What’s Up With Lindsey Buckingham's Guitar?!

[@TomButwin]

My Full Studio: sweetwater.sjv.io/VmDdDJ

[@Magnabee97]

Always wanted to know about that guitar since I first saw him playing it. Now I do. Thanks.

[@buddyneighbors5296]

I had Rick Turner build me a left handed Model 1 back in 2008 ! Wonderful guitar! Now that he has passed on I will never let go of it.

[@TomButwin]

Phenomenal guitars! That’s unique to have a lefty model, too.

[@scottbaxendale323]

I used to sell these guitars when they first came out. Everyone hated them.

[@mmcwill1]

I can confirm that my Model 1 did not turn me into a rock god, but it sure is a beautiful guitar!

[@TomButwin]

Neither did the one they let me borrow! Haha but it’s so stunning. Very cool that you have one! Which variation/color?

[@mmcwill1]

@@TomButwin It's a Model 1 Standard in Bezardapoxy Purple Haze. If you Google that, it will take you to the guitar I purchased!

[@TomButwin]

Found it! Sick color. Love it.

[@Sherwoody]

@@mmcwill1wow. I mean WOW!!! I had to look it up. What an amazing looking guitar. P.S. does it turn a lot of heads when you play it?

[@dallastoto3189]

No discussion on the controls .. knobs

[@joesalyers]

I did a summer Cruise ship gig for 3 months and the other guitar player Carnival Cruise hired had 2 Rick Turner's and a Parker Fly guitar. I showed up with a Ibanez Iceman, Gibson Nighthawk, and a Guild acoustic. We both had Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier amps and minimal pedal setups. I thought I was being really different with my guitar choices until I saw the Turner guitars he had, which is the perfect cover band guitar to be honest. I have to say I played one of his Rick Turners a few times and was pleasantly surprised at how they play. I expected it to play and feel like a Martin or like an acoustic on the fingerboard but it played more like a really nice electric fingerboard. It is way heavier than you would expect it to be and the two he had were great. We had a good time playing 1950s and 1960s & 1970s cover everything from Doo-Wop and Motown to the Eagles and line dancing which was popular at the time. REMEMBER the F'ing Watermelon Crawl I still get a bit sick every time I hear that song I think I played it 300 times in 3 months! At least 5 times a night sometimes back to back! YUCK!!! LOL

[@TomButwin]

You were in the TRENCHES! Haha! I had a similar experience when I picked it up. The neck was like a really great Les Paul. Super solid guitar. Beautifully crafted. Id almost feel bad gigging with it, but they are meant to be played. Thanks so much for the story! I loved it.

[@localcrew]

I saw Fleetwood Mac a few years back and I can say with 100% confidence that Lindsey Buckingham is an absolute beast of a performer. Super talented and great on stage.

[@marciabaker87]

I’ve heard that too. Really loud I heard, almost too loud (his last solo concert in MN).

[@TomButwin]

He's a rock icon, for sure.

[@TomButwin]

His rig does look LOUD lol

[@marciabaker87]

@@TomButwin Per a Lindsey Buckingham solo concert I DVR’d from AXS tv channel over a year ago for sure, I heard his song “Red Rover” with the harmonies and loved it. I am very particular about what version of an artist’s particular song that I truly dig and I only listen to that version. That is the case with this “Red Rover” song. With regard to the particular concert this concert was filmed at- I’m not sure. It is the concert where Stevie Nicks comes on stage and sings two songs with Lindsey. The first one was “Second Hand News” and the second song he sang with Stevie was the song he wrote after their break up, and about their break up when he took a hiatus from the band Fleetwood Mac in the 1980’s I believe. It’s a very emotional, touching song and I believe received a lot of KZbin play. (The name of the bloody song is escaping me at the moment!) When I find the “Red Rover” song version I like on KZbin, I’ll send you the link and you can let me know what you think.

[@Foggjammer]

This is the most information I’ve ever seen about this guitar. Very cool.

[@TomButwin]

Appreciate that! It’s a really cool guitar, for sure!

[@SoFloDamien]

Cool review. Had the privilege of seeing him on his own once and twice with the band. Always wondered about this guitar but never knew. Now I do so thx

[@TomButwin]

Appreciate that so much. So cool you saw him three times!

[@Eric_Dang]

I knew nothing about that guitar, but now i can say otherwise! Great video, nice cuts, and great performance

[@MartynCharsley]

I'm curious about something. What was the thinking behind the decision to have a drum solo playing, loudly, while you're telling us about that fantastic instrument?

[@TomButwin]

Just underscoring. Should I ditch it?

[@MartynCharsley]

@@TomButwin Far be it for me to give advice to a popular KZbinr, but Yes! It's a wee bit too intrusive. Maybe lower the volume. BTW, I can barely string a tune together on a guitar, but now I want one of those.

[@TomButwin]

No, I went back and forth on it. I’ve used that beat in a ton of my videos and it seems to move slower sections along, but if it’s distracting, I don’t want that! Appreciate the insight. I’ll take it under advisement lol.

[@localcrew]

I found it to be both annoying and distracting. Perhaps lower the volume by about 60 percent.

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

@@TomButwinyes

[@Szabi139]

Fun fact: John Mayer is the only other 'big' guitarist who also played one, he used to play Half Of My Heart on it (live, I don't know about the studio version), but only the rhythm, no solo at all. And actually, he sometimes even played Dreams in the middle of the song. Though his fingerpicking style there reminds me more of Mark Knopfler, with his thumb. I love the sound of the guitar, but it looks funnily small.

[@btbb3726]

Very Interesting! Thank You!

[@TomButwin]

Appreciate you watching!

