Keith Urban

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."

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.

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

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.

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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According to a listing on Reverb.com, Keith Urban owned a 1986 Ken Fischer built Trainwreck Express, named "Nancy". This amp was formerly owned by producer Matte Henderson and is one of the earliest Trainwreck amplifiers built.

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Asked about his ultimate tone, Urban says he loves amps that have lots of headroom without sounding sterile. To that end, he owns many revered amplifiers—including a Dumble Overdrive Special and an EL34-driven, 45-watt Trainwreck Express, both of which feature prominently on Get Closer.

Keith Urban utilizes the Marshall Super Lead 100-Watt Head to achieve his signature tone. According to John Bohlinger from Premier Guitar's "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025," Urban’s setup includes a pair of 100-watt Marshall Super Lead JMPs which are crucial in delivering overdriven tones. These amplifiers are consistently cranked with the gain set around 7, driving a vintage checkerboard Marshall 4x12 cabinet loaded with Celestion G12H-150 Redbacks.

In the "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" by John Bohlinger on Premier Guitar, it is revealed that Keith Urban uses a vintage checkerboard Marshall 4x12 cabinet loaded with Celestion G12H-150 Redback 12 inch 150-watt Replacement Speakers.

At 32:58 in the video "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" by Premier Guitar, Keith Urban is shown using a Marshall JMP-1 Tube MIDI Guitar Preamp as part of his amp rack during a live performance.

During a live performance, Keith Urban discusses his use of the Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head as part of his amp setup, as detailed in the Premier Guitar "Rig Rundown" video at 9:03.

In the "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" video by Premier Guitar, at 24:25, Chris Miller, Keith Urban’s guitar technician, discusses the inclusion of a late-1970s Marshall JMP 2203 100-watt amp as part of Urban’s equipment setup.

Keith uses a ‘70s 4x12 with Celestion G12H-150s. He mics them with a Shure KSM32 and a SE V7X.

Keith is known to have used a Peavey Bandit for years.

Keith used modified Fender Showmans running at 135 watts before swapping to Marshalls

Keith Urban used a Dumble Overdrive Reverb Head prior to transitioning to Marshall amplifiers, as confirmed by his tech Chris Miller during the Premier Guitar "Rig Rundown" for the High and Alive Tour 2025.

Keith Urban uses a purple 100-watt 1969 Marshall Super Bass head on the road, as reported by Thomas Scott McKenzie in Premier Guitar. Urban prefers amplifiers with extensive headroom that maintain warmth, and his setup includes routing the amps through two vintage Marshall 4x12 speaker cabinets with Electro-Voice speakers and two Alessandro open-backed 2x12s, allowing each head to drive six speakers, "as loud as I can get them without them breaking up."