List of guitarists
This is a list of well-known guitarists grouped by music style .
Classic and Latin American
A.
- Bernard Alan Aaron (* 1939)
- Miguel Ablóniz (1917-2001)
- Antonio Abreu (around 1750 - around 1820)
- Eduardo Abreu (* 1949) 1
- Sérgio Abreu (* 1948) 1
- Mario Abril (* 1943)
- Walter Abt (* 1953)
- Lily Afshar (* 1960)
- Pyotr Agafozhin (1874–1950)
- Dionisio Aguado (1784–1849)
- Bernd Ahlert (* 1952)
- Albert Aigner (1948-2020)
- Guido Aigner (* 1952)
- Daniel Akiva (* 1953)
- Heinrich Albert (1870–1950) 1
- Francisco Antonio Alfonso (1908–1940)
- Ilse Alfonso , née Laforce (1929–2017) 1
- Nicolás Alfonso (1913-2001) 1
- Laurindo Almeida (1917–1995)
- Laura Almerich i Santacreu (1940-2019)
- (Per Otto) Magnus Andersson (* 1956)
- Magnus Andersson (* 1981)
- Marc Andes (* 1953)
- Rafael Andia (* 1942)
- Lev Andronov (1926-1980)
- Aleš Andryszak (1925-2008)
- Tristan Angenendt (* 1985)
- Arisa Angrola (* around 1955) 1
- María Luisa Anido (1907-1996)
- Peter Ansorge (* around 1960)
- Hans-Werner Apel (* around 1960)
- Julián Arcas (1832-1882)
- Khaled Arman (born 1965)
- Amaldur Arnarson (* 1959)
- Kristinn Árnason (* 1963)
- Alice Artzt (* 1943)
- Badi Assad (* 1966)
- Odair Assad (* 1956) 1
- Sérgio Assad (* 1952) 1
- Peter Augustesen (* around 1955) 1
- Roberto Aussel (* 1954)
- José de Azpiazu (1912–1986)
- Lupe de Azpiazu (* 1943)
B.
- Peter Sebastian Bach (1896-1940)
- Adriana Balboa (born 1966)
- Charles Balduzzi (* 1938)
- Herbert Balzer (1913-2001)
- Christian Bänsch (1956–2016) 1
- Miguel Barberá (1943 – around 2015)
- Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944)
- Ángel Barrios Fernández (1882–1964)
- Manuel Barrueco (* 1952)
- René Bartoli (1938-2011)
- Angelo Michele Bartolotti (around 1615 - around 1681)
- Marga Bäuml (1916-2004) 1
- Leonhard Beck (* 1942)
- Karl Behrend (1899–1987)
- Siegfried Behrend (1933–1990)
- Johanna Beisteiner (* 1976)
- Norbert Bellmann (1940-1970)
- Attilio Bernardini (1888–1975)
- Günter Beschnidt (1933–1996)
- Gabriel Bianco (* 1988)
- Vahdah Olcott Bickford (1885-1980)
- Heinz Bischoff (1898–1963)
- Sadie Bishop (1922-2008)
- Vladislav Bláha (* 1957)
- Diego Blanco (born 1950)
- Thomas Blumenthal (* 1958)
- Dušan Bogdanović (* 1955)
- Carlos Bonell (* 1949)
- Raúl Borges (1882–1967)
- Detlev Bork (* 1967)
- Karl-Heinz Böttner (* 1933)
- Rémí Boucher (* 1964)
- Liona Boyd (* 1949)
- Julian Bream (1933-2020)
- Hans Bredenbeek (* 1946) 1
- Klaus Bredl (* around 1960) 1
- Robert Brightmore (* 1949)
- Robert Brojer (1919–1987)
- Robert Wilhelm Brojer (1951–1999)
- Rita Maria Brondi (1889–1941)
- Leo Brouwer (* 1939)
- Wilhelm Bruck (* 1947) 1
- Margarete Buch (1914-2013)
- Fritz Buek (1864–1942) 1
- Frank Bungarten (* 1958)
- Erich Bürger (1902–1994) 1
C.
- Manuel Calve (* 1947) 1
- Antonio Cano Curriela (1811-1897)
- Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853)
- Abel Carlevaro (1916-2001)
- Agustín Carlevaro (1913–1995)
- William Carter (* around 1965)
- Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841)
- Giovanni Caruso (* 1967)
- David del Castillo (around 1865-1937)
- Chen Chuan (* 1985) 1
- Ruggero Chiesa (1933–1993)
- Leif Christensen (1950–1988) 1
- Inge Lise Christiansson (* 1949)
- Il-Ryun Chung (born 1964)
- Thomas Cieslek (* around 1970)
- Anny Claassens (1894-1981)
- Joaquín Clerch (* 1965)
- Jordi Codina i Torrecilla (* 1952) 1
- Olga Coelho (1909-2008)
- Björn Colell (* 1964)
- Lelio Colista (1629-1680)
- Alvaro Company (* 1931)
- Antonio Company (* 1922)
- Francesco Corbetta (around 1615 - 1681)
- Carlé Costa (* 1959)
- Duarte Costa (1926-2004)
- Napoléon Coste (1805-1883)
- Costas Cotsiolis (* 1957)
- Alfred Cottin (1863-1923)
- Elizabeth Cromwell (1674-1709)
D.
- Tomás Damas (1825–1890)
- Norbert Dams (1951-2014) 1
- Adam Darr (1811–1866)
- Gerd Michael Dausend (1952-2019)
- Louis Davalle (1904-1992)
- John Dearman (* 1956) 1
- Johann Decker-Schenk (1826–1899)
- Sascha Demand (* 1971)
- Aniello Desiderio (* 1971)
- Alirio Díaz (1923-2016)
- Herbert Dietze (* 1938)
- Reentko Dirks (* 1979)
- Carl Dobrauz (1900–1963)
- Charles Doisy (around 1750–1807)
- Willy Domandl (1902–1968)
- Carlo Domeniconi (* 1947)
- Johan Dorrestein (* 1950) 1
- Czesław Droździewicz (1947–1994)
- John W. Duarte (1919-2004)
- Zoran Dukić (* 1969)
- Karen Dusgaard Nielsen (* 1946)
- Roland Dyens (1955-2016)
- Marcin Dylla (* 1976)
E.
- Sepp Eibl (* 1934 as Josef Franz Eibl)
- Alfred Eickholt (* 1951)
- Kerstin Eisenbarth (* 1970)
- Josef Eitele (1895–1980) 1
- Charalambos Ekmektsoglou (1913–1989)
- Fritz Engel (1904-2004)
- József Eötvös (* 1962)
- Margarita Escarpa (* around 1970)
- Délia Estrada (* 1957)
- Gerlinde Etschmann (1933–1988)
- Thomas Etschmann (* around 1968) 1
- Reinbert Evers (* 1949)
F.
- Ida Faber-Gille (1910-2003)
- Eduardo Falú (1923-2013)
- Marcello Fantoni (* around 1975)
- Oliver Fartach-Naini (* 1964) 1
- Klaus Feldmann (* 1951) 1
- Rainer Feldmann (* 1957) 1
- Thomas Fellow (* 1966 as Thomas Günther) 1
- Fernando Ferandiere (around 1740 - around 1816)
- Eduardo Fernández (* 1952)
- Fernando Fernandez Lavie (1918-2013)
- Ivano Ferrari (1932-1949)
- Romolo Ferrari (1894-1959)
- José Ferrer (1835-1916)
- Mela Feuerlein-Scheibeck (around 1895 - around 1975) 1
- Hans-Gerhard Fey (* around 1960) 1
- Bernard Fieschi (1952-2018)
- Evgeni Finkelstein (* 1972)
- Franz Fischer (1922–1989)
- Friedrich Fischer (* 1943)
- Manfred Fischer (* around 1970)
- Ruth Fischer (* around 1962) 1
- Werner Fischer (* 1961)
- Eliot Fisk (born 1954)
- William Foden (1860-1947)
- Henry Forsblom (* around 1955) 1
- Daniel Fortea (1878-1953)
- Marc Franceries (* 1936)
- Olga Franssen (* 1954) 1
- Alexander Frautschi (1954-2008)
- Karl Friessnegg (1900–1981)
- Shin-Ichi Fukuda (* 1955)
- Eike Funck (1934-2005)
G
- Yvonne Gaes (1926–1990)
- Paul Galbraith (* 1964)
- Louis Ignatius Gall (1936-2016)
- Hector García (* 1930)
- José García Navas (1898–1957)
- Miguel García (effective around 1790-1820)
- Salvador García (1891–1964)
- Severino García Fortea (1854-1931)
- Carlos García Tolsa (1858–1905)
- Raúl García Zárate (1931-2017)
- Pablo Garibay (* 1978)
- Guillaume Pierre Antoine Gatayes (1774-1846)
- Vicente Gelabert (1884–1942)
- Lucien Gélas (1873-1944)
- Paul Gerrits (1935-2010)
- Oscar Ghiglia (* 1938)
- Angelo Gilardino (* 1941)
- Miguel Ángel Girollet (1947–1996)
- Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
- Michele Giuliani (1801-1867)
- Emilia Giuliani-Guglielmi (1813-1850)
- Gerd Erich Gmelin (* 1951) 1
- Else Goguel (1924-2017) 1
- Christa Golf , née Schulz (1928–2015)
- Guillermo Gómez (1880–1953)
- Vicente Gomez (1911-2001)
- Antigoni Goni (* 1969)
- Olaf Van Gonnissen (* 1954) 1
- José Luis González Juliá (1932–1998)
- Daniel Göritz (* 1965) 1
- Jytte Gorki Schmidt (1913-2008)
- Günther Görtz (* around 1960)
- Alois Götz (1823–1905)
- Toni Götz (* 1954) 1st prize
- Walter Götze (1885–1965)
- Filippo Gragnani (1768-1820)
- Wolfgang Grassegger
- Matthew Greif (* around 1965) 1
- Cary Greisch (* 1958)
- Slava Grigoryan (* 1976)
- Frans De Groodt (1892–1988)
- Christian Gruber (* 1965) 1
- Boris Guckelsberger (* 1968)
- Curt Gudian (1900–1973)
- María Esther Guzmán (* 1968)
H
- Michael Andreas Haas (* 1963) 1
- Michael Haas (* 1952)
- Steve Hackett (born 1950)
- Stefan Hackl (* 1954)
- Nicola Hall (* 1969)
- Svea Hammarberg-Kritschewsky (1907–1993)
- Gertha Hammerschmied (1906–1985)
- Christof Hanusch (* 1969)
- Jürgen Happe (* 1952)
- Herbert Haubenreißer (1912-2004)
- Hermann Hauser (1882–1952) 1
- Bernard Hebb (* 1941)
- Thomas F. Heck (* 1943)
- Martin Hegel (* 1976)
- Ignác Held (1764-1816)
- Matthias Henke (* 1953)
- Josep Henríquez i Brito (* 1951) 1
- Bruno Henze (1900–1978) 1
- Carl Henze (1872-1946)
- Andreas Herzau (1947-2017)
- Andreas Higi (1951-2003)
- Frank Hill (* 1957) 1
- Nelly de Hilster (* 1940) 1
- Ries de Hilster (1914–2009) 1
- Javier Hinojosa (1933-2013)
- Fabian Hinsche (* 1980)
- Jan-Anton van Hoek (* 1936)
- Volker Höh (* 1959)
- Justin Holland (1819-1887)
- Emile Hopman (* 1936) 1
- Tilman Hoppstock (born 1961)
- Ursula Horn (1932–2015)
- Peter Horton (* 1941) 1
- Marie Hovorková , née Šmerdová (* 1953)
- Trinidad Francisco Huerta y Caturla (1800–1874)
- Oliver (Brooks) Hunt (1934-2000)
- Hans-Werner Huppertz (* 1967)
I.
