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- Jeanne Sagan (The Acacia Strain, All That Remains)
- Tetsuo Sakurai (Casiopea)
- Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia)
- Ian Samwell (The Drifters)
- Paul Samwell-Smith (The Yardbirds)
- Troy Sanders (Mastodon (band))
- Mark Sandman (Morphine)
- Max Santos (Aventura)
- Gabe Saporta (Midtown)
- Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Manic Eden, Dio)
- John Baker Saunders (Mad Season)
- Brad Savage (Band from TV)
- Rick Savage (Def Leppard)
- Taiji Sawada (X Japan)
- Patrick Scales (Klaus Doldinger, Pee Wee Ellis, Chuck Loeb)
- Tony Scalzo (Fastball)
- Reggie Scanlan (The Radiators)
- Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad)
- Jason Scheff (Chicago)
- Jerry Scheff (Elvis Presley)
- Richard Scheufler
- Don Schiff
- Dirk Schlächter (Gamma Ray)
- Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, Tinted Windows)
- Dan Schmid (Cherry Poppin' Daddies, The Visible Men, Black Francis)
- Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
- Dave Schools (Widespread Panic)
- Jaye R. Schwarzer (Cancer Bats)
- Derf Scratch (Fear)
- Karl E. H. Seigfried
- Thomas Seltzer (Turbonegro)
- Henkka Seppälä (Children of Bodom)
- Steve Severin (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- Carlo Von Sexron (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Desert Sessions)
- Nick Seymour (Crowded House)
- Tommy Shannon (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Storyville)
- Matt Sharp (Weezer, The Rentals)
- Snowy Shaw (Dimmu Borgir)
- Billy Sheehan (Niacin, Mr. Big, Steve Vai, Talas, David Lee Roth)
- Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden)
- Andrew Shives (Fear Factory)
- Natasha Shneider (Eleven)
- Scott Shriner (Weezer)
- Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
- Michael Shuman (Queens of the Stone Age)
- Azharlevi Sianturi (Kekal)
- Gene Simmons (Kiss)
- Paul Simonon (The Clash, Havana 3am, The Good, the Bad and the Queen)
- Richard Sinclair (Caravan)
- Ryan Sinn (Angels & Airwaves)
- Ken Sinnaeve (Streetheart, Tom Cochrane, Red Rider, Loverboy)
- Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, Brides of Destruction, Sixx:A.M.)
- Muzz Skillings (Living Colour)
- Leland Sklar (James Taylor, Phil Collins)
- Tim Sköld (Marilyn Manson, KMFDM)
- Captain Sky
- Spike Slawson (Swingin' Utters)
- Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five)
- Phil Small (Cold Chisel)
- Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap)
- Curt Smith (Tears for Fears)
- Fred Smith (Blondie, Television)
- Zach Smith (Pinback)
- Bryce Soderberg (Lifehouse)
- Scott Sorry (Brides of Destruction, The Wildhearts)
- Ville Sorvali (Moonsorrow)
- Esperanza Spalding
- Phil Spalding (Toyah, GTR, Mike Oldfield)
- Joey Spampinato (NRBQ)
- Barry Sparks (Dokken)
- Mark Spicoluk (Avril Lavigne)
- John Spiker (Filter)
- Chris Squire (Yes)
- Adam Stanger (Comes with the Fall)
- Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
- David Steele (The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals)
- Jeffrey Steele (Boy Howdy)
- Michael Steele (The Bangles)
- Peter Steele (Carnivore, Type O Negative)
- Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing)
- Kai Stephens (Hard Fi)
- Tony Stevens (Foghat, Savoy Brown)
- Brad Stewart (Fuel)
- Dale Stewart (Seether)
- Sting (The Police)
- Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses)
- Mark Stoermer (The Killers)
- Gary Stonadge (Big Audio Dynamite)
- Björn Strid (Terror 2000)
- Jesper Strömblad (Dimension Zero)
- Byron Stroud (Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Zimmers Hole)
- Dana Strum (Slaughter, Vinnie Vincent Invasion)
- Hamish Stuart (Average White Band, Paul McCartney)
- Neil Stubenhaus (Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones)
- Alex Suarez Cobra Starship, This is Ivy League)
- Alec John Such (Bon Jovi)
- Kasim Sulton (Utopia, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, The New Cars)
- Stuart Sutcliffe (The Beatles)
- Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans)
- Steve Swallow
- Dan Swanö (Pan.Thy.Monium)
- Leon Sylvers III (Sylvers, Dynasty)
- Jack Syperek (The Trews)
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