Lindsey Buckingham

In this picture, one can see Lindsey Buckingham playing a Stratocaster fitted with a Alembic Blaster (Could be the 59 Strat Ken's talking about, but appears to have a 65 Stratocaster Neck) it was used for the Rumours Tour on "Over My Head" in Open-D, Buckingham has multiple Strats, in a Guitar Player Magazine from 1977 he mentions to have a 63 Hybrid Strat, which is a 1963 Hardtail Stratocaster Body, been refinshed Black and Buckingham has stripped the paint, and has a 1965 Fender Stratocaster Neck (also fitted with a Alembic Blaster), the 63 Hybrid Strat has probably been on every Mac Record that Buckingham has recorded on, Probably both of those Strats have been used on the Rumours Sessions, Buckingham has also been seen with a Natural Stratocaster on stage with Richard Dashut from 1984, as well as two White Stratocasters on the Say You Will Tour 03-04, it seems to be used on "Tusk", one of them has had a Roland Synth Pickup (GR50??), in the Video "Lindsey Buckingham - Solo Anthology Unboxing Video" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hDO0sCvFTY, Buckingham is seen with a Black Stratocaster Copy, a Sunburst Stratocaster also fitted with a Roland Pickup, and his 63 Hybrid Stratocaster

In the book "Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album" by Ken Caillat and Steve Stiefel, it is mentioned that Buckingham used Stratocasters during the recording of "Rumours". (page 70)

Then the fun began. All of the members of the band went out into the studio’s recording area on the other side of the large double-sided glass separating the control room from the studio, and sat down at their starting instruments: Mick with his eight-inch Ludwig snare, John with his Fender Bassman, and Christine at her Hammond B3 organ. Lindsey chose his 1959 Fender Stratocaster, and Stevie picked up her tambourine, festooned with long black ribbons.

Lindsey still brings out his #1 Turner Model One, as recalled on Premier Guitar.com, that he has used since the '70s (pictured), as well as two other Model Ones set up with different tunings, and backups for each. On the back of the guitar is a control to adjust the angle of the pickup, which is adjusted to the sweet spot then set. He uses Taylor 814 acoustics with Fishman Prefix electronics, as well as Renaissance nylon-strings, both baritone and regular, with Roland GK pickups to trigger a synth that he wasn't using on this tour. All of his guitars are tuned slightly differently (as detailed in the video), and each is set up for a song or songs with a specific strap length depending upon the difficulty of the song. Buckingham can also be seen using the Turner Model 1 Solid Body in the Equipboard profile picture.

In a 2011 interview with Guitar World, Buckingham talks about how he switched to Rick Turner guitars instead of Les Paul Customs and Stratocasters he played before.

Yeah. Before we joined Fleetwood Mac, I was been playing a Stratocaster as an electric guitar, and it was well-suited to my finger style. When we joined the band, they had a pre-existing sound that was rather fat. And it needed a fatter-sounding guitar. I started using a Les Paul, which was not particularly well-suited to the orchestral style of playing that I had. So at some point, after I had met Rick Turner, I asked him if he could design me something that had a fatter sound, something between a Les Paul and a Stratocaster, but that had the percussive elements that would respond well to my style. And that’s what he came up, and of course I have been using that model guitar for years and years now.

In this article, Lindsey Buckingham's story as a part of Fleetwood Mac is detailed. It says, "Buckingham acquired a white 1975 Les Paul 20th Anniversary reissue model as he joined the band, and it became his main electric guitar on stage. Based on the Les Paul Custom more than the original Les Paul Gold Top, Buckingham’s instrument had humbuckers and was gifted with superb clarity and punch, responding briskly to every nuance of his self-made finger-and-nail picking style."

In this picture Lindsey Buckingham can be seen playing a Gibson Chet Atkins. Like his other guitars, this guitar was heavily modified by Rick Turner, and inspired him to make the Renaissance line after Lindsey played it live during the "Out of the Cradle Tour" and everyone thought it was a stock Gibson (http://rickturnerguitars.com/stories-sun-lion). At 8:18 in this interview his guitar tech talks about this guitar. In 2011 Guitar World interview, he mentioned that this guitar was used on "Big Love" and "Go Insane".

In this image, Lindsey Buckingham is playing a Fender Telecaster. He is known to have a few Telecasters, including a distinctive blonde model with a mini humbucker in the middle, a humbucker at the neck, and a Tele single coil at the bridge. This guitar was prominently used during Fleetwood Mac's White Album sessions and tour, particularly for the song "Monday Morning," as noted by Ray Lindsey. Currently, this unique Telecaster, now in an Esquire configuration, is with Lindsey's son, Will. The pictured guitar is a 1952-54 Telecaster, which Buckingham played live from 1977-78 and in the studio, as documented in the Tusk documentary. Although claimed by Richard Dashut to be his, it appears in Buckingham's hands in a 2008 Guitar World DVD.

As published by Jason Shadrick from Premier Guitar, Buckingham uses Taylor 814 acoustics with Fishman Prefix electronics, as well as Renaissance nylon-strings, both baritone and regular, with Roland GK pickups to trigger a synth that he wasn't using on this tour. All of his guitars are tuned slightly differently (as detailed in the video), and each is set up for a song or songs with a specific strap length depending upon the difficulty of the song. Buckingham at Taylor Guitars

In this video, Lindsey Buckingham performs “Never Going Back Again” on the Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster.

In a 1976 live performance photo on Tumblr, Lindsey Buckingham is shown using a Marshall Plexi 1959SLP. The amp settings during this period were Presence: 40%, Bass: 70%, Middle: 40%, Treble: 35%, Normal: 60%, and Bright: 40%.

