“Common sense said to me, ‘That’s a lot of money to spend on an amp. Don’t be doing that.’ But God, I wish I’d spent the money”: Keith Urban tells the tale of the Dumble that got away –and why he let down the buyer of his ’Burst

Keith Urban addressed the crowd during his 2025 performance at the Nissan Stadium, Nashville. He is playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Do not read the following interview if you are suffering from G.A.S. because Keith Urban is an enabler of unnecessary gear procurement.

He’s got the Gear Acquisition Syndrome bad, and in this instalment of Bought & Sold, an interview detailing his life in guitars, amps, pedals, he talks about some super-rare aspirational vintage pieces – that Nocaster, huh? – but also explains why every guitar has got something to it.