Proto Punk Artists & the Gear They Use

Dave Batchelor

Composer · Johnny Moped

Jon Moss

Drummer · Culture Club

James Fearnley

Composer · The Pogues

Shanne Bradley

The Nipple Erectors

J. J. Johnson

Drummer · Tedeschi Trucks Band

Henry Padovani

Guitarist · The Police

Jayne County

Composer · Wayne County & the Electric Chairs

Sonny Vincent

Singer, Guitarist · Testors

Robert Lloyd

Composer · The Prefects

Joe Motivator

The Prefects

Paul Apperley

Composer · The Prefects

Alan Apperley

Composer · The Prefects

Mike Lengyell

Drummer · Honeymoon Suite

Barry Island

Composer · The Tights

Malcolm Orgee

Composer · The Tights

Elli Medeiros

Singer · Stinky Toys

Jacno

Composer · Stinky Toys

Bruno Carone

Composer · Stinky Toys

Hervé Zénouda

Stinky Toys

Albin Deriat

Stinky Toys

Preston Morris

Pure Hell

Michael Sanders

Pure Hell

Nick Sheppard

Guitarist · The Clash

Jeremy Valentine

Composer · The Cortinas

Mike Fewings

Composer · The Cortinas

Daniel Swan

Composer · The Cortinas

Christopher Reece

Drummer · The Lewd

Steve Almaas

The Suicide Commandos

Dave Ahl

The Suicide Commandos

Tony Fox Sales

Bassist · Iggy Pop

Rosko Gee

Singer, Bassist · Can

Damo Suzuki

Singer · Can

Tom Watson

Singer, Guitarist · The Red Krayola

Steve DePace

Drummer · Flipper

Patti Quatro

Singer, Guitarist · Fanny

John Steel

Drummer · Eric Burdon & the Animals

Ernie Brooks

Bassist · The Modern Lovers

John French

Drummer · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Denny Walley

Guitarist · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

The Mascara Snake

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Jimmy Caravan

Keyboardist · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Mark Gibbons

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Ty Grimes

Drummer · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Ira Ingber

Guitarist, Bassist · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Gene Pello

Drummer · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Dean Smith

Guitarist, Bassist · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

John "J.T." Thomas

Keyboardist · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Doug Moon

Guitarist · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Bruce Fowler

Composer · Oingo Boingo

Rod Barker

Urinals

Kevin Barrett

Singer · Urinals

Delia Frankel

Urinals

Kjehl Johansen

Guitarist · Urinals

Rob Roberge

Urinals

Steve Willard

Urinals

John Talley-Jones

Singer, Bassist · Urinals

John Wesley Barker

ABC

Steve Broughton

Drummer · Edgar Broughton Band

Terry Cottam

Edgar Broughton Band

Arthur Grant

Edgar Broughton Band

Kris Gray

Edgar Broughton Band

Ian Hammond

Edgar Broughton Band

Tom Nordon

Edgar Broughton Band

Andrew Lewis Taylor

Edgar Broughton Band

Brian Prebble

Singer · The Riot Squad

Butch Davis

Keyboardist · The Riot Squad

Brian Davies

Bassist · The Riot Squad

Del Roll

Drummer · The Riot Squad

Graham Bonney

Singer · The Riot Squad

Keith Gladman

Singer · The Riot Squad

Len Tuckey

Singer · The Riot Squad

Rodger Crisp

Bassist · The Riot Squad

Ron Ryan

Singer · The Riot Squad

Terry Clifford

Singer · The Riot Squad

Chinx

Rapper · The Riot Squad

Carlos Cancel

Guitarist · The Barracudas

Jesse Hector

Crushed Butler

Darryl Read

Guitarist · X-T. Rex

Don Fleming

Music Producer · The Backbeat Band

Ken Koblun

Bassist · Buffalo Springfield

Doug Campbell

Guitarist, Bassist · The Squires

Randy Petersen

Drummer · The Squires

Ken Smyth

Drummer · The Squires

Nick Knox

Drummer · Electric Eels

Brian McMahon

Guitarist · Electric Eels

Dave E. McManus

Singer · Electric Eels

Chicken John Rinaldi

Guitarist · Murder Junkies

William Weber

Guitarist · Murder Junkies

Dino Sex

Drummer · Murder Junkies

Mike Denied

Singer, Bassist · Murder Junkies

Jeff Clayton

Singer · Murder Junkies

Randall Gibson

Drummer · The Real Kids

Curtis Naihersey

The Real Kids

Baba Chenelle

Drummer · The Zeros

Javier Escovedo

Singer, Guitarist · The Zeros

Hector Penalosa

Singer, Bassist · The Zeros