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Riff Tone
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Eagles
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Don Felder's, late 1950s, likely sunburst)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (modded, late 1960s/early 1970s, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1978-1979, Don Felder on main riff. Not live rig. Talk Box used for riff section. Amp is a modded Fender Deluxe Reverb, typical for Eagles studio work in this era. Guitar is Felder's Les Paul with PAF humbuckers.
Tone Character(10)
vocal-like phrasing from talk boxmid-gain, articulate attackwarm, slightly compressed sustaintight, focused low endclear, present midssmooth, not harsh trebledynamic picking responseclassic rock studio tonemodded Fender amp claritydistinct, expressive riff
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic control, expressive talk box phrasing, and accurate bending/sliding, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Don Felder's, late 1950s, likely sunburst)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (modded, late 1960s/early 1970s, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
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Notes
Studio recording, 1978-1979, Don Felder on main riff. Not live rig. Talk Box used for riff section. Amp is a modded Fender Deluxe Reverb, typical for Eagles studio work in this era. Guitar is Felder's Les Paul with PAF humbuckers.
Tone Character(10)
vocal-like phrasing from talk boxmid-gain, articulate attackwarm, slightly compressed sustaintight, focused low endclear, present midssmooth, not harsh trebledynamic picking responseclassic rock studio tonemodded Fender amp claritydistinct, expressive riff
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic control, expressive talk box phrasing, and accurate bending/sliding, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.