Noise Gear Used by Noise Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 284 Noise artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Noise
Not just popular — disproportionately Noise. Multipliers compare usage among Noise 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
2.5× vs site-wide
2
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Pro Co Turbo RAT
Distortion Effects Pedals
2.5× vs site-wide
3
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Korg MS-20
Synthesizers
2.1× vs site-wide
4
Korg Mini-Kaoss Pad
Effects Processors
1.9× vs site-wide
5
EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter
Guitar Synth Pedals
1.8× vs site-wide
6
EMS Synthi A
Synthesizers
1.8× vs site-wide
7
Korg KP2 Kaoss Pad 2
Audio Samplers
1.8× vs site-wide
8
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Electro-Harmonix Freeze Sound Retainer
Looper Effects Pedals
1.7× vs site-wide
9
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
Delay Effects Pedals
1.7× vs site-wide
10
Fender Jaguar
Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.7× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Noise artists on Equipboard — a few of the 284:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 284 Noise 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 usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.