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Ace Frehley    has played guitar in    Kiss

Adam Jones    has played guitar in    Tool

Adrian Smith    has played guitar in    Iron Maiden

Akira Takasaki    has played guitar in    Loudness Japanese, heavy metal

Alex James    has played guitar in    Blur

Alex Laiho    has played guitar in    Children Of Bodom Finnish, Melodic death metal

Alex Lifeson    has played guitar in    Rush Canadian musician, founding member

Alex Skolnick    has played guitar in    Testament American, heavy metal/jazz fusion

Allen Collins    has played guitar in    Lynyrd Skynyrd American; co-founder of group; 1952-1990 RIP

Al Pitrelli    has played guitar in    Megadeth American, hard rock

Anders Björler    has played guitar in    At The Gates Swedish, Melodic death metal

Andre Olbrich    has played guitar in    Blind Guardian German, power metal

Andy Couzens    has played guitar in    The Stone Roses Rhythm guitar

Andy LaRocque    has played guitar in    King Diamond Swedish, real name Anders Allhage, heavy metal

Andy Nicholson    has played guitar in    Arctic Monkeys

Andy Summers    has played guitar in    The Police

Andy Taylor    has played guitar in    Duran Duran

Angus Young    has played guitar in    AC/DC

Benjamin Weinman    has played guitar in    The Dillinger Escape Plan

Bill Steer    has played guitar in    Carcass

Billy Corgan    has played guitar in    The Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Duffy    has played guitar in    The Cult English, hard rock/post punk

Billy Gibbons    has played guitar in    ZZ Top

Billy Zoom    has played guitar in    X American, rockabilly/punk rock, real name Tyson Kindell

Bobby Gustafson    has played guitar in    Grip Inc. American, groove metal

Brad Whitford    has played guitar in    Aerosmith

Brian May    has played guitar in    Queen

Brian Tatler    has played guitar in    Diamond Head English, heavy metal

Buck Dharma    has played guitar in    Blue Oyster Cult American; born Donald Roser; also vocalist

Cheetah Chrome    has played guitar in    The Dead Boys

Chris Broderick    has played guitar in    Jag Panzer American, power metal

Chris Degarmo    has played guitar in    Queensryche American, heavy metal

Chris Poland    has played guitar in    Megadeth American, jazz/jazz fusion, heavy metal

Chrissie Hynde    has played guitar in    The Pretenders

Chris Wilkie    has played guitar in    Dubstar

Chuck Schuldiner    has played guitar in    Death American, death metal, 1967-2001 RIP

Clarence White    has played guitar in    The Byrds Played with group 1968-1973

Criss Oliva    has played guitar in    Savatage American, heavy metal, 1963-1993 RIP

Curtis Mayfield    has played guitar in    Impressions African-American; helped pioneer Funk; 1942-1999 RIP

Daron Malakian    has played guitar in    System of a Down

Dave Ball    has played guitar in    Procol Harum

Dave Mason    has played guitar in    Traffic English; co-founder of group

Dave Murray    has played guitar in    Iron Maiden English, heavy metal

Dave Mustaine    has played guitar in    Megadeth American, thrash metal

Dave Navarro    has played guitar in    Jane's Addiction

Dave Navarro    has played guitar in    Red Hot Chili Peppers

David Allan "Ted" Turner    has played guitar in    Wishbone Ash English, rock, was with band 1969-1974 & 1987-1997

David Gilmour    has played guitar in    Pink Floyd

Devin Townsend    has played guitar in    Strapping Youth Canadian, extreme metal

Dimebag Darrell    has played guitar in    Pantera Real name Darrell Lance Abbott, played lead guitar, was murdered on stage by deranged fan, 1966-2004 RIP

Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser    has played guitar in    Blue Oyster Cult American, hard rock/heavy metal

Don Felder    has played guitar in    The Eagles American, rock, with band 1974-2001

Dr Know    has played guitar in    Bad Brains American, punk rock/reggae, real name Gary Miller

Dan Spitz    has played guitar in    Overkill American, thrash metal

Duane Allman    has played guitar in    Allman Brothers Band Played lead, 1946-1971 RIP

East Bay Ray    has played guitar in    Dead Kennedys American, punk rock, real name Raymond John Pepperell

Eddie Clarke    has played guitar in    Motörhead English, heavy metal

Eddie Van Halen    has played guitar in    Van Halen Eddie also played a sitar, and synthesizer in a few of their songs

The Edge    has played guitar in    U2 Also plays keyboards, vocals & bass, almost left band in 1986 through religious reasons

Ed O'Brien    has played guitar in    Radiohead

Elliot Easton    has played guitar in    The Cars American; born Elliot Shapiro

Eric Clapton    has played guitar in    Blind Faith Nickname Slowhand, Blues and Rock Band

