Noise Rock Artists & the Gear They Use

Kurt Cobain

Guitarist, Singer · Nirvana

John Frusciante

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

David Gilmour

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Dave Grohl

Guitarist, Drummer · Foo Fighters

Kevin Shields

Guitarist, Singer · My Bloody Valentine

Krist Novoselic

Bassist, Keyboardist · Nirvana

J Mascis

Singer, Guitarist · Dinosaur Jr

Flea

Bassist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Trent Reznor

Singer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

John Dwyer

Singer, Guitarist · Thee OhSees

Omar Rodríguez-López

Guitarist, Bassist · At the Drive-In

Geordie Greep

Singer, Guitarist · Black Midi

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Stephen Malkmus

Singer, Guitarist · Pavement

Steve Albini

Singer, Guitarist · Shellac

Pat Smear

Guitarist · Foo Fighters

Ty Segall

Guitarist, Drummer · Fuzz

Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo)

Singer, Guitarist · Melvins

Bill Kelliher

Singer, Guitarist · Mastodon

Lou Barlow

Singer, Guitarist · Dinosaur Jr

Wata

Singer, Guitarist · Boris

Justin Trosper

Singer, Guitarist · Unwound

Scott Ian

Guitarist · Anthrax

Lou Reed

Guitarist, Singer · The Velvet Underground

Lee Ranaldo

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Josh Klinghoffer

Singer, Guitarist · Pearl Jam

Mark Bowen

Guitarist · IDLES

Gerard Way

Guitarist, Singer · My Chemical Romance

Joey Santiago

Guitarist · Pixies

Ian MacKaye

Singer, Guitarist · Fugazi

Doug Martsch

Guitarist · Built to Spill

Justin Broadrick

Singer, Guitarist · Isis

Pino Palladino

Bassist · The RH Factor

David Pajo

Guitarist, Bassist · Interpol

Cameron Picton

Singer, Guitarist · Black Midi

William Reid

Guitarist · The Jesus and Mary Chain

Ron Asheton

Guitarist, Bassist · The Stooges

Kim Gordon

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Nick McCabe

Guitarist · The Verve

Aaron Turner

Singer, Guitarist · Neurosis

Jamie Stewart

Singer, Guitarist · Xiu Xiu

Courtney Love

Singer, Guitarist · Hole

Takeshi Ohtani

Singer, Guitarist · Boris

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

Bilinda Butcher

Singer, Guitarist · My Bloody Valentine

Page Hamilton

Singer, Guitarist · Helmet

Ira Kaplan

Guitarist, Singer · Yo La Tengo

Lee Kiernan

Guitarist · IDLES

Nick Reinhart

Singer, Guitarist · Death Grips

Mark Arm

Guitarist, Singer · Mudhoney

Walter Schreifels

Singer, Guitarist · Gorilla Biscuits

Trey Spruance

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Danny Carey

Drummer, Music Producer · Tool

Frank Black

Singer, Guitarist · Pixies

Guy Picciotto

Singer, Guitarist · Fugazi

Jesse F. Keeler

Bassist, Keyboardist · Death from Above 1979

Phil Elvrum

Singer, Guitarist · The Microphones

Debbie Googe

Bassist · My Bloody Valentine

Hisako Tabuchi

Singer, Guitarist · Number Girl

Duane Denison

Guitarist · Silver Jews

Brian Cook

Bassist, Keyboardist · Botch

Frank Bello

Bassist · Anthrax

Paul Leary

Guitarist · Butthole Surfers

Michael Gira

Singer, Guitarist · Swans

Andy Morin

Bassist, Keyboardist · Death Grips

Steve Turner

Guitarist · Mudhoney

Trevor Dunn

Bassist · Melvins

Bradford Cox

Singer, Guitarist · Deerhunter

cEvin Key

Drummer, Keyboardist · Skinny Puppy

Matt Kelvin

Singer, Guitarist · Black Midi

Zach Hill

Drummer · Death Grips

Patrick Flegel

Singer, Guitarist · Women

Bootsy Collins

Singer, Bassist · Funkadelic

Sergio Vega

Bassist · Deftones

Ian Williams

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Battles

Billy Gould

Bassist · Faith No More

Mike Patton

Singer, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Geordie Walker

Guitarist · Killing Joke

Yegor Letov

Singer, Guitarist · Grazhdanskaya Oborona

Brian Gibson

Bassist · Lightning bolt

Angus Andrew

Singer, Guitarist · Liars

Brian Aubert

Singer, Guitarist · Silversun Pickups

Rowland S. Howard

Singer, Guitarist · Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Alan Duggan

Guitarist, Music Producer · Girl Band

Jim O'Rourke

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Gareth Liddiard

Singer, Guitarist · Tropical Fuck Storm

Avey Tare

Singer, Guitarist · Animal Collective

John Cale

Singer, Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Nicholas Andrew Sadler

Guitarist · Daughters

Scott Cortez

Singer, Guitarist · Astrobrite

Dave Knudson

Guitarist · Botch

Jay Noel Yuenger

Guitarist · White Zombie

Jon Theodore

Drummer · Queens of the Stone Age

Jon Spencer

Singer, Guitarist · Pussy Galore