- Ángel Iglesias (1917–1977)
- Peter Isakow (1886-1958)
- Sharon Isbin (* 1956)
- Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoi (1912–1973)
- Natalija Iwanowa-Kramskaja (* 1939)
J
- Klaus Jäckle (* 1963)
- Robert Janssens (* 1939)
- Mijndert Jape (* 1932) 1
- Xavier Jara (* 1993)
- Jiří Jirmal (1925-2019)
- Per-Olof Johnson (1928-2000)
- Stephanie Jones (* 1993)
- Heinrich Jordan (1877 - around 1933)
- Dieter Jordi (* 1958)
- Jérémy Jouve (* 1979)
- Jovan Jovičić (1926-2013)
- Jean-Pierre Jumez (* 1943)
- Edmund Jurkowski (1935-1989)
K
- Anders Kagg (* around 1955) 1
- Christian Kaiser (1941–1988)
- Rolf Kaiser (* 1952)
- Dimiter Kaltchev (* around 1970)
- Ivo Kaltchev (* around 1965) 1
- Sofia Kaltchev (* around 1965) 1
- Magdalena Kaltcheva (* 1987)
- Maria Kämmerling (* 1946) 1
- Werner Kämmerling (* 1937)
- William Kanengiser (* 1959) 1
- Ahmet Kanneci (* 1957)
- Andreasantenwein (* 1958) 1
- Hubert Käppel (* 1951)
- Lars Karlsson (* around 1955) 1
- Masayuki Kato (* 1947)
- Péter Katona (* 1968) 1
- Zoltán Katona (* 1968) 1
- Wolfgang Katschner (* 1961)
- Dale Kavanagh (* 1958) 1
- Marcelo Kayath (* 1964)
- Lydia Kennedy (* 1951)
- Maritta Kersting (1935-2009)
- Victoria Kingsley (1900-2000)
- Thomas Kirchhoff (* 1960) 1
- Jürgen Klatt (1935–1995)
- Chaconne Klaverenga (* 1992)
- Francis Kleynjans (* 1951)
- Jürgen Kliem (* 1938)
- Lilo Kliem (* 1941)
- Katrin Klingeberg (* around 1980) 1
- Jiří Knobloch (1931–2012)
- Hans Michael Koch (1947-2018)
- Michael Koch (* 1951) 1
- Ute Koch (* around 1954) 1
- Jerzy Koenig (* 1956)
- Heinz König (1924-2007)
- Thomas Königs (1956-2019)
- Reinhard Copyz (* 1959) 1
- Peter Korbel (1956-2017)
- Nikita Koschkin (* 1956)
- Eleftheria Kotzia (* 1957)
- Barna Kováts (1920-2005)
- Aleksander Kowalczyk (1941–1997)
- Norbert Kraft (* 1950)
- Adele Kramer (1900-1989)
- Ansgar Krause (* 1956)
- Klaus-Michael Krause (* 1948)
- Alexander Kravtsov (* 1979)
- Dieter Kreidler (* 1943)
- Johannes Tonio Kreusch (* 1970)
- Tamara Kropat (* around 1955) 1
- Martin Maria Krüger (* 1954)
- Theo Krumeich (* 1943) 1
- Charlotte Kühn (* 1932)
- Rudolf Kühn (1902–1960)
- Wolfgang Kühn (* 1947)
- Ursula Kurz (* 1963)
L.
- Rolf La Fleur (1937-2006)
- Alexandre Lagoya (1929–1999) 1
- Aldo Lagrutta (* 1962)
- Quincas Laranjeiras (1873-1935)
- Evegenij Larichev (1934-2013)
- Massimo Laura (* 1957)
- Antonio Lauro (1917–1986)
- Andrey Lebedev (* 1991)
- Vasily Lebedew (1867–1907)
- Karl-Hermann Leeb (1906–1979)
- Edith Leerkes (* 1959) 1
- Luigi Rinaldo Legnani (1790–1877)
- Hilarión Leloup (1876–1939)
- Antoine Marcel Lemoine (1763-1816)
- Wolfgang Lendle (1948-2016)
- Moshe H. Levy (1923-2014)
- Li Jie (* 1981)
- Jürgen Libbert (* 1941)
- Peter Liebert (1939-1970)
- Wulfin Lieske (* 1956)
- Ekard Lind (* 1945 as Ekkehard Reiser)
- Michael Ljung (* around 1955) 1
- Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)
- Stefan Löfvenius (* around 1950) 1
- Dang Ngoc Long (* 1957)
- José Luis Lopátegui (1940-2002)
- Manuel López Ramos (1929-2006)
- Johann Anton Losy von Losinthal (around 1645-1721)
- Paco de Lucía (1947-2014)
M.
- Celso Machado (* 1953)
- Peter Maklar (* 1964) 1
- Rovshan Mamedkuliev (* 1986)
- Josep Maria Mangado i Artigas (* 1953)
- Maximilian Mangold (* 1966)
- Carlo Marchione (* 1964)
- Charles de Marescaut (1790-1842)
- Pablo Marquez (* 1967)
- Jorge Martínez Zárate (1923–1993) 1
- Wenzel Matiegka (1773-1830)
- Kazufumi Matsunaga (* 1956)
- Heike Matthiesen (* 1964)
- Helga Matzner-Engel (* 1939)
- Georg Meier (1865–1942)
- Willi Meier-Pauselius (1895–1965)
- Antonio Membrado (1935-2016)
- Alois Menšík (1942-2019)
- Juan Mercadal (1925-1998)
- Giacomo Merchi (1730–1789)
- Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
- Vladimir Mikulka (* 1950)
- Anders Miolin (* 1961)
- Erling Møldrup (1943–2016)
- Carlos Manuel Molina (* 1946)
- Luis Manuel Molina (* 1959)
- Francesco Molino (1768–1847)
- Simon Molitor (1766-1848)
- Edgar Mönch jun. (1957–1976)
- Johannes Monno (* 1968)
- Sebastián Montes (* 1979) 1
- Anabel Montesinos (* 1985)
- Jorge Morel (* 1931)
- Alfonso Moreno (* 1949)
- José Miguel Moreno (* 1955)
- Federico Moretti (1769-1839)
- Luigi Moretti (1774 - around 1856)
- Luigi Mozzani (1869-1943)
- Fritz Mühlhölzer (* 1952)
- Fritz Mühlhölzl (1890–1940)
- Freek Mulders (1911-1960)
- Margarethe Müller (1890–1979)
- Jens Müller-Herrou (* 1966)
- Thomas Müller-Pering (* 1958)
- Kaori Muraji (* 1978)
- Santiago de Murcia (1673–1739)
N
- Jörg Nassler (* 1961) 1st prize
- Santiago Navascués (* 1933)
- Thomas Nennstiel (* 1954)
- Thanh Nguyen (* 1977)
- Heinz Nickel (1935-2019)
- Clara (Cuqui) Nicola (1926-2017)
- Clara Romero de Nicola (1888–1951)
- Isaac Nicola (1916-1997)
- Krzysztof Nieborak (* 1964)
- Volker Niehusmann (* 1963) 1
- Hans-Lutz Niessen (1920–1982) 1
- Sergio Notaro (1935-2000)
O
- Jan Oberbek (* 1947)
- Thomas Offermann (* 1959) 1
- Ingolf Olsen (* 1943)
- Stein-Erik Olsen (* 1953)
- Bauke Meinte Oosterhout (1947–1996)
- Matanya Ophee (1932-2017)
- Jesús Ortega Irusta (* 1935)
- Gudrun Öser Kowallik (* 1972)
- Corazón Otero (* 1944)
P
- Ivan Padovec (1800–1873)
- Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)
- Andrea Paleologos (1911–1997)
- Jorgos Panetsos (* 1961)
- Monica Paolini (* around 1968)
- Paolo Paolini (* 1941)
- Sophocles Papas (1893-1986)
- Mario Parodi (1917–1970)
- Juan Parras del Moral (1891–1973)
- Werner Pauli (* 1930)
- Ralf Persch (* around 1960) 1
- Judicaël Perroy (* 1973)
- Ursula Peter (1924–1989)
- Theodor Pfänder (1912–1999) 1
- Álvaro Pierri (* 1953)
- Olga Pierri (1914-2016)
- Heiko Plank (* 1964)
- Frank Johannes Pokrzywniak (* 1964)
- Ida Polk-Droessaert (1935-2016)
- Graciela Pomponio (1926-2007) 1
- Alberto Ponce (1935-2019)
- Griselda Ponce de Leon (1933 / 34–2002)
- Konstantin Popov (* 1958)
- Arsenij Popov (1892–1977)
- Cristiano Porqueddu (* 1975)
- Józef Powroźniak (1902-1989)
- Domingo Prat (1886–1944)
- Wolfgang Praxmarer (* 1949)
- Ida Presti (1924–1967) 1
- Barbara Probst-Polášek , née Effenberger (1939–2019)
- Sonja Prunnbauer (* 1948)
- Emilio Pujol (1886–1980)
- Máximo Diego Pujol (* 1957)
- Egon Puls (1934-2013)
- Ronald C. Purcell (1932-2011)
- Tilman Purrucker (* 1950 or 1951) 1
Q
- Adalbert Quadt (1903–1987)
- Hector Quine (1926-2015)
R.
