ToneStakr Intelligence
Data-driven analysis from 134 professional guitarists, 553 unique gear items, and 401 documented influence relationships. These are the questions gear databases usually can't answer.
Most Used Gear
Which pedals, amps, and guitars appear most frequently across professional rigs? Ranked by the number of artists who use them.
Top pedals
- Boss DD-3 Delay17 artists
- Dunlop Cry Baby17 artists
- MXR Phase 9015 artists
- Dunlop Cry Baby Wah13 artists
Top amps
- Fender Twin Reverb29 artists
- Marshall JCM80020 artists
- Fender Bassman11 artists
Artist Influence Map
Who influenced who? Traced from the influence lists of every artist in the database. Ranked by how many artists cite each player.
Most cited influences
- Jimi Hendrixinfluenced 48 artists
- BB Kinginfluenced 31 artists
- Django Reinhardtinfluenced 15 artists
- Eric Claptoninfluenced 12 artists
- Tony Iommiinfluenced 12 artists
- Charlie Christianinfluenced 12 artists
Rig Networks
See which artists share the same gear as your favourite player. Every rig page now shows gear overlap with other database artists.
Browse rig networks by artist
Gear by Era
Which amps and pedals dominated each decade? From 1950s tweed to 2000s boutique — ranked by how many professionals used them.
Era breakdown
- 1950s12 artists · top amp: Fender Twin Reverb
- 1960s18 artists · top amp: Fender Bassman
- 1970s34 artists · top amp: Fender Twin Reverb
- 1980s28 artists · top amp: Fender Twin Reverb
- 1990s22 artists · top amp: Marshall JCM800
Gear by Genre
Blues guitarists use Fenders. Metal players stack Marshalls. See what the data actually says — genre-by-genre gear frequency rankings.
Genre snapshot
- Blues56 artists · top amp: Fender Twin Reverb
- Rock77 artists · top amp: Fender Twin Reverb
- Metal34 artists · top amp: Marshall JCM800
- Alternative23 artists · top amp: Fender Twin Reverb
- Progressive24 artists · top amp: Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus