Black Metal Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Amps Used by Black Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,675 Black metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Black Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Black metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Black Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Black metal.
Black Metal Distortion Effects Pedals
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$106.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 19
$96.62 - $119.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 19
$54.99 - $73.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
$329.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
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$79.00 - $89.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$89.10 - $125.99
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Black Metal Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.2× site average
$2,000.60 - $2,499.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 27
$4,165.95 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 25
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 17
$1,023.17 - $1,099.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 17
$1,789.44 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 16
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 14
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Black Metal Guitar Amplifier Heads
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$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 21
$1,542.16 - $1,699.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
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#2 · Owned or saved by 18
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
$999.99 - $4,765.84
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$720.00 - $2,449.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 12
$2,999.00 - $3,500.79
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
Gear That Defines Black Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Black metal. Multipliers compare usage among Black 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.
LTD EC-1000
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.6× vs site-wide
2
B.C. Rich Ironbird
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.4× vs site-wide
3
Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
Distortion Effects Pedals
3.2× vs site-wide
4
Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.2× vs site-wide
5
Peavey 6505 Guitar Amp Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.1× vs site-wide
6
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
Distortion Effects Pedals
2.8× vs site-wide
7
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Analog Bass PreAmp
Bass Effects Pedals
2.3× vs site-wide
8
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Marshall 1960B 4x12'' Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
2.3× vs site-wide
9
Ibanez Destroyer Bass
Electric Basses
2.1× vs site-wide
10
Czarcie Kopyto Bass Drum Pedals
Bass Drum Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Black metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,675:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,675 Black 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 Black 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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