Hotel California amp settings — Yamaha THR10II
The Eagles guitar tone for “Hotel California”, dialed in for a Yamaha THR10II with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Hotel California (1976) — iconic outro guitar solos
Don Felder: 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard into cranked Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe; Joe Walsh: 1950s Fender Telecaster into cranked Fender Tweed Champ with subtle MXR Phase 90 and tape echo
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01Onboard Delay (Tape Echo)
Built-in THR echo block
The THR10II's Crunch model emulates a cranked low-wattage vintage tube amp, capturing the warm compression of Felder's 5E3 Tweed Deluxe. We push the midrange to 7 to deliver the vocal bite of the original lead, while pulling the Pacifica's bridge humbucker tone knob back to 8 to round off excess high-end fizz. The THR has no physical presence control, so presence is nulled.
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