Hotel California amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Eagles guitar tone for “Hotel California”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Yamaha Revstar RSS20. Studio version, Hotel California (1976) — Joe Walsh lead solo part
Fender Telecaster, cranked Fender Tweed Champ / vintage Roland Cube, MXR Phase 90, Echoplex tape delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 6 |
01Phaser (Onboard LT25 Stomp/Mod Block)
Set as a very slow, subtle sweep before the amp block to match Walsh's Phase 90
02Tape Delay (Onboard LT25 Delay Block)
Slap/short tape echo (approx 280-300ms) with low repeats
The Yamaha Revstar's humbuckers have higher output and warmer low-mids than Walsh's Telecaster, so treble is boosted to 7 and bass is kept flat at 5 to capture the single-coil cut. Pull the Revstar's Focus Switch (passive boost) down to keep the tone uncompressed and dynamic. The Fender Mustang LT25's onboard '57 Deluxe model supplies the organic tweed breakup without needing external pedals.
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