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Life in the Fast Lane guitar tone

Eagles · Hotel California · 1976 · Rock

KeyE minor
ChordsE7#9 funk riff
Crunch

Main

AmpFender Tweed Deluxe
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN5.5
BASS5
MID6
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE5
REVERB1

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Talk Box? none eq
    The riff is dry and funky — no effects needed

Walsh's riff: staccato and greasy, right behind the beat.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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