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Hotel california amp settings — Kadence Blueface bf 20w

The The eagles guitar tone for “Hotel california”, dialed in for a Kadence Blueface bf 20w with a Sqoe Sest 600. Studio version, Hotel California (1976) — Don Felder iconic opening solo

Original rig

1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard into a cranked narrow-panel Fender Tweed Deluxe (5E3), no pedals straight into amp

Warm, singing vintage tweed overdrive with smooth mids and sweet sustain

Amp settings — Kadence Blueface bf 20w

CHANNELOverdrive / Drive

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tube Screamer (TS9 / Overdrive)

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Drive 6 · Tone 5 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Kadence Blueface 20W is a small solid-state practice amp lacking the natural harmonic compression of Felder's cranked Tweed 5E3 tube amp. To compensate for single-coil Strat-style pickups on the Sqoe SEST600, use the neck pickup and roll tone down slightly to mimic the fat 1959 PAF humbucker voice. Push the amp's drive gain moderately while keeping treble balanced to avoid solid-state harshness.

PRO TIPPick firmly near the end of the fretboard rather than the bridge to fatten the single-coil attack and induce smooth, sustained blooming notes like Felder's Burst.

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