List of rhythm guitarists
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The following is a list of significant rhythm guitarists, arranged in ascending alphabetical order of last name.
- Gem Archer of Oasis
- Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd
- Joey Cape of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- Gilby Clarke of Guns N' Roses
- Paul David Hewson (aka Bono) of U2
- Ray Davies of The Kinks
- Chris Dreja of The Yardbirds
- Jason Everman of Nirvana
- Tom Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Richard Fortus of Guns N' Roses
- James Hetfield of Metallica
- Dexter Holland of The Offspring
- Balsac the Jaws of Death of GWAR
- Scott Ian of Anthrax
- John Idan of The Yardbirds
- Sébastien Lefebvre of Simple Plan
- Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance
- Richey James Edwards of Manic Street Preachers
- Ryan Key of Yellowcard
- David Knopfler of Dire Straits
- Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver
- John Lennon of The Beatles
- Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention
- Jimmy Nolen of The J.B.'s
- Jimmy Page of The Yardbirds
- Kirk Pengilly of INXS
- Tom Petty of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth
- Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions
- Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park
- Marcus Siepen of Blind Guardian
- Pat Smear of Nirvana
- Paul Stanley of KISS
- Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses
- Joe Strummer of The Clash
- Sylvain Sylvain of New York Dolls
- Paul Tobias of Guns N' Roses
- Pete Townshend of The Who
- Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead
- Deryck Whibley of Sum 41
- Jason White of Green Day (live performances)
- Brad Whitford of Aerosmith
- Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's
- Pete Willis of Def Leppard
- Würzel of Motörhead
- Malcolm Young of AC/DC
- Chad Kroeger of Nickelback
- Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie
- Jim James of My Morning Jacket
- Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters
