New Wave Pop Gear: Synths, Pedals & Guitars Used by New Wave Pop Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,197 new wave pop artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the New Wave Pop Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more new wave pop artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used New Wave Pop Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with new wave pop.
New Wave Pop Synthesizers
3.0× site average
$290.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 68
$3,518.55 - $3,599.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 40
$20,218.87
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 36
$3,999.00 - $4,999.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 32
$195.97
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 31
#6 · Owned or saved by 29
New Wave Pop Chorus Effects Pedals
1.4× site average
$174.95
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 16
$105.50 - $144.98
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 12
$85.00 - $107.00
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
$550.00
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$96.20 - $153.99
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$110.00 - $158.85
in Chorus Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
New Wave Pop Delay Effects Pedals
$208.00 - $259.22
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 23
$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 20
$123.99 - $170.34
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$249.00 - $379.99
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$323.87 - $552.28
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
New Wave Pop Overdrive Effects Pedals
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 21
$89.00 - $109.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 19
$95.00 - $399.52
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$75.00 - $89.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$159.99 - $179.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
New Wave Pop Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.2× site average
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 84
#2 · Owned or saved by 77
$4,155.74 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 37
$1,776.21 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 21
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$1,191.99 - $1,499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 16
New Wave Pop Effects Processors
3.1× site average
$1,450.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 16
$220.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$890.77 - $1,799.95
in Effects Processors Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
$330.00 - $414.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$175.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
New Wave Pop Dynamic Microphones
$95.54 - $111.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 52
$95.54 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 46
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
$132.13 - $159.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 7
$439.00 - $1,499.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$149.09 - $179.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
New Wave Pop Drum Machines
3.1× site average
$3,600.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 25
$3,999.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 22
$1,999.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$222.20
in Drum Machines Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$1,950.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$4,800.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
New Wave Pop Electric Basses
1.4× site average
$651.77 - $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
$2,699.00 - $2,749.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 20
$799.99 - $1,460.36
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
New Wave Pop Combo Guitar Amplifiers
1.5× site average
$1,241.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 33
$699.00 - $1,022.19
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 31
$600.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 9
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 7
$1,425.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
$229.99 - $349.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Gear That Defines New Wave Pop
Not just popular — disproportionately new wave pop. Multipliers compare usage among new wave pop 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.
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of new wave pop artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,197:
New Wave Pop Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make new wave pop.
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,197 new wave pop 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 new wave pop 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 new wave pop's orbit.