List of lead guitarists

The following is a list of significant lead guitarists, arranged in ascending alphabetical order of their last name. For rhythm guitarists see list of rhythm guitarists.

A

Duane Allman,1971

Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders)
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (Pantera, Damageplan, Rebel Meets Rebel)
John Abercrombie
Ryan Adams (The Cardinals)
Marcus Adoro (The Eraserheads)
Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth)
Fredrik Åkesson (Arch Enemy, Opeth)
Jan Akkerman (Focus)
Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio)
Johnny Alegre
Art Alexakis (Everclear)
Joey Allen (Warrant)
Paul Allender (Cradle of Filth)
Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band)
Dave Amato (REO Speedwagon)
Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy, Armageddon)
Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, Carcass)
Trey Anastasio (Phish)
Al Anderson (Bob Marley and The Wailers)
Emma Anderson (Lush)
Rusty Anderson (Paul McCartney)
Apostolis Anthimos (SBB)
Daniel Antonsson (Dimension Zero, Soilwork)
Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder)
Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Transplants, Rancid)
Rob Arnold (Chimaira)
DJ Ashba (Sixx:A.M., Guns N' Roses)
Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
Chet Atkins
Berton Averre (The Knack)

B

Jeff Beck, 1979

Chuck Berry, 1987

Carrie Brownstein at Coachella, 2012

Ayub Bachchu (Love Runs Blind)
Randy Bachman (The Guess Who, Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
Dave Bainbridge (Iona)
Dave Baksh (Sum 41, Brown Brigade)
Russ Ballard (Argent)
Terry Balsamo (Evanescence)
Perry Bamonte (The Cure)
Peter Banks (Yes, Flash)
Carl Barat (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
Marcelo Barbosa
Mick Barr (Orthrelm)
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
Aaron Barrett (Reel Big Fish)
Rob Barrett (Cannibal Corpse)
Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo)
Michael Angelo Batio
Reb Beach (Winger, Dokken, Whitesnake)
Norman Beaker
Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
Jan Bechtum
Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice)
Jason Becker (David Lee Roth, Cacophony)
Franny Beecher (Bill Haley & His Comets)
Adrian Belew
Andy Bell (Ride, Hurricane #1, Oasis, Beady Eye)
Carl Bell (Fuel)
Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy)
Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
George Benson
Chuck Berry
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Rihanna)
Dickey Betts (The Allman Brothers Band)
Jason Bieler (Saigon Kick)
Simon Binks (Australian Crawl)
Jón Þór Birgisson (Sigur Rós)
Anders Björler (At the Gates, The Haunted)
Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
Doug Blair (W.A.S.P.)
Mike Bloomfield
Marc Bolan (T. Rex)
Tommy Bolin (Zephyr, The James Gang, Deep Purple)
Joe Bonamassa
D. Boon (Minutemen)
Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit, Black Light Burns)
Johnny Borrell (Razorlight)
Tony Bourge (Budgie)
Mick Box (Uriah Heep)
James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
Tony Bradley (The Distillers, Spinnerette)
Vito Bratta (White Lion)
Creed Bratton (The Grass Roots)
Chris Broderick (Megadeth, Nevermore, Jag Panzer)
Devin Bronson
Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney)
Ben Bruce (Asking Alexandria)
Roy Buchanan
Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
Rob Buck (10,000 Maniacs)
Buckethead (Praxis, Guns N' Roses, C2B3)
Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
Jonny Buckland (Coldplay)
Bumblefoot (Guns N' Roses)
Vinny Burns (Ten)
James Burton
John Butler (The John Butler Trio)
Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper)
Roddy Byers (The Specials)

C

Eric Clapton, 1975

Ernie C (Body Count)
Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's)
Randy California (Spirit)
Toy Caldwell (The Marshall Tucker Band),
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
Mike Campese
Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
Captain Sensible (The Damned)
Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional)
Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot)
Danny Cedrone (Bill Haley & His Comets)
Gustavo Cerati (Soda Stereo)
Nic Cester (Jet)
Ross Childress (Collective Soul)
Charlie Christian
John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Dinosaurs)
Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream, Derek and the Dominos)
Gary Clark, Jr.
Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
"Fast" Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
Dave "Clem" Clempson (Colosseum, Humble Pie)
Nels Cline (Nels Cline Trio, The Nels Cline Singers, Banyan, Wilco)
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
Albert Collins
Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Nathan Connolly (Snow Patrol)
Ry Cooder
Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty)
Rusty Cooley
John Corabi (Ratt)
Lanny Cordola (Giuffria, House of Lords, Magdalen)
Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers)
Graham Coxon (Blur)
Robert Cray
Paul Crook (Anthrax, Sebastian Bach, Meat Loaf, Marya Roxx)
Steve Cropper (Booker T. & the MG's)
Robbin Crosby (Ratt)
Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
Marcos Curiel (P.O.D.)

