Post Punk Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Synths Used by Post Punk Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 2,829 Post-punk artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Post Punk Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Post-punk artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Post Punk Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Post-punk.
Post Punk Flanger Effects Pedals
2.4× site average
$89.00
in Flanger Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 43
$127.00 - $142.99
in Flanger Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 34
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$163.00 - $199.99
in Flanger Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
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$245.39
in Flanger Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$475.00
in Flanger Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$163.00 - $199.99
in Flanger Effects Pedals Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Post Punk Fuzz Effects Pedals
2.2× site average
$83.00 - $101.60
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 77
$85.00 - $108.90
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 34
$20.90 - $105.70
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 33
$75.00 - $96.20
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 31
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$179.00 - $209.00
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 29
$59.00 - $83.50
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 25
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Post Punk Guitar Synth Pedals
2.0× site average
$209.00 - $259.50
in Guitar Synth Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 16
$229.00 - $279.00
in Guitar Synth Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$178.46 - $199.00
in Guitar Synth Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
$129.99 - $247.00
in Guitar Synth Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$259.00 - $395.00
in Guitar Synth Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$189.00
in Guitar Synth Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 11
Post Punk Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.6× site average
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 188
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#2 · Owned or saved by 139
$999.99 - $1,499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 88
$879.99 - $1,890.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 76
$4,183.44 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 65
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 63
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Post Punk Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
1.5× site average
$2,555.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 40
$2,199.00 - $2,999.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 21
$1,819.00 - $3,240.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
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$2,869.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 17
$2,299.99 - $3,317.40
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$2,000.00 - $3,799.99
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 14
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Post Punk Synthesizers
1.5× site average
$290.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 54
$3,542.00 - $3,599.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 41
$379.00 - $528.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 38
$3,999.00 - $4,999.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 33
$197.28
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 27
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#6 · Owned or saved by 27
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Post Punk Combo Guitar Amplifiers
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$1,099.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 85
$699.00 - $1,029.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 70
$599.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 29
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$1,669.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 24
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 20
$670.00 - $769.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 20
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Post Punk Bass Amplifier Heads
1.7× site average-m.webp?v=1784353242)
$2,199.00 - $2,499.99
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 37
$2,271.66
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 16
$1,399.99
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
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$2,099.00 - $2,799.00
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$1,080.00
in Bass Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$1,493.52 - $1,829.99
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
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Post Punk Guitar Amplifier Heads
1.1× site average-m.webp?v=1784353450)
$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 34
$777.15 - $2,449.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
$2,032.54 - $3,199.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$600.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$4,799.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Post Punk Electric Basses
1.7× site average
$654.38 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 166
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 87
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 43
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$799.99 - $1,482.01
#4 · Owned or saved by 37
$1,785.00 - $2,499.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 29
$2,099.00 - $2,890.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 28
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Post Punk Drum Machines
1.6× site average-m.webp?v=1784331669)
$4,599.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 21
$3,600.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
$499.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
$1,999.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$325.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 13
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$4,699.00
in Drum Machines Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 12
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Gear That Defines Post Punk
Not just popular — disproportionately Post-punk. Multipliers compare usage among Post-punk 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.
Death By Audio Reverberation Machine
Reverb Effects Pedals
3.2× vs site-wide
2
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazzmaster
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.8× vs site-wide
3
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max
Reverb Effects Pedals
2.6× vs site-wide
4
Electro-Harmonix Bass Clone
Bass Effects Pedals
2.6× vs site-wide
5
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Combo Guitar Amplifiers
2.6× vs site-wide
6
Death By Audio Fuzz War
Fuzz Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
7
Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.4× vs site-wide
8
Electro-Harmonix Neo Clone Chorus
Chorus Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
9
Electro-Harmonix Eddy Vibrato/Chorus
Vibrato Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
10
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Electro-Harmonix 720 Stereo Looper
Looper Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Post-punk artists on Equipboard — a few of the 2,829:
Post Punk Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Post-punk.
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 2,829 Post-punk 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-punk 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 Post-punk's orbit.