This legend was here 6 yrs ago Wow

@@jameshang673 yeaah Kfir is BADASS too

Omg, the legend himself!

We agree legend ❤️

Woah

Andrei T Ikr? Fucking badass.

that what I would say

+Andrei T ...and he makes it look so simple, yet it's, by far, the most beautiful version of Hotel California I've heard.

John Barry Completely agree!

Honestly, Don Felder nowadays only player a stripped down version of the original progression. Watch this to get the real deal: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNxkpKWdupfGeZ8.html

Anappreciated maybe, but not underrated. He's given credit for writing Hotel California and that alone makes him a notable guitarist.

+Ian Leo I would say underrated. He was an amazing guitarist and musician. I would say he's under looked or others see better people. Its mainly based if you're an eagles fan or not.

check the definition of underrated please,you are a million miles away from reality on your definition. this gentleman is one of the most loved,recorded,revered and mimicked guitarists in the world of rock n roll and is in no way ,shape or form underrated by anyone on earth,you sir have a very minimal understanding of the word underrated.please take a break from youtube to educate yourself on word meanings .

+German Hockey check the definition of underrated please,you are a million miles away from reality on your definition. this gentleman is one of the most loved,recorded,revered and mimicked guitarists in the world of rock n roll and is in no way ,shape or form underrated by anyone on earth,you sir have a very minimal understanding of the word underrated.please take a break from youtube to educate yourself on word meanings .

+wayne smith I do not mean he's not loved/respected, I mean he doesn't receive the correct attention he deserves. E.g. I don't see his name in most of the "top guitarists of all time" lists

+John Bedinghaus Not one of, but "THE"

+John Bedinghaus El mejor, para mí...

uh no krisztain76

Makes me steam when they play it on the radio,and fade it in the middle of this amazing final solo/duet!

Me Too, man....without Hotel California almost all the other songs will eventually fade over time in to thin air, especially all those folk songs created by Glen Frey or Don Henley. HOTEL CALIFORNIA has stood the test of times, from its inception in the 70's to this day, spanning so many generations, from Grandfather to grandchildren. And then in the 90's Don Felder made an acoustic version of HOTEL CALIFORNIA, in effect resurrecting the EAGLES reunion for a MAJOR comeback that was well received by old and new fans. Don Felder is the heart and soul of EAGLES in the same way Steve Lukather is for TOTO. In TOTO 's case Steve kicked out Bobby Kimball, instead of the other way around for EAGLES.

GARY I like coming back to this now & then

Friend and legend

+Rapids Bills He is still very active and available at his appearances.\

I've been seeing him in Germany lately, amazing..... amazing..... still Fingers Felder. Bravo!

I want a 2007 Ford Mustang with a good sound system and take a road trip. Then my life will be complete.

He was Tom Petty's guitar teacher back in Jax so that's saying something :)

I would not like to work with Glen Frey. He is a bully, for how he treated Don Felder. After all Frey only plays Acoustic Ryithem Guitar Felder is a first class Lead Guitarist , who pisses all over Frey. However Don Henley is a Brilliant Lead Singer and Drummer. And without a shadow of doubt the leader of the Band.

i prefer joe walsh but felder is great

@@keithhill101 Glen was cool.

fahd s 😂

ha ha correct!!

And Glenn Fry

@@colonelbuendias It's Frey...and he's dead, so he'd struggle press anything with his dirty bone finger.

😂😂😂😂

+Geo B This is THE best-looking top I've seen. Gibson made a limited-edition Don Felder artist-model fake '59 LP Standard for a BIG price. It doesn't look anything like this one tho. Probably modeled off of something he bought when he was a bit less wealthy.

THEY GET THAT LOOK BY CUTTING AGAINST THE WOOD GRAIN... TRUE!

John Barry correct

you can say that again...i'd say this solo is (on a guitar and musical view) above stairway to heaven......much more structured and cleaner.... but over all Led Zeppelin are my favorite super group still...

there is even time for a few little bits and clicks here and there a little rake here.....:-)

Do you think this is purely excellent muting technique or is there a noise reducer on there somewhere?

@@stratman9449 I think those little clicks and rakes are part of his sound. I've been listening a lot to The Eagles lately and it's really audible especially in their live recordings from the 70s.

I think I'd have to agree with that. My two favorites as well.

I concur, I put Mark Knopfler in that same league also. They're true team players in the band.