- Konrad Ragossnig (1932-2018)
- Anni Raithel (1893–1980)
- Štěpán Rak (* 1945)
- Laurie Randolph (born 1950)
- Martin Rätz (* 1936)
- Torsten Ratzkowski (* 1954) 1
- Marianne Rauschmayr (around 1920 - around 1995) 1
- Anatol Regnier (* 1945)
- Marc Regnier (* around 1960)
- Giulio Regondi (1823–1872)
- Brita Rehsöft (* 1971) 1
- Gerhard Reichenbach (* 1965)
- Christian Reichert (* 1971)
- Martin Rennert (* 1954) 1
- Hermann Rensch (1872–1960) 1
- José Rey de la Torre (1917–1994)
- Jeanne Ricada-Mathorez (1887–1980)
- Helmut Richter (* 1955)
- Barbara Richter-Rumstig (* 1940) 1
- Rodrigo Riera (1923-1999)
- Rubén Riera (* 1957)
- Peder Riis (1952-2016) 1
- Helenus de Rijke (* 1954) 1
- Jurgis Rimkevicius (1914-2003)
- Hans Ritter (1878–1950) 1
- Josefina Robledo (1892–1972)
- Pepita Roca (1897-1956)
- Pascual Roch (1864-1921)
- Rainer Rohloff (* 1959)
- Berta Rojas (* 1966)
- Bernd Romahn (* 1944)
- Matthäus Römer (1871–1954)
- Angel Romero (* 1946) 1
- Celedonio Romero (1913-1996) 1
- Celin Romero (* 1936) 1
- Celino Romero (* 1969) 1
- Lito Romero (* around 1975) 1
- Pepe Romero (* 1944) 1
- Ernst Rommel (1905–1985)
- Jörgen Rörby (1932–1988)
- Theodor Ross (* around 1948) 1
- Emmanuel Rossfelder (* 1973)
- Jürgen Rost (* 1945) 1
- Monika Rost (* 1943) 1
- Ede Roth (* 1948)
- Bernhard Rövenstrunck (1920–2010)
- Miguel Rubio (* 1944)
- Jürgen Ruck (* 1961)
- Sergej Rudnev (* 1955)
- Dieter Rumstig (1928–2017) 1
- Frederik Rung (1854-1914)
- Henrik Rung (1807–1871)
- David Russell (* 1953)
- Gary Ryan (* 1969)
S.
- Arnošt Sádlík (1927–1998)
- Eduardo Sáinz de la Maza y Ruiz (1903-1982)
- Regino Sáinz de la Maza y Ruiz (1897–1981)
- Pablo Sáinz Villegas (* 1977)
- Sergei Sajaitzky (1850-1910)
- Celia Salomón de Font (around 1908-2001)
- Karim Samah (* 1963)
- Hein Sanderink (* 1945)
- Erika Santek-Pircher (1946-2016)
- Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710)
- Maria Livia São Marcos (* 1942)
- Tadashi Sasaki (* 1943)
- Jukka Savijoki (* 1952)
- Isaías Sávio (1900–1977)
- Chuzaemon Sawaguchi (1902–1946)
- Karl Scheit (1909–1993)
- Heinrich Scherrer (1865–1937)
- Otto Schick (1850–1928)
- Edith Schilbach (* 1927)
- Klaus-Peter Schimanski (* 1950) 1
- Otto Schindler (1904–1985)
- Willi Schlinske (1904–1969) 1
- Stephan Schmidt (* 1964)
- Gunter Schneider (* 1954)
- Heinrich Schneider (1890–1978)
- John Schneider (* 1950)
- Silvio Schneider (* 1969) 1
- Simon Schneider (1886–1971)
- Barbara Schneider-Romen (* 1963)
- Jürgen Schöllmann (* 1951)
- Evelyn Schönfeld (* 1946)
- Joachim Schrader (* 1961) 1
- Leonhard Schulz (1814-1860)
- Sigi Schwab (* 1940) 1
- Jürgen Schwenkglenks (* 1956)
- Kevin Seddiki (* 1981)
- Andrés Segovia (1893–1987)
- Fritz Seidemann (1913-2003)
- Peter Sensier (1918–1977)
- Arnold Sesterheim (1949-2018)
- Ernest Shand (1868-1924)
- Aaron Shearer (1919-2008)
- Mario Sicca (* 1930)
- Kassandra Siebel (* 1993)
- Erhard Siebert (1906–1988)
- José Maria Sierra Fortuny (1925-1998)
- María Isabel Siewers (* 1950)
- Cayo Sila Godoy (1919-2014)
- Jesús Silva Valdés (1914–1996)
- Herbert Simmeties (1941–1996)
- Ronoel Simões (1919-2010)
- Per Skareng (* 1959)
- Reginald Smith Brindle (1917-2003)
- Raphaëlla Smits (* 1957)
- Walter Socha (1887–1975)
- Marco Socías (* 1966)
- Göran Söllscher (* 1955)
- Lee Song-Ou (* around 1970) 1
- Gundula Sonsalla (1944–1999)
- Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
- Pieter van der Staak (1930-2007)
- David Starobin (* 1951)
- Esther Steenberger (* around 1960) 1
- Pavel Steidl (* 1961)
- Ulrich Steier (* 1964)
- Friedhelm Steltner (* 1930)
- Andreas Stevens (* 1958) 1
- Stephan Stiens (* 1961) 1
- Anton Stingl (1908-2000)
- Peter Strack (* around 1960) 1
- Su Meng (* 1988) 1
- Ichirō Suzuki (* 1948)
- Iwao Suzuki (1932-2019)
- Csaba Székely (* 1962)
- Laszló Szendrey-Karper (1932–1991)
- Bruno Szordikowski (* 1944)
T
- Miroslav Tadić (* 1959)
- Eli Tagore (1930-2015)
- Isao Takahashi (1907-2003)
- Marco Tamayo (* 1971)
- David Tanenbaum (* 1956)
- Johannes Tappert (* 1956)
- Wilhelm Tappert (1830–1907)
- Lajos Tar (* 1957)
- Graciano Tarragó y Pons (1892–1973) 1
- Renata Tarragó (1927-2005) 1
- Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
- Monina Távora, born as Adolfina Raitzin de Távora (1921–2011)
- Hans Tempel (1897–1933) 1
- Scott Tennant (* 1962) 1
- Heinz Teuchert (1914–1998)
- Michael Teuchert (* 1948) 1
- Herbert Thienemann (1884–1963)
- Spiros Thomatos (1932–2012) 1
- Jan Thomsen (* 1958) 1
- Koos Tigges (1917–1991)
- Zoltán Tokos (* 1952)
- José Tomás (1934-2001)
- François Tomasi (* 1943)
- Bruno Tonazzi (1924–1988)
- Guido Topper (1940-2013)
- Jaume Torrent i Rius (* 1953) 1
- José de Tourris (1925-2018)
- Robert Treml (1899–1945)
- Carles Trepat i Domingo (* 1960)
- Roger Tristao Adao (* 1963 as Roger Zimmermann)
- Michael Tröster (* 1956)
- Gerhard Tucholski (1903–1983) 1
- Vojtěch Tukač (1897-2000)
- İhsan Turnagöl (* 1957)
- James Tyler (1940-2010)
U
- Ferdinand Uhlmann (* 1944)
- Manfred Uhlmann (* 1938)
- Pierre Urban (* 1930)
- Štěpán Urban (1913–1974)
V
- Piraí Vaca (* around 1970)
- Valentin Valchev (1960-2014) 1
- Milena Valcheva (* 1967) 1
- Rolando Valdés-Blain (1920–2002)
- Alberto Valdés-Blain (1922–2011)
- Antonio Valero (* around 1950) 1
- Petra Vermote (* 1968)
- Ana Vidović (* 1980)
- Victor Vidović (* 1973)
- Jason Vieaux (* 1973)
- Victor Villadangos (* 1958)
- Pablo Sáinz Villegas (* 1977)
- José Viñas (1823-1888)
- Robert de Visée (around 1660 - 1732)
- Dick Visser (1926–2012) 1
- José Vítores (* 1962) 1
- Sabrina Vlaškalić (1989-2019)
W.
