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Albatross (2018 Master) Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac · 2010s+ · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
Pickups
PAF humbuckers (out-of-phase wiring, neck and bridge)
Amp
Vox AC30 (likely studio amp, classic British clean tone)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (out-of-phase with bridge, selector in middle position)
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.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass7
Gain0
Reverb5.5
Treble6
Presence5
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- airy and spacious
- glassy sustain
- touch-sensitive
- delicate and melodic
- clean with subtle breakup
- reverb-laden
- slightly hollow (out-of-phase)
- mellow highs
- rounded lows