Alternative Rock Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Amps Used by Alternative Rock Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 8,697 Alternative rock artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Alternative Rock Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Alternative rock artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Alternative Rock Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Alternative rock.
Alternative Rock Fuzz Effects Pedals
1.8× site average
$83.00 - $101.60
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 354
$20.90 - $105.70
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 160
$75.00 - $96.20
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 144
$85.00 - $108.90
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 116
$59.00 - $83.50
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 109
$75.00 - $87.10
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 108
-m.webp?v=1784333594)
-m.webp?v=1784333339)
Alternative Rock Pedalboards
1.8× site average
$119.00 - $409.99
in Pedalboards Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 31
$60.00 - $241.99
in Pedalboards Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 28
$135.00 - $439.00
in Pedalboards Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 23
-m.webp?v=1784335623)
$75.00 - $199.99
in Pedalboards Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 22
$17.90 - $18.50
in Pedalboards Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 21
#6 · Owned or saved by 17
.jpg?v=1784214499)
-m.webp?v=1784352797)
Alternative Rock Distortion Effects Pedals
1.7× site average
$54.99 - $73.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 673
-m.webp?v=1784358009)
$79.00 - $89.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 387
$77.00 - $109.99
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 271
$298.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 118
$97.02 - $119.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 115
-m.webp?v=1784353227)
$90.00 - $99.99
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 83
-m.webp?v=1784353685)
-m.webp?v=1784332290)
-m.webp?v=1784353506)
Alternative Rock Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.4× site average
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 560
-m.webp?v=1784359835)
#2 · Owned or saved by 500
$999.99 - $1,499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 283
$4,183.44 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 280
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 280
$1,899.00 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 254
-m.webp?v=1784331454)
Alternative Rock Acoustic-Electric Guitars
1.3× site average
$2,280.00 - $2,999.00
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
.jpeg?v=1784354357)
#1 · Owned or saved by 20
$3,380.00 - $4,999.00
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 17
$949.00 - $1,099.00
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 17
-m.webp?v=1784359915)
$999.99 - $2,099.99
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 17
$3,000.00 - $3,999.00
.png?v=1784331424)
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$661.81 - $2,099.99
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 16
.jpg?v=1784331424)
.jpg?v=1784354357)
Alternative Rock Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
1.2× site average
$2,555.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 180
$1,819.00 - $3,240.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 80
$2,199.00 - $2,999.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 71
$450.00 - $749.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 52
$2,299.99 - $3,317.40
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 50
$449.00 - $753.51
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 49
-m.webp?v=1784353194)
-m.webp?v=1784333038)
-m.webp?v=1784332236)
Alternative Rock Bass Combo Amplifiers
2.3× site average
$129.99 - $189.99
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 72
$339.00 - $429.99
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 48
$229.99 - $315.00
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 29
$399.00 - $713.87
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
.jpeg?v=1784330336)
#4 · Owned or saved by 21
$40.00 - $109.99
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$199.00 - $249.99
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 16
Alternative Rock Combo Guitar Amplifiers
1.5× site average
$699.00 - $1,029.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 243
-m.webp?v=1784353729)
$1,099.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 146
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 85
$229.99 - $349.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 84
-m.webp?v=1784352784)
$1,669.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 76
$599.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 73
-m.webp?v=1784353359)
Alternative Rock Mini Guitar Amplifiers
1.4× site average
$239.00 - $299.00
in Mini Guitar Amplifiers Rank
.jpg?v=1784329790)
#1 · Owned or saved by 33
$29.00 - $54.99
in Mini Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 29
$79.50
in Mini Guitar Amplifiers Rank
.jpeg?v=1784329101)
#3 · Owned or saved by 22
$88.60 - $114.99
in Mini Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 19
$62.60 - $99.99
in Mini Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 18
$199.99
in Mini Guitar Amplifiers Rank
.jpeg?v=1784225997)
#6 · Owned or saved by 16
-m.webp?v=1784352921)
.jpeg?v=1784329101)
Alternative Rock Digital Pianos
$2,500.00
in Digital Pianos Rank
.jpg?v=1784329790)
#1 · Owned or saved by 32
-m.webp?v=1784353151)
$299.00 - $499.99
in Digital Pianos Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 22
$2,258.39
in Digital Pianos Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$1,589.99 - $2,499.99
in Digital Pianos Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$371.80 - $429.99
in Digital Pianos Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 12
