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Riff Tone
Already Gone
Eagles
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Special (2 P90 pickups, 1950s model, as used by Don Felder on 'Already Gone')
AmpFender Blackface Deluxe (non-reverb) with Vox speaker
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1974. Gear confirmed for the riff section by multiple sources. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the original recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatecrunchy and dynamicpunchy attacktight low endclear note separationslightly compressedharmonic richnessclassic American rock edgeresponsive to picking dynamicsmild overdrive with clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing and dynamic control, but uses straightforward powerchords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Special (2 P90 pickups, 1950s model, as used by Don Felder on 'Already Gone')
AmpFender Blackface Deluxe (non-reverb) with Vox speaker
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1974. Gear confirmed for the riff section by multiple sources. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the original recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatecrunchy and dynamicpunchy attacktight low endclear note separationslightly compressedharmonic richnessclassic American rock edgeresponsive to picking dynamicsmild overdrive with clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing and dynamic control, but uses straightforward powerchords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.