Eric Clapton    has played guitar in    Cream British Rock Band, members also included Jack Bruce (bass) & Ginger Baker (drums)

Eric Peterson    has played guitar in    Testament American, thrash metal

Euronymous    has played guitar in    Mayhem Norwegian, real name Øystein Aarseth, 1968-1993 RIP. black metal

Francis Rossi    has played guitar in    Status Quo English, hard rock

Frank Marino    has played guitar in    Mahogany Rush Canadian; played thru 70's, disbanded 1983

Frank Zappa    has played guitar in    Mothers of Invention Musician, composer & film director, 1940-1993 RIP

Fredrik Thorndendal    has played guitar in    Meshuggah, Swedish, Metal

Gary Holt    has played guitar in    Exodus American, thrash metal

Gary Lee Conner    has played guitar in    Screaming Trees

Gary Moore    has played guitar in    Colosseum II

Gary Moore    has played guitar in    Skid Row

Gary Moore    has played guitar in    Thin Lizzy

Gary Rossington    has played guitar in    Lynyrd Skynyrd American; co-founder of band

George Harrison    has played guitar in    The Beatles

George Lynch    has played guitar in    Dokken American, hard rock

Glen Buxton    has played guitar in    Alice Cooper Was the original guitarist with band, 1947-1997 RIP

Glenn Tipton    has played guitar in    Judas Priest

Greg Ginn    has played guitar in    Black Flag American, punk rock, founder, active with band 1976-1986

Greg Lake    has played guitar in    Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Greg Lake    has played guitar in    King Crimson

Hank B. Marvin    has played guitar in    The Shadows

Harry Cody    has played guitar in    Shotgun Messiah Swedish

Herman Li    has played guitar in    DragonForce Chinese (Hong Kong), power metal

Izzy Stradlin    has played guitar in    Guns N' Roses

Jack White    has played guitar in    The White Stripes

Jake E. Lee    has played guitar in    Badlands American, hard rock

Jan Akkerman    has played guitar in    Focus Dutch born, a guitarist of near-legendary prowess

James Hetfield    has played guitar in    Metallica

James Murphy    has played guitar in    Testament American, heavy metal

Jamie Cook    has played guitar in    Arctic Monkeys

Janick Gers    has played guitar in    Iron Maiden English, heavy metal

Jason Becker    has played guitar in    Cacophony American, neo-classical metal

Jeff Beck    has played guitar in    The Yardbirds

Jeff Hanneman    has played guitar in    Slayer American, thrash metal

Jeff Loomis    has played guitar in    Nevermore American, progressive metal

Jeff "Mantas" Dunn    has played guitar in    Venom British, thrash metal

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter    has played guitar in    Steely Dan American, rock/Christian & Southern rock

Jeff Waters    has played guitar in    Annihilator Canadian, thrash metal

Jerry Cantrell    has played guitar in    Alice In Chains American, heavy metal/grunge

Jerry Garcia    has played guitar in    Grateful Dead Played lead, 1942-1995 RIP

Jerry Miller    has played guitar in    Moby Grape American, folk rock/psychedelic & country rock

Jesper Strömblad    has played guitar in    In Flames Swedish, melodic death metal

Jim Martin    has played guitar in    Faith No More

Jim Matheos    has played guitar in    Fates Warning American, progressive metal

Jimmy Page    has played guitar in    Led Zeppelin

Jimmy Page    has played guitar in    The Yardbirds

Joe Perry    has played guitar in    Aerosmith

Joe Walsh    has played guitar in    The Eagles

Joe Walsh    has played guitar in    The James Gang

Joey Santiago    has played guitar in    Pixies

John 5    has played guitar in    Rob Zombie American, real name John William Lowery, heavy metal

John Cipollina    has played guitar in    Quicksilver Messenger Service Very influential psychedelic band of the 1960's

John Fogerty    has played guitar in    Creedence Clearwater Revival American Rock singer/songwriter

John Frusciante    has played guitar in    Red Hot Chili Peppers

John McLaughlin    has played guitar in    The Mahavishnu Orchestra

John Norum    has played guitar in    Dokken Swedish

Johnny Marr    has played guitar in    The Smiths

Johnny Thunders    has played guitar in    The New York Dolls

John Petrucci    has played guitar in    Dream Theater American, progressive metal

John Squire    has played guitar in    The Stone Roses

John Sykes    has played guitar in    Whitesnake English, hard rock

Joan Jett    has played guitar in    The Runaways Founder member of all girl band

Jonny Greenwood    has played guitar in    Radiohead

Jonsi Birgisson    has played guitar in    Siqur Ros Icelandic, post-rock, plays guitar with a cello bow

