Alternative Country Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Studio Gear Used by Alternative Country Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,385 Alternative country artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Alternative Country Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Alternative country artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Alternative Country Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Alternative country.
Alternative Country Delay Effects Pedals
1.8× site average
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 27
$208.00 - $260.35
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 23
$123.99 - $171.09
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 21
$249.00 - $379.99
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 21
$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 19
$323.87 - $554.80
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 14
Alternative Country Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.8× site average
$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 22
$89.00 - $109.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 20
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 18
$85.00 - $399.52
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 16
$785.62
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 13
$72.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
Alternative Country Pedal Tuners
1.6× site average
$89.00 - $109.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 53
$41.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 31
$45.00
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 17
$59.00
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$86.80 - $249.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$50.00 - $82.00
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Alternative Country Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
4.0× site average
$2,499.00 - $4,190.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 48
$3,169.89 - $4,649.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 25
$2,999.00 - $3,999.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
$2,549.00 - $3,499.99
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 19
$3,399.00 - $4,111.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$2,379.00 - $2,799.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
Alternative Country Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.7× site average#1 · Owned or saved by 81
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 63
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 25
$1,792.64 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 23
$999.99 - $1,499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 23
$1,236.00 - $2,443.28
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 20
Alternative Country Dynamic Microphones
1.2× site average
$95.96 - $109.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 37
$95.96 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 29
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 17
$59.99 - $669.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$149.74 - $179.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
$133.51 - $159.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Alternative Country Combo Guitar Amplifiers
2.5× site average
$699.00 - $1,026.85
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 19
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$701.63 - $949.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
$599.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$1,899.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Gear That Defines Alternative Country
Not just popular — disproportionately Alternative country. Multipliers compare usage among Alternative country artists & fans to usage across all of Equipboard, so gear everyone owns doesn't crowd out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Alternative country artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,385:
Alternative Country Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Alternative country.
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,385 Alternative country artists on Equipboard — interviews, photos, and rig breakdowns, not guesswork.
Community signal
Saves and gear-photo tags from players who love this genre add weight, so the lists reflect who actually plays this stuff.
Distinctive, not just popular
We compare Alternative country usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
Keep Exploring
Gear guides for genres in Alternative country's orbit.