Shoegaze Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Amps Used by Shoegaze Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,119 Shoegaze artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Shoegaze Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Shoegaze artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Shoegaze Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Shoegaze.
Shoegaze Fuzz Effects Pedals
3.3× site average
$83.00 - $101.60
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 77
$75.00 - $96.20
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 42
$20.90 - $105.70
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 41
$85.00 - $108.90
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 40
$59.00 - $83.50
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 27
$179.00 - $189.00
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 27
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Shoegaze Reverb Effects Pedals
3.1× site average
$141.28 - $163.50
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 37
$95.65
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 32
$111.00 - $137.90
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 32
$144.00 - $176.00
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 31
$182.00 - $219.99
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 29
$75.00 - $149.99
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 28
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Shoegaze Distortion Effects Pedals
2.7× site average
$54.99 - $73.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 124
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$79.00 - $89.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 120
$298.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 42
$77.00 - $109.99
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 37
$97.02 - $119.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 20
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$109.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 19
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Shoegaze Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.5× site average
$999.99 - $1,499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 82
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 72
$879.99 - $1,890.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 67
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#4 · Owned or saved by 44
$461.00 - $629.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 40
$389.00 - $499.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 36
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Shoegaze Combo Guitar Amplifiers
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$1,099.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 57
$699.00 - $1,029.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 36
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$1,669.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 16
$670.00 - $769.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 16
$1,525.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 13
Shoegaze Electric Basses
1.2× site average
$654.38 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 65
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 40
$231.50 - $369.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
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$2,699.00 - $2,749.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$1,785.00 - $2,499.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$450.00
in Electric Basses Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 14
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Shoegaze Synthesizers
$379.00 - $528.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 17
$469.00 - $699.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 12
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$966.70
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 9
$290.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$411.00 - $699.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 9
$2,000.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
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Gear That Defines Shoegaze
Not just popular — disproportionately Shoegaze. Multipliers compare usage among Shoegaze 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.
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazzmaster
Solid Body Electric Guitars
4.4× vs site-wide
2
Pro Co RAT 2
Distortion Effects Pedals
3.9× vs site-wide
3
EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas
Fuzz Effects Pedals
3.9× vs site-wide
4
Keeley Loomer
Multi Effects Pedals
3.8× vs site-wide
5
Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff Pi
Fuzz Effects Pedals
3.7× vs site-wide
6
DigiTech HardWire RV-7 Stereo Reverb
Reverb Effects Pedals
3.7× vs site-wide
7
Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11
Reverb Effects Pedals
3.6× vs site-wide
8
Zoom MS-50G Multistomp
Multi Effects Pedals
3.5× vs site-wide
9
Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.4× vs site-wide
10
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes
Overdrive Effects Pedals
3.2× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Shoegaze artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,119:
Shoegaze Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Shoegaze.
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,119 Shoegaze 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 Shoegaze 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 Shoegaze's orbit.