Jorma Kaukonen    has played guitar in    Jefferson Airplane American Blues, Folk & Rock guitarist

Josh Homme    has played guitar in    Kyuss

Josh Homme    has played guitar in    Queens of the Stone Age

Josh Homme    has played guitar in    Screaming Trees

Kai Hansen    has played guitar in    Helloween German, power metal

Karl Logan    has played guitar in    Manowar American, heavy metal

Kee Marcello    has played guitar in    Europe

Keith Richards    has played guitar in    The Rolling Stones

Kelly Shaefer    has played guitar in    Atheist American, technical death metal

Kerry King    has played guitar in    Slayer American, heavy metal

Kerry Livgren    has played guitar in    Kansas American born, co-founder of band

Kevin Shields    has played guitar in    My Bloody Valentine American, alternative rock/shoegazing/avant-garde

Kiko Loureiro    has played guitar in    Angra Brazilian, power metal

Kim Simmonds    has played guitar in    Savoy Brown Welsh, rock/blues rock/heavy metal

Kirk Hammett    has played guitar in    Metallica

K. K. Downing    has played guitar in    Judas Priest English, heavy metal

Kurdt Vanderhoof    has played guitar in    Metal Church American, heavy metal

Kurt Cobain    has played guitar in    Nirvana Ranked top $ earning dead celebrity in Oct 2006 - 1st time Elvis Presley was eclipsed since his death

Larry LaLonde    has played guitar in    Primus American, alternative rock/metal

Lindsey Buckingham    has played guitar in    Fleetwood Mac American, rock, pop

Lita Ford    has played guitar in    The Runaways English born

Luca Turilli    has played guitar in    Rhapsody Italian, power metal

Malcolm Young    has played guitar in    AC/DC

Mani    has played guitar in    The Stone Roses Bass guitar. Real name Gary Mounfield

Mark Farner    has played guitar in    Grand Funk Railroad American born, co-founder of band

Mark Knopfler    has played guitar in    Dire Straits Played lead & vocalist, a respected finger style guitarist

Marty Friedman    has played guitar in    Megadeth Plays lead for Thrash Metal Band

Matt Bellamy    has played guitar in    Muse English, alternative/progressive rock

Matthias Jabs    has played guitar in    Scorpions

Michael Amott    has played guitar in    Arch Enemy English, melodic death metal

Michael Angelo Batio    has played guitar in    Nitro American, heavy metal

Michael Denner    has played guitar in    Mercyful Fate Danish, heavy metal

Michael Monarch    has played guitar in    Steppenwolf

Michael Nesmith    has played guitar in    The Monkees

Michael Romeo    has played guitar in    Symphony X American, progressive metal

Michael Schenker    has played guitar in    UFO German, heavy metal

Mick Jones    has played guitar in    Clash English, punk rock, co-founder

Mick Mars    has played guitar in    Mötley Crüe

Mick Ralphs    has played guitar in    Bad Company

Mick Ralphs    has played guitar in    Mott the Hoople

Mikael Åkerfeldt    has played guitar in    Opeth Swedish, progressive metal

Mike Campbell    has played guitar in    The Heartbreakers American, rock, backing band of Tom Petty

Mike McCready    has played guitar in    Pearl Jam

Miland "Mille" Petrozza    has played guitar in    Kreator German, thrash metal

Muhammed Suiçmez    has played guitar in    Necrophagist German, technical death metal

Nancy Wilson    has played guitar in    Heart

Nick O'Malley    has played guitar in    Arctic Monkeys Replaced Andy Nicholson

Niklas Sundin    has played guitar in    Dark Tranquillity Swedish, Melodic death metal

Nile Rodgers    has played guitar in    Chic American, wrote a lot of Disco songs

Noel Gallagher    has played guitar in    Oasis

Nuno Bettencourt    has played guitar in    Extreme

Oz Fox    has played guitar in    Stryper American, band plays Christian rock

Pal Waaktaar-Savoy    has played guitar in    A-Ha

Paul Gilbert    has played guitar in    Mr. Big American, Instrumental rock

Paul Kossoff    has played guitar in    Free English, hard & blues rock, 1950-1976 RIP

Paul Masvidal    has played guitar in    Cynic Puerto Rican, progressive metal

Paul Weller    has played guitar in    The Jam English, fronted most popular British band of the Punk era

Pete Garner    has played guitar in    The Stone Roses Left in 1988

Peter Frampton    has played guitar in    Humble Pie English, rock/hard rock

Peter Green    has played guitar in    Fleetwood Mac British Blues & Rock Guitarist and also founder of band

