Hotel california amp settings — Behringer Gtx60
The Eagles guitar tone for “Hotel california”, dialed in for a Behringer Gtx60 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112j. Studio version, Hotel California (1976) — Joe Walsh lead solo part
Fender Telecaster into cranked small Tweed amp / Roland Cube, subtle MXR Phase 90, tape delay/Echoplex
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 6 |
The Yamaha Pacifica 112J bridge humbucker has more output and midrange than Walsh's vintage Telecaster single coil, so back the guitar volume off slightly to clean up the attack and roll the tone knob down to 8 to avoid harshness. On the Behringer GTX60, use the clean channel pushed to gain 6 to emulate the natural Tweed edge-of-breakup response without getting muddy. Add moderate onboard room reverb and a touch of delay to simulate the studio Echoplex ambience.
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