Don Felder

This Gibson EDS-1275 Double Neck Electric Guitar is infamous for Don's use in "Hotel California". It has been used live, used practically everywhere, in Eagles's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and in concerts with the Eagles and Felder himself.

Don can be seen playing a black 614ce in this image. According to Taylor's official site, the 614ce is a part of Don's arsenal.

In this Q & A, Don Folder says this about his 1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue:

"The Fender Deluxe Reverb 65 Reissue is a very workable amp. You should play it yourself and determine if it fits your style and tone."

According to the Reverb's website, Felder's pedalboard for "Hell Freezes Over" also inclued the Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive pedal.

On Don Felder's website, he confirms his use of Fulltone's OCD overdrive pedal in this Q & A:

"'What specific pedals do you use for the effects on One of These Nights and Hotel California?' 'For 'Hotel' on stage I use a Boss stereo chorus, Boss echo and an OCD overdrive pedal on the six string neck. I use a boss echo and a leslie for the 12 string neck. The guitar is custom-wired with two output jacks so that when I switch necks it switches outputs to different amps.'"

Don Felder played a Fender Standard Stratocaster for this video, a demonstration of the Roland Blues Cube.

Don Felder plays, talks and demonstrates the Roland Blues Cube amp in this video. He praises this amp.

On his official website, Don Felder talks about his Les Paul Special in this Q & A:

"'I’m a lifetime Felder fan, and also a guitarist. I love the big guitar tone on ‘Already Gone’. What was the guitar, amp, and whatever else used to achieve that tone?' 'If I recall correctly, the “big guitar tone” on Already Gone was a Les Paul Special and a black face Fender Deluxe amp with a Vox speaker.'"

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.

In this interview for Gearphoria, Don Folder says he uses a Boss DD-3.

"Felder has primarily used Blackface Deluxe Reverbs and Tweed Deluxes for his amplifiers, specifically his narrow-panel Tweed Deluxe, although a Mesa/Boogie Mark 1 appears behind him on the Hotel California tour."

In this interview, Don Felder mentions his 1964 Martin D-35:

"'You specifically mention your solo in the “Sad Cafe” as a personal fave…What set up did you use on that song to get such a beautiful tone and feel?' 'It was my 1964 D-35 Martin with a U87 microphone.'"

Don Felder has used a Takamine CP-132SC guitar, as he says in this Q & A:

"'My question involves the classical guitar you used during the “Hell Freezes Over” tour and the song “Hotel California.” I’m curious to know the make of the guitar and what strings you used for it. If you recommend any brand of strings for a classical, that would be great help too.' 'Sarah, it was a Takamine with CP-132 SC Nylon strings. As far as strings for a classical go, I’d recommend SAVAREZ.'"

According to Eagles' guitarist Don Felder in this video at (3:50), he uses a Boss CE-5 chorus pedal in his effects chain.

In this photo, Felder is seen playing Gibson BB King signature Lucille model, which can be identified by headstock. This photo dates somewhere from the 90's.

In the Ernie Ball: String Theory episode, Don Felder is seen using the one-of-a-kind 1958 Gretsch 6120 Black Chet Atkins Custom guitar.

In this interview, Don Felder says of his Gibson 335, "I would like to see the red Gibson 335 that was stolen from me in Florida in 1965. That would be a great Christmas gift and make me very happy!"

Don Felder uses a stock Fender Deluxe Tweed, according to his website Q&A:

"'Mark wants to know whether or not you modified your Tweed Deluxe with different tubes or speakers.' 'No, it’s just a stock Fender tweed deluxe.'"

Don Felder modified his Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue with a Celestion G12H, according to this video at (5:15).

Don was asked about the Gretsch he used on the "Hell Freezes Over" DVD. He said "It was a 1959 orange Gretsch “Chet Atkins” that I had refinished black. I loved the sound but hated the color." (Quote from Felderfans Guitar Q & A with Don).
In another interview he stated "I used an EBow and my old black Gretsch Tennessean through an old Vox AC30 that I just love. That Gretsch used to be orange, but I had it repainted black in the middle or late ’70s." (Quote from Premier Guitar Interview: Don Felder - Airborne Again).

In the Instagram post, you can see Don is playing his SG in 1979 on an Eagles Tour.

"Felder has primarily used Blackface Deluxe Reverbs and Tweed Deluxes for his amplifiers, specifically his narrow-panel Tweed Deluxe, although a Mesa/Boogie Mark 1 appears behind him on the Hotel California tour."

"Like on “Hearts on Fire,” I used this one little tweed Champ that I also used on the Eagles’ “Victim of Love.” It’s a big-sounding song, but the setup is just a Tele through that little Champ."

According to the Eagles' Don Felder in this video at (2:02), he built this guitar from pieces.

In this interview with the Eagles' Don Felder, the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 can be seen at (3:51).

In this fairly new photo, Felder is seen playing the Ernie Ball Music Man Luke III. This is the "HH" model, considering it has 2 humbuckers, and it also has the golden hardware.

"I was working in my [home] studio trying to write a guitar solo for this song called “You Don’t Have Me.” I was playing with the track, and I came up with what I thought was a really good solo idea. I had a MICRO CUBE sitting on the floor, and I just grabbed the vocal mic that I’d been singing into, shoved it in front of this little MICRO CUBE, and recorded that solo. I put a harmony on it, and just kind of pieced it together as a scratch demo, thinking that when I got into the studio, I would re-record it.

When I got into the studio and played it for everybody, they said, “Why do you want to re-record that? That’s got a great tone. It sounds really good.” I said, “No, no, no. Let’s set up some amps and we’ll try to do it again.” And we tried re-recording the solo, and it just didn’t have that unique sound, which was a small, little amp sounding like a really big amp. So it wound up staying on the record as the final solo on “You Don’t Have Me.”"

"During the Hell Freezes Over Reunion tour, you could see a Marshall Bluesbreaker and a ’59 Bassman 4x10 behind Felder, though some speculate that the Bassman was his primary amp."

According to the Reverb's website, Felder's pedalboard for "Hell Freezes Over" also included the Boss CH-1 super chorus pedal.

He uses 498T humbucker.