Country Gear: Guitars, Pedals & Studio Gear Used by Country Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,284 Country artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Country Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Country artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Country Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Country.
Country Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
5.7× site average
$2,499.00 - $4,190.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 61
$3,169.89 - $4,649.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 42
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$2,999.00 - $3,999.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 37
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$2,549.00 - $3,499.99
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 37
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$2,149.99 - $3,333.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$3,399.00 - $4,111.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 15
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Country Solid Body Electric Guitars
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#1 · Owned or saved by 81
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 67
$1,792.64 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 27
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 25
$4,174.70 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 20
$2,309.00 - $110,076.45
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 14
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Country Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.6× site average
$89.00 - $109.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 28
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$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 23
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
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$85.00 - $399.52
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$159.99 - $179.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
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$785.62
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
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Country Dynamic Microphones
1.8× site average-m.webp?v=1784530811)
$95.96 - $109.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 55
$95.96 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 46
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 34
$149.74 - $179.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
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$327.50 - $449.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$238.00 - $279.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
Country Combo Guitar Amplifiers
2.0× site average
$699.00 - $1,026.85
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 15
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 11
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$650.00 - $1,049.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 8
$599.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$1,525.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
Gear That Defines Country
Not just popular — disproportionately Country. Multipliers compare usage among Country 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.
Gibson J-45
Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
4.8× vs site-wide
2
Gibson Hummingbird
Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
4.0× vs site-wide
3
Neumann U47
Condenser Microphones
2.4× vs site-wide
4
Sennheiser EW 300 IEM G3
Headphones & In-Ear Monitors
2.4× vs site-wide
5
Gibson Southern Jumbo
Acoustic-Electric Guitars
2.4× vs site-wide
6
Sennheiser MMD 935-1 e 935 Wireless Mic Capsule
Wireless Microphones
2.3× vs site-wide
7
Gibson LG-2
Acoustic-Electric Guitars
2.3× vs site-wide
8
Peavey T-60
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.2× vs site-wide
9
Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier
Effects Processors
2.2× vs site-wide
10
Fender "Broadcaster" Telecaster
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.2× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Country artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,284:
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Country Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Country.
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,284 Country 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 Country usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
Keep Exploring
Gear guides for genres in Country's orbit.