Duane Allman

Affiliations: Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts (Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul, Marshall 1969 Super Bass amp, Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

Key Albums: At Fillmore East (Live, 1971), Eat A Peach (1972)

Signature Songs: Statesboro Blues, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Whipping Post, Stormy Monday, One Way Out

Randy Bachman

Affiliations: Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Blair Thornton (Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gretsch 6120, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul

Key Albums: Bachman-Turner Overdrive II (1973), Not Fragile (1974)

Signature Songs: American Woman, Let it Ride, Takin' Care of Business, You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, Roll On Down the Highway

Jeff Beck

Affiliations: Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Solo Artist

Associated Gear: Fender Esquire, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster

Key Albums: Truth (1968), Beck-Ola (1969), Blow by Blow (1975), Wired (1976), There and Back (1980)

Signature Songs: 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers, The Pump, Freeway Jam, Beck's Bolero, Going Down, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Blue Wind

Ritchie Blackmore

Affiliations: Deep Purple, Rainbow

Associated Gear: Fender Stratocaster, Marshall Major amps, Hornby Skewes Treble Booster, Aiwa TP-1011 Tape Delay

Key Albums: Machine Head (1972), Made in Japan (Live, 1972), Burn (1974), Rising (1976)

Signature Songs: Black Night, Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, Space Truckin', Mistreated, Burn, Stormbringer, Kill the King

Lindsey Buckingham

Affiliations: Fleetwood Mac

Associated Gear: Les Paul Custom, Fender Stratocaster, Marshall Amps, Roland Space Echo, Crybaby Wah, Fender Pro Reverb

Key Albums: Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979)

Signature Songs: Rhiannon, Say You Love Me, Go Your Own Way, Dreams, Don't Stop, You Make Loving Fun, Tusk, Sara

Glen Buxton

Affiliations: Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce (Rhythm Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson SG

Key Albums: Love It to Death (1971), Killer (1971), School's Out (1972), Billion Dollar Babies (1973)

Signature Songs: I'm Eighteen, School's Out, Elected, Hello Hooray, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Billion Dollar Babies

Mike Campbell

Affiliations: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Associated Gear: Rickenbacker 375, Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, Gibson Firebird

Key Albums: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976), You're Gonna Get It!, (1978), Damn the Torpedoes (1979), Hard Promises (1981)

Signature Songs: Breakdown, American Girl, Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll, I Need to Know, Listen to Her Heart, Don't Do Me Like That, Refugee, Here Comes My Girl, Even the Losers, The Waiting, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Eric Clapton

Affiliations: Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & the Dominos, Solo Artist

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul, Marshall JTM-45, Crybaby Wah, Gibson 335, Gibson DG, Fender Stratocaster

Key Albums: Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (1966), Disraeli Gears (1967), Wheels of Fire (1968), Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970), 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974), Slowhand (1977)

Signature Songs: Hideaway, Sunshine of Your Love, White Room, Badge, Crossroads, Layla

Allen Collins

Affiliations: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Associated Gear: Gibson Firebird, Gibson Explorer

Key Albums: Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973), Second Helping (1974), Nuthin' Fancy (1975), Gimme Back My Bullets (1976), One More from the Road (Live, 1976), Street Survivors (1977)

Signature Songs: Sweet Home Alabama, Free Bird, Saturday Night Special, Double Trouble, Gimme Three Steps, What's Your Name, You Got That Right

Paul Dean

Affiliations: Loverboy

Associated Gear: Home made Strat style guitar with a Tele neck, Marshall JCM 800, Marshall JCM 900

Key Albums: Loverboy (1980), Get Lucky (1981), Keep it Up (1983), Lovin' Ev'ry Minute of It (1985)

Signature Songs: Turn Me Loose, The Kid is Hot Tonite, Working for the Weekend, When It's Over, Hot Girls in Love, Lovin' Ev'ry Minute of It

Rick Derringer

Affiliations: Solo Artist, Johnny Winter

Associated Gear: Fender Stratocaster

Key Albums: All American Boy (1973)

Signature Songs: Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo

Buck Dharma

Affiliations: Blue Oyster Cult, Eric Bloom (Rhythm Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson SG, Marshall Amps, Mesa Boogie MK II

