GuitarDistortedSolo
Hotel California solo Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Unknown Artist
Unknown Artist · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson EDS-1275 Double-Neck Electric Guitar
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (stock EDS-1275, likely Alnico V)
Amp
Fender Tweed Deluxe (narrow-panel, likely 1959), possibly Mesa/Boogie Mark I Combo Amp
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (6-string neck, EDS-1275)
Studio recording, 1976. Don Felder played the iconic solo on the 6-string neck of the EDS-1275. Amp is most likely the Tweed Deluxe, but some sources mention Mesa/Boogie Mark I as a possible secondary amp. Effects were added via pedals, not amp. Settings below are for the studio recording, not live.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass5
Gain5
Reverb4
Treble6.5
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Fulltone OCD Overdrive · overdrive
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
- Boss Stereo Chorus (model unknown, likely CE-1 or CE-2) · chorus
Guitar → Fulltone OCD Overdrive → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Boss Stereo Chorus → Fender Tweed Deluxe (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- smooth and melodic
- slightly overdriven
- warm and rounded highs
- clear note separation
- touch-sensitive
- mild breakup
- articulate bends
- classic 70s rock solo sound
- rich harmonic content