Rock Opera Artists & the Gear They Use

David Gilmour

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

John Petrucci

Guitarist, Composer · Dream Theater

Rivers Cuomo

Singer, Guitarist · Weezer

Frank Zappa

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Pino Palladino

Bassist · Nine Inch Nails

Roger Waters

Singer, Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Pete Townshend

Singer, Guitarist · The Who

John Entwistle

Singer, Bassist · The Who

Syd Barrett

Keyboardist, Composer · Pink Floyd

Brian Bell

Singer, Guitarist · Weezer

John Myung

Bassist · Dream Theater

Al Di Meola

Guitarist · Dream Theater

Steve Hackett

Guitarist · Genesis

Mike Rutherford

Singer, Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Toby Fox

Keyboardist, Composer

Jordan Rudess

Keyboardist, Composer · Dream Theater

Matt Sharp

Bassist · Weezer

Richard Wright

Singer, Keyboardist · Pink Floyd

Phil Collins

Singer, Drummer · Genesis

Tony Banks

Singer, Keyboardist · Genesis

Daryl Stuermer

Guitarist, Bassist · Genesis

Mike Portnoy

Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Guy Pratt

Bassist · Pink Floyd

Scott Shriner

Bassist · Weezer

Nick Mason

Drummer, Music Producer · Pink Floyd

Peter Gabriel

Singer, Keyboardist · Genesis

Timo Tolkki

Guitarist · Stratovarius

Keith Moon

Drummer · The Who

Davey Johnstone

Guitarist · Fire Inc.

Josh Freese

Drummer · Foo Fighters

Joel Hoekstra

Guitarist · Whitesnake

Patrick Wilson

Guitarist, Drummer · Weezer

Tommy Shaw

Guitarist · Damn Yankees

Max Weinberg

Drummer · E Street Band

Derek Sherinian

Keyboardist · Alice Cooper

Mikey Welsh

Bassist · Weezer

Kevin Moore

Keyboardist, Composer · Dream Theater

Al Pitrelli

Guitarist · Megadeth

Tim Renwick

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Rick Derringer

Guitarist · Fire Inc.

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Peter Hammill

Singer, Guitarist · Van der Graaf Generator

James Young

Guitarist · Styx

Roger Daltrey

Guitarist, Singer · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Jason Freese

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Weezer

Zak Starkey

Drummer · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Chris Caffery

Guitarist · Savatage

Meat Loaf

Singer · Meatloaf

Jason Cropper

Guitarist · Weezer

Dick Parry

Saxophonist · Pink Floyd

Arjen Anthony Lucassen

Singer, Guitarist · Ayreon

Mike Mangini

Drummer · Dream Theater

Roy Bittan

Keyboardist · E Street Band

Dennis DeYoung

Singer · Styx

Dick Taylor

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Rolling Stones

James LaBrie

Singer · Dream Theater

Bill Hudson

Guitarist · U.D.O.

Chuck Panozzo

Bassist · Styx

Todd Sucherman

Drummer · Styx

Anthony Phillips

Guitarist · Genesis

Chris Stainton

Keyboardist, Composer · The Who

Floor Jansen

Singer · Nightwish

Jeff Scott Soto

Singer, Keyboardist · Journey

Gary Wallis

Drummer · Pink Floyd

Angus Clark

Guitarist · Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Carl Johan Grimmark

Guitarist · Beautiful Sin

Jon Carin

Keyboardist, Composer · Pink Floyd

Kenney Jones

Drummer · The Who

Simon Townshend

Guitarist · The Who

Nicholas Collins

Drummer · Genesis

Anthony Drennan

Guitarist · Genesis

Lawrence Gowan

Singer, Keyboardist · Styx

Dino Jelusick

Singer, Guitarist · Whitesnake

Mick Barnard

Guitarist · Genesis

John Panozzo

Singer, Drummer · Styx

Russell Allen

Singer · Symphony X

Ray Wilson

Singer · Genesis

Kristoffer Gildenlöw

Composer · Pain of Salvation

Vitalij Kuprij

Keyboardist · Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Ricky Phillips

Bassist · Styx

Joost van den Broek

Composer · Ayreon

Anneke van Giersbergen

Singer, Guitarist · The Gathering

Damian Wilson

Singer · Ayreon

Fish

Singer · Marillion

Jon Oliva

Singer, Guitarist · Savatage

Eric Clayton

Singer · Saviour Machine

Wally Waller

Guitarist, Bassist · The Pretty Things

Loren Gold

Singer, Keyboardist · The Who

Scott Page

Saxophonist · Pink Floyd

Blas Elias

Drummer · Blue Man Group

Jeff Wayne

Composer, Music Producer

Devon Graves

Singer, Guitarist · Ayreon

Murray Head

Singer

Viv Andrews

The Pretty Things

Robert Kinkel

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Savatage

Glen Burtnik

Singer, Guitarist · Styx