Melodic Metalcore Gear: Pedals, Amps & Guitars Used by Melodic Metalcore Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,111 Melodic metalcore artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Melodic Metalcore Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Melodic metalcore artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Melodic Metalcore Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Melodic metalcore.
Melodic Metalcore Noise Gate Effects Pedals
5.2× site average-m.webp?v=1784759299)
$89.00 - $120.99
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 65
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$321.47
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 12
$215.00
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
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$124.78 - $159.99
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
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#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$446.80 - $545.00
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$143.36 - $322.00
in Noise Gate Effects Pedals Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 7
Melodic Metalcore Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.2× site average
$102.50 - $185.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 28
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$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 25
$185.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
$179.00 - $199.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
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#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$159.99 - $179.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
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$105.00 - $399.52
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Melodic Metalcore Delay Effects Pedals
1.5× site average
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 25
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$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$208.00 - $259.43
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
$399.00 - $449.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$120.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$123.99 - $170.48
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
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Melodic Metalcore Guitar Amplifier Heads
5.9× site average
$560.00 - $3,421.95
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 27
$1,499.00 - $2,149.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 27
$999.99 - $4,765.84
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 27
$1,542.16 - $1,699.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
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#4 · Owned or saved by 24
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$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 19
$2,999.00 - $3,500.79
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 17
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Melodic Metalcore Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.3× site average
$4,165.95 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 28
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 17
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 17
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#4 · Owned or saved by 16
$1,789.44 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$1,023.17 - $1,099.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 13
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Melodic Metalcore Effects Processors
5.3× site average-m.webp?v=1784559394)
$640.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 28
$340.51
in Effects Processors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$624.99
in Effects Processors Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
$629.99 - $849.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
$1,500.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
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$309.56 - $936.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Melodic Metalcore Crash Cymbals
4.5× site average
$329.00 - $434.95
in Crash Cymbals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 10
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$357.00 - $459.95
in Crash Cymbals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 8
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$355.00 - $434.95
in Crash Cymbals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 6
$249.00 - $398.00
in Crash Cymbals Rank
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#4 · Owned or saved by 5
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$279.14 - $409.95
in Crash Cymbals Rank
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#5 · Owned or saved by 5
$365.00 - $829.99
in Crash Cymbals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Gear That Defines Melodic Metalcore
Not just popular — disproportionately Melodic metalcore. Multipliers compare usage among Melodic metalcore 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.
Peavey 6505 Guitar Amp Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
4.9× vs site-wide
2
EVH 5150 III 100-Watt Tube Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
4.6× vs site-wide
3
Maxon OD808 Overdrive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
4.3× vs site-wide
4
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Noise Gate Effects Pedals
4.3× vs site-wide
5
DigiTech Drop
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
4.2× vs site-wide
6
Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Amp & Cabinet Simulators
4.1× vs site-wide
7
Fractal Axe-Fx II Guitar Effects Processor
Effects Processors
4.0× vs site-wide
8
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Analog Bass PreAmp
Bass Effects Pedals
3.7× vs site-wide
9
EVH 5150III 4x12" 100-watt Extension Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
3.3× vs site-wide
10
Ibanez RG2228
Extended Range Guitars
3.1× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Melodic metalcore artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,111:
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,111 Melodic metalcore 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 metalcore 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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