| GLENMATLOCK | The original bass guitarist in the Sex Pistols (4,7) |
| STU | Original bass guitarist for The Beatles Sutcliffe for short |
| SUTCLIFFE | The original bass player of the five-member Beatles until his death in 1962 aged 21 (9) |
| PETEBIRRELL | Bass guitarist in the band Freddie and the Dreamers |
| PAULMCCARTNEY | Bass guitarist in The Beatles |
| STUCOOK | Bass guitarist in the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| GRECH | Ric ___, bass guitarist in the bands Family, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force and Traffic |
| GODSAVE | It was a fascist regime in the Sex Pistols 70s hit, ... The Queen (3,4) |
| ROTTEN | Singer in the Sex Pistols. (6) |
| VICIOUS | Rock star who replaced Glen Matlock in the Sex Pistols (7) |
| SID | Rock star who replaced Glen Matlock in the Sex Pistols (3) |
| KEANUREEVES | Canadian actor, and rock band Dogstar’s bass guitarist |
| PAUL | ___ McCartney musician who won the NME Awards for the best bass guitarist in 1974 and 1976 |
| DEACON | Bass guitarist in rock group Queen, John ------ (6) |
| MACKEY | Steve, late bass guitarist in Pulp (6) |
| CHRISNOTH | He played Big in the Sex and the City movies (5,4) |
| DEEDEE | Original bass player for the Ramones |
| OUTSPAN | Nickname of the guitarist in The Commitments, played by Glen Hansard in Alan Parker's 1991 film |
| RICHARDS | Who is the lead guitarist in the Rolling Stones? (8) |
| EDGE | The ___ , byname of David Evans, lead guitarist in the rock band U2 (4) |
