Guitar tone · country
Kacey Musgraves guitar tone: gear & amp settings
The gear and amp settings behind 3 Kacey Musgraves songs, researched from rig rundowns, interviews and gear forums. The rig that shows up most: Fender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, based on genre and artist's known preferences for country recordings) into Fender Deluxe Reverb (exact model/year unknown, but highly probable for modern country studio recordings and consistent with Musgraves' genre/era).
Guitars Kacey Musgraves used
- Fender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, based on genre and artist's known preferences for country recordings)1 song
- Martin 00L-171 song
- Gibson J-45 (likely 1957, acoustic-electric)1 song
- Fender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar)1 song
- Gibson J-45 (likely 1957 model, named 'Janice')1 song
Amps Kacey Musgraves used
- Fender Deluxe Reverb (exact model/year unknown, but highly probable for modern country studio recordings and consistent with Musgraves' genre/era)1 song
- Not specified; generic acoustic amp or DI (if amplified)1 song
- Unknown (no evidence found for specific amp; likely direct or through clean studio preamp typical for modern country/acoustic pop)1 song
- Fender Deluxe Reverb (model likely, based on genre and artist's typical studio choices)1 song
- Unknown studio acoustic preamp/DI (no evidence of electric amp or specific model used on studio recording)1 song
5 Kacey Musgraves tones
| Song | Gain |
|---|---|
| Dry Spell · riff | 3 |
| Dry Spell · riff | 4 |
| Middle of Nowhere · riff | 0 |
| Velvet Elvis · riff | 0 |
| Velvet Elvis · solo | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
What amp did Kacey Musgraves use?
Across 3 researched songs, the amps that come up most are Fender Deluxe Reverb (exact model/year unknown, but highly probable for modern country studio recordings and consistent with Musgraves' genre/era) (1 song), Not specified; generic acoustic amp or DI (if amplified) (1 song), Unknown (no evidence found for specific amp; likely direct or through clean studio preamp typical for modern country/acoustic pop) (1 song), Fender Deluxe Reverb (model likely, based on genre and artist's typical studio choices) (1 song).
What guitar did Kacey Musgraves use?
Most often: Fender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, based on genre and artist's known preferences for country recordings) (1 song), Martin 00L-17 (1 song), Gibson J-45 (likely 1957, acoustic-electric) (1 song), Fender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar) (1 song).
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