ARTISTS & THEIR RIGS

Smashing Pumpkins guitarist known for layered, heavy tones.

White Stripes guitarist known for minimalist, raw electric blues approach.

Tool guitarist. Whammy and vintage chorus for hypnotic tones.

King Crimson and Frank Zappa collaborator, innovative texturalist.

Rush guitarist known for complex chording and rich effects use.

Arctic Monkeys frontman/guitarist. OD and fuzz for raw rock tones.

The Police guitarist known for sparse, chorus-drenched playing.

Suede guitarist. Fuzz and OD for bombastic britpop leads.

Jazz guitarist known for wide-ranging, lyrical, effects-touched playing.

Country guitarist known for clean Telecaster tones and transparent overdrive.

Queen guitarist known for Red Special guitar and treble booster tone.

Melvins guitarist known for down-tuned, slow, heavy fuzz tones.

Legendary guitarist known for singing, sustain-heavy tone.

Vulfpeck guitarist. Compressor-heavy funk rhythm player.

Black Keys guitarist and producer with a raw, vintage-influenced sound.

Producer and guitarist known for atmospheric, reverb-drenched work.

Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman/guitarist.

Dave Matthews Band. Chorus and delay textures in rhythmic context.

Pink Floyd guitarist known for lyrical, effects-heavy playing.

Van Halen vocalist. Eddie Van Halen used DOD 250 in early sessions.

Radiohead guitarist focused on atmospheric, effects-driven soundscapes.

Pop artist known for loop-based live performance with TC Electronic Ditto.

Van Halen guitarist who revolutionized rock guitar technique.

Three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, blues-rock pioneer.

Renowned for pristine tone and technical precision.

Isley Brothers guitarist with wah-heavy, Hendrix-influenced playing.

RHCP bassist. Wah and OD for aggressive funk-rock bass.

Experimental guitarist/composer. Pioneer of wah and unconventional pedal use.

Modern blues guitarist with a heavy, layered electric sound.

Irish blues-rock guitarist known for emotional vibrato and heavy OD.

Rush bassist. Complex pedalboard including chorus and phaser.

Black Sabbath bassist. Fuzz bass tone foundational to heavy metal.

Blur guitarist known for lo-fi, distorted indie rock sound.

Dinosaur Jr guitarist known for wall-of-sound fuzz and feedback.

Acoustic-leaning player. Light compression and chorus for clean tones.

Innovative guitarist known for pushing the limits of guitar expression.

Pioneering electric guitarist who defined the sound of the late 1960s.

Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer, known for diverse tonal palette.

Prolific blues-rock guitarist and vintage gear collector.

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist known for melodic, expressive playing.

Grammy-winning guitarist blending blues and pop with a refined tone.

The Smiths guitarist. Chorus and delay for signature jangly arpeggios.

Radiohead multi-instrumentalist known for unconventional guitar textures.

Queens of the Stone Age guitarist known for heavy, groovy riffs.

Founder of JHS Pedals. Deep knowledge of all OD/fuzz circuits.

The Strokes vocalist/guitarist. DS-1 direct-to-board overdriven tone.

Rolling Stones guitarist and riff architect.

Singer-songwriter with a vintage-influenced guitar approach.

My Bloody Valentine mastermind, pioneer of shoegaze guitar sound.

Pixies and Breeders bassist/guitarist.

Sonic Youth bassist/guitarist known for abrasive, deconstructed playing.

Soundgarden guitarist known for heavy, tuned-down tone.

Metallica lead guitarist known for wah-heavy solos.

Nirvana frontman whose raw guitar tone defined early 90s alternative.

Multi-instrumentalist known for vintage, analog tone philosophy.

Avant-garde guitarist known for work with Tom Waits and John Zorn.

Muse frontman known for technically demanding, effects-heavy playing.

Scorpions guitarist. Heavy phaser and chorus in classic hard rock context.

Niger-based guitarist bridging Tuareg tradition and psychedelic rock.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist. Vintage Fuzz Face and wah player.

Pearl Jam guitarist with bluesy, effects-rich approach.

Pioneered shoegaze sound with heavy tremolo arm and modulation pedals.

Old Black Les Paul through Fender tweed. Heavy fuzz use on electric material.

Wilco guitarist known for avant-garde noise explorations.

The Verve guitarist. Tremolo and modulation-heavy shoegaze textures.

Chic guitarist. Rhythm-focused tone, compressor-heavy clean funk playing.

Oasis guitarist and songwriter with classic British rock tone.

Extreme guitarist. Heavy Phase 90 and flanger user in the 80s/90s.

At the Drive-In / Mars Volta guitarist known for complex, layered work.

At the Drive-In/Mars Volta guitarist. Heavy fuzz and modulation explorer.

The Who guitarist known for powerful rhythm playing and feedback.

Multi-genre visionary known for expressive, virtuosic guitar work.

British band known for innovative and unconventional effects use across entire catalog.

Ozzy Osbourne guitarist who merged classical technique with metal.

Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist, pioneer of hard rock tone.

King Crimson founder known for Frippertronics tape delay system.

The Cure frontman known for jangly, chorus-drenched guitar.

British guitarist known for Hendrix-influenced tone and Uni-Vibe use.

Guns N' Roses guitarist known for raw, bluesy hard rock tone.

Iconic noise rock band known for alternate tunings and extreme effects exploration.

Annie Clark, known for precise, modern guitar playing and unique tones.

Pavement frontman/guitarist. Lo-fi fuzz tones.

Sunn O))) guitarist known for extreme low-end drone experiments.

Virtuoso guitarist known for extreme technique and complex effects rigs.

Texas blues legend known for powerful, soulful playing.

Original Pink Floyd frontman. Used Binson Echorec as primary delay.

U2 guitarist known for delay-driven, chiming guitar parts.

Radiohead frontman, uses various modulation and effects in unconventional ways.

Sonic Youth guitarist known for alternate tunings and noise exploration.

Rage Against the Machine guitarist known for innovative noise and whammy use.

Black Sabbath guitarist. Treble booster and heavy gain, invented heavy metal tone.

Phish guitarist known for long improvisational passages and clean tone.

Prolific garage rock artist known for raw, fuzz-heavy recordings.

Living Colour guitarist known for genre-crossing technical mastery.

Natalie Mering's guitar work features vintage reverb and warmth.