Speed Metal Gear: Pedals, Amps & Guitars Used by Speed Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,497 Speed metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Speed Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Speed metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Speed Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Speed metal.
Speed Metal Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.5× site average-m.webp?v=1784804416)
$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 26
$102.50 - $185.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 14
$159.99 - $179.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$266.84
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$229.95 - $270.18
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
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Speed Metal Guitar Amplifier Heads
4.7× site average-m.webp?v=1784804595)
$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 38
$1,542.16 - $1,699.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
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#2 · Owned or saved by 19
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
$720.00 - $2,449.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 15
$600.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 15
$1,499.00 - $2,149.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 14
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Speed Metal Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.8× site average
$2,000.60 - $2,499.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 45
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 37
$4,165.95 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 35
$1,789.44 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 29
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 24
$2,090.00 - $3,500.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 17
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Speed Metal Effects Processors
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$640.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 10
$629.99 - $849.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 9
$357.18
in Effects Processors Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 8
$363.11
in Effects Processors Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
$624.99
in Effects Processors Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 7
$200.00
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
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Gear That Defines Speed Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Speed metal. Multipliers compare usage among Speed 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.
Gibson Flying V
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.8× vs site-wide
2
Marshall JCM800 2203
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.2× vs site-wide
3
A/DA MP-1 MIDI Programmable Tube Preamp
Guitar Preamps
2.8× vs site-wide
4
Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.8× vs site-wide
5
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Marshall 1960B 4x12'' Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
2.8× vs site-wide
6
Jackson King V
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.7× vs site-wide
7
Shure UHF-R Wireless Microphone System
Wireless Microphones
2.7× vs site-wide
8
Ibanez Destroyer Bass
Electric Basses
2.6× vs site-wide
9
Marshall JMP-1 Tube MIDI Guitar Preamp
Guitar Preamps
2.4× vs site-wide
10
Maxon OD808 Overdrive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.4× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Speed metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,497:
Speed Metal Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Speed metal.
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,497 Speed 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 Speed 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 Speed metal's orbit.