Post Metal Gear Used by Post Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 404 Post-metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Post Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Post-metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Post Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Post-metal.
Post Metal Delay Effects Pedals
2.6× site average
$208.00 - $259.02
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 14
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 14
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$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$72.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$249.00 - $379.99
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$89.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Gear That Defines Post Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Post-metal. Multipliers compare usage among Post-metal 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 TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
Pedal Tuners
2.9× vs site-wide
2
Sunn Model T Amplifier Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.6× vs site-wide
3
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Ernie Ball 6180 VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal
Volume Effects Pedals
2.5× vs site-wide
4
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Fulltone OCD
Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.5× vs site-wide
5
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Electro-Harmonix Freeze Sound Retainer
Looper Effects Pedals
2.3× vs site-wide
6
TC Electronic Ditto X2
Looper Effects Pedals
2.3× vs site-wide
7
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Marshall JCM800 2203
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.3× vs site-wide
8
Orange PPC412 Guitar Speaker Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
2.3× vs site-wide
9
Boss DD-6 Digital Delay
Delay Effects Pedals
2.1× vs site-wide
10
Gallien-Krueger 800RB
Bass Amplifier Heads
2.1× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Post-metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 404:
Post Metal Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Post-metal.
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 404 Post-metal 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 Post-metal 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
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