Rap Metal Gear: Pedals, Amps & Guitars Used by Rap Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 786 Rap metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Rap Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Rap metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Rap Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Rap metal.
Rap Metal Pedal Tuners
$41.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 14
$89.00 - $109.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$45.00
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 9
$63.90
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 7
Rap Metal Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.8× site average-m.webp?v=1784440299)
$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 18
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 17
$2,999.00 - $3,508.14
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 16
$567.43 - $3,421.95
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$1,499.00 - $2,149.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$600.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
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Rap Metal Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.5× site average
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 28
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#2 · Owned or saved by 19
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 18
$4,174.70 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 18
$1,792.64 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$2,089.00 - $3,500.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 13
Rap Metal Wireless Microphones
4.9× site average
#1 · Owned or saved by 20
$539.00 - $639.00
in Wireless Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 11
#3 · Owned or saved by 7
$7,873.00
in Wireless Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 7
$4,549.00
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
Gear That Defines Rap Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Rap metal. Multipliers compare usage among Rap 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.
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Solo Head (Multi-Watt)
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.0× vs site-wide
2
Shure U2 SM58
Wireless Microphones
2.9× vs site-wide
3
Radial Engineering JX44 Air Control Guitar Signal Manager
Direct Boxes
2.6× vs site-wide
4
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W 3-channel Solo Head (Multi-Watt)
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.5× vs site-wide
5
Shure ULXD2/SM58 Wireless Handheld Microphone Transmitter - V50 Band
Wireless Microphones
2.4× vs site-wide
6
Whirlwind Multi-Selector
Switch Effects Pedals
2.3× vs site-wide
7
Ampeg SVT-4 PRO 1200-Watt
Bass Amplifier Heads
2.2× vs site-wide
8
Voodoo Lab GCX Guitar Audio Switcher
Switch Effects Pedals
2.2× vs site-wide
9
Furman PL-PLUS Power Conditioner/Light Module
Power Conditioners
2.2× vs site-wide
10
Mesa/Boogie 4x12 Recto Standard OS Slanted Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
2.2× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Rap metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 786:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 786 Rap 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 Rap 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
Gear guides for genres in Rap metal's orbit.