Eagles – Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1976 album Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition).
Music from Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Artists on Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Gear Used On Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Eagles – Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1976). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Studio Equipment used by Joe Walsh on Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Joe Walsh used a Maestro Echoplex during the recording of "Hotel California," as confirmed by Bill Worrell on reverb.com in the article "The Gear of The Eagles' Guitarists."
Guitars used by Joe Walsh on Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Fender Telecaster Custom Electric Guitar
Avg price: $2,501.24
Joe is seen using this guitar in a 1977 performance of "Hotel California". He can also be seen using the same guitar during "One of These Nights" & "Take it Easy" from the same show.
Glenn Frey
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Other Gear used by Glenn Frey on Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
DeArmond 210 Acoustic Guitar Soundhole Pickup
In this photo, Glenn Frey is clearly seen using a DeArmond 210 Acoustic Guitar Soundhole Pickup on his Takamine F400/400S guitar. This soundhole pickup is visible in numerous images of Frey with this specific guitar, including during the 1977 performance of "Hotel California."
Don Felder
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Guitars used by Don Felder on Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Avg price: $2,537.87
Don Felder discusses his 1959 Les Paul in this interview, saying, "I used a 59 Les Paul with a Fender tweed deluxe amp. I also had an old echoplex and a boss chorus unit in line."
But in this Gibson article, more details are revealed about his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. "Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder is closely associated with two Gibson guitars in particular, his 1959 Les Paul Standard, and his EDS-1275 - the “Hotel California” guitar. Both instruments have been recreated by Gibson as signature Don Felder guitars. In an interview with Guitar World, Felder talked about working closely with Gibson on artist proofs to get the instruments just right: “The pickups that were in my original ’59 had an unbelievably hot output. The first stab they sent me for the ’59 replica was close, but there were slightly different tonal qualities. So after a couple of attempts, they completely nailed it. All in all, I had about five different artist proofs of each guitar.”"
Also, Gibson attaches the video of a Guitar World's guitar lesson of "Hotel California", which was done with his 1959 Les Paul Standard.
"Of all the guitars in my collection that I love the most, it’s got to be a ’59 Les Paul sunburst. I just loved that guitar when I first picked it up, and I still have it today. As a matter of fact, it’s the one I used on “Hotel California” and many Eagles records, and I still record with it. I don’t tour with it anymore, because I’m afraid it’ll either be lost or damaged or stolen. But I do still love the feel of that guitar." - Roland interview.
Bass Guitars used by Randy Meisner on Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Avg price: $2,300.00
He plays a Rickenbacker 4001 in Hotel California Tour in 1977.