Funk Gear: Pedals, Synths & Guitars Used by Funk Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 2,256 Funk artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Funk Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Funk artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Funk Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Funk.
Funk Bass Effects Pedals
2.2× site average
$168.00 - $179.99
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 29
$149.00 - $179.99
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
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#2 · Owned or saved by 24
$75.00 - $98.00
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 18
$102.65 - $125.99
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$149.99 - $169.00
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 15
$189.99 - $219.00
in Bass Effects Pedals Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 12
Funk Wah Pedals
1.7× site average-m.webp?v=1784458808)
$92.00 - $109.99
in Wah Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 77
$169.00 - $179.99
in Wah Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$81.00 - $179.99
in Wah Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
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$92.00 - $99.99
in Wah Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$93.88 - $125.99
in Wah Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$59.00 - $149.99
in Wah Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
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Funk Multi Effects Pedals
1.7× site average
$279.99 - $315.00
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 17
$439.12 - $599.00
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 16
$599.00 - $699.99
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
$141.00 - $649.99
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
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#4 · Owned or saved by 14
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$299.00 - $403.18
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
Funk Vintage & Electric Pianos
2.3× site average
$3,458.83
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 27
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 24
$3,280.00
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 16
$1,699.99
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$2,826.75
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 13
$3,000.00
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 12
Funk Synthesizers
1.3× site average
$290.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 40
$3,999.00 - $4,999.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 31
$3,534.59 - $3,599.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 28
$379.00 - $528.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 24
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$967.05
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 20
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#6 · Owned or saved by 16
Funk Solid Body Electric Guitars
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 115
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#2 · Owned or saved by 65
$1,792.64 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 35
$999.99 - $1,499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 26
$4,174.70 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 26
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 23
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Funk Combo Guitar Amplifiers
1.1× site average-m.webp?v=1784459716)
$1,099.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 17
$699.00 - $1,026.85
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$599.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$350.00 - $729.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
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$1,669.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
Funk Electric Basses
1.2× site average
$654.61 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 79
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 55
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$2,699.00 - $2,749.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 21
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$158.00 - $369.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 13
$231.50 - $369.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 13
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Gear That Defines Funk
Not just popular — disproportionately Funk. Multipliers compare usage among Funk 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.
MXR M82 Bass Envelope Filter
Bass Effects Pedals
3.3× vs site-wide
2
MXR M288 Bass Octave Deluxe
Bass Effects Pedals
2.6× vs site-wide
3
Zoom B1x Four
Multi Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
4
Audio-Technica ATHM50RD Pro DJ Headphones - Red
Headphones & In-Ear Monitors
2.3× vs site-wide
5
Hohner Clavinet D6
Vintage & Electric Pianos
2.3× vs site-wide
6
Yamaha MOTIF XF8
Synthesizers
2.1× vs site-wide
7
Fender Rhodes (General)
Vintage & Electric Pianos
2.1× vs site-wide
8
Hammond B-3
Organs
2.1× vs site-wide
9
AEA KU5A
Ribbon Microphones
2.1× vs site-wide
10
MXR Phase 95
Phaser 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 artists on Equipboard — a few of the 2,256:
Funk Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Funk.
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 2,256 Funk 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 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 Funk's orbit.