Glam Metal Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Amps Used by Glam Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,388 Glam metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Glam Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Glam metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Glam Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Glam metal.
Glam Metal Chorus Effects Pedals
2.1× site average
$105.50 - $144.98
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
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#1 · Owned or saved by 23
$210.00
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
$96.20 - $153.99
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
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$44.99 - $119.63
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$189.00 - $205.00
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 13
$119.00 - $139.99
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
Glam Metal Delay Effects Pedals
1.4× site average-m.webp?v=1784905089)
$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 30
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 23
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$119.99
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
$208.00 - $259.39
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 18
$123.99 - $170.45
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$164.07
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
Glam Metal Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.1× site average
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 18
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$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 16
$159.99 - $179.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
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$105.00 - $399.52
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$89.00 - $109.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
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$733.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
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Glam Metal Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.2× site average
$1,783.18 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 62
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 61
$4,168.86 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 59
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#4 · Owned or saved by 43
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 31
$2,090.00 - $3,500.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 29
Glam Metal Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.4× site average-m.webp?v=1784958191)
$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 46
$2,025.46 - $3,199.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 20
$3,600.00 - $3,999.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 20
$600.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 17
$720.00 - $2,449.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 16
$1,282.00 - $1,999.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 15
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Glam Metal Effects Processors
3.0× site average
$180.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 12
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$600.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 11
$629.99 - $1,323.83
in Effects Processors Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
$219.00 - $1,482.26
in Effects Processors Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$893.58 - $1,799.95
in Effects Processors Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$330.00 - $414.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
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Glam Metal Electric Basses
1.7× site average
$652.19 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 64
$1,750.00 - $2,499.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 23
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 23
$5,999.00 - $8,099.00
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
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$2,699.00 - $2,749.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 13
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Glam Metal Synthesizers
1.7× site average
$290.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 17
$196.59
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$3,999.00 - $4,999.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
$3,529.65 - $3,599.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$8,900.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
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Gear That Defines Glam Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Glam metal. Multipliers compare usage among Glam 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.
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.2× vs site-wide
2
Marshall JCM800 2203
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.0× vs site-wide
3
Gibson Explorer Electric Guitar
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.8× vs site-wide
4
Spector NS-2 Bass
Electric Basses
2.7× vs site-wide
5
B.C. Rich Mockingbird
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.6× vs site-wide
6
Whirlwind Multi-Selector
Switch Effects Pedals
2.5× vs site-wide
7
Marshall 1960BV
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
2.5× vs site-wide
8
B.C. Rich Warlock Bass
Electric Basses
2.5× vs site-wide
9
MXR M134 Stereo Chorus
Chorus Effects Pedals
2.5× vs site-wide
10
Gibson EDS-1275 Double-Neck Guitar
Extended Range Guitars
2.3× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Glam metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,388:
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,388 Glam 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 Glam 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 Glam metal's orbit.