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the chain amp settings — Marshall Code 25

The fleetwood mac guitar tone for “the chain”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 25 with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Rumours (1977) — outro solo and rhythm riffs

Original rig

1959 Fender Stratocaster with onboard Alembic Stratoblaster boost into cranked Hiwatt DR103 and Vox AC30 amps

Aggressive, biting British crunch with focused midrange and high-headroom treble bite

Amp settings — Marshall Code 25

CHANNELBrit 800 (JCM800 model) + 1960V CabBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Guv'nor / Bluesbreaker Drive Block

Used as a mild clean-to-grit boost to emulate Lindsey Buckingham's maxed Alembic Stratoblaster preamp into the front end

Drive 4 · Tone 6 · Level 8

Why these settings

The original bite comes from Lindsey's Alembic Stratoblaster preamp hitting a cranked Hiwatt/Vox setup. On the Marshall Code 25, we use the Brit 800 preamp paired with the onboard drive block as a transparent boost to recreate that hot single-coil push without turning fizzy. The midrange is pushed to 7 to replicate the aggressive, focused cut through the mix.

PRO TIPPlay strictly with your bare fingers (thumb and index snap) rather than a pick; Lindsey Buckingham's percussive fingerstyle attack is essential to get the sharp, immediate transient pop of the outro solo.

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