Pop Gear: Pedals, Synths & Guitars Used by Pop Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 26,288 Pop artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Pop Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Pop artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Pop Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Pop.
Pop Guitar Preamp Pedals
1.3× site average
$399.00 - $449.00
in Guitar Preamp Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 45
$27.99 - $39.99
in Guitar Preamp Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 27
$393.43 - $449.00
in Guitar Preamp Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
$249.00 - $283.00
in Guitar Preamp Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$799.99
in Guitar Preamp Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 12
$315.00 - $329.00
in Guitar Preamp Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Pop Multi Effects Pedals
1.1× site average
$315.00 - $325.00
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 146
$599.00 - $699.99
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 114
$439.12 - $599.00
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 112
$399.00 - $449.00
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 89
$598.74 - $1,499.99
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 74
$299.00 - $403.18
in Multi Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 63
Pop Compressor Effects Pedals
1.1× site average
$93.00 - $120.99
in Compressor Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 192
$70.00 - $105.00
in Compressor Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 184
$139.00 - $189.00
in Compressor Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 82
$142.50 - $306.00
in Compressor Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 66
$270.18 - $359.00
in Compressor Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 55
$94.26
in Compressor Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 51
Pop Digital Pianos
1.7× site average
$2,500.00
in Digital Pianos Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 93
$299.00 - $499.99
in Digital Pianos Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 61
$1,589.99 - $2,499.99
in Digital Pianos Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 35
$1,959.00 - $2,899.99
in Digital Pianos Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 32
$2,253.67
in Digital Pianos Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 25
$1,430.54
in Digital Pianos Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 18
Pop MIDI Keyboard Controllers
1.4× site average
$76.07 - $89.00
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 85
$107.38
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 79
$32.81 - $59.00
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 71
$119.99
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 67
$79.00 - $99.00
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 59
$70.00 - $399.70
in MIDI Keyboard Controllers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 56
Pop Portable & Arranger Keyboards
1.4× site average
$225.50
in Portable & Arranger Keyboards Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 14
$50.00 - $148.99
in Portable & Arranger Keyboards Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$175.00
in Portable & Arranger Keyboards Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
$74.39
in Portable & Arranger Keyboards Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 13
$1,205.04
in Portable & Arranger Keyboards Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 12
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Pop Acoustic-Electric Guitars
1.5× site average
$3,000.00 - $3,999.00
#1 · Owned or saved by 38
$499.00 - $666.00
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 37
$999.99 - $2,099.99
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 35
$949.00 - $1,099.00
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 35
$2,250.00 - $3,999.00
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 33
$3,380.00 - $4,999.00
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 33
Pop Classical & Nylon-String Guitars
1.3× site average
$119.22 - $219.99
in Classical & Nylon-String Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 31
$1,499.00
in Classical & Nylon-String Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
$76.80 - $129.99
in Classical & Nylon-String Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 16
$549.00 - $749.99
in Classical & Nylon-String Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$1,800.00
#5 · Owned or saved by 12
$1,908.98 - $2,111.00
in Classical & Nylon-String Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 11
Pop Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
1.2× site average
$2,499.00 - $4,190.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 202
$3,169.89 - $4,649.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 156
$2,549.00 - $3,499.99
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 149
$2,999.00 - $3,999.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 128
$2,149.99 - $3,333.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 61
$3,399.00 - $4,111.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 41
Pop Channel Strip Plugins
1.7× site average
$34.99 - $149.00
in Channel Strip Plugins Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 40
$79.00 - $399.00
in Channel Strip Plugins Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 31
$39.99 - $172.00
in Channel Strip Plugins Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$33.00 - $34.99
in Channel Strip Plugins Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$39.99 - $40.00
in Channel Strip Plugins Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$179.00
in Channel Strip Plugins Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
Pop Vocal Processing Plugins
1.6× site average
$83.50 - $99.00
in Vocal Processing Plugins Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 62
$250.00 - $500.00
in Vocal Processing Plugins Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 49
$32.00 - $39.99
in Vocal Processing Plugins Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 47
$199.00 - $207.00
in Vocal Processing Plugins Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 39
in Vocal Processing Plugins Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 25
in Vocal Processing Plugins Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 23
