Instrumental Post Rock Gear Used by Instrumental Post Rock Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 101 instrumental post-rock artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Instrumental Post Rock
Not just popular — disproportionately instrumental post-rock. Multipliers compare usage among instrumental post-rock 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.
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Ernie Ball 6180 VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal
Volume Effects Pedals
2.3× vs site-wide
2
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
Delay Effects Pedals
2.2× vs site-wide
3
Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
Pedal Tuners
2.2× vs site-wide
4
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Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay
Reverb Effects Pedals
2.1× vs site-wide
5
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
Reverb Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
6
Boss DD-20 Giga Delay
Delay Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
7
Boss LS-2 Line Selector
Switch Effects Pedals
1.8× vs site-wide
8
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Fulltone OCD
Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.7× vs site-wide
9
Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
Equalizer Effects Pedals
1.7× vs site-wide
10
TC Electronic PolyTune
Pedal Tuners
1.7× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of instrumental post-rock artists on Equipboard — a few of the 101:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 101 instrumental post-rock 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 instrumental post-rock usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
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