Groove Metal Gear: Pedals, Amps & Guitars Used by Groove Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,202 Groove metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Groove Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Groove metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Groove Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Groove metal.
Groove Metal Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.7× site average-m.webp?v=1784977217)
$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 25
$102.50 - $185.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 18
$159.99 - $179.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$122.69 - $181.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$229.95
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
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Groove Metal Guitar Amplifier Heads
5.0× site average-m.webp?v=1784991529)
$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 38
$1,529.90 - $1,699.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
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#2 · Owned or saved by 29
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 25
$560.00 - $3,421.95
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 21
$2,999.00 - $3,492.21
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 21
$1,499.00 - $2,149.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 20
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Groove Metal Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.6× site average
$1,999.03 - $2,499.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 32
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 29
$1,776.21 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 29
$4,155.74 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 29
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 23
$2,090.00 - $3,500.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 19
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Groove Metal Effects Processors
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$599.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 14
$338.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$629.99 - $1,319.66
in Effects Processors Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$200.00
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$1,500.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$850.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
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Gear That Defines Groove Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Groove metal. Multipliers compare usage among Groove 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
3.8× vs site-wide
2
EVH 5150 III 100-Watt Tube Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.4× vs site-wide
3
Mesa/Boogie Rectifier Standard 4x12'' Straight
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
3.1× vs site-wide
4
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Marshall 1960B 4x12'' Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
2.9× vs site-wide
5
Two Notes Torpedo Live Digital Loadbox and Speaker Simulator
Guitar Power Attenuators
2.9× vs site-wide
6
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Analog Bass PreAmp
Bass Effects Pedals
2.8× vs site-wide
7
Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra Guitar Effects Processor
Effects Processors
2.8× vs site-wide
8
Radial Engineering JX44 Air Control Guitar Signal Manager
Direct Boxes
2.8× vs site-wide
9
Maxon OD808 Overdrive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.8× vs site-wide
10
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Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Noise Gate Effects Pedals
2.7× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Groove metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,202:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,202 Groove 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 Groove 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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