# How many guitarists have Fleetwood Mac actually had?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-many-guitarists-have-fleetwood-mac-actually-had/
- Published: 2026-10-26T21:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T21:15:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-many-guitarists-have-fleetwood-mac-actually-had/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Fleetwood Mac have had 11 official guitarists.
- Their line-up changed through disputes and personal departures.
- Lindsey Buckingham’s arrival helped launch their most successful era.

## Summary

Fleetwood Mac have had 11 official guitarists since the band formed in 1967, with a changing line-up shaped by departures, disputes and personal difficulties. Their history shows how the group repeatedly adapted while keeping the same name, eventually becoming one of rock’s most enduring and commercially successful acts.

The guitarists named are Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, Lindsey Buckingham, Billy Burnette, Rick Vito, Dave Mason, Mike Campbell and Neil Finn. Green co-founded the band and left in 1970; Spencer left after joining a religious movement, while Kirwan was dismissed after an argument and Weston was dismissed following an affair with Mick Fleetwood’s wife. Buckingham joined with Stevie Nicks in 1974, helping usher in the group’s biggest commercial era, and later left and returned before departing again.

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