Punk Rock Artists & the Gear They Use

Kurt Cobain

Singer, Guitarist · Nirvana

John Frusciante

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Billie Joe Armstrong

Singer, Guitarist · Green Day

Wes Borland

Singer, Guitarist · Limp Bizkit

Dave Grohl

Guitarist, Drummer · Nirvana

Robert Smith

Singer, Guitarist · The Cure

Jack White

Singer, Guitarist · The Raconteurs

Synyster Gates

Singer, Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

Thomas DeLonge

Singer, Guitarist · Blink-182

Krist Novoselic

Bassist, Keyboardist · Nirvana

Johnny Marr

Singer, Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Flea

Bassist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Frank Iero

Singer, Guitarist · My Chemical Romance

Simon Gallup

Bassist · The Cure

The Edge

Guitarist · U2

Omar Rodríguez-López

Guitarist, Bassist · At the Drive-In

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

John Dwyer

Singer, Guitarist · Thee OhSees

Ray Toro

Singer, Guitarist · My Chemical Romance

Robert Trujillo

Bassist · Metallica

Mike Dirnt

Singer, Guitarist · Green Day

Peter Hook

Singer, Bassist · Joy Division

Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo)

Singer, Guitarist · Melvins

Lemmy Kilmister

Bassist, Guitarist · Motörhead

Mark Hoppus

Singer, Bassist · Blink-182

Andy Summers

Guitarist · The Police

Pat Smear

Guitarist · Nirvana

Bradley Nowell

Singer, Guitarist · Sublime

Sting

Singer, Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Johnny Ramone

Guitarist · Ramones

Pino Palladino

Bassist · Nine Inch Nails

Bernard Sumner

Singer, Guitarist · Joy Division

Deryck Whibley

Singer, Guitarist · Sum 41

Poison Ivy

Guitarist, Composer · The Cramps

Josh Klinghoffer

Singer, Guitarist · Pearl Jam

Mikey Way

Bassist · My Chemical Romance

Mike Ness

Singer, Guitarist · Social Distortion

Lee Ranaldo

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Chris Shiflett

Guitarist · Foo Fighters

Thundercat

Singer, Bassist · Suicidal Tendencies

Olivia Rodrigo

Singer, Guitarist

Tom Petty

Guitarist, Singer · Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Adrian Belew

Singer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

Dallas Green

Singer, Guitarist · Alexisonfire

Pete Townshend

Singer, Guitarist · The Who

Dexter Holland

Singer, Guitarist · The Offspring

Kim Gordon

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Steve Jones

Guitarist · Sex Pistols

Mike Campbell

Guitarist · Fleetwood Mac

Paul Weller

Singer, Guitarist · The Style Council

John Entwistle

Singer, Bassist · The Who

Reeves Gabrels

Guitarist · The Cure

Ron Asheton

Guitarist, Bassist · The Stooges

Greg Ginn

Guitarist · Black Flag

Ian MacKaye

Singer, Guitarist · Fugazi

Joey Santiago

Guitarist · Pixies

John 5

Guitarist · Marilyn Manson

Courtney Love

Guitarist, Singer · Faith No More

Barry Stock

Guitarist · Three Days Grace

John McGeoch

Guitarist · Siouxsie & the Banshees

Nick Oliveri

Singer, Bassist · Kyuss

Zacky Vengeance

Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

Dave Navarro

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Kim Deal

Singer, Guitarist · Pixies

Travis Barker

Drummer, Music Producer · Blink-182

William Reid

Guitarist · The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Rev

Singer, Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

David Byrne

Composer, Music Producer · Talking Heads

Nate Mendel

Bassist · Foo Fighters

Ian D'Sa

Guitarist, Music Producer · Billy Talent

Mick Jones

Singer, Guitarist · Gorillaz

Matt Freeman

Bassist · Rancid

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

Guitarist · Misfits

East Bay Ray

Guitarist · Dead Kennedys

Gavin Rossdale

Guitarist, Singer · Bush

Adam Gontier

Singer, Guitarist · Three Days Grace

Dave Keuning

Guitarist · The Killers

Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman

Guitarist · The Offspring

Claudio Sanchez

Singer, Guitarist · Coheed and Cambria

Patrick Stump

Singer, Guitarist · Fall Out Boy

Toru Yamashita

Guitarist · One Ok Rock

Fat Mike

Singer, Bassist · NOFX

Guy Picciotto

Singer, Guitarist · Fugazi

Matt Skiba

Singer, Guitarist · Blink-182

Jesse F. Keeler

Bassist, Keyboardist · Death from Above 1979

Zach Hill

Drummer · Death Grips

Tim Armstrong

Singer, Guitarist · Rancid

Hisako Tabuchi

Singer, Guitarist · Number Girl

Pete Doherty

Guitarist, Singer · The Libertines

Frank Black

Singer, Guitarist · Pixies

Joe Strummer

Singer, Guitarist · The Clash

Efrim Menuck

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Tré Cool

Drummer · Green Day

Ben Phillips

Guitarist · The Pretty Reckless

Avril Lavigne

Singer, Guitarist · Avril Lavigne (Band)

Chad Smith

Drummer · Red Hot Chili Peppers