Mpb Gear Used by Mpb Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 139 Mpb artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Mpb
Not just popular — disproportionately Mpb. Multipliers compare usage among Mpb 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.
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.8× vs site-wide
2
Shure SM57
Dynamic Microphones
1.5× vs site-wide
3
Gibson SG Standard
Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.4× vs site-wide
4
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Shure SM58
Dynamic Microphones
1.3× vs site-wide
5
Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar
Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.3× vs site-wide
6
Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner
Pedal Tuners
1.2× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Mpb artists on Equipboard — a few of the 139:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 139 Mpb 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 Mpb 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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