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
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hs
s
S
he
el sh
here
is his signature Gibson
“Hotel California”
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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
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