Experimental Rock Artists & the Gear They Use

Nick Beard

Bassist · Circa Survive

Dave Brylawski

Guitarist · Polvo

Holger Czukay

Bassist, Composer · Can

Bruce Gilbert

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Wire

Irmin Schmidt

Keyboardist, Composer · Can

Kawabata Makoto

Guitarist, Music Producer · Mainliner

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Music Producer · Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Craig Scanlon

Guitarist · The Fall

Siouxsie Sioux

Singer, Guitarist · Siouxsie & the Banshees

Zachary Garren

Guitarist · Dance Gavin Dance

Thomas Pridgen

Drummer · Suicidal Tendencies

Mark E. Smith

Singer · The Fall

Matt Berry

Singer, Guitarist · The Desert Sessions

Barry Adamson

Bassist · Buzzcocks

Stef Kamil Carlens

Guitarist, Bassist · Deus

Yamataka Eye

Singer, Music Producer · Boredoms

Matt Good

Guitarist · From First to Last

Yasuko Onuki

Singer, DJ · Melt-Banana

Dan the Automator

Music Producer · Gorillaz

Robert Ackroyd

Guitarist · Florence and the Machine

George Vjestica

Guitarist · Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

James Johnstone

Singer, Bassist · Biffy Clyro

Matt Lukin

Bassist · Melvins

Chris Watson

Composer, Music Producer · Cabaret Voltaire

Andrew Michael Wells

Singer, Guitarist · Dance Gavin Dance

Beth Gibbons

Singer, Guitarist · Portishead

Lu Edmunds

Guitarist, Bassist · Public Image Ltd

Chad Hugo

Singer, Keyboardist · The Neptunes

Gareth Jones (producer)

Music Producer · Depeche Mode

Gareth Sager

Guitarist, Keyboardist · The Pop Group

Atsuo Mizuno

Singer, Drummer · Boris

Drew McDowall

Coil

Bryan Mantia

Drummer · Guns N' Roses

Juana Molina

Singer · Juana Molina y Alejandro Franov

Jesse James Rutherford

Singer · The Neighbourhood

Glenn Kotche

Drummer · Wilco

Josh Fauver

Bassist · Deerhunter

Brix Smith

Guitarist · The Fall

Tortoise

Music Producer · Tortoise

Jakko Jakszyk

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Pete Greenway

Guitarist · The Fall

Billy Preston

Singer, Keyboardist · The Beatles

Gary Lucas

Guitarist, Music Producer · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Paul Meany

Singer, Keyboardist · MUTEMATH

Mary Hansen

Singer, Guitarist · Stereolab

Clive Deamer

Drummer · Radiohead

Brendan Canty

Drummer · Fugazi

April Gerloff

Singer, Bassist · Sprain

John Schmersal

Guitarist · Brainiac

Lydia Lunch

Guitarist, Singer · My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult

Mike Bordin

Drummer · Korn

Mikael Jorgensen

Keyboardist · Wilco

Christian Grahn

Drummer · The Hives

Eugene Goreshter

Singer, Bassist · Autolux

Dave Fridmann

Music Producer · Mercury Rev

Stella Mozgawa

Drummer · The Desert Sessions

Dave LaRue

Bassist · Flying Colors

Sophie Trudeau

Composer · Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Billy Sherwood

Guitarist, Bassist · Yes

Claude Coleman, Jr.

Guitarist, Drummer · Ween

Ian Brown

Singer · The Stone Roses

Will Carruthers

Bassist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

David Lovering

Drummer · Pixies

Rob Wright (a.k.a. Mr.Wrong)

Singer, Bassist · Nomeansno

Geoff Downes

Keyboardist · Yes

Doug Yule

Bassist, Keyboardist · The Velvet Underground

Roy Estrada

Bassist · The Mothers of Invention

Rostam Batmanglij

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Dirty Projectors

Jim Smith

Bassist · Cardiacs

Brian Henneman

Singer, Guitarist · Wilco

Sara Lund

Drummer · Unwound

Steve Shelley

Drummer · Sonic Youth

Klaus Voormann

Bassist · The Plastic Ono Band

Jay Bennett

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Wilco

Thierry Amar

Bassist, Music Producer · Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Kavus Torabi

Singer, Guitarist · Cardiacs

Arin Ilejay

Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Mike Smith

Keyboardist, Composer · Limp Bizkit

John Stanier

Drummer · Battles

Chris Vrenna

Drummer, Music Producer · Nine Inch Nails

John Lydon

Singer · Sex Pistols

Mark Deutrom

Guitarist, Bassist · Melvins

Peter Hammill

Singer, Guitarist · Van der Graaf Generator

David Catching

Guitarist · Queens of the Stone Age

Chris Goss

Singer, Guitarist · Kyuss

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Gotye

Singer, Composer · The Basics

Chris Taylor

Singer, Bassist · Grizzly Bear

Charles Bullen

Singer, Guitarist · This Heat

Lori Black

Bassist · Melvins

Tony Kaye

Keyboardist · Yes

Wire

Music Producer · Wire

Michael Ivins

Bassist · The Flaming Lips

Jupiter Keyes

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Health

Daevid Allen

Singer, Guitarist · Soft Machine

Ricky Maymi

Guitarist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre