Instrumental Rock Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Amps Used by Instrumental Rock Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 405 Instrumental rock artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Instrumental Rock Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Instrumental rock artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Instrumental Rock Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Instrumental rock.
Instrumental Rock Delay Effects Pedals
1.9× site average
$208.00 - $259.02
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 22
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$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 17
$399.00 - $449.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 13
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$119.99
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$207.02 - $235.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
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Instrumental Rock Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.1× site average
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 40
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#2 · Owned or saved by 25
$4,163.40 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
$1,786.47 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 19
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$2,309.00 - $95,086.40
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
Instrumental Rock Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.1× site average
$1,535.17 - $1,699.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 11
$2,022.80 - $3,199.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 9
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$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 8
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
$600.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$999.00 - $2,398.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
Gear That Defines Instrumental Rock
Not just popular — disproportionately Instrumental rock. Multipliers compare usage among Instrumental 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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Fractal Axe-Fx II Guitar Effects Processor
Effects Processors
2.9× vs site-wide
2
Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103
Delay Effects Pedals
2.1× vs site-wide
3
Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.0× vs site-wide
4
TC Electronic Ditto X2
Looper Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
5
Fractal Audio Axe-FX III Preamp/FX Processor
Effects Processors
2.0× vs site-wide
6
Boss DD-500 Digital Delay
Delay Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
7
Ibanez Talman Electric Guitar
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.0× vs site-wide
8
Chapman Stick
Extended Range Guitars
2.0× vs site-wide
9
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP
Guitar Amplifier Heads
1.9× vs site-wide
10
Dunlop DVP3 Volume (X) Pedal
Volume Effects Pedals
1.9× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Instrumental rock artists on Equipboard — a few of the 405:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 405 Instrumental 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 rock 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 Instrumental rock's orbit.