Top 5Seen using
Gibson
1959 Les Paul Standard“I had no intention of buying a ’burst”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys [2019], November 2019
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18 items · Last checked What gear does Dan Auerbach use?
In Premier Guitar's Rig Rundowns, Dan Auerbach has been seen with a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, a Gretsch G6138 Bo Diddley and a Marshall JTM45, plus Boss PH-3, PS-5, TR-2 and OC-2 pedals and a Big Muff Pi. For Ohio Players, Premier Guitar says he leaned on an Analog Man Sun Face, a Strymon El Capistan and a Gibson J-45.
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Gretsch
G6138 Bo Diddley“A Gretsch employee reached out to Dan Johnson and wanted to send Auerbach a G6138 Bo Diddley Firebird.”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys [2019], November 2019
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S.I.T. Strings
Power Wound Nickel S1150 strings (.011-.050)“Dan uses SIT .011 - .050 gauge strings on all of the guitars.”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
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Top 5Seen using
Marshall
JTM45“Auerbach uses a three-amp setup where all three are on all the time.”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
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Guitars and strings
Seen using
Gibson
1959 Les Paul Standard“I had no intention of buying a ’burst”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys [2019], November 2019
No store page for this one.
SponsoredSeen using
Gretsch
G6138 Bo Diddley“A Gretsch employee reached out to Dan Johnson and wanted to send Auerbach a G6138 Bo Diddley Firebird.”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys [2019], November 2019
Has said they use
Gibson
J-45Said in Premier Guitar: The Black Keys' Ohio Players, Beck and Noel Gallagher, May 2024
Seen using
S.I.T. Strings
Power Wound Nickel S1150 strings (.011-.050)“Dan uses SIT .011 - .050 gauge strings on all of the guitars.”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
Amps
Seen using
Marshall
JTM45“Auerbach uses a three-amp setup where all three are on all the time.”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
Pedals and effects
Seen using
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
Seen using
“The only pedal on the floor is a Boss PS-5 Super Shifter used for the intro to "Lonely Boy.”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
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BOSS
TR-2 TremoloSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
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BOSS
OC-2 OctaveSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
Seen using
Electro-Harmonix
Big Muff PiSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
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Radial Engineering
Switchbone JX-2“a Radial JX-2 Switchbone that's used only for a warm boost”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
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MXR
Ten Band EQ“an MXR Ten Band EQ to replace the mids that the Companion scoops out”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, April 2012
Has said they use
Analog Man
Sun Face“Auerbach primarily used three fuzz pedals on Ohio Players: an Analog Man Sun Face, Marshall SupaFuzz, and Fulltone Octafuzz”
Said in Premier Guitar: The Black Keys' Ohio Players, Beck and Noel Gallagher, May 2024
Has said they use
Has said they use
Xotic Effects
RC BoosterSaid in Premier Guitar: The Black Keys' Ohio Players, Beck and Noel Gallagher, May 2024
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Seen using
Maestro
Echoplex EP-4“the Premier Reverberation unit that’s coupled with a Maestro Echoplex EP-4 for space-rock guitar solos”
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys [2019], November 2019
Studio
Has said they use
“Well, we loved the 388.”
Said in Tape Op #127: Dan Auerbach, Black Keys producer on recording, September 2018
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Records that shaped him
Has said they love
Junior Kimbrough
All Night Long“the same lawsuit guitar on Junior Kimbrough’s All Night Long, which was a major influence”
Said in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown, The Black Keys [2019], November 2019
Questions
About Dan Auerbach's gear.
What guitar does Dan Auerbach play?
Premier Guitar's 2019 Rig Rundown shows a one-owner 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard he bought that year and a Gretsch G6138 Bo Diddley that Gretsch sent him. A Gibson J-45 is on Premier Guitar's gear list for Ohio Players, and his guitars are strung with SIT .011-.050 sets.
What amps does Dan Auerbach use?
Premier Guitar's 2012 Rig Rundown shows a three-amp setup with all three on at once, including a reissue Marshall JTM45. In 2019 Premier Guitar saw a Maestro Echoplex EP-4 paired with a Premier Reverberation unit for his solos.
What pedal did Dan Auerbach use on Tighten Up?
He told Guitar World the solo's phaser sound came from a Boss pedal sitting on a shelf at the studio, and Premier Guitar's 2012 Rig Rundown lists a Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter in his rack, used for Tighten Up.
What fuzz pedals does Dan Auerbach use?
Premier Guitar reports he mainly used an Analog Man Sun Face, a Marshall SupaFuzz and a Fulltone Octafuzz on Ohio Players. His 2012 rack held a vintage Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, and a Boss PS-5 Super Shifter on the floor started Lonely Boy.
What did the Black Keys record their early albums on?
Auerbach told Tape Op they started on a Tascam 4-track, then cut Thickfreakness on a Tascam 388. "Well, we loved the 388," he said.
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Dan Auerbach is the singer and guitarist of the Black Keys and a producer who runs Easy Eye Sound in Nashville. This guide covers the guitars, amps, fuzz pedals and studio gear from Premier Guitar's Rig Rundowns and his interviews, plus a record he has called a major influence.
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