Nwobhm Gear Used by Nwobhm Artists

Drawn from the documented rigs of 193 nwobhm artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.

193 artists → 2,287 gear items tracked 2,853 gear associations Updated July 27, 2026

Gear That Defines Nwobhm

Not just popular — disproportionately nwobhm. Multipliers compare usage among nwobhm 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.

Marshall JCM800 2203 Guitar Amplifier Heads 2.2× vs site-wide 2

Marshall JMP-1 Tube MIDI Guitar Preamp Guitar Preamps 2.1× vs site-wide 3

Ibanez Destroyer Solid Body Electric Guitars 2.1× vs site-wide 4

Marshall JMP 2203 Mk II Master Lead 100w Guitar Amplifier Heads 2.0× vs site-wide 5

Gibson SG Standard Solid Body Electric Guitars 1.9× vs site-wide 6

Marshall 1960B 4x12'' Cabinet Guitar Amplifier Cabinets 1.8× vs site-wide 7

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Overdrive Effects Pedals 1.7× vs site-wide 8

Marshall 1960A 4x12'' Cabinet Guitar Amplifier Cabinets 1.5× vs site-wide 9

Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion Effects Pedals 1.5× vs site-wide 10

MXR M101 Phase 90 Phaser Effects Pedals 1.4× vs site-wide

The Artists Behind the Data

This page is built from the documented rigs of nwobhm artists on Equipboard — a few of the 193:

Tony Iommi

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Black Sabbath

Dave Murray

Guitarist · Iron Maiden

Geezer Butler

Bassist, Keyboardist · Black Sabbath

Lemmy Kilmister

Bassist, Guitarist · Motörhead

Adrian Smith

Guitarist · Iron Maiden

Bill Steer

Guitarist · Carcass

Steve Harris

Bassist, Composer · Iron Maiden

John Sykes

Guitarist · Whitesnake

Phil Collen

Guitarist · Def Leppard

Vivian Campbell

Guitarist · Def Leppard

Browse all 193 nwobhm artists →

How We Built This Guide

Documented artist rigs

Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 193 nwobhm 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 nwobhm 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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