Modern Rock Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Amps Used by Modern Rock Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,702 Modern rock artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Modern Rock Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Modern rock artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Modern Rock Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Modern rock.
Modern Rock Effects Pedal Accessories
2.5× site average
$185.96 - $219.00
in Effects Pedal Accessories Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 71
$110.00 - $199.00
in Effects Pedal Accessories Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 12
$42.00
in Effects Pedal Accessories Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
$239.00 - $279.00
in Effects Pedal Accessories Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$105.00 - $199.00
in Effects Pedal Accessories Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$89.00 - $152.00
in Effects Pedal Accessories Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Modern Rock Switch Effects Pedals
2.4× site average
$98.00 - $120.99
in Switch Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 36
$600.00
in Switch Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 16
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$150.00 - $184.00
in Switch Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$68.00 - $136.13
in Switch Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$648.00 - $824.99
in Switch Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
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$399.00 - $649.90
in Switch Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
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Modern Rock Boost Effects Pedals
2.3× site average
$77.90 - $105.99
in Boost Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 54
$109.45 - $159.00
in Boost Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 21
$259.00 - $279.00
in Boost Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$122.00 - $125.99
in Boost Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
in Boost Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$49.00 - $76.00
in Boost Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
Modern Rock Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
2.3× site average
$2,555.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 58
$1,819.00 - $3,240.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 22
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$2,869.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 18
$2,299.99 - $3,317.40
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 18
$2,199.00 - $2,999.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
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$1,500.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 15
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Modern Rock Solid Body Electric Guitars
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#1 · Owned or saved by 151
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 150
$999.99 - $1,499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 100
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 81
$879.99 - $1,890.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 77
$4,174.70 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 64
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Modern Rock Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
1.9× site average
$2,499.00 - $4,190.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 44
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$2,999.00 - $3,999.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 32
$3,169.89 - $4,649.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 30
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$2,549.00 - $3,499.99
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 20
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$2,149.99 - $3,333.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$2,500.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Modern Rock Bass Amplifier Heads
2.5× site average-m.webp?v=1784499100)
$2,199.00 - $2,499.99
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 45
$2,266.91
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 25
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$2,099.00 - $2,799.00
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 20
$1,699.99 - $2,999.00
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$1,698.00 - $2,999.00
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$1,699.99 - $1,999.99
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
Modern Rock Bass Amplifier Cabinets
2.5× site average
$1,000.00 - $1,999.99
in Bass Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 49
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$1,463.96 - $3,299.00
#2 · Owned or saved by 12
$1,969.99 - $2,152.87
in Bass Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 8
$1,333.00 - $1,817.48
in Bass Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 7
$498.92 - $1,430.99
in Bass Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$1,333.00 - $1,817.48
in Bass Amplifier Cabinets Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 6
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Modern Rock Combo Guitar Amplifiers
2.3× site average
$699.00 - $1,026.85
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 79
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 34
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$1,099.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 33
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$1,669.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 27
$440.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 26
$350.00 - $729.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 19
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Modern Rock Effects Processors
1.6× site average
$1,450.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 29
$1,549.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
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$640.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
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$40.00 - $2,999.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$1,195.00 - $1,199.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$2,999.00 - $3,250.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Modern Rock Condenser Microphones
1.6× site average-m.webp?v=1784458891)
$2,349.00 - $3,995.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 22
$4,150.00 - $8,299.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
$16,111.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 9
$3,460.02 - $4,395.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
$595.00 - $719.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$12,995.00 - $14,890.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
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Modern Rock Dynamic Microphones
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$95.96 - $109.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 82
$95.96 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 78
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 49
$149.74 - $179.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 23
$133.51 - $159.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 22
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$327.50 - $449.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 20
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Modern Rock Electric Basses
2.1× site average
$654.61 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 172
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 94
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$799.99 - $1,475.67
#3 · Owned or saved by 31
$2,099.00 - $2,890.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 30
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 28
$1,785.00 - $2,499.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 28
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Modern Rock Synthesizers
1.3× site average
$379.00 - $528.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 34
$727.00 - $2,398.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 30
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$967.05
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 26
$2,000.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 24
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#5 · Owned or saved by 19
$1,899.00 - $2,590.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 19
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Modern Rock Drum Sets
2.6× site average
$1,500.00 - $3,360.00
in Drum Sets Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 13
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#2 · Owned or saved by 12
$2,649.00 - $3,691.00
in Drum Sets Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 9
$3,199.00 - $6,216.90
in Drum Sets Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 6
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$2,199.00 - $3,899.00
in Drum Sets Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
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Gear That Defines Modern Rock
Not just popular — disproportionately Modern rock. Multipliers compare usage among Modern 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
3.3× vs site-wide
2
Fender Telecaster Deluxe
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.1× vs site-wide
3
JHS Colour Box
Guitar Preamp Pedals
2.9× vs site-wide
4
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Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
2.9× vs site-wide
5
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Roland SPD-SX Sampling Pad
Electronic Pads
2.8× vs site-wide
6
Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 III 60W 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp
Combo Guitar Amplifiers
2.8× vs site-wide
7
MXR M133 Micro Amp
Boost Effects Pedals
2.7× vs site-wide
8
Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Synth XO
Bass Effects Pedals
2.7× vs site-wide
9
The GigRig G2
Switch Effects Pedals
2.7× vs site-wide
10
Fender Super Bassman Pro 300W Tube Bass Amp Head
Bass Amplifier Heads
2.7× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Modern rock artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,702:
Modern Rock Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Modern rock.
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,702 Modern 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 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 rock's orbit.