Riff Tone

Those Shoes

Eagles

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Don Felder's, late 1950s, likely sunburst)

AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (modded, late 1960s/early 1970s, studio recording)

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

otherHeil Sound Talk Box (likely Heil Sound Talk Box)

Notes

Studio recording, 1978-1979, Don Felder on main riff. Not live rig. Talk Box used for riff section. Amp is a modded Fender Deluxe Reverb, typical for Eagles studio work in this era. Guitar is Felder's Les Paul with PAF humbuckers.

Tone Character(10)

vocal-like phrasing from talk boxmid-gain, articulate attackwarm, slightly compressed sustaintight, focused low endclear, present midssmooth, not harsh trebledynamic picking responseclassic rock studio tonemodded Fender amp claritydistinct, expressive riff

Difficulty

The riff requires tight rhythmic control, expressive talk box phrasing, and accurate bending/sliding, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

David Myhre: “There was no fooling Don Felder. It was like method ...The Gear of The Eagles' Guitarists | Reverb News The harmonic genius of Frey, Felder, Walsh, Henley, Meisner and ...

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