Don Felder's Gear

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Scroll down a little bit, you can see 2 packs of Ernie Ball string.

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In this video from Ernie Ball, Don Felder accepts to take a challenge - Try to break the Paradigm strings.

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don felder lo usa en su pedalera siempre para sus guitarras

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According to the Reverb's website, Felder's pedalboard for "Hell Freezes Over" also included the Boss BF-3 flanger pedal.

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According to the Reverb's website, Felder's pedalboard for "Hell Freezes Over" also included the Boss PSM-5.

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In this Gibson advertisment we can see Felder holding a Gibson Nighthawk Custom

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In this interview, Don Felder mentions his Neumann U87:

"'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.'"

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For Guitar World's interview and lesson how to play "Hotel California" correctly, Felder used the Dunlop Trigger capo.

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According to the Reverb's website, Felder's pedalboard for "Hell Freezes Over" also included the TC Electronic Stereo Chorus/Flanger.

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According to the Reverb's website, Felder's pedalboard for "Hell Freezes Over" also included the Whirlwind A/B Selector.

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In Premier Guitar's "Rig Rundown" video, Don Felder is shown using the MXR M222 Talk Box.

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Don Felder uses Ernie Ball Earthwood Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings (12-54), as highlighted on the Ernie Ball website under the "String Theory" feature.

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In the Ernie Ball video titled "Stronger Than Don Felder," Don Felder is shown using Fender Hot Noiseless Strat Pickups in his Fender Stratocaster.

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In the Premier Guitar interview titled "Don Felder - Airborne Again," Don Felder mentions using Ernie Ball Power Slinky Guitar Strings (11-48).

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According to Music Rising, Felder's 2021 Epiphone G-1275 was one of the guitars auctioned for charity.

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In this image, Don Felder is seen with a modded Marshall JMP 2203 100w Master Lead MKII. I personally reached out to Marshall Amplifiers about the amp in this image and they concurred it was a 1979 JMP 2203.

Felder used this amp on the Eagles' 1980 tour, as well as a Fender Dual Showman. This amplifier setup is audible on the Eagles Live record from 1980.

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In this image, Don Felder can be seen with a Fender Dual Showman behind him, just to the right of his Marshall JMP 2203. He used this amplifier live with the Eagles from 1976 until 1980. It was used in conjunction with the Marshall JMP on the Eagles' 1980 tour.

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This photo from the Eagles' 1995 Hell Freezes Over tour shows Don Felder with his Marshall Bluesbreaker Combo Reissue behind him.

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In this forum, a former product manager for Gretsch Sho-Buds says that they were commissioned to make a custom D-10 with an Eagles inlay for Felder

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Don Felder is seen with a Maestro Echoplex EP-4 in this image taken during the 1979 The Long Run tour.

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The photo I provided is of The Eagles playing a concert in New Zealand in the 70s. You can see Don Felder playing a Gibson Firebird.

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Don Felder can be seen playing a Yamaha SA2000 for "I Can't Tell You Why" during the Eagles' 1979 The Long Run tour in Japan.

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You can see his Les Paul in his studio.

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Don Felder uses a Zemaitis Custom Guitar, specifically the MF-101-BK model, for the song "Victim of Love." This is confirmed by an Instagram post from his official account, where he invites fans to guess the song he is playing on this guitar, emphasizing its unique appearance on stage.

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Don used a Cry Baby during the Hell Freezes Over tour

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Don Felder used the Peterson VSS-C Stomp Classic Strobotuner during the Hell Freezes Over tour, as confirmed by Bill Worrell in "The Gear of The Eagles' Guitarists" on reverb.com.

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In an Instagram post by Don Felder, he is seen using an Orange Oriverb combo amplifier in his home studio. Felder confirmed the amp model in the comments, mentioning that it was sent to him by Orianthi.

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In an Instagram reel by Don Felder, he is seen practicing "The Long Run" using a Gibson Explorer Electric Guitar.

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In an Instagram reel posted by Don Felder (@donfeldermusic), a Fender Telecaster can be seen in his studio.

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A white Les Paul Custom can be seen in his studio.

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