Joe Walsh — Rig Network

The Les Paul Deluxe uses mini-humbucker pickups rather than full-size PAFs — producing a brighter, more articulate character than standard Les Paul humbuckers while retaining the body resonance and sustain of the mahogany/maple construction.

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Used for rhythm parts on James Gang recordings — the Telecaster's bright, cutting character suited the rock-oriented material.

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Walsh was an early adopter of Hamer guitars — the Chicago-built boutique brand became his touring instrument through the Eagles' peak commercial period.

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Walsh's primary amp for heavy material — the Super Lead's EL34 output section driven to natural saturation produces the compressed, harmonically rich character of his James Gang and solo work. 'Rocky Mountain Way' uses the Marshall at high volume with the guitar's volume control backed off for clean passages, swelling up for leads.

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Used for cleaner Eagles material — the Deluxe Reverb's clean headroom and built-in reverb suited the polished studio approach of the Eagles' Asylum Records period.

Walsh popularised the talk box on 'Rocky Mountain Way' (1973) before Peter Frampton made it mainstream — the device routes the guitar signal through a plastic tube into the player's mouth, which shapes the sound into vowel-like formants. Walsh's technique is more aggressive and blues-rooted than Frampton's smoother approach.

Used for the characteristic phasing on "Life's Been Good" and various Eagles studio recordings — the Phase 90's four-stage phase produces a warm, sweeping movement suitable for rock rhythm guitar.

Modern delay for ambient leads and creating larger live sound.