The Black Keys – Turn Blue
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.
Dan Auerbach
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Guitars used by Dan Auerbach on Turn Blue
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
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
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".
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.
Avg price: $160.62
Dan's Earthquaker Devices Tone Job can be seen at 10:29 into this rig rundown.
Avg price: $171.90
An EarthQuacker Devices Hoof can be seen at 10:29 in this video.
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.
A Hallmark Nu Fuzz pedal can be seen among Dan's pedals at 10:29 in this video.
"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.
Avg price: $100.39
Dan uses a Boss TU-3 tuner, according to his rig rundown, at 13:51.
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.
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
"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.
In this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown with Dan Auerbach, at 3:43 the back plate of the Commando is shown clearly.
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.