Indie R&B Gear Used by Indie R&B Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 86 indie r&b artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Indie R&B
Not just popular — disproportionately indie r&b. Multipliers compare usage among indie r&b 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.
Shure SM7B
Dynamic Microphones
2.1× vs site-wide
2
Apple Logic Pro
DAW Software
1.8× vs site-wide
3
Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Monitor Headphones
Headphones & In-Ear Monitors
1.8× vs site-wide
4
Apple MacBook Pro (General)
Computers & Peripherals
1.5× vs site-wide
5
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Shure SM58
Dynamic Microphones
1.5× vs site-wide
6
Ableton Live
DAW Software
1.4× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of indie r&b artists on Equipboard — a few of the 86:
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 86 indie r&b 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 indie r&b usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.