| Name | Bands (Auswahl) | Hauptstil(e) | Schaffenszeit |
| Abbath Doom Occulta | Immortal | Black Metal | 1989 - heute |
| Barry Adamson | Magazine, The Birthday Party, Ex-Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds | Post Punk, Rock | 1977 - heute |
| Jeff Ament | Pearl Jam, Green River | Grunge | 1982 - heute |
| Dan Andriano | Alkaline Trio | Punkrock | 1993 - heute |
| Tom Angelripper | Sodom | Thrash Metal | 1982 - heute |
| Tom Araya | Slayer | Thrash Metal | 1981 - heute |
| Reginald Arvizu aka „Fieldy“ | Korn | Nu Metal | 1993 - heute |
| Melissa Auf der Maur | Hole, Ex-The Smashing Pumpkins | Rock | 1993 - heute |
| Kevin Ayers | Soft Machine | Artrock | 1967 - heute |
| Steve Bailey | The Zawinul Syndicate | | 1970 - heute |
| Victor Bailey | Weather Report | Jazz/Fusion | 1981 - heute |
| Peter Baltes | Accept | Heavy Metal | 1979 - heute |
| Michael Balzary aka „Flea“ | Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction | Funk Rock | 1983 - heute |
| Aston Barrett | Bob Marley, The Wailers | Reggae | 1973 - heute |
| Jens Becker | Grave Digger, Ex-Running Wild | Heavy Metal | 1987 - heute |
| Nick Beggs | Kajagoogoo | Pop | 1979 - heute |
| Andy Bell | Oasis | Indie-Rock | 1988 - heute |
| Frank Bello | Anthrax, Ex-Helmet | Thrash Metal | 1985 - heute |
| Jay Bentley | Bad Religion | Punkrock | 1980 - heute |
| Jeff Berlin | Bill Bruford | Modern Jazz | 1976 - heute |
| Tim Bogert | Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice | Rock | 1967 - heute |
| Richard Bona | Joe Zawinul, Ex-Pat Metheny Group | Jazz | 1996 - heute |
| Francis Buchholz | Scorpions | Rock | 1974 - heute |
| Randy Bradbury | Pennywise | Punk | 1994 - heute |
| Rex Brown | Pantera | Metal | 1992 - heute |
| Jack Bruce | Cream | Rock | 1962 - heute |
| Bunny Brunel | CAB | Jazz | 1978 - heute |
| Jean-Jacques Burnel | The Stranglers | Rock | 1974 - heute |
| Cliff Burton | Metallica | Metal | 1981 - 1986 |
| Geezer Butler | Black Sabbath | Heavy Metal | 1966 - heute |
| Alain Caron | Uzeb | Jazz | 1976 - 1992 |
| Jack Casady | Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna | Rock, Blues | 1965 - heute |
| Justin Chancellor | Tool | Progressive Metal | 1994 - heute |
| Kim Clarke | Defunkt | Jazz | 1982 - heute |
| Stanley Clarke | Return to Forever, Chick Corea | Jazz | 1973 - heute |
| Les Claypool | Primus | Rock | 1979 - heute |
| Adam Clayton | U2 | Rock | 1976 - heute |
| Bootsy Collins | Parliament, Funkadelic | Funk | 1968 - heute |
| Tim Commerford | Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave | Alternative Rock | 1990 - heute |
| Billy Cox | Jimi Hendrix | Blues, Psychedelic Rock | 1969 - heute |
| Holger Czukay | Can | Krautrock | 1968 - heute |
| John Deacon | Queen | Rock | 1971 - 1997 |
| Kim Deal | Pixies, The Breeders | Indie-Rock | 1985 - heute |
| Joey DeMaio | Manowar | Heavy Metal | 1980 - heute |
| David Desrosiers | Simple Plan | Pop-Punk | 1999 - heute |
| Steve DiGiorgio | Death, Iced Earth, Sadus | Metal | 1988 - heute |
| Mike Dirnt | Green Day | Punk, Rock | 1987 - heute |