Key Albums: Blue Oyster Cult (1972), Tyranny and Mutation (1973), Secret Treaties (1974), Agents of Fortune (1976), Spectres (1977), Some Enchanted Evening (Live, 1977), Fire of Unknown Origin (1981)

Signature Songs: Don't Fear the Reaper, Godzilla, Burnin' for You

Don Felder

Affiliations: The Eagles, Bernie Leadon (Guitar), Joe Walsh (Guitar), Glenn Frey (Rhythm Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul, Gibson EDS-1275 (Double Neck), Fender Tweed Deluxe, Fender Deluxe Reverb

Key Albums: One of These Nights (1975), Hotel California (1976), The Long Run (1979), Eagles Live (Live, 1980)

Signature Songs: One of These Nights, Visions, Hotel California, Victim of Love, Those Shoes

Peter Frampton

Affiliations: Humble Pie, Solo Artist

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul Custom, Marshall Super Lead, Ampeg Echo Twin, Heil Talk Box

Key Albums: Performance Rockin' The Fillmore (Live, 1971), Frampton Comes Alive (Live, 1976)

Signature Songs: Thirty Days in the Hole, I Don't Need No Doctor, Show Me the Way, Do You Feel Like We Do, Baby, I Love Your Way

Neil Giraldo

Affiliations: Pat Benatar, Rick Springfield

Associated Gear: BC Rich Eagle I, Fender Stratocaster, Marshall 2x12 Combos

Key Albums: In the Heat of the Night (1979), Crimes of Passion (1980), Precious Time (1981), Live from Earth (Live, 1983)

Signature Songs: Heartbreaker, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, You Better Run, Treat Me Right, Fire and Ice, Precious Time, Shadows of the Night, Love is a Battlefield

Alex Lifeson

Affiliations: Rush

Associated Gear: Gibson ES-335, Fender Super Reverb, Marshall Amps, Boss CE-1, EHX Electric Mistress, Maestro EP-3, Crybaby Wah

Key Albums: 2112 (1976), All the World's a Stage (Live, 1976), A Farewell to Kings (1977), Hemispheres (1978), Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures (1981)

Signature Songs: Working Man, Fly by Night, 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx, Closer to the Heart, The Spirit of the Radio, Freewill, Red Barchetta, Limelight, Tom Sawyer

Steve Lukather

Affiliations: Toto, Session Guitarist

Associated Gear: 1959 Gibson Les Paul, 1963 Fender Stratocaster, Fender Deluxe Reverb, Marshall Amps

Key Albums: Toto (1978), Hydra (1979), Toto IV (1982)

Signature Songs: Hold the Line, Hydra, Running in the Night, Breakdown Dead Ahead, Rosanna,

Frank Marino

Affiliations: Mahogany Rush, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush

Associated Gear: Gibson SG, Fender Twin Reverb

Key Albums: Strange Universe (1975), Mahogany Rush Live (Live, 1977), Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Signature Songs: Dragonfly, I'm a King Bee (Live)

Bernie Marsden

Affiliations: Whitesnake, Micky Moody (Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul, Hamer Explorer

Key Albums: Ready an' Willing (1980), Live... in the Heart of the City (Live, 1980), Come an' Get It (1981), Saints & Sinners (1982)

Signature Songs: Walking in the Shadow of the Blues, Fool for Your Loving, Ready an' Willing, Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City, Crying in the Rain, Here I Go Again

Brian May

Affiliations: Queen

Associated Gear: Red Special, Vox AC-30, Dallas Rangemaster, Deacy Amp, Tape Delay

Key Albums: Sheer Heart Attack, (1974), A Night at the Opera (1975), A Day at the Races (1976), News of the World (1977), Jazz (1978)

Signature Songs: Bohemian Rhapsody, Tie Your Mother Down, Killer Queen, We are the Champions, Keep Yourself Alive, Fat Bottomed Girls, Now I'm Here

Micky Moody

Affiliations: Whitesnake, Micky Moody (Guitar), Mel Galley, (Guitar)

Associated Gear:

Key Albums: Ready an' Willing (1980), Live... in the Heart of the City (Live, 1980), Come an' Get It (1981), Saints & Sinners (1982), Slide It In (1984)

Signature Songs: Walking in the Shadow of the Blues, Fool for Your Loving, Ready an' Willing, Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City, Crying in the Rain, Here I Go Again, Slide It In, Slow an' Easy, Love Ain't No Stranger

