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Straight line amp settings — Kemper Profiler

The Keith urban guitar tone for “Straight line”, dialed in for a Kemper Profiler with a Fender Vintera 50s Telecaster. Studio version from HIGH album (2024), with extended live arrangement on High and Alive World Tour

Original rig

Matchless DC30 2x12 combos (x7) + DC30 head + Marshall Plexi head, Nashville Anniversary Telecaster with EMG-SA single pickup, Fulltone Overdrive, Carl Martin Compressor, Line 6 Echo Pro

Chimey, articulate country-rock crunch with Class A sparkle, tight compression, and singing sustain on lead breaks

Amp settings — Kemper Profiler

CHANNELMatchless DC30 profile (or AC30 Top Boost as alternative) with 2x12 Celestion Greenback/Blue cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor (Studio-style or Carl Martin type)

Essential for Keith's tight, even attack and sustain — place in Kemper's Stomp A slot

Intensity/Ratio 4 · Attack 3 · Level 6

02Tube Screamer / Fulltone OCD style drive

Use Kemper's Green Scream or Full OC stomp — engaged for solo sections and pushed rhythm parts

Drive 3 · Tone 6 · Level 6

03Delay (Tape or Digital)

Set around 350-400ms, quarter note feel — use Kemper's Tape Echo or Vintage Delay in X slot

Mix 3 · Feedback 3 · Time 5

Why these settings

Your Vintera 50s Tele has passive single coils vs Urban's active EMG-SA, which is hotter and more compressed. Compensate by adding +1 gain on the amp profile and relying heavily on the compressor stomp. The Matchless DC30 is Class A like a Vox but warmer — if using an AC30 profile, cut treble by 1 and add +1 bass to approximate the DC30's rounder low-mids.

PRO TIPUrban's signature 'sting' on lead lines comes from hybrid picking with fingers snapping the strings aggressively while the compressor evens out the dynamics — practice palm-muting rhythm parts lightly and releasing into open ringing chords for that explosive dynamic shift he uses in the chorus.

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