Proto Punk Artists & the Gear They Use

Jack White

Guitarist, Drummer · The White Stripes

Keith Richards

Singer, Guitarist · The Rolling Stones

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

Lemmy Kilmister

Bassist, Guitarist · Motörhead

Jeff Beck

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Pat Smear

Guitarist · Foo Fighters

Frank Zappa

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Joe Satriani

Guitarist · Alice Cooper

Pete Townshend

Singer, Guitarist · The Who

Lou Reed

Singer, Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Greg Ginn

Guitarist · Black Flag

John Fogerty

Singer, Guitarist · Creedence Clearwater Revival

Lee Ranaldo

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Johnny Ramone

Guitarist · Ramones

Ronnie Wood

Guitarist · The Rolling Stones

John Entwistle

Singer, Bassist · The Who

Steve Jones

Guitarist · Sex Pistols

Jack Johnson

Guitarist, Singer · G.Love and Jack Johnson

Pino Palladino

Bassist · The RH Factor

Poison Ivy

Guitarist, Composer · The Cramps

David Pajo

Guitarist, Bassist · Interpol

Ron Asheton

Guitarist, Bassist · The Stooges

Steve Howe

Guitarist · Yes

David Bowie

Singer, Guitarist · David Bowie (band)

John McGeoch

Guitarist · Siouxsie & the Banshees

Robby Krieger

Singer, Guitarist · The Doors

Marc Bolan

Composer, Guitarist · T. Rex

Matt Freeman

Bassist · Social Distortion

East Bay Ray

Guitarist · Dead Kennedys

Joe Strummer

Singer, Guitarist · The Clash

Lars Frederiksen

Guitarist · Rancid

Tom Verlaine

Guitarist · Television

Ray Manzarek

Singer, Keyboardist · The Doors

Bill Wyman

Bassist · The Rolling Stones

Ted Nugent

Guitarist, Singer · Damn Yankees

Brian Jones

Guitarist, Keyboardist · The Rolling Stones

Andy Gill

Guitarist · Gang of Four

Johnny Thunders

Guitarist, Singer · New York Dolls

Robert Quine

Guitarist · Richard Hell & The Voidoids

Mick Ronson

Singer, Guitarist · The Spiders from Mars

Dave Davies

Composer, Guitarist · The Kinks

Captain Sensible

Guitarist, Bassist · The Damned

Chris Poland

Guitarist · Megadeth

Dean Fertita

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Queens of the Stone Age

Mick Jagger

Singer · The Rolling Stones

Guy Pratt

Bassist · Pink Floyd

Dee Dee Ramone

Bassist · Ramones

Link Wray

Singer, Guitarist

Mick Taylor

Guitarist · The Rolling Stones

Richard Lloyd

Guitarist · Television

John Cale

Singer, Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Jon Spencer

Singer, Guitarist · Pussy Galore

Joan Jett

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Jeff Lynne

Singer, Guitarist · Traveling Wilburys

Kid Congo Powers

Guitarist · The Cramps

Matt Helders

Singer, Drummer · Arctic Monkeys

Paul Gray

Bassist · The Damned

Wayne Kramer

Guitarist · MC5

D. Boon

Singer, Guitarist · Minutemen

Greg Sage

Singer, Guitarist · Wipers

Mike Watt

Bassist · The Stooges

Steve Marriott

Singer, Guitarist · Humble Pie

Martin Rev

Keyboardist · Suicide

Orianthi

Guitarist · Alice Cooper

Colin Newman

Singer, Guitarist · Wire

Carol Kaye

Guitarist, Bassist · The Grass Roots

Pete Shelley

Guitarist, Singer · Buzzcocks

Mick Ralphs

Guitarist · Bad Company

Alex Chilton

Singer, Guitarist · Big Star

Jerry Harrison

Singer, Guitarist · Talking Heads

Vini Reilly

Guitarist · The Durutti Column

Sean Yseult

Bassist · The Cramps

Nita Strauss

Guitarist · Alice Cooper

Jason Hook

Guitarist, Composer · Alice Cooper

Steve Winwood

Singer, Guitarist · The Spencer Davis Group

Sterling Morrison

Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

James Williamson

Guitarist · The Stooges

Sid Vicious

Singer, Guitarist · Siouxsie & the Banshees

Ray Davies

Singer, Guitarist · The Kinks

Tim Pierce

Guitarist · Bon Jovi

Suzi Quatro

Singer, Bassist · The Pleasure Seekers

Tim Presley

Singer, Guitarist · The Fall

Ben Marsden

Guitarist · The Wildhearts

Vinnie Moore

Guitarist · Alice Cooper

Steve Jordan

Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Josh Freese

Drummer · Foo Fighters

Chrissie Hynde

Singer, Guitarist · Pretenders

Glen Matlock

Bassist · The Damned

Klaus Flouride

Bassist · Dead Kennedys

Gary Miller

Guitarist · Bad Brains

Jean-Jacques Burnel

Bassist · The Stranglers

Stef Burns

Singer, Guitarist · Alice Cooper