Modern Alternative Rock Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Amps Used by Modern Alternative Rock Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 787 modern alternative rock artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Modern Alternative Rock Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more modern alternative rock artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Modern Alternative Rock Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with modern alternative rock.
Modern Alternative Rock Reverb Effects Pedals
2.6× site average
$111.00 - $137.90
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 29
$95.19
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 20
$69.99 - $149.99
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 20
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$439.00 - $479.00
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 18
$18.48 - $80.00
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$399.00 - $499.00
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 11
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Modern Alternative Rock Delay Effects Pedals
2.5× site average
$399.00 - $449.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 41
$208.00 - $259.02
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 38
$123.99 - $170.21
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 31
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$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 30
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 28
$323.87 - $553.30
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 24
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Modern Alternative Rock Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
2.5× site average
$299.00 - $400.00
#1 · Owned or saved by 35
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$199.00 - $244.90
#2 · Owned or saved by 31
$184.38 - $319.99
#3 · Owned or saved by 20
$159.00 - $197.80
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$181.92 - $299.99
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$229.00
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
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Modern Alternative Rock Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
2.4× site average
$2,555.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 26
$1,819.00 - $3,240.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 12
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$2,099.99
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
$2,299.99 - $3,317.40
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
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$2,869.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$357.57 - $574.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
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Modern Alternative Rock Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.0× site average
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 73
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#2 · Owned or saved by 73
$999.99 - $1,499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 50
$879.99 - $1,890.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 38
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$939.99 - $1,469.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 33
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 32
Modern Alternative Rock Combo Guitar Amplifiers
2.6× site average
$699.00 - $1,024.07
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 38
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$1,241.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
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$1,669.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
$440.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$350.00 - $729.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 13
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 12
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Modern Alternative Rock Electric Basses
2.0× site average
$651.26 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 72
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 37
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$799.99 - $1,465.39
#3 · Owned or saved by 20
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$874.99 - $3,000.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$2,099.00 - $2,890.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
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Modern Alternative Rock Dynamic Microphones
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$95.47 - $111.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 36
$95.47 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 27
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 20
$132.58 - $159.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 13
$148.98 - $179.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 12
$399.00 - $609.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
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Modern Alternative Rock Synthesizers
1.6× site average
$600.00 - $2,398.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 15
$2,000.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$379.00 - $549.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
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#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$3,272.18 - $3,499.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
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$962.10
in Synthesizers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
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Gear That Defines Modern Alternative Rock
Not just popular — disproportionately modern alternative rock. Multipliers compare usage among modern alternative 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.
Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
3.5× vs site-wide
2
Strymon TimeLine
Delay Effects Pedals
3.3× vs site-wide
3
Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner
Pedal Tuners
2.9× vs site-wide
4
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Fender Super Bassman Pro 300W Tube Bass Amp Head
Bass Amplifier Heads
2.8× vs site-wide
5
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano
Reverb Effects Pedals
2.8× vs site-wide
6
Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
2.8× vs site-wide
7
Fender Mustang Electric Guitar
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.7× vs site-wide
8
Fender Jazzmaster
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.6× vs site-wide
9
Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Synth XO
Bass Effects Pedals
2.5× vs site-wide
10
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 PLUS
Effects Pedal Accessories
2.5× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of modern alternative rock artists on Equipboard — a few of the 787:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 787 modern alternative 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 modern alternative 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 modern alternative rock's orbit.