Melodic Death Metal Gear: Pedals & Amps Used by Melodic Death Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,351 Melodic death metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Melodic Death Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Melodic death metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Melodic Death Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Melodic death metal.
Melodic Death Metal Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.6× site average
$102.50 - $185.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 21
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$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 11
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 8
$159.99 - $179.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 7
$123.08 - $181.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
$89.99 - $125.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Melodic Death Metal Guitar Amplifier Heads
7.0× site average
$560.00 - $3,421.95
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 22
$1,535.05 - $1,699.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
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#2 · Owned or saved by 19
$999.99 - $4,765.84
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 16
$1,499.00 - $2,149.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$825.00 - $1,999.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
Gear That Defines Melodic Death Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Melodic death metal. Multipliers compare usage among Melodic death 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.
Maxon OD808 Overdrive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
4.1× vs site-wide
2
Kemper Profiler Rack
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.9× vs site-wide
3
Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.6× vs site-wide
4
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Analog Bass PreAmp
Bass Effects Pedals
3.1× vs site-wide
5
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ISP Technologies Decimator
Noise Gate Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
6
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Marshall 1960B 4x12'' Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
2.4× vs site-wide
7
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Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Noise Gate Effects Pedals
2.3× vs site-wide
8
Gibson Explorer Electric Guitar
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.2× vs site-wide
9
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Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
Distortion Effects Pedals
2.2× vs site-wide
10
MXR EVH Phase 90
Phaser Effects Pedals
2.1× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Melodic death metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,351:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,351 Melodic death 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 Melodic death metal 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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