List of guitarists

• Antoine Carré
• Francesco Corbetta (ca 1615-1681)
• Giovanni Battista Granata
• Francisco Guerau
• Girolamo Montesardo
• Alonso Mudarra (1510-1580)
• Santiago de Murcia (Around 1682 or 1685-1732) (Spain)
• Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710) (Spain)
• Robert de Visée (ca 1658-1725) (France)

• Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) (Spain)
• Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) (Italy)
• Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) (Italy)
• Napoléon Coste (1806-1883) (France)
• Adam Darr (1811-1866) (Germany)
• José Ferrer (1835-1916)
• Francois de Fossa (1775-1849) (Spain-France)
• Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) (Italy)
• Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) (Austrian-based, born in Slovakia.)
• Francesco Molino (1775–1847)
• Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) (Italian)
• Giulio Regondi (Italian)
• Luis T. Romero(1854-1893)(American)
• Fernando Sor (1778-1839) (Spanish)
• Andrei Osipovich Sychra (1773 or 1776 - 1850) (Russia)
• Francisco Tárrega (1852—1909) (Spanish)

• Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995)(Brasil)
• María Luisa Anido (1907-1996) (Argentina, Spain)
• Agustín Pío Barrios (1885-1944) (Paraguay)
• Abel Carlevaro (1916-2001) (Uruguay)
• Leif Christensen 1950-1988
• Alirio Diaz (b. 1923)
• Dimitri Fampas (1921-1996)
• Sila Godoy (b. 1919)
• Alexandre Lagoya (1929-1999)
• Antonio Lauro (1917-1986)
• Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)
• Gustavo Lopez 1920-1979
• Sergei Orekhov (1935–1998)
• Emilio Pujol (1886-1980)
• Ida Presti (1924-1967)
• Celedonio Romero (1913-1996)
• Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896-1981, Spain)
• Andrés Segovia (1893-1987, Spain)
• José Tomás (1934-2001)
• Narciso Yepes (1927-1997)

• Lily Afshar (b. 19--) (Iran / U.S.)
• Adnan Ahmedic (b.1975) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Cesar Amaro (b. 1948) (Uruguay)
• Magnus Andersson (b. 1955) (Sweden)
• Sergio Assad (b. 1952) (Brazil)
• Denis Azabagić (b. 1972) (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
• Manuel Barrueco (b. 1952) (Cuba)
• Gilbert Biberian (b. 1944)
• Dušan Bogdanović (b. 1955) (Yugoslavia now Serbia / U.S.)
• Liona Boyd (b. 1949)
• Julian Bream (b. 1933) (United Kingdom)
• Leo Brouwer (b. 1939) (Cuba)
• Charo (b. 1951) (Spain)ffz
• Máximo Diego Pujol
• Carlo Domeniconi (b. 1947) (Italy)
• Juanjo Domínguez (b. 1951) (Argentina)
• Zoran Dukic (b. 1969) (Croatia)
• Roland Dyens (b. 1955) (France)
• Gabriel Estarellas (Spain)
• Roberto Fabbri (b.1964) (Italy)
• Eva Fampas (b. 1964) (Greece)
• Oliver Fartach-Naini (b. 1964) (Germany)
• Eliot Fisk (b. 1958) (U.S. / Austria)
• Yorgos Foudoulis (Greece)
• José González (Sweden)
• Kostas Grigoreas (b. 1957) (Greece)
• Robin Hill (b. 1953) (United Kingdom)
• Adam Holzman (b. 1960)
• Tilman Hoppstock [1](b. 1961) (Germany)
• Simone Iannarelli (b. 1970) (Italy)
• Sharon Isbin (b. 1956) (U.S.)
• Ólavur Jakobsen [2] (b. 1964) Faroe Islands
• Maria Kämmerling (b. 1946)
• William Kanengiser (U.S.)
• Nikita Koshkin (b. 1956) (Russia)
• Goran Krivokapić (b. 1979) (Serbia)
• David Leisner (b. 1953) (U.S.
• Stephen Marchionda 1967 (U.S. / Spain)
• Carlo Marchione (b. 1964) (Italy)
• Martha Masters (b. 1972) (U.S.)
• Pablo Márquez (b. 1967) (Argentina)
• Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon
• Gentil Montaña (b. 1942) (Colombia)
• Jorge Morel (b. 1931)
• Erling Møldrup (b. 1943)
• Thomas Müller-Pering (b. 1958)
• Gordon O'Brien (b. 1966)
• Erkan Ogur (b. 1954) (Turkey)
• Christopher Parkening (b. 1947)
• Marco Pereira
• Robert Phillips (b. 1953) (U.S.)
• Álvaro Pierri (Uruguay)
• Alberto Ponce (b. 1935), (Spain / France)
• Stanko Prek
• Štěpán Rak (b. 1945) (Czech Republic)
• Angel Romero (b. 1946) (Spain)
• Pepe Romero (b. 1944) (Spain)
• David Russell (b. 1953) (United Kingdom (Scotland))
• Stephan Schmidt (Germany / Switzerland based)
• John Schneider
• María Isabel Siewers
• Göran Söllscher
• David Starobin (b. 1951) (U.S.)
• Pavel Steidl (b. 1961), (Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic)/Netherlands)
• David Tanenbaum (b. 1956) (U.S.)
• Scott Tennant (b. 1962) (U.S.)
• Ana Vidović (b. 1980) (Croatia)
• Jerry Willard
• John Williams (b. 1941) (Australia)
• Alan Banks (Australia)
• Kazuhito Yamashita (b. 1961) (Japan)
• Andrew York (U.S.)
• Laura Young (Canada)
• Yang Xuefei (b. 1977) (People's Republic of China)
• Simon Cheong (b. 1959) (Malaysia)

