Singer Songwriter Gear: Pedals, Guitars & Studio Gear Used by Singer Songwriter Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,107 Singer-songwriter artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Singer Songwriter Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Singer-songwriter artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Singer Songwriter Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Singer-songwriter.
Singer Songwriter Fuzz Effects Pedals
1.4× site average
$83.00 - $101.60
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 35
$20.90 - $105.70
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$75.00 - $96.20
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
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$88.74 - $111.00
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$149.99
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$300.00
in Fuzz Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
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Singer Songwriter Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.3× site average
$89.00 - $109.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 35
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 29
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$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 29
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$85.00 - $399.52
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 27
$72.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$99.00 - $142.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 15
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Singer Songwriter Reverb Effects Pedals
1.2× site average
$18.48 - $99.00
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 15
$141.33 - $163.50
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
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$439.00 - $479.00
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$111.00 - $137.90
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$105.00 - $149.99
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$95.45
in Reverb Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
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Singer Songwriter Acoustic-Electric Guitars
4.1× site average
$2,280.00 - $2,999.00
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
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#1 · Owned or saved by 16
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$999.99 - $2,099.99
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 11
$640.00 - $2,499.99
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
$4,111.00 - $12,015.20
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$3,380.00 - $4,999.00
in Acoustic-Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$3,000.00 - $3,999.00
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#6 · Owned or saved by 9
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Singer Songwriter Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
3.7× site average
$2,499.00 - $4,190.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 62
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$2,549.00 - $3,499.99
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 54
$3,169.89 - $4,649.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 38
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$2,999.00 - $3,999.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 34
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$2,149.99 - $3,333.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 22
$3,399.00 - $4,111.00
in Steel-string Acoustic Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 20
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Singer Songwriter Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
1.9× site average
$2,555.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 44
$2,199.00 - $2,999.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 14
$1,819.00 - $3,240.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$3,149.00 - $3,499.00
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
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#4 · Owned or saved by 13
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#5 · Owned or saved by 13
$2,299.99 - $3,317.40
in Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 12
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Singer Songwriter Condenser Microphones
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$2,349.00 - $3,995.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 39
$16,111.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 23
$4,150.00 - $8,299.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 21
$9,995.00 - $11,090.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 17
$75.23 - $119.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$899.00 - $1,295.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 14
Singer Songwriter Dynamic Microphones
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$95.96 - $109.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 111
$95.96 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 98
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 75
$149.74 - $179.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 34
$973.00 - $1,249.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$145.00 - $199.95
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 13
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Singer Songwriter Effects Processors
1.7× site average
$4,999.00 - $8,032.24
in Effects Processors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 22
$2,999.00 - $3,250.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 10
$1,450.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
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$40.00 - $2,999.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$3,799.00 - $4,725.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$1,549.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
Singer Songwriter Synthesizers
$290.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 17
$3,999.00 - $4,999.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 15
$379.00 - $528.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$3,534.59 - $3,599.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 12
$727.00 - $2,398.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
$2,000.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 11
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Singer Songwriter Combo Guitar Amplifiers
1.9× site average
$699.00 - $1,026.85
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 40
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$1,099.99 - $1,399.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 27
$1,450.00 - $1,799.00
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 24
$599.00 - $1,999.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 20
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$1,669.99 - $2,199.99
in Combo Guitar Amplifiers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 18
#6 · Owned or saved by 10
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Singer Songwriter Electric Basses
$654.61 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 42
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 29
$3,299.99 - $4,216.19
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
$874.99 - $3,000.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 13
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 11
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$799.99 - $1,475.67
#6 · Owned or saved by 9
Gear That Defines Singer Songwriter
Not just popular — disproportionately Singer-songwriter. Multipliers compare usage among Singer-songwriter 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.
Gibson J-45
Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
3.1× vs site-wide
2
Martin D-28
Steel-string Acoustic Guitars
2.9× vs site-wide
3
Gibson L-00
Acoustic-Electric Guitars
2.7× vs site-wide
4
Sennheiser MD 441-U
Dynamic Microphones
2.5× vs site-wide
5
Telefunken U47
Condenser Microphones
2.2× vs site-wide
6
Shure SM7B
Dynamic Microphones
2.2× vs site-wide
7
Epiphone FT-79 Texan
Acoustic-Electric Guitars
2.2× vs site-wide
8
DPA d:facto Vocal Microphone
Condenser Microphones
2.1× vs site-wide
9
L.R. Baggs Para Acoustic D.I.
Direct Boxes
2.1× vs site-wide
10
Fender 65 Princeton Reverb 15W 1x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp
Combo Guitar Amplifiers
2.1× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Singer-songwriter artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,107:
Singer Songwriter Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Singer-songwriter.
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,107 Singer-songwriter 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 Singer-songwriter 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
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