Best Indie Guitar Rigs Under £1,000

The best indie guitar rigs for a £1,000 · Pro-Level budget. 4 artist-matched rigs — recommended guitar, amp, pedals, and signal chain.

Why It Works

At £1,000 you can run a proper offset guitar (Squire J Mascis or similar) through a tube amp with reverb and delay. This covers all indie subgenres.

J Mascis
Total~£996
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Special£169
AmpFender Blues Junior IV£449
DistortionProCo RAT2£99
FuzzThorpy FX Muffroom Cloud£279
Thurston Moore
Total~£1186
GuitarFender Player Jaguar£749
AmpBoss Katana 100 MkII£249
DistortionProCo RAT2£99
FuzzDunlop Fuzz Face Mini (germanium)£89
Johnny Marr
Total~£1,097
GuitarFender Player Stratocaster£649
AmpBoss Katana 50 MkII£149
DelayTC Electronic Flashback 2£99
ChorusBoss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble£69
Dan Auerbach
Total~£1,047
GuitarEpiphone ES-335£449
AmpFender Blues Junior IV£449
OverdriveBoss BD-2 Blues Driver£69

Standard Signal Chain Order

Guitar
Tuner
Wah / Filter
Overdrive / Fuzz
Modulation
Delay
Reverb
Amp