- Marlies Waespe (* around 1946) 1
- Jens Wagner (* 1958) 1
- Luise Walker (1910–1998)
- Timothy Walker (born 1943)
- Wang Yameng (* 1981) 1
- Peter Weirauch (1933-2019)
- Magni Wentzel (* 1945)
- Christian Wernicke (* 1976)
- Alexandra Whittingham (* 1997)
- Fritz Walter Wiedemann (1898–1958) 1
- John Williams (* 1941)
- Len Williams (1910-1987)
- Inge Wilczok-Stahl (* 1944)
- Margarete Winkler (1901–1958)
- Leo Witoszynskyi (1941-2008)
- Daniel Wolff (* 1967) 1
- Robert Wolff (* 1947) 1
- Burkhard Wolk (* 1949) 1
- Oliver Woog (* 1967)
- Romain Worschech (1909 - around 1985)
- Fritz Wörsching (1901–1976) 1
- Michail Timofejewitsch Wyssotzki (1791–1837)
X
- Ilias Xanthopoulos (1923-2005)
- Xingye Li (* 1989)
- Xu Tuo (* 1985) 1
Y
- Kanahi Yamashita (* 1997)
- Kazuhito Yamashita (* 1961)
- Naoko Yamashita (* 1963)
- Yang Xuefei (* 1977)
- Narciso Yepes (1927–1997)
- James Yoghourtjian (1923-2015)
- Andrew York (* 1958) 1
Z
- Waldemar Zaborski (* 1949)
- Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti (1801-1878)
- Baldomero Zapater (1883–1962)
- Milan Zelenka (* 1939)
- Karol Zemla (1908–1990)
- Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon (* 1953)
- Alexey Zimakov (1971-2018)
- Roland Zimmer (1933–1993)
- Christian Zimmermann (* 1954)
- Daniel Zimmermann (* around 1950)
- Jozef Zsapka (* 1947)
- Albrecht Zummach (* 1957)
- Auguste Zurfluh (1871–1941)
- Josef Zuth (1879–1932)
- Otto Zykan (1902–1989)
flamenco
From Spain:
- Vicente Amigo (* 1967)
- Andrés Batista (* 1937)
- Agustín de la Fuente (* around 1980)
- Pedro Bacán , Pedro Peña Peña (1951–1997)
- Peret (1935-2014)
- Manuel Cano (1926–1990)
- Teodoro Castro , "El Niño de Cádiz" (1893 - around 1960)
- Paco Cepero (* 1942)
- Chicuelo , Juan Gómez (* 1968)
- Matilde Cuervas (1888-1956)
- Diego del Gastor , Diego Amaya Flores (1908–1973)
- Mario Escudero (1928-2004)
- Joaquin Gomez , teacher of Ivor Mairants
- Pepe Habichuela , José Antonio Carmona Carmona (* 1944)
- Oscar Herrero (* 1959)
- Santiago Lara (* 1984)
- Paco de Lucía (1947-2014)
- Ivor Mairants (1908-1998)
- Melchor de Marchena , Melchor Jiménez Torres (1907–1980)
- Pepe Martínez (1922-1984)
- El Niño Miguel , Miguel Vega de la Cruz (1952–2013)
- Carlos Montoya (1903-1993)
- Ramón Montoya (1880-1949)
- Moraíto Chico , Manuel Moreno Junquera (1955–2011)
- Gerardo Núñez (* 1961)
- Paco Peña , Francisco Peña Pérez (* 1942)
- Parrilla de Jerez , Manuel Fernández Molina (* 1945)
- Juan Rodriguez Vila (* 1960)
- Pepe Romero (* 1944)
- Niño Ricardo , Manuel Serrapí Sánchez (1904–1972)
- Rafael Riqueni (* 1962)
- Sabicas , Agustín Castellón Campos ( 1912-1990 )
- Esteban Sanlúcar , Esteban Delgado Bernal (1910–1989)
- Manolo Sanlúcar , Manuel Núñez Alcón (* 1945)
- Serranito , Víctor Monge Serrano (* 1942)
- Paco Serrano (* 1964)
- Pedro Sierra (* 1966)
- Pedro Soler (* 1938)
- Tomatito , José Fernández Torres (* 1958)
From Germany:
- Detlev Bork (* 1967)
- Rafael Cortés (* 1973)
- Gerhard Graf-Martinez (* 1952)
- Miguel Iven (* 1957)
- Hansjoachim Kaps (1942-2004)
- Ralf Krause (* 1948)
- Ottmar Liebert (* 1959)
- Manolo Lohnes (* 1943)
- Michio , Michio Woirgardt (* 1971)
- Georg Rist (* 1952)
- Rayko Schlee (* around 1980)
- Herbert Simmeties (1941–1996)
- Karl Wouda (* around 1955)
From other countries:
- Armik , Armik Dashchi (contemporary), Iran
- José Peña (1935–2009), France, born in Spain
- Manitas de Plata , Ricardo Baliardo (1921–2014), France
jazz
A.
- John Abercrombie (1944-2017)
- Paul Abler (1957-2017)
- Werner Acker (* 1955)
- Jan Akkerman (* 1946)
- Eef Albers (* 1951)
- Howard Alden (born 1958)
- Johnny Alegre (born 1955)
- Peo Alfonsi (* 1967)
- Mike Allemana (* 1969)
- Laurindo Almeida (1917–1995)
- Yuval Amihai (* 1981)
- Tuck Andress (born 1952)
- Bruce Arnold (* 1955)
- Peter Autschbach (* 1961)
B.
- Gyula Babos (1949-2018)
- Elek Bacsik (1926-1993)
- George Barcos (* 1946)
- George Barnes (1921-1977)
- Claude Barthélemy (* 1956)
- Billy Bauer (1915-2005)
- Billy Bean (1933-2012)
- Joe Beck (1945-2008)
- Johannes Behr (* 1981)
- Dirk Bell (* 1958)
- Paulo Bellinati (born 1950)
- George Benson (* 1943)
- Peter Bernstein (* 1967)
- Ed Bickert (1932-2019)
- Franz Bilik (1937–1983)
- Toto Blanke (1936-2013)
- Michael Bocian (born 1953)
- Sebastian Böhlen (* 1986)
- Paul Bollenback (born 1959)
- Raymond Boni (* 1947)
- João Bosco (* 1946)
- Jean-Paul Bourelly (* 1960)
- Paul Brändle (* 1992)
- Craig Brann (* 1978)
- Thomas Brill (* 1957)
- Michael Bucher (* 1975)
- Dennis Budimir (* 1938)
- Klaus Buhé (1912–1996)
- Thomas Buhé (1920–2015)
- Hiram Bullock (1955-2008)
- Fritz von Bülow (1933–1993)
- Bertram Burkert (* 1994)
- Kenny Burrell (born 1931)
- Charlie Byrd (1925-1999)
C.
- Larry Carlton (* 1948)
- Philip Catherine (* 1942)
- Dori Caymmi (born 1943)
- Al Casey (1915-2005)
- Rémi Charmasson (* 1961)
- Charlie Christian (1916–1942)
- Eddy Christiani (1918-2016)
- Dave Cliff (born 1944)
- Andrew Clinkman (born 1991)
- Max Clouth (* 1985)
- Manu Codjia (* 1975)
- Joe Cohn (born 1956)
- Eddie Condon (1905–1973)
- Robert Conti (* 1945)
- Michele Corcella (* 1973)
- Larry Coryell (1943-2017)
- Giorgio Crobu (born 1959)
D.
- Thomas T. Dahl (* 1973)
- Federico Dannemann (* 1979)
- Rudolf Dašek (1933-2013)
- Samy Daussat (* 1972)
- Bill De Arango (1921-2005)
- Irio De Paula (1939-2017)
- Philippe Deschepper (* 1949)
- Bob DeVos (born 1946)
- Torsten de Winkel (* 1965)
- Al Di Meola (born 1954)
- Manfred Dierkes (1966-2015)
- Francesco Diodati (* 1983)
- Joe Diorio (born 1936)
- Diz Disley (1931-2010)
- Lawrence Dixon (1895-1970)
- Andreas Dombert (* 1979)
- Todd Duke (1970-2019)
- Ted Dunbar (1937-1998)
- Eddie Durham (1906-1987)
- Errol Dyers (1952-2017)
E.
- Christian Eckert (1965)
- Kim Efert (* 1974)
- Bruce Eisenbeil (* 1963)
- Herb Ellis (1921-2010)
- Philipp van Endert (* 1969)
- Christian Escoudé (* 1947)
- John Etheridge (* 1948)
- Kevin Eubanks (born 1957)
F.
- Tal Farlow (1921-1998)
- Boulou Ferré (born 1951)
- Elios Ferré (* 1956)
- Heiko Fischer (* 1982)
- Jacob Fischer (* 1967)
- David Fiuczynski (* 1964)
- Önder Focan (* 1955)
- Bruce Forman (born 1956)
- Marc Fosset (* 1949)
- Johnny Fourie (1937-2007)
- Mimi Fox (born 1956)
- Heiner Franz (* 1946)
- Bill Frisell (* 1951)
G
- Eric Gale (1938-1994)
- Lula Galvão (* 1962)
- Frank Gambale (* 1958)
- Garoto (1915–1955)
- Ro Gebhardt (* 1963)
- Grant Geissman (* 1953)
- Gene Gifford (1908-1970)
- Dave Gisler (* 1983)
- Mick Goodrick (born 1945)
- Torsten Goods (* 1980)
- Jimmy Gourley (1926-2008)
- Pasquale Grasso (* 1988)
- Jørn Grauengaard (1921–1988)
- Freddie Green (1911-1987)
- Grant Green (1935-1979)
- Ted Greene (1946-2005)
- Maarten van der Grinten (* 1963)
- Gérard Guse (* 1972)
H
- Harald Haerter (* 1958)
- Axel Hagen (* 1963)
- Jerry Hahn (* 1940)
- Jim Hall (1930-2013)
- Fred Harz (1926-2001)
- Christian Hassenstein (* 1960)
- Frank Haunschild (* 1958)
- Allan Hodgkiss (1917–1986)
- Allan Holdsworth (1946-2017)
- Bill Horvitz (1947-2017)
- Diane Hubka (born 1957)
- Charlie Hunter (* 1967)
J
- Allan Jaffe (* 1950)
- Antonio Jasevoli (* 1963)
- Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994)
- Stanley Jordan (born 1959)
- Barbara Jungfer (* 1968)
- Vic Juris (1953-2019)
- Darko Jurković (* 1965)
K
- Helmut Kagerer (* 1961)
- Jean-Michel Kajdan (* 1954)
- Ryō Kawasaki (1947-2020)
- Sven Kerschek (* 1973)
- Barney Kessel (1923-2004)
- Riaz Khabirpour (* 1979)
- Steve Khan (* 1947)
- Peter Kienle (* 1960)
- Hans Korseck (1911–1942)
- André Krengel
- Carl Kress (1907-1965)
- Volker Kriegel (1943-2003)
- Uwe Kropinski (* 1952)
- Leonhard Kuhn (* 1987)
- Jan Kuiper (* 1957)
- Frank Kuruc (* 1961)
L.
- Biréli Lagrène (* 1966)
- Eddie Lang (1902-1933)
- Thomas Langer (* 1967)
- Ant Law (born 1983)
- Serge Lazarevitch (* 1957)
- Harry Leahey (1935-1990)
- Peter Leitch (* 1944)
- Chuck Loeb (1955-2017)
- Lorne Lofsky (* 1954)
- Mundell Lowe (1922-2017)
M.
