Lo Fi Gear: Pedals, Synths & Software Used by Lo Fi Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,588 Lo-fi artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Lo Fi Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Lo-fi artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Lo Fi Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Lo-fi.
Lo Fi Delay Effects Pedals
1.5× site average
$208.00 - $259.22
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 24
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$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 19
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 17
$323.87 - $552.28
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$249.00 - $379.99
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$123.99 - $170.34
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 11
Lo Fi Pedal Tuners
1.2× site average
$89.00 - $109.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 47
$41.57
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 33
$45.00
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
$86.80 - $249.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 5
$140.50 - $164.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
$50.00 - $85.57
in Pedal Tuners Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Lo Fi Synthesizers
2.1× site average
$379.00 - $549.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 16
$277.00 - $349.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$700.00 - $2,398.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$290.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$490.81 - $899.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$411.00 - $699.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 11
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Lo Fi DAW Software
1.5× site average
$268.00 - $349.00
in DAW Software Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 78
#2 · Owned or saved by 38
$139.00 - $179.00
in DAW Software Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 36
$225.00 - $599.00
in DAW Software Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
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$99.99 - $344.00
in DAW Software Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
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Lo Fi Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.2× site average-m.webp?v=1784964956)
#1 · Owned or saved by 53
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 50
$1,191.99 - $1,499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 33
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 25
$879.99 - $1,890.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 24
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$939.99 - $1,469.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 21
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Lo Fi Dynamic Microphones
1.2× site average
$95.54 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 43
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$95.54 - $111.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 36
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 24
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$327.50 - $449.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
$449.00 - $609.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$973.00 - $1,249.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
Lo Fi Audio Samplers
3.4× site average
$299.99
in Audio Samplers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 18
$145.00
in Audio Samplers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$445.00 - $499.99
in Audio Samplers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
$195.99
in Audio Samplers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
$295.00
in Audio Samplers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$233.00
in Audio Samplers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
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Lo Fi Combo Guitar Amplifiers
1.8× site average
$699.00 - $1,022.19
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 19
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$1,241.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 14
$440.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
$600.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 13
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
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$1,669.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
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Gear That Defines Lo Fi
Not just popular — disproportionately Lo-fi. Multipliers compare usage among Lo-fi 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.
Roland SP-404SX
Audio Samplers
3.0× vs site-wide
2
Akai MPC One
Production & Groove
2.7× vs site-wide
3
Hologram Electronics Microcosm
Multi Effects Pedals
2.7× vs site-wide
4
Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-33 KO!
Tabletop Synthesizers
2.5× vs site-wide
5
Casio SK-1
Audio Samplers
2.4× vs site-wide
6
Arturia KeyStep Pro
MIDI Keyboard Controllers
2.2× vs site-wide
7
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Arturia Keystep
MIDI Keyboard Controllers
2.2× vs site-wide
8
Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 III 60W 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp
Combo Guitar Amplifiers
2.2× vs site-wide
9
Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-32 Tonic
Drum Machines
2.1× vs site-wide
10
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Ableton Push 2
MIDI Pad Controllers
2.1× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Lo-fi artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,588:
Lo Fi Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Lo-fi.
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,588 Lo-fi 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 Lo-fi 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 Lo-fi's orbit.