Editing Guided by Voices (section)

== Band members ==
It's been said over fifty musicians have contributed to the band. The following is a list of all known members.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guided By Voices – The Vogue|url=https://thevogue.com/artists/guided-by-voices/|access-date=March 22, 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 5, 2012|title=Guided By Voices: Don't give up the day job|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jan/05/guided-by-voices-dont-give-up-day-job|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=GBVDB – Guided By Voices Database|url=https://www.gbvdb.com/people.asp|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=www.gbvdb.com}}</ref>

'''Current'''
* [[Robert Pollard]] – lead vocals (1983–2004, 2010–2014, 2016–present), guitar (1983–1992)
* [[Doug Gillard]] – guitar, backing vocals (1997–2004, 2016–present)
* [[Kevin March (musician)|Kevin March]] – drums, backing vocals (2002–2004, 2014, 2016–present)
* Mark Shue – bass, backing vocals (2016–present)
* [[Bobby Bare Jr.]] – guitar, backing vocals (2016–present)

'''Former'''

* Jim Pollard – guitar, bass (1983–1995, 2012)
* Mitch Mitchell – guitar (1983–1997, 2010–2014), bass (1983–1987)
*[[Tobin Sprout]] – guitar, vocals (1986–1997, 2010–2014)
*[[Kevin Fennell]] – drums (1983–1989, 1993–1997, 2010–2014)
*[[Greg Demos]] – bass (1990–1992, 1994–2000, 2010–2014)
* Paul Comstock – guitar (1983)
* Ed John – guitar (1984)
* Mitch Swann – guitar (1986)
* Don Thrasher – drums (1989–1992)
* Steve Wilbur – bass, guitar (1987–1989)
* Dan Toohey – bass (1991–1994)
* [[James Greer (writer)|James Greer]] – bass,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gbvdb.com/track.asp?trackid=46759&version=Live|title=GBVDB Database credits Jim Greer for playing this song|access-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref>(1994–1996)<ref>wrote and played on the song "Trendspotter Acrobat" on the album [[Sunfish Holy Breakfast]]</ref>
* Bruce "Smitty" Smith – drums (1983, 1989)<!--this is not the same Bruce Smith who played with the Pop Group and PiL-->
* Dave Swanson – drums (1997–1998)
* [[Jim Macpherson]] – drums (1998–2001)
* Jon McCann – drums (2001–2002)
* Nate Farley – guitar (1998–2004)
* Tim Tobias – bass (2000–2003)
* Chris Slusarenko – bass (2003–2004)
* Nick Mitchell – guitar, vocals (2016)
* John Petkovic – guitar (1997–1998)
* Don Depew – bass (1997–1998)
* Larry Keller – drums (1994–1995)<!--Appears on the EPs on Scalping the Guru, which were released in 1993 and 1994-->
* Craig "Craig-O" Nichols – drums (1995)
* Nick Schuld  – bass (1997)
* Peyton Eric – drums (1986, 1989)
* Joe Buben – drums (1996)
* Leland Cain – bass (1996)

'''Former touring members'''

* [[Matt Sweeney]] – bass (1996)
* Sam Powers – bass (2003)

'''Timeline'''
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