American Metalcore Gear Used by American Metalcore Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 55 american metalcore artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines American Metalcore
Not just popular — disproportionately american metalcore. Multipliers compare usage among american metalcore 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.
DigiTech Drop
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
2.7× vs site-wide
2
Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira
Amp Simulator Plugins
2.5× vs site-wide
3
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Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Noise Gate Effects Pedals
2.3× vs site-wide
4
LTD EC-1000
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.1× vs site-wide
5
T-Rex Engineering Octavius Octave
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
6
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Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.9× vs site-wide
7
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Audio Interfaces
1.6× vs site-wide
8
Shure SM7B
Dynamic Microphones
1.5× vs site-wide
9
Image-Line FL Studio
DAW Software
1.3× vs site-wide
10
Fender Jazz Bass
Electric Basses
1.2× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of american metalcore artists on Equipboard — a few of the 55:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 55 american metalcore 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 american metalcore usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
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