I'm sure that the kind of musical equipment musicians use has absolutely no significance to some people, other than to see that they are playing a guitar or keyboard, but musicians are unusually proud of what they use to make their sounds.  Here's a partial list of my stuff.

Ovation 1990 collectors series guitar and a 2001 Custom Legend with abalone trim, onboard tuner, 4 band EQ, and lock filter (plugged into the mixer-amp so I don't have to carry a guitar amplifier).  I have about twenty guitars and change once in a while but, for my particular working use, I like the ability to plug it into the board and play without having to carry more things than I have to.  After all, I am my own roadie!

Klipsch series KP201 speakers (2) made in Arkansas and world-renowned.  They are light and have excellent sound reproduction and fidelity. 

Peavy XR600C powered mixer (simple and built like a tank) with plenty of power output for a single act.  These things suffer much abuse and keep on working.  

IBM Pentium laptop computer with midi software to drive the sound modules. Mine has an active matrix screen so I read it outside in daylight.  This is important to me because many of my gigs are deck, patio, and outside party jobs during daylight.  

Two Roland MIDI multi-timbral modules for sound augmentation.  One is an old Roland D-110 that I've had for about ten years and the other is a newer Roland SC880 that has upgraded patches and General Midi drum sounds.   

 Shure SM-58S Microphone with an on-off switch.  When people come up to talk to me, I can mute the voice so it doesn't go out over the system.  That's the reason for the switch.  You never know what someone is liable to say over a mike!  The SM-58S is also very tough, durable, rugged, and dependable.  They have been the industry standard for over thirty years.  I've got one that I've had since they first came out.  It still works and has been used on or near beaches in salty wind-blown spray.  I don't know why I have 8 or 10 others for backup.

Mike stands, connectors, and cables are just that, mike stands, connectors, and cables.  Nothing special.  They just need to be strong enough to be walked on, tripped over, and/or jerked loose from whatever they're plugged into, have drinks spilled over them, and still work.