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Hotel California
Eagles
GuitarRiffDistortedrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Don Felder, 6-string neck, studio recording, 1976)
Amp1950s Fender Tweed Deluxe (narrow-panel, likely 1955 or 1956, studio recording)
Amp Settings
mid7
bass6
gain4
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warm and smoothslightly overdrivenclear and articulatesinging sustainvintage amp breakupchimey upper midstight low enddynamic and touch-sensitiveclassic rock crunchnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The main riff requires intermediate-level picking accuracy, smooth chord transitions, and control of dynamics to maintain clarity with a slightly overdriven tone.
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