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

Brian Bell

Singer, Guitarist · Weezer

John Myung

Bassist · Dream Theater

Toby Fox

Keyboardist, Composer

Al Di Meola

Guitarist · Dream Theater

Syd Barrett

Keyboardist, Composer · Pink Floyd

Steve Hackett

Guitarist · Genesis

Jordan Rudess

Keyboardist, Composer · Dream Theater

Mike Rutherford

Singer, Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Richard Wright

Singer, Keyboardist · Pink Floyd

Matt Sharp

Bassist · Weezer

Tony Banks

Singer, Keyboardist · Genesis

Phil Collins

Singer, Drummer · Genesis

Daryl Stuermer

Guitarist, Bassist · Genesis

Guy Pratt

Bassist · Pink Floyd

Mike Portnoy

Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Scott Shriner

Bassist · Weezer

Nick Mason

Drummer, Music Producer · Pink Floyd

Timo Tolkki

Guitarist · Stratovarius

Peter Gabriel

Singer, Keyboardist · Genesis

Josh Freese

Drummer · Foo Fighters

Joel Hoekstra

Guitarist · Whitesnake

Max Weinberg

Drummer · E Street Band

Keith Moon

Drummer · The Who

Patrick Wilson

Guitarist, Drummer · Weezer

Davey Johnstone

Guitarist · Fire Inc.

Mikey Welsh

Bassist · Weezer

Tommy Shaw

Guitarist · Styx

Kevin Moore

Keyboardist, Composer · Dream Theater

Al Pitrelli

Guitarist · Megadeth

Tim Renwick

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Rick Derringer

Guitarist · Fire Inc.

Derek Sherinian

Keyboardist · Alice Cooper

Roger Daltrey

Guitarist, Singer · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Jason Freese

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Weezer

James Young

Guitarist · Styx

Peter Hammill

Singer, Guitarist · Van der Graaf Generator

Chris Caffery

Guitarist · Savatage

Bill Hudson

Guitarist · U.D.O.

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Meat Loaf

Singer · Meatloaf

Zak Starkey

Drummer · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Roy Bittan

Keyboardist · E Street Band

Dick Taylor

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Rolling Stones

Dennis DeYoung

Singer · Styx

Mike Mangini

Drummer · Dream Theater

Arjen Anthony Lucassen

Singer, Guitarist · Ayreon

Jeff Scott Soto

Singer, Keyboardist · Journey

Jason Cropper

Guitarist · Weezer

Gary Wallis

Drummer · Pink Floyd

Chris Stainton

Keyboardist, Composer · The Who

Todd Sucherman

Drummer · Styx

Floor Jansen

Singer · Nightwish

Dino Jelusick

Singer, Guitarist · Whitesnake

James LaBrie

Singer · Dream Theater

Anthony Drennan

Guitarist · Genesis

Jon Oliva

Singer, Guitarist · Savatage

Nicholas Collins

Drummer · Genesis

Vitalij Kuprij

Keyboardist · Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Kenney Jones

Drummer · The Who

Carl Johan Grimmark

Guitarist · Beautiful Sin

Joost van den Broek

Composer · Ayreon

Ricky Phillips

Bassist · Styx

Chuck Panozzo

Bassist · Styx

Simon Townshend

Guitarist · The Who

Dick Parry

Saxophonist · Pink Floyd

John Panozzo

Singer, Drummer · Styx

Holly Sherwood

Singer · Fire Inc.

Anthony Phillips

Guitarist · Genesis

Lawrence Gowan

Singer, Keyboardist · Styx

Angus Clark

Guitarist · Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Loren Gold

Singer, Keyboardist · The Who

Jon Carin

Keyboardist, Composer · Pink Floyd

Anneke van Giersbergen

Singer, Guitarist · The Gathering

Eric Clayton

Singer · Saviour Machine

Wally Waller

Guitarist, Bassist · The Pretty Things

Bob Klose

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Russell Allen

Singer · Symphony X

Ray Wilson

Singer · Genesis

Fish

Singer · Marillion

Jeff Wayne

Composer, Music Producer

Edward Reekers

Singer · Ayreon

Robert Kinkel

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Savatage

Ed Warby

Drummer · Ayreon

Rory Dodd

Singer · Fire Inc.

Mick Barnard

Guitarist · Genesis

Ton Scherpenzeel

Keyboardist · Kayak

Jack Greenwood

Drummer · The Pretty Things

Chris Collins

Singer · Dream Theater