$1,959.00 - $2,899.99
in Digital Pianos Rank
.jpg?v=1784330380)
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
.jpg?v=1784159850)
-m.webp?v=1784336056)
Alternative Rock MIDI Foot Controllers
$429.22 - $484.00
in MIDI Foot Controllers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 26
in MIDI Foot Controllers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 16
$2,250.00
in MIDI Foot Controllers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
in MIDI Foot Controllers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$499.00
in MIDI Foot Controllers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
Alternative Rock MIDI Keyboard Controllers
$76.07 - $89.00
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 46
-m.webp?v=1784332760)
$75.40 - $145.00
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 33
-m.webp?v=1784332501)
$85.00 - $149.50
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 32
-m.webp?v=1784344766)
$79.00 - $99.00
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 26
$70.00 - $399.70
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 22
$32.88 - $59.00
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 22
-m.webp?v=1784332259)
.JPG?v=1784328037)
Alternative Rock Electric Basses
1.3× site average
$654.38 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 531
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 320
-m.webp?v=1784358520)
$2,699.00 - $2,749.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 125
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 101
$231.50 - $369.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 100
$2,099.00 - $2,890.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 97
-m.webp?v=1784331763)
Alternative Rock Ride Cymbals
1.4× site average
$320.51 - $444.95
in Ride Cymbals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 17
$596.00 - $734.95
in Ride Cymbals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$445.00 - $534.95
in Ride Cymbals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$350.65 - $529.95
in Ride Cymbals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$508.00 - $659.95
in Ride Cymbals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
-m.webp?v=1784353349)
$359.13 - $509.95
in Ride Cymbals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
Alternative Rock Hi-hat Cymbals
1.3× site average
$360.69 - $519.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 30
$402.00 - $519.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 17
$299.95 - $649.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
.png?v=1784354357)
#3 · Owned or saved by 16
$498.00 - $549.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$587.00 - $719.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$360.69 - $579.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 14
.jpg?v=1784328264)
Alternative Rock Drum Sets
1.2× site average
$3,199.00 - $6,216.90
in Drum Sets Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 29
#2 · Owned or saved by 26
$1,500.00 - $3,360.00
in Drum Sets Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 24
$2,649.00 - $3,691.00
in Drum Sets Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 22
$888.88 - $1,111.00
in Drum Sets Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 20
$3,199.00 - $8,476.00
in Drum Sets Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 17
.jpg?v=1783396412)
.png?v=1784329790)
Alternative Rock Instrument Cables
1.4× site average
$179.99 - $229.99
in Instrument Cables Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 18
$199.00 - $379.99
in Instrument Cables Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 16
$18.14 - $29.99
in Instrument Cables Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
$94.95 - $104.95
in Instrument Cables Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 13
$6.69 - $21.99
in Instrument Cables Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$7.50 - $29.97
in Instrument Cables Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
Alternative Rock Harmonicas
#1 · Owned or saved by 7
$33.00 - $58.99
in Harmonicas Rank
.jpeg?v=1784329101)
#2 · Owned or saved by 7
$34.25 - $99.00
in Harmonicas Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 7
$32.00 - $58.99
in Harmonicas Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 5
$12.99 - $14.99
in Harmonicas Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
Gear That Defines Alternative Rock
Not just popular — disproportionately Alternative rock. Multipliers compare usage among Alternative rock 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.
Orange CR100BXT Bass Amp
Bass Combo Amplifiers
2.9× vs site-wide
2
Squier Bullet Mustang HH
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.7× vs site-wide
3
Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff Pi
Fuzz Effects Pedals
2.7× vs site-wide
4
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazzmaster
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.6× vs site-wide
5
Electro-Harmonix Crayon
Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.6× vs site-wide
6
Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff Pi
Fuzz Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
7
MXR Dookie Drive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
8
Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
Distortion Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
9
-m.webp?v=1784353464){kind=small}
Vox Pathfinder 10
Combo Guitar Amplifiers
2.4× vs site-wide
10
Fender Rumble 15 V3
Mini Bass Amplifiers
2.4× vs site-wide
-m.webp?v=1784352721){kind=small}
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Alternative rock artists on Equipboard — a few of the 8,697:
Alternative Rock Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Alternative rock.
.jpg?v=1781701923)
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 8,697 Alternative rock 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 rock 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 rock's orbit.