Protopunk Artists & the Gear They Use

Billy Murcia

Drummer · New York Dolls

Rick Rivets

Guitarist · New York Dolls

Earle Mankey

Music Producer · Sparks

Harley Feinstein

Drummer · Sparks

Tammy Glover

Drummer · Sparks

Mick Gallagher

Keyboardist · The Animals

Johnny Madansky

Drummer, Composer · The Dead Boys

Mark Haley

Keyboardist · The Kinks

J.P. "Thunderbolt" Patterson

Drummer · The Dictators

Andy Shernoff

Music Producer · The Dictators

Richie Teeter

Twisted Sister

Scott Kempner

Guitarist · The Dictators

Scott Asheton

Drummer · The Stooges

Scott Morgan

Guitarist · Sonic's Rendezvous Band

Zolar X

Richard Strange

Singer · Doctors of Madness

Colin Stoner

Doctors of Madness

Angus MacLise

Drummer · The Velvet Underground

Jay Dee Daugherty

Drummer · The Church

John Guerin

Drummer, Composer · The Byrds

Darren Dowler

Singer · Paul Revere and The Raiders

Doug Heath

Guitarist · Paul Revere and The Raiders

Ron Foos

Bassist · Paul Revere and The Raiders

Danny Krause

Keyboardist · Paul Revere and The Raiders

Dax Pierson

Music Producer · 13 & God

Jackie McAuley

Keyboardist · Them

Ivan Král

Bassist, Composer · Blondie

Mike Kelley

Composer · Destroy All Monsters

Tony Andreason

Guitarist · The Trashmen

Dan Winslow

Guitarist · The Trashmen

Steve Wahrer

Singer, Drummer · The Trashmen

Bob Reed

Bassist · The Trashmen

Tony Valentino

Guitarist · The Standells

Dick Dodd

The Standells

Gary Walker

Drummer · The Standells

Andy Ellison

Singer · John's Children

John "Sean" Byrne

Composer · Count Five

John "Mouse" Michalski

Composer · Count Five

Craig Atkinson

Composer · Count Five

Kim Fowley

Composer, Music Producer

Erwin Flores

Singer · Los Saicos

Rolando Carpio

Guitarist · Los Saicos

César Castrillón

Bassist · Los Saicos

Pancho Guevara

Drummer · Los Saicos

Jim Sohns

Singer · The Shadows of Knight

Lee Brovitz

Bassist · The Shadows of Knight

Michael Gotshall

The Shadows of Knight

Michael Junkroski

The Shadows of Knight

James Alan Sohns

Composer · The Shadows of Knight

Osvaldo Fattoruso

Los Shakers

John Steel

Drummer · The Animals

Sandy West

Drummer · The Runaways

John "Rabbit" Bundrick

Keyboardist · The Who

Frank Simes

Singer, Guitarist · The Who

John Gosling

Music Producer · The Kinks

Gordon John Edwards

Guitarist, Keyboardist · The Kinks

Ian Gibbons

Keyboardist · The Kinks

John Beecham

Keyboardist · The Kinks

Barry Jenkins

Drummer · The Animals

Billy Yule

Drummer · The Velvet Underground

Willie Alexander

Keyboardist · The Velvet Underground

Freddie Dennis

The Sonics

Phil Sawyer

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Spencer Davis Group

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

Tommy Hall

Guitarist · 13th Floor Elevators

Ralph Humphrey

Drummer · The Mothers of Invention

Ray Collins

Singer · The Mothers of Invention

Alan Estes

Drummer · The Mothers of Invention

Bruce Fowler

Composer · Oingo Boingo

Kurt McGettrick

The Mothers of Invention

Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood

Singer · The Mothers of Invention

Carl O’Neil Little

Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Nick Newell

Keyboardist · The Kinks

Ruth Underwood

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Mothers of Invention

Atom Ellis

Bassist · Flamin' Groovies

Eric Wrixon

Keyboardist · Them

Jerry Cole

Guitarist, Bassist · Them

Jim Parker

Composer · Them

Bob Lehnert

Singer · The Amboy Dukes

Rick Lober

Keyboardist · The Amboy Dukes