Keith Scott

• Name — Keith Scott • Birth Name — Keith Douglas Scott • Born — 20 July 1954 • Birthplace — Vancouver, British Columbia • Instrument — Guitar, bass, backing vocals • Genre — Rock, hard rock, soft rock • Occupation — Musician, guitarist • Years Active — 1971–present • Illustration — With Bryan Adams during their tour in Bangalore, India in 2011. Keith Douglas Scott (born July 20, 1954) is a Canadian guitarist. He is best known for his collaboration with Bryan Adams, for whom he has played lead guitar, since 1976. He has also worked with notable singers including Cher, Tina Turner, David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Tom Cochrane, Craig Northey, João Pedro Pais, Jann Arden.

Scott was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father played jazz piano and his mother sang occasionally. At age 14, he learned to play the acoustic guitar and, by the time he was 17, had acquired a used 1960s Fender Stratocaster, which was to become a regular instrument. Many of his musical influences, including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, were also associated with this instrument. Scott formed a band with people he had met at school but quickly found work with better-known bands such as "Bowser Moon", The Handley Page Group and Zingo, playing about 300 shows a year in the then lucrative nightclub scene.

Scott was introduced to Adams in Ontario in the summer of 1976. In the late 1970s, he started doing some recording work for the then-unknown Adams. This proved successful and within a year, Scott was touring with Adams. They have been together on stage ever since. In a Twitter post in May 2016, Bryan Adams described Scott as "the most underrated guitarist ever".

Gretsch produced a "Keith Scott Nashville Gold Top" signature guitar, to Scott's specifications. Scott mainly uses a Fender Stratocaster when on tour with Bryan Adams though he does change guitars throughout the set. In the early to mid-'80s, he mainly used a customized Fender Stratocaster, called "The Beast", equipped with a Seymour Duncan humbucker in the bridge position. Towards the end of the '80s he used vintage strats and a Telecaster on tour. Keith is currently using his battered 1963 Fender Stratocaster and a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop when on tour. He has been using Marshall Plexi and Vox AC-30-style amps since his early days with Adams. Scott uses a variety of Boss Pedals as well as an Ibanez Tube Screamer.

Scott resides in San Diego, California. He is married and has two children.