The Black Keys – Turn Blue album cover

The Black Keys – Turn Blue

Album 2014

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2014 album Turn Blue.

Music from Turn Blue

Gear Used On Turn Blue

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Black Keys – Turn Blue (2014). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by Dan Auerbach on Turn Blue

Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Custom Kraft Hollowbody

Avg price: $816.33

This guitar was used for the live sessions from the Black Keys' 2014 album, Turn Blue.

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

60's Custom Kraft Semi-Hollow Body

Dan uses this emerald green beauty for El Camino and Turn blue, and can be seen playing it during the 2015 Concert for Valor. Auerbach uses this guitar mainly for "Fever", as seen in this Glastonbury 2014, and Governor's Ball, 2015.

Studio Equipment used by Dan Auerbach on Turn Blue

Effects Processors

Fulltone Custom Shop Tube Tape Echo

Avg price: $1,600.00

In this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Dan Johnson shows us Auerbach's Fulltone Custom Shop Tape Echo at 3:00. In the accompanying article "Premier" writes that this is a "Fulltone Custom Shop Tape Echo (with a Strymon El Capistan standing by as a backup) going through it for a continuous tight slapback effect."

Effects Pedals used by Dan Auerbach on Turn Blue

Delay Effects Pedals

Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo

Avg price: $297.57

In this newest rig rundown, at 3:05 Dan's tech talks about using the El Capistan as a backup because "it's super quiet".

Boost Effects Pedals

Radial Engineering BigShot PB1 Class-A Power Booster

Dan's Radial Engineering BigShot PB1 Class-A Power Booster can be seen at 9:08 into this video.

Filter Effects Pedals

Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron

Avg price: $299.07

Dan's Q-Tron can be seen at 10:29 into this video.

Equalizer Effects Pedals

EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job

Avg price: $160.62

Dan's Earthquaker Devices Tone Job can be seen at 10:29 into this rig rundown.

Fuzz Effects Pedals

EarthQuaker Devices Hoof V1

Avg price: $171.90

An EarthQuacker Devices Hoof can be seen at 10:29 in this video.

Delay Effects Pedals

EarthQuaker Devices Disaster Transport Jr.

Avg price: $443.50

One can see an EarthQuaker Devices Disaster Transport Jr. at 10:29 in this rig rundown video.

Fuzz Effects Pedals

Hallmark Nu Fuzz

A Hallmark Nu Fuzz pedal can be seen among Dan's pedals at 10:29 in this video.

Kikusui PCR1000M Power Supply

"I've got one other gadget that I'm super proud of, the Kikusui voltage regulator...It's really cool because these old amps don't like 120V, they like 117V...It's super reliable," says Dan's tech, at 12:15 in this video.

Pedal Tuners

Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner

Avg price: $100.39

Dan uses a Boss TU-3 tuner, according to his rig rundown, at 13:51.

Effects Pedal Accessories

Lehle P-Split II Passive High Impedance Splitter

Avg price: $260.70

Dan uses a Lehle splitter, as seen in this rig rundown, at 16:03.

Fuzz Effects Pedals

Malekko Heavy Industry Omicron Series Fuzz

Avg price: $133.97

At 14:00 in this rig rundown, Dan's Malekko Omicron Fuzz pedal can be seen.

Amplifiers used by Dan Auerbach on Turn Blue

Guitar Amp Speakers

Alnico Chicago Blue

"We wanted to go with 25 Watt Alnico Tubby Tone...They're real deluxe speakers," Dan's guitar tech says at 1:47 in this video.

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

1950s Danelectro Challenger Series C Vintage 1x15 Tube Amp

In this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown with Dan Auerbach´s guitar tech, at 5:18 the back plate of the Challenger Series C is shown clearly.