Proto Punk Artists & the Gear They Use

Flea

Bassist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Billy Gibbons

Guitarist · ZZ Top

Mike McCready

Guitarist · Pearl Jam

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Neil Young

Singer, Guitarist · Crazy Horse

Lou Reed

Guitarist, Singer · The Velvet Underground

Pat Smear

Guitarist · Nirvana

Johnny Ramone

Guitarist · Ramones

Lemmy Kilmister

Bassist, Guitarist · Motörhead

Joe Satriani

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Steve Jones

Guitarist · Sex Pistols

Lee Ranaldo

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

John Fogerty

Singer, Guitarist · Creedence Clearwater Revival

Ronnie Wood

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Ron Asheton

Guitarist, Bassist · The Stooges

Jack Johnson

Guitarist, Singer · G.Love and Jack Johnson

Steve Howe

Guitarist · Yes

David Bowie

Singer, Guitarist · David Bowie (band)

Greg Ginn

Guitarist · Black Flag

Poison Ivy

Guitarist, Composer · The Cramps

David Pajo

Guitarist, Bassist · Interpol

John McGeoch

Guitarist · Siouxsie & the Banshees

East Bay Ray

Guitarist · Dead Kennedys

Link Wray

Singer, Guitarist

Matt Freeman

Bassist · Rancid

Mick Ronson

Singer, Guitarist · The Spiders from Mars

Chris Poland

Guitarist · Megadeth

Joe Strummer

Singer, Guitarist · The Clash

Dee Dee Ramone

Bassist · Ramones

Marc Bolan

Composer, Guitarist · T. Rex

John Cale

Singer, Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Tom Verlaine

Guitarist · Television

Dave Davies

Singer, Guitarist · The Kinks

Sterling Morrison

Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Guy Pratt

Bassist · Pink Floyd

Ted Nugent

Singer, Guitarist · Damn Yankees

Mike Watt

Bassist · Porno for Pyros

D. Boon

Singer, Guitarist · Minutemen

Vini Reilly

Guitarist · The Durutti Column

Johnny Thunders

Guitarist, Singer · New York Dolls

Jon Spencer

Singer, Guitarist · Heavy Trash

Andy Gill

Guitarist · Gang of Four

Joan Jett

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Lars Frederiksen

Guitarist · Rancid

Richard Lloyd

Guitarist · Television

Wayne Kramer

Guitarist · MC5

Dean Fertita

Guitarist, Bassist · Queens of the Stone Age

Kid Congo Powers

Guitarist · The Cramps

Vinnie Moore

Guitarist · Alice Cooper

Sid Vicious

Singer, Guitarist · Siouxsie & the Banshees

Mick Ralphs

Guitarist · Bad Company

Tim Pierce

Guitarist · Michael Jackson (band)

Jeff Lynne

Singer, Guitarist · Traveling Wilburys

Greg Sage

Singer, Guitarist · Wipers

Captain Sensible

Guitarist, Bassist · The Damned

Carol Kaye

Bassist, Music Producer · The Grass Roots

Klaus Flouride

Bassist · Dead Kennedys

Ray Davies

Singer, Guitarist · The Kinks

Steve Winwood

Singer, Guitarist · The Spencer Davis Group

Steve Marriott

Singer, Guitarist · The Small Faces

Sean Yseult

Bassist · The Cramps

Alex Chilton

Singer, Guitarist · Big Star

Gary Miller

Guitarist · Bad Brains

Matt Helders

Singer, Drummer · Arctic Monkeys

Stuart Adamson

Singer, Guitarist · Big Country

Colin Newman

Singer, Guitarist · Wire

Jason Hook

Guitarist, Composer · Five Finger Death Punch

Robert Quine

Guitarist · Richard Hell & The Voidoids

Martin Rev

Keyboardist · Suicide

Bob Wenston

Bassist, Music Producer · Shellac

Jean-Jacques Burnel

Bassist · The Stranglers

Jimmy McCulloch

Singer, Guitarist · Wings

Fred Sonic Smith

Guitarist · MC5

James Williamson

Guitarist · The Stooges

Lowell George

Guitarist · The Mothers of Invention

Suzi Quatro

Singer, Bassist · Cradle

Midge Ure

Singer, Guitarist · Ultravox

Peter Criss

Singer, Drummer · Kiss

Tom Fogerty

Guitarist · Creedence Clearwater Revival

Blackie Lawless

Singer, Guitarist · W.A.S.P.

Paul Gray

Bassist · UFO

Lita Ford

Singer, Guitarist · The Runaways

Carlos Alomar

Guitarist · David Bowie (band)

Jerry Harrison

Singer, Guitarist · Talking Heads

Josh Freese

Drummer · Foo Fighters

Mitch Mitchell

Drummer · The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Nita Strauss

Guitarist · As Blood Runs Black

Tony McPhee

Singer, Guitarist · The Groundhogs

Wilko Johnson

Guitarist · Dr. Feelgood

Pete Shelley

Guitarist, Singer · Buzzcocks

Joey Castillo

Drummer · Queens of the Stone Age

Ben Ellis

Bassist, Audio Engineer · Swervedriver

Mel Schacher

Bassist · Grand Funk Railroad

Glen Matlock

Bassist · Sex Pistols

Tim Presley

Singer, Guitarist · The Fall

Greg Hetson

Guitarist · Bad Religion