- Johannes Maikranz (* 1988)
- Russell Malone (born 1963)
- Augusto Mancinelli (1953-2008)
- Gérard Marais (* 1945)
- Pat Martino (* 1944)
- Pedro Martins (* 1993)
- Rolf Marx (* 1957)
- Carmen Mastren (1913-1981)
- Keisuke Matsuno (* 1985)
- Frédéric Maurin (* 1976)
- Dick McDonough (1904-1938)
- John McLaughlin (* 1942)
- Richard McPartland (1905-1957)
- Ava Mendoza (born 1983)
- Pat Metheny (born 1954)
- Camila Meza (* 1985)
- Tim Miller (* 1973)
- Frank Möbus (* 1966)
- Wes Montgomery (1923-1968)
- Paulo Morello (* 1970)
- Jim Mullen (born 1945)
- Martin Müller (* 1956)
- Dirk Mündelein (* 1969)
- Michael Musillami (* 1953)
- Wolfgang Muthspiel (* 1965)
N
- Randy Napoleon (* 1977)
- Christoph Neuhaus (* 1986)
- Calvin Newborn (1933-2018)
- Helmut Nieberle (1956-2020)
- Bern Nix (1947-2017)
O
- Matthias Ockert (* 1970)
- Andreas Öberg (* 1978)
- Mark O'Leary (born 1969)
- Peter O'Mara (* 1957)
- Antonio Onorato (* 1964)
- Igor Osypov (* 1988)
- Bernd K. Otto (* 1947)
- Wim Overgaauw (1929–1995)
P
- Julian Pajzs (* 1987)
- Jacques Palinckx (* 1959)
- Gérard Pansanel (* 1952)
- Joe Pass (1929-1994)
- Lino Patruno (* 1935)
- Harry Pepl (1945-2005)
- Michel Perez (* 1946)
- Philippe Petrucciani (* 1957)
- Tony Petrucciani (* 1936)
- Paul Peuker (* 1987)
- Anthony Pirog (* ≈1980)
- John Pisano (* 1931)
- Tony Pitt (born 1940)
- Bucky Pizzarelli (1926-2020)
- John Pizzarelli (* 1960)
- Andreas Polte (* 1958)
- Baden Powell (1937-2000)
- R. Prasanna (* 1970)
- Jeanfrançois Prins (* 1967)
- Joe Puma (1927-2000)
R.
- Uroš Rakovec (* 1972)
- Doug Raney (1956-2016)
- Jimmy Raney (1927-1995)
- Karl Ratzer (* 1950)
- Jan Reimer (* 1953)
- Emily Remler (1957–1990)
- Gilles Renne (* 1954)
- Allan Reuss (1915–1988)
- Marc Ribot (born 1954)
- Lee Ritenour (* 1952)
- Howard Roberts (1929-1992)
- Phil Robson (* 1970)
- Peter Rom (* 1972)
- Dan Rose (born 1947)
- Kurt Rosenwinkel (* 1970)
- Greg Ruggiero (born 1977)
- Jesse van Ruller (* 1972)
- Andrei Ryabov (* 1962)
- Terje Rypdal (* 1947)
S.
- Michael Sagmeister (* 1959)
- Samo Šalamon (* 1978)
- Henri Salvador (1917-2008)
- Sal Salvador (1925–1999)
- Emiliano Sampaio (* 1984)
- Dennis Sandole (1913-2000)
- Gray Sargent (born 1953)
- Rafał Sarnecki (* 1982)
- Shungo Sawada (1930-2006)
- Wolfgang Schalk (* 1961)
- Philipp Schaufelberger (* 1970)
- Sebastian Scheipers (* 1985)
- Philipp Schiepek (* 1994)
- Coco Schumann (1924-2018)
- Reg brother-in-law (* 1962)
- John Scofield (born 1951)
- Sonny Sharrock (1940-1994)
- Brad Shepik (born 1966)
- Jimmy Shirley (1913-1989)
- Jarosław Śmietana (1951–2013)
- George M. Smith (1912-1993)
- Johnny Smith (1922-2013)
- Ferenc Snétberger (* 1957)
- Philipp Stauber (* 1965)
- John Stein (1949)
- Leni Stern (* 1952)
- Mike Stern (* 1953)
- Matthew Stevens (* 1982)
- Louis Stewart (1944-2016)
- Harri Stojka (* 1957)
- John Stowell (born 1950)
- Bernard Struber (born 1950)
- Monnette Sudler (* 1952)
- Freddy Sunder (1931-2016)
- Frédéric Sylvestre (1953-2014)
- Gábor Szabó (1936–1982)
- Sándor Szabó (* 1956)
T
- Philip Tabane (1934-2018)
- Pedro Tagliani (* 1961)
- Martin Taylor (born 1956)
- Ximo Tebar (born 1963)
- Peter Tiehuis (* 1956)
- Bebop Sam Thomas (around 1927-1988)
- René Thomas (1927–1975)
- Darryl Thompson (1955-2014)
- Rolf Tönnes (* 1957)
- Ralph Towner (* 1940)
U
- James Blood Ulmer (* 1942)
- Phil Upchurch (* 1941)
V
- George Van Eps (1913-1998)
- Frank Vignola (* 1965)
- Vinz Vonlanthen (* 1959)
W.
- Ulf Wakenius (* 1958)
- Titus Waldenfels (* 1969)
- Mike Walker (born 1962)
- Leonard Ware (1909–1974)
- Chuck Wayne (1923-1997)
- Ken Wessel (born 1956)
- Mark Whitfield (born 1966)
- Jack Wilkins (born 1944)
- Jonas Windscheid (* 1982)
- Cory Wong (* ≈1975)
- Tom Wörndl (* 1989)
Z
- Kalle Zeier (* 1983)
- Sandro Zerafa (* 1975)
- Axel Zinowsky (* 1952)
- Attila Zoller (1927–1998)
- Alfons Zschockelt (* 1935)
Gypsy jazz
- Wawau Adler (* 1967)
- Christophe Astolfi (* 1977)
- Kamlo Barré (* 1968)
- Joe Bawelino (born 1946)
- Gonzalo Bergara (* 1980)
- Marcel Bianchi (1911-1998)
- Patotte Bousquet (1925–1998)
- Roger Chaput (1909-1995)
- Walter Coronda (* 1974)
- Dominique Cravic (* 1946)
- Henri Crolla (1920-1960)
- Koen De Cauter (born 1950)
- Angelo Debarre (* 1962)
- Raphaël Faÿs (* 1959)
- Boulou Ferré (born 1951)
- Elios Ferré (* 1956)
- Bamboula Ferret (1919-2008)
- Baro Ferret (1908–1978)
- Challain Ferret (1914–1996)
- Matelo Ferret (1918-1989)
- Sarane Ferret (1912-1970)
- Hervé Gaguenetti (* 1967)
- Ritary Gaguenetti (* 1978)
- Mondine Garcia (1936-2010)
- Ninine Garcia (* 1956)
- Daniel Givone (* ≈1968)
- Gismo Graf (* 1992)
- Fapy Lafertin (* 1950)
- Biréli Lagrène (* 1966)
- Jon Larsen (born 1959)
- Schmeling Lehmann (* 1936)
- Tcha Limberger (* 1977)
- Yorgui Loeffler (* 1979)
- Jean “Montagne” Maille
- Jean "Nénène" Maille (around 1910 - after 1959)
- Jean "Serani" Maille
- René Mailhes (* 1935)
- Pierre Manetti (* 1993)
- Richard Manetti (* 1986)
- Lollo Meier (born 1962)
- Adrien Moignard (* 1985)
- Feigeli Prisor (* 1964)
- Babik Reinhardt (1944-2001)
- David Reinhardt (* 1986)
- Daweli Reinhardt (1932-2016),
- Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
- Joseph Reinhardt (1912–1982)
- Lousson Baumgartner-Reinhardt (1929–1992)
- Lulo Reinhardt (* 1961)
- Lulu Reinhardt (1951-2014)
- Mandino Reinhardt (* 1956)
- Mike Reinhardt (* 1977)
- Noé Reinhardt (* 1979)
- Novels (* 1959)
- Johnny Rosenberg (* 1977)
- Jimmy Rosenberg (* 1980)
- Mozes Rosenberg (* 1983)
- Stochelo Rosenberg (* 1968)
- Tornado Rosenberg (* ≈1955)
- Patrick Saussois (1954-2012)
- Paulus Schäfer (* 1978)
- Dorado Schmitt (* 1957)
- Samson Schmitt (* 1979)
- Tchavolo Schmitt (* 1954)
- Diknu Schneeberger (* 1990)
- Martin Spitzer (* 1965)
- Joscho Stephan (* 1979)
- Harri Stojka (* 1957)
- Eugène Vées (1915–1977)
- Alberto Weiss (* 1991)
- Giovanni Weiss (* 1980)
- Häns'che Weiss (1951-2016)
- Kussi Weiss (* 1978)
- Lulu Weiss (* 1959)
- Martin Weiss (* 1961)
- Traubeli Weiss (1954–2012)
- Holzmanno Winterstein (* 1952)
- Hono Winterstein (* 1962)
- Moreno Winterstein (* 1963)
- Popots Winterstein (* 1964)
- Ziroli Winterstein (1954-2007)
- Stéphane Wrembel (* 1974)
blues
- Bernard Allison (born 1965)
- Luther Allison (1939–1997)
- Duane Allman (1946-1971)
- Etta Baker (1913-2006)
- Barbecue Bob (1902-1931)
- Richard Bargel (* 1951)
- Lurrie Bell (born 1958)
- Tab Benoit (* 1967)
- Chuck Berry (1926-2017)
- Dickey Betts (born 1943)
- Elvin Bishop (* 1942)
- Scrapper Blackwell (1903-1962)
- Blind Blake (1896-1934)
- Rory Block (born 1949)
- Michael Bloomfield (1943-1981)
- Joe Bonamassa (born 1977)
- Jack Broadbent (born 1988)
- Lonnie Brooks (1933-2017)
- Clarence Gatemouth Brown (1924-2005)
- Bob Brozman (1954-2013)
- Roy Buchanan (1939–1988)
- Eddie "Guitar" Burns (1928–2012)
- Eddie C. Campbell (* 1939)
- Bo Carter (1893-1964)
- Tommy Castro (born 1955)
- John Cephas (1930-2009)
- Eric Clapton (born 1945)
- Deborah Coleman (1956-2018)
- Albert Collins (1932-1993)
- Joanna Connor (born 1962)
- Johnny Copeland (1937-1997)
- Elizabeth Cotten (1895-1987)
- Robert Cray (* 1953)
- Pee Wee Crayton (1914–1985)
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (* 1941)
- Kal David (* 1943)
- Debbie Davies (born 1952)
- Reverend Gary Davis (1896–1972)
- Bo Diddley (1928-2008)
- Frank Diez (* 1950)
- Ronnie Earl (born 1953)
- Honeyboy Edwards (1915-2011)
- Robben Ford (* 1951)
- T-Model Ford (≈1924–2013)
- Lowell Fulson (1921-1999)
- Anson Funderburgh (* 1954)
- Rory Gallagher (1948-1995)
- Billy Gibbons (* 1949)
- Joe Gooch (born 1977)
- Peter Green (1946-2020)
- Stefan Grossman (* 1945)