Ted Nugent

Affiliations: Solo Artist

Associated Gear: Gibson Byrdland,

Key Albums: Ted Nugent (1975), Free-for-All (1976), Cat Scratch Fever (1977), Double Live Gonzo! (1978)

Signature Songs: Stranglehold, Cat Scratch Fever, Free-for-All

Randy Rhoads

Affiliations: Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul Custom, Karl Sandoval V, Jackson Rhoads, Marshall 1959 Super Lead, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Roland RE-201 Space Echo, MXR Distortion +, MXR 10 Band EQ, MXR Flanger, MXR Stereo Chorus

Key Albums: Blizzard of Ozz (1980), Diary of a Madman (1981), Tribute (Live, 1987)

Signature Songs: Crazy Train, Mr. Crowley, I Don't Know, Goodbye to Romance, Dee, Over the Mountain, Flying High Again, You Can't Kill Rock and Roll, Diary of a Madman

Keith Richards

Affiliations: Rolling Stones, Brian Jones (Guitar), Mick Taylor (Guitar), Ronnie Wood (Guitar)

Associated Gear: Fender Telecaster

Key Albums: Beggars Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (Live, 1970), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on Main St. (1972), It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (1974), Some Girls (1978), Tattoo You (1981)

Signature Songs: Sympathy for the Devil, Street Fighting Man, Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Tumbling Dice, Angie, It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It), Miss You, Beast of Burden, Start Me Up

Gary Richrath

Affiliations: REO Speedwagon, Kevin Cronin (Rhythm Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul, Marshall Amps

Key Albums: Live: You Get What You Play For (Live, 1977), You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish (1978), High Infidelity (1980)

Signature Songs: Ridin' The Storm Out (Live), Keep On Loving You, Roll with the Changes, Time for Me to Fly, Take It on the Run, Can't Fight This Feeling

Brian Robertson

Affiliations: Thin Lizzy, Motorhead, Scott Gorham (Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul

Key Albums: Jailbreak (1976), Johnny the Fox (1976), Bad Reputation (1977), Live and Dangerous (Live, 1978), No Remorse (1984)

Signature Songs: Whiskey in the Jar, Still in Love with You, Jailbreak, The Boys Are Back in Town, Don't Believe a Word, Dancing in the Moonlight

Mick Ronson

Affiliations: David Bowie

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul Custom, Marshall Major amp, Crybaby Wah, Sola Sound Tone Bender MKI, Maestro EP-3 Echoplex

Key Albums: The Man Who Sold the World (1970), Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Aladdin Sane (1973), Transformer (1972), Ian Hunter (1975)

Signature Songs: The Man Who Sold the World, Changes, Life on Mars, Ziggy Stardust, Starman, Moonage Daydream, Suffragette City, The Jean Genie, Once Bitten Twice Shy

Gary Rossington

Affiliations: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Associated Gear: 1959 Gibson Les Paul

Key Albums: Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973), Second Helping (1974), Nuthin' Fancy (1975), Gimme Back My Bullets (1976), One More from the Road (Live, 1976), Street Survivors (1977)

Signature Songs: Sweet Home Alabama, Free Bird, Saturday Night Special, Double Trouble, Gimme Three Steps, What's Your Name, You Got That Right

Carlos Santana

Affiliations: Santana, Neal Schon (Rhythm Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson SG, Gibson,

Key Albums: Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970), Santana III (1971), Caravanserai (1972), Welcome (1973), Lotus (Live, 1974), Amigos (1976)

Signature Songs: Oye Como Va, Evil Ways, Black Magic Woman, Samba Pa Ti, Europa

Michael Schenker

Affiliations: UFO, Scorpions, Michael Schenker Group, Solo Artist

Associated Gear: Gibson Flying V, Marshall JCM 800, Crybaby Wah

Key Albums: Phenomenon (1974), Lights Out (1977), Strangers in the Night (Live, 1979), The Michael Schenker Group (1980), MSG (1981)

Signature UFO Songs: Doctor Doctor, Rock Bottom, Only You Can Rock Me, Too Hot to Handle, Lights Out

Signature Scorpions Songs: Another Piece of Meat, Coast to Coast, Holiday, Loving You Sunday Morning, Lovedrive

