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Hotel California amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Eagles guitar tone for “Hotel California”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Hotel California (1976) — Joe Walsh lead solo part

Original rig

Fender Telecaster, cranked small Tweed Champ / Roland Cube 40, MXR Phase 90, Echoplex tape delay

Dynamic edge-of-breakup bite with Telecaster bridge clarity and subtle spatial movement

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELCrunch amp typeBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Booster (Clean Boost / Blues Drive)

Katana onboard BST block to push edge-of-breakup response

Drive 3 · Tone 5 · Level 7

02Onboard Phaser (Script Phase 90 model)

Katana onboard MOD block dialed low for subtle swirl

Rate 2 · Depth 3 · Resonance 1

03Onboard Tape Delay

Katana onboard DELAY block to mimic the Echoplex ambience

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level 3

Why these settings

The Katana's Crunch voice accurately captures the gritty upper-mid drive of Walsh's cranked small combo. Rolling the Strat's tone knob slightly back to 8 tames the single-coil spike to match the fuller bite of a vintage Telecaster bridge pickup. Presence is kept at 6 to maintain the recorded top-end air without introducing harshness.

PRO TIPWalsh's attack relies on hybrid picking and aggressive vibrato; dig in with the pick on the double stops to push the preamp into singing compression.

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