Gibson Custom Shop Don Felder Hotel California 1959 Les Paul Aged Signed #6
Item: GBHB229C
The 1976 mega-hit single "Hotel California" is named on virtually every reputable list of "greatest guitar solos" that has ever been published. The whole truth is, though, that the entire Hotel California album is rife with scorching guitar work from both newcomer Joe Walsh and Eagles lead guitarist Don Felder – and Felder played all of his solos on one outstanding instrument: a 1959 Les Paul Standard.
Hired by the Eagles in 1974 to help the band make the transition from country-rock to a heavier, rock-based sound, Felder brought it on in spades, and the tone he selected to do the job is unmistakably Les Paul – fat, creamy and singing. In order to bring that sound, feel and look to a select group of players and collectors today, Gibson Custom offers the Don Felder "Hotel California" 1959 Les Paul, an instrument created in the image of Felder's original 1959 'Burst in strictly limited quantities.
Only 50 guitars will be hand-aged by Gibson Custom and personally signed by Don Felder and each one will include a numbered Certificate of Authenticity to record its status for posterity.
This hand-aged example meticulously reproduces the look of Felder's own '59 Les Paul. They are made with period-correct specs and components, including a pair of Gibson's most accurate reproduction PAF pickups, and finished in a uniquely tinted and faded "Felder Burst" finish, formulated exclusively for this guitar. As rare and desirable as all 'Bursts are, this limited run recreates one of the greatest, and a big slice of tone history.
Serial # 6
Weight 8lbs. 9oz
Specifications:
- 2-Piece Figured Maple Top
- 1-Piece Solid Mahogany Back
- Single-ply Cream Binding on Top
- 1-Piece Mahogany Neck w/ Long Neck Tenon
- Don Felder Neck Profile
- Holly Headstock Veneer
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- 22 Frets (Fretted over Binding)
- Aged Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
- Single-ply Cream Binding on Neck
- 1-11/16” Nut Width
- Vintage Tulip Tuners
- Nashville Tune-o-matic Bridge
- Stopbar Tailpiece
- Aluminum Strap Buttons
- Gibson Burstbucker #2 Neck Pickup
- Gibson Burstbucker #1 Bridge Pickup
- Gold Top Hats
- 24-3/4” Scale Length
- Felder Burst Finish
Includes:
- Gibson Don Felder Hard Shell Case
- Leather / Engraved Certificate of Authenticity
- “Hotel California” sheet music signed by Don