Signature MSG Songs: Armed and Ready, Cry for the Nations, Are you Ready to Rock, Attack of the Mad Axeman, Into the Arena, Captain Nemo, Dancer, Rock My Nights Away

Tom Scholz

Affiliations: Boston

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul,

Key Albums: Boston (1976), Don't Look Back (1978)

Signature Songs: More Than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Longtime, Don't Look Back, A Man I'll Never Be, Feelin' Satisfied

Neal Schon

Affiliations: Journey

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, Hiwatt Custom 100 Amp, Marshall Plexi Super Lead

Key Albums: Infinity (1978), Evolution (1979), Departure (1980), Captured (Live), 1981), Escape (1981), Frontiers (1983)

Signature Songs: Lights, Wheel in the Sky, Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin', Any Way You Want It, Don't Stop Believin', Stone in Love, Who's Crying Now, Separate Ways (World's Apart)

Slash

Affiliations: Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver, Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, Izzy Stradlin (Rhythm Guitar), Gilby Clarke (Rhythm Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul, Marshall 1959 Super Lead, Marshall JCM 2555 Silver Jubilee, Jim Dunlop Crybaby Wah, MXR Chorus

Key Albums: Appetite for Destruction (1987), Use Your Illusion 1 (1991), Use Your Illusion 2 (1991)

Signature Songs: Sweet Child O Mine, Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Nightrain,

Mick Taylor

Affiliations: John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Rolling Stones, Keith Richards (Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson Les Paul

Key Albums: Crusade (1967), Blues from Laurel Canyon (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (Live, 1970), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on Main St. (1972), It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (1974)

Signature Songs: Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Tumbling Dice

Pat Travers

Affiliations: Solo Artist, Pat Thrall (Guitar)

Associated Gear: Gibson Melody Maker

Key Albums: Heat in the Street (1978), Live! Go For What You Know (Live, 1979), Crash and Burn (1980)

Signature Songs: Snortin' Whiskey, Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)

Robin Trower

Affiliations: Procul Harem, Solo Artist

Associated Gear: Fender Stratocaster, Univibe, Wah, Marshall

Key Albums: Twice Removed from Yesterday (1973), Bridge of Sighs (1974), For Earth Below (1975), Robin Trower Live! (Live, 1975), Long Misty Days (1976)

Signature Songs: Day of the Eagle, Too Rolling Stones, Bridge of Sighs, Little Bit of Sympathy

Eddie Van Halen

Affiliations: Van Halen

Associated Gear: Frankenstrat, Modded Marshall 1959 Super Lead, MXR Phase 90, MXR Flanger, Maestro EP-3 Echoplex

Key Albums: Van Halen (1978), Van Halen 2 (1979), Fair Warning (1981), 1984 (1984)

Signature Songs: Eruption, Runnin' with the Devil, Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, You Really Got Me, Mean Street, Jump, Hot For Teacher, Panama, Beat It

Steven Van Zandt

Affiliations: Bruce Springsteen (Rhythm Guitar), Nils Lofgren (Guitar)

Associated Gear: Fender Stratocaster

Key Albums: Born to Run (1975), Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978), The River (1980), Born in the U.S.A. (1984), Live/1975-85 (Live, 1986)

Signature Songs: Born to Run, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Thunder Road, Jungleland, Prove It All Night, Badlands, Hungry Heart, The River, Atlantic City, Born in the U.S.A., Dancing in the Dark, Glory Days

Joe Walsh

Affiliations: James Gang, The Eagles, Solo Artist, Don Felder (Guiar), Glenn Frey (Rhythm Guitar)

Associated Gear: Heil Talk Box

Key Albums: Hotel California

Signature Songs: Funk #49, Rocky Mountain Way, Life's Been Good, Hotel California, Life in the Fast Lane, Heartache Tonight

Leslie West

Affiliations: Mountain

Associated Gear: Les Paul Jr.

Key Albums: Climbing! (1970), Nantucket Sleighride (1971)

Signature Songs: Mississippi Queen, Theme for an Imaginary Western, Never in My Life, Nantucket Sleighride (to Owen Coffin)

Ronnie Wood

Affiliations: Rolling Stones, Keith Richards (Guitar)

Associated Gear:

Key Albums: Some Girls (1978), Tattoo You (1981)

Signature Songs: Miss You, Beast of Burden, Start Me Up