- Buddy Guy (* 1936)
- John P. Hammond (born 1942)
- Corey Harris (* 1969)
- Earl Hooker (1929/30-1970)
- John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
- Lightnin 'Hopkins (1912-1982)
- Son House (1902-1988)
- Frank Hovington (1919-1982)
- Peg Leg Howell (1888-1966)
- Howlin 'Wolf (1910-1976)
- Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966)
- Elmore James (1918-1963)
- Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1929)
- Lonnie Johnson (1899-1970)
- Robert Johnson (1911-1938)
- Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945)
- Chris Jones (1958-2005)
- Jorma Kaukonen (* 1940)
- Jo Ann Kelly (1944-1990)
- Albert King (1923-1992)
- BB King (1925-2015)
- Freddie King (1934-1976)
- John Kirkbride (born 1946)
- Laughing Charley Lincoln (1900–1963)
- Leadbelly (1889-1949)
- Alvin Lee (1944-2013)
- JB Lenoir (1929-1967)
- Furry Lewis (1893-1981)
- Lightnin 'Hopkins (1912-1982)
- Mance Lipscomb (1895-1976)
- Louisiana Red (1932-2012)
- Harvey Mandel (* 1945)
- Woody Mann (* 1953)
- Bob Margolin (born 1949)
- John Mayall (born 1933)
- John Mayer (* 1977)
- Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904–1972)
- Brownie McGhee (1915-1996)
- Blind Willie McTell (1901-1959)
- Memphis Minnie (1897–1973)
- Keb 'Mo' (* 1951)
- Gary Moore (1952-2011)
- Muddy Waters (1913-1983)
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy (1929-2018)
- Kenny Neal (born 1957)
- Charley Patton (1891-1934)
- John Primer (born 1946)
- Tom Principato (* 1952)
- Bonnie Raitt (born 1949)
- Kid Ramos (born 1959)
- Jimmy Reed (1925-1976)
- Paul Rishell (born 1950)
- Duke Robillard (* 1948)
- Robert Ross
- Mark Otis Selby (1960 / 61-2017)
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born 1977)
- Frank Stokes (1888–1955)
- Hubert Sumlin (1931-2011)
- Taj Mahal (* 1942)
- Hound Dog Taylor (1915-1975)
- Mick Taylor (born 1949)
- Susan Tedeschi (* 1970)
- Jimmy Thackery (born 1953)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973)
- George Thorogood (born 1950)
- Rob Tognoni (* 1960)
- Walter Trout (* 1951)
- Derek Trucks (* 1979)
- Luther Tucker (1936–1993)
- Ike Turner (1931-2007)
- Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
- Henry Vestine (1944–1997)
- T-Bone Walker (1910-1975)
- Abi Wallenstein (* 1945)
- Little Joe Washington (1939-2014)
- Watermelon Slim
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935-1996)
- Bukka White (1906-1977)
- Jody Williams (1935-2018)
- Alan Wilson (1943-1970)
- Johnny Winter (1944-2014)
- Rusty Pewter (* 1970)
Country
- Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
- Suzy Bogguss (* 1956)
- David Bromberg (* 1945)
- James Burton (born 1939)
- Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
- Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
- Johnny Cash (1932-2003)
- Jerry Douglas (* 1956)
- Doyle Dykes (born 1954)
- Steve Earle (born 1955)
- Joe Ely (born 1947)
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born 1945)
- Waylon Jennings (1937-2002)
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow (1934-2007)
- Albert Lee (* 1943)
- Greg Leisz (born 1949)
- Brent Mason (born 1959)
- Buddy Miller (* 1952)
- Scotty Moore (1931-2016)
- Willie Nelson (born 1933)
- Roy Nichols (1932-2001)
- Brad Paisley (born 1972)
- Carl Perkins (1932-1998)
- Luther Perkins (1928–1968)
- Jerry Reed (1937-2008)
- Don Rich (1941-1974)
- Ricky Skaggs (born 1954)
- Marty Stuart (* 1958)
- Doc Watson (1923-2012)
- Hank Williams (1923-1953)
- Hank Williams, Jr. (born 1949)
- Hank Williams III (born 1972)
- Bob Wootton (1942-2017)
- Dwight Yoakam (born 1956)
Folk and fingerstyle
- William Ackerman (born 1949)
- Agustin Amigo (* 1970)
- Pablo Ardouin (* 1951)
- Badi Assad (* 1966)
- Willy Astor (born 1961)
- Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
- Ray Austin (born 1943)
- Joan Baez (born 1941)
- Duck Baker (born 1949)
- Robbie Basho (1940-1986)
- Steffen Basho-Junghans (* 1953)
- Pierre Bensusan (* 1957)
- Norman Blake (* 1938)
- Claus Boesser-Ferrari (* 1952)
- Ulli Bögershausen (* 1954)
- David Bromberg (* 1945)
- Chris Burgmann ( Morscheck & Burgmann )
- Peter Bursch (* 1949)
- Martin Carthy (* 1940)
- Johnny Cash (1932-2003)
- Michael Chapman (born 1941)
- Tracy Chapman (born 1964)
- Bruce Cockburn (* 1945)
- Larry Conklin
- Ry Cooder (born 1947)
- Dominique Cravic (* 1946)
- Jim Croce (1943-1973)
- Sheryl Crow (born 1962)
- Marcel Dadi (1951–1996)
- Manfred Dierkes (1966-2015)
- Reentko Dirks (* 1979)
- Pat Donohue (born 1953)
- Doyle Dykes (born 1954)
- Bob Dylan (born 1941)
- Tommy Emmanuel (born 1955)
- Mike Eulner (* 20th century)
- John Fahey (1939-2001)
- José Feliciano (* 1945)
- Silke Fell
- Thomas Fellow (* 1966)
- Guntmar Feuerstein (* 1956)
- Roger Field (born 1945)
- Peter Finger (* 1954)
- Michael Fix
- Dick Gaughan (born 1948)
- Vicki Genevaan (* 1959)
- Gordon Giltrap (* 1948)
- Davey Graham (1940-2008)
- Alex de Grassi (* 1952)
- Stefan Grossman (* 1945)
- Michael Gulezian (* 1957)
- Arlo Guthrie (born 1947)
- Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)
- Michel Haumont (* 1957)
- Michael Hedges (1953-1997)
- Martin C. Herberg (* 1953)
- Phil Heywood
- Peter Horton (* 1941)
- Frank Hovington (1919-1982)
- Ralf Illenberger (* 1956)
- Allan Jaffe (* 1950)
- Bert Jansch (1943–2011)
- Jack Johnson (* 1975)
- Wizz Jones (born 1939)
- Laurence Juber (* 1952)
- Sungha Jung (* 1996)
- Roland Kalus (* 1960)
- Pat Kirtley (born 1952)
- David Knopfler (* 1952)
- Martin Kolbe (* 1957)
- Jens Kommnick (* 1966)
- Leo Kottke (* 1945)
- Werner Lämmerhirt (1949-2016)
- Peter Lang (* 1948)
- Michael Langer (* 1959)
- Max Lässer (* 1950)
- Thomas Leeb (* 1977)
- Ottmar Liebert (* 1959)
- Eric Lugosch
- Dean Magraw
- Woody Mann (* 1953)
- John Martyn (1948-2009)
- Dave Matthews (* 1967)
- Andy McKee (* 1979)
- Tony McManus (born 1965)
- Ian Melrose
- Joni Mitchell (* 1943)
- Stefan Mönkemeyer (* 1971)
- Martin Moro (* 1968)
- Franco Morone (* 1956)
- Peter Morscheck ( Morscheck & Burgmann )
- Marcus Mumford (* 1987)
- Milton Nascimento (* 1942)
- Jörg Nassler (* 1961)
- Michalis Nikoloudis (* 1949)
- Al Perkins (born 1944)
- João Pernambuco (1883-1947)
- Heiko Plank (* 1964)
- Igor Presnyakov (* 1960)
- David Qualey (born 1947)
- Peter Ratzenbeck (* 1955)
- Leon Redbone (1949-2019)
- Preston Reed (born 1955)
- Jan Reimer (* 1953)
- John Renbourn (1944-2015)
- Eric Roche (1967-2005)
- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Don Ross (* 1960)
- Harry Sacksioni (* 1950)
- Paul Schlosser
- Silvio Schneider (* 1969)
- Eric Schoenberg (* around 1945)
- Axel Schultheiß (* 1960)
- Sigi Schwab (* 1940)
- Paul Simon (* 1941)
- Martin Simpson (* 1953)
- Elliott Smith (1969-2003)
- Tim Sparks (born 1954)
- Stephen Stills (* 1945)
- Jacques Stotzem (* 1959)
- Luca Stricagnoli (* 1991)
- James Taylor (born 1948)
- Martin Taylor (born 1956)
- Richard Thompson (* 1949)
- Suzanne Vega (* 1959)
- Sammy Vomáčka (* 1946)
- Hannes Wader (* 1942)
- Joe Washington (1920-2006)
- Doc Watson (1923-2012)
- Klaus Weiland (* 1947)
- Hans Westermeier
- Mason Williams (born 1938)
- Friedemann Witecka (* 1951)
R&B / funk / reggae
- Al Anderson (born 1950)
- Tom Bennecke (* 1959)
- Jack Broadbent (born 1988)
- Eric Gale (1938-1994)
- Bob Marley (1945-1981)
- Junior Marvin (* 1949)
- Al McKay (born 1948)
- Gary "Moses Mo" Moore ( Mother's Finest )
- Prince (1958-2016)
- Bonnie Raitt (born 1949)
- Nile Rodgers (born 1952)
- Howard E. Scott (born 1946)
- Darryl Thompson (1955-2014)
- Peter Tosh (1944–1987)
- Johnny Guitar Watson (1935-1996)
- Cory Wong (* ≈1975)
Rock / Pop / Fusion
A.
