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Riff Tone
The Chain
Fleetwood Mac
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1975 Turner Model 1
AmpFender Princeton Reverb (1970s blackface, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain2
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1976-77 for Rumours album. Lindsey Buckingham used the Turner Model 1 for the clean riff section. Amp is a Fender Princeton Reverb, as confirmed by multiple interviews and studio documentation. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
clean and chimeywarm midrangearticulate fingerstyle attackslightly scooped but present midsnatural amp compressionsubtle spring reverbclear note separationwoody, organic timbredynamic response to pickingno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the alternate tuning, fingerstyle technique, and dynamic control for clean note separation and articulation.
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Original Gear
Guitar1975 Turner Model 1
AmpFender Princeton Reverb (1970s blackface, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain2
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1976-77 for Rumours album. Lindsey Buckingham used the Turner Model 1 for the clean riff section. Amp is a Fender Princeton Reverb, as confirmed by multiple interviews and studio documentation. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
clean and chimeywarm midrangearticulate fingerstyle attackslightly scooped but present midsnatural amp compressionsubtle spring reverbclear note separationwoody, organic timbredynamic response to pickingno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the alternate tuning, fingerstyle technique, and dynamic control for clean note separation and articulation.