🎸 Rock · 1970s

Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Fleetwood Mac · riff

The Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac guitar tone is built on a Hiwatt Custom 100, dialed in at gain 3.5/10, bass 4.5, mid 5.5, treble 7, presence 6 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

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Amp settings (0–10)

3.5

GAIN

4.5

BASS

5.5

MID

TREBLE

PRESENCE

REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

How these settings compare

Measured against the 540 rock tones in our researched catalog: Gain 3.5 sits below the rock average (4.8) — cleaner and more dynamic than typical rock; mids at 5.5 are right around average (6.2).

Guitar controls

VOLUME

TONE

Original gear

Amp: Hiwatt Custom 100 (clean, mid-rich) / any clean-headroom amp

1959 Fender Stratocaster (capo high on neck); fingerstyle; light overdrive + compression + short delay.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge/middle (bright Strat)

Effects / signal chain

overdrive, compression, delay

Tone character

bright fingerstyle jangle, lightly overdriven, mid-scooped, driving

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

bright lightly-overdriven jangle distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Go Your Own Way sound.

Difficulty

3/5 · Riff

The fingerstyle riff and high-capo voicings are the work; the tone is a bright Strat with light overdrive and compression.

Level: Beginner-friendly — see more easy guitar songs to play →

Worth knowing

Go Your Own Way is a bright, lightly-overdriven FINGERSTYLE riff — Lindsey Buckingham played a Strat (capo high on the neck for higher voicings) into a clean, mid-rich Hiwatt with just a little drive and compression. Bright EQ with a mild mid-scoop; short delay on leads.
Use a bright Strat tone, light overdrive + compression, treble up with a slight mid-scoop, and play fingerstyle (a capo high up gets the original voicings).
Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Go Your Own Way guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Go Your Own Way guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 3.5, bass 4.5, mid 5.5, treble 7, presence 6, reverb 2. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Go Your Own Way tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Hiwatt Custom 100 (clean, mid-rich) / any clean-headroom amp; overdrive, compression, delay.

Can I get the Go Your Own Way tone on a different guitar or amp?

Yes. Different guitars and amps need different knob positions to sound the same. GuitarToneAdapt models pickup output and wood brightness, then compensates so you match the record on your own rig.

How do I sound like Fleetwood Mac on Go Your Own Way — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge/middle (bright Strat), the amp EQ above (gain 3.5, bass 4.5, mid 5.5, treble 7, presence 6, reverb 2), and overdrive, compression, delay. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. GuitarToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com