- Bryan Adams
- Stuart Adamson ( Big Country )
- Jan Akkerman ( Focus )
- Steve Albini ( Shellac )
- Doug Aldrich
- Duane Allman ( The Allman Brothers Band )
- Trey Anastasio
- Aoi ( The Gazette )
- Gem Archer ( Oasis )
- Billie Joe Armstrong ( Green Day )
- DJ Ashba ( Guns N 'Roses , Sixx: AM )
- Richard Ashcroft
- Chet Atkins
B.
- Randy Bachman ( The Guess Who ), ( Bachman-Turner Overdrive )
- Martin Barre ( Jethro Tull )
- Syd Barrett ( Pink Floyd )
- Jennifer Batten
- Fred Baumert ( Music-Stromers , Günther Fischer )
- Eric Bazilian ( The Hooters )
- Jeff Beck ( The Yardbirds )
- Brian Bell ( Weezer )
- Eric Bell ( Thin Lizzy )
- Matthew Bellamy ( Muse )
- Randy Bernsen
- Dickey Betts ( The Allman Brothers Band )
- Frank Black ( Pixies )
- Ritchie Blackmore ( Deep Purple )
- Ruben Block ( trigger finger )
- Mike Bloomfield
- Tommy Bolin
- Dieter Bornschlegel ( Atlantis , Guru Guru )
- Wes Borland (Ex- Goat Slayer , Limp Bizkit , Black Light Burns )
- Uwe Bossert ( Reamonn )
- Bou ( An Cafe )
- Gary Boyle
- Jacob Bunton ( Lynam , Mars Electric , Adler)
- Pierre Charles Bouvier ( Simple Plan )
- Klaus Brendel
- Dave Brenner ( Theory of a Deadman )
- Michael Brettner ( Matthias Reim )
- Evert Brettschneider
- Jason Brown ( The Lovers )
- Peter S. Brugger ( Sportfreunde Stiller )
- Peter Buck ( REM )
- Lindsey Buckingham ( Fleetwood Mac )
- Jonny Buckland ( Coldplay )
- Roman Bunka ( embryo , dissident , Mohamed Mounir )
- Philipp Burger ( Frei.Wild )
- Bernard Butler ( Suede )
C.
- Randy California
- Captain Poon (actually Arne Skagen) ( Bloodlights , Gluecifer )
- Carl Carlton ( Carl Carlton and the Songdogs , Peter Maffay )
- Brian Carroll ( Guns N 'Roses )
- Khalil Chahine
- Chris Cheney ( The Living End )
- John Cippolina ( Quicksilver Messenger Service )
- Eric Clapton ( Cream , The Yardbirds , Derek and the Dominos )
- Zal Cleminson (Sensational Alex Harvey Band), Nazareth
- Kurt Cobain ( Nirvana )
- Allen Collin ( Lynyrd Skynyrd )
- Tyler Connolly ( Theory of a Deadman )
- Ry Cooder
- Lanny Cordola ( Giuffria , studio musician )
- Billy Corgan ( The Smashing Pumpkins )
- Serge Corteyn ( The Dorf )
- Ian Crichton ( saga )
- Sheryl Crow
- Rivers Cuomo ( Weezer )
D.
- Christian Datsun ( The Datsuns )
- Tom DeLonge ( blink-182 )
- Brad Delson ( Linkin Park )
- Nick Didkovsky
- Die ( Dir en gray )
- Björn Dixgård ( Mando Diao )
- Andreas Dombert
- Francis Dunnery ( It Bites )
E.
- Duane Eddy
- Dirk Edelhoff
- Mike Einziger ( Incubus )
- David Howell Evans aka The Edge ( U2 )
- Mark Oliver Everett ( Eels )
F.
- Mark Farner ( Grand Funk Railroad )
- Robin Finck ( Guns N 'Roses , Nine Inch Nails )
- Heiko Fischer ( Stanfour )
- Peter Fischer
- John Fogerty ( Creedence Clearwater Revival )
- Tom Fogerty ( Creedence Clearwater Revival )
- Peter Frampton ( The Herd , Humble Pie )
- Ace Frehley ( Kiss , Frehley's Comet )
- Robert Fripp ( King Crimson )
- John Frusciante ( Red Hot Chili Peppers )
G
- Eric Gale
- Noel Gallagher ( Oasis )
- Rory Gallagher
- Jerry García ( Grateful Dead )
- Brett Garsed
- Rea Garvey ( Reamonn )
- Pierrejean Gaucher
- Lee Gaze ( Lost Prophets )
- J. Geils † ( The J. Geils Band )
- Lowell George ( Little Feat )
- Per Gessle ( Roxette , Gyllene Tider )
- Billy Gibbons ( ZZ Top )
- David Gilmour ( Pink Floyd )
- Stone Gossard ( Pearl Jam )
- Guthrie Govan
- Gerald Gradwohl ( Hallucination Company )
- Ben Granfelt ( Leningrad Cowboys , Wishbone Ash )
- Ivan Graziani
- Jonny Greenwood ( Radiohead )
- Dave Grohl ( Foo Fighters )
- Alex Gunia
H
- Steve Hackett ( Genesis )
- Isaac Hanson ( Hanson )
- George Harrison ( The Beatles )
- Warren Haynes
- Justin Hayward ( The Moody Blues )
- Jeff Healey
- Matthew Healy ( The 1975 )
- El yeast ( NOFX )
- Scott Henderson ( Tribal Tech )
- Jimi Hendrix
- Klaus Heuser ( BAP )
- hide ( X Japan )
- Dave Hill ( Slade )
- Steve Hillage
- Radim Hladík ( Blue Effect )
- Roger Hodgson ( Supertramp )
- Susanna Hoffs ( The Bangles )
- Buddy Holly
- Joshua (Josh) Homme ( Kyuss , Queens of the Stone Age )
- James Honeyman-Scott
- Jeremy Hora ( default )
- Steve Howe ( Yes )
- Billy Howerdel ( A Perfect Circle )
- Then Huff ( Giant )
- Charlie Hunter
- Chrissie Hynde
I.
J
- Piret Järvis ( Vanilla Ninja )
- Joan Jett
- Eric Johnson
- Brian Jones ( The Rolling Stones )
- Malcolm Jones ( Runrig )
K
- Jean-Michel Kajdan
- Kaoru ( Dir en gray )
- Chris Karrer ( Amon Düül )
- Karyu ( D'espairsRay )
- Jorma Kaukonen ( Jefferson Airplane , Hot Tuna )
- Tom Kaulitz ( Tokio Hotel )
- Phil Keaggy
- Joey Kelly ( The Kelly Family )
- Dave Keuning ( The Killers )
- Mark Knopfler ( Dire Straits )
- Freddy Koella ( Bob Dylan , Willy DeVille )
- Danny Kortchmar ( James Taylor , Jackson Browne , Don Henley )
- Antonio Koudele
- Robby Krieger ( The Doors )
- Chad Kroeger ( Nickelback )
- Helmut Krumminga ( BAP )
- Lenna Kuurmaa ( Vanilla Ninja )
L.
- Michael Landau
- Paul Landers ( Rammstein )
- Shawn Lane
- Sebastian Lange ( In Extremo )
- Andrew Latimer ( Camel )
- Avril Lavigne
- John Lennon ( The Beatles )
- Mike Lewis ( Lostprophets )
- Alex Lifeson ( Rush )
- Hal Lindes ( Dire Straits )
- Nils Lofgren ( E Street Band )
- John William Lowery aka John 5 ( Rob Zombie ), (Ex- Marilyn Manson )
- Steve Lukather ( Toto )
- Billy Lunn ( The Subways )
- Jeff Lynne
M.
- Muddy Manninen ( Gringos Locos , Wishbone Ash )
- Phil Manzanera ( Quiet Sun , Roxy Music )
- Johnny Marr ( The Smiths )
- Steve Marriott ( Humble Pie )
- Chris Martin ( Coldplay )
- Doug Martsch ( Built to Spill )
- Hank B. Marvin ( The Shadows )
- J Mascis ( Dinosaur Jr. )
- Brian May ( Queen )
- Nick McCabe ( The Verve )
- Mike McCready ( Pearl Jam )
- John McGeoch
- Alex Merck
- Patrice Meyer
- Tomislav "Tomo" Miličević ( 30 Seconds to Mars )
- Brian Molko ( placebo )
- Hedvig Mollestad
- Steve Morse
- Alan Morse ( Spock's Beard )
- Bob Mold ( Hüsker Dü )
- Donnie Munro ( Runrig )
N
O
- Mike Oldfield
- Orianthi (Panagaris)
P
- Jimmy Page ( Led Zeppelin , The Yardbirds )
- Rick Parfitt ( Status Quo )
- Alan Parsons
- Les Paul
- Lonny Paul ( Lynam , Adler)
- Michal Pavlíček ( Pražský výběr )
- Ryan Peake ( Nickelback )
- Florian Peil ( Kasalla )
- Axel Rudi Pell
- Harry Pepl
- Carl Perkins
- Joe Perry ( Aerosmith )
- Vicki Peterson ( The Bangles )
- Zoltan Pito
- Andy Powell ( Wishbone Ash , Blue Law )
- R. Prasanna
- Nigel Pulsford (ex- Bush )
R.
- Travor Rabin ( Yes )
- Riku Juhani Rajamaa ( Sunrise Avenue )
- Pauli Rantasalmi ( The Rasmus )
- Paul Raymond ( Savoy Brown , UFO )
- Chris Rea
- Vernon Reid ( Living Color )
- Dominique Répécaud
- Keith Richards ( The Rolling Stones )
- Omar Alfredo Rodriguez-Lopez ( At the Drive-In , The Mars Volta )
- Michael Rodach
- Matthias Röhr ( Böhse Onkelz )
- Bernd Römer ( carat )
- Mick Ronson
- Gavin Rossdale ( Bush , Institute )
- Francis Rossi ( Status Quo )
- Uli Jon Roth ( Scorpions )
- Steve Rothery ( Marillion )
- Hervé Rozoum
- Mike Rutherford ( Genesis )
S.
