Nu Jazz Gear Used by Nu Jazz Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 479 Nu jazz artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Nu Jazz Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Nu jazz artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Nu Jazz Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Nu jazz.
Nu Jazz Synthesizers
3.1× site average
$2,000.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 8
$379.00 - $528.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 7
$700.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 7
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#4 · Owned or saved by 5
$800.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
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$966.70
in Synthesizers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
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Gear That Defines Nu Jazz
Not just popular — disproportionately Nu jazz. Multipliers compare usage among Nu jazz 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.
Audio-Technica ATHM50RD Pro DJ Headphones - Red
Headphones & In-Ear Monitors
2.6× vs site-wide
2
Akai Professional MPD32 MIDI/USB Software Control Surface
MIDI Pad Controllers
2.3× vs site-wide
3
Ableton Live
DAW Software
2.2× vs site-wide
4
Apple MacBook Pro (General)
Computers & Peripherals
2.1× vs site-wide
5
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 Synthesizer
Synthesizers
2.1× vs site-wide
6
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Akai MPC 2000XL
Production & Groove
2.1× vs site-wide
7
Roland Juno-60
Synthesizers
2.0× vs site-wide
8
Fender Rhodes Mark I Stage 73 (1969-1975)
Vintage & Electric Pianos
2.0× vs site-wide
9
Fender Rhodes (General)
Vintage & Electric Pianos
2.0× vs site-wide
10
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Turntables
2.0× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Nu jazz artists on Equipboard — a few of the 479:
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 479 Nu jazz 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 Nu jazz 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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