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Hotel California guitar tone
Eagles · Hotel California · 1976 · Rock
KeyB minor
ChordsBm – F# – A – E – G – D – Em – F#
LeadLead Tone
AmpMarshall JCM800
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
SIGNAL CHAIN
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
Drive 4.5 · Tone 5 · Level 6.5
Saturation and sustain for the lead lines.
- MXR Carbon Copy delay
Time 3.5 · Repeats 3 · Mix 2.5
Space around the solo — repeats tucked under.
Take your time with the bends — every note counts.
These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.
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