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StratocasterSaid in Play guitar like The Killers' Dave Keuning (Guitar World), November 2024
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14 items · Last checked What guitar does Dave Keuning play?
Dave Keuning uses Gibson Explorer and ES-355 guitars and a Fender Stratocaster, per Guitar World in 2024. He has said a Fender Hot Rod DeVille was his go-to amp, with a Fender Twin Reverb, Princeton and Roland Jazz Chorus for cleans, and an EHX Synth9 and Gamechanger Plasma pedal on Pressure Machine.
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SG“I've got a couple of good SGs, actually; I really like the upperneck access.”
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TelecasterSaid in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
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RevstarSaid in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
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Gibson
Explorer
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ExplorerSaid in Play guitar like The Killers' Dave Keuning (Guitar World), November 2024
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ES-355
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ES-355Said in Play guitar like The Killers' Dave Keuning (Guitar World), November 2024
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Fender
StratocasterSaid in Play guitar like The Killers' Dave Keuning (Guitar World), November 2024
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SG“I've got a couple of good SGs, actually; I really like the upperneck access.”
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Starcaster
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StarcasterNo store page for this one.
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TelecasterSaid in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
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Yamaha
RevstarSaid in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
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Amps
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Fender
Hot Rod DeVille“That's kind of my go-to amp”
Said in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
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Fender
Twin Reverb“That is one of the best clean sounds you can get.”
Said in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
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PrincetonSaid in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
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Roland
Jazz ChorusSaid in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
Pedals
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Electro-Harmonix
Synth9Said in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
Gamechanger Audio
Plasma (with Third Man)
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Gamechanger Audio
Plasma (with Third Man)“It's a really cool, distorted pedal that kind of breaks up in a way that's hard to emulate”
Said in Dave Keuning on The Killers' Pressure Machine (Guitar World), September 2021
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What guitar does Dave Keuning play?
Guitar World's 2024 lesson names a Gibson Explorer, a Gibson ES-355 and a Fender Stratocaster. In 2019 he was leaning on Gibson ES-335s, has said he owned a couple of good SGs, and is known for the Fender Starcaster.
What amp does Dave Keuning use?
He told Guitar World in 2021 that his Fender Hot Rod DeVille was his go-to amp. For clean sounds he has said he liked a Fender Twin Reverb, a Fender Princeton and a Roland Jazz Chorus.
What pedals did Dave Keuning use on Pressure Machine?
He has said he wrote parts on an Electro-Harmonix Synth9 and that a Gamechanger Audio Plasma pedal, made with Third Man, was the secret to his solo on Cody.
What guitars did Dave Keuning use on Pressure Machine?
He has said he used a few Telecasters and his Yamaha Revstar on several songs, plus a mandolin, 12-string acoustics and pedal steel on Runaway Horses.
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