Dan Auerbach

In this photo, one can see Auerbach playing an Ibanez Flying V.

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

"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.

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

This article states Auerbach used an Orchestron on The Black Keys' album "El Camino."

"The pair first starting working together when Carney, already a recording enthusiast, invited singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach down to his home studio to record the latter’s rock covers band on his Korg D12 digital workstation." - Tom Doyle, Sound on Sound.

On PremierGuitar, it is stated that Auerbach uses a Gibson Firebird VII. Auerbach used Firebird VII as early as 2008, according to photos of The Black Keys' concert in Astoria (London) on May 19th, 2008.

Here, Dan can be clearly seen playing a Coral Hornet.

Dan is seen here playing a Silvertone 1381 "Jimmy Reed Model", probably rehearsing for the Arcs. The guitar was later on sale as a part of "Dan Auerbach Collection" by Gruhn's Guitars.

Dan can be seen playing what looks like a modified version of an earlier model of this guitar. He has a tremolo arm attached and different kinds of pickups in the guitar.

In this photo recently posted by one of our contributing members you can clearly see Dan plugged into a Gibson 'Skylark' GA-5 amplifier. You can tell its a GA-5 by the distinctive Gibson tweed cosmetics from the 59-61 era coupled with the slanted rear control plate (not unlike the much earlier fender champion amps) unique to the GA-5 as opposed to all other Gibson tweed combos which featured top loaded control panels like Fender's tweed amps.

Dan plays a Fender Rhodes Mark 1 Stage 73 piano on Oceans and Streams live at the Crystal Ballroom. You can see that it's a Mark 1 at about 1:58.

Taken from this interview which also discusses the studio pedalboard used by Dan:

I love the Germanium Beano Boost [based on the old Dallas Rangemaster]. I loved the treble booster, I always have. That’s the kind of pedal you leave on all of the time and use the guitar volume control to adjust.

Taken from this interview which also discusses the studio pedalboard used by Dan:

That’s like an auto-wah [from renowned but defunct UK effects-maker Lovetone]. I didn’t use that on this record, though.

Dan Auberach's The Arcs @ Terminal 5 NYC 12/9/2015 http://www.brooklynvegan.com/pics-the-arcs-f/

Goodrich Volume Pedal as seen on his rig.

"This is Dan's pedal set-up from the The Black Keys show played at the IMU in Iowa City on April 8th, 2010."

http://whatpedals.blogspot.com/2010/10/dan-auerbach-black-keys.html

As seen in this picture https://pedalmaniacs.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/da-auerbach-the-black-keys/

Featured on the official ZVEX artist page.

Black Keys - Octane III, Fat Fuzz Factory

Featured on the official ZVEX artist page.

Black Keys - Octane III, Fat Fuzz Factory

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

In this photo provided by AIAIAI of Dan Auerbach near what appears to be a Technics turntable, he is wearing a pair of TMA-2 DJ Preset headphones.

Auerbach states that he and Patrick Carney used a Fender Bass VI while recording their album, at 0:40 in this video.

In this image, Dan is playing an acoustic guitar while using a Kyser capo.

In the provided image from Afternic, Dan Auerbach is seen playing a Silvertone U1 electric guitar.

Played a Flying wedge with the Arcs Live at Bowery Ballroom. In 2023, Auerbach used Kingston Flying Wedge mostly for "Weight for Love", as seen in NOS Alive, 2023, and Corona Capital performances.

"The studio has three different–sized EMT plates, and an array of vintage keyboards, including a Vako Orchestron, Mellotron, Optigan, Fender Rhodes, Hammond and Moog modular."

In this photo, Dan is seen using a Gibson Trini Lopez with a Bigsby, at a concert with the Arcs, in Vancouver, Canada. He is also seen playing in this photo, which comes from 2017 Vintage Guitar interview. In that same interview, it is mentioned that Auerbach used the guitar on his 2017 solo album, "Waiting on a Song".

Auerbach's Trini Lopez previously belonged to Mississippi Fred McDowell. As mentioned in 2017 Vintage Guitar interview

It’s no secret that I love Mississippi Fred McDowell,” says Dan Auerbach about one of his personal guitar heroes – and the blues legend’s Gibson Trini Lopez that recently became a particularly personal part of his instrument collection. I used to go to the public library in Akron and rent VHS tapes of the Alan Lomax ‘American Patchwork’ series with him playing. I’d take them home, pause and rewind, rewind and pause, watching his hands. They did good close-ups, which helped a lot as I tried to figure out the chord changes. Fast-forward to a couple years ago, when, through a friend, Auerbach was contacted by the person in St. Louis who at some point obtained the guitar and was interested in selling it to Auerbach. In the moment, he felt dizzy. It was crazy (long pause), because I used to stare at it in those videos. I never forgot the little jewels glued to the headstock and upper bout. It was just wild, ya’ know? We had to negotiate a bit, but really, there was no way I was going to let that thing go (laughs). It just meant so much to me. I had to put on such a poker face. I was like… I couldn’t sleep. But the seller was a really nice guy and wanted me to have it.

When touring Attack & Release in 2008 and 2009, Dan Auerbach used a Line 6 Echo Park.

in this photo you can see the tascam 388 (left)

In the article by Christina Vinson on The Boot, Dan Auerbach is pictured using a Vox Teardrop BJ Model guitar, highlighting its role in his Nashville-inspired solo album project.