Funk Metal Gear Used by Funk Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 458 Funk metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Funk Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Funk metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Funk Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Funk metal.
Funk Metal Delay Effects Pedals
1.5× site average
$208.00 - $260.35
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 14
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$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 14
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 8
$123.99 - $171.09
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 6
$184.84 - $250.90
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
$249.00 - $379.99
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
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Gear That Defines Funk Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Funk metal. Multipliers compare usage among Funk 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.
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W 3-channel Solo Head (Multi-Watt)
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.6× vs site-wide
2
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Whirlwind Selector A/B Box
Switch Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
3
DOD FX25B Envelope Filter
Filter Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
4
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Solo Head (Multi-Watt)
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.4× vs site-wide
5
Shure U2 SM58
Wireless Microphones
2.3× vs site-wide
6
PRS Custom 24
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.3× vs site-wide
7
Boss PH-2 Super Phaser
Phaser Effects Pedals
2.1× vs site-wide
8
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Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay
Reverb Effects Pedals
2.1× vs site-wide
9
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DOD FX25 Envelope Filter
Filter Effects Pedals
2.1× vs site-wide
10
Dunlop Cry Baby 105Q Bass Wah
Bass Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Funk metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 458:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 458 Funk 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 Funk 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
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