Noise Music Gear Used by Noise Music Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 246 Noise music artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Noise Music
Not just popular — disproportionately Noise music. Multipliers compare usage among Noise music 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 FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz
Fuzz Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
2
EMS Synthi A
Synthesizers
1.9× vs site-wide
3
Korg Kaossilator KO-1 Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer
Synthesizers
1.9× vs site-wide
4
Boss SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer
Guitar Synth Pedals
1.9× vs site-wide
5
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Boss PS-3 Pitch Shifter/Delay
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
1.9× vs site-wide
6
Korg Mini-Kaoss Pad
Effects Processors
1.9× vs site-wide
7
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Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay
Reverb Effects Pedals
1.7× vs site-wide
8
DigiTech WH-4 Whammy (4th Gen)
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
1.6× vs site-wide
9
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
Distortion Effects Pedals
1.5× vs site-wide
10
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Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Combo Guitar Amplifiers
1.4× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Noise music artists on Equipboard — a few of the 246:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 246 Noise music 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 Noise music 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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