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Riff Tone
New Kid In Town
Eagles
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard '60s (1976)
AmpFender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, Hotel California album (1976). Settings and gear confirmed for the original studio riff section. Les Paul neck pickup into a clean Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the riff section; plate reverb is noted as part of the studio sound.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclean and articulatesoft, fingerpicked attackcountry-tinged arpeggiosgentle, lush reverbrounded neck pickup soundtextured but not brightmild, non-aggressive EQsubtle sustainno audible overdrive or crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires clean fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and smooth chord transitions, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard '60s (1976)
AmpFender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Hotel California album (1976). Settings and gear confirmed for the original studio riff section. Les Paul neck pickup into a clean Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the riff section; plate reverb is noted as part of the studio sound.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclean and articulatesoft, fingerpicked attackcountry-tinged arpeggiosgentle, lush reverbrounded neck pickup soundtextured but not brightmild, non-aggressive EQsubtle sustainno audible overdrive or crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires clean fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and smooth chord transitions, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.