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Riff Tone
Hotel California (Live at the Los Angeles Forum, 10/20-22/76)
Eagles
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1970s Gibson Les Paul (Don Felder, main riff live version)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (5E3 circuit, cranked, live 1976)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Live at the Los Angeles Forum, October 1976. Don Felder played the main riff on a Gibson Les Paul through a Fender Deluxe Reverb. This is the live version, not the studio recording. No confirmed pedal use for the riff section; amp is cranked for natural breakup.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothslightly overdrivenrich midrangeclear and articulatetouch-sensitivedynamic responseclassic 1970s rock crunchsmooth sustainnot heavily saturatedamp-driven breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its arpeggiated picking, clean chord transitions, and the need for dynamic control to achieve the touch-sensitive amp-driven tone.
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Original Gear
Guitar1970s Gibson Les Paul (Don Felder, main riff live version)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (5E3 circuit, cranked, live 1976)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live at the Los Angeles Forum, October 1976. Don Felder played the main riff on a Gibson Les Paul through a Fender Deluxe Reverb. This is the live version, not the studio recording. No confirmed pedal use for the riff section; amp is cranked for natural breakup.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothslightly overdrivenrich midrangeclear and articulatetouch-sensitivedynamic responseclassic 1970s rock crunchsmooth sustainnot heavily saturatedamp-driven breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its arpeggiated picking, clean chord transitions, and the need for dynamic control to achieve the touch-sensitive amp-driven tone.