Joe Walsh
Eagles/James Gang
Joe Walsh's Gear
Joe is seen using an early version of this guitar in a 1995 performance of "The Girl From Yesterday".
Joe can be seen playing a PRS Hollowbody II at 1:46 in this 2004 performance of "Peaceful Easy Feeling".
According to Reverb's website, his pedalboard for the "Hell Freezes Over" tour included the Boss CE-1.
According to Reverb's website, his current list of pedals also includes the Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble.
According to Reverb's website, his current list of pedals also includes the Dunlop 535Q multi-wah, which was later replaced with RMC wah.
Joe Walsh worked with Duesenberg to build a guitar that brought out his two favorite tones: The 60ssingle coil era and the Classic rock crunch tones that he is known well for playing. Additionally, the guitar is adorned in both gold and silver hardware, a feature that Joe insisted on. This guitar also has a hidden message on the fretboard: Joes name, spelled out in morse code, due to his fascination with ham radios.
Mentioned in this excerpt from an eBay listing preserved on Effects Database.
About the v1 with 1 slant and 1 flat side
eBay seller John Mameli:
Bob Heil checked it out and told me that there are only two with one slant side and one flat side, with Heil Sound logo on the flat side and with purple Celeste driver... mine and Joe Walsh. Bob said his is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, (a later model), but still all of them are from the first batch of 50 ever made.
Walsh used the very first Heil Talk Box (now part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's collection) live for "Rocky Mountain Way", as described by this Getty Images item and this 2006 Musician's Friend interview with Bob Heil.
Getty Images
Part of the Bob Heil's collection for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame include this serial #1 Heil Talk Box created by Heil for Joe Walsh and used on Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way." He also gave one to Peter Frampton to record "Show Me The Way." (Photo by Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Musician's Friend, 2006
Joe Walsh had recorded "Rocky Mountain Way" using an 8" speaker and a funnel, a device used in Nashville by the steel guitar players. Well, it wasn't very loud so you couldn't use it live. So here we are, two ham radio operators on a Sunday afternoon out in my plant. We grabbed a 250-watt JBL, built a low-pass filter, got all the plumbing together, and voila—the Talk Box. That's how it started. After that tour, everybody's going nuts! "What's this thing he's got?" So I put together a commercial unit called the Heil Talk Box. Then Peter Frampton's girlfriend Penny called me wanting a Christmas present for Peter. So I sent a Talk Box. The rest of the story writes itself from there.
The first 50 were done in fiberglass, and Peter still carries his fiberglass one today. When you see him, somewhere in his gig box is that original Heil Talk Box. I have serial number 1 that will go in the Rock Hall with Peter and Joe's signatures.
"Joe Walsh is seen playing a Gibson J-185 12-String Acoustic guitar during The Eagles concert in Australia in 2004, as captured in a user-uploaded photo."
Guitarist Joe Walsh plays the Kiesel CT6T in the video of The Eagles' Farewell Tour 1, recorded in Australia, as shown on KieselGuitars.com.
Joe Walsh's awesome rig backstage includes his AC30 head & cab
According to Reverb's website, his current list of pedals also includes the Korg DTR1000 tuner.
According to Reverb's website, his current list of pedals also includes the Visual Sound H2O chorus and echo pedal.
According to Reverb's website, his current list of pedals also includes the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus.
Used for the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Performance, as featured on Analog Alien's Press page.
2015 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY PERFORMANCE
On June 10th, HBO aired the the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Performance that occurred on April 18th. Joe Walsh (The Eagles) played with our Alien Bass Station and Rumble Seat alongside Billie Joe (Green Day), Joan Jett, Sir Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr.
Developed in collaboration with Walsh.
The Joe Walsh Double Classic, or JWDC for short, is a dual effects pedal that we designed specifically for Joe Walsh. This unique, one of a kind pedal, combines two essential circuits (Compressor & Classic Amp), which Joe uses in both live performances and studio recordings.
This guitar was in Walsh's collection until 2021, when he auctioned it off for Music Rising auction. The catalog states that it is a 2006 Gretsch Irish Falcon, with the serial number JT06042289.
Joe Walsh used the Ibanez RGIX7FDLB-NLB for an impressive solo during an Eagles concert at State Farm Arena, as captured in a user-uploaded photo.
From Sweetwater's product description page:
In 2018, Joe Walsh approached Dr. Z, asking him to re-create his favorite amp of all time: a ’57 Tweed Bandmaster. Joe revealed that he had parted with this amp in the early ’70s (gifting it to Pete Townshend) and had lived with regret ever since. Dr. Z re-created the classic 3 x 10" combo from the ground up, complete with a to-spec replica of its paper-wound Triad 1848 transformer. The design was then tweaked to Joe’s specifications, adding dual internally blended voices for tonal versatility and a beefed-up power supply for pedalboard-friendly headroom. The final result was then road-tested by Joe throughout his 2018 tour schedule before he gave it his final seal of approval.
In this YouTube video at 0.16 seconds a Sunn Model T first generation is behind Joe Walsh at knee level. It can be seen numerous times throughout the video.
Joe Walsh can be seen playing Epiphone Jared James Les Paul in this post.
In this photo you can see Joe Walsh using a Gibson Les Paul Special.
Joe Walsh seen playing a Gibson SG Jr. during a performance with the James Gang at a Kent State gig in April 1970, as evidenced by a photograph from a newspaper article.
Joe Walsh is observed playing a Gibson Les Paul Custom Red Widow Figured Top at an Eagles concert, as evidenced by an image showing the guitar's distinctive red binding, red flamed figured top, and red diamond headstock.
Joe Walsh can be seen using the Quilter 101 Reverb head, as confirmed in this Facebook post by Quilter Labs.
Joe Walsh is confirmed to use the Fender 'Black Panel' Deluxe Amp (1963-1966) as detailed by Bill Worrell in the article "The Gear of The Eagles' Guitarists" on Reverb.com.
Joe Walsh can be seen using the Mesa/Boogie Mark 1 A804 amplifier during the Hotel California tour, as confirmed by Bill Worrell in “The Gear of The Eagles' Guitarists” on reverb.com.
Joe Walsh used the Fender Blues Deluxe amplifier during the Hell Freezes Over tour, as noted by Bill Worrell in "The Gear of The Eagles' Guitarists" on reverb.com.
Joe has been using Dr. Z Maz 38 live recently.
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Discography
Barnstorm
1972
The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
1973
So What (Reissue)
1974
You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind
1976
But Seriously, Folks...
1978
There Goes the Neighborhood
1981
You Bought It - You Name It
1983
The Confessor
1985
Rocky Mountain Way
1985
Got Any Gum?
1987
Ordinary Average Guy
1991
Songs for a Dying Planet
1992
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The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Joe Walsh · 1973
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