Lindsey Buckingham

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

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 and 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 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.

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

In this picture, Lindsey Buckingham can be seen playing a Telecaster. He possibly has multiple telecasters, One blonde telecaster with a mini humbucker in the middle and a humbucker in the neck and a Tele single coil in the bridge, it was used all though the White Fleetwood Mac Album along with a Stratocaster and also on the White Album Tour being used for Monday Morning, According to Ray Lindsey, this odd ball of a Tele is now in a Esquier configuration and is in the hands of Lindsey sons Will. the Telecaster in the picture is a 52-54 Telecaster, it was used live from 77-78 and used in studio as seen on the Tusk Documentry, this guitar is clamied to be Richard Dashuts but Richard himself, but is seen still in the hands of Lindsey in a 2008 Guitar World DVD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D29OwyeHwus 6:10 Mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPn0U7qnXaY

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 in 1977

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

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

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

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 playing a Dobro most likely the one that was played on The Chain guessing by the postion his fingers are on the fretboard and the Capo on the 2ed Fret

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)

Lindsey using a 59 Les Paul only been seen using it in 1978

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

Lindsey played a 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom 20th Anniversary, it appears that it got replaced half way through the Rumours Tour in 1977, cause the Tuners are different and the Color seems to be a little bit more tinted?

Lindsey played a what is most likely a 1975 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black, could be a 1976, it was used on "Monday Morning" from the Start of the Rumours Tour 1977, till it was replaced in 1977 Nashville by a Early 50s Telecaster, the Black Custom continued to be used as a Backup to the White Custom till the end of November 1977

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

Lindsey used Hiwatt Custom 100 Heads, in 1975-1976 2 Heads and 2 Cabinets were used, In 1977 3 Head and 2 Cabinets were used, Lindsey settings aren't comformed, but judging by photos of the hiwatts they were... Norm=40% Brill=45% Bass=55% Treble=45% Middle=40% Presence=55% Master=70%

Lindseys Marshall Super Leads only used in 1976 live Amp Settings Presence=40% Bass=70% Middle=40% Treble=35% Normal=60% Bright=40%

Lindsey switch to mesa boogie in October 1977 and he used the Mark 1s From 1977 to 1995

Lindseys Hiwatt Cabinets he used. From 75-76 about 3 where used on stage from 77-82 about 2 where used on stage though it changed alot fitted with 4x EV12L Speakers

Lindsey had a Leslie Combo Preamp on his Pedalboard from 1976-1980, it was rehoused into another closure not 100% sure if its Combo I or II could be either!, in 1979 the Echo Footswitch for his Korg Stage Echo was install into this box

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.

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.

The Boss RC-30 looper is used by Lindsey Buckingham with background vocals and a little bit of guitar for a few acoustic songs as published by Premier Guitar.