Joe Walsh vs Don Felder | Who was the Better Guitarist?

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[nklzcyn]

Felder’s technique and melodic licks are beyond compare.

[arthurhernandez]

Don Felder is one of the most tasteful, clean-playing, musical guitarists, that I have ever heard. Felder, definitely!

[NevaShoutNevaGurl]

Having seen Joe Walsh the most recent incarnation of the Eagles and seeing Don by himself I can confirm that Don is the man

[chrissampson]

To me, neither one is better than the other. They both have their own great styles and both are fantastic guitar legends. I can listen to either one for hours, but I still never tire from watching and/or hearing their live solo battle duet on Hotel California. They complement each other so well.

[CHill-uhfg]

I can't say that I like one better than the other, I just know that the eagles were a lot better with the both of them.

[TheStarflight]

They are both highly skilled players but I'm going with Felder... for his effortless precision and musicality.

[NytronX]

Best guitar duo of all time. Felder wrote Hotel California, the greatest Eagles song and the greatest American song of all time. Thus making him the most talented Eagle and the best member in the band. Hotel California is better and has generated more interest and revenue than several entire Eagles albums combined. Henley and Frey were jealous and didn't wanna let Felder sing Victim of Love or have a chance to write another gem.

[rickmilam]

Joe is a really fine rock guitarist. Don is simply a fine guitarist and is vastly underappreciated. I like them both but Don can play anything. Joe can play Joe.

[Zero]

Joe Walsh and Don Felder are like fire and ice. Joe had the fiery chaotic guitar style that you never knew what you were going to get, just that it was going to be great. Felder was the like an ice cold technician that played with precision to perfection. Together they created an amazing sound that few guitar duos could hope to match.

[TimociNakautoga]

They both are perfect for each other meaning they both have good chemistry 🧪 and taste while playing live when they play together and complement each other’s sound, crowd loves it 💯

[mbrownie]

They are both great but Dons solo on One of these Nights is sublime.

[yt]

Not an opinion of who is better, but my favorite is Felder. Many Eagles songs have his subtle chord based melodies adding that layer that makes music great. Often reminds me of Knopfler in that way.

[chetcalhoun]

Don is more a technician, and Joe is more of an emotional player…but I like both of them! Together they are awesome!

[rrdream]

One point not mentioned, the Eagles were great with Felder before Walsh, but they have never been great without Felder. Nobody can play his solos the same, even if the notes are the same, including Walsh. Of course Joe shined more in his solo career than the Eagles than Felder did.

[larrytasker]

Both amazing guitarists. I'm a musician but not a guitarist, really like both of them but prefer Dons style and musicality more. The guitar duet in Hotel California is so great. I never tire of listening to it. Sad what happened thanks to Henley and Frey.

[twelvemeister]

Watch Washington 77. Felder by a country mile. They are both great. But dons touch is sublime.. And his tone. His strat tone on new kid in town is one of the best Stratocaster tones I've heard. Equally his tele tone on lying eyes is the ultimate tele tone. And his iconic licks make the songs... they wouldn't be the same without them.. Taste and precision.

[ryanslauderdale]

I love Joe Walsh as a solo artist, but purely for the guitar work, I have to give this one to Don Felder. For me, his Fender tones on the chiller Eagles songs like Lyin' Eyes, New Kid in Town, and so forth, just help make those songs better. Obviously, his Gibson tones bear mentioning, but I'm also going to throw in his lovely mandolin playing on the live versions of Tequila Sunrise, and his classical guitar for Hotel California on Hell Freezes Over. Beautiful sounds!

[eduardoprieto]

Felder, killer tone, sweet phrasing.

[hidde]

Hands down Don Felder. Check his leads in the 1974 live version of Already Gone. Perfect!

[dw]

Without Don "Fingers" Felder the Eagles would have been just another one of those soft 70's bands, like Poco, Firefall, America, Pure Prairie League.
He put them on the rock n roll map.