Progressive Metalcore Gear Used by Progressive Metalcore Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 57 progressive metalcore artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Progressive Metalcore Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more progressive metalcore artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Progressive Metalcore Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with progressive metalcore.
Progressive Metalcore Overdrive Effects Pedals
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$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 10
$185.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 10
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 5
$99.00 - $142.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 5
Gear That Defines Progressive Metalcore
Not just popular — disproportionately progressive metalcore. Multipliers compare usage among progressive metalcore 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.
Horizon Devices Precision Drive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.8× vs site-wide
2
Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Amp & Cabinet Simulators
2.6× vs site-wide
3
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Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Noise Gate Effects Pedals
2.6× vs site-wide
4
Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira
Amp Simulator Plugins
2.5× vs site-wide
5
Ibanez RG2228
Extended Range Guitars
2.3× vs site-wide
6
Neural DSP Archetype: Nolly
Amp Simulator Plugins
2.2× vs site-wide
7
Peavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.2× vs site-wide
8
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Audio Interfaces
2.2× vs site-wide
9
Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra Guitar Effects Processor
Effects Processors
2.2× vs site-wide
10
DigiTech Drop
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
2.1× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of progressive metalcore artists on Equipboard — a few of the 57:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 57 progressive metalcore 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 progressive metalcore 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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