Lindsey Buckingham played a 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom, notably during the Rumours Tour in 1977. A user-uploaded photo on Tumblr shows a later replacement with different tuners and a slightly more tinted color, suggesting a mid-tour change.

In a user-uploaded photo on Tumblr, Lindsey Buckingham is seen playing a 1970s Dobro OM-1 "Redneck." The positioning of his fingers and the capo on the second fret suggest it may be the same guitar used on "The Chain."

Lindsey used Hiwatt Custom 100 heads. Appears to be running two heads jumped together. Lindsey settings aren't confirmed, but judging by photos of the hiwatts they are…. Norm=45% Brill=40% Bass=45%Treble=60% Middle=40% Presence=45% Master=80%

Lindsey is playing a 12-String Alembic built by Rick Turner, the Body is made from Zebrawood, this guitar was used for Oh Daddy from Mid May 1977 to the end of the Tusk Tour 1980 and was tuned to D-G-D-F-A-C (the Tuning is not confirmed, i've been trying to find this tuning for a while now, the harmonics Buckingham plays on the 12th Fret can only really be played in D-G-D-F-A-C as well as the Chord in the Picture is a Dm in this Tuning, Ray Lindsey says it was in Drop-D but i think he is talking about The Dance Tour 97-98 when Buckingham played his Model One in Drop-D)

In 1978, Lindsey Buckingham was seen using a Gibson 1959 Les Paul Electric Guitar, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Tumblr.

According to Rumours producer Ken Caillat, an ECM-50 was used to record guitar on "Dreams" and "Silver Spring". This is stated in his book Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album and this August 2007 Sound on Sound interview, respectively.

Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album (April 10, 2012)

I opened up the mics, a Neuman 414, an AKG C-451, panned hard left and right, and my little Sony ECM-50, taped to the front of Lindsey’s fine guitar.

Sound on Sound, August 2007

"Take 'Silver Springs' [the B-side of 'Go Your Own Way']. I taped this Sony ECM50 lavalier mic onto Lindsey's Fender Strat, which was kind of a crazy idea because no sound would be coming out of there. However, I noticed, when he would sit around and play in the studio, that I liked the sound of the high frequency that comes off the strings — it's hardly a note, but more of a second-octave, third-octave harmonic thing. So I taped the ECM50 on there and he was actually playing the part through his volume pedal, meaning that when he plucked the string and opened up the pedal you'd hear this 'wah' sound', while preceding that there would be the little glassy clink of the ECM50. Then we ran the pedal sound through the Leslie and had a delay on that, slowing his part down — he was actually going to double that part, but then when he heard the delay he started playing along to it and that changed the whole tempo of the song... You wouldn't have had that in the Pro Tools world, where there's no credibility given to putting some space into the songs. Back then, you'd put echo on there and create space, and you were painting a portrait while you were going."

In this picture, Lindsey Buckingham can be seen him playing a Gibson EDS-1275 Double Neck Electric Guitar. this guitar was used for Oh Daddy and Gold Dust Woman in 1977 (LIVE not studio) till 21st May 1977 in Nashville, Buckingham Replaced it with a Alembic Series 1 12-String made from Zebrawood built by Rick Turner, and Gold Dust Woman would be played on a Les Paul Custom, the Top 12-String was tuned D-G-D-F-A-C for Oh Daddy, and the Bottom 6-String was tuned Drop-D for Gold Dust Woman

Lindsey using a Rick Turner Model-27, it was used on "The Chain" for his Solo Tour 92-93

In this picture, Lindsey Buckingham can be seen playing an Asher Ultratone T Deluxe.

"You can't get away with anything with this guitar" - Lindsey Buckingham's tech Stanley Lamendola at 6:25.

Lindsey switch to mesa boogie in October 1977. He used the Mark 1s From 1977-1995

at 3:45 into the video he is holding his vintage Martin D-18 Acoustic. Interview is shot in his studio

Lindsey Buckingham used a Morley VOL Volume Pedal during Fleetwood Mac's Rumours Tour in 1977-1978, as evidenced by a photo showing the pedal to his right. This pedal is likely the one used for the studio recordings of "Dreams" and "Oh Daddy" on the Rumours album.

Lindsey Buckingham used a Boss OD-1 OverDrive pedal during the latter part of the Tusk Tour. According to his tech, Ray Lindsey, in 2003, Buckingham's tone notably changed around early August 1980, coinciding with the failure of his Tape Machine Fuzz Box on tour.

"Two Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verbs are routed through a 2x12 cabinet for this electric sound." as published by Premier Guitar.

In this picture, Lindsey Buckingham can be seen playing a 1959 Early 1960 Gibson Les Paul TV Special Guitar. this guitar could of been used for Frozen Love on the 1975-1976 Tour

As published in the Premier Guitar Rigrundown source, he uses minimal effects - just a Boss SD-1 and a Boss DD-3 Delay for his electric rig.

At 10:30 in this Rig Rundown for Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac and Buckingham Nicks, his gear is displayed, showing a Boss FS-5U Nonlatching Footswitch.

Lindsey playing his Ovation Balladeer, i think it's a 1621-4, it was used for Landslide for the White Album Tour 75-76, might even be the same guitar Ray Lindsey (his tech) used for Go Your Own Way, Gypsy, Second Hand News from 79-82

Lindsey used a 6-String Fender Bass on the Tusk Tour for songs like "What Makes You Think You're The One" & "The Ledge"

At 12:50 in this Rig Rundown for Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac and Buckingham Nicks, his gear is displayed, showing a Roland GR-50 Guitar Synthesizer.

Lindsey Buckingham used the Beyerdynamic M500 ribbon microphone from 1977 to 1980, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on Tumblr.