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

Dave Grohl

Guitarist, Drummer · Nirvana

Wes Borland

Singer, Guitarist · Marilyn Manson

Jack White

Singer, Guitarist · The White Stripes

Synyster Gates

Singer, Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

Robert Smith

Guitarist, Singer · The Cure

Flea

Singer, Bassist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Frank Iero

Singer, Guitarist · My Chemical Romance

Johnny Marr

Singer, Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Krist Novoselic

Bassist, Keyboardist · Nirvana

Thomas DeLonge

Singer, Guitarist · Blink-182

Ray Toro

Guitarist, Singer · My Chemical Romance

The Edge

Guitarist · U2

John Dwyer

Singer, Guitarist · Thee OhSees

Omar Rodríguez-López

Guitarist, Bassist · At the Drive-In

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Mike Dirnt

Singer, Guitarist · Green Day

Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo)

Singer, Guitarist · Melvins

Robert Trujillo

Bassist · Metallica

Peter Hook

Singer, Bassist · Joy Division

Pat Smear

Guitarist · Nirvana

Mike Ness

Singer, Guitarist · Social Distortion

Simon Gallup

Bassist · The Cure

Thundercat

Singer, Bassist · Suicidal Tendencies

Sting

Singer, Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Andy Summers

Guitarist · The Police

Johnny Ramone

Guitarist · Ramones

Lemmy Kilmister

Bassist, Guitarist · Motörhead

Bernard Sumner

Singer, Guitarist · Joy Division

Bradley Nowell

Singer, Guitarist · Sublime

Mark Hoppus

Singer, Bassist · Blink-182

Pete Townshend

Singer, Guitarist · The Who

Pino Palladino

Bassist · Nine Inch Nails

Paul Weller

Singer, Guitarist · The Style Council

Chris Shiflett

Guitarist · Foo Fighters

John Entwistle

Singer, Bassist · The Who

Lee Ranaldo

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Steve Jones

Guitarist · Sex Pistols

Adrian Belew

Singer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

John 5

Guitarist · Marilyn Manson

Tom Petty

Guitarist, Singer · Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Ron Asheton

Guitarist, Bassist · The Stooges

Kim Gordon

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Mikey Way

Bassist · My Chemical Romance

Josh Klinghoffer

Singer, Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Deryck Whibley

Singer, Guitarist · Sum 41

Ian MacKaye

Singer, Guitarist · Fugazi

David Byrne

Singer, Guitarist · Talking Heads

Zacky Vengeance

Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

Barry Stock

Guitarist · Three Days Grace

Dallas Green

Singer, Guitarist · Alexisonfire

Olivia Rodrigo

Singer, Guitarist

Zach Hill

Drummer · Death Grips

Travis Barker

Drummer · Blink-182

Courtney Love

Singer, Guitarist · Hole

Mick Jones

Singer, Guitarist · The Clash

Greg Ginn

Guitarist · Black Flag

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

Guitarist · Misfits

Dexter Holland

Singer, Guitarist · The Offspring

Fat Mike

Singer, Bassist · NOFX

Efrim Menuck

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Nick Oliveri

Singer, Bassist · Kyuss

Gavin Rossdale

Singer, Guitarist · Bush

Claudio Sanchez

Singer, Guitarist · Coheed and Cambria

Toru Yamashita

Guitarist · One Ok Rock

East Bay Ray

Guitarist · Dead Kennedys

Dave Keuning

Guitarist · The Killers

Dave Navarro

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Poison Ivy

Guitarist, Composer · The Cramps

The Rev

Singer, Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Gerard Way

Singer, Guitarist · My Chemical Romance

William Reid

Guitarist · The Jesus and Mary Chain

Nate Mendel

Bassist · Foo Fighters

John McGeoch

Guitarist · Siouxsie & the Banshees

Kim Deal

Singer, Guitarist · Pixies

Frank Black

Singer, Guitarist · Pixies

Adam Gontier

Singer, Guitarist · Three Days Grace

Patrick Stump

Singer, Guitarist · Fall Out Boy

Joey Santiago

Guitarist · Pixies

Adam Clayton

Bassist · U2

Mike Campbell

Guitarist · Fleetwood Mac

James Murphy

Singer, DJ · LCD Soundsystem

Guy Picciotto

Singer, Guitarist · Fugazi

Matt Freeman

Bassist · Rancid

Jesse F. Keeler

Bassist, Keyboardist · Death from Above 1979

Joe Strummer

Singer, Guitarist · The Clash

Chris Poland

Guitarist · Megadeth

Geordie Walker

Guitarist · Killing Joke

Matt Skiba

Singer, Guitarist · Blink-182

Pete Doherty

Singer, Guitarist · The Libertines

Tim Armstrong

Singer, Guitarist · Rancid

Phil Anselmo

Singer, Guitarist · Pantera

Brian Baker

Guitarist, Bassist · Bad Religion

Taylor Hawkins

Singer, Drummer · Foo Fighters