| Gail Ann Dorsey | David Bowie, Gwen Stefani | | 1987 - heute |
| Carlos Dengler aka „Carlos D.“ | Interpol | Post Punk | 1998 - heute |
| Donald Dunn | Blues Brothers | | 1961 - 2000 |
| Trevor Dunn | Mr. Bungle | | 1985 - heute |
| Nathan East | Fourplay | | 1980 - heute |
| John "Rhino" Edwards | Status Quo | Hard Rock | 1985 - heute |
| Richie Edwards | The Darkness, Stone Gods | Hard Rock | 2000 - heute |
| David Ellefson | Ex-Megadeth, F5 | Thrash Metal | 1983 - heute |
| John Entwistle | The Who | Rock | 1962 - 2002 |
| Roy Estrada | Frank Zappa, Ex-Little Feat | Rock | 1966 - 1995 |
| Mark Evans | AC/DC | Hard Rock | 1972 - 1990 |
| Falco | Drahdiwaberl, Hallucination Company | Rock, Pop | 1974 - 1998 |
| David Farrell | Linkin Park | Nu Metal, Rock | 1996 - heute |
| Fat Mike | NOFX, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes | Punk | 1983 - heute |
| Jennifer Finch | L7 | Punk | 1985 - heute |
| John Norwood Fisher | Fishbone | | 1985 - heute |
| Tom Fowler | Frank Zappa | | 1973 - heute |
| Bruce Foxton | The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers | Punk | 1977 - heute |
| Nikolai Fraiture | The Strokes | Indie-Rock | 2001 - heute |
| Matt Freeman | Rancid, Operation Ivy, Ex-Social Distortion | Punk | 1988 - heute |
| Jon Gallant | Billy Talent | Punk | 1993 - heute |
| Simon Gallup | The Cure | New Wave, Dark Wave, Post-Punk, Pop | 1979 - heute |
| Chris Glen | Alex Harvey, Gillan, Michael Schenker | Rock ’n’ Roll, Rock, Rhythm and Blues | 1972 - heute |
| Roger Glover | Deep Purple | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | 1965 - heute |
| Rodrigo Gonzalez | Die Ärzte | Punk | 1993 - heute |
| Kim Gordon | Sonic Youth | Alternative Rock, Noise-Rock | 1981 - heute |
| Billy Gould | Faith No More | Crossover, Punk, Funk | 1979 - heute |
| Larry Graham | Sly & The Family Stone, Graham Central Station | Funk, Soul | 1967 - heute |
| Paul Dedrick Gray | Slipknot | Heavy Metal, Nu Metal | 1996 - heute |
| Markus Großkopf | Helloween | Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal | 1978 - heute |
| Stuart Hamm | Steve Vai, Joe Satriani | Rock, Blues | 1984 - heute |
| Steve Hanley | The Fall, The Lovers | Rock | 1979 - heute |
| Bob Hardy | Franz Ferdinand | Rock | 2001 - heute |
| Steve Harris | Iron Maiden | Heavy Metal | 1974 - heute |
| Evil Jared Hasselhoff | Bloodhound Gang | Rock | 1992 - heute |
| Hellmut Hattler | Kraan, Tab Two, Hattler | Rock, Jazz | 1971 - heute |
| Heath | X Japan | Rock, Heavy Metal | 1988 - heute |
| Richard Hell | Television, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers | Punkrock, Rock | 1973 - heute |
| Jonas Hellborg | Mahavishnu Orchestra | Jazz | 1979 - heute |
| Andreas „Dedi“ Herde | Juli | Pop | 1996 - heute |
| Marco Hietala | Nightwish | Symphonic Metal | 1985 - heute |
| Dusty Hill | ZZ Top | Hard Rock, Bluesrock, Rock | 1969 - heute |
| Colin Hodgkinson | Alexis Korner, Whitesnake | Rock, Jazz, Blues | 1972 - heute |
| Hugh Hopper | Soft Machine | Fusion, Progressive Rock | 1963 - 2009 |
| Mark Hoppus | blink-182 | Punk | 1988 - heute |