D

G

Gus G. (Dream Evil, Firewind, Nightrage, Ozzy Osbourne)
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Galder (Dimmu Borgir)
Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
Rory Gallagher
Anthony Gallo (Suicidal Tendencies)
Cliff Gallup
Frank Gambale (Chick Corea Elektric Band)
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)
Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold, Pinkly Smooth)
Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies)
Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
Sascha Gerstner (Helloween, ex-Freedom Call)
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory)
Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr. Big)
Vince Gill
Brad Gillis (Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
Hamish Glencross (My Dying Bride)
Craig Goldy (Giuffria, Dio, Rough Cutt)
Matt Good (From First to Last)
Myles Goodwyn (April Wine)
Pier Gonella (Mastercastle-Necrodeath)
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy, 21 Guns)
The Great Kat
Gary Green (Gentle Giant)
Grant Green
Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
Brian Greenway (April Wine, Mashmakhan)
Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
Luther Grosvenor (Spooky Tooth, Mott the Hoople)
Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Brides of Destruction)
Buddy Guy

H

Merle Haggard, 2009

PJ Harvey, 2011

Jimi Hendrix, 1967

I

Tony Iommi, 2009

Chris Impellitteri
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell)
Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers)
Poison Ivy (The Cramps)
Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses)
Kenneth Ilagan (The Dawn)

K

B.B. King, 1985

Kerry King, 2012

L

Bernie LaBarge (David Clayton-Thomas)
Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
Greg Lake (Emerson Lake & Palmer, King Crimson)
Larry LaLonde (Possessed, Primus)
Sonny Landreth
Shawn Lane
Jonny Lang
Andy LaRocque (King Diamond)
Andrew Latimer (Camel)
Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom, Sinergy)
Ronni Le Tekrø (TNT)
Bernie Leadon (The Eagles)
Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)
Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands)
Duke Levine
Matty Lewis (Zebrahead)
Herman Li (Dragonforce)
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica, Altaria)
Peter Lindgren (Opeth)
Rudy Linka
Lori Linstruth
James Litherland (Colosseum, Mogul Thrash)
Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
Glenn Ljungström (In Flames, HammerFall)
Nils Lofgren (E Street Band)
Karl Logan (Manowar)
Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
César "Vampiro" López (Maná, Azul Violeta, Jaguares)
Clint Lowery (Sevendust)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Paco de Lucía
Jens Ludwig (Edguy)
Steve Lukather (Toto)
George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob)
Steve Lynch (Autograph)
Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra)

M

Gary Moore, 2010

Tony MacAlpine
Lonnie Mack
Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod (Chilliwack, Headpins)
Wolf Mail
Daron Malakian (System of a Down, Scars on Broadway)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Christofer Malmström
Misha Mansoor (Periphery)
Kee Marcello (Europe)
Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)
Kenny Marquez (Renegade)
Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
Steve Marriott (Small Faces), (Humble Pie)
Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge)
Billy Martin (Good Charlotte)
Jim Martin (Faith No More)
Hank Marvin (The Shadows)
Junior Marvin (Bob Marley and The Wailers)
J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr)
Hideto Matsumoto (X Japan)
Tak Matsumoto (B'z)
Brian May (Queen)
John Mayer (John Mayer Trio)
Nick McCabe (The Verve)
Andy McCoy (Hanoi Rocks)
Mike McCready (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season)
Jimmy McCulloch (Wings, Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows, Small Faces, The Dukes)
Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti)
Richard McNamara (Embrace)
Tony McPhee (The Groundhogs)
Mickey Melchiondo aka Dean Ween (Ween)
Barry Melton (Country Joe & The Fish)
Vince Melouney (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, The Bee Gees)
Dave Meniketti (Y&T)
Jim Messina (Poco, Buffalo Springfield, Loggins and Messina)
Naser Mestarihi
Pat Metheny
Phil Miller
Steve Miller
Brian Molko (Placebo)
Wes Montgomery
Ronnie Montrose (Montrose, Gamma)
Ben Moody (Evanescence)
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy)
Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
Vinnie Moore (UFO)
Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)
Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Deep Purple)
Ian Moss (Cold Chisel)
Jason Moss (Cherry Poppin' Daddies)
Bob Mothersbaugh (Devo)
Cameron Muncey (Jet)
James Murphy
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Dave Mustaine (Metallica)
Zach Myers (Shinedown)
Gary Myrick (Havana 3am)

N

Dave Navarro, Santa Barbara 2009

O

Pat O'Brien performing live with Cannibal Corpse.