Pete Townshend    has played guitar in    The Who

Phil Manzanera    has played guitar in    Roxy Music English, art & glam rock, real name Philip Geoffrey Targett-Adams

Quinn Allman    has played guitar in    The Used

Quorthon    has played guitar in    Bathory Swedish, real name Tomas Forsberg, 1966-2004 RIP, black metal

Rafael Bittencourt    has played guitar in    Angra Brazilian, heavy metal

Randy California    has played guitar in    Spirit American, psychedelic rock, 1951-1997 RIP, real name Randy Craig Wolfe

Randy Rhoads    has played guitar in    Quiet Riot Heavy Metal Guitarist, RIP 1956-1982

Reb Beach    has played guitar in    Winger American, hard rock

Richie Kotzen    has played guitar in    Mr. Big American, hard rock

Richie Sambora    has played guitar in    Bon Jovi

Rick Nielsen    has played guitar in    Cheap Trick American, rock/pop

Rick Parfitt    has played guitar in    Status Quo English, hard rock/boogie rock

Ric Ocasek    has played guitar in    The Cars American, new wave/pop rock

Ritchie Blackmore    has played guitar in    Blackmore's Night

Ritchie Blackmore    has played guitar in    Deep Purple

Ritchie Blackmore    has played guitar in    Rainbow

Rivers Cuomo    has played guitar in    Weezer

Robbie Robertson    has played guitar in    The Band Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter

Robby Krieger    has played guitar in    The Doors

Robert Fripp    has played guitar in    King Crimson Also a composer & record producer

Robin Guthrie    has played guitar in    Cocteau Twins

Roger McGuinn    has played guitar in    The Byrds

Ron Ashton    has played guitar in    Stooges Rock Band also had Iggy Pop as vocalist

Ron Jarzombek    has played guitar in    Watchtower American, progressive metal

Ross Friedman    has played guitar in    Manowar American, power metal

Roy Z    has played guitar in    Tribe Of Gypsies American, real name Roy Ramirez, heavy metal

Rudolph Schenker    has played guitar in    Scorpions German, heavy metal

Scott Ian    has played guitar in    Anthrax American, real name Scott Ian Rosenfeld , heavy metal

Simon Tong    has played guitar in    Blur Former guitarist of The Verve

Simon Tong    has played guitar in    The Verve

Stephen Stills    has played guitar in    Buffalo Springfield American, rock/folk & blues rock

Steve Cropper    has played guitar in    Booker T & The MG's A soul band

Steve Hackett    has played guitar in    Genesis

Steve Howe    has played guitar in    Yes He has credited Chet Atkins as a major inspiration, Howe said he took from Atkins, "the idea that one guitarist could play any kind of guitar style"

Steve Morse    has played guitar in    Deep Purple American guitarist, his joining band revitalised the band creatively

Steve Vai    has played guitar in    Whitesnake

Syd Barrett    has played guitar in    Pink Floyd

Terry Kath    has played guitar in    Chicago Original guitarist and founding member, died at age 31 from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound, 1946-1978 RIP

Thomas Youngblood    has played guitar in    Kamelot American, progressive/ symphonic metal

Timo Tolkki    has played guitar in    Stratovarius Finnish, power metal

Todd Nichols    has played guitar in    Toad the Wet Sprocket

Tom Johnston    has played guitar in    The Doobie Brothers American, rock, co-founder

Tom Morello    has played guitar in    Rage Against The Machine

Tommy Shaw    has played guitar in    Styx American, hard rock

Tom Verlaine    has played guitar in    Television

Tom Warrior    has played guitar in    Celtic Frost Swiss, real name Thomas Gabriel Fischer, heavy metal

Tony Iommi    has played guitar in    Black Sabbath

Tony MacAlpine    has played guitar in    Planet X American, instrumental rock

Trevor Rabin    has played guitar in    Yes South African, progressive rock, active with band 1983-1994

Trey Anatasio    has played guitar in    Phish American Rock Band

Trey Azagthoth    has played guitar in    Morbid Angel American, real name George Emmanuel III, death metal

Ty Tabor    has played guitar in    King's X American, progressive metal

Uli Jon Roth    has played guitar in    Scorpions German guitarist

Vernon Reid    has played guitar in    Living Colour

Vinnie Moore    has played guitar in    UFO American, neo-classical metal

Vito Bratta    has played guitar in    White Lion American, heavy metal

Vivian Campbell    has played guitar in    Def Leppard Northern Irish, hard rock

Warren DeMartini    has played guitar in    Ratt American, heavy metal

Wayne Kramer    has played guitar in    MC5 American, rock

Wolf Hoffman    has played guitar in    Accept German, heavy metal

Zakk Wylde    has played guitar in    Black Label Society American, real name Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt, heavy metal

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