Steuart Smith

Steuart Smith (born June 24, 1952) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer hailing from Arlington, Virginia. He is best known as a touring member of the American rock band The Eagles where he has performed as one of the lead guitarists since 2001.

Smith was hired by the Eagles in 2001 after Don Felder was fired from the band due to legal disputes. He shares lead guitar duties with Joe Walsh, such as the harmonizing duet in "Hotel California".

In addition to performing live with the band, he played on and co-wrote several songs on the Eagles' 2007 studio album Long Road Out of Eden on which he also shared producing duties with the four band members and drummer Scott Crago.

Smith was a member of Don Henley's solo touring band, and occasionally played concerts with Glenn Frey as well. He and Scott Crago are in Henley's touring band for his 2016 world tour.

His main guitar is a 60s Fender Stratocaster, but also is very fond of Ernie Ball Music Man guitars. The guitar he plays in concert on "Hotel California" is a custom EBMM double-neck that is one of only two in existence. The guitar is unusual in that the six-string neck is on top and the twelve-string neck is on the bottom. This is opposite of the way a typical double-neck guitar is set up, because Smith wears his guitars slightly higher than most guitarists, and so requested it be built that way.

Smith is known for his session work with Rodney Crowell and Shawn Colvin among others.