Brooklyn Indie Gear Used by Brooklyn Indie Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 122 brooklyn indie artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Brooklyn Indie
Not just popular — disproportionately brooklyn indie. Multipliers compare usage among brooklyn indie 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.
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Fender Mustang Electric Guitar
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.0× vs site-wide
2
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
Reverb Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
3
Strymon TimeLine
Delay Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
4
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Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Delay Effects Pedals
1.9× vs site-wide
5
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Fender Telecaster
Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.8× vs site-wide
6
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Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Combo Guitar Amplifiers
1.8× vs site-wide
7
Fender Precision Bass
Electric Basses
1.5× vs site-wide
8
Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner
Pedal Tuners
1.4× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of brooklyn indie artists on Equipboard — a few of the 122:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 122 brooklyn indie 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 brooklyn indie 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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