Palm Desert Scene Gear Used by Palm Desert Scene Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 99 palm desert scene artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Palm Desert Scene
Not just popular — disproportionately palm desert scene. Multipliers compare usage among palm desert scene 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.
Yamaha SA-70
Electric Basses
2.0× vs site-wide
2
Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass
Electric Basses
1.9× vs site-wide
3
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Electric Guitar
Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.8× vs site-wide
4
Boss RE-20 Space Echo
Delay Effects Pedals
1.6× vs site-wide
5
Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner
Pedal Tuners
1.5× vs site-wide
6
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MXR M101 Phase 90
Phaser Effects Pedals
1.5× vs site-wide
7
Gibson SG Standard
Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.4× vs site-wide
8
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
Delay Effects Pedals
1.4× vs site-wide
9
TC Electronic PolyTune
Pedal Tuners
1.4× vs site-wide
10
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 PLUS
Effects Pedal Accessories
1.4× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of palm desert scene artists on Equipboard — a few of the 99:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 99 palm desert scene 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 palm desert scene 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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