Premier Guitar September 2016 | Page 34

RIG RUNDOWNS DON FELDER Shortly before a recent show at Nashville’s City Winery, Don Felder took a few minutes to talk to Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger about everything from his first garage band with Stephen Stills to his years with the Eagles and beyond. FACTOID While working in a music store as a kid, Felder once gave some guitar lessons to Tom Petty. GUITARS Above: Felder is best r sl hs s S he el sh here is his signature Gibson “Hotel California” el h se ara e u us r h he sr a sr he r al s ra r he u u s a e when Felder saw Chet s r u e he l es three strings to one a a he hree strings to another. Bottom left: Felder has also been closely l e h ly ra l era Gibson Les Pauls. His r al s sa e a home, but this Custom Sh re ssue with custom-wound Seymour Duncan u s sh the road. Bottom right: As a tribute to his friend S e e u a her el er ee s a r e Ball us a u e e ulls u he u a e Me” from his album Road to Forever shows u he se l s 32 PREMIER GUITAR SEPTEMBER 2016 premierguitar.com