Guitar Gear Alternatives — Budget, Mid & Premium
Every iconic piece of guitar gear has budget, mid-range and premium alternatives. These aren't compromises — in many cases the alternative achieves 90% of the original tone at a fraction of the price. Browse below.
Gear Alternatives (92 items)
Every major piece of guitar gear has accessible alternatives — budget, mid-range and premium substitutes that achieve similar tonal results at different price points.
- Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9Overdrive
- Klon CentaurOverdrive
- Boss BD-2 Blues DriverOverdrive
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PiFuzz
- Boss DD-3T Digital DelayDelay
- Strymon TimelineDelay
- Strymon BigSkyReverb
- Boss CS-3 Compression SustainerCompression
- Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95Wah
- Marshall JCM800 2203Amp
- Fender Twin ReverbAmp
- Mesa/Boogie Dual RectifierAmp
- Boss CE-2W ChorusModulation
- Boss DS-1 DistortionDistortion
- ProCo RAT2Distortion
- MXR Phase 90Modulation
- TC Electronic Flashback 2Delay
- Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail MaxReverb
- Keeley Compressor PlusCompression
- Vox AC15Amp
- Blackstar HT Club 40 MkIIAmp
- Neural DSP Quad CortexAmp
- Fender TelecasterGuitar
- Gibson SG StandardGuitar
- PRS SE Custom 24Guitar
- Ibanez RG550Guitar
- Gibson ES-335Guitar
- Fulltone OCDDistortion
- Paul Cochrane TimmyOverdrive
- JHS Morning GloryOverdrive
- Nobels ODR-1Overdrive
- EHX Soul FoodOverdrive
- Suhr RiotDistortion
- Revv G3Distortion
- Dunlop Fuzz Face MiniFuzz
- Sola Sound Tone BenderFuzz
- EarthQuaker CarcosaFuzz
- Boss DD-8 Digital DelayDelay
- MXR Carbon Copy Analog DelayDelay
- Strymon FlintReverb
- Strymon BlueSkyReverb
- Boss RV-6 ReverbReverb
- Fender Blues Junior IVAmp
- Fender Deluxe ReverbAmp
- Vox AC30Amp
- Marshall DSL40CRAmp
- Line 6 Helix FloorModeler
- Fractal FM3Modeler
- Kemper Profiler StageModeler
- IK Multimedia ToneXModeler
- Line 6 POD GoModeler
- Boss GT-1000Multi Effects
- Boss GT-1Multi Effects
- Seymour Duncan JB HumbuckerPickup
- Seymour Duncan '59 HumbuckerPickup
- EMG 81 Active HumbuckerPickup
- DiMarzio Super DistortionPickup
- Fender StratocasterGuitar
- Gibson Les Paul StandardGuitar
- Fender JazzmasterGuitar
- Gibson Flying VGuitar
- Gibson ES-330Guitar
- Rickenbacker 330Guitar
- Music Man JP15Guitar
- Orange Rockerverb 50 MkIIIAmp
- Peavey 6505+Amp
- Marshall Super Lead 1959 PlexiAmp
- Supro Blues King 12Amp
- Two-Rock Studio Pro 35Amp
- Xotic EP BoosterBoost
- Dallas Rangemaster Treble BoosterBoost
- TC Electronic PolyTune 3Tuner
- Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume PedalVolume
- Boss TR-2 TremoloModulation
- EHX Stereo Electric MistressModulation
- Dunlop RotovibeModulation
- EHX Micro POGOctave
- Digitech Whammy 5Pitch
- Boss OC-3 Super OctaveOctave
- Boss RC-5 Loop StationLooper
- Morley Bad Horsie 2Wah
- Ibanez WH10V3 WahWah
- EHX Micro Q-TronFilter
- Fender Custom Shop Texas Special StratPickup
- P-90 Dog Ear PickupPickup
- Seymour Duncan InvaderPickup
- Fender Noiseless Gen 4 StratPickup
- Dunlop Heil Talk BoxTalk Box
- Eventide SpaceReverb
- TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2 ReverbReverb
- MXR Dyna CompCompression
- Origin Effects Cali76Compression