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 · Marilyn Manson

Robert Smith

Singer, Guitarist · The Cure

Dave Grohl

Guitarist, Drummer · Foo Fighters

Jack White

Singer, Guitarist · The White Stripes

Frank Iero

Singer, Guitarist · My Chemical Romance

Synyster Gates

Singer, Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

Krist Novoselic

Bassist, Keyboardist · Nirvana

Johnny Marr

Singer, Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Ray Toro

Singer, Guitarist · My Chemical Romance

Thomas DeLonge

Singer, Guitarist · Blink-182

Flea

Bassist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Simon Gallup

Bassist · The Cure

The Edge

Guitarist · U2

John Dwyer

Singer, Guitarist · Thee OhSees

Omar Rodríguez-López

Guitarist, Bassist · At the Drive-In

Mike Dirnt

Singer, Guitarist · Green Day

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Lemmy Kilmister

Bassist, Guitarist · Motörhead

Mark Hoppus

Singer, Bassist · Blink-182

Pat Smear

Guitarist · Foo Fighters

Robert Trujillo

Bassist · Metallica

Peter Hook

Singer, Bassist · Joy Division

Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo)

Singer, Guitarist · Melvins

Dallas Green

Singer, Guitarist · Alexisonfire

Dexter Holland

Singer, Guitarist · The Offspring

Mikey Way

Bassist · My Chemical Romance

Adrian Belew

Singer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

Sting

Singer, Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Mike Campbell

Guitarist · Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Chris Shiflett

Guitarist · Foo Fighters

Thundercat

Singer, Bassist · Suicidal Tendencies

Mike Ness

Singer, Guitarist · Social Distortion

Tom Petty

Singer, Guitarist · Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Pete Townshend

Singer, Guitarist · The Who

Greg Ginn

Guitarist · Black Flag

Andy Summers

Guitarist · The Police

Lee Ranaldo

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Johnny Ramone

Guitarist · Ramones

Bradley Nowell

Singer, Guitarist · Sublime

Olivia Rodrigo

Singer, Guitarist

Josh Klinghoffer

Singer, Guitarist · Pearl Jam

Barry Stock

Guitarist · Three Days Grace

John 5

Guitarist · Marilyn Manson

Adam Gontier

Singer, Guitarist · Three Days Grace

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

Guitarist · Misfits

John Entwistle

Singer, Bassist · The Who

Bernard Sumner

Singer, Guitarist · Joy Division

Deryck Whibley

Singer, Guitarist · Sum 41

Kim Deal

Singer, Guitarist · Pixies

Gerard Way

Guitarist, Singer · My Chemical Romance

Nick Oliveri

Singer, Bassist · Queens of the Stone Age

Steve Jones

Guitarist · Sex Pistols

David Byrne

Singer, Guitarist · Talking Heads

Joey Santiago

Guitarist · Pixies

Paul Weller

Singer, Guitarist · The Style Council

Ian MacKaye

Singer, Guitarist · Fugazi

Travis Barker

Drummer, Music Producer · Blink-182

Patrick Stump

Singer, Guitarist · Fall Out Boy

Nate Mendel

Bassist · Foo Fighters

Pino Palladino

Bassist · The RH Factor

Poison Ivy

Guitarist, Composer · The Cramps

Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman

Guitarist · The Offspring

Mick Jones

Singer, Guitarist · Gorillaz

William Reid

Guitarist · The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Rev

Singer, Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Ron Asheton

Guitarist, Bassist · The Stooges

Reeves Gabrels

Guitarist · The Cure

Kim Gordon

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Pete Doherty

Singer, Guitarist · The Libertines

John McGeoch

Guitarist · Siouxsie & the Banshees

Zacky Vengeance

Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

Ian D'Sa

Guitarist, Music Producer · Billy Talent

Jeordie White

Guitarist, Bassist · Nine Inch Nails

Courtney Love

Singer, Guitarist · Hole

Dave Navarro

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Claudio Sanchez

Singer, Guitarist · Coheed and Cambria

Matt Freeman

Bassist · Social Distortion

Efrim Menuck

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Tré Cool

Drummer · Green Day

Gavin Rossdale

Singer, Guitarist · Bush

East Bay Ray

Guitarist · Dead Kennedys

Mark Arm

Guitarist, Singer · Mudhoney

Matt Skiba

Singer, Guitarist · Blink-182

Frank Black

Singer, Guitarist · Pixies

Guy Picciotto

Singer, Guitarist · Fugazi

Dave Baksh

Guitarist · Sum 41

Jesse F. Keeler

Bassist, Keyboardist · Death from Above 1979

Chad Smith

Drummer · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Joe Strummer

Singer, Guitarist · The Clash

Ben Phillips

Guitarist · The Pretty Reckless

Lars Frederiksen

Guitarist · Rancid

Hisako Tabuchi

Singer, Guitarist · Number Girl

Tim Armstrong

Singer, Guitarist · Rancid