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Don Felder "Hotel California" EDS-1275 Print E-mail

 

BODY
Species: Mahogany

NECK
Species: Maple
Profile: SG "Felder" Rounded
Nut: Corian
Nut Width: 1.695
Slots: Gibson PLEK System
Joint Angle: +/- .005" (4 degrees)
Neck/Body Joint: 15th Fret
Neck Joint: Mortis & Tenon set joint
Head Inlay: Gold "Gibson" Decal
Headstock Angle: 14 Degrees 
Truss Rod: Adjustable Truss Rod
Truss Rod Cover: Black and White Bell 
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50

FINGERBOARD
Species: Rosewood
Radius: 12 inch
Number of Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Acrylic Split-Parallelograms

HARDWARE
Plating Finish: Chrome
Tailpiece: Claw
Bridge: 6-string: ABR-1 ;12-string: Custom Nashville Tune-O-Matic
Material: Zinc
Knobs: Black Witch Hats with Silver inserts  
Pickguard: 2 piece
Tuners: Klusons with Nickel buttons
Tuning Ratio: 12:1

ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickups: Burstbucker #2 (Alinco II) 
Bridge Pickups: Burstbucker #1 (Alinco II)
Type: 500k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
Controls: 2 Volume, 1 Tone, Custom-Wired Switchcraft Axial Toggle with Cream Plastic Tip

CASE
Type: Gibson Custom Shop Hardshell

FINISHES
Aged White
Aged White - Signed

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Frequently named in polls for the “world’s greatest guitar solos”, and listed at #49 in Rolling Stone magazine’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”, Don Felder and Joe Walsh’s dual guitar solo on the Eagles’ “Hotel California” tapped a searing tone and an atmospheric vibe that still resonate today. To give live renditions their maximum impact, Don Felder has—right from the start—played the hit song on a Gibson EDS-1275 Double Neck, performing the haunting 12-string introduction on the guitar's top neck (routed through a Leslie rotating speaker unit) and switching to the lower 6-string neck for the epic soloing duel with Joe Walsh.

To honor this legendary pairing of artist and instrument, Gibson Custom introduces the Don Felder “Hotel California” SG Double Neck guitar, in a strictly Limited Edition with only 50 aged and signed units and 100 aged units produced. The instrument is crafted in the image of Gibson's iconic EDS-1275 Double 12 model, only around 110 of which were produced between 1962-’68, demanding a reissue in 1977, when Felder acquired his example. The Don Felder Double Neck carries all the classic appointments of the era, including four great Gibson PAF-style humbucking pickups (two per neck) on a resonant solid-mahogany body. In addition, however, the guitar also includes custom wiring and modifications that Felder added to his own EDS-1275 to help it suit his live performance needs. All are aged to accurately reflect the look of Felder’s own Gibson Double Neck, while 50 are also signed and numbered by the artist himself. All come with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.


 


 

 

 

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