Keith Urban

"A few years ago I was in Los Angeles and my guitar tech came back from the guitar center and said they've got another 40th anniversary Tele[caster], just like yours"

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.

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."

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."

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

"The only mods done to this one are, Joe Blazer 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.

The first Cabronita Telecaster (black) is shown at 16:57 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar. This tele was given to Keith by Fender. Keith's second Cabronita (white) can be seen at 17:39.

Joe Blazer also customized this guitar with the wrap around bridge, according to Chris Miller, Keith's guitar tech at 9:00 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

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

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

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 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.

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.

At 11:00 of this “Rig Rundown” with Premier Guitar, Chris Miller, Keith Urban’s Guitar Tech show's us Keith's "Camera" guitar. Originally a Fender Jim Root Tele, the guitar was rebuilt by Joe Glaser. It has a DiMarzio PAF-style humbucker in the bridge, and a pickguard added to cover the hole where the neck humbucker originally was. The neck is from a Clapton Strat, chosen for the larger headstock to clamp the camera on.

Glaser installed the HD camera wire in a channel down the neck to a 16-pin output jack at the end of the guitar, and the live video feed is displayed on the stage backdrop. Because of this additional wired connection, the Camera Guitar is the only electric on a wireless unit.

Keith used Martin OMJM in NYC's Penn Station.

“The guitar has completely exceeded every expectation. You couldn’t make it better, you just couldn’t,” - Keith Urban

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

I BOUGHT A USED GUITAR CASE AND 3 PICKS WHERE IN IT

I REALLY LIKED THEM RIGHT BUT I NEVER KNEW THAT

THEY ARE IN FACT KEITH URBANS HSN GUITAR PICKS

HAHA I WAS AT SAM ASH TODAY IN CHERRY HILL, CAMDEN NEW JERSEY

AND I ASKED THE SALEMAN WHAT DOES IT SAY ON THIS PICK ,,

HE SAID THIS ARE KEITH URBANS " THAT MADE ME SO HAPPY

FOR I'M REALLY DIGGING THEM. SO THAT'S WHY I LIKE THEM

FOR I KNOW QUALITY AND SO MY LITTLE FINGER JUST KNEW

THEY HAD FAME!

THANK YOU NANCY LEE KELLY PRODUCTIONS

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.

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.

Keith Urban is list as a Bad Cat artist for using the Lynx 50.

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."

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

Went to see Keith Urban recently and he had a few WEM Cabs on stage.

I think David Gilmour used these with his Hiwatt heads but that is all I know.

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Keith Urban's guitar tech, Chris Miller, on Rig Rundown, said that the XTS Precision Overdrive is a great sonic pedal, 'it will accept sounds with the gain all the way up and so forth'.

At 29:53 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, a Liquid Foot+ 12+ is shown on Keith's Pedalboard.