- Richie Sambora ( Bon Jovi )
- Claudio Sanchez ( Coheed and Cambria )
- Carlos Santana
- Joe Satriani
- Sebastian Scheipers (Otto Normal, Pegasus )
- Andy Scott ( The Sweet )
- Keith Scott ( Bryan Adams )
- Brian Setzer ( Stray Cats )
- Tony Sheridan
- Chris Shiflett ( Foo Fighters )
- Mike Shinoda ( Linkin Park )
- Alan Silson ( Smokie )
- Slash ( Guns N 'Roses , Velvet Revolver )
- Hillel Slovak ( Red Hot Chili Peppers )
- Mike Smith ( Limp Bizkit , Snot )
- Chris Spedding
- Tony Spinner ( Toto )
- Bruce Springsteen ( E Street Band )
- Moritz Stahl ( Dennis Lisk , Stefanie Heinzmann , Johannes Oerding )
- Luke Steele ( Empire of the Sun )
- Vlatko Stefanovski
- Steve Stevens ( Billy Idol )
- David A. Stewart ( Eurythmics )
- Stephen Stills (also Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young , Manassas , Buffalo Springfield )
- Daryl Stuermer (including Genesis )
- Andy Summers ( The Police , Kevin Coyne )
T
- Juha Tapio
- Ronnie Le Tekrø
- Colin Tench (CTP, Corvus Stone)
- Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß ( Beatsteaks )
- Ron Thal ( Guns N 'Roses )
- Ray Toro ( My Chemical Romance )
- Pete Townshend ( The Who )
- Mark Tremonti ( Creed , Alter Bridge )
- David Tronzo
- KT Tunstall
- Alex Turner ( Arctic Monkeys )
- Ted Turner ( Wishbone Ash )
- Nils Tuxen
U
- Kazuhisa Uchihashi
- Uruha ( The Gazette )
- Raldo Useless (actually Rolf Yngve Uggen) ( Gluecifer , Smoke Mohawk )
V
- Hilton Valentine ( The Animals )
- Steven Van Zandt ( E Street Band )
- Paul Vincent ( Freddie Mercury )
W.
- Waddy quail
- Patrick Walden (ex- Babyshambles )
- Joe Walsh ( James Gang , Eagles )
- John Weider ( The Animals , Family )
- Peter Weihe
- Jack White ( The White Stripes , The Raconteurs )
- Markus Wienstroer
- Steve Winwood
- Laurie Wisefield ( Wishbone Ash )
- Ron Wood ( The Rolling Stones )
- Roy Wood
- Paul Würges
- Zakk Wylde ( Ozzy Osbourne , Black Label Society and Pride & Glory )
Y
- Angus Young ( AC / DC )
- Malcolm Young ( AC / DC )
- Neil Young (also Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young , Buffalo Springfield )
Z
Metal
- Christopher Amott ( Arch Enemy )
- Michael Amott ( Arch Enemy , Spiritual Beggars , Carcass , Carnage )
- Corey Beaulieu ( Trivium )
- Jason Becker
- Nuno Bettencourt ( Extreme , Mourning Widows , DramaGods )
- Alexander Beyrodt ( Voodoo Circle , Primal Fear , Sinner )
- Buckethead (Buckethead / solo, including Guns N 'Roses )
- Max Cavalera ( Sepultura , Nailbomb , Soulfly )
- Dino Cazares ( Fear Factory , Brujeria )
- Eddie Clarke ( Motorhead )
- Tony Clarkin ( Magnum )
- Lanny Cordola ( Giuffria , House of Lords , studio musician )
- Dale Crover ( Altamont )
- Dimebag Darrell ( Pantera , Damageplan )
- CC DeVille ( Poison )
- Adam Dutkiewicz ( Killswitch Engage )
- KK Downing ( Judas Priest )
- Oscar Dronjak ( Hammerfall )
- Stefan Elmgren ( Hammerfall )
- Robb Flynn ( Machine Head )
- Tracy G ( Dio )
- Daisuke ( Dir en gray )
- Synyster Gates ( Avenged Sevenfold )
- Björn Gelotte ( In Flames )
- Janick Gers ( Iron Maiden )
- Sascha Gerstner ( Helloween )
- Paul Gilbert ( Mr. Big , Racer X )
- Billy Gray ( Fozzy )
- Eric Griffin ( Wednesday 13 )
- Craig Goldy ( Dio , Giuffria )
- Kirk Hammett ( Metallica )
- Jeff Hanneman ( Slayer )
- Kai Hansen ( Gamma Ray , Helloween )
- Matthew Heafy ( Trivium )
- James Hetfield ( Metallica )
- Jules Hodgson ( KMFDM )
- Wolf Hoffmann ( Accept )
- Jon Hudson ( Faith No More )
- Then Huff ( Giant , White Heart, studio musician )
- Scott Ian ( Anthrax )
- Tony Iommi ( Black Sabbath )
- Matthias Jabs ( Scorpions )
- Ron Jarzombek ( Spastic Ink , Watchtower )
- Jinxx ( Black Veil Brides )
- Adam Jones ( Tool )
- Joey Jordison ( Murderdolls )
- Kaoru ( Dir en gray )
- Rolf Kasparek (Rock'n'Rolf) ( Running Wild )
- Kerry King ( Slayer )
- Andreas Kisser ( Sepultura )
- Richard Kruspe ( Rammstein , emigrate )
- Alexi Laiho ( Children of Bodom )
- Paul Landers ( Rammstein )
- Mikko Viljami Lindström ( HIM )
- Jake E. Lee ( Ozzy Osbourne )
- Herman Li ( DragonForce )
- Jani Liimatainen ( Sonata Arctica )
- Sead Lipovača ( Divlje Jagode )
- Karl Logan ( Manowar )
- Daron Malakian ( System of a Down , Scars on Broadway )
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Mick Mars ( Mötley Crüe )
- Jim Martin ( Faith No More )
- Tom Morello ( Audioslave , Rage Against the Machine )
- Majk Moti ( Running Wild )
- Dave Murray ( Iron Maiden )
- Dave Mustaine ( Megadeth )
- Aaron North (Ex- The Icarus Line , Nine Inch Nails )
- André Olbrich ( Blind Guardian )
- Buzz "King Buzzo" Osborne ( The Melvins , Fantômas )
- Michael "Padge" Padget ( Bullet for My Valentine )
- Alex Parche
- John Petrucci ( Dream Theater )
- Piggy D. ( Wednesday 13 )
- Jake Pitts ( Black Veil Brides )
- Dean Restum ( Eric Burdon )
- Trent Reznor ( Nine Inch Nails )
- Randy Rhoads ( Quiet Riot , Ozzy Osbourne )
- Henjo Richter ( Gamma Ray )
- James Root ( Slipknot , Stone Sour )
- Jon Schaffer ( Iced Earth )
- Michael Schenker ( Scorpions , UFO , Michael Schenker Group )
- Rudolf Schenker ( Scorpions )
- Chuck Schuldiner ( Death , Control Denied )
- James Shaffer ( KoRn )
- Benjamin Burnley ( Breaking Benjamin )
- Acey Slade ( Murderdolls )
- Pat Smear
- Adrian Smith ( Iron Maiden )
- Victor Smolski ( Rage )
- Dan Spitz ( Anthrax )
- Vinnie Stigma ( Agnostic Front )
- Dennis Stratton ( Iron Maiden )
- Jesper Strömblad ( In Flames )
- Joe Stump
- Syu ( Galneryus )
- Mick Thomson ( Slipknot )
- Glenn Tipton ( Judas Priest )
- Sam Totman ( DragonForce )
- Devin Townsend ( Strapping Young Lad )
- Matt Tuck ( Bullet for My Valentine )
- Luca Turilli ( Rhapsody of Fire , Luca Turilli's Dreamquest , Luca Turilli's Rhapsody )
- Steve Vai ( Frank Zappa , Alcatrazz , David Lee Roth , Whitesnake )
- Eddie Van Halen ( Van Halen )
- Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen ( Nightwish )
- Rich Ward ( Fozzy , Stuck Mojo , Adrenaline Mob )
- Brian Welch (Ex- KoRn , Head2Christ )
- Steve White ( KMFDM )
- Larry Wilkins ( Eric Burdon )
- Zakk Wylde ( Black Label Society , Ozzy Osbourne )
- Jeff Waters ( Annihilator )
- Michael Weikath ( Helloween )
- Ai ( Deathgaze )
- Takaki ( Deathgaze )
- Muhammed Suicmez ( Necrophagist )
- Zacky Vengeance ( Avenged Sevenfold )
punk
- Michael "Olga" Algar ( Toy Dolls )
- Billie Joe Armstrong ( Green Day )
- Tim McIlrath ( Rise Against )
- Dave "Brownsound" Baksh ( Sum 41 )
- Michael Breitkopf ( Die Toten Hosen )
- Steve Conte ( New York Dolls , Eric Burdon )
- Tom DeLonge ( blink-182 / Angels & Airwaves )
- Fletcher Dragge ( Pennywise )
- Ian D'Sa ( Billy Talent )
- Terrie Ex ( The Ex )
- Mathias Färm ( Millencolin )
- Rodrigo González ( The Doctors and Abwaerts )
- Brett Gurewitz ( Bad Religion )
- Dexter Holland ( The Offspring )
- Andreas von Holst ( Die Toten Hosen )
- Mick Jones ( The Clash )
- Eric Melvin ( NOFX )
- Andy Moor ( The Ex )
- Erik Ohlsson ( Millencolin )
- Johnny Ramone ( Ramones )
- Rio Reiser ( clay stones shards )
- Justin Sane ( Anti-Flag )
- Joe Strummer ( The Clash )
- Joe Trohman ( Fall Out Boy )
- Farin Urlaub ( The Doctors )
- Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman ( The Offspring )
- Deryck Whibley ( Sum 41 )
- Zach Blair ( Rise Against )