| Glenn Hughes | Deep Purple | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | 1968 - heute |
| Eero Heinonen | The Rasmus | Rock | 1994 - heute |
| Peter Hook | Freebass, Joy Division, New Order | Post Punk, New Wave | 1976 - heute |
| Anthony Jackson | | Jazz, Pop, Soul | 1970 - heute |
| James Jamerson | The Funk Brothers | Rhythm and Blues, Soul | 1958 -1983 |
| Alphonso Johnson | Weather Report | Jazz, Funk | 1972 - heute |
| Louis Johnson | Brothers Johnson, Michael Jackson | Funk, Soul, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues | 1974 - heute |
| Darryl Jones | Miles Davis, Sting, Bill Evans, Rolling Stones | Rock, Jazz, Blues | 1980 - heute |
| John Paul Jones | Led Zeppelin | Rock, Bluesrock, Hard Rock | 1960 - heute |
| Percy Jones | Brand X, Tunnels | | |
| Tony Kanal | No Doubt | | |
| Mick Karn | | | |
| Alex Katunich aka Dirk Lance | Incubus | | |
| Lemmy Kilmister | Motörhead | | |
| Dave King | Embryo, Snowball | | |
| Mark King | Level 42 | | |
| Maarja Kivi | Vanilla Ninja | | |
| Greg Kriesel | The Offspring | | |
| Mike Kroeger | Nickelback | | |
| Hansi Kürsch | Blind Guardian | | |
| Abraham Laboriel | Koinonia, Ron Kenoly | | |
| Greg Lake | King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer | | |
| Alan Lancaster | Status Quo | | |
| Willi Langer | Count Basic | | |
| Dave LaRue | Steve Morse Band, John Petrucci | | |
| Bill Laswell | Praxis, Material | | |
| Steve Lawson | | | |
| Jim Lea | Slade | | |
| Geddy Lee | Rush | | |
| John Lee | | | |
| Michael LePond | Symphony X | | |
| Phil Lesh | Grateful Dead | | |
| Tony Levin | King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd | | |
| Christian Liebig | Karat | | |
| Hagen Liebing | Die Ärzte | | |
| Georg Listing | Tokio Hotel | | |
| Ted Lundström | Amon Amarth | | |
| Phil Lynott | Thin Lizzy | | |
| Hans Maahn | Hoelderlin, Gianna Nannini | | |
| Glen Matlock | Sex Pistols | | |
| Ryan Martinie aka „Ry-Know“ | Mudvayne | | |
| John Maurer | Social Distortion | | |
| Brian Marshall | Alter Bridge | | |
| Nathen Maxwell | Flogging Molly | | |
| Gerry McAvoy | Rory Gallagher | | |
| Paul McCartney | The Beatles | | |
| Jason McCaslin | Sum 41 | | |
| Hugh McDonald | Bon Jovi, Cher | | |
| Duff McKagan | Guns N' Roses | | |
| Nate Mendel | Foo Fighters | | |
| Dave Meros | Spock's Beard, Eric Burdon | | |
| Robbie Merrill | Godsmack | | |
| Andi Meurer | Die Toten Hosen | | |
| Marcus Miller | Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau | | |
| Mike Mills | R.E.M. | | |
| Jan Müller | Tocotronic | | |
| John Myung | Dream Theater | | |
| Samer el Nahhal aka „OX“ | Lordi | | |
| Me'shell Ndegeocello | | | |
| Jason Newsted | Metallica, VoiVod | | |
| Greg Norton | Hüsker Dü | | |
| Krist Novoselic | Nirvana | | |
| Shavarsh Odajian | System of a Down | | |
| Nick Oliveri | Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age | | |
| Stefan Olsdal | Placebo | | |
| Nick O'Malley | Arctic Monkeys | | |
| Jerry Only | The Misfits | | |
| Pino Palladino | Paul Young, The Who | | |
| Jaco Pastorius | Paul Bley, Weather Report | | |
