Funk Artists & the Gear They Use

Mike Fabulous

Guitarist · The Black Seeds

T.J. Tindall

MFSB

Thom Bell

Composer, Music Producer · MFSB

Betty Davis

Singer

Larry La Bes

Bassist · Fat Larry's Band

Leon Patillo

Singer, Keyboardist · Santana

Terry Troutman

Zapp

Mike Hughes

Drummer, Keyboardist · Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Greg Lawless

Adam Again

Basil Fearington

Mtume

Reggie Lucas

Music Producer · Mtume

Gary Augustus

Keyboardist · Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Bunny Debarge

Singer · DeBarge

Mark DeBarge

Composer · DeBarge

Randy DeBarge

Singer · DeBarge

Lisa Lisa

Singer · Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Jimmy Brown

Singer · Brick

St. Clair Pinckney

Saxophonist · Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s

Tom Browne

Belinda Lipscomb

Singer · Midnight Star

Jerry Poindexter

Keyboardist · The J.B.’s

Ray King

Drummer · Cymande

Desmond Atwell

Cymande

Steve Scipio

Bassist · Cymande

William Graves

DJ · The New Power Generation

Scott Hirsch

Singer, Guitarist · Hiss Golden Messenger

James Gadson

Drummer, Music Producer · Otis Day & The Knights

Patrick Patterson

Guitarist · Cymande

Teddy Osei

Drummer · Osibisa

Barnaby Weir

Guitarist · The Black Seeds

Michael Viner

Drummer · Incredible Bongo Band

Perry Botkin, Jr.

Composer · Incredible Bongo Band

Tom Bilkey

Guitarist · Fat Freddy's Drop

Richard Calhoun

Drummer · Rufus

Dennis Belfield

Composer · Swamp Honkys

Michael Trotter

The War and Treaty

Fulla Flash

Fat Freddy's Drop

Deborah Cooper

Singer · Change

Bill Curtis

Composer, Music Producer · Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers

Gerry Thomas

Composer · Fatback Band

Carlos Ward

BT Express

Phelps Collins, Jr.

The J.B.’s

Lenny Underwood

Keyboardist · Unlimited Touch

Phil Hamilton

Unlimited Touch

Edmund Sylvers

Singer · The Sylvers

Joseph Richard "Ricky" Sylvers

Guitarist · The Sylvers

Ellis Hall

Singer, Guitarist · Tower of Power

Fred Lewis

Drummer, Composer · Lakeside

Fred Alexander Jr.

Drummer, Composer · Lakeside

Johnny Rogers

Keyboardist · Lakeside

Kirk Johnson (o+>)

Drummer, Composer · Prince

Richard Cason

Keyboardist · Dyke & the Blazers

Rodney Brown

Drummer · Dyke & the Blazers

Alvin Battle

Bassist · Dyke & the Blazers

George Bell

Instant Funk

Kim Miller

Composer · Instant Funk

Leroy Glover

Composer, Music Producer · ESG

Hershall Kennedy

Singer · Graham Central Station

P. CaboOse

Graham Central Station

Pam Swent

The New Birth

Frankie Smith

Singer

Sidney Barnes

Composer · Parliament

Nate Neblett

Drummer · The New Birth

Marie Scroggins

ESG

Tyrone Douglas

Singer · Undisputed Truth

Tyrone Barkley

Singer · Undisputed Truth

Don Juan "Tiger" Martin

Drummer · The J.B.’s

Valerie Scroggins

ESG

Linda Carriére

Singer · Dynasty

Nidra Beard

Composer · Dynasty

Tony Fisher

Trouble Funk

Steve Arrington

Drummer · Slave

Tom Marshall

Keyboardist, Composer · Phish

Aurra

Ricky Wellman

Drummer · Santana

Lonnie Marshall

Bassist, Keyboardist · Chef Salad & The Crew Tones

Lucious Larkins

Singer · Archie Bell and The Drells

Joe Cross

Singer · Archie Bell and The Drells

Lelan Zales

Singer, Drummer · Funkadelic

Maurizio Ravalico

Drummer · Jamiroquai

Arnold ‘Muki’ Wilson

Bassist · Crown Heights Affair

Raymond Rock

Drummer · Crown Heights Affair

Stan Johnson

Keyboardist · Crown Heights Affair

Ben Ellman

Music Producer · Galactic

Mallia Franklin

Singer · Funkadelic

D.J. Rogers

Omar Edwards

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

Malcolm Strachan

Jamiroquai

Don Peake

Guitarist · Love Unlimited Orchestra

Ruth Copeland

Composer

Mayte Garcia

Singer · The New Power Generation

Chris Bostock

Spear of Destiny

Michael Travis

Drummer · The String Cheese Incident

Kyle Hollingsworth

Keyboardist · The String Cheese Incident

Rev. Mike Scott

Guitarist, Composer · The New Power Generation

Sam Kininger

Lettuce