JamieBeauxis i was lucky enough to see Dire Straits in the early nineties he can definitely play

I would suggest Hank Marvin is a good comparison in the UK, if we are talking precision

Agree! I learned to bend playing these guy's solos and my bandmates are like "how the fk did you get good at bending?" Gilmour, Felder. And I'm not that good a player, but their solos will lift your game, every time.

Yes it's real purdy

his flametop compares to my guitar

Is it a 59? I’m sure I read someplace that he owns one.

@@lacroix9407 YES !! exactly - but that's progress I guess - sadly the younger guys - seem to think they know it all - never spent hours 'in front of a cassette or turntable - trying to work it all out

@@aaronjwoolley Most younger guys lack the will to pick up a guitar in the first place...

good book

Well said, Don is a genius guitar player, if it had not been for him the Eagles would have been nothing. Eric Clapton is also one of my idols

Tim Read Wonderfully written comment Mr Tim Read

He made this tutorial video to totally tick off Henley. I love it.

+Daniel Blackard You would, if your name was Henley or Frey (rip). Those 2 guys heads disappeared so far up their own keisters, it's not funny. Money and power corrupts everyone.

+Daniel Blackard: They needed Don to create something they could arrange and create a melody. They all needed each other but their egos probably could only realize this concept in retrospect.

+CaptainGreyboots The talent in the Eagles was Henley, Felder, Leadon and Walsh. Frey needed outside writers to make sure he got his 33% and shafted everybody else in the name of his own financial gain. Henley was just the wimpy kid who hangs out with a bully who when the bully says "Gimme your lunch money!" he goes "Yeeeeaaah! Give him your lunch money, dweeb!"

Don and Joe walsh took the Eagles to another level of cool.

amillwardmusic, that comment shows your age. How the hell do you know what was going on with those guys, which happened long before you were even born.

Sounds just like my buddy Albert Lee

can u imagine page showing us 1 of his,this was so cool,oh no ,I think henly wants to b fire him again.

Watch ur swearing... Meatballs dont

Well, you to have to think of this sort of people: "hey, here is a cup of coffee for you, right as you like!". "No, I like tea now!". "Ok, ok, here is your tea". "No! I like... don't know what I like... I hate everything, myself too".

Don plays the live version !

Florent Cochet That makes it that much more epic to me. He left out the pick slides so its not the true version they played on the Hotel California tour. My pops said they did the duel pick slides when he say them in Gulfport, MS on the Long Run Tour!!!

I disagree. Not one of the best solos. THE best solo. The G. O. A. T.

Hello don and felder me... No. 1 fan

john wei i

One of these Nights - to me - in the top ten guitar solo's of any rock era

I get goose bumps when I hear and see these guys play this song....A MASTERPEICE! They are perhaps the best songwriters and musicians this planet has ever had...

yeah, that's what I like something "extra" in Hotel California, I could not name it before but I call it "chk-chk" anymore :D. good definition.

That's why they called him Fingers.

You're Eagles's fan huh! So do I sister!

No way he’s not number one and neither will be not even the best In the Eagles

your the best don felder

christine kirkland camoon

Agreed...Great tutorial but I can't quit staring at that Les Paul. Such a thing of beauty!

He owns a 1959, and I think he said that Gibson made a copy of that 59 for him. This could very well be that copy.

i come back to this video once in awhile just to remind myself how absolutely gorgeous a Les Paul can be.. jesus christ

The whole song is killer good and one of my all time favourite tunes with such tasteful guitar playing throughout--like a huge rock lesson all rolled into one--I love it!

I think one reason for why so many musicians hesitate or aren't interested in giving lessons teaching how to play their songs, is that it's very easy to come across as being a pompous, self-centered prick. Not Don, though! :)

teppolundgren; I read his book/autobiography, and he comes across as a normal guy with his head on straight.

DoofsterDan The guy who got kicked out of the eagles. FYI. But not because he was a bad guitarist or a bad bandmate but because Henley was such a prick.

Dalton Kelso Actually, it was more Frey than Henley. Read Felders book. Henley is anal, but Frey has the bigger ego.

Did u see docunentry. The got mad at felder because he wasn't into a politician they actually cussed him out on stage after ,and he wanted to sing 1 song.they said no way with all those albums if Felder wanted to sing 1 song, let him ..it wouldn't have a made a difference.