Avant Garde Metal Gear: Pedals & Amps Used by Avant Garde Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 591 Avant-garde metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Avant Garde Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Avant-garde metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Avant Garde Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Avant-garde metal.
Avant Garde Metal Delay Effects Pedals
$208.00 - $259.39
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 10
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$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 9
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 9
Avant Garde Metal Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.4× site average
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 13
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$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 12
$560.00 - $3,421.95
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 8
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$2,790.00 - $4,499.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 7
$1,535.05 - $1,699.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
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#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$2,000.00
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
Gear That Defines Avant Garde Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Avant-garde metal. Multipliers compare usage among Avant-garde metal 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.
Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra Guitar Effects Processor
Effects Processors
2.8× vs site-wide
2
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Fractal Axe-Fx II Guitar Effects Processor
Effects Processors
2.5× vs site-wide
3
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W 3-channel Solo Head (Multi-Watt)
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.2× vs site-wide
4
Ibanez RG2228
Extended Range Guitars
2.1× vs site-wide
5
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Marshall 1960B 4x12'' Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
2.0× vs site-wide
6
Fractal Audio Systems MFC-101 MIDI Foot Controller
MIDI Foot Controllers
2.0× vs site-wide
7
Diezel VH4 100W Tube Guitar Head Amp
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.0× vs site-wide
8
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ISP Technologies Decimator
Noise Gate Effects Pedals
1.9× vs site-wide
9
Darkglass Microtubes 900 Bass Head
Bass Amplifier Heads
1.9× vs site-wide
10
Ibanez Iceman Electric Guitar
Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.9× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Avant-garde metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 591:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 591 Avant-garde metal 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 Avant-garde metal 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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