Death Metal Gear: Pedals, Amps & Guitars Used by Death Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 2,719 Death metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Death Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Death metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Death Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Death metal.
Death Metal Noise Gate Effects Pedals
3.7× site average-m.webp?v=1784991508)
$89.00 - $120.99
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 60
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$320.68
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 21
$75.00 - $169.97
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 18
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$124.78 - $159.99
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
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#4 · Owned or saved by 13
$215.00
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 12
$446.80 - $545.00
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
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Death Metal Bass Effects Pedals
3.1× site average
$329.00 - $349.99
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 26
$271.61
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 22
$149.99 - $169.00
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
$184.97 - $199.99
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
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#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$278.00 - $399.99
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$102.20 - $125.99
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
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Death Metal Distortion Effects Pedals
1.6× site average
$54.99 - $73.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 34
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$106.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 29
$96.38 - $119.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 29
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$79.00 - $88.95
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$329.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$77.00 - $109.99
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 14
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Death Metal Guitar Amplifier Heads
5.0× site average
$1,529.90 - $1,699.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
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#1 · Owned or saved by 49
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$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 46
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 40
$560.00 - $3,421.95
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 37
$999.99 - $4,765.84
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 28
$850.00 - $1,999.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 28
Death Metal Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
3.6× site average-m.webp?v=1784991658)
$644.36 - $1,099.99
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 29
$350.00 - $1,099.99
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 25
$1,499.00 - $1,629.00
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 18
$1,129.00 - $1,149.99
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$999.00 - $1,649.00
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$1,499.00 - $1,629.00
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
Death Metal Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.6× site average
$4,155.74 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 42
$1,999.03 - $2,499.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 34
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 31
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 29
$1,776.21 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 28
$2,090.00 - $3,500.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 23
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Death Metal Effects Processors
3.9× site average-m.webp?v=1784991531)
$599.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 26
$629.99 - $1,319.66
in Effects Processors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$200.00
#3 · Owned or saved by 9
$338.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$850.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$1,500.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
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Death Metal Dynamic Microphones
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$95.54 - $111.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 40
$95.54 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 36
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 24
$1.53 - $179.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$132.13 - $159.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$145.00 - $199.95
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
Death Metal Electric Basses
1.2× site average
$651.77 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 30
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 16
$2,099.00 - $2,869.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$1,499.99 - $1,649.99
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#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
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Death Metal Crash Cymbals
2.9× site average
$329.00 - $434.95
in Crash Cymbals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 7
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$357.00 - $459.95
in Crash Cymbals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 6
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$278.46 - $409.95
in Crash Cymbals Rank
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#3 · Owned or saved by 6
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$355.00 - $434.95
in Crash Cymbals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 5
$326.08 - $474.99
in Crash Cymbals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
$329.00 - $489.99
in Crash Cymbals Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Gear That Defines Death Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Death metal. Multipliers compare usage among Death 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.
Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
5.0× vs site-wide
2
Peavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
4.3× vs site-wide
3
Maxon OD808 Overdrive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
4.1× vs site-wide
4
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Analog Bass PreAmp
Bass Effects Pedals
3.9× vs site-wide
5
B.C. Rich Ironbird
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.7× vs site-wide
6
Jackson King V
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.5× vs site-wide
7
ISP Technologies Decimator
Noise Gate Effects Pedals
3.4× vs site-wide
8
Marshall 1960B 4x12'' Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
3.0× vs site-wide
9
Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
Distortion Effects Pedals
2.9× vs site-wide
10
Fractal Axe-Fx II Guitar Effects Processor
Effects Processors
2.9× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Death metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 2,719:
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Death Metal Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Death metal.
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 2,719 Death 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 Death metal 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 Death metal's orbit.