Keith Urban

Urban's guitar tech, Chris Miller, says that Keith holds the Herco picks sideways, it grabs the strings more and gives a specific sound. It is part of Urban's signature sound.

Chris mentions that Keith uses this guitar on the songs "Without You” and “Little Bit of Everything.” Keith's guitar tech Chris Miller talks about this '64 Strat at 16:15 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar

Chris mentions this guitar has a custom tailpiece and that “this guitar forever was the ‘Stupid Boy’ guitar - drop D capo one.” Chris is Keith Urban's guitar tech shows the Gibson 57 Les Paul Junior at 21:20 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

Chris Miller, Keith's guitar tech shows us Keith's Dumble Overdrive Special Amp at 30:46 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar. Chris says about this amp "It’s an amazing sounding amp and just uh it’s not, Dumbles are so specific."

"The only mods done to this one are, Joe Glaser made, his guys made a slightly thicker wrap around tail piece that won’t rock in the posts." - Chris Miller, Keith Urban's guitar tech showing this 59' Double Cut Junior at 5:51 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

Miller says the Maton is a great road guitar because it's very stable "and can take a beating," which is suited for Urban's percussive acoustic playing style. At 10:00 of this “Rig Rundown” with Premier Guitar, Chris Miller, Keith Urban’s Guitar Tech shows us a a 2009 Maton EBG 808 with stock electronics.

This guitar is featured in a rig report of Keith's gear.

Upgraded with Graphtec Ratio Tuning Keys except for low E to make Drop D tuning easier on stage. 250K pots. DiMarzio Chopper in the bridge and TV Jones Starwood in the neck.

Keith Urban's guitar tech Chris Miller talks about Keith's '62 Gibson ES-335 at 7:58 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar. Chris mentions that Keith uses this guitar every night on the song "Sweet Thing."

Keith Urban's guitar tech, Chris Miller, on Rig Rundown, said that the Dunlop MXR Distortion III is a permanent part of their rack. 'It is an under rated pedal, maybe due to the working man's price, but it works great for them'.

This Wampler Ego effect can be seen in the top right corner at 24:25 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

At 1:52 of this “Rig Rundown” with Premier Guitar, Chris Miller, Keith Urban’s Guitar Tech shows us his PRS 25th Anniversary Mira. Chris says about the guitar "...Gibson scale, shorter scale more like a double cut junior, really really comfortable neck, wrap around bridge, Lindy Fralin's P90s, it's an outstanding guitar."

In this accompanying article Premier Guitar writes "A Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II handles all of Urban’s delays, reverbs, and modulation effects." At 26:33 of this “Rig Rundown”, Chris Miller, Keith Urban’s Guitar Tech shows us the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II.

These cabs were specifically designed for Keith, who runs various combinations through four one-off WhiteBox Engineering 2x12 cabs with partially open backs. You can see these at 33:49 of this Rig Rundown with Premier Guitar.

The Visual Sound VS-XO can be spotted at 23:25 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

An 1980s Clapton Stratocaster is shown at :38s of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar. This guitar has a custom reverse neck and is one of Keith's preferred guitars. Keith's second Clapton Strat is shown at 18:32 which Chris calls "Tuxedo."

Chris Miller, Keith Urban’s Guitar Tech mentions that Keith uses D'Addario 11s pure nickel across the board on all his guitars at 1:25 of this “Rig Rundown” with Premier Guitar.

At 26:33 of this “Rig Rundown” with Premier Guitar, Chris Miller, Keith Urban’s Guitar Tech shows us some of Keith's effects, including the Liquid-Foot Pro MIDI Controller. In this accompanying article "Premier" writes "Each pedal is routed through an RJM Effect Gizmo, and Miller controls the entire rig via a Liquid Foot 12+ MIDI controller."

Between :35 and :45, Keith's Vox AC30 HW can be seen directly behind him during his live performance of "Good Thing" on American Idol

Keith Urban's guitar tech, Chris Miller, on Rig Rundown, said that the 'MXR GT-OD has a permanent status' on their rig because they can use it with other effects and it still works great.

Keith's very own custom guitar, designed by Keith himself!

In a video by The Wall Street Journal, Keith Urban discusses his use of the Guild Orpheum 12 Fret guitar, highlighting its durability for heavy strumming during live performances.

"I've got an old Rickenbacker, a Gibson Melody Maker, and I love my old Martin 00-18 from somewhere in the '50s. This guy gave it to me at a club in Cleveland because he wanted it to have a good home. I've played in on every record since."

"Other Gibsons that Urban has played, or is currently playing, include a 1961 SG Junior in near-pristine condition that he picked up about a year ago, an ES-345 from the 1970s, a ’63 Melody Maker, a 1952 Gibson J-55 and a 1952 Les Paul Standard."

A Fender Twin can be seen at 32:14 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar. Keith also has a second Twin that's a 1960.

At 23:38 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar a custom shop BB preamp can be seen. The regular BB preamp is shown at 23:49.

Fender Custom Shop made this Telecaster for Keith. This Telecaster is shown at 20:00 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

In the accompanying article from "Premier", they write "Originally, this Strat began as a Robert Cray signature hardtail Strat. Joe Glaser modified it with a mirrored pickguard and a Cabronita Tele neck. The electronics include a Clapton mid-boost circuit along with a pair of DiMarzio pickups: an Area 67 in the bridge and an Injector in the middle position." At 4:30 of this “Rig Rundown” with Premier Guitar, Chris Miller, Keith Urban’s Guitar Tech mentions this fully custom Robert Cray Strat.

Urban's Klon Centaur can be seen on top of the amp through the entire video.

Keith Urban's guitar tech, Chris Miller, said they use the Boss CS-2 Compressor when Keith is finger picking it VS strumming. 'It helps to keep the level of the sound to remain the same in the song when Keith goes from finger picking to strumming'.