Pop Pitch Shifter Plugins
1.6× site average
$585.00 - $699.00
in Pitch Shifter Plugins Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 35
in Pitch Shifter Plugins Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 20
$149.00
in Pitch Shifter Plugins Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
$45.00 - $99.00
in Pitch Shifter Plugins Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$39.99
in Pitch Shifter Plugins Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 13
$139.00 - $349.00
in Pitch Shifter Plugins Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
Pop Combo Guitar Amplifiers
1.1× site average
$699.00 - $1,026.85
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 277
$1,099.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 222
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 132
$599.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 95
$1,669.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 90
$350.00 - $729.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 87
Pop Bass Combo Amplifiers
1.1× site average
$339.00 - $429.99
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 42
$129.99 - $189.99
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 32
$229.99 - $315.00
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 20
$541.48 - $666.00
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 17
$399.00 - $714.12
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$229.99 - $269.99
in Bass Combo Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 12
Pop Guitar Power Attenuators
1.1× site average
$1,149.00 - $1,499.00
in Guitar Power Attenuators Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 32
$395.00 - $599.99
in Guitar Power Attenuators Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 16
$58.00 - $65.00
in Guitar Power Attenuators Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$270.00
in Guitar Power Attenuators Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$299.99
in Guitar Power Attenuators Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$279.99 - $329.00
in Guitar Power Attenuators Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
Pop Electric Basses
1.1× site average
$654.61 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 707
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 449
$799.99 - $1,475.67
#3 · Owned or saved by 142
$2,699.00 - $2,749.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 138
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 133
$2,099.00 - $2,890.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 103
Pop Electronic Pads
1.3× site average
$673.76 - $1,099.99
in Electronic Pads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 147
$299.00
in Electronic Pads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 32
$749.00 - $1,069.99
in Electronic Pads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 23
$58.00 - $137.99
in Electronic Pads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 17
$442.00 - $659.99
in Electronic Pads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 16
$575.00 - $1,099.00
in Electronic Pads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 15
Pop Electronic Drum Sets
1.2× site average
$299.00 - $559.57
in Electronic Drum Sets Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 23
#2 · Owned or saved by 22
#3 · Owned or saved by 18
$555.00
in Electronic Drum Sets Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
in Electronic Drum Sets Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$359.00
in Electronic Drum Sets Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
Pop Hi-hat Cymbals
1.1× site average
$359.94 - $519.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 42
$299.95 - $649.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 25
$402.00 - $519.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
$415.00 - $604.00
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$499.00 - $549.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 13
$359.94 - $579.95
in Hi-hat Cymbals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 12
Pop Headphones & In-Ear Monitors
1.4× site average
$131.83 - $159.00
in Headphones & In-Ear Monitors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 297
$129.00 - $199.99
in Headphones & In-Ear Monitors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 167
$93.00 - $203.00
in Headphones & In-Ear Monitors Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 156
$117.00 - $149.95
in Headphones & In-Ear Monitors Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 114
$146.00 - $179.99
in Headphones & In-Ear Monitors Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 86
$138.00 - $199.99
in Headphones & In-Ear Monitors Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 85
Pop Computers & Peripherals
1.4× site average#1 · Owned or saved by 654
#2 · Owned or saved by 115
#3 · Owned or saved by 92
$1,319.55
in Computers & Peripherals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 87
#5 · Owned or saved by 66
#6 · Owned or saved by 65
Pop Ukuleles
1.9× site average
$149.00 - $248.00
in Ukuleles Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 9
$65.00 - $95.00
in Ukuleles Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 9
$99.00 - $129.00
in Ukuleles Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 8
#4 · Owned or saved by 7
$140.00 - $199.00
in Ukuleles Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$59.99 - $77.00
in Ukuleles Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
Pop Essential Series
1.2× site average
in Essential Series Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 7
in Essential Series Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 7
in Essential Series Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 7
#4 · Owned or saved by 6
in Essential Series Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
Gear That Defines Pop
Not just popular — disproportionately Pop. Multipliers compare usage among Pop 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.
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Pop artists on Equipboard — a few of the 26,288:
Pop Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Pop.
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 26,288 Pop 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 Pop usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
Keep Exploring
Gear guides for genres in Pop's orbit.