Chicago House Gear Used by Chicago House Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 273 chicago house artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Chicago House
Not just popular — disproportionately chicago house. Multipliers compare usage among chicago house 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.
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Turntables
2.8× vs site-wide
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Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
Drum Machines
2.7× vs site-wide
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Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer
Drum Machines
2.6× vs site-wide
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Roland TB-303
Synthesizers
2.4× vs site-wide
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Pioneer CDJ-2000
DJ Controllers
2.3× vs site-wide
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E-mu SP-1200
Production & Groove
2.1× vs site-wide
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Rane Sixty Two Performance Mixer with Serato Live
DJ Mixers
2.0× vs site-wide
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Roland Juno-106
Synthesizers
1.9× vs site-wide
9
Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus Mixer
DJ Mixers
1.8× vs site-wide
10
Apple MacBook Pro (General)
Computers & Peripherals
1.7× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of chicago house artists on Equipboard — a few of the 273:
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 273 chicago house 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 chicago house 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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