Fleetwood Mac Peter Green on his time with John Mayall and Fleetwood Mac, and wrestling with his demons Having blown minds with Mayall and then formed Fleetwood Mac, the late blues guitar genius suddenly walked away at the peak of the latter band's first run of commercial success. He would endure years of horrors before making it back to the stage “I was using a Telecaster because it had a really clean tone for my fingerstyle approach. Fleetwood Mac's pre-existing sound was much fatter, and they felt the Tele really didn’t fit”: Lindsey Buckingham on his turn to Turner guitars Though numerous guitarists cycled through Fleetwood Mac in the years following Peter Green's departure, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood remained partial to the crunch of a Les Paul, which Buckingham was hesitant to adopt "This Was the Secret We’d All Been Searching for!" Discover the Key to Peter Green's “Magic” 1959 'Burst Les Paul Tone Learn how the legendary Fleetwood Mac guitarist got the incredible out-of-phase sound on his famous 1959 Gibson Les Paul, "Greeny" Latest Fleetwood Mac Here’s Why Fleetwood Mac's 1969 Album 'Then Play On' is One of the Greatest Blues-Rock Records Ever Made By Jim Campilongo published 28 September 23 The group’s third studio LP is hard evidence of Fleetwood Mac’s growth from an excellent blues band to a blues-based act that defied description Watch Noel Gallagher’s Breathtaking “The World Keep On Turning” Peter Green Tribute Performance By Christopher Scapelliti published 17 May 23 Video The Oasis guitarist gives a stellar rendition of the British blues hero’s 1968 acoustic number Video The Extraordinary Les Paul Lineage of Peter Green, Gary Moore and Kirk Hammett By Rod Brakes, Guitar Player Staff published 14 April 22 The torch of 'Greeny' has been handed to guitar luminaries since 1959. If You Think the Vast Majority of Rock Riffs Are In Minor Keys Then Think Again! By Tom Kolb published 3 November 21 This lesson on how to craft cool riffs in the style of legendary players using the Ionian and Lydian modes will have you covered. This Brit-Rock Classic Will Give You a Trouser-Leg-Flapping Experience You Won’t Forget By Dave Hunter published 23 September 21 The Orange OR120 taps classic rock’s raw power. Watch Lindsey Buckingham Demo the Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster By Jackson Maxwell last updated 21 July 21 The unique offset in hand, Buckingham re-works Fleetwood Mac's mega-hit, “Never Going Back Again.” Watch Billy Gibbons, Steven Tyler, and More Cover Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" By Jackson Maxwell published 6 May 21 Two rock legends take on one of Peter Green's most well-known Fleetwood Mac compositions. Hear David Gilmour and Peter Green's Unique Version of Fleetwood Mac’s "Need Your Love So Bad" By Jackson Maxwell published 29 April 21 Gilmour recently added electric and acoustic guitar to a previously unreleased 1968 Green demo of the song. Watch David Gilmour, Mick Fleetwood, and More Cover Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross" By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 The Pink Floyd legend took up lap-steel duties for his interpretation of the chart-topping 1968 instrumental. Watch Billy Gibbons, Steven Tyler, and More Cover Fleetwood Mac's "Rattlesnake Shake" By Jackson Maxwell published 25 February 21 The performance was part of the all-star Peter Green tribute concert that took place at the London Palladium last February. 1 2 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison on the value of chord knowledge — and why 20 layers of guitars is too many2David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time3"It's a very weird situation, and I don't think I'll ever understand it." Guitarist K.K. Downing updates his status with Judas Priest as he tells the story behind the song that defined the group's heavy-metal image 4The world’s first seven-string Fender Stratocaster is here5"It's great. I dig this!" Watch Eddie Van Halen compose "Amsterdam" on a Charvel guitar in an unearthed home video from 1987 — eight years before the song's official release
Here’s Why Fleetwood Mac's 1969 Album 'Then Play On' is One of the Greatest Blues-Rock Records Ever Made By Jim Campilongo published 28 September 23 The group’s third studio LP is hard evidence of Fleetwood Mac’s growth from an excellent blues band to a blues-based act that defied description
Watch Noel Gallagher’s Breathtaking “The World Keep On Turning” Peter Green Tribute Performance By Christopher Scapelliti published 17 May 23 Video The Oasis guitarist gives a stellar rendition of the British blues hero’s 1968 acoustic number
The Extraordinary Les Paul Lineage of Peter Green, Gary Moore and Kirk Hammett By Rod Brakes, Guitar Player Staff published 14 April 22 The torch of 'Greeny' has been handed to guitar luminaries since 1959.
If You Think the Vast Majority of Rock Riffs Are In Minor Keys Then Think Again! By Tom Kolb published 3 November 21 This lesson on how to craft cool riffs in the style of legendary players using the Ionian and Lydian modes will have you covered.
This Brit-Rock Classic Will Give You a Trouser-Leg-Flapping Experience You Won’t Forget By Dave Hunter published 23 September 21 The Orange OR120 taps classic rock’s raw power.
Watch Lindsey Buckingham Demo the Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster By Jackson Maxwell last updated 21 July 21 The unique offset in hand, Buckingham re-works Fleetwood Mac's mega-hit, “Never Going Back Again.”
Watch Billy Gibbons, Steven Tyler, and More Cover Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" By Jackson Maxwell published 6 May 21 Two rock legends take on one of Peter Green's most well-known Fleetwood Mac compositions.
Hear David Gilmour and Peter Green's Unique Version of Fleetwood Mac’s "Need Your Love So Bad" By Jackson Maxwell published 29 April 21 Gilmour recently added electric and acoustic guitar to a previously unreleased 1968 Green demo of the song.
Watch David Gilmour, Mick Fleetwood, and More Cover Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross" By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 The Pink Floyd legend took up lap-steel duties for his interpretation of the chart-topping 1968 instrumental.
Watch Billy Gibbons, Steven Tyler, and More Cover Fleetwood Mac's "Rattlesnake Shake" By Jackson Maxwell published 25 February 21 The performance was part of the all-star Peter Green tribute concert that took place at the London Palladium last February.