| John Patitucci | B. B. King, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter | | |
| Tom Petersson | Cheap Trick | | |
| Doug Pinnick | King's X | | |
| P-Nut | 311 | | |
| Mike Porcaro | Toto | | |
| Dougie Poynter | McFly | | |
| Rocco Prestia | Tower of Power | | |
| Joe Principe | Rise Against | | |
| Suzi Quatro | | | |
| C.J. Ramone | Ramones | | |
| Dee Dee Ramone | Ramones | | |
| Philipp Rauenbusch | Reamonn | | |
| Noel Redding | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | | |
| Scott Reeder | Kyuss, Unida | | |
| Keanu Reeves | Dogstar, Becky | | |
| Jäcki Reznicek | Silly, Pankow | | |
| Oliver Riedel | Rammstein | | |
| Sam Rivers | Limp Bizkit | | |
| Magnus Rosén | Hammerfall | | |
| Andy Rourke | The Smiths | | |
| Mike Rutherford | Genesis | | |
| Sahnie | Die Ärzte | | |
| Troy Sanders | Mastodon | | |
| Nikola Sarcevic | Millencolin | | |
| Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne | | |
| Dirk Schlächter | Gamma Ray | | |
| Robert Shakespeare | Reggae, Sly + Robbie | | |
| Billy Sheehan | Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big | | |
| Kai Sichtermann | Ton Steine Scherben | | |
| Gene Simmons | KISS | | |
| Paul Simonon | The Clash | | |
| Ryan Sinn | | | |
| Nikki Sixx | Mötley Crüe | | |
| Leland Sklar | Billy Cobham, Phil Collins | | |
| Tim Skold | Marilyn Manson, MDFMK, [[KMFDM] | | |
| Paul Speckmann | Master, Abomination, Krabathor | | |
| Chris Squire | Yes | | |
| Peter Steele | Type O Negative | | |
| T. M. Stevens | | | |
| Sting | The Police | | |
| Johannes Stolle | Silbermond | | |
| Alec John Such | Bon Jovi | | |
| Steve Swallow | Angels & Airwaves, The Distillers | | |
| Garry Tallent | E Street Band | | |
| Mark Tavassol | Wir sind Helden | | |
| John Taylor | Duran Duran | | |
| Jason Thirsk | Pennywise | | |
| Toshiya | Dir en grey | | |
| Robert Trujillo | Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies, Ozzy Osbourne, Infectious Grooves | | |
| Martin Turner | Wishbone Ash | | |
| Robert Turner | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | | |
| Sid Vicious | Sex Pistols | | |
| David Vincent | Morbid Angel | | |
| Susanne Vogel | Sabrina Setlur | | |
| Klaus Voormann | Manfred Mann, Plastic Ono Band | | |
| Matthew Wachter | Angels & Airwaves | | |
| Jon Walker | Panic at the Disco | | |
| Roger Waters | Pink Floyd | | |
| Mike Watt | Minutemen, Firehose | | |
| Mikey Way | My Chemical Romance | | |
| Alex Webster | Cannibal Corpse | | |
| Stephan Weidner | Böhse Onkelz, Der W | | |
| Peter Wentz | Fall Out Boy | | |
| John Wetton | King Crimson, Wishbone Ash | | |
| Tina Weymouth | Talking Heads | | |
| Jeordie White aka „Twiggy Ramirez“ | Marilyn Manson, A Perfect Circle Nine Inch Nails | | |
| Cliff Williams | AC/DC | | |
| Gary Willis | Tribal Tech | | |
| Doug Wimbish | Sugarhill Gang, Living Colour | | |
| Nicky Wire | Manic Street Preachers | | |
| Chris Wolstenholme | Muse | | |
| Victor Wooten | | | |
| D'Arcy Wretzky | Smashing Pumpkins | | |
| Rob Wright | Nomeansno | | |
| Bill Wyman | The Rolling Stones | | |
| Tye Zamora | Alien Ant Farm | | |
| Stuart Zender | Jamiroquai | | |
