Progressive Pop Gear Used by Progressive Pop Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 232 progressive pop artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Progressive Pop Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more progressive pop artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Progressive Pop Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with progressive pop.
Progressive Pop Synthesizers
6.4× site average
$3,999.00 - $4,999.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 14
$290.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$56,457.57
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
$1,650.00
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$197.28
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Gear That Defines Progressive Pop
Not just popular — disproportionately progressive pop. Multipliers compare usage among progressive 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.
Yamaha CS-80
Synthesizers
3.1× vs site-wide
2
Moog Taurus I Bass Pedals (1974-1981)
Synthesizers
3.0× vs site-wide
3
Gibson ES-335
Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
2.5× vs site-wide
4
Mellotron M400
Vintage & Electric Pianos
2.3× vs site-wide
5
Rickenbacker 4001
Electric Basses
2.1× vs site-wide
6
Gibson EDS-1275 Double-Neck Guitar
Extended Range Guitars
2.1× vs site-wide
7
Hohner Clavinet D6
Vintage & Electric Pianos
2.0× vs site-wide
8
Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
Chorus Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
9
Fender Jazz Bass
Electric Basses
1.9× vs site-wide
10
Hammond B-3
Organs
1.9× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of progressive pop artists on Equipboard — a few of the 232:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 232 progressive 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 progressive pop 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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