Riff Tone

Albatross (2018 Master)

Fleetwood Mac

Guitarblues2010s+

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

AmpVox AC30 (likely studio amp, classic British clean tone)

PickupsPAF humbuckers (out-of-phase wiring, neck and bridge)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass7

mid6.5

treble6

reverb5.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1968 (original), remastered in 2018. Peter Green's Les Paul was famously wired out-of-phase for a unique, airy tone. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothairy and spaciousglassy sustaintouch-sensitivedelicate and melodicclean with subtle breakupreverb-ladenslightly hollow (out-of-phase)mellow highsrounded lows

Difficulty

The riff is technically simple but demands precise touch, dynamic control, and sensitivity to phrasing to capture the song's signature airy, melodic feel.

Sources

How Peter Green changed the course of blues-rock guitar

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