Thrash Metal Gear: Pedals, Amps & Guitars Used by Thrash Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 1,864 Thrash metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Thrash Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Thrash metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Thrash Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Thrash metal.
Thrash Metal Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.7× site average-m.webp?v=1785063627)
$84.99 - $125.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 32
$59.00 - $69.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 27
$102.50 - $185.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 21
$159.99 - $179.00
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 11
$229.95
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$50.60 - $79.99
in Overdrive Effects Pedals Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 8
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Thrash Metal Distortion Effects Pedals
1.1× site average
$54.99 - $73.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 24
$96.38 - $119.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 20
$77.00 - $109.99
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
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$79.00 - $88.95
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 13
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$106.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 10
$329.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
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Thrash Metal Pedal Tuners
1.1× site average
$89.00 - $109.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 39
$35.00
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 30
$45.00
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 23
$63.90
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 8
$86.80 - $249.99
in Pedal Tuners Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 5
Thrash Metal Guitar Amplifier Heads
4.2× site average-m.webp?v=1785063785)
$1,699.00 - $2,899.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 46
$1,800.00 - $3,299.00
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 33
$1,529.90 - $1,699.99
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
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#3 · Owned or saved by 33
$560.00 - $3,421.95
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 18
$2,999.00 - $3,492.21
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
$999.99 - $4,765.84
in Guitar Amplifier Heads Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 16
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Thrash Metal Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
3.4× site average-m.webp?v=1785064771)
$644.36 - $1,099.99
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 26
$319.19 - $1,099.99
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
$1,499.00 - $1,629.00
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
$1,499.00 - $1,629.00
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$999.00 - $1,349.99
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$999.00 - $1,349.99
in Guitar Amplifier Cabinets Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
Thrash Metal Solid Body Electric Guitars
1.7× site average
$1,999.03 - $2,499.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 49
$4,155.74 - $8,977.21
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 46
$619.00 - $719.99
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 44
$1,333.00 - $2,741.79
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 39
$1,776.21 - $2,799.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 36
$2,090.00 - $3,500.00
in Solid Body Electric Guitars Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 25
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Thrash Metal Effects Processors
4.0× site average-m.webp?v=1784991531)
$599.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 15
$629.99 - $1,319.66
in Effects Processors Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 14
$338.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 11
$850.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 9
$200.00
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
$1,500.00
in Effects Processors Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 8
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Thrash Metal Electric Basses
1.4× site average
$651.77 - $1,999.99
in Electric Basses Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 40
$2,199.00 - $2,869.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 19
$2,300.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 19
$649.00 - $1,589.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 18
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$2,699.00 - $2,749.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 15
$1,750.00 - $2,499.00
in Electric Basses Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 13
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Thrash Metal Drum Sets
2.9× site average
$3,199.00 - $6,216.90
in Drum Sets Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 9
$3,134.00 - $3,999.99
in Drum Sets Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 8
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#3 · Owned or saved by 8
#4 · Owned or saved by 5
Gear That Defines Thrash Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately Thrash metal. Multipliers compare usage among Thrash 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.
Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head
Guitar Amplifier Heads
3.7× vs site-wide
2
Gibson Flying V
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.2× vs site-wide
3
Jackson King V
Solid Body Electric Guitars
3.1× vs site-wide
4
Marshall JCM800 2203
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.9× vs site-wide
5
Marshall 1960B 4x12'' Cabinet
Guitar Amplifier Cabinets
2.9× vs site-wide
6
Maxon OD808 Overdrive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.8× vs site-wide
7
Dunlop Cry Baby DCR-2SR Rack
Effects Processors
2.7× vs site-wide
8
B.C. Rich Warlock Bass
Electric Basses
2.7× vs site-wide
9
Voodoo Lab GCX Guitar Audio Switcher
Switch Effects Pedals
2.6× vs site-wide
10
Whirlwind Multi-Selector
Switch Effects Pedals
2.5× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Thrash metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 1,864:
Thrash Metal Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Thrash metal.
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 1,864 Thrash 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 Thrash 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 Thrash metal's orbit.