Keith Urban's Effects Pedals

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'.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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'.

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"The guitar on that solo was a Grover Jackson GJ2. I went through the AMT wah into The Schaffer Replica booster—which I’ve become a mad fan of. The AC/DC freaks discovered the missing link in Angus’ tone was the Schaffer Vega Wireless unit he recorded with back in the day."

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"That whole run of ’58 and ’59 Twins is unbelievable. Pedal-wise, the Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive and the Schaffer Replica are on a bunch of stuff."

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The Mesa Flux Drive can be seen at 22:17 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

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Keith Urban uses a pair of Fulltone OCDs, as can be seen in this photo of his gear rig. Photo was originally sourced from Keith Urban's artist page on Fulltone's website.

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The Fulltone official website lists the Fulldrive2 MOSFET as one of Keith Urban's pedals.

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In the Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video, Keith Urban is shown using the Analog Man Juicer as one of his four compressor pedals.

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"It’s primarily this killer reverb pedal by Mr. Black called the Super Moon. I played my 1951 Nocaster through my Fender tweed Twin and some kind of boost. If I were listening to that song, I wouldn’t expect a distorted guitar solo. I’m just trying to mix in ingredients that seem a little unusual."

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An Ibanez TS808 Vintage Tube Screamer Reissue can be seen at 22:11 in Keith Urban's "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

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

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This XTS Custom Pedals Atomic Overdrive effects pedal was spotted at 23:34 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

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"It was an AMT Electronics Japanese Girl Wah. It’s a tiny little purple pedal that’s hard to use live, because it’s a fifth of the size of a normal wah, and your foot devours it. I use it in the studio because I love its sweep."

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According to the artists section on Pigtronix's website, Keith Urban uses their Echolution Delay.

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The Voodoo Lab Pedal can be seen in the upper left hand corner at 24:25 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

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A Boss FV-500H Mono Volume Pedal is shown on Keith's board at 22:42 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

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The Boss FS-5U Nonlatching Footswitch can be seen at 29:37 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar.

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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 RJM Music Effect Gizmo. 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."

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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'.

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In the Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video, Keith Urban is shown using the Demeter COMP-1 Compulator as one of his four compressors for his guitar setup.

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On Keith's official Instagram, you can see him pictured with what appears to be a matte black Snark clip on tuner in the studio.

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Part of his rig before he switched to Fractal .

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Used by Keith before he switched to Fractal in 2025 .

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In a video by Premier Guitar titled "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025," at the 38:18 mark, Keith Urban is observed using a Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive pedal during a live performance, confirming its inclusion as part of his pedalboard setup.

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