It depends with the music,
here are the list some of great guitarist,
A
John Abercrombie
Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull)
Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World)
Willie Adler (Lamb of God)
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Jan Akkerman (Focus)
Duane Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
Quinn Allman (The Used)
Carlos Alomar (David Bowie)
Amen (Lordi)
Trey Anastasio (Phish)
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
Magnus Andersson
Ace Andres (The X-15's)
Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro, Holland)
Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid)
Sergio Assad
Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon)
Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
Chet Atkins
Aoi (Gazette)
Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)
[edit] B
Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who)
Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion)
Dave Baksh (Sum 41, Brown Brigade)
David Ball (Soft Cell)
Balsac the Jaws of Death, GWAR
Terry Balsamo (Evanescence)
Perry Bamonte (The Cure)
Paul Banks (Interpol)
Carl Barat (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
Mick Barr (Orthrelm)
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
Aaron Barrett (Reel Big Fish)
Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
Agustín Barrios
Jennifer Batten
Roland Bautista (Earth, Wind & Fire
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
Brendan Bayliss (Umphrey's McGee)
Reb Beach (Winger)
Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
Beck
Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group)
Jason Becker (Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
Adrian Belew
Brian Bell (Weezer)
Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
Chester Bennington (Linkin Park)
Chuck Berry
John Berry (Jacob's Dream)
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
Dickey Betts(The Allman Brothers)
Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland)
Clint Black
Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
Norman Blake
Ron Block (Alison Krauss)
Mike Bloomfield
Marc Bolan (T.Rex)
Ben Bolt
Bono (U2)
Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit)
James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
Creed Bratton (The Grass Roots)
Julian Bream
Devin Bronson (Avril Lavigne), (Kelly Clarkson)
Meredith Brooks
Michael Bruce(Alice Cooper)
Roy Buchanan
Buckethead (Guns N' Roses, Giant Robot)
Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
Jeff Buckley
Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
Vinny Burns (Dare, Ten)
Bernard Butler
Jonathan Butler
Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper)
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
[edit] C
Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind)
Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's)
J.J. Cale
Randy California (Spirit)
Jo Callis (The Rezillos, The Human League)
Jeremy Camp
Glen Campbell
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
Chris Cappelli (It Dies Today)
Larry Carlton
Al Casey
Johnny Cash
Jeff Catania (Hall & Oates)
Philip Catherine
Nic Cester (Jet)
Eugene Chadbourne
António Chainho
Bill Champlin (The Sons of Champlin)
Chris Chasse (Rise Against)
Chris Cheney (The Living End)
Andrew Cheshire
John Christ (Danzig)
Charlie Christian (Benny Goodman)
Stephen Christian (Anberlin)
Jake Cinninger (Umphrey's McGee)
Rama Claproth
Eric Clapton (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos)
Mike Clark (Suicidal Tendencies)
Roy Clark
Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
"Fast" Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses)
Dave Clo
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Eddie Cochran
Jesse Colburn (Avril Lavigne)
Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
Albert Collins
Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Paul Colman (Newsboys), (Paul Colman Trio)
Ry Cooder (Captain Beefheart, The Seeds)
Jeff Cook (Alabama)
Rusty Cooley (Dominion, Outworld)
Gaz Coombes (Supergrass)
Korey Cooper (Skillet)
Francesco Corbetta
Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
Larry Coryell
Robert Cray
Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (Mar-Keys)
Josh Cunningham (The Waifs)
Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
[edit] D
Denis D'Amour (Voivod)
Die (Dir en grey)
Donnie Dacus
Dick Dale
Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
Jean Pierre Danel
Glenn Danzig (Danzig)
Brad Delson (Linkin Park)
Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan)
Dave Davies (The Kinks)
Ray Davies (The Kinks)
Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
Dean DeLeo (Talk Show, Stone Temple Pilots)
Tom Delonge (Blink 182, Angels and Airwaves)
C.C. DeVille (Poison)
Bo Diddley
Ani Difranco
Pete Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles)
Dan Donegan (Disturbed)
Jerry Douglas
K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
Dr. Know (Bad Brains)
Roland Dyens
[edit] E
The Edge (U2)
Nokie Edwards (The Ventures)
Mattias Eklundh (Freak Kitchen)
Tommy Emmanuel
Thomas Erak (The Fall of Troy)
Euronimous (Mayhem)
Mike Einziger (Incubus)
[edit] F
Craig Fairbaugh (+44)
Andrew Farriss (INXS)
Tim Farriss (INXS)
Don Felder (Eagles)
Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N' Roses)
Jon Finn (Jon Finn Group)
Bradley Fish
Eliot Fisk
John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants)
Flattus Maximus, GWAR
John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five)
Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot)
Lita Ford (The Runaways)
Robben Ford
Chris Foreman (Madness)
Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)
Richard Fortus (Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love, Guns N' Roses)
Oz Fox (Stryper, SinDizzy)
Peter Frampton (The Herd)
Black Francis Pixies)
Lars Frederiksen (Rancid,Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards)
Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind)
Ace Frehley (KISS)
Glenn Frey (Eagles)
Matthew Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces)
Marty Friedman (Megadeth, Cacophony)
Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream)
John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Bobby Fuller (The Bobby Fuller Four)
[edit] G
Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
Rory Gallagher
Shane Gallagher (+44)
Frank Gambale
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)
Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
Danny Gatton
Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
Dave Genn (Matthew Good Band)
Lowell George (Little Feat)
Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies)
Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
Andy Gibb
Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees)
Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, All-Time Quarterback, Pinwheel)
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Vince Gill (Pure Prarie League)
Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
Chad I. Ginsburg (CKY)
Dave Gonzalez (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)
Stone Gossard (Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam)
Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra)
Mick Grabham (Procol Harum)
Rocky Gray (Soul Embraced, Living Sacrifice)
Dallas Green
Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
Steve Green (Play Dead)
Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
David Grier
Carl Johan Grimmark (Narnia, Rob Rock, Saviour Machine, Beautiful Sin)
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
Luther Grosvenor (Spooky Tooth)
Todd Grubbs
Aaron Guerra (Tourniquet
Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N' Roses, Brides of Destruction)
Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, Error)
Michael Gurley (Dada)
Buddy Guy
[edit] H
Steve Hackett (Genesis)
Ollie Halsall (The Rutles, Kevin Ayers)
Chuck Hammer (Lou Reed, David Bowie, Guitarchitecture)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes)
Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)
Joel Hanson (PFR)
Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal)
Dhani Harrison
George Harrison (The Beatles)
Mike Hatalak (It Dies Today)
Charlotte Hatherley (Ash)
Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
Sean Hayter (Lucius Hunt)
Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
Matt Heafy (Trivium)
Michael Hedges
Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath
Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows)
Luc Hensill (The Klan (Mod Freakbeat Garage Psych), Tomahawk Blues Band, Flesh Colour)
Ken Hensley
James Hetfield (Metallica)
Greg Hetson (Bad Religion, The Circle Jerks)
Hide (X Japan)
MJ Hibbett
Jules Hodgson (KMFDM)
Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
James Hogan (Left For Dead)
Buddy Holly
Joshua Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age)
James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders)
Matt Hoopes (Relient K)
Jerry Horton (Papa Roach)
Tomoyasu Hotei (Boøwy)
Michael Houser (Widespread Panic)
Greg Howe
Steve Howe (Yes, King Crimson, Asia)
Keith Howland(Chicago)
Brodie Foster Hubbard
Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle)
[edit] I
Scott Ian (Anthrax)
Angel Ibarra (Aiden)
Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance)
James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle)
Tony Iommi (Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath)
[edit] J
Tito Jackson (The Jackson 5)
Dan Jacobs (Atreyu)
Al Jardine (The Beach Boys)
Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind)
Joan Jett (The Runaways, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
John 5 (Marilyn Manson)
Eric Johnson
Jack Johnson
John Johnson (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
Robert Johnson
Adam Jones (Tool)
Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Mick Jones (The Clash)
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
Stanley Jordan
Juanes
[edit] K
Kaoru (Dir en grey)
Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand)
Dr Nico Kasanda
Ben Kasica (Skillet)
Terry Kath (Chicago)
Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane)
Ryo Kawasaki
John Kay (Steppenwolf)
Phil Keaggy
Tom Keeley (Thursday)
David Kennedy (guitarist) (Angels & Airwaves)
Daniel Kessler (Interpol)
Dave Keuning (The Killers)
Albert King
B.B. King
Freddie King
Kerry King (Slayer)
Bill Kirchen (Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen)
Kôji Kiriki (Malice Mizer, Eve of Destiny)
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Peter Koppes (The Church)
Leo Kottke
Richie Kotzen
Wayne Kramer (MC5)
Robby Krieger (The Doors)
Chad Kroeger (Nickelback)
Richard Kruspe (Rammstein)
[edit] L
Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
Shawn Lane
Ler LaLonde (Primus)
Paul Landers (Rammstein)
Yuri Landman
Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom)
John LeCompt (Evanescence)
Albert Lee
Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)
Jake E. Lee
Sebastien Lefebvre (Simple Plan)
