Singer, Guitarist · The Appleseed Cast

Stella Mozgawa

Drummer · The Desert Sessions

Jonas Bergqvist

Guitarist · Lifelover

Klaus Voormann

Bassist · The Plastic Ono Band

Alan White

Drummer · Yes

Mark Deutrom

Guitarist, Bassist · Melvins

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Will Carruthers

Bassist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Tom Fowler

Bassist · The Mothers of Invention

Matt Lukin

Bassist · Melvins

Pedro Lopez Figueroa

Guitarist, Composer · Sinergia

Chris Taylor

Singer, Bassist · Grizzly Bear

Jim Keltner

Drummer · Little Village

Gwil Sainsbury

Guitarist, Bassist · Alt-J

Adam Forkner

Guitarist, Drummer · The Microphones

Thom Green

Drummer, Composer · Alt-J

Alexander Hacke

Guitarist, Bassist · Einstürzende Neubauten

Nicky Skopelitis

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Public Image Ltd

Nivek Ogre

Singer · Skinny Puppy

Phil Cunningham

Guitarist · New Order

Jerome Froese

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Tangerine Dream

Jochen Arbeit

Guitarist · Einstürzende Neubauten

Paul Haslinger

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Tangerine Dream

Steve Khan

Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

David Longstreth

Singer, Guitarist · Dirty Projectors

Robin Staps

Composer · The Ocean

Peter Baumann (2)

Keyboardist · Tangerine Dream

Robert Ackroyd

Guitarist · Florence and the Machine

Andrew Weiss

Bassist, Music Producer · Ween

Jean-Luc Ponty

Violinist · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Bill Leeb

Singer, Keyboardist · Skinny Puppy

Thorsten Quaeschning

Singer, Keyboardist · Tangerine Dream

Ian Underwood

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Mothers of Invention

Coady Willis

Drummer · Melvins

Jim Fielder

Bassist, Keyboardist · The Mothers of Invention

Aynsley Dunbar

Drummer · Journey

Don Preston

Keyboardist · The Plastic Ono Band

Jim Pons

Bassist · The Mothers of Invention

Edward Ka-Spel

Singer, Keyboardist · The Legendary Pink Dots

Terry Bozzio

Drummer · The Mothers of Invention

Patrick Hallahan

Drummer · My Morning Jacket

Gus Unger-Hamilton

Keyboardist · Alt-J

Mike Garson

Keyboardist · Nine Inch Nails

Johannes Schmölling

Keyboardist, Composer · Tangerine Dream

Yoko Ono

Singer, Keyboardist · The Plastic Ono Band

Jon Klein

Guitarist · Siouxsie & the Banshees

Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson

Guitarist · Sólstafir

Jarboe

Singer · Swans

Nicky Hopkins

Keyboardist · The Rolling Stones

Sebastian Szary

Music Producer · Modeselektor

Denny Walley

Guitarist · The Mothers of Invention

Jack Rose

Guitarist · Pelt

Buzz McCoy

Music Producer · My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult

Tom Blankenship

Bassist · My Morning Jacket

David Scott Stone

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Unwound

Tom Fleming

Singer, Guitarist · The Wild Beasts

Dan Rothman

Guitarist · London Grammar

Jimmy Carl Black

Singer, Drummer · The Mothers of Invention

Gernot Bronsert

Music Producer · Modeselektor

Josh Graham

Guitarist · Neurosis

Grace Jones

Singer

Henrik Huldtgren

Guitarist · Lifelover

Nico

Singer · The Velvet Underground

Dan Allaire

Drummer · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Rozz Williams

Singer · Christian Death

Henry Vestine

Singer, Guitarist · Canned Heat

Aðalbjörn Tryggvason

Singer, Guitarist · Sólstafir

Yuka Honda

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Plastic Ono Band

Crispin Gray

Composer · Daisy Chainsaw

Captain Beefheart

Singer · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Boyd Rice

Composer, Music Producer · Death In June

Josh Benton

Guitarist · Dance Gavin Dance

Mariqueen Maandig

Singer · How to Destroy Angels

Ed Droste

Singer · Grizzly Bear

Jean Dolabella

Drummer · Sepultura

Steve Jolliffe

Singer, Keyboardist · Tangerine Dream

Isabella Summers

Music Producer · Florence and the Machine

Ken "Hiwatt" Marshall

Music Producer · Skinny Puppy

Pod

Drummer · Virgin Prunes

John Maclean

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Beta Band

Kerry Hatch

Bassist · Oingo Boingo

Kyle Simmons

Keyboardist · A Skylit Drive