R

Django Reinhardt

Keith Richards, 1982

Roddy Radiation (The Specials)
Mick Ralphs (Bad Company, Mott the Hoople)
Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
Chris Rea
Jerry Reed
Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
Django Reinhardt
Arthur Rhames
Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
Gary Richrath (REO Speedwagon)
Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray)
Michael Ricketts
Billy Riker (3)
Chris Risola (Steelheart)
Marc Rizzo (Soulfly)
Jason Roberts (Norah Jones, Hymns (band), The Candles)
Darrell Roberts (Five Finger Death Punch)
Allison Robertson (The Donnas)
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
Robbie Robertson (The Band)
Omar Rodríguez-López (At the Drive-In, Mars Volta)
Tony Rombola (Godsmack, Another Animal)
Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
Mick Ronson (David Bowie)
Jim Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
Joe Don Rooney (Rascal Flatts)
Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)
Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
Steve Rothery (Marillion, The Wishing Tree)
Erik Rutan (Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal)
Johnny Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls)
Francis Reyes (The Dawn)

S

Dave "The Snake" Sabo (Skid Row)
Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
Karl Sanders (Nile)
Carlos Santana (Santana)
Joey Santiago (Pixies)
Ralph Santolla
Joe Satriani
Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon)
Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth)
Michael Schenker (Scorpions, UFO, Michael Schenker Group)
Tom Scholz (Boston)
Neal Schon (Journey)
Jeff Schroeder (The Smashing Pumpkins)
Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied)
John Scofield
Andy Scott (Sweet)
Keith Scott (Bryan Adams)
Tim Scott
Sek Loso (Loso)
Darius Semaña (Parokya ni Edgar)
Brian Setzer (The Stray Cats)
Charlie Sexton (Charlie Sexton)
James "Munky" Shaffer (Korn)
Dave Sharman
Todd Sharpville
Sonny Sharrock
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Hank Shermann (Mercyful Fate)
Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
George Shuffler (The Stanley Brothers)
Charlie Simpson (Fightstar, Busted)
Sami Sirviö (Kent)
Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio)
Alex Skolnick (Testament, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Dethklok)
Slash (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Slash's Snakepit)
Martin Slattery (The Mescaleros)
Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Brendon Small (Dethklok)
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
Fred "Sonic" Smith (MC-5), Destroy all Monsters
Robert Smith (The Cure)
Bruce Springsteen (E Street Band)
Billy Squier
John Squire (The Stone Roses, The Seahorses)
Mark St. John (Kiss)
Bill Steer (Carcass)
Leigh Stephens (Blue Cheer, Sister Ray)
Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria)
Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
Barry Stock (Three Days Grace)
Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother)
Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)
Sugizo (Luna Sea, X Japan)
Muhammed Suiçmez (Necrophagist)
Frankie Sullivan (Survivor)
Tim Sult (Clutch)
Hubert Sumlin
Andy Summers (The Police)
Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order)
Niklas Sundin (Dark Tranquillity)
John Sykes (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)
Red Symons (Skyhooks)
Syu (Galneryus, Animetal)

T

Ty Tabor (King's X)
Joey Tafolla
Akira Takasaki (Loudness)
Marv Tarplin (Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Smokey Robinson)
Brian Tatler (Diamond Head)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
Mick Taylor (John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones)
Bobby Tench (Streetwalkers, Hummingbird, Van Morrison, Topper Headon)
Octave Octavian Teodorescu
Thomas Thacker (Sum 41)
Tommy Thayer (Black 'N' Blue, Kiss)
Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
Hughie Thomasson (Outlaws)
Mick Thomson (Slipknot)
Porl Thompson (The Cure)
Richard Thompson
Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah)
George Thorogood
Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers)
Steve Tibbetts
Andy Timmons (Danger Danger)
Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)
Simon Tong (The Verve, The Shining, The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance)
Sam Totman (Dragonforce)
Devin Townsend
Pete Townshend (The Who)
Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Creed)
Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne, Hellyeah)
Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy)
Robin Trower (Procol Harum)
Derek Trucks (The Allman Brothers Band)
Nigel Tufnel (Lenny and the Squigtones, Spinal Tap)
Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
Erik Turner (Warrant)
Steve Turner (Mudhoney)
Ted Turner (Wishbone Ash)

U

W

Paul Waggoner (Between the Buried and Me)
Dick Wagner
Butch Walker (SouthGang)
Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie)
Joe Walsh (James Gang, The Eagles)
Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo, Fozzy)
Steve Wariner
Baz Warne (The Stranglers)
Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman (The Offspring)
Jeff Waters (Annihilator)
Muddy Waters
Jeff Watson (Night Ranger)
Mike Wead (King Diamond)
Woody Weatherman (Corrosion of Conformity)
Chris Weber (Hollywood Rose, U.P.O.)
Michael Weikath (Helloween)
Carl Weingarten
Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)
Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council)
Leslie West (Mountain)
Bob Weston (Fleetwood Mac)
Emil Werstler (Chimaira, Dååth)
Alex Westaway (Fightstar)
Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
Andrew White (Kaiser Chiefs)
Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
Jason White (Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs)
John "Charlie" Whitney (Family, Streetwalkers)
Snowy White (Thin Lizzy)
Peter Wichers (Soilwork)
Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys)
Nancy Wilson (Heart)
Ricky Wilson (The B-52's)
Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche)
Johnny Winter
Ronnie Wood (The Faces, The Rolling Stones)
Link Wray
Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)

Y

Sami Yli-Sirniö (Kreator)
Angus Young (AC/DC)
James Young (Styx)
Jeff Young (Megadeth)
Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)

Z

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