Gary Lenaire (Tourniquet, Echo Hollow, Cripple Need Cane)
John Lennon (The Beatles)
Julian Lennon
Sean Lennon
Herman Li (DragonForce)
Ottmar Liebert
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica)
David Lindley
Mikko Viljami Lindström (HIM)
Jeff Linsky
Tom Linton (Jimmy Eat World)
Russell Lissack (Bloc Party)
Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
Richard Lloyd (Television)
Chuck Loeb
Joe Long (The Four Seasons)
Courtney Love
Sami Lopakka (Sentenced)
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta)
Steve Lukather (Toto)
George Lynch (Dokken
[edit] M
Tony MacAlpine
Wade MacNeil(Alexisonfire)
Brian May (Queen)
Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
John McGeoch (Magazine, Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, The Armoury Show)
Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)
Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses), (Velvet Revolver), (Neurotic Outsiders)
Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Dave McPherson (InMe)
Greg McPherson
Daron Malakian (System of a Down)
Stephen Malkmus (Pavement)
Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Julian Mandrake, Canvas
Kee Marcello (Europe)
Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)
Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
Mike Martin (All That Remains)
J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr)
Brent Mason
Tak Matsumoto (B'z)
Brian May (Queen)
John Mayer
Carlo Marchione
James Mead (Kutless)
Wendy Melvoin
Pat Metheny (Pat Metheny Group)
Alyson Michalka (Aly & AJ)
Joseph Milligan (Anberlin)
Amy Millan (Stars)
Dan Miller (They Might Be Giants)
Deron Miller (CKY)
Nuno Mindelis
Ben Mink
Roman Miroshnichenko
Kim Mitchell
Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf)
Wes Montgomery
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, Skid Row)
Greg "G-Mo" Moore (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
Scotty Moore
Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)
Steve Morse (Deep Purple)
Mark Morton (Lamb of God)
Derek "Chap Stique" Mount (Family Force 5)
Alonso Mudarra
Cameron Muncey (Jet)
James Murphy (Death, Testament)
Matt "Guitar" Murphy
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
雅-miyavi-
[edit] N
Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Joe Negri
Grant Nicholas (Feeder)
Graeme Nicholls (We Be the Echo, Voorhees, Break It Up)
Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)
Ricky Nelson
Willie Nelson
Aaron North (The Icarus Line, Nine Inch Nails)
Noodle (The Gorillaz)
John Norum (Europe, Dokken)
Bradley Nowell (Sublime)
Ted Nugent (The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees)
[edit] O
Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)
Mark O'Connor
John Oates (Hall & Oates)
Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)
Erkan Ogur
Mike Oldfield
Solomon "Soul Glow Activator" Olds (Family Force 5)
Criss Oliva (Savatage)
[edit] P
Christophe Pratiffi
Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm)
Brad Paisley
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
Joe Pass
Ryan Peake (Nickelback)
Steve Pedulla (Thursday)
Andreas Paolo Perger
Kirk Pengilly (INXS)
Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Simply Red)
Carl Perkins
Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
Tom Petty Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys)
Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Al Pitrelli (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Asia, Megadeth)
Dean Pleasants (Suicidal Tendencies)
Chris Poland (Megadeth)
Alberto Ponce
Prince
Jade Puget (Redemption 87, AFI)
[edit] Q
Suzi Quatro
[edit] R
Trevor Rabin (Yes)
Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
Django Reinhardt
Rick Renstrom (Rob Rock)
Sheldon Reynolds (The Commodores, Earth, Wind, & Fire)
Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
Tony Rice
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
Max Richards (The Bonfire Of The Vanities)
Mike Riggs (Rob Zombie, Scum of the Earth)
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Öyster Cult)
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
Robbie Robertson (The Band)
Darren Robinson (Phantom Planet)
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (At the Drive-In, De Facto, The Mars Volta)
Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)
Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Richard Rossi
Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Terje Rypdal
Johnny Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls)
Rodrigo Rodriguez
[edit] S
David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap)
Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
Carlos Santana (Santana)
Joey Santiago (Pixies, The Martinis)
Yağmur Sarıgül (maNga)
Manabu Satô (Malice Mizer, Moi Dix Mois)
Joe Satriani
Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth)
Michael Schenker
Neal Schon
Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
Jon Schneck (Relient K, Audio Adrenaline)
Andrés Segovia
Brian Setzer (The Stray Cats, Brian Setzer Orchestra)
Del Shannon
Tommy Shannon
Rodney Sheppard (Sugar Ray)
Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
Drew Shirley (Switchfoot)
Ryan Shrout (Kutless)
Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio)
Tim Skipper (House of Heroes)
Alex Skolnick (Testament, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Dethklok)
Slash (Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver, Slash's Blues Ball, Road Crew)
Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers, What Is This?)