• Chet Atkins
• Albert Lee
• Jerry Douglas
• B.J. Cole
• Bonnie Raitt
• Leo Kottke
• Arlen Roth
• Danny Gatton
• Jerry Donahue
• Will Ray
• John Jorgenson
• Steve Wariner
• Brent Mason
• James Burton
• Scotty Anderson
• Roy Buchanan
• Jerry Reed
• Carl Perkins
• Buddy Holly
• Scotty Moore
• Ry Cooder
• Merle Travis
• Roy Clark
• Tony Rice
• Doc Watson
• Norman Blake
• Clarence White
• Vince Gill
• Keith Urban
• Dan Crary
• Joe Maphis
• Mark O'Connor
• Hank Snow
• Les Paul
• Luther Perkins
• Pete Drake
• Don Reno
• Speedy West
• Bob Wootton
• Buddy Emmons
• Jerry Byrd
• Leon McAuliffe
• Glen Campbell

• Paco de Lucía

• Danny Barker
• Charlie Christian
• Franco Cerri
• Eddie Condon

• Al Di Meola
• Bill Frisell
• Frank Gambale
• Jim Hall
• Scott Henderson
• Allan Holdsworth
• Charlie Hunter
• Stanley Jordan
• Enver Izmailov
• Barney Kessel
• Eddie Lang
• Tony Macalpine
• Pat Martino
• John McLaughlin
• Pat Metheny
• Wes Montgomery
• Randy Napoleon
• Joe Pass
• Andreas Paolo Perger
• Snoozer Quinn
• Django Reinhardt
• Marc Ribot
• John Scofield
• Mike Stern
• Andy Summers
• Martin Taylor
• Szabó Gábor
• Herb Ellis

• William Ackerman
• Dan Ar Braz
• Chet Atkins
• Joan Baez
• Martin Carthy
• Ry Cooder
• Jim Croce
• John Denver
• Ani DiFranco
• Nick Drake
• Doyle Dykes
• Bob Dylan
• Dave Ellis
• John Fahey
• Gordon Giltrap
• Davey Graham
• Michael Hedges
• Bert Jansch
• Nic Jones
• Leo Kottke
• Adrian Legg
• John Martyn
• Ellen McIlwaine
• Tony McManus
• Joni Mitchell
• Tom Paxton
• Al Perkins
• John Renbourn
• Stochelo Rosenberg
• Art Paul Schlosser
• Patrick Beverley
• Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel)
• James Taylor
• Richard Thompson
• Doc Watson
• Hank Williams
• Francois Luambo Makiadi "Franco"
• Pierre Bensusan

• Luther Allison
• Duane Allman
• Blind Blake
• Michael Bloomfield
• Doyle Bramhall
• Big Bill Broonzy
• Roy Buchanan
• Chris Cain
• Eric Clapton
• Albert Collins
• Ry Cooder
• Robert Cray
• Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
• Robben Ford
• Jesse Fuller
• Lowell Fulson
• Rory Gallagher
• Guitar Shorty
• Guitar Slim
• Buddy Guy
• John Hammond, Jr.
• Jimi Hendrix
• John Lee Hooker
• Son House
• Mississippi John Hurt
• Elmore James
• Skip James
• Blind Lemon Jefferson
• Lonnie Johnson
• Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson
• Robert Johnson
• Albert King
• B.B. King
• Freddie King
• Little Jimmy King
• Sonny Landreth
• Leadbelly
• J.B. Lenoir
• Mance Lipscomb
• Lonnie Mack
• Taj Mahal
• Mississippi Fred McDowell
• Brownie McGhee
• Blind Willie McTell
• Little Milton
• Memphis Minnie
• Coco Montoya
• Gary Moore
• Keb' Mo'
• Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
• Charlie Patton
• Bonnie Raitt
• Tampa Red
• Jimmy Reed
• Robert Ross
• Otis Rush
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd
• Hubert Sumlin
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe
• Jimmy Vaughan
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Joe Louis Walker
• T-Bone Walker
• Muddy Waters
• Bukka White
• Josh White
• Johnny Winter
• Howlin' Wolf
• Pat Megroin
• Tommy O'Brien
• Peter(The Beard) Longjohn

• Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World)
• Duane Allman (Derek and the Dominos, Allman Brothers Band)
• Matt Bellamy (Muse)
• Trey Anastasio (Phish)
• Michael Angelo Batio
• Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
• Nick Thompson (Retravox)
• Chet Atkins
• Perry Bamonte
• David Bates
• Jeff Beck
• Adrian Belew (Frank Zappa, King Crimson, The Bears)
• Chuck Berry
• Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
• Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
• Charlie Christian
• Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream, Derek and the Dominos, Blind Faith)
• Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
• Warren Cuccurullo (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, and Duran Duran)
• Dick Dale
• Bo Diddley
• Duane Eddy
• Mattias "IA" Eklundh (Freak Kitchen)
• David Evans aka The Edge (U2)
• Ace Frehley (Kiss)
• Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
• John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
• Jerry Garcia (the Grateful Dead)
• David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
• Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big)
• George Harrison (The Beatles)
• Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
• Buddy Holly
• Steve Howe (Yes)
• Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
• Phil Keaggy
• Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits and Notting HillBillies)
• Robby Krieger (The Doors)
• Goktan Kural (Hazerfan)
• Shawn Lane
• Tweke Lewis (Man Wild Turkey Tyla Gang)
• Alex Lifeson (Rush)
• Tom Linton (Jimmy Eat World)
• Hank B. Marvin (The Shadows)
• Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
• Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
• Brian May (Queen)
• John Mayer
• Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
• Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
• Barry Melton (Country Joe and the Fish, The Dinosaurs)
• Midoru
• Kim Mitchell
• Vinnie Moore
• Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)
• Steve Morse
• Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Ted Nugent
• Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds
• Les Paul
• Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
• Tom Petty (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
• Elvis Presley
• Prince
• Johnny Ramone (Ramones)
• Chris Rea
• Sheldon Reynolds (Earth, Wind & Fire, solo artist)
• Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
• Michael Roe
• Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf)
• Mick Ronson (played with David Bowie)
• Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
• Carlos Santana
• Joe Satriani
• Neal Schon (Journey )
• James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders)
• Brian Setzer (The Stray Cats, The Brian Setzer Orchestra)^[1]
• Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel)
• Slash (Slash's Snakepit, Guns N' Roses, and Velvet Revolver)
• Robert Smith
• Billy Squier
• John Squire
• Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses)
• Andy Summers (The Police)
• Porl Thompson
• Pete Townshend (The Who)
• Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake)
• Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
• Tom Verlaine (Television)
• Jack White (The White Stripes)
• Jason White (Pinhead Gunpowder)
• Nancy Wilson (Heart)
• Angus Young (AC/DC)
• Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
• Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse, CSN&Y, The Esquires, The Stray Gators)
• Frank Zappa (among other things, played with The Mothers of Invention)
• Blues Saraceno
• Chad Kroeger (NickelBack)
• Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
• Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)

• Kiko Loureiro (solo artist, Angra, Megadeth)
• Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
• Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth
• Michael Amott (Arch Enemy)
• Jason Becker (solo artist, Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
• Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
• Buckethead (solo artist, Guns N' Roses, Primus)
• Bumblefoot (Ron Thal)
• Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Rebel Meets Rebel, Damageplan)
• Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
• K. K. Downing (Judas Priest)
• Todd Duane (solo artist)
• Marty Friedman (solo artist, Cacophony, Megadeth)
• Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
• James Hetfield (Metallica)
• Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative)
• Scott Ian (Anthrax)
• Chris Impellitteri (solo artist)
• Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
• Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)
• Adam Jones (Tool)
• Kerry King (Slayer)
• Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
• Herman Li (DragonForce)
• George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob)
• Yngwie Malmsteen (solo artist, Alcatrazz, Steeler)
• Jim Martin (Faith No More)
• Borislav Mitic (solo artist)
• Tom Morello (Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine)
• James Murphy (solo artist, Death, Disincarnate, Testament)
• Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
• Dave Mustaine (Metallica)(Megadeth)
• John Petrucci (Megadeth)(Dream Theater)
• Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
• Michael Schenker (solo artist, UFO)
• Rudolph Schenker (Scorpions)
• Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied)
• Slash (Guns N' Roses), (Slash's Snakepit), (Velvet Revolver)
• Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
• Bill Steer (Carcass)
• Joe Stump
• Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses), (Velvet Revolver)
• Katherine "The Great Kat" Thomas
• Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
• Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake)
• Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
• Tony S Velasquez(solo artist)
• Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo), (Sick Speed), (Fozzy), {The Duke)
• Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche)
• Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), Black Sabbath, Pride and Glory, Solo Artist)
• Dweezil Zappa
• Benjamin Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
• Mai Kanbe (solo artist, Jack's Big Music Show, Sera Myu)

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