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

Pete Townshend

Singer, Guitarist · The Who

Roger Waters

Singer, Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Toby Fox

Keyboardist, Composer

John Entwistle

Singer, Bassist · The Who

Pino Palladino

Bassist · The RH Factor

Brian Bell

Singer, Guitarist · Weezer

Syd Barrett

Singer, Guitarist · Pink Floyd

John Myung

Bassist · Dream Theater

Steve Hackett

Guitarist · Genesis

Al Di Meola

Guitarist · Dream Theater

Matt Sharp

Bassist · Weezer

Richard Wright

Singer, Keyboardist · Pink Floyd

Mike Rutherford

Singer, Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Jordan Rudess

Keyboardist, Composer · Dream Theater

Tony Banks

Singer, Keyboardist · Genesis

Guy Pratt

Bassist · Pink Floyd

Phil Collins

Singer, Drummer · Genesis

Scott Shriner

Bassist · Weezer

Mike Portnoy

Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Daryl Stuermer

Guitarist, Bassist · Genesis

Timo Tolkki

Guitarist · Stratovarius

Mikey Welsh

Bassist · Weezer

Nick Mason

Drummer, Music Producer · Pink Floyd

Peter Gabriel

Singer, Keyboardist · Genesis

Josh Freese

Drummer · Foo Fighters

Joel Hoekstra

Guitarist · Whitesnake

Patrick Wilson

Guitarist, Drummer · Weezer

Max Weinberg

Drummer · E Street Band

Kevin Moore

Keyboardist, Composer · Dream Theater

Al Pitrelli

Guitarist · Megadeth

Tim Renwick

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Rick Derringer

Guitarist · "Weird Al" Yankovic

Tommy Shaw

Guitarist · Styx

Keith Moon

Drummer · The Who

Davey Johnstone

Guitarist · Fire Inc.

Derek Sherinian

Keyboardist · Alice Cooper

Roger Daltrey

Singer, Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Jason Freese

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Weezer

James Young

Guitarist · Styx

Zak Starkey

Drummer · Oasis

Dennis DeYoung

Singer · Styx

Chris Caffery

Guitarist · Savatage

Peter Hammill

Singer, Guitarist · Van der Graaf Generator

Bill Hudson

Guitarist · U.D.O.

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Dick Taylor

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Rolling Stones

Todd Sucherman

Drummer · Styx

Jason Cropper

Guitarist · Weezer

Roy Bittan

Keyboardist · E Street Band

Jeff Scott Soto

Singer, Keyboardist · Journey

Arjen Anthony Lucassen

Singer, Guitarist · Ayreon

Nicholas Collins

Drummer · Genesis

Mike Mangini

Drummer · Dream Theater

Meat Loaf

Singer · Meatloaf

Gary Wallis

Drummer · Pink Floyd

Kenney Jones

Drummer · The Who

James LaBrie

Singer · Dream Theater

Angus Clark

Guitarist · Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Jon Oliva

Singer, Guitarist · Savatage

Chris Stainton

Keyboardist, Composer · The Who

Jon Carin

Keyboardist, Composer · Pink Floyd

Vitalij Kuprij

Keyboardist · Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Ricky Phillips

Bassist · Styx

Dino Jelusick

Singer, Guitarist · Whitesnake

Carl Johan Grimmark

Guitarist · Beautiful Sin

Simon Townshend

Guitarist · The Who

Floor Jansen

Singer · Nightwish

Joost van den Broek

Composer · Ayreon

Ray Wilson

Singer · Genesis

Dick Parry

Saxophonist · Pink Floyd

Lawrence Gowan

Singer, Keyboardist · Styx

Holly Sherwood

Singer · Fire Inc.

Fish

Singer · Marillion

Mick Barnard

Guitarist · Genesis

Anthony Drennan

Guitarist · Genesis

Chuck Panozzo

Bassist · Styx

Edward Reekers

Singer · Ayreon

Anneke van Giersbergen

Singer, Guitarist · Ayreon

Russell Allen

Singer · Symphony X

Anthony Phillips

Guitarist · Genesis

Bob Klose

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Kristoffer Gildenlöw

Composer · Pain of Salvation

Eric Clayton

Singer · Saviour Machine

Robert Kinkel

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Savatage

John Panozzo

Singer, Drummer · Styx

Jeff Wayne

Composer, Music Producer

Ed Warby

Drummer · Ayreon

Ralf Scheepers

Singer · Ayreon

Peter Vink

Bassist · Ayreon

Damian Wilson

Singer · Ayreon

John "Rabbit" Bundrick

Keyboardist · The Who

Chris Stewart

Drummer · Genesis