[@yojimboeastwood5602]

Jerry played a turner a bit too if I’m not mistaken. Some prototype they called the peanut

[@TomButwin]

Correct! Turner built, but slightly different than the Model 1

[@mr.timebombman2230]

I had a Turner model years ago. Should had kept it

[@TomButwin]

So cool. What color?

[@jcsolomon6470]

Well,you Dont have the Lindsey Chops!😮You can own and have a Musicians Signature,guitar,But You Know!You can Emulate,but cant quite Replicate!Remember,It Takes 2 Guitarists,to Fill in,but still cant Replicate!The Lindsey Style!😮

[@marcusanderson5745]

Frankie Beverly and Lindsey Buckingham are the two I recall playing this axe .

[@S.Lang7]

Great video! Into was awesome. Really cool guitar!

[@TomButwin]

Ah, thanks man! That guitar was super cool. I was nervous to even play it!

[@kevinlaskey999]

It appears to be 3/4 scale ??

[@nickjanczak9665]

Interesting stuff. Could really do without the drums in the background - blasting over what you are saying though!

[@TomButwin]

100% agree. They’re gone from any future video!

[@nickjanczak9665]

Thanks!

[@fluturisialbine2585]

very nice design , not crazy for sound

[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day also Monday is my friends birthday ❤😊

[@TomButwin]

Thank you and happy birthday!

[@angelocarbone6433]

First time I saw Lindsay play the Turner live, I just thought it was a v corny looking guitar (perhaps a bit like the Hofner bass played by Paul McCartney), especially compared with the beautiful white LP Custom he was previously playing, which sounded to me at least as good as the Turner, and in my humble opinion, looked so much better.

[@TomButwin]

They definitely have a unique look to them! Pretty stunning in person. I was more of a fan after seeing and playing it. Insanely well-built, too.

[@KASUN_M]

When you find a guitar that works why keep looking

[@mrrootytooty5797]

That guitar has bothered me for years 😂 Not enough to google it, but still...

[@RaseemNaqash]

A for information about the guitar, F for presentation; those drums over your explanation... My brother, that, is like when someone signs their name, but the end flourishes then cross through their name entirely; it's literal self-deIetion. Perhaps not the Iife-ending type, but psychologically, it *is* self-erasure...

[@TomButwin]

So, does that average out to a C?

[@jk-76]

Lindsay always bugged me. He handicapped himself with "fingers only" Some people thought they were folk heros but those of us trying to learn the entire instrument didn't self complicate. I know, he is a rock star and I am a retired paratrooper, who would listen to me?

[@TomButwin]

Well, I'm here to listen lol. Appreciate you watching (and your service). I'd say that when he's doing Travis-like picking ("Big Love" for example), he's pretty incredible and unmatched. Could you play some of the more rock, overdriven parts in FM tunes with a pick? Yes, but it wouldn't be quite the same, even if it sounded the same, his on stage persona would be different with a pick. The whole thing works in total, despite some quirky parts. Just my opinion. I'm a guy on KZbin and no one should really listen to me either lol

[@jk-76]

@@TomButwin He is good. Knophler also. At the end of "Sultans" you hear the limmit of finger picking. Could have just grabbed a pick and sounded less "stumbly". They thought their "Persona" was real and people counted on them to be that stage persona. I wonder what else he could have done if he wasn't closed minded?

[@garystackhouse5787]

@@jk-76 ...I would guess his "stumbly" finger picking has sold more records than your pick has. Knopfler is not about "persona".... that's how he plays. I'd say he has made it work for himself. I'm guessing he isn't losing any sleep over his close-mindedness. It's like saying "I wonder what Stevie Ray Vaughan could have done if he wasn't so close minded and played classical instead of blues."

[@jk-76]

@@garystackhouse5787 Same old argument. Since I am not Gordon Ramsey, I shouldn't have an opinion on how steak tastes best to me? Stevie Ray Vaughan was a great all around guitarist. The two are no where near the same. Knophler can play, he just made himself a novelty.

[@RaseemNaqash]

@@jk-76 There's a couple of videos on here where Lindsey discusses a couple of tracks, as well as essentially throwing in a free guitar lesson. The way he talks to the interviewer, he is genuinely humble, and even acknowledges a point which the interviewer makes which corrects him, about his own song. 'Closed minded' really isn't a term I would apply to Lindsey.

[@shanemcconnell1736]

That guitar was made from an old pair of clogs

[@TomButwin]

I can’t confirm, nor can I deny this.

[@georgeshaw8925]

That wasn’t fingerpicking, great singing, though

[@TomButwin]

I was going for the Buckingham strumming without a pick thing!

[@tmurphy1000]

Don’t you want to say, what’s up with that?

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Hahaha… I see what you did there

[@TomButwin]

The temptation was more than you know lol

[@tmurphy1000]

@@TomButwin (disappointed look slowly turning into a smile)

[@TomButwin]

😂

[@lisaverbosky7022]

Great video, Tom!

[@TomButwin]

Thank you, Lisa!

[@pl33]

I prefer the Ike Turner guitar

[@roberthastings708]

Stop the drums, please

[@TomButwin]

Noted!

[@michaelkuhn402]

Should have demonstrated the control knobs NOT PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@rogereverett4467]

You background drums are distracting. Unwatchable.

[@TomButwin]

Agreed! Wish I could remove them, but it's too late.

[@jamesm6083]

Lindsay somehow went straight from the most beautiful guitar to the ugliest... I guess if it works for him...

[@M5guitar1]

Weird guitar. Get a Tele

[@brianmiller2075]

Oh please

[@jefff6167]

Don’t quit that day job.

[@TomButwin]

Too late. I already did. Are you hiring?