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Don Felder on slide lessons from Duane Allman, vintage guitars and why he has no retirement plans
A little dehydration aside, there is nothing stopping the former Eagles man. Here he discusses his epic guitar collection and his new compilation, The Vault 1975-2025: Fifty Years of Music
The making of the Eagles’ 1976 masterpiece Hotel California
How the Eagles harnessed their cresting creative powers – and resisted their appetite for destruction – to create one of rock’s all-time classics
Don Felder names the most important guitar in his 300-strong collection
Every guitar is painstakingly ordered in his vault, but there's one he finds himself grabbing more than most
When the Eagles’ founding guitarist knew it was time to leave
Bernie Leadon left the band amid a changing lineup and creative differences
John Mayer and Steve Vai lead guitarists’ tributes to Bob Weir
His 60-year career, and the “mystical” man behind the music, have been remembered by a score of guitar greats
Don Felder on medical emergencies, the secret to writing Eagles songs and his million dollar ’Burst
With The Vault – Fifty Years Of Music, the ex-Eagles guitarist marks a career milestone by bringing lost demos to life and re-recording the classic Heavy Metal. And he isn't stopping any time soon
The song that started life as an Eagles track – but ended up as the theme song for an animated film
Plans for a Hotel California sequel were in motion, but the track wouldn’t emerge from the Eagles archive until a few years later
Don Felder on the making of the Eagles’ The Long Run
Just how does a band follow an album like Hotel California? With great difficulty, is the answer. Don Felder looks back at an triumph from a band that was coming apart at the seams