Fred Sonic Smith (MC5, Sonic's Rendezvous Band)
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
Matt Smith (Theocracy)
G.E. Smith (Hall & Oates)
Robert Smith (The Cure)
Donita Sparks (L7)
John Squire (The Stone Roses)
Paul Stanley (KISS)
Jack Starr
Leigh Stephens (Blue Cheer, Foxtrot)
Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
James Stevenson
Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield), (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)
Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan)
Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother)
Mike Stone (Queensrÿche)
Izzy Stradlin' (Guns N' Roses)
Nathan Strayer (Anberlin)
Jesper Strömblad (In Flames)
Joe Strummer (The Clash)
Daryl Stuermer (Genesis, Phil Collins)
Joe Stump
Muhammed Suiçmez (Necrophagist)
Frankie Sullivan (Survivor)
'Big' Jim Sullivan
Andy Summers (The Police)
Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order)
Bryan Sutton
Matthew Sweet
Michael Sweet (Stryper)
John Sykes
Shin (Kagrra)
[edit] T
Ty Tabor (King's X)
Chris Tait
Evan Taubenfeld (Avril Lavigne, Black List Club)
Corey Taylor (Stone Sour)
Martin Taylor
Miika Tenkula (Sentenced)
Graeme Taylor (Gryphon)
Mick Taylor (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones)
Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
Tommy Thayer (KISS)
Matt Thiessen (Relient K, Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes)
Porl Thompson (The Cure)
Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)
Mick Thomson (Slipknot)
George Thorogood
Lüpüs Thünder (Bloodhound Gang)
Johnny Thunders (The Heartbreakers)
Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
Paul Tobias/Paul Huge (Guns N' Roses)
Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)
Tora (alice nine.)
Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance)
Sam Totman (DragonForce)
Ralph Towner (Oregon)
Mark Lee Townsend (dc Talk)
Pete Townshend (The Who)
Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge)
Joseph Trohman (Fall Out Boy)
Robin Trower (Procol Harum)
Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers Band), (Derek Trucks Band)
Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap)
Corin Tucker (Heavens to Betsy, Sleater-Kinney)
Luca Turilli (Rhapsody of Fire)
Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss, O Brother Where Art Thou?)
[edit] U
Keith Urban (The Ranch)
Midge Ure (Slik, The Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Visage)
[edit] V
Vito Bratta (White Lion)
Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, Whitesnake)
Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
Jimmie Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Ritchie Valens
Nick Valensi (The Strokes)
Hilton Valentine (The Animals)
Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
Tom Verlaine (Television)
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
Vinnie Vincent (KISS)
[edit] W
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (a-ha)
Patrick Walden (Babyshambles)
Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie)
Gordon Waller (Peter and Gordon)
Joe Walsh (James Gang, The Eagles)
Toki Wartooth (Dethklok)
Muddy Waters
Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek)
Doc Watson
Michael Weber
Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council)
Leslie West (Mountain)
Tim Wheeler (Ash)
Clarence White (The Byrds, Kentucky Colonels)
Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
Jack White (The White Stripes), (The Raconteurs)
Jason White (Green Day)
Steve White (PIG, KMFDM)
Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
Slim Whitman
Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's)
John Williams
Rich Williams (Kansas)
Pete Willis (Def Leppard)
Marty Willson-Piper (The Church)
Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys)
Nancy Wilson (Heart)
Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche)
Johnny Winter
Howlin' Wolf
Craig Wood (Avril Lavigne, Gob)
Ron Wood (The Small Faces, The Jeff Beck Group, The Rolling Stones)
Tom Wright (Slipstream)
Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne)
Brian Welch (Korn)
[edit] Y
Narciso Yepes
Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Pete Yorn
Angus Young (AC/DC)
Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
Neil Young
[edit] Z
Roy Z (Rob Rock, Bruce Dickinson)
Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)
Dweezil Zappa
Frank Zappa
Vadim Zilberstein (Earth, Wind, & Fire, Chaka Khan)