Keith Urban

Featured on Urban's official Deering artist page.

In a list of "summer must-haves" he gave to Entertainment Weekly, Item #4 on his list was ..."a 6 string banjo I've had since probably 1995 that I use on all my records. Banjo goes on everything, it's a bit like whipped cream really. Well I guess whipped cream shouldn't go on fried chicken. But it does seem to fit really well on anything that's got a groove. I mean you can play it on 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast."

This banjo is his Deering Boston 6 string you can see in his photo above.

Urban can be seen using his Boston to cover Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" in this Facebook video.

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

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

The Boss FS-5U Nonlatching Footswitch can be seen at 29:37 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 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."

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'.

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.

On Keith's official Instagram, you can see him holding a Martin 000-15m in this video.

On Keith's official Instagram, you can see him playing a Gibson Flying V. The exact model is not certain.

On Keith's official Instagram, you can see him playing this guitar in the studio.

On Keith's official Instagram, you can see him pictured with a custom Novo Serus J in the studio. The specifications are uncertain, but there appear to be some sort of gold foils or filtertr-trons in it.

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.

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.

Part of his rig before he switched to Fractal .

Used by Keith before he switched to Fractal in 2025 .

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.

Keith commonly uses a black ‘64 Strat.

Modifications include just a master and volume tone. 250K Riboloff Engineering pots. DiMarzio Injectors in the bridge and neck. DiMarzio Area ‘67 in the middle.

He normally plays this with a capo on the first fret and uses NYXL 11s.

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.

During a live performance, at the 20:58 mark of the Premier Guitar "Rig Rundown" video for Keith Urban's "High and Alive Tour 2025," Keith Urban is seen displaying a set of D'Addario NYXL Nickelwound Guitar Strings 10-46, confirming his use of this specific gear.

At 40:25 in the "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" video by Premier Guitar, Keith Urban is seen using the DOD FX10 Bi-Fet Preamp as part of his pedalboard during a live performance.

At 46:23 in the Premier Guitar "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" video, Keith Urban is seen using a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL+ Preamp/FX Processor as part of his amp rack during a live performance.

In a video by Premier Guitar titled "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025," Keith Urban is observed using a Fractal Audio Axe-FX III Preamp/FX Processor at the 32:58 mark during a live performance, where it is included as part of his amp rack.

During a live performance, Keith Urban is seen using the FX Engineering RAF Mirage Compressor as part of his pedalboard at the 40:38 mark in the Premier Guitar's "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" video on YouTube.

During a live performance detailed in the "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" by Premier Guitar on YouTube, Keith Urban can be seen using a 1964 Gibson SG Junior guitar at the 12:29 mark.

During a live performance, as shown in the "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" by Premier Guitar on YouTube, Keith Urban is seen using a Korg Pitchblack Pro Rackmount Tuner at the 46:23 mark as part of his amp setup.

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.

At 40:25 in the "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" video by Premier Guitar on YouTube, Keith Urban is seen using a Mr. Black Supermoon Chrome Reverb Pedal as part of his pedalboard during a live performance.

During a live performance, Keith Urban is seen showcasing a Pro Co "The Rat" (Big Box) Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal as part of his pedalboard, as documented in the "Keith Urban Rig Rundown for High and Alive Tour 2025" by Premier Guitar on YouTube.