Roots Rock Gear: Guitars, Pedals & Studio Gear Used by Roots Rock Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,375 Roots rock artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Roots Rock Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Roots rock artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Roots Rock Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Roots rock.
Roots Rock Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
5.3× site average-m.webp?v=1784333236)
$2,453.19 - $3,499.99
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 44
$2,499.00 - $4,190.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 42
$3,173.02 - $4,649.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 41
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$2,999.00 - $3,999.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 23
$3,399.00 - $4,111.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 16
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$2,149.99 - $3,333.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 16
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Roots Rock Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
3.7× site average
$2,555.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 48
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$2,869.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 17
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$2,938.00 - $3,799.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
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#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$2,299.99 - $3,317.40
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
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#5 · Owned or saved by 12
$3,149.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 11
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Roots Rock Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.8× site average
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 109
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#2 · Owned or saved by 102
$1,899.00 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 44
$4,183.44 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 34
$2,309.00 - $110,307.09
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 31
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 28
Roots Rock Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.4× site average-m.webp?v=1784352648)
$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 16
$89.00 - $109.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
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$788.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$3,825.96
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$74.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
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Roots Rock Delay Effects Pedals
1.1× site average
$208.00 - $260.26
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 13
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$12.95
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 13
$249.00 - $379.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
$135.00 - $166.00
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$299.00 - $454.33
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$323.87 - $555.96
in Delay Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
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Roots Rock Dynamic Microphones
1.3× site average
$95.93 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 33
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$95.93 - $109.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 32
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$327.50 - $449.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 12
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$149.69 - $179.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$59.99 - $669.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
Roots Rock Combo Guitar Amplifiers
3.0× site average
$699.00 - $1,029.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 28
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 17
$599.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
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$1,099.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
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Roots Rock Electric Basses
2.6× site average
$654.38 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 76
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 35
$359.00 - $2,250.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 18
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$874.99 - $3,000.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 15
$3,299.99 - $4,234.32
in Electric Basses Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 14
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Roots Rock Vintage & Electric Pianos
2.2× site average
$2,825.75
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 9
$3,466.08
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 8
$61.85 - $917.44
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 8
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 7
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$1,699.99
in Vintage & Electric Pianos Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Gear That Defines Roots Rock
Not just popular — disproportionately Roots rock. Multipliers compare usage among Roots rock 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.
Martin D-28
Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
4.0× vs site-wide
2
Gibson J-200
Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
3.8× vs site-wide
3
Hammond B-3
Organs
3.1× vs site-wide
4
Gibson Les Paul Junior
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.0× vs site-wide
5
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.9× vs site-wide
6
Gibson ES-335
Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
2.9× vs site-wide
7
Gibson L-00
Acoustic-Electric Guitars
2.7× vs site-wide
8
Rickenbacker 360/12 12-String Hollowbody
Extended Range Guitars
2.7× vs site-wide
9
Gibson EB-3
Electric Basses
2.7× vs site-wide
10
Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier
Effects Processors
2.7× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Roots rock artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,375:
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,375 Roots rock 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 Roots rock 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 Roots rock's orbit.