“The most I ever use is three pedals – a delay, a Fulltone OCD and a Boss Chorus.”
What gear does Eagles use?
Glenn Frey played Takamine acoustics and a Gibson Les Paul Junior called Old Black. Joe Walsh played a Telecaster on Hotel California, Don Felder a '59 Les Paul and a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck, and Timothy B. Schmit has said his number one bass is a 1962 Fender Jazz Bass.
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Don Henley: drums and vocals
Glenn Frey: guitar and vocals
“Some designers and engineers from Takamine took my Number One for a couple days and made extensive measurements of every part of the guitar,”
Joe Walsh: guitar
“And a ’57 Gretsch 6120 like the one I gave Pete!”
“I found this little Fender amp called an FM15,”
“An old blackface Champ is actually what I did ‘Funk #49’ on. A blackface Champ and a Tele, straight in.”
“I played a Tele, through – I think – the Roland Cube, which I used a lot back then,”
Timothy B. Schmit: bass and vocals
“The bass my tech and I call Number One is a 1962 Jazz. It’s got halfrounds on it and a great feel.”
“I play a white 1964 Fender Custom Shop on three songs”
“I have a Pedulla Buzz, which Jennifer Condos, one of Don’s former bass players, turned me on to.”
Don Felder: guitar (former)
“I used my ’59 Les Paul into a narrow-panel Fender Tweed Deluxe, just kinda cranked up, with just the guitar into the amp.”
“The acoustic guitar in the intro is a Takamine 12-string with a DeArmond pickup.”
“The most I ever use is three pedals – a delay, a Fulltone OCD and a Boss Chorus.”
“So I got the idea of using a double-neck, the Gibson EDS-1275.”
Randy Meisner: bass (former)
Bernie Leadon: guitar and banjo (former)
“Luckily, early on I stumped into ownership of a 1953 butterscotch Tele, and that guitar just suited me to a T.”
“It was a 1966 Brazilian rosewood Martin D-35; I bought it new in a store I worked in at the time in Gainesville and I broke it in.”
Vince Gill: guitar and vocals
“To this day it’s the best neck of any Fender guitar I’ve ever had.”
“When I play a Strat, most of the time, I play it with my fingers.”
Deacon Frey: guitar and vocals (2017-2022)
About Eagles's gear.
What guitar did Glenn Frey play?
Takamine acoustics, above all his EF360S Number One, which Takamine measured to build his EF360GF signature model. On electric he was seen with a 1950s Gibson Les Paul Junior called Old Black, a gift from Jackson Browne.
What guitar was used on Hotel California?
Don Felder has said he played the intro on a Takamine 12-string with a DeArmond pickup, and his solos on a '59 Les Paul into a Fender Tweed Deluxe. Joe Walsh has said he played a Telecaster through a Roland Cube. Takamine credits Glenn Frey's F385 12-string for the intro.
What bass does Timothy B. Schmit play?
Fender Jazz Basses. He has said his Number One is a 1962 Jazz with half-rounds, his '61 Jazz called Woody has flatwounds, and he tunes a '65 Jazz down to D. He has also played a Pedulla Buzz fretless and a white Carvin neck-through.
What double-neck guitar did Don Felder play?
A Gibson EDS-1275. Felder has said he chose the double-neck to cover the 6- and 12-string parts of Hotel California live, toured with Gibson's signature reissues, and has his double-necks modified with dual outputs.
What does Vince Gill play with the Eagles?
Vince Gill was seen playing his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard with the Eagles at the Grand Ole Opry. He has called his 1953 white Fender Telecaster the definitive guitar in his life, and sings into a Telefunken M81 on tour.
Eagles are the Los Angeles band behind Hotel California, Take It Easy and Life in the Fast Lane. This guide covers the whole band's documented gear: Glenn Frey's Takamines and Les Paul Junior, Joe Walsh's Teles and Les Pauls, Timothy B. Schmit's Jazz Basses, Don Henley's kit and mics, and the gear of Don Felder, Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey.
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