Hotel California amp settings — NUX MG-300
The Eagles guitar tone for “Hotel California”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio album cut, Hotel California (1976) — Don Felder iconic opening lead guitar solo
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, cranked narrow-panel Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe, Maestro Echoplex EP-3 tape delay, Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01NUX MG-300 Tape Echo (MOD/DLY block)
Set delay time to ~420ms (quarter-note tempo sync) for subtle vintage tape spread
02NUX MG-300 Plate / Spring Reverb (RVB block)
Subtle room/plate ambience to simulate criteria studio room miking
Felder cut the opening solo on a PAF-equipped '59 Les Paul into a cranked 5E3 Tweed Deluxe. The Yamaha Pacifica 112V bridge humbucker is slightly brighter and tighter than a vintage PAF, so the tone knob is rolled back to 8 and the Tweed DLX model's mids are boosted to 7 to recreate that fat, vocal low-mid bloom without harsh top end. The NUX MG-300 provides the drive directly through the Tweed DLX amp block with light Tape Echo on the back end.
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