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What guitar does Keith Urban play?

On his 2025 High and Alive tour Keith Urban uses a prototype PRS signature guitar, his 1989 Telecaster 'Clarence', a 1952 Les Paul goldtop and a 1964 SG Junior through two Marshall Super Lead heads, with D'Addario strings and picks. He has said a Dumble Overdrive Reverb is his primary amp.

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What guitar does Keith Urban play?

On his 2025 tour he uses a prototype PRS signature guitar, his 1989 Fender 40th Anniversary Telecaster 'Clarence', a 1952 Gibson Les Paul goldtop and a 1964 SG Junior. He has also talked about a 1951 Nocaster, a 1958 goldtop and a 1964 Strat.

What amp does Keith Urban use?

On the 2025 High and Alive tour he uses a pair of 100-watt Marshall Super Lead JMP heads into a checkerboard Marshall 4x12. In 2024 he said his primary amp was a Dumble Overdrive Reverb that once belonged to John Mayer.

Does Keith Urban have a signature guitar?

A PRS signature model is in the works: Premier Guitar's 2025 Rig Rundown shows the prototype, a sunburst humbucker guitar with an f-hole. He also has a Yamaha Keith Urban acoustic and D'Addario Keith Urban Signature Ultem picks.

What banjo does Keith Urban play?

A Deering Boston 6-string banjo, which he has said he has had since about 1995 and puts on all his records. He has also been seen playing a Deering Phoenix 6-string and a Deering ganjo, a six-string guitar neck on a banjo body.

What strings and picks does Keith Urban use?

D'Addario NYXL strings, mostly .010s, on electric, and D'Addario EJ16s on acoustic and ganjo. He uses his D'Addario Keith Urban Signature Ultem picks along with D'Addario Casein picks.

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Keith Urban is the Nashville-based country singer, songwriter and guitarist behind Days Go By, Blue Ain't Your Color and High. This guide covers his Telecasters, vintage Gibsons, Dumble and Marshall amps, six-string banjos and the PRS signature guitar he has been touring with.

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