Dan Auerbach

Dan Auerbach — Gear by Song

How Dan Auerbach's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.

Lonely Boy

El Camino · 2011

G:6 · M:7 · T:7

El Camino marked the Black Keys's commercial breakthrough and Auerbach's most polished studio tone. Lonely Boy uses a la

Gibson ES-335Supro 1624T Dual-Tone (1960s vintage)
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Tighten Up

Brothers · 2010

G:5 · M:7 · T:7

Brothers was a stripped-back, deliberately lo-fi album recorded in a historic Muscle Shoals, Alabama studio context. Tig

Gibson ES-335Fender Vibro-Champ
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Howlin' for You

Brothers · 2010

G:6 · M:7 · T:7

Howlin' for You has a slightly more aggressive guitar tone than Tighten Up — the riff uses a harder picking attack and s

Gibson ES-335Supro 1624T Dual-Tone
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